Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421946 | Two stage oil filter press A two stage oil filter press having a housing with a precompression chamber and a main compression chamber together with a vertically reciprocating precompression ram and a horizontally reciprocating main compression ram powered by individual fluid cylinders. A feed... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7328503 | Recycling system for engine oil filter A recycling system is used for processing an engine oil filter and comprises a frame, a filter net, a cutting device, a dividing device, and a compressing device. Thus, all of the parts of the used engine oil filter can be divided, processed and reused respectively,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7302787 | Defect detection device and bag packaging system equipped with defect detection device A bag packaging system includes a bag packager and a defect detection device that receives bags manufactured by the bag packager and conveys the bags while checking for defects. The defect detection device includes a first conveyor belt that is arranged below the ba... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275906 | Waste/recyclables loading machine A waste loading device for loading waste/recyclables into a container includes a base portion positionable at a loading station, a loading tube extending from the base portion and a pushing member. The loading tube has a discharge end and is configured to be receive... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7201100 | Pneumatic assist baler doors and platen interlocks A baler utilizing gas springs for controlling the movement of a loading door. Also disclosed is a baler for paper recycling having a control system responsive to switches and digital timers, and an electromagnetic interlock coupling a loading door and a chamber door... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7104190 | Method employing high kinetic energy for working of material The present invention relates to a method for material working utilizing high kinetic energy, in which a stamp or striking body transfers, by delivering a blow, high kinetic energy to a material body that is to be worked, after which a rebound of the stamp occurs. I... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096780 | Top loading, automatically compacting trash can for high-traffic public venues The present invention contemplates a trash can that one finds in high-traffic public venues. The trash can receives trash through an opening in the top of the housing. A trash by-pass chute is disposed within the housing and transports the trash from the opening in ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089852 | Waste compactor A trolley suitable for aircraft or use in all space constraint situations comprising a waste compactor comprising a metal horizontal plate driven by an electric motor reducer that, by a mechanical reducer, drives two telescopic screws responsible for pushing the hor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7029261 | Automatic cover latch and pressure relief system for a dough divider A dough divider including a hopper with a lid, latch assembly and press plate. The lid has an open and closed position. The latch assembly is adapted to maintain the lid in the closed position when activated and to discontinue maintaining the lid in the closed posit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028610 | Compacting apparatus A machining waste metal recycling machine has an in-feed hopper. The hopper uses paired augers to move the waste metal through the hopper to a cutting and transporting auger. The hopper augers are powered independently from each other, and may be individually revers... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008001 | Automatic tarper A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000532 | Portable trash compactor An portable apparatus for compacting refuse including an outer housing having a recess extending therethrough and a vent extending therethrough. An inner housing is received within the outer housing so as to form a compartment for receiving refuse therein. A connect... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6941860 | Method of briquetting metal chips and briquetting press A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips, wherein stable briquettes/pressed component are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935586 | Recycling device and method A recycling device and a method of using same are disclosed. The recycling device includes the interconnected components of a housing unit, a first door, a second door, an elongated barrel, an electrical plug, a utility motor, a utility belt drive, a rolling pin, a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925928 | Trash compactor for fast food restaurant waste A refuse compactor especially designed for use in fast-food restaurant environments includes a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor for actuating a hydraulic ram to compress restaurant waste materials. The compactor includes a unique compaction plate assembly ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923114 | Can crusher A compressing device is provided that is suitable for crushing cans. A compressing device is provided that includes a plurality of linear drive actuators located along side a compression chamber to both reduce height/size of the compressing device, and provide a mor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907820 | Press for assembling structures A press apparatus for pressing connector plates into opposing surfaces of structural members which are to be secured together to form a structure such as a roof truss. The apparatus includes a frame particularly constructed to reduce stress concentrations and failur... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6782595 | Method for briquetting metal chips and briquetting press A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips wherein stable briquettes/pressed components are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6520072 | Waste compacting method and machine This invention concerns a method for compacting waste in a machine including an cylindrical, open-top tank (2-4) and a compacting head (15, 16), wherein a horizontal toothed roller (16) is arranged in said tank (2-4) and bears on said waste under its own ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6367377 | Level sensitive waste compactor A refuse compactor has a housing for containing a garbage receptacle, and a compression unit for compacting the refuse in the compaction unit from time to time. The compactor has a sensor for sensing the approach of persons wishing to deposit garbage. Thi... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6330856 | Garment dispensing and receiving apparatus An apparatus and method for dispensing and retrieving garments in a controlled manner. The apparatus retrieves the garments in a secure enclosure while accounting for the garments returned, and compacts the returned garments, all with a single, stand-alon... