Granted Patent B2

US 7,316,188 · App. 11/160,061 · Granted Jan 8, 2008

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A dedensification and delivery unit, comprising:

a dedensification housing for separating a densified alternative fuel source into its component parts to form a dedensified alternative fuel source, wherein the dedensification housing holds a plurality of augers; and

a post-dedensification processing housing comprising:

a compression area for holding the dedensified alternative fuel source, wherein the compression area comprises a compression tank, wherein the plurality of augers feed the dedensified alternative fuel source directly into the compression tank;

a refining area for further shaping a size of the dedensified alternative fuel source to form a refined alternative fuel source, wherein the refining area comprises a plurality of chippers aligned in series such that each subsequent chipper shreds the dedensified alternative fuel source into smaller parts than the immediately preceding chipper, and wherein the dedensified alternative fuel source is fed from the compression tank into a first chipper of the plurality of chippers; and

a delivery area for delivering the refined alternative fuel source into a burner;

wherein the dedensification housing and the post-dedensification processing housing directly abut each other such that the dedensified alternative fuel source is directly fed from the dedensification housing into the compression area of the post-dedensification processing housing.

2. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 1 , wherein the delivery area comprises one or more blowers, wherein the one or more blowers provide an air current that blows the dedensified alternative fuel source through the plurality of chippers.

3. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 2 , wherein the delivery unit further comprises a chute and a conduit, wherein the chute is in communication with the plurality of chippers, and wherein the conduit extends from the chute and leads to a burner.

4. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 3 , wherein the dedensification and delivery unit is portable.

5. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 2 , wherein the delivery area comprises a first blower and a second blower, wherein the second blower comprises a conduit that extends from a main body of the second blower to a port that leads to the outside of the post-dedensification processing housing, and wherein the delivery area further comprises a hose that connects the first blower to the second blower, and wherein the air current generated by the second blower flows into a main body of the first blower via the hose.

6. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 5 , wherein the delivery unit further comprises a chute and a delivery conduit, wherein the chute is in communication with the plurality of chippers, and wherein the delivery conduit extends from the chute and through a ceiling of the post-densification processing housing and leads to a burner; and further wherein the air current flows through the main body of the first blower and into the chute, thereby causing the respective dedensified alternative fuel source and refined alternative fuel source to move through the plurality of chippers, through the chute, and through the delivery conduit, and into the burner.

7. The dedensification and delivery unit of claim 6 , wherein the dedensification and delivery unit is portable.

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