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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7547134 | Arrangement for mixing of fluid streams An arrangement for mixing fluid streams in a duct, said arrangement comprising: at least one mixing device having front side and back side and positioned within said duct through which a first major stream travels, the at least one mixing device determining a total ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7416404 | Feed injector for gasification and related method A feed injector for use in a gasification apparatus comprising plural concentric tubes converging at an outlet tip, at least one interior tube of the plural concentric tubes having a plurality of static, helically-twisted mixing elements fixed to an exterior surface... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7350962 | Liquid recycle inlet distributor assembly A catalytic hydrocracking reactor vessel includes enhanced components for the conversion of a hydrogen gas and fossil fuel feedstream to light liquid hydrocarbons. The reactor vessel comprises one or more of a reactor cup riser with a helical cyclonic separator cond... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322739 | Sparging device for adding a processing fluid to a foodstuff A sparging device (10) includes a number of sparger or screen passages (14) each extending from a respective passage inlet to a respective passage outlet. The sparging device (10) further includes a fluid chamber (25) that defines a chamb... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281844 | Variable static mixer A variable static mixer and system for accommodating variable and different flows in a pipeline so as to produce maximum mixing efficiency including a first mixer mounted in the pipeline and a second mixer mounted in the pipeline at a downstream location wherein the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7229207 | Method for gel hydration system A hydration apparatus for use with a hydration tank. The hydration apparatus disperses incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank to increase the hydration time of the incoming gel. The hydration apparatus includes flow conduits communicated with gel inlet... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7140292 | Device, system and method for fluid additive injection into a viscous fluid food stream An apparatus, system and method is provided for injecting a fluid additive into a viscous fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive injector device is utilized to inject the fluid additive which has structure to prevent or minimize the amount of fluid additive that c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125162 | Gel hydration system A hydration apparatus for use with a hydration tank. The hydration apparatus disperses incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank to increase the hydration time of the incoming gel. The hydration apparatus includes flow conduits communicated with gel inlet... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073534 | Silencer for perforated plate flow conditioner A perforated plate flow conditioner includes a single acoustic feedback interference device having an upstream end attached to a downstream side of the perforated plate. The upstream end covers substantially all of the downstream side of the perforated plate between... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063817 | Device for cleaning flue gas Flue gas, in particular from a steam generator, requires cleaning. A catalytic converter for deNOxing the flue gas, which is used, for example, to heat an air preheater, is often employed for this purpose. Residues of a reducing agent react with unconverted sulfur o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7004196 | Disposable container for use in fluid processing A flexible, disposable container used in fluid processing apparatus including flow control means to promote mixing of fluid within the flexible container. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966688 | Apparatus for mixing and dispensing powder An apparatus and method for mixing and dispensing a powder material in an aqueous solution wherein the powder material is premixed into solution by a spreader. The premix solution is subsequently dispensed in a diluted aqueous stream by a venturi proportioner. In a ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960293 | Waste processing system A system and method for pre-treating grease and other similar wastes prior to introducing them into a waste water treatment facility so that the grease, etc., does not clog the waste water treatment facility equipment. The system includes a tank for receipt of the g... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935769 | Apparatus for production of striated, laminated lipid-based confections A method of manufacturing multi-layered, laminated, lipid-based sweet confections comprises tempering the lipid-based formulation for each layer, and depositing them separately onto a moving conveyor belt, which is passed through a cooling tunnel between the station... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919381 | Process for preparing solutions with additives and surfactants A process for preparing a solution of a liquid additive in a liquid base wherein the liquid additive tends to gel when mixed with the liquid base at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG includes the steps of providing a stream of the liquid bas... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915734 | Pizza making method and system The invention provides an automated method and apparatus for pizza production which is initiated by individual order placement and uses only fresh ingredients (no ingredients are frozen, pre-prepared or pre-cooked). Each dough portion is individually and mechanicall... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6903138 | Manufacture of stable bimodal emulsions using dynamic mixing A process for preparing a bimodal emulsion of viscous hydrocarbon in water includes providing a stream of water at ambient temperature; providing a liquid additive that tends to gel when mixed with water at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG;... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854874 | Gel hydration system A hydration apparatus for use with a hydration tank. The hydration apparatus disperses incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank to increase the hydration time of the incoming gel. The hydration apparatus includes flow conduits communicated with gel inlet... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830368 | Mixing valve with agitation chamber and helical fluid supply passages A mixing valve comprises a valve body and a plurality of helical members. An agitation chamber is formed in the valve body. The plurality of helical members are disposed substantially in parallel in the valve body and have a number corresponding to a number of fluid... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6677387 | Preparation of stable emulsion using dynamic or static mixers A process for preparing a hydrocarbon in water emulsion, comprising the steps of providing a liquid additive that tends to gel when mixed with water at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG ; providing a stream of water at a temperatu... