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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441422 | Drum type washing machine with rotatable baffle Drum type washing machine with a rotatable baffle including a tub fitted in a cabinet, a drum in a tub to be rotatable as rotation force is received from a motor part, and the baffle fitted in the drum to be rotatable in a direction opposite to a direction of rotati... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7244061 | Marinating machine A marinating machine rotates a drum containing the food to be marinated. The drum is positioned on a pair of rotatable shafts only one of which is drivingly engaged to a motor rotating the drum. The pair of shafts is spaced far enough apart from each other such that... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7037437 | Dual filter system for filtering of injector fluids A filtering system used on a meat injection machine that injects pickling into meat products. The filter consists of a tank and a first and second rotary filter. The first rotary filter uses a wedge wire wound cylinder and augers having flutes that rotate to catch a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001515 | Dual filter system for filtering of injector fluids A filtering system used on a meat injection machine that injects pickling into meat products. The filter consists of a tank and a first and second rotary filter. The first rotary filter uses a wedge wire wound cylinder and augers having flutes that rotate to catch a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6910801 | Agitating and mixing device The object of the present invention is to provide a device with a simple structure which can uniformly mix bulk materials. A device comprises a rotary shaft 6 to be rotated by a driving means 3, a container outer shell 7 fixed to the rota... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6736537 | Bone cement mixing and delivery device for injection and method thereof A bone cement mixing and delivery assembly is disclosed for mixing a powdered copolymer and a liquid monomer to form a bone cement and delivering the bone cement. The assembly includes a cartridge having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a mixing chamber ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6547432 | Bone cement mixing and delivery device for injection and method thereof A bone cement mixing and delivery assembly is disclosed for mixing a powdered copolymer and a liquid monomer to form a bone cement and delivering the bone cement. The assembly includes a cartridge having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a mixi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547882 | Drum coater with forced recirculation of the material The invention relates to a device for depositing a surface coating on cores. The inventive device comprises a rotationally mounted drum for accommodating the cores, at least one spraying nozzle for depositing the surface material on the cores, a heating d... | 04/15/2003 |
| 5845992 | Tire tube container and tumbler A novel container called a tire tube is made from whole, used tires. They are first turned inside out or inverted. Several tire tubes may be connected together side by side with holes aligned sing fasteners such as screws. With the ends sealed the tire tu... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5555796 | Apparatus for heating of bulk materials Heat is applied to a solid or semi-solid material in a cylindrical container in such a way that a precise, predetermined amount of heat is transferred to a horizontal layer of the material until it softens sufficiently to allow the heating element to sink... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5507574 | Variable speed mixer Apparatus for mixing liquids such as ink and paint includes a support platform having a plurality of rotating spindle and support tray combinations. Each tray is adapted to receive and support a respective open container or bucket containing ink or paint ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5487604 | Mulch receiving bin and method of using same A rotatable mulch bin is formed from two similar drum members (1) and (2), typically plastics moldings which are joined together by bolts through interconnecting flanges (4). One, but preferably both ends of the bin are provided with lids (7) and (9) for ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5427947 | Environmental chamber and method for composting solid waste A rotatable environmental chamber for reducing solid waste includes a cylindrical container having front and rear end caps, seal bearings and support plates for journaling the container each having a central opening. The seal bearings are pinned to the en... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5302017 | Rotating mixing drum with replaceable liner for mixing aggregate and binder A mixing drum unit for mixing a plastic resin and an aggregate includes a metal support drum and a plastic liner resting in the drum. An outer cover is secured to the drum overlying the outer end of the liner. The liner includes a cylindrical portion tele... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5259300 | Stirrer for food and cooking method A stirrer in the form of a stripe is installed on an inner wall of a cylindrical pot of food stirring apparatus, a width of a scrape-up surface is formed to be narrower from an opening side of the cylindrical pot toward a bottom thereof, and a projection ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5169231 | Apparatus for blending boiled rice and vinegar and preparing vinegared rice An apparatus for blending boiled rice and vinegar including a rotatable agitating vessel which is mounted so as to be positioned to face both upwards and sideways. A blower is provided to blow air into the vessel when it is facing sideways to further aid ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4775242 | Mixing apparatus A gravity operated mixing apparatus for pulverulent, granular and liquid materials has an upright vessel with an opening at the top and a sealable pyramidal or conical outlet at the bottom. The opening can be sealed by a closure which carries one or more ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4729664 | In-line mixer An in-line mixer for insertion in a fluid pipeline to mix the fluid flowing through the pipeline comprises a rotary tubular casing composed of magnetic material and rotatably disposed within a housing fitted in the pipeline. A plurality of mixing elements... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4611922 | Apparatus for treating materials which are capable of flow Described is an apparatus for treating materials which are capable of flow, comprising a container (1) which rotates about is central axis (5) which is inclined with respect to the vertical, with a wall and/or bottom scraper plate (2) which is arranged su... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4390283 | Magnetic strirrer for sample container A magnetic stirring arrangement for stirring sample material held within a cylindrical glass sample container for assay. A stirring element within the container is retained in a fixed orientation by an external magnetic field. The container and the conten... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4302092 | Drum processing apparatus The invention relates to drum processing apparatus for in the treatment of photographic material. The apparatus comprises a stand, a processing drum rotatably mounted on the stand, and means for intermittently axially displacing processing liquid in the d... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4193208 | Single pass alfalfa dehydrator dryer and flighting therefor The rotatable dryer drum in a dehydrator for crop material is provided with a plurality of centrally disposed flighting panels for escalating turbulence in the material-entraining heated airflow passing through the drum as well as to increase the availabl... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4095284 | Direct heating asphalt-aggregate recycle apparatus and method In an apparatus for heating and mixing asphalt-aggregate composition in which composition particles are exposed directly to hot gases of combustion, a plurality of lifters are secured around the drum interior surface adjacent the input end of the apparatu... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4042219 | Mechanical aerobic composter An apparatus for continuous aerobic processing of waste material to convert it completely into usable compost without the aid of inoculums. This apparatus consists of a drum which revolves about a fixed hollow shaft to which three vanes are affixed. One o... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3999742 | Rotary jar-type powder homogenizer A number of jars containing powders to be homogenized are fixed in a corresponding number of peripheral openings formed in a mixer housing, means being provided for conveying the jars to and away from the mixer. A jar-sealing valve is caused by actuating ... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3941536 | Rotary drum pelletizer with removable liners A rotary drum pelletizer has multiple internal cone frustum baffles. The cone frustum baffles are interconnected serially to constitute a removable liner replaceably received within the drum and interchangeable with one or another of a series of such line... | 03/02/1976 |
