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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347616 | Swept kickers for vertical mixer augers A vertical feed mixer apparatus has a container for the reception of feed. The container includes a floor, a wall extending away from the floor such that the wall is disposed above the floor. The wall has a top opening disposed remotely from the floor to define an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347615 | Mixer with smoothed mixing action A mixer (1) is described, in particular a feed mixer, has a mixing chamber (3), which is provided with a discharge opening (6) for the mix. A mixing screw (7), driven about a vertical rotating axis (7a), is accommodated in the mixi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334936 | Mixing device and method of mixing The present invention is a mixing device and a method of mixing viscous fluids with a mixing device. The mixing device includes a shaft and a support mounted for rotation with the shaft. A plurality of vanes extend from the support and are mounted for rotation with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322537 | Truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use Truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use having, on a chassis with wheels that is self-propelled or towed, a container that is substantially shaped like an inverted frustum, is open in an upper region and contains shredding and mixing elements wh... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7278276 | Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rot... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275857 | Apparatus for treating plastics material A device for treating plastics material, in particular thermoplastic plastics material, has a receiving container (1) which has a base (15) and lateral walls (14). In the receiving container at least [one] disc (17) is arranged close to t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7168849 | Agitation apparatus and method for dry solids addition to fluid An agitation system for producing a slurry, mixture, or solution from addition of dry solids to a liquid is provided. A first tank has a first longitudinal axis, a static liquid level, a dynamic liquid level, and a holdup. A solid inlet is configured to feed dry sol... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118268 | Undercarriage for fodder mixing wagon A fodder mixing wagon including a fodder mixing container equipped with at least one vertical auger above the bottom region, and including an undercarriage having a chassis and ground wheels, is provided with an active adjusting system for adjusting the fodder distr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7070174 | Mixing apparatus for mixing gas in a closed reactor The invention relates to a mixing apparatus and a method for mixing gas in a closed mixing reactor, which uses gas as a process chemical with a high efficiency and where the content of pulverous solids in the solution is great. The aim is to obtain a flow in the rea... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070317 | Method of mixing using vaned mixing device The present invention is a mixing device and a method of mixing viscous fluids with a mixing device. The mixing device includes a shaft and a support mounted for rotation with the shaft. A plurality of vanes extend from the support and are mounted for rotation with ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6971788 | Fluid mixing device A mixing device includes vanes arranged so that the outer edges of the vanes define a frusto-conical surface in order to facilitate improved circulation of the liquid being mixed. Each vane is preferably curved, either lengthwise, widthwise, or both. In one embodime... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6855299 | Collider chamber apparatus and method of use of same The disclosed apparatus includes a stator and a rotor disposed for rotation within the stator. An inner wall of the stator defines one or more collider chambers. Rotation of the rotor causes movement of fluid disposed between the rotor and stator and establishes a r... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808306 | Mixing vessel apparatus and method An improved mixing apparatus and method for dispersing gas or other fluids into a liquid which may have solid suspension. The improved mixing apparatus includes a mixing vessel having at least one side wall and a bottom wall. The apparatus also has upper and/or lowe... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6616325 | Mixing apparatus having a coaxial curved surface producing a pumping action conducive to mixing fluids and solids Apparatus for mixing a material contained in a vessel comprises one or more flow channels and at least one pair of first and second members which are coaxially mounted one within the other about an axis of rotation such that their facing surfaces curve ar... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6562763 | Method and apparatus for homogenizing drilling fluid in an open-loop process A drilling fluid homogenizer and method of homogenizing drilling fluid which produce a non-clogging homogenized drilling fluid at a high throughput, in an open-loop process. The non-clogging homogenized drilling fluid is capable of being created at high r... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6337308 | Method and apparatus for homogenizing drilling fluid in an open-loop process A drilling fluid homogenizer and method of homogenizing drilling fluid which produce a non-clogging homogenized drilling fluid at a high throughput, in an open-loop process. The non-clogging homogenized drilling fluid is capable of being created at high r... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6200016 | Baffle assembly for a mixing vessel A baffle assembly for flow disruption comprising a glass coated baffle. A hollow end of the baffle engages with a connector. An interior tubular portion of the connector is glass coated and forms an interference fit with the glass coated hollow end of the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129008 | Apparatus for mixing and refining a chocolate mass The present invention is directed to making the mixing and refining of chocolate masses more cost effective by increasing the flow of energy through the material to be treated.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123445 | Dual stage continuous mixing apparatus A mixer for dry powder, very fine or granular materials and a liquid, e.g., mortar or cement and water, includes a dynamic input mixing stage, a static output mixing stage and a transition tube connecting the two stages in a manner which isolates the two ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6110432 | Collider chamber apparatus and method of use of same The disclosed apparatus includes a stator and a rotor disposed for rotation within the stator. An inner wall of the stator defines one or more collider chambers. Rotation of the rotor causes movement of fluid disposed between the rotor and stator and esta... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5979807 | Process and plant for the production of a fluid fine paste hardenable after molding The process is implemented in a plant which comprises a homogenising apparatus (1) consisting of a first vertical container (10) having axial stirring devices (11) and peripheral stirring devices (12) with independently actuated blades (15), and grinding ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947599 | Continuous high intensity disperser with agitator disks An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder, which contains a mixing tank, a rotatable shaft, at least two agitator disks connected to such shaft, and a vortex suppressor disposed above the topmost of such disks at a distance... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5800776 | Method and a machine for sterilizing or disinfecting waste A method for heat sterilizing or disinfecting hospital waste includes the steps of grinding and/or comminuting the waste under a cutting force and for an amount of time such that a quantity of heat which is sufficient to reach and maintain the sterilizati... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5746890 | Device for admixing a processing agent into a pulp suspension Mixing devices for mixing a processing agent with a pulp suspension are disclosed including a mixing vessel, an agitator mounted on the surface of the mixing vessel to create a flow of the pulp suspension across the mixing vessel, a processing agent suppl... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5634717 | Bulk mixing flow diverter A mixer includes a shaft having first end and a second end. An impeller is mounted to the second end of the shaft while the shaft is rotated by a motor attached to the first end. The mixer includes a mixer support shaft and mounting bracket for mounting a... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5622650 | Emulsifying milling machine and process for emulsifying A mill for emulsifying immiscible fluids comprises a mill body having a cylindrical cavity extending therewithin, a fluid inlet at one end of the cavity and a fluid outlet near the other end, both in fluid communication with the cavity. The mill further c... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5590963 | Vertical feed mixer with hay claws An improved vertical feed mixer has a mixing chamber defined by a bottom wall, a side wall, and an open upper end through which feed material, such as hay bales, is loaded into the chamber. A vertically disposed auger with tapered flighting is rotatably m... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5553937 | Truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use including improved cutters A truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use, including: a self-propelled or towed wheeled chassis; a container supported on the chassis and substantially shaped like an inverted frustum, with an open top; a rotating scroll in the contai... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553938 | Improved truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use including automatically actuated counter cutters A truck for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use, comprising, on a self-propelled or towed wheeled chassis, a frustum-shaped container that tapers downwardly, is open at the top, and contains a scroll that rotates with a vertical axis and ha... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5538343 | Apparatus and method for liquid mixing employing nip zones An apparatus for mixing or otherwise processing fluids, which apparatus comprises, within a housing, a rotating perforated drum positioned tangentially relative to an inner non-rotating stationary body that is located within the rotating perforated drum. ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5460447 | Rotating stirring device A rotating stirring device, particularly for mixing heterogeneous systems in mechanical stirred reactors, is fit to be joined to a drive shaft coaxial with respect to the device rotation axis. The device includes a plurality of extended and substantially ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456416 | Mixer A mixer is comprised of a substantially circular container tub and includes an auger flighting member extending upwardly within the mixer for engagement with bales of material to cut and shred the bales. The auger flighting member includes a plurality of ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454986 | Down-flow batch mixing system Improved mixing effectiveness in the mixing of a gas with a liquid suspension is achieved in a batch mixing system having a mixing tank with a hemi-toroidal tank bottom which extends between a radially inner neck portion of the tank to a radially outer cy... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5429436 | Unibody vertical forage mixer with weighing mechanism A vertical forage mixer is of a unibody-type construction to provide an especially strong and durable unit. The major components of the vertical forage mixer are secured-together, typically by welding, so that the various components are combined and tied ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5419635 | Machine for treating chocolate paste and method for producing crumb Machine for treating chocolate masses in which solid matter can be fed in and comminuted if so desired. The arrangement is designed such that in addition to a mixing and kneading device, at least one feeding screw is employed, with which a cutting procedu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5312184 | Ice-cream stirring device with stirring blades and scraping vanes Stirring device for machines for the manufacture of ice-cream, of the type with a whipping cylinder (1) with a horizontal axis, provided with a device for extraction of the ice-cream at one head side. The stirrer consists of two stirring blades (7) of hel... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5240327 | Method for creating double loop flow The invention relates to a method for mixing liquids into each other or different phases into liquid by employing a double loop circulation, created below the surface zone of a reactor, in order to maintain an intensive mixing. It is characteristic of thi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5215373 | Barrel for a material treating machine The barrel (20) comprises at least two intersecting lobes (21a,21b) of cylindrical bores having parallel axes each corresponding to a screw and defining in the region of their intersection at least two longitudinal parallel edges (22). Each lobe comprises... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5195824 | Vessel agitator for early hydration of concentrated liquid gelling agent A system is provided for mixing of concentrated liquid gelling agent and water to form a fracturing fluid for fracturing of a subterranean formation. High shear rotary mixers are utilized in a blender tub to provide efficient hydration of the concentrated... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5098669 | Stirring reactor for viscous materials A stirring reactor for a viscous material. The reactor comprises a stirring vessel; a revolvable shaft provided in the vessel; a surface layer stirring vane provided on the revolvable shaft in the vicinity of interface of the gas and the liquid to be stir... | 03/24/1992 |
