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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5024352 | Apparatus for the automatic determination of a continuous bulk material throughput by a continuous balance A method and apparatus for the automatic determination of a continuous bulk material through a continuous balance wherein a weighing vessel, an adjustable closure member movable in the weighing vessel for adjusting an outlet cross-section of the weighing ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4979887 | Pellet mill A pellet mill comprises a perforated annular pellet die having an axis of rotation and first and second ends; and a die carrier rotatable about an axis of rotation and having an annular recess for receiving the first end of the annular pellet die. Fixing ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4905917 | Roll mill and method for feeding particulate material A roll mill, particularly a flaking mill, for milling particulate material comprises at least two rollers, especially a stationary roller and a movable one, pressed against each other by means of a pressure exerting device. Product is supplied in a width ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4817517 | Method and apparatus for making food pellets For making food pellets, the raw material is first subjected to a first pelleting treatment under pressure, after which the obtained pelleted product is treated at least in part on a pressure pelleter at least for a second time. A feeding arrangement for ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4756404 | Flight conveyor A chain for a trough conveyor includes individual chain links connected with each other by hinge bolts. Removable flight attachment members, which may be flat or curved, connected with each other by at least one cross piece are provided on both sides of t... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4688336 | Temperature-controlling machine A machine for heat and/or cold treatment of lumpy material, more particularly a drum dryer for pasta, has a number of chambers (6) distributed around the drum periphery. Each chamber (6) is bounded in known manner at the inner and outer drum periphery by ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4469230 | Sorting cylinder for seeds and other grains A sorting cylinder for seeds and other grains with a horizontal, driven calibrating cylinder (11) resting on rolls (22, 23, 24, 25) and with a stationary machine casing (1) surrounding the calibrating cylinder (11) which has an inlet (4) for the material ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4433986 | Pneumatic duct extraction In pneumatic low pressure dust extraction apparatus, filter bags are cleaned by reverse flow of air. Each cleaning operation includes a first shock phase of short duration (not longer than 0.05 sec) but at high flow intensity by which accumulated layers o... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4390090 | Method and apparatus for dust free grain loading The grain loading apparatus 2 comprises the housing 4 which is attached to the end of the grain discharge chute. The housing 4 includes a shutoff valve 12 located proximately to a material outlet opening 9. The shutoff valve 12 exerts an adjustable closur... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4339083 | Apparatus for the grinding of cereal Apparatus for grinding cereal grain involving the controlling of grinding forces between a pair of cooperating grinding rolls, by determining the actual grain receiving gap between the rolls during rotation thereof and regulating the gap in accordance wit... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4331072 | Degerming of maize Apparatus and method for degerming maize are disclosed. The maize is introduced into a cylindrical, perforated working housing in which is mounted a rapidly rotating rotor which drives the maize along an annular working chamber between the rotor and housi... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4323585 | Process for the production of pasta products packed ready for sale in serving portions in packages With the process, pasta products are packed in serving portions, ready for sale. For doing this, the pasta products are separated into serving portions prior to drying and packing into the package. In order to avoid mechanical breakage, provision is made,... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4320615 | Apparatus for the automatic filling of bags at the discharge spout of a filling hopper An apparatus for the automatic filling of bags at a discharge spout of a filling hopper wherein empty bags are stored in a bag magazine in a horizontal position, the apparatus including an attachment unit hub, a frame pivotably mounted on the hub, a sucti... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4284369 | Take-up head for bulk material conveyor installation The disclosure is directed to a take-up head for a conveyor installation that removes bulk material from the hold of a ship. The take-up head includes a vertical conveying tube carried by a frame, the lower end of the tube defining a take-up aperture. A r... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4260481 | Sifting device An improved plansifter having an open trough-shaped housing (12) on which is centrally mounted an oscillation generator having a drive motor (40) and a rotary and balance weight (41) for imparting oscillation movement to the housing (12). A pair of sieve ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4247310 | Pneumatic dust extraction In pneumatic low pressure dust extraction apparatus, filter bags are cleaned by reverse flow of air. Each cleaning operation includes a first shock phase of short duration (not longer than 0.05 sec) but at high flow intensity by which accumulated layers o... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4208806 | Process for treatment of pourable materials with microwaves This invention relates to apparatus and method for microwave drying conducted at a higher microwave energization level while avoiding scorching of the material. The increasing energization includes the formation and interruption of chains of particles of ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4206879 | Agitator mill An agitator mill for continuous fine grinding and dispersion of solid constituents suspended in a liquid has a grinding container, an agitator mounted for rotation in the grinding container, a charge of grinding elements within the grinding container, an ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4201287 | Drag chain conveyor The invention concerns a drag chain conveyor with bulk material discharge openings that can be closed in a gas-tight fashion, with a slide plate, along with a slide box that is closed to the outside, and an actuation mechanism for opening and closing the ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4193837 | Thin layer evaporators Thin-layer evaporators are described in which evaporation cylinders and a cylindrical vapor-collection vessel of the same height are mounted to expand in parallel between horizontal base and top plates joined by a vertical jacket surrounding the cylinders... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4174074 | Ball mill A heavy duty agitator ball mill for continuous grinding and dispersion of material suspended in a liquid has an upright rotor made of aligned rotor ring elements, mounted for rotation within a stator which preferably is also made up of aligned stator ring... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4128052 | Apparatus for moistening whole grains Whole grain kernels are admitted through an inlet at one end of a closed tubular vessel, and are entrained by a blade-type rotor in the presence of metered quantities of liquid, being accelerated so that they form in the vessel a whirling tubular veil whi... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4126945 | Method and apparatus for bulk material treatment A method and apparatus for treatment of bulk material, as e.g. heating to dry pasta (macaroni products), involves turning the individual pieces of bulk material and displacing them relatively to one another during treatment, and takes place in a throughfl... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4104958 | Method and apparatus for processing vegetable foodstuffs Soft and moist vegetables are kneaded, severed and partially homogenized by a feed screw which rotates in a barrel and are admitted into a mincing unit wherein the partially homogenized material is severed by knives of a rotor which is surrounded by an ap... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4094700 | Apparatus and process for the production of gluten and starch from wheat, rye, or barley Apparatus and method for producing gluten and starch from a dispersion of wheat, barley or rye endosperm fractions in water. The raw grain is initially milled to produce endosperm fractions suitable for carrying out the subsequent steps of the process. Th... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4063572 | Switching connector for pipes, particularly for pneumatic conveying A switching connector for pipes and the like includes a support component and a carrier component mounted on the support component for turning about an axis. The carrier component has a passage which extends between two axial ends of the carrier component... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4055673 | Method of moistening whole grains Whole grain kernels are admitted through an inlet at one end of a closed tubular vessel, and are entrained by a blade-type rotor in the presence of metered quantities of liquid, being accelerated so that they form in the vessel a whirling tubular veil whi... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4038433 | Method for processing soft vegetable foodstuffs into crumbs Soft and moist vegetables are kneaded, severed and partially homogenized by a feed screw which rotates in a barrel and are admitted into a mincing unit wherein the partially homogenized material is severed by knives of a rotor which is surrounded by an ap... | 07/26/1977 |
