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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4747690 | Kneading apparatus for bread dough and the like and a method of controlling the quality thereof during kneading An apparatus and method for controlling the quality of bread dough is provided. Instruments such as a strain gauge, a thermometer, a weighing device, and a pH meter are disposed, and values measured with these instruments are indicated on a display for mo... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4676654 | Agitator device An agitator device for charging gas into PUR-components and for the homogenization of the PUR-components and the gas for the production of a foam material includes a pressure vessel for containing the mixture of components and gas with a stirring device e... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674885 | Mixing liquids of different viscosity Liquids of different viscosity are mixed together more rapidly and with less energy consumption by elongating drops of the more-viscous liquid prior to mixing them into the less-viscous surrounding liquid. The more-viscous drops are elongated past a criti... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4668096 | Method for bringing a material to an operative melted state and device for doing same A start-up process is provided for bringing a material to an operative melted condition while the material is being heated, including the steps of attempting to agitate the material, sensing whether resistance to agitation is excessive, deactivating the a... | 05/26/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4660988 | Stirring device for liquid material In a stirring device of liquid material, of circulation type comprising a return pipe inserted in a stirring tank, and a feeding pipe connected to bottom portion of the stirring tank, so that the liquid material fed through the feeding pipe is returned to... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4645418 | Fluid pump Apparatus for pumping/pressurizing fluid materials such as viscous liquid polymers in which a shaft is provided with one or more blades which extend into and rotate in one or more annular channels. Inlet grooves conduct the liquid material through grooves... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4544277 | Mixer with slotted rotor and cleaner therefor A mixing apparatus for mixing material in a mixing chamber (19) is provided. A rotor (21) is mounted on a shaft (15) which is both rotated and moved axially simultaneously. Motors (13) through gears (14,16) rotate shaft (15) and rotor (21)' and hydraulic ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538509 | Automatic bread baking machine An automatic bread baking machine wherein, at a predetermined time prior to a preset time, water is supplied into a container, in which the ingredients of bread are mixed into the water by rotating a rotary vane provided in the container, producing dough.... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4472061 | Method of continuously forming polyester resins A method of forming a polyester resin from dicarboxylic acid anhydrides and monoepoxides in a specially designed mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus is a vessel having a centrally disposed vertical draft tube and a centrifugal impeller at the lower end... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4453867 | Disc stirrer A solid circular plate mounted above the existing stirrer in a melt grid spinning apparatus provides a positive hold-up time for melting flake descending from the melt grid to the melt pump beneath the grid.... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4436430 | Device for the continuous mixing of a dry finished mortar A device for mixing mortar with a liquid or foaming material includes a reservoir for the dry mortar, a housing containing a portion of a driven shaft with the housing terminating at one end in a mixing chamber; the mixing chamber contains a disc attached... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4379525 | Process for recycling plastic container scrap A batch process for recycling plastic container scrap is disclosed comprising the steps of reducing a container bearing an externally disposed label to granules, agitating the granules in hot water to remove the label material portion from the plastic por... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4367064 | Machine for the production of home-made pasta and dough A machine for the production of home-made pasta and dough comprises a mixing bowl with a bladed shaft, an extrusion bowl and a feeding-measuring member rotatably supported between said mixing bowl and said extrusion bowl in order to feed said extrusion bo... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4334789 | Mixing and kneading tool A mixing and kneading tool for a motor-driven shaft of a mixing and kneading machine has two blades having a common axis of rotation and located adjacent to one another in an axial direction. The blades are offset relative to one another in a direction of... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4311397 | Processor for dough working A processor has a working receptacle with a part-spherical internal wall. There is a working element which can execute either simple rotary motion about a single axis or planetary motion about two axes which intersect at the geometric center of the part-s... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4300841 | Processing of silicone polymers A method of mixing silicone rubber polymers with fillers and/or other additives without employing a kneading type action wherein the ingredients to be mixed are impacted with a high speed mixing blade for a first period of time in which the blade is opera... