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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096236 | Press machine A press machine is provided that can accurately detect load acted on a frame. A frame 1 includes an upper horizontal frame 1b, a lower horizontal frame 1a, and a vertical frame 1c arranged to connect the upper horizon... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7434507 | System and trash receptacle for collecting and compacting trash A system and trash receptacle for compacting trash within the trash receptacle including a receptacle having upstanding front, side and back panels, a closed bottom, and a lid. The front panel is pivotably movable about a lower pivot axis located at a lower margin t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7415925 | Trash compactor cabinet construction 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 outer support structure th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401496 | Cotton module builder calibration A system and method for calibrating a cotton module builder having a compactor frame, the system including an electronic controller configured to move the compactor frame to a plurality of positions, to read a compactor frame position sensor or sensors in the first ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7370574 | Device for determining and maintaining mold gyration angle in a gyratory compactor A gyratory compactor apparatus is provided for interacting with a sample within a generally cylindrical mold having a flange. Such an apparatus comprises a frame defining an axis and an offsetable member engaged with the frame for engaging one end of the mold. The o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350459 | Foliage compactor An organic foliage compactor for compacting organic foliage into a bale is disclosed. The compactor includes a compactor frame and a compacting tube coupled to the compactor frame. The compacting tube includes a first end, a second end and a housing that defines an ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340996 | Baler with moisture sensing arrangement A baler includes a baling chamber provided with two walls located opposite each other, and at least one sensor for the detection of the moisture content of a bale located between the two walls being mounted to one of the walls and having sensing area commensurate wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331168 | Baler A baler with a rectangular baling chamber and in which a baling piston is accommodated. A supply channel with a supply arrangement for the conveying and compressing of crop in the supply channel and for bringing the compressed harvested crop into the baling chamber ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310990 | High-pressure press A high-pressure press includes a pressure vessel surrounded by a force-absorbing press frame. The high-pressure press also includes a detection structure for detecting changes in length of at least one column comprised in the press frame, the changes in length depen... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290474 | System for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261680 | Stress and/or temperature-indicating composition for roll covers An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical core and a cover overlying the adhesive layer. The cover typically comprises a polymeric top stock layer which comprises a mixture of a polymeric material and at least one of a piezochromic material and a ther... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243440 | Gauge for use with power tools A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7205490 | Load measuring system and method for grain cart A load measuring system for a grain cart that includes an axle pivotably coupled with a frame of a grain holder. The load measuring system includes load cells positioned between a portion of a frame of the grain holder and the top of the axle of the grain cart; and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185584 | Modular lateral heat press machine A lightweight, portable lateral heat press machine that allows an operator to quickly and economically transfer graphic characters or images using an ink transfer paper process or a sublimation process, or vinyl onto the surface of a garment or an object. The device... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174602 | Vacuum trash insertion receptacle A vacuum trash insertion receptacle includes an aesthetically shaped housing providing a trash tube for the insertion and transportation of garbage to a trash receptacle assembly. A control assembly in communication with a gate monitoring assembly, an interactive mo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174831 | Baler plunger drive load measurement pin offset from either connecting rod center line or horizontal mid-plane of baling chamber A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166808 | Apparatus for measuring the weight force of a load processed by a machine An apparatus is provided for measuring the weight force of a bale in a baler wherein the bale moves between a first position, within the baling chamber, and a second position, within a wrapping apparatus carried by the baler chassis. A measurement device, which is c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146294 | Weighing baled material An apparatus, a method, and a system are provided for measuring and reporting the weight of bales in a baler. The weight may be determined by a variety of methods. The system may display or store the weight of the bale in the baler. The system may schedule the remov... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137327 | Riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw, comprising: a first armature configured for coupling with a beveling member; a second armature adjustably and rotatably coupled with the first armature; a first... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138036 | Monitoring device A monitoring apparatus is provided which can ensure the prevention of a paper break even in a poor installation environment. A light source (9) illuminates light (9a) on a lateral edge (1a) of wet paper (1) and a camera (... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124680 | Solar powered compaction apparatus A trash compactor designed for public use is powered by a photovoltaic cell array. This allows the trash compactor to be placed in locations where no power is available, but with frequent human traffic. The compaction feature allows the unit to be emptied less often... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117785 | Garlic press A food press includes upper and lower portions each having first and second ends, a plunger, a chamber, and a grate. The upper and lower portions are pivotally connected at their respective first ends. The plunger is disposed between the upper and lower portions. Th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104191 | Method of maximizing baler throughput A method is provided for determining the throughput of a parallelepiped agricultural baler. The baler has a feed duct communicating between a crop pick-up assembly and a baling chamber and the feed duct serves as a pre-compression chamber to accumulate crop to a pre... | 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 |
| 7089771 | Method and strip processing line, especially a strip rolling mill train or strip rolling mill stand for preventing band sticking during winding In a method and a strip treatment installation, in particular a strip rolling mill train or a strip rolling stand, to avoid strip stickers, as the material is being wound up the distribution of the radial pressure exerted by the strip on the coiler drum or a winding... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091425 | Apparatus for measurement of the weight force of a bale The invention relates to an apparatus for measurement of the weight force of a bale of crop material after it is formed in a baler. The formed bale is movable in the baler by a conveying device and a weight force measurement device is provided for measuring a measur... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082809 | High capacity mechanical drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a hemming press uses a ballscrew drive arrangement with a longitudinal axis. A first gimbal connected to the externally threaded screw shaft connects the externally threaded screw shaft to a stationary member. The platen is movable with respe... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7064282 | Large round baler with weighing arrangement A large round baler is provided with a weighing arrangement for the detection of the weight of a cylindrical bale. The weighing arrangement is arranged to detect the force that a cylindrical bale applies to a support element located in the baling chamber and movable... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7013800 | Mechanical press The object of this invention is to provide a mechanical press that presents no inconvenience in press operations despite its low height, providing great stability and excellent durability. The invention comprises a slide guiding mechanism provided at an upper... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007598 | Public access trash compactor A trash compactor includes a loading vestibule which extends forwardly of a cabinet. Pivotally mounted to a lower edge of the vestibule entrance is a carriage having a panel which functions as a vestibule lid. When the lid is pivoted downwardly, a distal panel of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007599 | Baler plunger drive load measurement pin offset from either connecting rod center line or horizontal mid-plane of baling chamber A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000535 | Culinary press A culinary press comprises first and second elongate members (4,6) pivotably connected to each other near a pressing end at a first pivot point (8), the first member (4) at least in part defining a food receiving chamber (9), and with a p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6981935 | Suction roll with sensors for detecting temperature and/or pressure An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical shell having an outer surface and an internal lumen; a polymeric cover circumferentially overlying the shell outer surface; and a sensing system. The sensing system includes: a plurality of sensors embedded in... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6962559 | Roller arrangement for a booklet maker A roller arrangement for booklet makers comprises at least a first (1) and a second (2) pair of rotatably driven rollers, between which booklets (4) are intended to pass successively for folding. The first pair of rollers comprises two rollers (... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941783 | Double action oil hydraulic press A double action oil hydraulic press is provided having a main cylinder for actuating a slide and a lower part forming cylinder for actuating a lower part forming unit, wherein the operations of the cylinders are controlled through the combined control of the rotatio... | 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 |
