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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146844 | Mini big bale vegetation shredding and dispersal apparatus The present invention is directed toward a reduced size vegetation shredding and dispersal apparatus that is capable of being attached to a skid steer front end loader (such as a Bobcat) that can be maneuvered into restricted areas and deliver shredded vegetation an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8104702 | Apparatus for uniformly dispersing additive particles in fine powders Blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing a small fraction of relatively small particles (additives) to a bulk particulate powder of larger size than the additives. In particular, the present invention provides blending methods for adding and uniformly mixing... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087601 | Agitation system for blowing wool machine A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool. A shredding chamber is associated with the chute and configured to s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083164 | Exit valve for blowing wool machine A machine for distributing blowing insulation from a bag of compressed blowing insulation is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing insulation. A shredding chamber is associated with the chute. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8056843 | Blowing wool machine outlet plate assembly A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool is provided. The machine includes a chute configured to receive the compressed blowing wool and a shredding chamber connected to the chute. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of sh... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038085 | Loosefill bag digester for blowing insulation machine Machines for distributing loosefill insulation from a package of compressed loosefill insulation are provided. The package of compressed loosefill insulation includes a bag encapsulating a body of compressed loosefill insulation. The machine includes a chute having ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7980498 | Entrance chute for blowing wool machine A machine for distributing insulation from a bag of insulation is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end. The chute is configured to receive the bag of insulation. The inlet end of the chute has a cross-sectional shape that is s... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971814 | Non-symmetrical airlock for blowing wool machine A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool is provided. The machine includes a shredding chamber having an outlet end. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wool. A d... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971813 | Blowing machine for loosefill insulation material A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool includes a chute configured to receive the bag, a shredder mounted at an outlet end of the chute and configured to shred the bag and to pick apart the blowing wool, a rotatably mounted rip... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7938348 | Loosefill blowing machine with a chute 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 configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool. A shredder is mounted at the outlet end of the chute and configu... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931220 | White pozzolan manufactured from post-consumer waste glass, products incorporating the same and methods of manufacturing the same A clean dry white glass powder useful as a substitute for Portland cement in concrete, in paints, and for other known uses for glass powder produced conventionally can be produced from unsorted post-consumer waste glass, including a substantial fraction of non-glass... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909276 | Agricultural sample grinder In various embodiments, an agricultural sample grinding system is provided. The system includes a grinder unit for grinding and uniformly mixing an agricultural sample. The system additionally includes a collection chamber connected to a transfer spout extending fro... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905435 | Roof grinder A roof grinder is operative to both comminute and transport rubber, asphalt, insulation, rock and other diverse material. The grinder has a cutter which comminutes commercial roofing material. An air transport uses a high velocity air stream to blow the comminuted p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7878435 | Entrance chute for blowing insulation machine A machine for distributing loosefill insulation is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end configured to receive the loosefill insulation and a lower unit associated with the chute. The lower unit includes a first and second shredder configured to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845585 | Blowing wool machine outlet plate assembly A machine configured to distribute blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool into distribution hoses includes a shredding chamber having an outlet end. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wo... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845584 | Single motor blower An apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements. The apparatus includes a supply material having discrete elements and a transporter system downstream of the supply material having discrete elements. In the preferred embodiment, the transporter ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7819349 | Entrance chute for blowing insulation machine A machine for distributing blowing insulation from a bag of compressed blowing insulation. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end and is configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing insulation, a plurality of shredders mounted at t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7762484 | Blowing wool machine flow control A machine is provided for distributing blowing wool from a source of compressed blowing wool. The machine is configured to discharge the blowing wool into distribution hoses. The machine including a shredding chamber having an outlet end. The shredding chamber inclu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7712690 | Exit valve for blowing insulation machine A machine for distributing blowing insulation including a shredding chamber having an outlet end, a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing insulation, and a discharge mechanism mounted at the outlet end of the shredding chamber and con... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7648090 | Disc housing A disc housing intended for refiners with refining discs rotating in opposed directions relative to each other is disclosed for mechanically disintegrating and working fibrous material. The disc housing surrounds the refining discs in an air-tight manner, and is pro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7568642 | Single motor blower An apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements. The apparatus includes a supply material having discrete elements and a transporter system downstream of the supply material having discrete elements. In embodiments, the transporter system includ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7387266 | Aggregate recycling apparatus having air circulation type foreign substance and fine particle separation means, and method thereof Disclosed is an aggregate recycling apparatus having an air circulation type foreign substance and fine particle separation means which directs a blast of air, circulated in a dry state, toward waste having passed through a crushing process immediately after the cru... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357342 | Split fan wheel and split shroud assemblies and methods of manufacturing and assembling the same Devices and systems for transporting a material suspended in a fluid, e.g., pulverized coal, that can be assembled about a rotary element are disclosed. The devices and systems comprise a first portion or half of a fan wheel assembly, a second portion or half of a f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341416 | Machine and method to feed filled bags, open the bags, empty the bags, and dispose of the empty bags A filled plastic bag may contain insulation. The bags are stacked in a loader. A pair of reciprocating arms rotate a bottom-most bag causing that bag to fall through an opening of a base. A conveyor receives the bag and moves it through a transverse knife and a long... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334747 | Destroying planar material into high security pieces 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... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325757 | Plastics recovery system A transportable system for separating materials in a waste stream. An arrangement of separation and grinding devices is mounted on a transportable platform. The devices are configured and arranged to produce three or more product streams from a plastic-rich feed mix... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324883 | System and method to detect a failed shear bolt supporting a concave of an agricultural combine A system and method for detecting existence of a failed or broken shear bolt supporting all or a portion of a concave of a threshing system of an agricultural combine and utilizing information relating to rates of movement and absence of movement of a concave to det... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300005 | Single motor blower An apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements. The apparatus includes: (a) a supply material having discrete elements; and (b) a transporter system downstream of the supply material having discrete elements. In the preferred embodiment, the tr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270283 | Single motor blower An apparatus for installation of a material having discrete elements. The apparatus includes a supply material having discrete elements and a transporter system downstream of the supply material having discrete elements. In the preferred embodiment, the transporter ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7226778 | Apparatus for natural recycling of protein waste An apparatus and process for naturally recycling poultry carcasses for use as a nutritional supplement, the apparatus generally consists of four modules: an enzymatic digest medium mixing assembly that self adjusts for pH; a mobile grinding assembly mounted on a tru... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210642 | Comminuting apparatus and rotor therefor A rotor (1) for use in a comminuting apparatus (100) is described and claimed. The rotor (1) includes a hub (2) rotatable about a first axis (A) and one or more disc members (4) for comminuting material. The disc members (4)... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195557 | Discharge arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine The invention concerns the discharge arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine with a lower ejection tower connected to the frame of the harvesting machine and an ejection elbow that includes the outlet end of the discharge arrangement supported in bearings,... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195084 | Systems and methods for storing and handling drill cuttings Vessels for selectively holding drilling cuttings material and methods employing such vessels; the vessels, in at least certain aspects, having a body with a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which the material... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159807 | Granular material grinder and method of use A granular material grinder and method of use includes a hammer mill for reducing incoming granular material into particulate material, a microgrinder for reducing the particulate matter into microground powder by particulate matter to particulate matter collisions,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144550 | Mobile apparatus and process for treating infectious waste A mobile self-contained apparatus and process for grinding, grating, macerating, chemically disinfecting, and drying infectious waste material. A trailer (10) contains a hopper (27), a grinder/grater (28), an enclosed conveyor system, drying and... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140168 | Device for packaging continuous webs of materials such as selvedges generated on thermoforming units The device for packaging continuous webs of materia1, such as selvedges generated on thermoforming units, includes an input regulator of webs, driving guide for the webs, a cutting unit and, downstream thereof, a collector for bits of webs. The cutting unit has at l... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118054 | Pressure differential material transport and disposal system A pressure differential material transport system to transfer materials with an airflow to a sewer system. Embodiments of the pressure differential material transport system may be used for residential or industrial applications to dispose of materials to the sewer ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104172 | Method for conveying, guiding, and locating a thermoformable web A method for delivering web-supported articles between dies and punches of a trim press. The method includes providing a treadle having an article detector, while moving the web and the articles, guiding the web and the articles along the web and between a pair of t... | 09/12/2006 |
