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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146848 | Pulverizer for food waste treatment apparatus The present invention provides a pulverizer of a food waste treatment apparatus. The pulverizer of the present invention includes a main body, a pulverizing screw and an exhaust channel unit. The main body has a hollow space therein. The pulverizing screw includes a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7424982 | Device for tuning and translating a pasty or granular material The invention concerns a device comprising a rotary shaft (2) supported above a layer (C) of material, transversely to the translation direction (A) of the material, and means for turning (3) the material extending at least partly radially relative to ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7389954 | Food grinder A food grinding machine comprises a static outer jacket provided with conventional elements for coupling to a loading inlet of the grinding machine. Annular recesses are formed in the internal thickness of the jacket, have preset volumes and are mutually separated. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347615 | Mixer with smoothed mixing action A mixer (1) is described, in particular a feed mixer, has a mixing chamber (3), which is provided with a discharge opening (6) for the mix. A mixing screw (7), driven about a vertical rotating axis (7a), is accommodated in the mixi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347614 | Split drive apparatus for a vertical mixer A multiple auger vertical mixer with a drive system comprised of a powered driving means and a first gearbox with multiple output shafts. The output shafts supply rotational power for at least two final driven gearboxes which drive the augers. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328866 | Double bottom tank and mixing auger for chopping animal feed Double-bottom tank and mixing auger for chopping animal feed, of the type that is transported using a trailer or that are incorporated into a self-propelled vehicle. The said tanks are used to chop and mix animal fodder ingredients, preferably in agricultural instal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7275703 | Method for processing synthetic materials for the purpose of recycling A device for the preparation of, preferably thermoplastic, plastics material for recycling purposes has a container (1) in which at least one rotating mixing and/or comminuting tool (14) is arranged. The material thus treated is fed through an outlet o... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258294 | Compacting apparatus A machining waste metal recycling machine has an in-feed hopper. The hopper uses paired augers to move the waste metal through the hopper to a cutting and transporting auger. The hopper augers are powered independently from each other, and may be individually revers... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240864 | Helical cutting True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, int... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226008 | Briquette of ferrous metal working scrap, method of making the same, mashing crusher of grinding chips and briquette making apparatus using the same A briquette meeting required strength that is formed in an energy-saving manner from ferrous metal working scrap, such as grinding chips, and a method of making the briquette are provided. In a briquette formed by applying a pressing pressure to a ferrous metal work... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207506 | Blending station apparatus and method A blending station apparatus and method includes a foodstuffs storage location where a plurality of individual foodstuffs storage containers are held, a control panel for inputting information into the blending station so that the beverage size and one or more of th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192621 | Keypad and method of separating a crosslinked cured resin layer thereof The present invention related a keypad (1) in which a keypad main body (4) composed of a thermoplastic elastomer has formed thereon a cross-linked cured resin layer (5) of a cross-linked cured resin that is separable from the keypad main body ( | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189306 | Process of treating lignocellulosic material to produce bio-ethanol This invention relates to a process of treating a lignocellulosic material to produce bio-ethanol. The process includes the steps of: (a) exposing the lignocellulosic material to conditions including a pH not less than about 8, and steam at a first pressure, to prod... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156329 | Bone crusher and method for bone crushing An apparatus for bone milling includes a housing defining a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, and a linear passage from the first opening to the second opening. The bone mill further includes a rotatable grinding member, wherein the rotatable grindin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152820 | Asphalt recycling device and method of using An asphalt heating and drying device for recycling or repairing asphalt. Nuggets of waste asphalt are inserted into a heat chamber that has a plurality of heat tubes that carry hot air into the chamber and adjacent to the waste asphalt nuggets. The heat chamber has ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108209 | Device for treating food wastes The device for treating food wastes comprises a housing which includes a feeding port formed at an upper side of the same for feeding food wastes, a drainage port formed at one side of a lower surface of the same for discharging leachate separated from the fed food ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100852 | Helical cutting True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, int... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090156 | Destroying planar material True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, int... