"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325967 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7240807 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7178976 | Blender for ingredients into soft-serve freezer products An assembly is mounted to a soft serve confection freezer. It includes a set of modules in a circular array and separately replaceable in a magazine. Each module supports a container storing a dry food ingredient in particulate form, and has a motor driven product i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7097123 | Bale processor with grain mixing attachment A bale processor on a wheeled vehicle has a hopper converging inwardly and downwardly to a lower disintegration area at which is located a flail roller rotatable about an axis extending generally along the hopper and including a drive roller or rollers in the hopper... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6955313 | Hammer mills The present invention concerns improvements in hammer mills, secondary and tertiary, reversing and not, that allow to resolve problems tied to the shattering of the inert hammers. Through the use of a special device circular of rotation, endowed with blades of inter... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6910649 | Method and apparatus for creating and dispensing a feed ration to livestock A mobile apparatus for combining and dispensing different livestock feeds including roughage, particulate matter and liquids. A control system provides and weighs selected ratios of combined feed sources to establish a desired ration. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6349889 | Coffee blending apparatus A coffee blending and dispensing apparatus whereby coffee purchasers can automatically customize a desired blend of two or more different types of coffee beans that weighs and packages the blended coffee in containers either as ground coffee blend or as a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6202947 | Discharge device for mixing and discharging solids of thermoplastic substance and fibers and plasticizing device having this device A discharge device for discharging solids of a thermoplastic substance and fibers includes a discharge passage extending longitudinally and having an inner wall surface forming a passage opened at its lower end, a solid supply device for supplying the sol... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6142398 | Apparatus for producing fragrance-containing long lasting solid particle A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing a fragrance-containing solid particle, capable of controllably releasing the fragrance to the environment in which the particle is contained, for incorporation into laundry detergents, fabric softener comp... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5690283 | Coffee blending and flavoring apparatus A coffee blending apparatus for automatically custom blending two or more different types of coffee beans with or without added flavoring to an individual's personalized blend and/or flavor. The apparatus includes a plurality of supply hoppers, each conta... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5632449 | Customized coffee blending apparatus This disclosure is directed to a custom coffee blending apparatus whereby a customer can personally blend a plurality of different coffee beans to design an individualized blend. This is attained by an apparatus having a plurality of hoppers, each contain... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5603458 | Coffee blending apparatus A blending or mixing apparatus and method and more particularly to a coffee blending apparatus for automatically blending two or more types of coffee beans that weighs and packages the blended coffee into containers either as a ground blend or as a coffee... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5294064 | Machine for preparing litters for animals The machine for preparing litters for animals in the field of zootechny includes, on a self-propelled or towed wheeled chassis, a container which is provided with a scroll-like element for shredding and mixing fibrous products, for example straw and/or ha... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5280859 | Vertical feed mill system A portable feed mill system consists of a housing containing a primary constituent tank, a first feed processor positioned to receive output from the primary constituent tank and a second feed processor. The second feed processor is positioned to receive ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5251832 | Transportable facility for recycling waste plastics A transportable facility for recycling waste plastics comprises at least one chipper, one storage hopper, and one extruder connected by constant-operation conveyors and integrated into components that are ready to either operate or move to another site. T... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5230476 | Vertical grinding and mixing tower A portable feed mill system consists of a housing containing a primary constituent tank, a mill positioned to receive output from the primary constituent tank and a mixer. The mixer is positioned to receive the output from the mill and also a secondary fe... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5028010 | Apparatus for mixing solid or semi-solid wastes with additives An apparatus and method for mixing solid or semi-solid waste materials with one or more additives to produce a solid nonpolluting end product is disclosed. A receiving hopper equipped with paddle-type chopping auger conveyors receives the solid or semi-so... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4844619 | Sampling mechanism for a meat mixing machine A mixer for mixing materials, such as coarsely chopped meat, during a mixing operation prior to a grinding operation, is provided with a tub (12), mixing means such as one or more paddle assemblies, and an auger (34) in the bottom of said tub. Both the au... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4722484 | Expandable solid waste processing plant A waste meterial processing facility reduces the volume of waste material and produces an end product capable for use as construction building material. The waste material processing facility includes a conveyor belt for conveying the waste material to a ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4467969 | On-line reclaim system An improved method and machine for reclaiming in an on-line configuration both oriented and unoriented film produced on an extrusion line, in general, and an improved means within an on-line reclaim system for transferring both virgin resin and chopped re... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4344579 | Apparatus for reclaiming and recycling thermosetting scrap Scrap of thermosetting plastics is reclaimed and recycled by an integrally combined apparatus which includes a device for pulverizing and atomizing the scrap, and a device for blending fine powder of the scrap with virgin material of thermosetting plastic... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4181263 | Method of pulverizing A method of pulverizing is provided which allows for blending different pulverized solids before passing the pulverized solids to points of use. The method steps of pulverizing a plurality of solids feedstocks in a plurality of pulverizing sections, mixin... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4133490 | Machine for making cellulose insulation An apparatus for making cellulose insulation including auger feed and metering devices for chemical additives for discharging a measured quantity of such additives into an initial grinder which receives raw paper from a supply source so that an accurately... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4130053 | Apparatus for cutting cheese curd A curd-cutting tool is rotatable about an axis within an immobile curdling container, driving means being provided for rotating this tool in one direction around said axis to cut the cheese curd; and means are operatively connected to the driving means fo... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4128211 | Colorant comminuting apparatus for plastic article forming machine An apparatus is disclosed for comminuting a colored pigment bar and mixing the comminuted pigment with an uncolored plastic material to form a colored plastic material which is subsequently molded or extruded into a colored plastic article. The apparatus ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4092004 | Feed grinder and mixer machine An agricultural feed grinder and mixer having a hammermill means which grinds various types of grain and other feed and combines the ground crop material with supplemental feed and thoroughly mixes the combination and discharges it to other containers or ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4061280 | Mixing apparatus for feed to injection molding machine Apparatus for grinding pigment and for introducing predetermined amounts of pigment to plastic material being fed to an injection molding machine. The pigment is ground from bars by a helical grinder energized by variable speed means which controls the ra... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4013234 | Dough mixer A dough mixer having a chopper section and a mixer section. The chopper section is at the inlet end of the mixer and includes a series of blades spaced longitudinally on a mixer shaft. The chopper blades are disposed in a plurality of planes normal to the... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3995819 | Apparatus for reclaiming and recycling thermosetting scrap Scrap of thermosetting plastics is reclaimed and recycled by an integrally combined apparatus including means for pulverizing scrap into atomized powder and means for mixing and agitating the atomized powder with a virgin material at a desired ratio. An i... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3964720 | Apparatus for feeding materials into a hammermill or the like Apparatus for feeding materials, such as baled roughages, grains, ear corn and other feed materials, through an opening defined in the housing of a hammermill or similar material reducing mechanisms includes an elongated trough pivotally mounted at one en... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3941318 | Systems for the feeding of plastics materials to plastics working machines A system for supplying plastics material to a plastics working machine, such as a blow moulding machine comprising automatic means for removing waste from a plastics working machine, a conveyor for feeding the waste to a comminuting machine, a hopper for ... | 03/02/1976 |