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6055902 | Compaction apparatus with electrical ram motion control responsive to motor current There is disclosed compaction apparatus for waste management and recycling purposes including a hydraulic cylinder driven ram capable of exerting very large forces to compact waste paper, trash, or similar commercial or residential waste material. The hyd... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5813323 | Multiple-bin waste compactor A plurality of bins are configured to be removably positioned on a platform within a housing. A first opening in the housing is positioned above the bins. A second opening in the housing is configured to permit the bins to be removed there-through. The pl... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5678478 | Oil filter crushing apparatus and system An apparatus for crushing spent oil filters for recovery of spent oil therefrom, which includes a frame which carries an oil filter crushing chamber, and located therebeneath the frame also carries a hydraulic actuation assembly, a vertical hydraulic ram ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5638747 | Rubbish container with automatic compressing mechanism A rubbish container with automatic compressing mechanism mainly including a housing, a plurality of rubbish bins positioned inside the housing to collect sorted rubbish, movement control channels provided in the housing to support a transversely extended ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5630362 | Refuse compactor with dewatering capability A refuse compacting device has dewatering capability and in some cases refuse transporting capability wherein refuse is fed into an outer cylinder in which an axially elongate piston is arranged. The piston is capable of reciprocating motion by a drive mo... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5439539 | Computer controlled heat-sealing machine A computer controlled, laboratory heat-sealing machine is employed as a quality control device to ensure that adequate heat seals are formed under pre-defined and outputted pressure, dwell time and temperature parameters. The apparatus includes sensors fo... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5331887 | Apparatus for extracting juice from fruits having a rind An apparatus for extracting the juice from whole fruit having a rind comprising axially aligned, spaced-apart piston and pressing head arranged to move reciprocally toward and away from each other, for loading a fruit therebetween, at least one perforated... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5188022 | Countertop can crusher An apparatus for crushing workpieces includes a drive mechanism having a gear reduction train and a moveable rack member which is centered above a compression plate for even, linear force transmission. Force is transmitted to the rack member on two opposi... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5123339 | Compactors A compactor which includes a framework 10 adapted for reception of an open-topped rubbish container 14, a compacting plate 16 pivotally mounted on the framework 10 about an axis 20 adjacent to and parallel to the rear upper edge 22 of the rubbish containe... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5111741 | System for baling strands of material including means for feeding and means for weighing material charges A system for baling strands of material wherein a predetermined quantity of strands of material is compressed into a bale of strands of material having a density of at least about 14 pounds per cubic foot and having a substantial portion of the bale unmat... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5074204 | Used master disposing apparatus A used master disposing apparatus comprises a receptacle for receiving a discharged master, a pressing member vertically movably mounted in the receptacle, and a device for vertically moving said pressing member. The pressing member compresses the master ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5060564 | Means to extract oil from used automotive oil filter A press, in an automotive service facility to extract oil from a used automotive oil filter, mounted by brackets on a waste disposal band over an opening in the top of the barrel. An access door to the press having a cam acting on a press control knob to ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5035174 | Juice extractor Improved apparatus for extracting juice is disclosed. The apparatus disclosed provide a novel safety switch arranged such that the apparatus may be operated only when fully closed, thereby precluding injury to the operator or damage due to objects being p... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4996918 | Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles A solid waste compactor having multiple waste receptacles for separately receiving, temporarily holding and compacting separate classes of solid waste, for example paper, glass, aluminum cans and steel cans. A single screw-driven compaction ram compacts s... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4865675 | Process of and apparatus for hot pressure adhesion treatments A hot press device has a pair of hot press rollers for heating and pressing a treatment object therebetween while rotating, and pairs of delivery rollers are arranged before and after the pair of hot press rollers. The treatment object passes back and for... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4787308 | Compacting apparatus with precompaction tamper An apparatus for compacting articles including a compaction chamber adapted to receive articles to be compacted. An article chute is positioned to feed articles into the compaction chamber. A tamper is mounted in the article chute for precompacting articl... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4735136 | Full receptacle indicator for compactor In a refuse compactor wherein refuse in a disposable bag within a receptacle is compacted by a ram driven by a reversible electric motor, a "full bag" indicator lamp is energized when the refuse compacted in the receptacle is at a predetermined level. The... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4700623 | Aircraft trash compactor This invention is directed to a trash compactor suitable for use in aircraft and aerospace vehicles. The compactor includes improved hydraulic power and control systems which provide short compaction cycle times and high compaction ratios and which has in... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4678072 | Bill validating and accumulating device The bill device comprises a main part made of an elongated casing. A bill insertion slit is formed at an end portion of a front panel of the casing and a bill conveying passage of an L-shape is provided in the casing and communicates with the bill inserti... | 07/07/1987 |
