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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571816 | Adjustable coal screening apparatus A screening and sorting assembly for coal particles includes a bin for receiving crushed coal. The bin is provided with a weir over which the coal particles are passed onto a pivoted screen assembly having a plurality of openings therethrough for sorting the coal pa... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7347111 | Segregation testing apparatus for powders and granular materials A method and apparatus enables testing of sifting segregation of a particulate solid mixture in a storage bin or hopper. The apparatus makes use of a convergently and divergently angled hopper for collecting the mixture. The apparatus further makes use of a minimall... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7198156 | Dam basket for vibratory separators A vibratory separator and a screen mounting basket for a vibratory separator for separating components of material introduced into the basket, the vibratory separator including a collection receptacle beneath the basket, at least one screen assembly mounted in the b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175027 | Shaker screen and clamping system A screen assembly, holding apparatus for it, and a vibratory separator with it, the vibratory separator, in one aspect, for separating components of material introduced thereto, the vibratory separator including a basket, a collection receptacle beneath the basket, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168569 | Vibratory screening machine for earth drilling installation An oil and gas drilling installation having a drill rig with a bell nipple having an outlet at a predetermined elevation, a screening machine having a feeder and an angularly adjustable vibratory frame, a weir positioned between the feeder and the vibratory frame, t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7111739 | Wet fine particle sizing and separating apparatus A particle sizing and separating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base and a frame that is movably connected to the base. A motor assembly is provided to vibrate the frame and at least two screens are connected to the frame. Means also are provided f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7021469 | Apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine An apparatus (1) for feeding a user machine (3) with particulate products, such as products for infusion like tea, chamomile and herbal teas in general, comprises a hopper (2) for dispensing the product and means (40; 7) for transferring ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011217 | Apparatus for separating coarse grain and fine grain An apparatus is proposed for separating coarse grain and fine grain with a screen (1) made of screen bars (3) which are situated successively adjacent to one another and slope downwardly in the conveying direction (2) of the coarse grain and wit... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004332 | Articulating disc screen apparatus for recyclable materials A disc screen apparatus for classifying a stream of mixed recyclable materials of various sizes and shapes, including newspaper, clean mixed paper, magazines, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, cans, and the like. The apparatus has an inclined fixed first disc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000777 | Vibratory separator screens Screen assemblies for a vibratory separator, the screen assemblies in certain aspects having at least two screening members, the at least two screening members connected by sewing material, and methods for making such screen assemblies. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6938779 | Screen assembly for a shale shaker A screen assembly for a shale shaker comprising a panel and a support structure, the panel having an area provided with a multiplicity of apertures and at least one layer of screening material arranged over the multiplicity of apertures, wherein said panel is remova... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935511 | Centrally supported screen assembly A vibratory separator having a basket with a first side spaced-apart from a second side, screen assembly apparatus mounted in the basket, the screen assembly apparatus having a central portion, a first screen side and a second screen side, central support apparatus ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932883 | Screens for vibratory separators A method for making a screen assembly for a vibratory separator, the method including, in at least certain aspects, gluing together with glue at least two layers of fine screening material, allowing the glue to set, preheating the glued together at least two layers ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6348130 | Variable pressure screening Pressure type screening apparatus for screening papermakers' stock and method of use is disclosed. Screen (20) has an inlet screening surface (23) and an outlet surface (unlabled). Pressure transducers (not shown) vary the fluid pressure on the inlet surf... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6129216 | Particle separation device and processes thereof An article including; a support member with a plurality of apertures therethrough; and a plurality of gate members attached by at least one end to at least one side of the support member, wherein each gate member is situated in close proximity to at least... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5887726 | Coupling for connecting feed spout to screening machine A coupling for directing a stream of particles falling from a feed spout through an opening on the top cover of the screen box of a screening machine. An upper diaphragm seals the feed spout within the mouth of a funnel. A lower diaphragm seals the funnel... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5501343 | Soil feeding apparatus with interruptor and method An improved soil feeder system in combination with a soil separating apparatus and method of controlling the feeding of soil material employing the soil feeder. The soil feeder apparatus includes a hopper body to receive soil material and an opening at on... