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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530732 | Apparatus for making thermal interface material with a cylindrical rotor An apparatus for making thermal interface material includes a container and a stirrer. The container has a cylindrical inner wall and a bottom. The stirrer includes a rotor and a motor for driving the rotation of the rotor. The rotor includes a distal end having a c... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7393133 | Soil mixer with scalloped cylinder The invention is a device for mixing nursery dirt, peat moss and wood shavings into a marketable soil mixture. The device is made of a housing, a conveyor, a motor, a scalloped cylinder, a metal blade, at least seven metal cylinders, sprockets that turn the scallope... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334781 | System and method for treating fuel to increase fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for increasing fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines by radially accelerating fuel prior to combustion. In one embodiment of the present invention, fuel is input, under pressur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316501 | Apparatus and method for mixing dissimilar fluids An apparatus and method for fluid mixing comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotatable unit disposed in the chamber. Sufficient clearance is provided between the rotatable unit and the housing to create space for the mixing of the two or more dissi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7273313 | Mixing device for mixing bulk and liquid material A mixing apparatus includes an outer housing, or pressurized chamber, and an inner housing rotatably disposed in the outer housing. A bulk material inlet is defined at the upper end of the inner housing. The outer housing has a liquid inlet for the introduction of l... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273314 | Seed treater A drum for hanging from the ceiling constituting the floor of the second story of a grain elevator. The device is self-contained, and has top closure elements with a central feedhole, and a bottom closure element with a central discharge hole. It includes a rotary s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186018 | Fuel processing device having magnetic coupling and method of operating thereof A fuel processing device has a magnetic coupling that transfers rotational energy from a motor to a fuel homogenizer. The magnetic coupling has magnetic members that may be isolated from contact with fuel. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172336 | In-line mixing apparatus, process for mixing reactive chemical solutions, and process for producing microcapsules An oil phase solution injected into a mixing flow path from an upstream injection inlet forms a flow from an upstream injection inlet to a discharge outlet, and a rotary blade is provided downstream of a mechanical seal. Thus, a reverse flow toward a mechanical seal... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134621 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus wherein raw material may be crushed to fine particles of desirous size to be mixed uniformally by multi-layered mixing blocks. The mixing apparatus includes a plurality of mixing units piled up in a housing, and arrays of projections formed at the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135112 | Flocculation apparatus for treating colloidal suspensions A flocculation apparatus and method for treating colloidal suspensions. The apparatus includes a suspension inlet, a suspension outlet and an inner cone mounted centrally in a conical outer housing. The inner cone and/or the outer housing is rotatable relative to on... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121714 | Fluid mixer utilizing viscous drag A fluid mixer including an inner fluid flow (11) duct having a cylindrical wall (14) provided with the window openings (13) and an outer tubular sleeve (12) disposed outside and extending along the duct (11) to cover the openings (... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7056009 | Dispersing tool with an inner shaft rotatable within a hollow shaft to create a pumping effect A dispersing tool (1) is provided having a hollow shaft (2), which has an open, laterally slotted region on its free end (4) that faces away from a drive that is at the bottom in the position of use, and with an inner shaft (3), which can... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011745 | Rotating perforated cylinder treatment system The disclosed device is directed toward a rotary water treatment system comprising at least one open channel cell configured to contain a liquid. A cylinder partially disposed in the open channel cell. The cylinder having a first end and a second end opposite the fi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976486 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids An apparatus for heating a liquid comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in said chamber. A drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing and extending into said chamber for imparting mechanical energy to the rotor. The rotor being pro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962618 | Device for separating air from flotation foam Device and process for the removal of air from flotation foam formed during the flotation of a paper-fiber-containing suspension. The device includes a driven rotor that includes a shaft and at least one rotor blade positioned on the shaft, and a non-rotating wall a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6722778 | Extruder with groove rotor and stator A method and an apparatus for extruding material, the material being extruded with an apparatus comprising at least one rotatable rotor and at least one stator, the rotor and the stator comprising grooves, whereby the grooves make the material move through the appar... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6658996 | Apparatus for processing food waste Disclosed is an apparatus for processing food waste capable of enhancing the processing performance for food waste relative to a conventional food waste processing apparatus by highly increasing contact area of between food waste and microorganisms due to... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641993 | Aspirating and mixing of liquids within a probe tip Apparatus and a method for mixing a liquid within a disposable aspirating probe tip so that most of the liquid is forced to move past a transition zone between two different inside diameters to cause rotational mixing. The apparatus and method can be used... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6547850 | Method for mixing particles into a liquid medium A method 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 under th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6502980 | In-line homogenizer using rotors and stators in a housing for creating emulsions, suspensions and blends The present invention comprises an in-line mixer apparatus for creating output emulsions, homogeneous blends, suspensions and dispersions of pharmaceutical, biological, cosmetic, chemical and food compositions. The mixer includes a drive motor arranged ar... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494055 | Beater/dasher for semi-frozen, frozen food dispensing machines A softserve product refrigeration and dispensing machine having numerous novel features, including a beater of dasher which allows for increased strength, efficiency, and consistency of mixing of the food stuffs.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6412714 | Apparatus for mixing, grinding, dispersing or emulsifying An apparatus for mixing, grinding, dispersing or emulsifying including a rotatable drive, a rotor body connected for rotation with the drive and having at least one aperture for fluid flow through the rotor body and a flow divider plate structure extendin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6414054 | Continuous preparation of heat-vulcanizable silicone compositions High levels of treated fumed silica, processing fluid and high molecular weight silicone polymer are continuously compounded into a homogeneous silica filled heat-vulcanizable silicone composition by forming a premix in a continuous annular layer mixer an... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409377 | Vertical mixing device for fodder with inclined distributor cones A vertical mixing device for fodder includes a mixing chamber comprising at least two adjacent vertical augers provided in longitudinal direction of the mixing chamber one behind the other at the bottom and between essentially upright walls. Both vertical... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6398402 | Disposable disruptor agitator tool having a bladed rotor disposed in a stator A disposable disruptor device including a stator and a rotor. The rotor is disposed for rotation in the stator and has blades at one end thereof. A reverse-threaded helical ridge between the stator and the rotor pumps fluid down the stator and prevents fl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386751 | Diffuser/emulsifier A diffuser for incorporating one or more infusion materials into a host material. The diffuser includes a rotor 12 and stator 30 rotating relative to one another. The infusion materials are drawn through openings in the rotor and stator. During movement o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6354728 | Device for producing a pourable product with a guide vane therein Device for producing a pourable product with a guide vane therein and method for using the device. The device includes a rotor chamber in which a rotor is arranged with a vertical rotor axis. The rotor has, at least in its radially outer third, the shape ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354729 | Mixing apparatus A process and apparatus for the mixing of material by means of the combination of sheer-dispersion and/or extensional-dispersion and distributive mixing actions, in which the mixing occurs in one or more stages within stress inducing flow channels between... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6345908 | Device for mixing and degassing a flowable mass The device is used to mix and degas a flowable mass (5), in particular a filler-containing casting resin. It is provided with a cylindrically constructed, evacuatable container (1), the container axis (2) of which is oriented essentially vertically. Guide... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345907 | Dynamic mixing apparatus for the production of liquid compositions A process for producing a liquid composition containing at least one active component and a diluent by mixing the active with diluent and/or liquid active to produce a liquid crystal mixture and incorporating diluent into it such that the mixture remains ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6280076 | Apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase has at least two parts (1, 4) which can be driven with the aid of at least one drive and caused to rotate relative to one another, form a processing gap (6, g1, g2, g1', g2') between one a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6241472 | High shear rotors and stators for mixers and emulsifiers A rotor-stator assembly includes a rotor and a stator, each of which includes at least one surface having a plurality of grooves defining a plurality of ridges and valleys. The grooves are located so that material in the rotor grooves is caused to collide... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227698 | Apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase has at least two parts (1, 4) which can be driven with the aid of at least one drive and caused to rotate relative to one another, form a processing gap (6, g1, g2, g1', g2') between one a... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6217206 | Extruder with rotor and bearings that receive forces acting on the rotor An extruder having at least one conical stator and at least one rotatable conical rotor. The rotor is mounted from its widest point with first and second bearings in such a way that the first bearing receives the forces acting in one axial direction of th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210030 | Method and apparatus to control viscosity of molten plastics prior to a molding operation An apparatus and method for continuously reducing the viscosity of molten moldable polymeric material uses shear vibration under extensional flow to cause disentanglement. One or more station treatment cavities are defined by a gap composed of two closely... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6086239 | Extruder with supply conduit for supplying even flow of material An extruder including: (a) at least two concentric stators including (i) an inner stator having at least an outer surface that is at least mostly conical and (ii) an outer stator having at least an inner surface that is at least mostly conical; (b) at lea... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6077396 | Apparatus for fluffing and contacting high consistancy wood pulp with a gaseous bleaching reagent A guide vane is provided in a pin fluffer to assist in pulp mat retention during fluffing by providing a cyclic lift component to the mat as it passes over the vane thereby also further increasing retention time obtained in the fluffer.... | 06/20/2000 |