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4277183 | Mixing Machine A mixing machine is provided with a temperature regulating jacket surrounding the outer circumferential surface of a mixing tub, and with mixing vane members each composed of an upper portion being fixed to a vertical shaft, a lower portion being fixed to... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4219318 | Apparatus for preparing fresh farinaceous pastes In an apparatus for preparing fresh food paste of the type including a vessel having a bottom and forming a mixing and kneading chamber, the vessel having a closed side wall of circular cross section which is symmetrical about an axis passing centrally th... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4201482 | Perforated mixing elements for static and dynamic mixers A mixing insert of solid material into which intersecting channels are drilled is particularly suitable for use as a static mixer for highly viscous liquids. The insert provides a high quality of mixing while withstanding pressure differences of more than... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4175871 | Fluid mixing apparatus A fluid mixing apparatus having means for producing vortex-like motions of the fluids introduced therein, one embodiment of such an apparatus, for example, using two concentrically mounted inner and outer members, preferably cylindrical, moveable relative... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4159879 | Bread making machine An appliance for mixing bread dough is constructed in association with a support structure adapted for mounting atop an open bucket. A high speed, low power motor is mounted atop the structure, and is connected through a speed-reducing transmission to dri... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4155656 | Blending and kneading apparatus In an apparatus for blending and kneading ingredients comprising an open-topped container for the ingredients to be blended and kneaded into a cohesive mass, such as dough, a lid for the container, rotary drive means mounted on the lid, and a kneader arm ... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4092835 | Electrical appliance for making sorbet An appliance for making sorbet or ice cream and including means for preventing the mixer blades from becoming locked in the ice by effecting the progressive withdrawal of these blades from a vertical orientation towards a horizontal orientation under the ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4070711 | Dough hook attachment for kitchen mixer Dough hook attachment for a mixer comprises a frame having gear box with upward input shaft adapted to snap into beater collet, and tab portions which are trapped between the top of mixer pedestal and motor housing. Means to immobilize the bowl are provid... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4049243 | Blending and kneading apparatus In an apparatus for blending and kneading ingredients comprising an open-topped container for the ingredients to be blended and kneaded into a cohesive mass, such as dough, a lid for the container, rotary drive means mounted on the lid, and a kneader arm ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4002891 | Mixer control system A fluidizing mixer works a mixture of materials, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, together with plasticizers and liquid stabilizers and the batch is then discharged at the end of a work cycle of operation. The mixer employs an electrically energize... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3995840 | Doughmaker attachment for kitchen mixer The invention comprises dough-hook and speed-reducing means for ordinary stand mixer to drive dough hook. Dough hook has downward stud on the bottom thereof and mixer pedestal has anti-rotation brake, the stud and brake comprising bowl-immobilizing means ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3989229 | Process for continuous metering and mixing A process for mixing synthetic materials and complemental raw materials in a fixed ratio. The synthetic material is fed under the pressure of its own weight to a mixing vessel through a feed conduit having an opening arranged to feed below the top of the ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3985345 | Continuous compounding and mixing apparatus A continuous mixing vessel for polymer processing materials characterized in that the progress of the materials being mixed through the mixing volume is substantially vertical so as to permit natural subsidence of the materials, whereby mixture of the mat... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3966177 | Feed device for plastics processing machines This invention is addressed to a new and improved feeding device for feeding plastic materials, such as thermoplastic materials, to a processing machine including a fixed plate and a rotatable plate having an annular channel therebetween and a feed hopper... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3963220 | Kneading machine A kneading machine includes a pot the diameter of which gradually increases toward the top from the bottom thereof, and a rotatable blade centrally located at the bottom of the pot. At specified positions on the inside wall of the pot there are provided a... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3957255 | Extrusion machine A machine for processing thermoplastic materials and in particular for extruding thermoplastic materials having a casing including two generally opposing surfaces of which the temperature is controlled and which at least in part define an enclosed working... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3938783 | Method for continuous mixing of foam materials Methods and apparatus are disclosed for continuous mixing of formulations for urethane products. A hydroxyl mixture and isocyanate, the major foam components, are supplied to a mixer. In the mixer, the components are mixed by transverse shearing and agita... | 02/17/1976 |