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5244098 | Material separating apparatus and method An improved separating apparatus for separating a feed material into coarse material and a finer material. The separating apparatus includes a frame with a tall and short end, vibratory separating screen or rods as a separating surface within the frame, a... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5232098 | Screening apparatus for efficiently separating coarse material from finer material The screening apparatus for efficiently separating coarse material from finer material, comprises a frame having a lower portion for resting on a surface, and a higher portion; a vibrating screen unit including a first material separating screen having a ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5230431 | Vertical screening device with feeding screw A vertical screen device for a separator is disclosed. The screening device comprises a vertical cylindrical screen with a feed screw housed within the screen and cooperating with the screen. The feed screw is caused to rotate while the screen is held sta... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5100539 | Dual-screen particle sizing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for sizing and separating particles of a material. The apparatus includes a stand, a frame having a pair of ends and an intermediate portion, and suspension assemblies attached to the stand and the frame for movably suspending the ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4957618 | Vertical screening device Vertical screening device (1) having at least one cylinder screen (2) and connectible with its lower end portion (8) to a similar screening device or a drive unit and, with its upper end portion (7), to a similar screening device or a distributor device. ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4956078 | Feed prestratification attachment for high efficiency vibratory screening A feed prestratification attachment for classifying materials is configured to be secured to a vibrating screen unit so as to encourage stratification and more even distribution of the incoming feed material. The attachment includes a pair of side adapter... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4814071 | Flexible connector for screening machine A flexible connector for screening machines comprises an assembly of a plurality of generally cylindrical, flexible collars. Each collar has an annular endwise bead on a first circumferential end and an annular endwise opening groove within an endwise sur... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4755286 | Split flow `V` screen A paper pulp processing mechanism and method for screening large flows of wood chips including a screening bed for receiving a delivery of a quantity of wood chips at a screening receiving station, the flow of chips dividing to flow laterally in one direc... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4533469 | Grass seed from stem remover An elongated, inclined sieve frame is provided and the frame includes a plurality of elongated transversely extending and transversely corrugated sheet metal sections arranged in laterally spaced parallel relation in an inclined plane extending lengthwise... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4502951 | Suction device for obtaining dust samples Suction device for obtaining dust samples of nearly homogeneous grain sizes and with a reproducible bulk density for the analysis of ores. The device, which is suitable for use during the mining of ores, includes a cylindrical casing, having an opening at... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4498981 | Vibrating anti-blinding cleaning and grading machines An anti-blinding grain, seed and like particulate cleaning and grading machine includes a gyrating support frame assembly, and mechanism for vibrating the assembly. Horizontally inclined opposed guide members extend along the side members of the assembly ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4495065 | Vibratory screening apparatus and method A vibratory screening machine for separating particles from fluid includes a fine mesh screen located within a vibratory basket. The machine further includes a supply for delivering fluid having the entrained particles from a source thereof towards the sc... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4462900 | Centrifugal pulp screening device and method A centrifugal pulp screen device including a perforate wall cylindrical screen, an outer enclosing housing, a centrally located stock supply conduit and a distributor for the stock including an annular distribution slice opening having a fixed lower lip a... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4269703 | Screening machine A screening machine in which screens or portions of screens of elastic material and having substantially the shape of conical frustums are arranged one below the other. The circular edges of the screens are supported by holders which are mounted to a rota... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4229285 | Dust removal in an opening and cleaning apparatus for fibrous materials In the opening and cleaning of fibrous materials apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of rotatable beaters within a housing, curved under grids beneath each rotatable beater, baffle plates above and between the beaters, a perforated screen pos... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4224146 | Sifting machines In a sifting machine having a driven vibratory screen assembly comprising a so-called sifting basket of which a screen forms the base, the screen is releasably located by a plurality of spaced bars which extend across the screen and project at their ends ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4172028 | Fine particle separation by electrostatically induced oscillation The classification of small particles is performed by utilizing the oscillation of particles as they pass through electric fields. The apparatus utilizes vertically spaced sieve electrodes which are at the same or at a different potential as a particle ch... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4018009 | Vibratory finishing device A finishing device in the form of an annular bowl adapted to house media and parts to be finished and means for imparting vibratory energy to the bowl to cause the media and parts to progress in agitated movement about the bowl, means for unloading the pa... | 04/19/1977 |