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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744268 | Method of mixing by gas injection A liquid transport system including a bag adapted to hold fluids, the bag being constructed of a flexible fabric. The bag has a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior. The system includes a discharge port, a fill port a... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7387428 | Method for mixing slurry A slurry mixer comprises a container assembly and pressurized air delivery system for mixing gravitationally separable heavy particulate of target slurry. The container assembly essentially comprises an inferior container portion, a superior container portion, a ver... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7331705 | Static device and method of making A static device and method of making is disclosed for mixing matter flowing therethrough. The invention comprises a tube having a polygonic cross section defining a plurality of corners. The tube is spirally twisted with the plurality of corners forming a plurality ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7275856 | Apparatus for forming a polishing pad having a reduced striations The present invention provides an apparatus 20 for forming a striation-reduced chemical mechanical polishing pad 4. The polishing pad 4 comprises a first delivery line 66 for delivering a polymeric material 52 into a mixer 68 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267475 | Blender A mixing apparatus and method wherein the mixing apparatus includes a hopper having a port piston for periodically retracting to open a fluid port to allow a slug of gas to be quickly injected into the bottom of a hopper, which produces a mixing and blending of the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7163334 | Method and apparatus for mixing fibers A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7063486 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the powdery medium. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6948888 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and an outlet. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance from its base. In this way a pressu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948887 | Transport container having compartments that can be individually pressurized A container for use in transporting particulate materials includes a plurality of product compartments, with each such compartment having a material outlet in communication therewith through which particulate material in the compartment may be discharged. The contai... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6634625 | Mixer for fluid or solid substances The invention relates to a device that sets liquid or solid substances in motion and to a method for the implementation of said device. The invention more specifically relates to a device that sets liquid or solid substances in motion by means of gas bubb... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6610798 | Controlled suspension polymerization process without mechanical agitation Non-Newtonian fluids, such as partially polymerized monomers or solutions of polymer in monomer may be pressure atomized below the free surface of a continuous liquid phase to produce a dispersed phase. A uniform or customized droplet size distribution ca... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6302573 | Mixing method of powdered or granular material utilizing pulsating vibration air A mixing and blending method for powdered or granular material includes supplying pulsating vibration air into an airtight tank from a bottom thereof. An airtight tank having a porous bottom plate on which the material is stored is provided for the mixing... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6059441 | Process and device for suspending heavy particles of a solid in a liquid A device and method for holding a predetermined volume of liquid having suspended particles. The device includes a container for holding the predetermined volume of liquid, the container having a tapered neck and a flat bottom. At least one conduit having... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5642937 | Pressure-differential liquid stirrer A pressure-differential liquid stirrer which includes a liquid tank which holds the liquid to be stirred, the liquid tank having a top opening, a bottom wall, and a sealing cover covered on the top opening, the sealing cover having a hole; a single-outlet... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5442997 | Automated cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus receives a sealed container of food inside a cooking chamber. A controller operates a motor to drive a rack and pinion gear set to lower a nozzle to puncture the cover of the container. Limit switches position the nozzle at a predeterm... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5312754 | Composting apparatus and system The present invention is a compost apparatus that is simple, economical, reliable and may be transportable, yet contains all odorous emissions. Odorous materials are handled in a fully enclosed manner using containers which may be capable of providing in-... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5143486 | Flow promoter for fluidized solids A device for promoting the flow rate of solid particulates from a fluidized bed of solids into a downcomer extending from a discharge outlet in a wall or the bed includes a hollow, funnel-like, horn element having a lower end connected upstream of the dis... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5062458 | Annular vessel for receivng radioactive solutions containing solids The invention is directed to an annular vessel for holding radioactive soions which contain solids. The vessel has an inclined bottom and a discharge at the lowest point of the vessel. A plurality of pulsators charged with air are mounted in the ring-sha... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5018868 | Cement storage and mixing system A dry bulk cement storage and mixing system comprises one or more generally cylindrical storage tanks or bins having somewhat wedge shaped bottom discharge sections with tapered flight conveyor screws extending across the diameter of the bin at the conver... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5005472 | Aseptic processing system An aseptic storage tank includes a draught tube into which food product enters in use. By increasing and decreasing relative pressure in the headpiece of the tube the contents in the tube are forced into and out of the tank to keep the food product therei... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4971731 | Method and apparatus for generating microbubbles in froth flotation mineral concentration systems A method and apparatus for generating microbubbles in a flowing liquid stream for use in a froth flotation system. The system utilizes a microbubble generator having a tubular housing with an inlet end and an outlet end. Located coaxially within the housi... