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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913939 | Method to transform bulk material The invention provides low-cost, non-thermal methods to transform and beneficiate bulk materials, including low rank coals such as peat, lignite, brown coal, subbituminous coal, other carbonaceous solids or derived feedstock. High pressure compaction and comminution... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7762482 | Method for comminuting polymeric shaped articles by milling The invention pertains to a method for comminuting a polymeric shaped article to particles having an average particle size smaller than 6 mm by using a grinding apparatus, characterized in that the shaped article prior to grinding is subjected to a milling step in a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757974 | Method and apparatus for comminuting and cleaning of waste plastic Method for comminuting and cleaning waste plastic, in particular, mixed plastic (MKS) with the following steps: a compacted material, especially, an agglomerate is produced from film scraps or film remnants comminuted into flakes and/or thick-walled plastic parts ch... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735759 | Method for the production of a flowable powder of a fluoropolymer compound and flowable powder produced according to the method In order to provide a simple and economical method for the production of a flowable powder of a fluoropolymer compound, there is proposed a method for the production of a flowable powder of a fluoropolymer compound from a dry mixture, which contains at least one flu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7699247 | Waste processing Disinfection of waste can be carried out by first cutting the waste into small pieces to expose surfaces in the waste and then simultaneously spraying the waste pieces with disinfectant and agitating them. The waste pieces are agitated by applying sufficient vacuum ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7621472 | Process for processing organic waste A process for producing dried pieces of organic waste by reducing raw organic waste to pieces and drying the raw organic waste to a moisture content at which it is generally free of odors caused by microbial activity. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7562835 | Method and devices for obtaining the continuity of the uniformity of the structure and density of a stream of transported loose material, particularly organic plant material, and particularly tobacco material The invention relates to a method and a device for obtaining the continuity of the uniformity of the structure and density of a stream of transported loose material, particularly organic plant material, and particularly tobacco material. According to the inventive m... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7478770 | Mechanical granulation process The present invention relates to a mechanical process for granulating and cold manufacturing of spherical particles of aluminum and transformation of turnings, chips “UBC” utility beverage cans and aluminum cans into finished products intended for the use into a... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7429010 | Methods and apparatus to mechanically reduce food products into irregular shapes and sizes Apparatus and methods of using the apparatus for manufacturing irregularly shaped and sized products, and in particular cheese irregularly shaped and sized crumbles from cheeses, such as semi-soft cheeses including types of cheddar, mozzarella, Monterey jack, Colby,... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429009 | Process for production of water-absorbing material An object of the present invention is to make it possible, in order to form the fine powder of the water-absorbent resin into a water-absorbing material having particle diameters favorable for practical use, that a water-absorbing material which has high agglomerati... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7335618 | Method for manufacturing hydrorefining catalyst, and metal recovery method A heavy oil is hydrorefined using a hydrorefining catalyst. A spent hydrorefining catalyst whose activity has decreased is heat treated (S1) and pulverized to obtained a regenerated powder (S2). This regenerated powder is fractionated according to its ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7284897 | Extruder for continuously working and/or processing flowable materials An extruder has at least three parallel, co-rotating shafts disposed in a cavity therein along a circle. The shafts are equipped with screw elements closely intermeshing over their whole circumference. At least one screw element is formed as a passage screw element ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267295 | Shredding machines A shredding machine includes a housing which defines a passageway through which a sheet of material to be shredded may pass, a punching mechanism comprising a plurality of punch members, a mechanism to move the punch members from a retracted position in which the pu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258291 | Destructive device, foam gas collecting device, and foam gas separating and collecting system A destructive device, wherein treated material (1) including a foam body is pre-compressed in thickness direction and fed to the opposed part of a pair of compression rolls (21, 22), partition walls forming independent air bubbles in the foam body is d... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258915 | Flake for covert security applications Covert flakes having one or more symbols and/or a selected shape are used in a composition, such as ink or paint, to provide a covert security feature to an object. In some embodiments the composition includes base pigment, and the covert flakes are covert pigment f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241489 | Opaque flake for covert security applications Opaque flakes, such as pigment or bright flake used in paints and inks, have a selected shape and/or other indicia to provide a covert security feature to an object. In some embodiments the composition includes base pigment, and the opaque covert flakes match the vi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238424 | All-dielectric optically variable pigments The light transmitted and reflected by all-dielectric optically variable pigments varies according to viewing angle. The color travel of an all-dielectric optically variable pigment depends on amplitude changes and wavelength shifts in reflectance peaks of the pigme... