MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617067669 A) filed by Meltix Limited on May 29, 2026, for Improvements In And Relating To Methods And Apparatus For The Manufacture Of Plastics And Products Therefrom, Including Parts And Components Therefor.
Inventors include James, Dallas Rex; Walker, Jason Lee; Wansbrough, Leith Evan; Smith, Zachary Luke; and Northin, Peter Graham.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: A plastic frictional melting mixer apparatus (FMMA) comprising: - a housing which has a cylindrical bore; wherein the cylindrical bore includes an internal surface having a series of longitudinal toothed regions (LATRs) comprising a plurality of longitudinally aligned and spaced apart teeth (LATR teeth) projecting inwardly from the internal surface; and - a rotor located in the cylindrical bore, wherein the rotor includes: • a tipped region comprising plurality of circumferentially and longitudinally spaced apart and offset tips; - a motor arrangement which can rotate the rotor so the tip/RTR tooth speed is 6m/s; and - a feed arrangement to deliver plastic beads/shreds to the rotor; and - wherein the gap between the rotor and the cylindrical bore is sufficient to allow for radial acceleration, in-use, of beads/shreds of plastic from the rotor into the inner surface of the cylindrical bore, given the 6 m/s tip speed.
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