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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726596 | Refiner with spiral inlet and dual tangential discharge outlet A fibrous slurry refiner includes a casing, a rotor secured to a rotor shaft, and first and second pluralities of grinding surfaces. The rotor is disposed within the casing and is rotatable via the rotor shaft. The first plurality of grinding surfaces is secured to ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7229526 | Method and apparatus for the feeding of fibers A system for feeding fibres from a fibre separation step at a first pressure to a drying step at a second, lower pressure, the system comprising a sluice feeder (3) provided between the fibre separation step and the drying step. At least an outlet (14)... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188792 | Refiner rotor assembly with a hub having flow-through ports A refiner including a material-admitting inlet and an outlet; and spaced apart first and second refining discs mounted in the chamber. The refiner further includes a rotary third ref refining disc disposed between the first and second discs. A first path for the mov... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7070135 | Chipping apparatus with eccentric chipping tools A chipping apparatus includes a housing arranged about an axis of rotation and a chipping system within the housing rotating in a predefined direction about an axis of rotation. The chipping system has chipping tools that form a circular or ring-shaped chipping zone... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6908053 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for delivering the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883737 | Device for processing materials The device comprises a stator with gear rings and a rotor with teeth meshing with the teeth of the stator. Between arms of the rotor protrudes a guiding funnel that concentrates the material flow coming in from above to the central area of the container. The outer s... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6431477 | Gas flow-type chipping machine A gas-flow type chipping machine with a rotating beater-wheel system. In order to chip the feed material, this material is delivered axially into the central area of the beater wheel, where it is deflected and moved in a radial direction to the chipper to... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6158681 | Low shearing curved surface granulator for bulk feeding A low shearing curved surface granulator for bulk feed consists of a feeding mechanism and a granulating mechanism; wherein the mainbody of the feeding mechanism is a cylindrical body, the main part of the granulating mechanism is a groove pipe with flang... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5586729 | Fuels blending system and method of using A system for producing a suitable fuel from waste material including a dispersion tank in which is located a rotary dispersion and agitation system comprising external vanes, rotary and stationary plates having opposing faces fitted with intermeshing shea... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5518190 | Grinding unit for a coffee grinding apparatus The grinding unit comprises a grinding rotor unit, incorporating a inlet screw member, a conical grinding tool member, a delivery dish member and a gear unit. A dog clutch is operationally inserted between the delivery dish member and the gear unit. A saf... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5257743 | Quarry pulverizer A quarry pulverizer for use as a reduction process machine for rocks and mineral bearing ores is provided for use. The purpose of the quarry pulverizer is to enhance the ability to meet product grading requirements without adding cost or time to the opera... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5172868 | Home coffee grinder A material flow inducing device for use in a material grinding apparatus. The grinding apparatus includes a grinding mechanism for grinding material, a motor for driving the grinding mechanism, and a hopper portion for holding a quantity of material for g... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5145121 | Apparatus for crushing or grinding of fibrous material, in particular drum refiner Apparatus for the crushing or grinding of fibrous material, wet or mixed with water, preferably chips, with an engine-driven horizontally supported rotor having at least two crushing or grinding elements or grinding plates whose surfaces are inclined to t... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5054696 | Medical waste disposal system A medical waste disposal system is provided for disposing of biologically contaminated waste material situated inside a rigid, form-stable container. The disposal system includes a processing unit for shredding the waste material into a shredded mass and ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5040736 | Device for refining cellulose-containing material Apparatus for refining lignocellulose containing material is disclosed, including a refiner housing including a pair of refiner discs relatively rotatable about a pair of rotatable shafts. Each refiner disc includes a refiner element mounted thereon in a ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4997137 | Apparatus for grinding materials A transfergrinder device for grinding a feed material. The transfergrinder device includes a grinding stator assembly and a grinding rotor assembly disposed generally axially concentric within the grinding stator assembly. The grinding stator assembly and... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4679737 | Grinding sub-sampling mill and method for preparation of test sample Apparatus and method for obtaining a uniform ground sample of grain, seeds and other foodstuff of a lot to be tested for make-up composition including presence of mycotoxins. A planetary grinder is employed having for example three peripheral discharge ou... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4570864 | Disc crusher Disc crusher having a housing fitted on a supporting frame and closed by a cover bearing an input tube, within the housing there being fitted a rotary disc and a rotary cone. The disc and cone form a crushing zone between them. The rotary disc rotates abo... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4290560 | Machine for making pure peanut butter A machine for grinding nuts, more particularly peanuts and for making pure peanut butter. A hopper is provided for the peanuts. The peanuts are delivered to grinding discs, one of which is rotated. The peanuts are delivered through a tubular passageway ha... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4273296 | Material moving apparatus The present invention contemplates an improved material moving apparatus which is particularly useful for blowing insulation material into portions of various structures. The apparatus includes: a hopper, having a chamber; a hopper blade assembly; a blowe... