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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146845 | Automatic shredder without choosing the number of paper to be shredded The present invention relates to an automatic shredder without choosing the number of paper to be shredded which comprises a shredder core and an automatic paper feeding device, the automatic paper feeding device comprises a driving mechanism, a paper support box, a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114360 | One-way fractionating device A single-use fractionating device (53) is provided including a laboratory test container (43) for the substances to be fractioned (55), and a receiving container (27) for receiving fractioned substances (57). The containers (27,... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8091814 | Single-motor shredder A single-motor shredder has a housing, and multiple cutting rollers, a paper feeding mechanism and a motor mounted in the housing. A first gear set connects the cutting rollers with the motor and a second gear set connects the cutting rollers with the paper feeding ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091813 | Bi-modal roller grinder A grinder for grinding a material. The grinder may include a number of first rollers for grinding the material to a grind of substantially a first predetermined particle size and a number of adjustable second rollers for grinding a portion of the grind of the first ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091815 | Platform for a portable vacuum and shredder apparatus A platform for securing a portable vacuum and shredder apparatus has brackets for attaching a shredder onto the platform. A vacuum tube for the ingress of matter to be shredded. An ingress opening for the shredded matter. A closed area, or bag for collecting the shr... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074912 | Auto-feed built-in a paper shredder Disclosed is an auto-feed built-in a paper shredder, including a pair of bisecting lids that are each provided at an inside thereof with a paper press, a paper receiving compartment, an auto-feed, and a paper shredding device located exactly below the auto-feed, whe... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8028942 | Bin full detection with light intensity sensing An assembly has a bin level detection system having at least one sensor positioned to receive radiation reflected off any material deposited in a bin and to determine an intensity of the reflected radiation. The intensity corresponds to an amount or level of shredde... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025246 | Combined mailbox shredder apparatus The combined shredder mailbox apparatus provides a single case having a mailbox with downwardly pivoted door positioned above a drawer. The shredder is disposed within the case between the mailbox and the drawer. The apparatus thereby allows a user to shred unwanted... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002212 | Double-functional rolling blade wheel group and multi-functional shredder The present invention provides a double-functional rolling blade wheel group having two rolling blade wheels. Each of the rolling blade wheels includes a number of rolling blades arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof. The rolling blades of one rolling blade w... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997515 | Self-contained roll-off shredding compactor system The present invention provides an improved system and method for on-site document shredding, through the use of a self-contained roll-off compactor including a high-volume shredder. This self-contained roll-off shredding compactor permits users to collect, shred, co... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7896271 | Medication disposal system Medication is disposed of by rending the medication, including medicaments stored in blister packs and transdermal patches, and aggregating the riven medication with a disposal medium that is suitable for burial or incineration. Burial or incineration of the aggrega... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878436 | Shredder support and waste receptacle The present invention relates generally to the support system and waste receptacles for shredders. By removing certain supports in a shredder, the waste receptacle can be enlarged. In addition, openings in the shredder support walls allow the size of the waste recep... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874506 | Top and side loading shredder with optional handle The present invention relates generally to shredder openings or throats. Specifically, this invention teaches a shredder housing with a top throat to allow material to be disposed of from above the shredder, as well as a side throat to allow for material to be dispo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871027 | Auto feed shredder apparatus and methods Shredding devices and methods are disclosed for automatically feeding multiple sheets of paper to be simultaneously shredded. The shredding devices include an auto feed portion for receiving and advancing the paper to be shredded. Certain examples include a paper fe... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850106 | Shredder with secondary waste container A shredder is disclosed. The shredder has an external frame, and includes an internal waste container space that has an upper primary waste container, and a lower secondary waste container, all positioned beneath a shredder mechanism that includes a motor and cutter... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7784720 | Shredder adapted to encourage the settling of shredded material therein and a method of shredding A shredder adapted to encourage the settling of shredded material therein and method of shredding material. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770831 | Combination shredder head and basket and method of manufacturing same A combination shredder head and shredder basket with improved tactile property. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766265 | Swinging device for increasing capacity of trash bin A swinging device for increasing the capacity of a trash bin includes a pushing assembly penetrating through the shredder body, a stirring board disposed at the bottom of the shredder body, and a shaft connecting the pushing assembly and the stirring board. The shaf... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762485 | Swinging paper chip distributing mechanism at paper outlet of shredder A shredder holds a cutting blade assembly including a motor and a gear box inside its case and has a trash bin for collecting paper chips underneath the cutting blade assembly. A swinging board is provided in the vicinity of the paper outlet of the case. The swingin... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7762486 | Shredder A shredder including a shredding mechanism, a housing at least partially enclosing the shredding mechanism, and a receptacle that receives and contains shredded material is provided. The shredder may further includes a compactor including a ram that, when actuated, ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753300 | Shredder adapted to encourage the settling of shredded material therein and a method of shredding A shredder adapted to encourage the settling of shredded material therein and method of shredding material. