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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871028 | Chopper unit for baled vegetable material such as straw A chopper unit for chopping bales of vegetation is particularly well suited for chopping large square bales. The chopper unit mounts on the arms of a transporter unit such as a skid loader. The unit includes a housing having a deck with a window therein. During norm... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7559495 | Soft start, high inertia flywheel for tub grinders The invention is a high inertia flywheel for a tub grinder to stabilize the rotational speed of a hammermill of the tub grinder and to act to prevent jamming of the tub grinder. A high inertia flywheel attached to either the input or output shaft of the hammermill a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7360728 | Hay bale processor A hay bale processor (10) having a cylindrical rotatable drum (14) adapted to displace a bale of hay (156-157) over a grill (26) which has a plurality of spaced-apart parallel slot openings (27) which are adjustable to defin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322537 | Truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use Truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use having, on a chassis with wheels that is self-propelled or towed, a container that is substantially shaped like an inverted frustum, is open in an upper region and contains shredding and mixing elements wh... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320348 | Forest rejuvenation and preservation A method of rejuvenating and preserving a forest by transforming wood waste. Tree species are identified in a forest area. Equipment is then selected or modified based on the identified tree species. Wood waste of the identified tree species is gathered and transfor... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293727 | Crusher and mobile crushing machine equipped with the crusher A mobile crushing machine, equipped with an impact crusher having a separable casing 31 comprising a stationary casing 70 and a movable casing 30, is adopted for casing 31 with the upper end 724 of the stationary casing 70 p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7198213 | Mobile shredder A mobile shredder comprises a truck having a truck body defining an enclosure and including a partition in the enclosure that divides a storage volume from the remainder of the enclosure for storage of shredded material in the storage volume, a single-shaft rotary s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156333 | Bale processor with fork lift An apparatus for disintegrating bales of agricultural materials such as hay. The apparatus includes a processing tub and is provided with a novel adjustable fork-lift adapted to raise bales of different size and configuration into the processing tub. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153020 | Mixer wagon A mixer wagon includes a mixing chamber having a bottom, a fill opening larger than the bottom, and a wall. A work tool is provided in the mixing chamber for sweeping over a work area on the bottom. The wall is provided at its side with a flattening defined by curve... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140566 | Ring and disk refiner A refiner that reduces solid material to a particulate form includes a rotatable sidewall, a bottom, at least one exit hole, and a rotatable toothed disk. One or more baffles may be attached to the chamber sidewall to form one or more surfaces that extend into the c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118268 | Undercarriage for fodder mixing wagon A fodder mixing wagon including a fodder mixing container equipped with at least one vertical auger above the bottom region, and including an undercarriage having a chassis and ground wheels, is provided with an active adjusting system for adjusting the fodder distr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104479 | Method for providing milling services The present invention is a short flow milling process wherein finished product is rapidly isolated and removed from the milling process flow regime at early stages. The minimization of handling and the minimization or elimination of intermixing streams of various si... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7017842 | Bale manipulator drive system for a bale processor A bale processor with a processing chamber includes a manipulator driven by a drive system that includes a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor of the drive system drives a drive shaft with an axis of rotation offset from a driven shaft of the manipulator. A rotatio... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004617 | Mixer with dissimilar augers A vertical mixer is disclosed for mixing feed materials and the like. The apparatus includes at least two augers which rotate around two respective vertical axes. The augers are dissimilar relative to each other, providing an improved mixing performance. The dissimi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983902 | Zootechnical use shredding and mixing apparatus for a truck A truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use, of the type that comprises, on a chassis (11) with wheels (12) that is self-propelled or towed, a container (13) that is substantially shaped like an inverted frustum, is open in an... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6969191 | Linkage mechanism for a vertical mixer A vertical mixer has a mixing chamber with a vertical auger rotatably mounted herein. The mixing chamber has a side wall and a floor. The side wall has an opening therein that is closable by a door. The door is constructed to be opened and closed by hydraulic cylind... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962300 | Stationary cone over tub An apparatus for assisting in loading material to be ground into a rotatable drum assembly and protecting the rotating means of the assembly. A stationary drum assembly having a frustoconical stationary sidewall is configured to aid in feeding material into the rota... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953165 | Corn milling process The present invention is a short flow milling process wherein finished product is rapidly isolated and removed from the milling process flow regime at early stages. The minimization of handling and the minimization or elimination of intermixing streams of various si... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945485 | Multiple vertical auger cutter mixer The cutter mixer has a mixer tub with side walls and a floor. The floor includes a primary floor portion at a lower elevation. At least one secondary floor is positioned vertically above the primary floor portion. A primary vertical spindle is journaled in the cente... