Apparatus for continuous granulation of powder material

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PATENT NO 11850567
APP PUB NO 20210046439A1
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17007641

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A co-rotating twin screw processor for preparing dry granules including an input zone having one or more powder feeders for feeding an input material into the processor, a steam feeder configured to introduce steam as a granulation activating agent in to the processor, a granulation zone for granulating the input material in the presence of steam to form granules, a controller configured to control operation and feed rate of at least one of the powder feeder or the steam feeder such that 2.5 to 5 percent w/w of the steam with respect to the input material is available for granulation, and a discharge zone haring a non-extruding opening for collecting dry granules.

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STEERLIFE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDBANGALORE 560058

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhushan, Indu Bangalore, IN 58 195
Ghike, Radhika Bangalore, IN 7 22
Kulkarni, Vijay Bangalore, IN 12 30
Padmanabhan, Babu Bangalore, IN 30 124
Rao, Vinay Bangalore, IN 37 387
Sen, Himadri Bangalore, IN 41 208

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