NOVELTY - A loading apparatus a target area defined on a table member and has an opening; hopper device for delivering a measured quantity of particulate moldable material onto the target area; a door under the target area; mechanism for moving the table member to allow loading of target area and to position the target area on the mold cavity; and mechanism for selectively opening the door to release the particulate moldable material into the mold cavity.    USE - For loading a particulate moldable material, e.g. graphite sifts, into mold cavity (claimed) to form graphite plates, using a powdery mixture of graphite and thermosetting resin, for fuel industry.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus accurately and evenly distribute the molding material into the mold cavity. It allows molding of the material in compression mold designed to facilitate the deposition of the molding material and the removal of the fragile finished molded part.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A loading apparatus includes:    (1) a moveable table member;    (2) a target area defined on the table member and comprising an opening in the table member;    (3) hopper device (42) for delivering a measured quantity of particulate moldable material onto the target area;    (4) a door under the target area;    (5) moving mechanism for moving the table member between a first position where the target area is loaded and a second position where the target area is positioned over the mold cavity; and    (6) mechanism for selectively opening the door to release the particulate moldable material into the mold cavity.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an apparatus for compression molding items from particulate moldable material comprising a compression mold having a mold core and a mold cavity that has a selectively moveable ring around its periphery, and the above loading apparatus;    (2) loading a mold cavity of a compression mold with particulate moldable material by positioning a moveable table member proximate the compression mold; loading the target area from the hopper device; selectively moving the table member to place the loaded target area over the mold cavity; and opening the door to release the particulate moldable material into the mold cavity to create a layer of particulate moldable material; and    (3) compression molding a molded part with particulate moldable material by providing a mold cavity having; positioning the table member proximate the mold cavity; layering the particulate moldable material onto the target area on the table member from the hopper device; selectively moving the table member to place the target area over the mold cavity; opening the door to release the moldable material into mold cavity to create layer of particulate moldable material; forcing a mold core against the mold cavity and the moldable material to compress the moldable material; heating the moldable material to form a molded part; and moving the mold core and the ring member to expose the molded part.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a sectional view of the hopper showing the screens and rotating blades.    Hopper device (42)    Hopper support platform (46)    Screen (60, 62, 66)    Rotating member (70)    Blade (72)    Shaft (74)