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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520459 | Blowing wool machine with ram to push wool A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end, the chute being configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool. A ram assembly has a ram member configured to drive the co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7434755 | Meat shredder apparatus Apparatus for shredding or pulling pieces of meat, which includes a feed hopper carried on a body, a removable shredder roller assembly in the body for shredding the meat, which includes a shredder roller, and a backer plate, which can be adjusted to vary the textur... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7223431 | Method for shredding blocks of material A method of shredding a block of material, which can be a block of cheese, includes moving blades about an axis and feeding a block of material in a feed plane toward the moving blades in a feeding direction, where the feeding direction is substantially perpendicula... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168640 | Method and apparatus for comminuting waste In a method and apparatus for comminuting waste to minimise the risk of damage to the apparatus and to provide quick flexible reaction to changing operating conditions the comminuting apparatus includes a drive unit having at least one electric motor in the form of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6929202 | Method and arrangement for feeding wood batches into a pressure grinder A method of feeding a wood batch into a pressure grinder, the method comprising first collecting the wood batch to be fed into the grinder into a separate batch chamber above a side feeding chamber, from which the wood batch is lowered vertically by means of a separ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6854674 | Device for comminuting plastic waste material An apparatus for comminuting waste of synthetic plastic material has a housing (1) in which at least one rotor (2) is bearingly supported for rotation around a preferably horizontal axis by a motor. The rotor (2) is provided on its periphery wit... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6722597 | Apparatus and method for shredding blocks of material An apparatus and method for shredding a block of material, the apparatus includes at least one cutting blade. A drive unit rotates the cutting blade about an axis, and a feed unit moves the block of material toward the cutting blade. The axis about which the cutting... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6575389 | Rotating cutter system An apparatus for destroying articles that has a cutter rotatably mounted adjacent a feed opening of a chamber containing articles to be destroyed. A ram is mounted in the chamber and is movable in a first direction toward the cutter. A plate forms the bot... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575066 | Method and apparatus for reducing oversized wood chips An apparatus is provided for cutting oversized wood chips smoothly and uniformly, such that the resulting chips are of optimum size and shape for use in making paper, cardboard, and other recyclable materials. A method is provided for aligning and guiding... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6536692 | Apparatus for shredding blocks of material An apparatus and method for shredding a block of material, the apparatus includes at least one cutting blade. A drive unit rotates the cutting blade about an axis, and a feed unit moves the block of material toward the cutting blade. The axis about which ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510880 | Lumber trim end chipper An improved method and apparatus which cuts certain wood pieces, commonly referenced as "mill ends," such that the chips can be used to make paper, cardboard and other recyclable materials. The use of a horizontal drum in combination with a horizontal anv... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6457500 | Method and apparatus for processing pan-shaped wood members A method and apparatus for reducing the size of wood members, particularly pan-shaped wood members known in the industry as "lilypads", such that the orientation of the fibers of the lilypads are encouraged to be substantially perpendicular to the longitu... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6340490 | Apparatus and method for shredding blocks of cheese An apparatus and method for shredding a block of cheese, the apparatus includes at least one cutting blade. A drive unit rotates the cutting blade about an axis, and a feed unit moves the block of cheese toward the cutting blade. The axis about which the ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6330850 | Device for preparing beverages from water-reconstitutable foodstuffs The invention relates to a method and a device for the on demand preparation of beverages or sauces from water-dispersible foodstuffs. The device includes one or more pressing units that urge one or more solid refills of a water-dispersible foodstuff towa... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6193180 | Arrangement in a pulp grinder An arrangement in a pulp grinder comprising a grindstone (1), a feed chute (2), and a piston to feed wood (3) against the grindstone (1). The arrangement comprises separate pushing members (6), which are arranged to push the wood (3) against the grindston... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6125897 | Method and apparatus for processing pan-shaped wood members A method and apparatus for reducing the size of wood members, particularly pan-shaped wood members known in the industry as "lilypads", such that the orientation of the fibers of the lilypads are encouraged to be substantially perpendicular to the longitu... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109550 | Arrangement for providing continuous grinding in a pulp grinder An arrangement for providing continuous grinding in a pulp grinder comprising a feed chute and a piston in the feed chute moving lengthwise of the feed chute for pressing the wood in the feed chute against a grindstone. The arrangement comprises rotary fe... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095443 | Arrangement for feeding wood in a pulp grinder An arrangement in a pulp grinder comprising a grindstone, a feed chute extending to the grindstone, a piston moving in the feed chute, an auxiliary piston and closing members. In the arrangement, there are recesses on the front of the piston and apertures... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082642 | Apparatus and method for pulverizing compressible materials An apparatus for pulverizing a collection of pieces of materials such as vulcanized rubber to create a very fine powder. The apparatus includes a piston and a cylinder which places the material to be pulverized under extremely high pressure of at least 1,... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5957178 | Method and apparatus for processing pan-shaped wood members A method and apparatus for reducing the size of wood members, particularly pan-shaped wood members known in the industry as "lilypads", such that the orientation of the fibers of the lilypads are encouraged to be substantially perpendicular to the longitu... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5927622 | Waste grinder and bit therefore The present invention is an apparatus and a method of operating a grinder for chipping and shredding material into waste, the grinder including a generally cylindrical drum having an exterior surface with a plurality of pockets formed into the exterior su... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5738287 | Bale separator A bale separator for use in separating bales of crop materials. The bale is separated by the action of a rotatable member which engages the bale. The rotatable member includes a central shaft and a number of spaced apart fingers which extend out from the ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5645234 | Compact reduction grinder A trailered, short stroke reduction grinder including a telescoping, multi-stage push ram and hydraulic grinding head which are operable from seat mounted joy sticks in an enclosed operator cabin. Collected reduction materials are pushed to a grinding cha... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5556043 | Angled-rib blocking slab for pulpwood grinder A blocking slab is used in a grinding chamber of a pulpwood grinder having a rotatable grindstone. The pulpwood grinder is suitable for reducing wood into pulp and objectionable shims and shives. The blocking slab includes a retaining side extending the l... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5509613 | Materials grinder A materials grinder has a materials receiving hopper, an exit opening into a shrouded grinding chamber and a powered ram for driving materials accumulated in the hopper to and through the exit into the grinding chamber. As grinding drum is rotatably dispo... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5462235 | Aggregate producing machine An apparatus for producing shredded aggregate from, e.g., boards of expanded polystyrene, is described. The apparatus includes a shredding box defining a shredding chamber; a rotor housed in the shredding box; means for driving the rotor; a plurality of s... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5344088 | Materials grinder A materials grinder has a materials receiving hopper, an exit opening into a shrouded grinding chamber and a powered ram for driving materials accumulated in the hopper to and through the exit into the grinding chamber. A grinding drum is rotatably dispos... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5205496 | Universal grinder with reciprocal feeder A hammer mill apparatus for comminuting materials such as wood, branches, twigs, leaves, grasses, hay, and the like, features a reciprocating batch feeder for feeding the materials to be comminuted into a rotary grinder. Adjustable and spring biased feed ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5197681 | Apparatus for safe high speed slicing/shaving of a food product A slicing/shaving machine particularly adapted for high speed slicing/shaving or food products in which at least one slicing/shaving blade defines a slicing/shaving edge of a generally arcuate configuration. The blade is carried by a slicing/shaving drum ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5150843 | Apparatus and method for processing solid waste Apparatus for processing solid waste includes a chamber for receiving the waste, which may be any contaminated or non-contaminated waste including paper, plastics, cloth, metal and hospital sharps, and a ram for forcing the waste, to which germicide may b... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4946110 | Laminar segments for use with comminution equipment A novel laminar assembly for use with comminution equipment, such as a liner for protecting the shell of an ore crushing mill or as a wear tip on a blow bar for use in a rock impact crusher. The laminar segment includes a plurality of laminae which are at... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4840317 | Wood pulp grinder A wood pulp grinder includes a grinder housing for supporting wood to be ground above a grindstone. A main press chamber in the grinder housing supports a main press ram which moves toward and away from the grindstone. When the main press ram is upraised,... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4688725 | Method for regulation of grinding process in a pocket grinder A method of regulating a grinding process in a pocket grinder pressing a wood batch in at least one pocket against a rotating grindstone with a grinding plate movable in the pocket calculates the apparent pulp quantity produced at measuring points at fixe... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687600 | Process for the separation of coated nuclear fuel particles from a graphitic matrix and installation for implementing the process A treating process for the separation of coated nuclear fuel particles from a graphitic matrix in which the nuclear fuel particles are embedded, which is employed in an installation for the conditioning of graphitic fuel elements of high-temperature nucle... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4666093 | Frame construction for a pressure grinding machine of press type Frame construction for a pressure grinding machine of press type, which frame construction comprises a gastight, pressure-proof grinding chamber, bearing housings for a grinder member revolving in the grinding chamber, as well as at least one press chambe... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4664323 | Method of and a feeding device for feeding a wood batch into a pressure grinder A method for feeding a wood batch into a pressure grinder, according to which method the wood batch is first fed into a pressurizable feeding device (9) and thereafter from the feeding device into a continuously pressurized grinding chamber (5) to make co... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4657191 | Bale handling and shredding apparatus A bale handling and shredding apparatus is described including an elongated conveyor pivotally mounted on a wheeled frame such as a trailer or the like adapted to be pulled by a prime mover. The conveyor comprises a pair of elongated conveyor members whic... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4595150 | Blocking slab for pulp grinder A blocking slab for a pulp grinder, which blocking slab comprises a striplike frame to be mounted between a wall of a grinding chamber in the grinder and a grindstone, said frame being parallel to the axle of the grindstone. In order to prevent splinters ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4518124 | Crop comminuting apparatus having vibrating cutting blades An apparatus for comminuting crop includes a duct through which the crop is fed by a reciprocating piston with the duct having reciprocating knives extending thereacross for cutting the crop. The knives are spring-mounted for movement under crop pressure ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4515318 | Method for controlling a piston fed wood grinder The speed of feed movement of a piston is controlled to an essentially constant value by direct digital measurement of the actual speed, by comparing the actual value to a preset value and by compensating for differences therebetween. Variations in the pi... | 05/07/1985 |