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4953749 | Chip separation and alignment apparatus A chip separation and alignment apparatus capable of accurately and readily accomplishing separation and alignment of chips with a simple construction. The apparatus includes a chip separation and alignment section and a chip separation section. The chip ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4944598 | Continuous flow air blender for dry granular materials Pressurized air is applied to dry granular materials as they enter the top of a vessel to mix the materials together and the mixed materials continuously flow out of the vessel through a bottom discharge opening.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943163 | Blender for pneumatically mixing batches of dry granular materials by tumbling A vertically oriented generally cylindrical vessel or hopper holds dry granular materials which are mixed together by applying repeated short bursts of pressurized air from nozzles in an air manifold which direct the air substantially parallel or slightly... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4934569 | Pressurized fluid injection method and means A pressurized fluid is injected into a mass of material through at least one length of hose or other tubing of inherently resilient, elastomer material having one end closed and provided with at least one series of potential openings cut into the elastome... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4923374 | Method for producing pressure pulses in a mass of gas and a device for performing the method A method for producing selectively controlled pressure pulses in a mass of gas, particularly contained in a space of large dimensions. To achieve a sufficiently high power in the pulses, the pulses are generated by a valveless displacement machine in whic... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4878758 | Process for mixing bulk materials The instant invention relates to a process for the blending of bulk materials by means of a jet gas blender, whereby the blending porcess is initiated only when full gas pressure is reached and when the valve immediately upstream of the storage tank (3) h... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4766676 | Dryer for drying extrudable materials In a dryer for drying extrudable materials, a worm is rotatably disposed in a tubular sleeve which is equipped at its front portion with a hopper to supply extrudable materials. The worm is supported at its both ends by bearings in the sleeve or outside t... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4762684 | Apparatus for decomposing sodium aluminate liquors without agitation to produce alumina A method and apparatus for decomposing a sodium aluminate liquor supersaturated with alumina, obtained from alkaline action on bauxite by the Bayer process, is initiated by introduction of alumina trihydrate seed, thereby forming a suspension. The suspens... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4664526 | Process and apparatus for mixing a liquid sample to be analyzed A process for mixing a liquid sample to be analyzed with periodic air movements includes the steps of placing the sample in a sample container and alternately directing air jets onto different regions of the surface of the sample, wherein the air jets dis... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4595296 | Method and apparatus for gas induced mixing and blending The invention relates to a mixing and blending system in which pulsed air or gas bubbles (45,46,47) of predetermined variable size and frequency are injected into a tank (10,60,80) containing materials to be agitated or stirred for mixing and blending. Th... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4591075 | Activator for fluidizing slow-moving material in containers Activator for fluidizing slow-moving material in fluid containers (10). The activator comprises a flat activator hose (15) which is suspended on a support member (16) arranged like a coat-hanger, a conduit (17) projecting into the activator hose between t... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4565660 | Method for dispersing gas, for mixing a pulverous solid into a liquid to form a suspension, and for maintaining the obtained good solid-gas-liquid suspension in the reactor A certain amount of gas is directed under the liquid surface in a solution reactor, advantageously into the bottom of the reactor, for dispersing the gas into small bubbles and distributing it as evenly as possible over the entire cross-sectional area of ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4542991 | Mixing silo for pneumatically homogenizing fine-grained or dust-like material Mixing silo for pneumatically homogenizing fine-grained or dust-like material, the bottom of which comprises groups of aeration zones which can be alternately supplied with compressed air in such a manner that in each group a bottom zone partially limited... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4534653 | Blender for powdery material A combined storage silo and homogenizing device for powdery materials such as cement raw meal. A silo is divided into an upper storage vessel and a lower homogenizing chamber. The storage silo has a slab floor having a plurality of spaced apart openings t... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4496076 | Multiple blast aerator system A multiple blast aerator hopper system for handling bulk material. A plurality of blast aerators are fitted at radially spaced-apart intervals about the periphery of the hopper; the first blast aerator is positioned near the bin outlet, and each succeedin... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4472062 | Continuous mixing silo and method of operation The invention relates to a continuous mixing silo and a method of operating it for the mixing of fine-grained material. The silo has a base provided with a plurality of zones which are supplied with aerating air in chronological sequence. Individual zones... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4470704 | Process and appliance for mixing materials in bulk A process for mixing materials in bulk comprises the continuous and simultaneous withdrawal, through discharge openings distributed about the periphery of a mixing silo, of the material in such a manner that the vertical velocity of the descending materia... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4447251 | Sonic levitation apparatus A sonic levitation apparatus (A) is disclosed which includes a sonic transducer (14) which generates acoustical energy responsive to the level of an electrical amplifier (16). A duct (B) communicates with an acoustical chamber (18) to deliver an oscillato... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4383766 | Bin with pneumatic agitator panel In a bin for receiving pulverulent and similar slow-moving materials a pneumatic agitator panel is mounted to the bounding wall inside the bin and at its upper edge is secured to the bounding wall by means of a clamp rail extending along the upper edge an... | 05/17/1983 |
