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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320202 | Stacking of lumber pieces An apparatus for picking, conveying, stacking and bundling lumber pieces from the ground for example for removing stacked support lumber during laying of a pipe line comprises a tracked vehicle to which is attached a frame carrying a transport conveyer along the sid... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7134387 | Refrigerator dismantling method, compression equipment, and refrigerator dismantling device A refrigerant gas is collected and a compressor is removed from a discarded refrigerator, a heat-insulating housing including a heat insulator is cut/processed and separated into a plurality of pieces, and the pieces are compressed/processed by compression rollers o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6748855 | Device and method for blocking a stack of stacked objects The invention is a method and a device for blocking a stack of stacked objects. A device for blocking in accordance with the invention includes two opposed side walls which engage the stack, a pressing device which has at least two pressing elements opposite one ano... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6568318 | Process for operating a calender and calender Process for operating a calender and a calender. The calender includes a hard roll and a soft roll with an elastic surface, in which the hard roll and the soft roll are arranged to form at least one nip, and a finishing medium application device positione... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6152026 | System for baling farm products A farm product baling system for transforming large rolls of baled farm product into smaller substantiality rectangular sized bales of farm products. The farm product baling system preferably incorporates a first conveyor thrasher subsystem connected to a... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6089147 | Process for pressing materials A process is disclosed for pressing a material selected from materials of vegetable and animal origin. The process includes the steps of mechanically compressing the material of vegetable or animal origin while simultaneously vibrating the material at an ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6003439 | Microflake glitter fabrication A metallic flake manufacturing device uses a bearing to form the flakes. The bearing is located within a container which receives a fluid having suspended metallic particles. The bearing has an outer race, an inner race, and a plurality of bearings dispos... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5746988 | Apparatus for processing bio-harzardous waste Infectious wastes from hospitals or other sources are sterilized in a chamber which is pivotable between a waste loading orientation, a sterilizing orientation and a waste dumping orientation. The chamber is attached to a framework by first and second pai... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5622103 | Disposal assembly for fluid filtration devices A waste disposal assembly for the simultaneous disposal of a plurality of fluid filtration devices, the assembly including a main disposal housing with a disposal storage area, a fluid storage area and, a processing area having an exterior access to allow... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5616357 | Process and apparatus for separating solid and liquid portions of crushed fruits A process to separate insoluble solid portions from soluble liquid materials of fruits with increased performance and yield using a press (7) wherein water, is first supplied to a mill for crushing the fruit. The soluble materials are then separated from ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5605094 | Apparatus for the decontamination of containers containing radioactive liquid A unit for the rapid and reliable decontamination of containers containing contaminated liquids. The apparatus automatically receives, opens, empties, rinses and drys the containers individually. The containers may be sorted as a function of their residua... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5488899 | Apparatus for preparation of cans for recycling An apparatus for preparing cans for recycling which automatically feeds cans one at a time into a cleaning station for cleaning and draining any remaining residue from the cans. At the completion of the cleaning cycle, the cleaned can is fed to a crushing... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5427021 | Calender for material webs or the like A calender for material webs of paper or the like comprises at least one pressing gap. At least one temperature controlled tempering roller is disposed adjacent to the gap. A charging device is disposed adjacent to the gap. The charging device electrostat... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5285720 | Apparatus and method of manufacturing wood trusses Disclosed is an improved apparatus and method of manufacturing wood trusses which utilizes an apparatus and method incorporating the use of a vibrator and the application of vibration forces during the process of seating connector plates in the wood cord ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4526095 | Process and apparatus for the automatic depositing and pressing of continuous tows The invention relates to processes and devices for automatically depositing and pressing continuous tows in containers moved to and fro on a traversing device, wherein the start of the tow is transferred via a chute to a catch box on the container and is ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4524139 | Process for the compressive regeneration of flexible, porous materials This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the compressive regeneration of flexible, porous materials used as filter particles, oil-separating particles or carrier particles in a reactor. These materials are loaded in a reactor with a liquid co... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4270447 | Mobile installation for the cold treatment of refuse A mobile installation for the treatment of household refuse comprises an elongated vehicle having a centrally located water tank into which the refuse is dumped. Heavier components which settle to the bottom of the tank are transported by an endless conve... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4253390 | System for extracting liquids from fruit and the like A system for extracting liquids from fruit, vegetables, or other similar materials with particular application to dejuicing grapes. The system provides a destemmer for receiving picked grapes and for removing stems and leaves therefrom. The destemmer part... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4106268 | Method for loading and baling crop material In a baling operation that uses a continuously reciprocating plunger, if the next charge to be stuffed into the chamber has not yet reached the desired size and density by the time the stuffing fork is ready to begin its next operating cycle, the fork is ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106267 | Baler loading method and apparatus If the next charge to be stuffed into the baling chamber has not yet reached the desired size and density by the time the stuffing fork and compacting plunger are ready to begin their next operating cycles, the plunger and the fork are temporarily deactiv... | 08/15/1978 |
