Method for preparing coated binder units and a system for use therein

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PATENT NO 9156984
APP PUB NO 20120328777A1
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13513415

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A method for preparing a plurality of coated binder units wherein each of the coated binder units comprises a core of a binder coated with a layer of coating material, which method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a coated binder which comprises a core of a binder coated with a layer of coating material; and (b) dividing the coated binder into the plurality of the coated binder units by means of a system which comprises a first and a second loop that engage over part of their lengths and rotate in opposite directions, the first loop comprising a first repeating sequence of interlinked molds and the second loop comprising a second repeating sequence of interlinked molds, whereby the coated binder units are formed by welding edges of the coating and cutting the extrudate into pieces in a region where the first and the second loops engage. The invention further relates to said system.

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SHELL OIL COMPANYA CORP OF DE HOUSTON TX 77001

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De, Amorim Novais Da Costa Nóbrega João Miguel Braga, PT 6 3
Dias, Pessoa Eurico Filipe Braga, PT 6 3
Gomes, Covas José António Colaço Braga, PT 4 1
Nigen-Chaidron, Sophie Kuala Lumpur, MY 5 36

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