Cottonseed delinters and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9115446
APP PUB NO 20140230193A1
SERIAL NO

14259349

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Systems and methods for removing material, e.g., linters, from seeds, e.g., ginned cottonseeds, are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the seeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the seeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a brush insert. In this way, work is performed that removes the material from the exterior of the seeds. The material is removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. The system may include a brush insert that is easily removed from the rotatable drum. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

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COTTON INCORPORATED6399 WESTON PARKWAY CARY NC 27513

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Holt, Gregory A Lubbock, US 10 40
Wedegaertner, Thomas C Cary, US 8 33

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