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077344 | Device for the comminution of materials A device for compacting loosely packed materials, in particular synthetic materials, comprises a shredder/conveyor rotor body arranged in a casing and drivable with the rotation around an axis of rotation and a consecutively arranged extruder with an extruder screw ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070136 | Fence assembly A fence assembly is provided which comprises: a first fence post extending upwardly from the ground; a first tubular member having a first upper end and a first lower end, the first tubular member being received over but not connected to the first fence post such th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048217 | Blending station apparatus and method A blending station apparatus and method includes a foodstuffs storage location where a plurality of individual foodstuffs storage containers are held, a control panel for inputting information into the blending station so that the beverage size and one or more of th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028933 | Livestock food processing mixing machine A mixing machine consists of a hopper having a main chamber within its housing with a rotary member, a secondary chamber having a bottom worm conveying the material from one end of the mixing machine to the other end thereof, until collapsing with a loop found on it... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028932 | Machine for mixing and distributing products used to feed livestock A machine including a container fitted with a base that extends between lateral walls and end walls. The base partially covers (i) a mixing rotor and (ii) a feed auger which moves products in the skip either in a closed circuit or in a circuit towards a distributing... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028610 | Compacting apparatus A machining waste metal recycling machine has an in-feed hopper. The hopper uses paired augers to move the waste metal through the hopper to a cutting and transporting auger. The hopper augers are powered independently from each other, and may be individually revers... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021572 | Process and installation for warm dehulling soya The invention relates to a method for warm dehulling soya and other bean fruits and for subsequently grinding them, as well as to corresponding installation. The invention can simplify the process and the design of the installation. To this end, the fruits and heate... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994494 | Device for producing bored piles Device for producing bored piles having an auger, which along at least part of the auger length is surrounded by a rotating encasing tube and during boring the encasing tube is rotated in or counter to the rotation direction of the auger and in which the auger and t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978956 | Method and apparatus for granulating plastic A granulator has a first coarse cutting stage operating at between 5 and 45 rotations per minute and a second fine cutting stage operating at two to ten times the speed of the first stage. Since granulate exiting the second stage is uniformly divided, the granulator... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955110 | Apparatus and method for cutting soft materials, especially meat An apparatus and method for cutting soft materials such as meat. Two or more spirally mounted helical blades are situated between two supports, and the supports are mounted to a shank. The shank is rotated to impart rotary action to the spiral shear blades, and the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945487 | Feeding apparatus for cellulosic material An apparatus for pressure tight discharge of refiner material, such as cellulosic material by using a screw which feeds the material between a screw shaft and screw housing whereby a pressure tight material plug is formed at an outlet of the screw housing. The screw... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6923393 | Horizontal feed mixer and method for using same The feed mixer of the present invention includes two upper horizontal augers having flighting thereon. Below and between the two upper augers is a rotor having helical paddle segments thereon. The two upper augers and the rotor all rotate in the same direction, but ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877685 | Processing device for synthetic material The invention relates to a processing device for, especially thermoplastic, synthetic material. The inventive device consists of a disintegration device and/or a conveying device having an upstream disintegration device and of a directly connected extruding device. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6849215 | Reconstituted polymeric materials derived from post-consumer waste, industrial scrap and virgin resins made by solid state shear pulverization A method of making polymeric particulates wherein polymeric scrap material, virgin polymeric material and mixtures thereof are supplied to intermeshing extruder screws which are rotated to transport the polymeric material along their length and subject the polymeric... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817752 | Auger device for a vertical mixer An auger device of a vertical mixer is disclosed for mixing animal feed. The auger device includes a core having a first and a second end and flighting which is secured to the core so that in operation of the mixer, when the auger device rotates, the animal feed is ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805312 | Food preparation appliance A food preparation appliance includes a food preparation container and a base unit. The base unit includes a stirring mechanism drive and a heating element. The heating element comprises an induction heating element. The base unit has a control panel for use in cont... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752337 | System and method for treating process material A method and system for treating material, especially medical waste, municipal solid waste, and paper, such as newsprint. The system includes an input component having an air lock and shredder; a pressurized treatment component which includes a feed screw which feed... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6730250 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers A method for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers including the steps of: separating coating from raw material obtained by cleaning, fracturing and drying recyclable bumpers to form a recycled matrix; mixing an additive with the recycled ma... | 05/04/2004 |
