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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350965 | Industrial mixer stand A Stand for Industrial Mixers is disclosed. The stand includes a tiltable cradle for securely holding a mixer while a worker conducts maintenance on it. The stand further has an integrated seat to accommodate the worker. Furthermore, the stand provides a convenient ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7281838 | Material mixing chamber installed in the bucket of a skid loader or backhoe type vehicle A material mixing chamber inserted into the bucket of an existing loader or backhoe, which provides the power source for the up and down motion creating gravity flow in the chamber. In said chamber a plurality of unique diffusers are affixed in a symmetrical stagger... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7237943 | Dynamic fluid mixer A dynamic mixer in which two elements are rotatable relative to each other about a predetermined axis and between which is defined a flow path extending between an inlet for materials to be mixed and an outlet. The flow path is defined between surfaces of the elemen... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7097349 | High intensity blending tool with optimized risers for decreased toner agglomeration The present invention relates to a high intensity blending apparatus, particularly for blending operations designed to cause additive materials to become affixed to the surface of base particles. The tool comprises a shank having riser members at each end, such rise... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047758 | Ice cream machine with specialized motor A motor system can be provided for a tank for mixing and chilling ice cream. The motor system includes a variable speed motor having a speed control. The speed control can be utilized to operate the motor in a forward or reversed speed or across a spectrum of more t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029164 | Automated system and process for the preparation of a high viscosity fluid formulation An automated fluid formulating system for use in small scale laboratory operations. The system utilizes a computer to provide precise control over the measurement of ingredients and the entire formulating process. The novel feature of this invention is that it can p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026591 | Device and procedure for cooking a food product with microwaves A utensil for cooking pasta in a microwave oven has an upstanding tubular central portion through which a drive shaft extends of a mixing member which fits over that central tubular portion and extends downwardly in the utensil. The drive shaft is driven by a motor ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004454 | Motorcycle and small vehicle lift A lift apparatus includes a base frame having a pair of ground engaging caster assemblies and a pair of horizontally extending divergent legs each having an inner end attached to the base frame and an outer end with a roller attached thereto, the casters and the rol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964511 | Mixing apparatus and method A mixing apparatus including a frame, a housing, and a pair of thrust generators are disclosed. The housing is pivotably mounted to the frame and is movable between a retracted position substantially parallel with the frame and an extended position substantially per... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6899455 | Blending tool with an adjustable collision profile and method of adjusting the collision profile An adjustable blending tool and method of use within a blending machine. The improved tool comprises an adjustable connector between a collision surface and the tool's center shank such that the collision profile of the tool varies with the adjusted position of the ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6802643 | Self-anchoring mast for deploying a high-speed submersible mixer in a tank A self-anchoring mast for deploying a high-speed submersible mixer in a tank includes operably connected first and second mast members (20, 22) and a foot member 46 operably connected to the second mast member for supporting the mast in a tank. The sec... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6648500 | Rotary pulsation device A rotary pulsation device having a body, at least one rotor and one or more stators, in which the increased efficiency of the device is effected through the presence of ultrasonic vibrations generated by the bulk vibration of the rotors, stators, or both,... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629491 | Cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a cooking vessel to receive ingredients to be heated, stirred and cooked, an electric heater associated with the cooking vessel to heat the ingredients, and a drive motor and stirring blade. The appliance also includes provisi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6520672 | Paint cleanup kit A kit of painting accessories enabling a user to clean paint rollers and brushes by spinning them with a hand drill, and to mix paint utilizing a hand drill. The kit includes an element for grasping paint brushes, a paint roller holder, a drive adapter en... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6379034 | Device for emptying transport and storage containers for liquids A device for emptying a storage and transport container for liquids has a base frame, a pivot frame pivotably connected to the base frame, and a pivot drive connected to the pivot frame. The pivot frame has an initial low position and an upper pivot end p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6299342 | Mixing device A mixing device for compounding polymers by elongational deformation is described. The device has a casing (1) with an inlet (2) and an outlet (3). The casing has inner walls (4) defining an enclosure (5) which communicates with the inlet and the outlet. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276825 | Transportation of soluble solids Disclosed is an agitator assembly which comprises an agitator and means for mounting the agitator assembly on top of a tank. The agitator comprises a shaft, a propeller fixed to one end of the shaft, and means for rotating the shaft to provide an axial di... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6231268 | Apparatus and method for treatment of large water bodies by directed circulation Apparatus and method for inducing directed water movements for treatment of large water bodies subject to surface freezing, stagnation, bottom oxygen deficiency, or other non-uniform conditions. The apparatus consists of an open axial-flow impeller, drive... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5863121 | Automatic stirring device for cooking Disclosure relates to a self stirring, automatic device to overlie a cooking vessel, during conventional or microwave oven cooking. The device hereof includes a protective housing containing a wound, coiled spring, rotary mechanism. Aditionally, there is ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836688 | Method and apparatus for processing materials A method of processing flowable materials. In customary methods of this type, the material is impelled by a rotor immersed in the material, with radial and axial restriction of the movement of the material at the boundary layer of the material in contact ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5653536 | Free-standing stirrer appliance A free standing motor driven stirrer appliance for stirring food in a utensil located beyond the base of the appliance such as food cooking in a pan on a heating source. An adjustable support extends upward and transversely from the base to reach a utensi... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647666 | Mixer installation device The invention concerns a device for installation of a mixer in a water tank. The mixer is arranged on the inside of a cover (4) in the tank wall (2) which means that only the electric connection means to the motor have to be sealingly drawn through the wa... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5568975 | Self-adjusting steady bearing support assembly and suspension A steady bearing on a mixer shaft in a vessel supported from the walls of the vessel by a plurality of pairs of parallel struts which are pivotably mounted at their ends in fixed parallel clevises, the inner clevises being included in a bearing support su... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5533805 | Free-standing stirrer appliance A free standing motor driven stirrer appliance for stirring food in a utensil located beyond the base of the appliance such as food cooking in a pan on a heating source. An adjustable support extends upward and transversely from the base to reach a utensi... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5447372 | Dispersing apparatus A basket is so disposed that a portion of the outer periphery thereof is faced to the inner peripheral wall on one side of the tank. The starting materials thrown from the hopper portion formed on the other side of the tank which is opposite to the above ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5356214 | Mixer support structure with integral hoist The hoist disclosed provides four point pivotal connections of linkages enabling the hoist to raise and lower a rotating shaft in vertical translation while providing resistance to torsioned loads transmitted by the shaft. The hoist may be fitted with a h... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5282681 | Portable agitator for fluidizing bottom solids in tanks A portable agitator is provided for fluidizing contents of a tank car that has settled during shipment. The agitator includes a column that can extend into a tank car through a manway, a wedging assembly for holding the column in place in the tank between... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5267789 | Eccentric mounted rotor for mixing solids and liquid in a chamber A device for mixing liquids, solids or combinations thereof, particularly viscous liquids and polymeric solids comprises a mixing vessel having therein a substantially cylindrical mixing chamber; a rotor with a cross-section in the shape of a convex-conve... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5100303 | Agitator and pump assembly An agitator and pump assembly adapted to be trailed behind a vehicle and to be moved into a manure pond, wherein the apparatus includes a pump housing at the end of an elongated frame supported on a wheeled sub-frame. The wheeled sub-frame is pivotally co... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4988303 | Adjustable agitator assembly An adjustable agitator assembly having a hexagonal shaft to which is attached a hexagonal hub. A mounting block is attached to the hub at the desired locations. The mounting block has a receptacle to receive the splined shaft of a paddle. The splines allo... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4921356 | Automatic stirrer A stirring apparatus that can be used to stir food while it is cooking. The present invention also affords the user with a great deal of adaptability as it can accommodate a large variety of pot sizes. The continuous stirring nature of the present inventi... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4723849 | Compounding blender for plastic materials A blending apparatus in which vertically spaced members are located below vertically spaced material sweep blades to prevent the materials which are being mixed from accumulating on the walls of the chamber in which the mixing occurs.... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4671666 | Mixing device The invention relates to a mixer having a mixing vessel composed of two vessel parts and which can be pivoted through 180° about a horizontal axis. The stirrer shaft is coaxial with the axis about which the vessel is pivoted and the drive motor of the st... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4671872 | Aerator mast with azimuth lock and bottom stop A horizontal mixing aerator rides on a upright mast or beam for submersion in a body of liquid such as a sewage equalization basin, oxidation ditch or sludge holding tank. The aerator has a submersible mixer motor driving a propeller which is mounted to t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4666676 | Radioactive waste processing apparatus Apparatus for use in processing radioactive waste materials for shipment and storage in solid form in a container is disclosed. The container includes a top, and an opening in the top which is smaller than the outer circumference of the container. The app... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4660987 | Blender rotor improvements A rotor for a particulate material blender which form an outer tub or housing having at least a part cylindrical wall, and which is used for blending or mixing materials that are particulate using a plurality of arms moving paddles at their outer ends wit... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4594006 | Apparatus for mixing and pumping slurry An apparatus for mixing and pumping manure from a reservoir including an elongated frame adapted to be pivoted from a vehicle bed from a lying position to an upright position within a reservoir to be pumped. Pump means are provided at the base of said elo... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4519714 | Waste material agitator An apparatus for agitating a fluid that contains a sludge-like material which is stored in an enclosure, such as a pit, storage tank or pond, includes an elongated frame with a motor and a propeller pivotally mounted within a guard at a lower end of the f... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4456382 | Agitator hub An agitator device for use in a reactor tank having a longitudinal shaft that is journaled in the tank and oscillated by an external power source. A hub assembly composed of an upper and lower cylindrical portion support a blade holder which is adjustable... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4431597 | Horizontal mixing aerator A horizontal mixing aerator rides on an upright beam member for submersion in a body of water such as an equalization basin, oxidation ditch, or sludge holding tank. The aerator employs a submersible mixer motor driving a propeller which in one embodiment... | 02/14/1984 |