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672755 | Equipment for mixing a powder with a liquid There is described a method of mixing a powder with a liquid comprising forming the liquid into a flowing film and dispersing the powder and directing it at the flowing liquid film so that it impinges thereon and mixes therewith. There is also described e... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672756 | Fluid mixer A multi-entry fluid mixer is provided, e.g. for mixing and injecting liquid rocket propellants, which mixer has a first set of passages for receiving fluid A and a second set of passages for receiving fluid B, the passages being separated by porous walls ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6612731 | Mixing apparatus An apparatus for mixing a fluid feed stock, such as a heavy oil, and particles of a catalyst for gasifying the heavy oil in a reactor, comprises the reactor having in the upper portion a circular port through which the particles are fed, a moving bed-form... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604850 | Vortex static mixer A static fluid mixer includes a cylindrical flow conduit and at least two inclined, axially spaced, and circumferentially offset internal baffle members for creating counter-rotating vortices in fluids passing through the conduit. The baffle members each ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6513965 | Apparatus for manufacturing photographic emulsions An apparatus and method for mixing at least two reactants is taught wherein a first reactant is delivered to a reaction zone through a first annular flow path and a second reactant is delivered to the reaction zone through a second annular flow path. The ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6491423 | Apparatus for mixing particles into a liquid medium An apparatus for mixing particles in a liquid or semi-liquid medium, such as ceramic reinforcing particles in a molten metal or metal alloy matrix for the production of stir-cast metal matrix composite (MMC) materials. The particles can be introduced unde... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440272 | Device for mixing stock suspensions Process and device for the mixing of suspensions with possibly different natures and/or compositions in the stable section of a paper machine. In the process, a suspension, particularly of the backwater of the paper machine, is piped in a mixing tube with... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422735 | Hydraulic jet flash mixer with open injection port in the flow deflector A hydraulic jet flash mixer injects chemicals in the form of liquids, or slurries, or gases, into a fluid stream. The mixing system withdraws a side stream of fluid from a main fluid stream. The side stream is pressurized and directed through a convergent... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412709 | Fluid mixing-jetting apparatus, fluid mixer and snowmaker A fluid mixing-jetting apparatus includes an apparatus body provided at its upstream end with an inlet arrangement for introducing plural kinds of fluids into a flow passage formed in the apparatus body. The apparatus further includes an end plate closing... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6279611 | Apparatus for generating microbubbles while mixing an additive fluid with a mainstream liquid A unitary, self-contained apparatus for generating microbubbles using a pipe section with a constriction device for producing a venturi effect to cause a mainstream liquid flowing under pressure in the pipe section to draw a column of additive fluid into ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6200014 | Method and apparatus for mixing high molecular weight materials with liquids Skin friction reduction on a surface moving relative to a fluid can be obtained by conditioning (i.e., unwinding, lengthening, or stretching) and ejecting a drag-reducing material, such as a polymer or other high molecular weight material, into the bounda... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6200417 | Process and device for mixing stock suspensions Process and device for the mixing of suspensions with possibly different natures and/or compositions in the stable section of a paper machine. In the process, a suspension, particularly of the backwater of the paper machine, is piped in a mixing tube with... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6132079 | Multi path mixing apparatus A stationary material mixing apparatus located within a conduit for mixing a low viscosity additive into a high viscosity moving stream. The apparatus includes a baffle which supports a plurality of coplanar passageways and, at mid-circle points between t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6092921 | Fluid mixer and process using the same Apparatus for mixing reactive fluids which are capable of ignition or explosion, at elevated temperature and pressure, for subsequent conversion by contact with a catalyst, such as a (partial) oxidation catalyst or in a combustion zone, comprising in sequ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6004025 | Automated liquid manufacturing system A method for continuously preparing a medium formulation mixes a diluent with a plurality of chemically incompatible concentrate solutions in such a manner that none of the ingredients of the concentrate solutions chemically react in an adverse manner The... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5902041 | Defoaming mixing eductor Disclosed is an eductor for mixing water with a foamable concentrated surfactant. A venturi aspirates the surfactant into a water stream. The diluted surfactant is then delivered into a bottle, pail, bucket, or other container, e.g. for use in custodial a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5836683 | Mixing apparatus using acoustic resonance A mixing apparatus is used in mixing two fluids, such as two liquids, a liquid and a solid, or a liquid and a gas, within beer fermenter, microorganism culture mediums, waste water disposal plants, and other chemical processes. It is high in efficiency an... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5685639 | Juice mixing nozzle A juice mixing nozzle, which provides for the mixing of juice concentrate with water, includes a head which receives a manifold, a diffuser, and a cap to enclose the head. A supply of water, concentrate and air are directed through the cap and manifold in... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5564825 | Integral inlet valve and mixer to promote mixing of fluids in a tank A mixer for mixing and blending fluids within a vessel includes a passageway through which fluid is dispensed within the vessel and a flow diverter spaced from the passageway. Fluid impinges on the flow diverter and is directed toward the walls of the ves... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5556200 | Apparatus for mixing a first fluid into a second fluid using a wedge-shaped, turbulence-inducing flow restriction in the mixing zone An apparatus for mixing a first fluid into a second fluid that comprises a housing (1) having a flow chamber (39) for the second fluid, a flow restrictor member (6) in the flow chamber, and holes (18) for introducing the first fluid into at least one gap ... | 09/17/1996 |
