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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075227 | Device to transfer catalyst from a low pressure vessel to a high pressure vessel and purge the transferred catalyst An apparatus for the transfer of solid particulate matter from a low pressure system to a high pressure system is presented. The apparatus simplifies the particle transfer process, and is useful for systems where solid catalyst particles are cycled through a reactor... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7488141 | Automated control methods for dry bulk material transfer A method for blending dry material in a plant comprises automatically controlling fluidization of the dry material, transfer of the material, or both. In various embodiments, the automatically controlling comprises optimizing an amount of time that the dry material ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7337992 | Distribution assembly for particulate material An assembly for distributing particulate material comprising a blower assembly preferably removably mounted on a mobile platform and structured to generate a forced flow of air along a flow path and through a manifold assembly connected to a supply of material being... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311476 | Multilayer hydrodynamic sheath flow structure A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for foc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311474 | Pellet loader A pellet loader according to the present invention is provided with an ejector portion 1. A gas supply pipe 2 is connected to an injection nozzle 11 of the ejector portion 1 for supplying compressed gas from a compressed gas source 8 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234206 | Connector for connecting a fibre feeding duct to at least one textile machine A connector (10) for a duct (1) for the pneumatic feeding of fibre to at least one carding machine (2) has an upstream portion (14) and a side duct (18) having a through opening (20) for fibre feeding to the carding machine ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232360 | Uninterrupted abrasive fluid supply A substantially uninterrupted flow of a pressurised abrasive slurry is maintained by successively charging each of a plurality of vessels V1, V2 with an abrasive material while discharging an abrasive slurry from another of the vessels at a common outl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7165918 | Air conveyance system An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153065 | Multi-stage air pressure apparatus and a bi-directional pneumatic conveyance system incorporating such apparatus A multi-stage pressure/vacuum apparatus is disclosed for a bi-directional pneumatic delivery system or the like. The apparatus includes separated turbines or separated sets of turbines that are operated independently of each other to alternatively create pressure an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128812 | Apparatus and method for determining the level in a coke drum A foam level in a delayed coking drum is detected by utilizing the varying density of the boiling mass in the coke drum which has larger bubbles and is less dense at the top and smaller bubbles and a higher density at the bottom. A plurality of radiation detectors a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104385 | Railroad hopper car unloader A system unloads material, such as bulk quantities of dry product, from a container, such as a railroad hopper car, in a fast and efficient manner. The container defines an interior adapted to contain a product and includes a product discharge section adapted to all... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080961 | Distribution assembly for particulate material An assembly for distributing particulate material comprising a blower assembly which is preferably removably mounted on a mobile platform and structured to generate a forced flow of air along a flow path and through a manifold assembly connected to a supply of mater... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080962 | Air conveyance apparatus An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063486 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the powdery medium. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048475 | System for distribution of pulverulent material with controlled gravimetric flow rates Method for conveying a pulverulent material making it possible to divide said pulverulent material, from a single storage capacity (10), between several conveyors (50) with a controlled flow rate in each of said conveyors, characterized in that said st... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021870 | Device for the transport of granular solid particles with a controlled flow rate Process and device for the transport of granular solids with a controlled flow rate, in particular for the transport of catalyst in a hydrocarbon reforming unit. The device comprises a gravity-feed pipe (A) for solid particles in the dense phase, a pneumatic transpo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994117 | Piping elbow liners Liners useful as piping elbow liners comprising a body liner, a tangential inlet liner, and a tangential outlet liner. The tangential inlet liner and the tangential outlet liner can be removably inserted into a cavity in the body liner. The body liner can comprise t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979152 | Intake nozzle for vacuum conveyor An intake conduit apparatus comprises an intake conduit adapted at a downstream output end thereof for connection to an intake of a vacuum conveyor, and adapted at an upstream input end thereof to facilitate entry of granular material. Ramps slope inward and downstr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962434 | Liner wear detection Methods and apparatus for detecting wear in a liner. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrically conductive wire is placed on or near the outside surface of the liner and the electrical resistance in the electrically conductive wire is measured to de... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948888 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and an outlet. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance from its base. In this way a pressu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6840715 | Chute for forced immersion of an article A sleeve (50) for forced immersion of an article including a tubular body (52) defining an article travel passage, and at least one fluid inlet (58) for establishing an article drive stream. The passage defined by the body is generally tubular. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6749373 | Installation for feeding a plurality of loads/cells of aluminum melting furnaces with bulk material such as aluminum oxide The present invention is directed to an Installation for feeding a plurality of loads, e.g. cells of aluminum melting furnaces, with a bulk material such as pulverized aluminum oxide. The installation includes a silo for the bulk material. The silo includes a pressu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6715610 | Slurry treatment Drill cuttings slurries and the like are transported by high pressure pumping the slurry through an extended pipeline, if necessary after treatment of the slurry to render it suitable for high pressure pumping. Apparatus for pumping the slurry includes a tank for re... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6666629 | Process for conveying granular solids A process of continuously conveying granular solids from a first zone with a pressure of 4 to 16 bar through a descending line and via an ascending line to a second zone with a pressure which is lower than in the first zone by 3 to 15 bar, by means of a g... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6609857 | Method and device for mixing a flowing gas and a pulverulent material A method for mixing a pulverulent material in a main gas flow with a view to achieving uniform distribution of the pulverulent material. The turbulence in the main gas flow is increased in a vortex-generating zone. The pulverulent material is introduced i... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6533504 | Bottle cap elevator An apparatus for sending bottle caps to a remote elevated location has a first hopper for temporarily storing bottle caps. The first hopper receives a supply of bottle caps. A feeder has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the feeder is coupled... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6454495 | Pneumatic transporting method and apparatus Rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are advanced lengthwise in a conduit by a first air flow. Blasts of compressed air are admitted into the conduit behind successive articles to promote their advancement in a larger-diameter arcuate se... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443670 | Powder coating equipment having zero-sum control of conveyance and supplement air lines Powder-coating equipment comprises two throttles (6, 16) each mounted in one of a conveyance-air line (8) and a supplemental-air line (18). The throttles' flow impedance` are adjustable in a motorized manner by providing throttle with its own adjustment m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6409274 | Apparatus and method for unloading particulate material from containers Container (10) has a plastic bag (26) filled with a particulate material and sealed within the plastic bag (26). A rear bulkhead (42) at the rear end of the container is positioned adjacent the plastic bag (26) and a tubular discharge fitting (50) is moun... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6309144 | Apparatus for controlling flow in air conveyor systems The present invention is an air conveyor system which has a blower in communication with a plenum. The blower provides air to the plenum to move the objects within the plenum. The present invention includes a plurality of dampers disposed at predetermined... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6241427 | System and method for substantially touchless hydrodynamic transport of objects A object processing system is disclosed. The object processing system includes processing modules for performing process steps on objects, and hydrodynamic transport chutes coupled between the processing modules for transporting the object in a substantia... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6176647 | Instrument for measuring mass flow rate of powder, and electrostatic powder coating apparatus utilizing the same A miniaturized, inexpensive instrument for measuring the mass flow rate of powder, which is capable of directly outputting the mass flow rate of powder and whose characteristics are not influenced by the kind and physical properties of the powder. The ins... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6116821 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system has a two storage hoppers (2a,2b) respective storage outlets (6a,6b), There is a pick up location (3) and a passage (4) provides communication... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116822 | Movable abutment for a component feeder A feeder (1) has a hopper (2) for storing components (20) and a pick up location (3) for supplying the components to a pick-and-place machine (not shown). A channel (4) provides communication between the hopper (2) and pick up location (3). The channel (4... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6106202 | Pneumatic conveying air assist line with air bleed A pneumatic conveying transport system for bulk materials has a conduit that carries material in a gas flow, and at spaced locations along the conduit air assists are provided to inject a supplemental amount of air into the conveying conduit when back pre... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068428 | Capsule train separation system for fluid capsule pipeline transporation Apparatus for spacing consecutive capsules of solid material traveling as a capsule train in a pipeline in which the capsules are carried by a fluid flowing through the pipeline includes a separation system interposed between upstream and downstream porti... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6000884 | Apparatus for controlling flow in air conveyor systems An air conveyor system has a blower in communication with a plenum. The blower provides air to the plenum to move the objects with respect to the plenum. The air conveyor system includes a plurality of dampers disposed at predetermined locations along the... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5765971 | Coating powder feed device A coating powder feed device supplies a plurality of flows of coating powder from a container to, for example, a plurality of powder coating devices or a plurality of containers. A plurality of individual powder feed devices are mounted in a housing which... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5727908 | Air lift pump for wet particulates An air lift pump for wet particulates has a plurality of transport tubes and air injectors disposed in a central column for transporting particulate matter from a lower elevation to a higher elevation. The central column has a closed top and an open botto... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5702209 | Powder feed device, especially for powder coating material A powder feed device, especially for powder coating material, with an injector (2), in which a partial vacuum is created by a feed air stream according to the principle of a Venturi pipe and powder is drawn out of a powder container (10) and transported. ... | 12/30/1997 |