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224528 | Optically variable security devices A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an optical interference pattern such as a holographic image pattern or an optical diffraction pattern thereon. A color shi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192996 | Manufacturing solvent-free solid paint A method and apparatus for manufacturing small batches of solid paint is disclosed, which method includes a first step of providing a component of the solid paint as a liquid in a heated mixing container that has a base and sides and includes a stirrer for stirring ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189762 | Method of modifying crosslinked rubber A method of modifying crosslinked rubber comprising subjecting the rubber to mechanical elongational and shear forces in the presence of a supercritical fluid that is normally gaseous. Controllable devulcanization of the rubber is achieved. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185835 | Method and device for granulating slurry and/or powdered material The invention relates to a process for the granulation of sludge- and/or dust-form material, in which the material to be granulated is mixed with hydratable or hydraulically settable solids and water, which solids react exothermically with water and act as binder in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172143 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168639 | Method and apparatus for reducing tires A method and apparatus for reducing vehicle tires includes a feed mechanism for transferring flattened tire treads into a shearing assembly which includes a rotating shear assembly. The shear assembly is comprised of a rotating arbor supporting a stack of a pluralit... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162785 | Method of recycling a process cartridge The recycling of metal materials is performed by efficiently recovering the metal materials from component materials of a process cartridge. To achieve this object, there is provided a method of recycling a process cartridge containing a toner, wherein in a crushing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163737 | Absorbent composition of matter for odoriferouse substances and releaser of diverse active ingredients and articles incorporating same A new product is described characterized by its qualities to absorb undesirable scents present in the air, while serving at the same time as a carrier for aromas, fragrances, flavorings, repellents, attractants and other active ingredients. The active ingredients ar... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141219 | Apparatus for carrying out a physical and/or chemical process, such as heat exchanger An apparatus for carrying out a physical and/or chemical process, such as a heat exchanger, comprising a fluidized bed, through which a fluid flows, and a separator for separating fluidized bed particles from the medium for recirculation. According to the invention,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097044 | Dry separation of contaminants from polyester materials A method for separating polyester materials from contaminants is disclosed suitable for, for example, a polyester recycling system. The method is a dry separation method and includes rapidly spinning a mixture of polyester and contaminants within a cleaning chamber.... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083829 | Vehicle having atmosphere pollutant treating surface A method and apparatus for treating the atmosphere comprising moving a vehicle through the atmosphere, the vehicle having at least one atmosphere contacting surface and a pollutant treating composition located on said surface. A specific embodiment comprises coating... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077640 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing molded materials of thermosetting resin composition A method of manufacturing molded materials of a thermosetting resin composition in a method of granulating a molding material of the thermosetting resin composition, in which a sheet producing step for transferring the molding material in a molten state to a subsequ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067108 | Chabazite-type molecular sieve, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins The synthesis of a crystalline material, in particular a high silica zeolite, having a chabazite-type framework is aided by the addition to the synthesis mixture of seeds of an AEI framework-type material. The chabazite-type product has a relatively small crystal si... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048215 | Comminuting apparatus having screen and access tray A comminuting apparatus is provided with a housing, at least two intermeshing scissor rolls, a screen, and an access tray. The housing has an entrance opening for receiving waste material and an exit opening for removing subdivided waste material. The scissor rolls ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041279 | Method and product for mitigating pet malodors The invention provides a method and product for mitigating or eliminating pet malodor(s) with an aqueous liquid deodorizing composition, the composition containing about at least 0.01% to about 10% of an dialkali metal tetraborate n-hydrate (with n being an integer ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014132 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014448 | Compacting facility for bulk goods A compacting facility for bulk goods is disclosed. In order to generate flakes of homogeneous quality, the bulk good is conveyed to a roller press (4) via a screw conveyor (5). The roller press (4) is supplied with bulk goods of differing qualit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976646 | Method and apparatus for grinding rubber A rubber grinding machine and method is provided for ambient temperature grinding of rubber material to form finely ground rubber particles. The rubber grinding machine includes a feed tube, a grinding module, a conveyor, a screening module and a vacuum system. Rubb... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971593 | Methods for mechanical treatment of materials such as catalysts Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fraction... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969017 | Comminuting apparatus A comminuting apparatus is provided having a frame, a set of overlapping scissor rolls, a shear outtake manifold, and a pneumatic conveyor. The frame has an enclosure with an entrance for receiving waste material. The set of overlapping scissor rolls includes a feed... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6944926 | Method for disassembling refrigerator, compressing device, and device for disassembling the same A refrigerant gas is collected and a compressor is removed from a discarded refrigerator, a heat-insulating housing including a heat insulator is cut/processed and separated into a plurality of pieces, and the pieces are compressed/processed by compression rollers o... | 09/20/2005 |
