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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7115187 | Method and device for continually producing a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous amine oxide The invention relates to a method for continually producing a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine oxide. The method includes (a) mixing cellulose and an amine oxide-free aqueous phase to form a cellulose suspension in a mass ratio in the range of 1:... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048431 | Plastic processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics A plastics processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics includes an extruder, and a scale assembly having a weighing plate for determining an amount of fiber to be supplied to the extruder. A fiber feeding device supplies fibers from a take-off u... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6059447 | Method for mixing phosphogypsum within earthen material An in situ method of mixing a first material with a second material involves disposing the second material over a layer of the first material, disposing a mixing apparatus through the first and second layers of material, and mixing the first and second ma... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5906436 | Composting system A composting system for promoting maximum aerobic microbial activity in a composting bed. The system includes at least one composting bay for receiving composting material and an agitator for aerating and displacing composting material as it travels throu... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5851820 | Unit for the preparation of fermenting gas A unit for the preparation of fermenting gas by fermenting viscous media with mixing paddles that can be moved continuously back and forth and in the same direction in the tank to mix the medium to be fermented. Alternately, the mixing paddles hang from a... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5727879 | Waste decomposition treatment apparatus An organic waste decomposition treatment apparatus, wherein agitation vanes of flight members are rotatably attached to looped chains, so as to churn and ferment organic waste accumulated within a reservoir vat when the chain is rotationally driven, then ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5534207 | Method and apparatus for forming an article from recyclable plastic materials A method for forming an article from recyclable plastic materials includes progressively heating thermoplastic solid particles simultaneously with mixing, melting and conveying the particles, prior to delivery of molten material to an extruder. The proces... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5149196 | Compost handling machine A compost handling machine comprising a carriage to support the machine for movement along a composting bay, and a compost agitating and conveying assembly to agitate compost in, and to move the compost along, the bay. The agitating and conveying assembly... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4973166 | Particulate material conditioner A machine for conditioning granular materials includes a dual section chamber through which a transport belt travels and in the first chamber of which are a pair of closely spaced counter-rotating heads so driven that the material is moved toward the narr... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4922463 | Portable volumetric concrete mixer/silo A modularly constructed, trailerable, skid mounted, multi-compartmented concrete mixer and cement storage silo having a plurality of longitudinally aligned, bottom mounted, driven feed chains. In a combination construction, a single motor is cooperatively... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4828399 | Compost handling machine A compost handling machine comprising a carriage to support the machine for movement along a composting bay, and a compost agitating and conveying assembly to agitate compost in, and to move the compost along the bay. The agitating and conveying assembly ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4715722 | Process and apparatus for feeding fiber material From a device (46) for opening pressed bales of fiber material set up in a row (39, 40), the opened fiber material is conveyed pneumatically (55) to a hopper feeder (1). A receiving chamber (13) and upwardly extending inclined spiked feed lattice (3) are ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4702609 | Apparatus for mixing animal feed materials An apparatus for mixing materials for making animal feed, comprising a mixer including a pair of endless chains interconnected by parallel mixing members spaced from one another and forming a travelling endless conveyor. The chains are supported solely by... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4610545 | Mixer A concrete mixer in this invention comprises an elastomeric lug belt carried by a first set of roller drums at least one of which is driven, the lug belt having a plurality of spaced elastomeric lugs thereon, and an elastomeric base belt carried by a seco... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4470705 | Mixing and feeding machine A self-propelled mixing and feeding machine on which the operator can ride. The machine comprises a wheeled, steerable chassis having a hopper mounted thereon. The hopper includes a mixing chamber provided with chain driven mixing means for the cattle fee... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4428814 | Electroplating apparatus with constant velocity agitation Apparatus is disclosed, for mechanically agitating, in a non-reciprocating manner, a permalloy composition used in an electroplating procedure, in such a way as to apply a film of improved uniformity of composition and thickness thus avoiding limitations ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4324495 | Fiber feeder pulley cleaning system This invention relates to a feeder 10 for glass fibers useful in feeding glass fibers to a wet-mat process. Previous fiber feeders were unreliable and caused process disruptions primarily due to fiber conveying belt breakage. Belt breakage in the present ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4304273 | Toner container and toner dispensing apparatus A magnetic brush developer having a toner dispenser cooperable with a removable toner container of the bottle type so that transfer of toner to the dispenser occurs without spillage or exposure of the toner to the external environment. The bottle and disp... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4136964 | Apparatus for simultaneously mixing and conveying particulate material Apparatus for simultaneously mixing and conveying particulate material, the apparatus comprising a housing having an input end and an output end disposed vertically higher than the input end, means for feeding the particulate material into the input end o... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4060167 | Method for converting intermittent to constant refuse flow Method for providing surge capacity and for smoothing out the flow rate of refuse in a system, wherein refuse is loaded onto a moving conveyor at variable or intermittent rates, by (1) preventing excess refuse from passing beyond a given point on the conv... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3948493 | Process for conveying a developer mixture A process for mixing enriched dry developer with depleted dry developer in an electrophotographic copying system which includes the steps of conveying a dry developer mixture from a reservoir to a developing station, returning a substantial portion of the... | 04/06/1976 |
