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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8226903 | Removal of a sheet from a production apparatus A melt of a material is cooled and a sheet of the material is formed in the melt. This sheet is transported, cut into at least one segment, and cooled in a cooling chamber. The material may be Si, Si and Ge, Ga, or GaN. The cooling is configured to prevent stress or... | 07/24/2012 |
| 7314053 | Load sensing system A load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc., in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log washer tank and adjusting the angle of inclination of the tank for cle... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284559 | Load sensing system A programmable microcomputer controlled load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc. in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log washer tank and adjusting the ang... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7243799 | Portable container for disposing of a medicated oral dosage form The present invention includes a disposal system for disposal of medicated oral dosage forms comprising: 1) a container having a top, a bottom, and a sidewall, the container having a plurality of apertures located thereon; 2) a uni-directional port for securing a me... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7081232 | Chemical feeder An apparatus for dissolving and delivering a solution of a solid chemical material, such as calcium hypochlorite, is described. The apparatus includes in combination: a container, a lid removably mounted on the upper end of the container, and a housing. In operation... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056422 | Batch thermolytic distillation of carbonaceous material A distillation system is provided for batch thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, such as lump wood and shredded rubber tires. The system preferably includes multiple distillation units mounted side-by-side. Each unit includes a reactor bath for ho... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044307 | Drum type paper stock fine screen A drum type paper stock refine screen is provided which is capable of efficiently filtering a refined paper stock to the outside of a laterally suspended rotary drum and efficiently discharging foreign matter to the outside of the drum while rotating the drum. The d... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6827750 | Controlled release additives in fuel systems A container for releasing a chemical additive into a fuel composition comprises a fuel-impermeable casing having a hollow interior and an additive composition comprising at least one fuel soluble additive. The additive is held within the container by at least one fu... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802970 | Fluid treating device A fluid-treating device containing a distributing device having a revolving disc in a stationary housing, and a motor for rotating the disc. Feed and discharge pipes are connected to an end wall of the housing and open onto the revolving disc. Stationary vessels are... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6450681 | Process for dissolving albumin flakes in a liquid and arrangement for carrying out the process The invention proposes a process and an arrangement for dissolving albumin flakes in a liquid which is filled into a container. In the process according to the invention, it is intended that the flakes are moved relative to the liquid. The arrangement for carr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6428757 | Device for bringing solid bodies in the form of pourable pieces into contact with liquids and possibly gases The instant invention relates to an apparatus for contacting solids in the form of flowable lumps with liquids and, optionally, gases, particularly for producing aluminum alcoholates by reacting aluminum with an excess of an aliphatic C3 to C | 08/06/2002 |
| 6170980 | Automated tablet dissolution apparatus An automated tablet dissolution apparatus adapted for use with tablet sinkers. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a dissolution vessel and an automated mechanism for agitating the contents of the dissolution vessel. The apparatus also inclu... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5816701 | Automated tablet dissolution apparatus In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a dissolution vessel removably seated within an aluminum platen. The apparatus also includes an assembly for automatically measuring a desired volume of media, heating and degassing the volume of media and... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5762760 | Reactor for treating pulp with a gas The reactor comprises a pressurized vessel having an outlet member at its top and further including a blow line. The outlet member includes a housing that is in fluid communication with the vessel and to which the blow line is connected. A rotor is arrang... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5643548 | Drying and separating process and plant A process and plant for drying and then separating moist salts, such as magnesium sulfite, in which the moist magnesium sulfite is heated to a temperature greater than or equal to about 200° C. in a dryer and the passed through a solid materials lock int... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5512175 | Assembly for removing hydrophilic contaminants, method of the same, and apparatus for producing phenol An assembly for removing hydrophilic contaminants and a method of removing hydrophilic contaminants such as sodium included in an oil-state liquid using the removing assembly, which is able to remove positively the hydrophilic contaminants such as the sod... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5336760 | Method and useful apparatus for preparing pharmaceutical compositions The invention provides an apparatus and method for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a complex of an antigen component and the corresponding antibody component in a pharmacologically acceptable carrier. The apparatus comprises a h... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4911897 | Serial dilution and homeopathic potentization device An automated device for deconcentration and potentiation of homeopathic remedies, comprising a preparations flask held by a support fastened to a horizontal shaft driven in rotation. The mouth of the flask describes a circle and can be moved among several... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4681858 | Dissolution cell and method for determining the in-vitro release of a drug The invention provides a dissolution cell and method for determining the in-vitro release rate of a drug in suitable form, e.g. a suppository. The cell includes a solid rectangular top wall and a pair of trapezoidal side walls extending from the top wall.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4662893 | Hydraulic waste propellant macerator and method of use A method and apparatus for hydraulically macerating and recovering soluble component from a solid material such as waste solid propellant that is semihard. The solid material is fed into a perforated enclosure where it is held until it is macerated such t... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4512956 | Digester A rotary digester comprises a shell having means at one end for entry of material to be digested and, at the opposite end, a liquids outlet surrounded by a solids outlets. The solids outlet has a screw which assists in preventing egress of unwanted liquid... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4435363 | Continuous countercurrent liquid-solids contactor An apparatus for continuously providing countercurrent liquid-solid contact. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes an Archimedes' screw in the form of a spiral and a distribution system which includes a central tube disposed along the axis of... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4412976 | Adjustable wheel assembly in a rotary solvent extractor There is disclosed an improved wheel housing assembly comprised of a wheel, a wheel axle and an axle housing wherein the wheel axle is formed of wheel and housing shaft portions with the axis of the wheel shaft portion being parallel to and slightly displ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4283255 | Mass transfer process A process and apparatus are disclosed for effecting mass transfer between two fluid phases, one of which is a liquid. The process comprises charging the fluids to an element which has a large interfacial area and which is permeable to the fluids and rotat... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4260739 | Process and apparatus for preparing a homogeneous solution of xanthated alkali cellulose Process and apparatus for treating xanthated alkali cellulose solution so as to form a homogeneous solution by continuously passing a xanthated alkali cellulose solution through a series of attrition and mixing stages and partially diluting the solution i... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257818 | Process and apparatus for continuous acid hydrolysis and saccharification Continuous hydrolysis to produce sugars is effected by cyclically immersing a solid, divided lignocellulosic material in a bath of concentrated hydrochloric acid and draining the material between successive immersions so as to dissolve the produced sugars... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4254513 | Deodorant-product holder for a lavatory pan A holder for the receipt of a stick of lavatory pan deodorizing product comprises a perforated cage formed of two half-cages which have end collars which are a snap-fit together and within the connecting ring portions of a suspending hook, the snap-fit of... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4211752 | Hinged load dumping door for multi-cell extractors A multi-cell apparatus for the solvent extraction of oils or juices from divided organic material and like operations wherein a circular series of open top cells is radially disposed for rotation about a vertical axis with a bottom door hinged to the lowe... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4154258 | Apparatus for introducing ingredients, especially plant treating substances, into a stream of water The invention relates to an apparatus for introducing water-soluble substances, especially plant treatment substances, such as fertilizers, plant protectives, weed killers and the like, into a water stream, the apparatus having a casing for carrying a wat... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4127388 | Apparatus for contacting fused solid materials with solid, liquid or gaseous materials Apparatus for contacting fused solid materials with solid, liquid or gaseous materials, comprising a rotary drum, longitudinal baffles along the inner drum wall inside the apparatus, coaxial consoles being joined in a liquid- and gas-tight manner to facep... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4049386 | Apparatus for extracting components of solids by means of a liquid An apparatus for extracting components of solids, by means of a liquid contacting the solids in counter-current flow, comprises a rotating drum with a substantially horizontal axis, which drum has generally axial compartments extending from one end to the... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3930801 | Apparatus for liquid extracting of products which are part of solid materials An extracting apparatus comprising at least one screw conveyor divided into cells, in which to form the solidmaterial supply compartment, the drum is extended beyond the conveyor last winding without substantial diameter differential by a circumferential ... | 01/06/1976 |
