Troung Hoang

US Patent:

55095399, Apr 23, 1996

Filed:

Dec 21, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/171142

Inventors:

Troung Hoang - Sacramento CA
James Vitale - Loomis CA
James Chinn - Sacramento CA
Gary Kobashigawa - Fair Oaks CA
Ion Dobre - North Highlands CA
Avelard Crisostomo - North Highlands CA

Assignee:

NEC Electronics Incorporated - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

B07C 504

US Classification:

209634

Abstract:

An injection molding compound pellet cleaner 10 removes broken pellets and eliminates excessive dust from molding compound pellets for preparation of the pellets for processing in an automatic molding machine. The pellet cleaner includes a vacuum chamber 22 and a perforated canister 50 for holding the pellets 80. A vacuum is generated within the chamber to clean dust from the pellets and to remove broken pellets.