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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182207 | System and process for break detection in porous elements for screening or filtering A detector for breaks in screens and filters employed in material separators includes a transmitter of RF signals and a receiver of RF signals located to either side of a screen. The separator includes a chamber having a barrier to RF signals with a path through the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182206 | Screen energizer A screening system including a vibratory screen separator having a resiliently mounted frame with a low frequency vibratory drive coupled to that frame. A taut screen is rigidly mounted in the frame and a vibration transmitter assembly is resiliently mounted to the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7077271 | Secondary screen for concrete pump An apparatus for the removal of objects and other debris from cement that is pumped via a concrete pump includes a secondary screen that is pivotally attached at one end thereof to a concrete pump a predetermined distance above a grate that is disposed over a hopper... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6997325 | System and process for break detection in porous elements for screening or filtering A detector for breaks in screens and filters employed in material separators includes a transmitter of RF signals and a receiver of RF signals located to either side of a screen. The separator includes a chamber having a barrier to RF signals with a path through the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6868972 | Fluid flow diffusers and vibratory separators A vibratory separator including basket apparatus for holding screening apparatus, at least one upper screen apparatus in the basket, the at least one upper screen apparatus having a fluid exit end, at least one lower screen apparatus in the basket below the at least... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6820748 | Vibratory screening machine with stacked and staggered screening units A vibratory screening machine including an outer frame, an inner frame resiliently mounted on the outer frame, a plurality of screening units mounted in stacked and staggered relationship on the inner frame, each of the screening units including a screen-supporting ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6540089 | Large, stationary, modular aggregate processing plant and method of manufacturing and installing same A method of manufacturing a large stationary, aggregate processing screening tower by fabricating weldment modules and preassembling them with aggregate processing equipment internal within the weldment modules, transporting the preassembled weldment modu... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530482 | Tandem shale shaker A tandem shale shaker having at least a base, at least one upper shaker screen, at least one lower shaker screen, a basket, an apparatus for vibrating the basket, at least one distribution conduit, a flowback pan, a flow director, and a distribution appar... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6431366 | Vibratory screening machine with stacked and staggered screening units A vibratory screening machine including an outer frame, an inner frame resiliently mounted on the outer frame, a plurality of screening units mounted in stacked and staggered relationship on the inner frame, each of the screening units including a screen-... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6079568 | Dual deck dewatering screen A vibrating dual deck dewatering unit which includes a lower screen deck and an upper screen deck. Material being processed by the unit is discharged from the upper screen deck onto the lower screen deck in such a manner that excess water is allowed to ba... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5614094 | Vibrating screen unit A vibrating screen unit for dewatering dredged material. The vibrating screen unit includes a frame and a top screen deck, a middle screen deck and a bottom screen deck. The middle screen deck includes a splitter which extends across the width of the fram... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5271504 | Sifter and method of sifting A sifter having a resiliently mounted housing with horizontal vibrated screens. Airborne material to be sifted is introduced between the screens where it is deflected by a deflector and a breaker ring to distribute material both upwardly and downwardly to... | 12/21/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5045182 | Apparatus and method for removing debris from granular material Apparatus for removing debris from granular material includes a set of scalper assemblies and striker assemblies, which are disposed between an inlet and an outlet, and which are interconnected by a mechanical system to help urge the flow of the material ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4576713 | Feed stream splitter for multiple deck screening machine A multiple deck screening machine wherein the feed material is divided into separate equal fractions on a rubble screen deck and scalp screen decks. Each deck includes downwardly slanting distribution panels having serrated lower edges. Particulate flow o... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4322288 | Apparatus for sizing particulate material An apparatus for sizing or separating different types of particulate material such as grain, seeds and the like without the need for replacing the sizing screens includes a movable diverter disposed between upper and lower sets of screens. When the divert... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4240588 | Wood chipping installation An improved wood chipping installation of reduced overall height has conveyor means for feeding wood pieces to a chipping machine. The conveyor means includes a conveyor type screening device for separating proper size chips from oversize chips. Means are... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4177900 | Grain scalping and cleaning apparatus and method A grain scalping and cleaning apparatus for removing impurities in grain according to size is disclosed. The apparatus includes multiple grain movement paddles moving relative to appropriate screens. An endless chain drives the grain movement paddles. Bot... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4076681 | Process for dissolving high molecular weight olefin polymers in liquid hydrocarbons The invention is directed to a process of dissolving a high molecular weight olefin polymer having an inherent viscosity of at least 3.5 in a hot hydrocarbon solvent to form solutions which are totally free of undissolved polymer particles. Apparatus for ... | 02/28/1978 |