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905238 | Mixer with dissimilar augers A vertical mixer is disclosed for mixing feed materials and the like. The apparatus includes at least two augers which rotate around two respective vertical axes. The augers are dissimilar relative to each other, providing an improved mixing performance. The dissimi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890092 | Adjustable wheel system for a vertical mixer A vertical mixer has a set of wheels on each side of the mixer that is automatically adjustable for variation in the terrain where the mixer is used. Each set is rotatable about a pivot point. Preferably, weight bars provide the pivot point for each set of wheels. T... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6863433 | Auger with forward angled leading edge An auger for vertical mixers includes a forward angled leading edge. The leading edge includes an inner portion, which may or may not be aligned with a radial line extending from the axis of rotation of the auger. The leading edge also includes an outer portion adja... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6834989 | Vertical mixer with one or more sight windows A vertical mixer has plexi-glass sight windows located in a side wall of the mixing chamber. The windows extend generally vertically between a top and bottom of the mixing chamber and provide visual access to an interior of the chamber from outside the mixer. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6745965 | Timber crusher A timber crusher capable of sufficiently exhibiting an effect of preventing timber pieces from scattering to an outside and also preventing damage to the crusher is provided. To this end, in the timber crusher comprising, on a base, a crusher for crushing timber int... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6663275 | Mixer apparatus A mixer apparatus is disclosed for mixing livestock feed and the like. The apparatus includes a container for the reception therein of the feed. The container includes a housing and a wall extending away from the housing. The wall defines an opening which... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6575615 | Livestock mixer and feeder A livestock mixer and feeder apparatus operates efficiently to minimize the time and facilities necessary to service a modest feedlot. The large mixing chamber utilizes a vertical auger operating at high speed to quickly perform the mixing procedure and i... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550704 | Lift frame for large tub grinders A large industrial waste tub grinder is mounted onto a lift or support frame that has a connection for a hook from a hoist on a truck so that the lift or support frame can be placed onto the truck and offloaded from the truck utilizing a conventional hook... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6517019 | Cover for tub grinder A tub grinder is used for grinding industrial wastes, including large stumps, lumber chunks and the like. A cover member is pivoted alongside the tub, and is made in two sections. An upright frame section is pivoted near a plane along the bottom of the tu... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6474577 | Self-propelled crushing machine The present invention provides a self-propelled crushing machine in which a crushed material having a widely desired grain size can be obtained, a degree of freedom for automatically controlling a rotary tub and a rotary crusher can be preferably improved... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467945 | Discharge apparatus for a mixer for mixing and discharging livestock feed and the like A discharge apparatus of the type disclosed in co-pending application Ser. No. 09/562,167 filed May 2, 2000. The apparatus includes a container for the reception therein of the feed. The container has a base and a wall extending away from the base. The wa... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6454195 | Industrial waste crushing bit The invention relates to an industrial waste crushing bit capable of sufficiently exerting wear resistance from the initial stage of service and improving the service life at low cost. A super-hard member to be inserted in an opening formed in the tip of ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412715 | Method for decreasing the likelihood of an object being thrown from a tub grinder A tub grinder includes a tub mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A grinding member is positioned within a floor of the tub grinder. A deflection plate partially covers the floor to define a narrow trajectory area for debris being ejected from the ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409376 | Mixer apparatus A mixer apparatus is disclosed for mixing livestock feed and the like. The apparatus includes a container for the reception therein of the feed. The container includes a housing and a wall extending away from the housing. The wall defines an opening which... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6308905 | Size reducing machine with serrated top wear plate The present invention comprises a size reducing machine with a rotor having a plurality of hammers arranged to size reduce waste material upon impact. The rotor is contained with a tub that includes a tub floor for feeding the waste material toward the ro... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6260778 | Tub grinder with adjustable swing diameter hammer mill An improved tub grinder includes a hammer mill having a swing diameter which is adjustable. The tub grinder includes: first and second sets of interchangeable hammers, the second set being shorter than the first; first and second interchangeable semi-cyli... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6012663 | Modular cutting system and tooth assembly A direct drive material volume reduction apparatus having a frame, a motor supported by the frame, a drum supported by the frame and having an interior and an exterior, a drive shaft operably connected to the motor, a comminuting wheel assembly including ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5950942 | Tub grinder A tub grinder includes a tub mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A grinding member is positioned within a floor of the tub grinder. A deflection plate partially covers the floor to define a narrow trajectory area for debris being ejected from the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5878968 | Tub grinder apparatus Tub grinding apparatus is described for grinding bulk materials (e.g. forage products such as hay) in a manner such that far fewer "fines" are produced. As a result, the ground forage materials are of higher quality and are more palatable for animals than... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871162 | Paper shredding assembly A truck-mounted paper shredder is provided. The shredder uses a reciprocating plunger to feed a rotary hammer mill, which shreds the paper. An auger is used to transfer the shredded paper into a discrete storage container. The container includes a suction... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863122 | Vertical feed mixer with auger having corners A vertical feed mixer has a mixing chamber containing a rotatable auger having a generally helical flight that is tapered to converge from bottom to top. The flight has a periphery with several successive substantially straight sections where each straigh... | 01/26/1999 |
