Method and apparatus for making asphalt concrete using aggregate material from a plurality of material streams

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PATENT NO 9855677
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14324598

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A combination of components is provided for use in making asphalt concrete from a plurality of aggregate material streams. The combination includes an indirect dryer for heating aggregate material from a first material stream without directly exposing said first stream material to hot gases of combustion. The combination also includes a mixer for mixing aggregate material from the first material stream, aggregate material that has not been heated in the indirect dryer from a second material stream, and a binder component to produce asphalt concrete.

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ASTEC INC4101 JEROME AVENUE CHATTANOOGA TN 37407

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Brock, J Donald Lookout Moutain, US 21 279
Catlett, Gary L Hixson, US 2 34
Swanson, Malcolm L Chickamauga, US 25 202

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