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4261522 | Feed and vent apparatus for refiners The feed and vent apparatus as illustrated comprises a pair of tubes, one constituting an infeed and the other a primary vent tube, joined by an adapter to form an essentially V-shaped structure at the apex of which is an opening from one end of each tube... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260113 | Process and apparatus for the production of constituents of particle board panels Chips of scrap wood having a length at least twice the desired length of shavings for the making of particle board panels, as considered in the direction of grain, are fed into a rotor having an annulus of blades which split the chips in the direction of ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4238079 | Cutting device of a comminuting apparatus A cutting device of an apparatus for comminuting food products has two cutting rings located concentrically to one another and rotatable relative to one another about a common axis, so that an annular slot is bounded therebetween. The cutting rings have a... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4203558 | Cereal mill A household cereal mill is constructed wth the axis of symmetry of coaxial stationary and rotatable millstones in a horizontal alignment. The driveshaft for the rotating millstone passes through the center of the stationary millstone, and the bearing bush... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4203555 | Rotary foodstuff mill and milling process A rotary mill for milling particulate material is described. The preferred embodiment of the mill comprises a housing; a rotor and a stator axially aligned and spaced within the housing, each of which has concentric rows of circumferentially spaced tapere... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4187992 | Device for reconstituting used coffee grounds A device for reconstituting used coffee grounds for re-use, including a cup for receiving the coffee grounds, means for heating the cup, means for stirring the coffee grounds within the cup, valve means disposed beneath the cup for controlling the flow of... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4171103 | Apparatus for comminuting waste materials Apparatus for comminuting industrial and/or bulky domestic waste materials has an upright housing with a funnel-shaped section located above a stationary counterknife which cooperates with a single rotary knife therebelow or with two rotary knifes respect... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4140282 | Comminuter for metal turnings and the like A comminuter for metal turnings and the like has a rotor rotatable on a support about a fixed axis and carrying at least one outer rotor element and at least one inner rotor element which define a cylindrical orbit on rotation of the rotor. A housing surr... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4129263 | Device for refining fibrous material Apparatus for refining fibrous materials is disclosed, including first and second refining discs defining a refining space therebetween, a passageway for feeding fibrous material to said refining space from the outer surface of one of said refining discs,... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4109873 | Grinding mill A grinding mill having a feeding chamber for directing grain between grinding stones where it is ground into flour and from where it is discharged into a turbine chamber. Means are provided for directing cooling air into the turbine chamber, across the ro... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4082234 | Milling wheels for small flour mills A matched pair of coaxial milling wheels for small flour mills such as those used in homes. A stationary milling wheel and an adjacent rotatable milling wheel each have a common central axis. Each includes first and second radial surfaces spaced along the... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4060206 | Grinding mill A grinding mill for home and commercial use for grinding dry type grains and like material to given consistencies by a pair of disc like grinding and cutting surfaces one pivotally movable relative to the other for cleaning and maintenance purposes.... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4057194 | Portable flour mill A portable flour mill includes a fixed grinding wheel and a rotatable grinding wheel located inside a box-like housing. The fixed grinding wheel has a smooth and a tapered portion on its grinding face and is fastened to a removable interior wall of the ho... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4052012 | Portable flour mill A home flour mill for family use having a stationary stone supported by one wall of an outer housing, an electric motor driving a revolving stone cooperable with the stationary stone to accomplish the grinding, a threaded rod and double lock nut means for... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4039153 | Grinding mill A mill for grinding flour and the like. Two flat grinding discs are mounted in opposed relation to one another. One disc is non-rotatably mounted with respect to the housing that supports it, while the other is rotated by a motor drive. The non-rotatable ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4037797 | Grinding mill A grinding mill arranged in a housing having a stone grinding wheel turned by a power source such that a face thereof moves over a fixed grinding stone. Grain deposited between faces thereof is ground into meal or flour and falls into a receptacle prefera... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4033516 | Grinding apparatus and method The movement of material being ground and/or to be ground within a grinding apparatus having opposed grinding wheels can be employed in order to promote the flow of the material to generally between the grinding wheels. A grinding apparatus to utilize suc... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4015784 | Emulsifier for sausage batter and the like Apparatus for emulsifying sausage batter and the like wherein sausage batter to be emulsified is first gravity fed from a hopper into the inlet of a comminuting chamber. The batter is then impelled radially outwardly into a rotating centrifugal trap which... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3984057 | Refiner for wood pulp or the like A disc refiner for pulp has a housing defining a chamber with an inlet and an outlet, three coaxial discs mounted in the chamber, and a shaft which rotates the central disc and extends with clearance through a large opening in one of the outer discs. The ... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3976253 | Excenter mill A milling apparatus having a milling disc which is rotated about its axis by a motor and a tubular milling member having one end supported in contact with the milling disc with the axis of the tubular milling member being eccentric with respect to the axi... | 08/24/1976 |