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7753301 | Guide-cutting plate of a cutting wheel for a paper shredder A guide-cutting sheet of a cutting wheel for a paper shredder is characterized in that two sides of a centerline of a planar linear guide-cutting sheet are opened respectively with blade shaft transfix holes corresponding to a spacing between the blade shafts of two... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7721982 | File shredder with feed unit A file shredder has an integrated unit for automatic feed of sheets of paper or similar materials. An upper device part contains a cutting mechanism, at least one drive, and a control device. A feed shaft leads from the top of the upper device part, and a secondary ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708217 | Shredder with waste leveler and compactor The present invention relates generally to a shredder waste leveler and a shredder waste compactor. Specifically, this invention discloses a shredder waste leveler which levels shredder waste as it accumulates in the shredder base. In addition, this invention disclo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703712 | Tablet grinding device A device for grinding tablets includes a body, an electric motor housed within the body, a power source connected to the electric motor via a switch, a grinder driven to rotate by the electric motor, a tablet chute to the grinder, and a particle bin attached to or f... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703711 | Combination shredder-storage unit A combination shredder and storage unit that combines various desirable features. The unit includes a cabinet having lower and upper ends and front, rear and side faces. A front access is located in the front face and configured to permit access to the interior of t... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7677483 | Substrate destruction apparatus with shared rotating shaft A substrate destruction apparatus for destruction of paper and optical discs, wherein first and second shafts are used for shredding paper fed through a paper receiving opening and second shaft is shared such that the second shaft and a stationary structure are used... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673825 | Machine for shredding/collecting drugs and drug packaging incident to permanent disposal A drug and/or drug packaging shredding/collecting machine includes a cabinet defining an interior chamber which can be accessed through a front opening for housing and storing a container lid and container incident to the shredding of drugs and drug packaging by a s... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7641135 | Combinative cutting wheel of a rotary cutter of paper shredder A combinative cutting wheel of a rotary cutter of paper shredder is composed of two sets of edge rings having cutting edges on outer rings thereof, and a plastic base ring having a spacer. A center of the aforementioned plastic base ring is provided with a shaft hol... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635102 | Shredder with thickness detector A shredder is disclosed. The shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder mechanism enabl... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7604188 | Automatic compact disk feeding apparatus A compact disk feeder includes a base assembly, a disk transportation device and a disk holder. The base assembly includes a casing with a slot. The disk transportation device is mounted in the base assembly and includes a feeding roller rotatably mounted in the cas... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604187 | Foot-driven device for displacing a paper shredder bin The present invention provides a foot-driven device for displacing a paper shredder bin, and is a separable paper shredder bin structured from an outer frame and an inner bin. A front edge of a bottom portion of the outer frame is provided with a foot pedal. The inn... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7520456 | Apparatus for making, storing and dispensing shaved or crushed ice An apparatus and method for creating shaved, chipped or crushed ice and/or storing such ice at least temporarily. The apparatus includes a housing with a base adapted for placement on a surface such as a table or counter top. A one piece housing is moldable out of p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513448 | Paper and optical disk shredder A paper and optical disk shredder with a shredding optical disk bucket switching apparatus has a head capable of shredding paper and optical disks. The head has a sensor to detect insertion of an object. The head is mounted onto a casing which holds a shredding pape... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503516 | Paper-breaker supporting framework structures The present invention relates to a paper-breaker supporting framework structure, including the paper-breaker head and the wastebin, characterized in that the paper-breaker supporting framework structure further includes a profiled supporting framework, the supporti... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7469849 | Shredder bin A new and novel split shredder bin includes a frame and an inner bin, wherein only the inner bin needs to be pulled out to remove shredded paper therein instead of removing the shedder as in the prior art. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7398936 | Top and side loading shredder with optional handle The present invention relates generally to shredder openings or throats. Specifically, this invention teaches a shredder housing with a top throat to allow material to be disposed of from above the shredder, as well as a side throat to allow for material to be dispo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387270 | Lubricating pack having venting holes and specifically designed for paper shredders A lubricating pack specifically designed for paper shredders, including a piece of oiled paper saturated with lubricant placed between two jackets that are each provided at an inner layer thereof with an oil-seepage-proof film. The two jackets are then formed with a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387059 | Sheet punching apparatus, sheet finishing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A sheet punching apparatus includes a transport unit for receiving a sheet; a hole punching device for punching a hole in the sheet transported to the transport unit; a punch scrap container for storing punch scraps after the hole punching device punches the hole; a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380553 | Receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette butts A receptacle for extinguishing and storing spent smoking items, namely cigarette or cigar butts, comprising a container and a cap connected to the container for receiving and storing the butts. The cap contains a porous snuffing tube formed within and through the ca... | 06/03/2008 |
