Apparatus and method for vacuum packaging solid drilling fluid additives

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PATENT NO 11148841
APP PUB NO 20190210751A1
SERIAL NO

16242833

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This invention relates to an apparatus and method for vacuum packaging drilling fluid additives and is particularly effective for low bulk density material. Vacuum sealing technology is employed to decrease the volume of the additive, thereby enabling packaging of larger quantity of additive per bag, effective utilization of storage space and reduced transportation costs. The invention overcomes the drawback of conventional vacuum packing machines where the material being packaged drifts out of the packaging bag into the vacuum chamber on vacuum creation and further deposits on the sealable portion at the open end of the bag leading to ineffective sealing of the bag opening. The apparatus of the invention is modified to increase the headspace between the sealing element of the apparatus and drilling fluid additive being sealed, thereby eliminating the movement of the additive into the vacuuming chamber and deposit on the bag opening.

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GUMPRO DRILLING FLUIDS PVT LTDLBS MARG OPP KARMA STAMBH VIKHROLI-WEST MUMBAI 400083

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Bamgude, Ritesh Mumbai, IN 1 0
Singh, Anilkumar Mumbai, IN 1 0
Thakur, Swapnil Mumbai, IN 1 0

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