Patent 7946516 was granted and assigned to FLSmidth on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to a roller mill for grinding solid material such as cement raw materials and similar materials, said roller mill comprising a substantially horizontal grinding table and at least two rollers which are configured for interactive operation with said grinding table. The roller mill also comprises a feed chute for delivering solid material to be ground by gravity to said grinding table that is a conveyor that fluidizes the material as it is being delivered to the grinding table.