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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874720 | Hydraulic interference knives for a vertical auger mixer An interference knife apparatus is provided for use with an environmental material mixer. The mixer includes a tub housing at least one auger with blades mounted on the auger flight. The apparatus includes a post rotatably mounted on the outer sidewall of the mixer ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7607821 | Baffle secured at a distance from the inner wall of a glass-lined container by means of a local connection The baffle (14) is fixed at a distance from the internal wall (12) facing a container (1) to be enamelled, for example a chemical reactor and is held separated from the internal wall (12) by way of at least one local connection (15... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7441944 | Drinking extension for blender container A blender system composed of a mixing base that is capable of agitating the contents of one or more containers. The mixing base includes a blade element, a recessed well positioned at a top of the mixing base, a pressure-actuated switch positioned about the peripher... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7384185 | Apparatus for mixing a chemical medium with a pulp suspension The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing of a chemical medium in gaseous or liquid state with a pulp suspension. The apparatus comprises a housing having a wall (2) that defines a mixing chamber (4), a first feeder (6) for feedin... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384184 | Apparatus for mixing a chemical medium with a pulp suspension Apparatus for mixing a chemical medium with a pulp suspension is disclosed, comprising a housing, a first feeder for feeding the pulp suspension to a mixing chamber, a rotor body connected to a rotor shaft to supply kinetic energy to the pulp suspension flow, such t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364348 | Drinking vessel with mixer A drinking vessel with a thumb operated electric mixer has a top lip and a bottom. The vessel is sized so that it is capable of handling with one hand in the same fashion as a beverage glass or cup. The vessel may include a handle member that extends beneath the bot... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350961 | Agitation mixer, pasteurizer, and cleaning device Dissolution of a raw material, fusion of a raw material, or treatment for enhancing the fluidity of a raw material is completed in a short time by an agitation mixer 10 comprising a casing 20 in which a flow channel allowing the passage of fluid is mou... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350963 | Blender jar A blender jar defines a geometry to impart vertical movement to material being processed in the blender jar, and, alternatively or in combination, improves the horizontal movement to the blended material. By configuring one or more agitators on the floor of a jar, l... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320541 | Mixer element for a mixer for multi-component pastes, and mixer using the same The present invention relates to a mixer element for a mixer for producing a paste by mixing components, the mixer comprising a mixing chamber. The mixer element comprises a body portion comprising a longitudinal axis extending from a rear end to a front end of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316502 | Mixing blade, blending apparatus, and method of mixing A blade for mixing a material includes a disk comprising a plastic or composite material. The disk may have one or more circumferentially-spaced openings extending through the disk from a substantially flat top surface to a substantially flat bottom surface. The ope... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300579 | Flocculation apparatus A flush mixing tank is provided with a flocculant mixing section in which a raw water a to be treated is introduced and a flocculant such as known aluminum sulfate or polychlorinated aluminum is injected, and then they are agitated and mixed; and a floc growing sect... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287898 | Dynamic mixer The invention relates to a dynamic mixer for mixing at least two paste components of different volume proportions. Said mixer comprises a housing with at least two inlet openings and at least one outlet opening, a mixer element being rotatably mounted in a mixing ch... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281843 | Vertical agricultural mixer A vertical agricultural mixer employs a pair of vertical mixing augers in combination with a pair of asymmetrical, half pyramid-shaped transfer protrusions adjacently disposed along each opposed sidewall between the augers in a mixing tub. The transfer protrusions a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273091 | Cooling apparatus for heat generating devices A cooling apparatus for heat generating devices such as semiconductor chips comprises a parallel disk fan in the middle of a set of heat sink fins. The parallel disk fan has radial elements placed between the disks to efficiently create air flow without turbulence. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7223013 | First in first out hydration tanks A hydration tank provided with an interior rotating vessel located between a stationary wall of the hydration tank and a stationary wall of a central inlet tube provided centrally within the tank. Liquid flows downward into the tank via a central inlet tube, then up... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7172337 | Low shear impeller One or more mixing impellers is carried on a driving shaft received in a mixing vessel. Impeller blades are angularly and/or axially distributed on the shaft and can be single staggered axially-spaced blades or groups of two or more placed angularly around the shaft... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172338 | Stirring mixer for dental impression material A stirring mixer for a dental impression material to decrease bubbles to be generated in a mixed dental impression material and the material to be left in a tubular main body, the mixer has a tubular main body wherein a discharging portion is provided following the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7121716 | Mixing equipment sealing device A shaft sealing arrangement for sealing bores around a pair of stirrer shafts that emerge through a wall of an associated mixing vessel includes a pair of generally cylindrical shaft sealing assemblies designed to be carried on adjacent stirrer shafts, each gland as... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090391 | Apparatus and method for mixing by agitation in a multichambered mixing apparatus including a pre-agitation mixing chamber An apparatus for agitation mixing comprises a casing 12 including a flow channel through which fluid passes, an agitation body consisting of a shaft 14 installed in the casing 12 and connected to a motor 18 and an agitation blade 16 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083050 | Method and apparatus for clarifying a slurry The invention relates to a method of clarifying and/or thickening a solution containing solids i.e. a slurry, and the apparatus for accomplishing this. Using the method and apparatus of the present invention, the flocculant to be fed into the clarification and thick... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063456 | Container for a blender A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) ha... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036688 | System for whipping a fluid slurry and method therefore The present invention relates to the mixing of dry beverage mixes with water. It presents an apparatus for whipping a fluid slurry comprising of an inlet for receiving an unwhipped fluid slurry, a whipping chamber connected to the inlet for whipping the unwhipped fl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6988823 | Apparatus and method for wetting powder Disclosed is an apparatus for wetting particulate material comprising a tank (1) that has an outlet (2) at its lower end and an inlet (3) at its upper end, into which is mounted a container (4) comprising a number of individual internal c... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6935769 | Apparatus for production of striated, laminated lipid-based confections A method of manufacturing multi-layered, laminated, lipid-based sweet confections comprises tempering the lipid-based formulation for each layer, and depositing them separately onto a moving conveyor belt, which is passed through a cooling tunnel between the station... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932243 | Dispensing assembly with dynamic mixer A dynamic mixer configured to a double cartridge or a dispensing appliance, wherein the mixer includes two similarly configured inlets that are configured to connect to respective outlets of the double cartridge or the dispensing appliance, the outlets having either... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902383 | Apparatus containing cooling and warming devices for the preparation of a polymer solution A novel apparatus for the preparation of a polymer solution includes a stirring device, an extruder connected to the stirring device, a cooling device connected to the extruder, and a warming device connected to the cooling device. The extruder is a fiber or membran... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880966 | Inline high turbulence mixer having combined oblique and transverse stationary vanes An inline mixer has a casing and a rotor. The casing has an inlet for receiving a chemical and a process flow media, an inner surface defining a cavity therein, a stationary vane arranged obliquely on the inner surface in relation to the direction of flow of the che... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6814481 | Screw extruder with improved mixing pins An extruder, in particular for elastomer material, is described, the extruder being of the type comprising an extruder body provided with a cylindrical chamber inside which an extrusion screw is rotatably inserted, and a plurality of mixing pin members inserted in t... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6769800 | Collapsing and telescoping baffles for stirred vessels A baffle system is provided for insertion into a stirred vessel. In order to be able to be inserted through the relatively narrow orifice at the opening of the vessel, the baffle system is collapsible. Due to the structure of the baffle system, it may be inserted th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752956 | Waste treatment control system The invention relates to a control system for processing waste. The system controls pressure and temperature in a treatment vessel to provide a more efficient process. A system for shredding the waste in the vessel is used to improve process efficiency and provides ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6705554 | Rotor for a paper stock processing machine, anti-wear element for such a rotor, and paper stock processing apparatus Rotor for a paper stock processing machine, an anti-wear element for protecting a leading front surface of a rotor blade, and a paper stock processing apparatus. The rotor includes at least one rotor blade having a leading front surface to be protected, and an anti-... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6682215 | Process and apparatus for making sheet of fibers using a foamed medium The present invention relates to an apparatus for effectively agitating non-cellulosic fibers in a foamed medium, comprising agitating means mounted for displacement within the foamed medium and including a leading surface facing in the direction of displ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672754 | Device for manufacturing chewing gum A device for making chewing gum with a mixer, in which gum base is kneaded and mixed with sugar and liquid components, such as glucose flavoring and/or coloring agents. Whereas this has been done until now using mixers that operate essentially in batches,... | 01/06/2004 |
| 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 |
