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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416471 | Recovery device of blasting medium and method therefor The present invention provides a recovery device of a blasting medium for recovering a blasting medium after use, which has been injected to a work and has fallen therefrom, into a solid-gas separating tank by suctioning with a suction blower, wherein the solid-gas ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371153 | Glass etching An apparatus for etching a workpiece in which a first abrasive particulate material, for example aluminium oxide, and a second particulate material, for example glass dust, are entrained together in a stream of gas. The apparatus recycles exhaust particulate materia... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347768 | Apparatus and method to test abrasion resistance of material using airborne particulate An apparatus and method to test the abrasion resistance of materials. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a conduit network, a primary air stream generating device to generate a primary air stream in the conduit network, a secondary air stream generating devi... | 03/25/2008 |
| RE40048 | Dust collection system A dust collection system for portable sanding or grinding equipment employs a cyclone separator mounted directly on the tool or machine, with a dust outlet duct at the narrow lower end of the cyclone, and a cartridge air filter mounted on the top of the cyclone. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294042 | Method and apparatus for abrasive recycling and waste separation system The present invention provides a method of handling abrasive solids materials used in an abrasive cutting procedure which jets a high-pressure abrasive slurry through a nozzle (7) onto a work piece over and/or in a catcher tank (8). This handling metho... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282074 | Auxiliary dust collection system An auxiliary dust collection system can be interposed between a sander or other dust producing tool and a vacuum source, e.g., shop vacuum. This auxiliary system has a cyclonic separator connected by a flexible hose to the tool and by another hose to the vacuum sour... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267605 | Method and apparatus for abrasive recycling and waste separation system The present invention provides a method of handling abrasive solids materials used in an abrasive cutting procedure which jets a high-pressure abrasive slurry through a nozzle (7) onto a work piece over and/or in a catcher tank (8). This handling metho... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261619 | Method and apparatus for abrasive recycling and waste separation system The present invention provides a method of handling abrasive solids materials used in an abrasive cutting procedure which jets a high-pressure abrasive slurry through a nozzle (7) onto a work piece over and/or in a catcher tank (8). This handling metho... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249994 | Abrasive cleaning plant with single-block plastic booth and integrated feeding and filtering device An abrasive cleaning apparatus comprising a single-block plastic blasting booth having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls, wherein at least a portion of one of the side walls defines an opening closeable by a door, thereby providing... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243389 | Fluid environment cleaner A swimming pool cleaner is operable through a vibratory movement of its housing through a flow of water past a vibratory element carried within the housing. A friction support is carried by the housing and engages a surface to be cleaned. The friction support has a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7226343 | Device for abrasive-blasting of workpieces A device for abrasive-blasting of workpieces including a chamber (which is to be evacuated during operation) having a first opening, a nozzle pipe unit with a nozzle pipe which can be inserted through the first opening into the chamber, and a container for the accom... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220165 | Blasting materials and method of blasting It is an object of the present invention to provide a blasting method and a shot material, which are very practical both in the cost and the treatment performance. (a) A shot material containing a styrene ion-exchange resin or a waste material caused therefro... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182671 | Blasting apparatus and blasting method The present invention provides a lasting apparatus which is provided with an ejection device, which ejects blast media, and a recovery device, which sucks and recovers ejected and used blast media, on a traveling carriage, ejects the blast media to a surface to be t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178212 | Device and method for the blasting treatment of channel inner walls Device for carrying out a blasting treatment of the inner wall of a channel with a stream of balls which, for treating curved channels, has a tube for introducing the stream of balls into a channel, a stream deflection and outlet device at the end of the tube on the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179062 | Integrated shop vacuum and air compressor system An integrated, yet divisible shop vacuum and air compressor system is provided with a blower, a wet and dry vacuuming section and a compressor section, each of which is mounted on a easy to relocate trolley. The vacuum system has a separate motor from the compressor... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147545 | Method and apparatus for abrasive recycling and waste separation system The present invention provides a method of handling abrasive solids materials used in an abrasive cutting procedure which jets a high-pressure abrasive slurry through a nozzle (7) onto a work piece over and/or in a catcher tank (8). This handling metho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125317 | Multi-port sandblasting manifold and method A method and apparatus is provided to simplify sandblasting processes while increasing applied coverage areas in sandblasting operations. The method and apparatus provide a manifold assembly having a plurality of nozzles and that is rigidly attached to an air supply... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118609 | Motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity The present invention refers to a motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity. The tool comprises: means for extracting dust suitable for producing a flow of air; means for collecting dust having a first duct for the entrance of the air, that can be con... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118463 | Sand blasting machine A sand blasting machine consists of a working chest and an air compressor that are coupled together. The working chest includes a casing, a upper lid, a nozzle holding dock, a nozzle, an air discharge filter device, an actuation switch, a left glove operation means ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118468 | Floor sanding vacuum A floor sanding vacuum is designed to be used in conjunction with floor sanding machines to provide a near dust free process for sanding floors. A displacement blower is driven by a gasoline or electric motor which creates a high vacuum that draws air through the sa... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7070489 | Granule dishwashing apparatus and method of use A granule dishwashing apparatus with at least one removable granule collector and method of use. The dishwashing apparatus may include a treatment chamber, a tank, one or more granule collectors and one or more pumping devices. Soiled articles are placed in the trea... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070487 | Washing device A washing device includes a case body; a table installed into the case body for supporting a workpiece which is to be cleaned; an solid cleaning substance feeding device having an impeller, capable of projecting an solid cleaning substance and a cleaning liquid to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052362 | Blendable blasting media and method of reusing and discharging same An apparatus and method for applying a blasting media, comprised of at least first and second separate types of particles, to a surface to be treated. Each type of particle may comprise a core coated with a desired component, e.g. abrasive, absorptive, polishing, et... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044831 | Multi-port sandblasting manifold and method A method and apparatus is provided to simplify sandblasting processes while increasing applied coverage areas in sandblasting operations. The method and apparatus provide a manifold assembly having a plurality of nozzles and that is rigidly attached to an air supply... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008304 | Abrasive and dust separator Provided is a centrifuge media separator for separating blast particulate from fine particulate carried by air flowing from a blast cabinet and through the media separator. The centrifuge media separator comprises an upper panel, a lower panel, and an outer wall. Th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004824 | Method and apparatus for detecting and dispersing agglomerates in CMP slurry A method and apparatus of in situ monitoring and dispersing unwanted particles in slurry used during CMP polishing. The method includes providing a slurry path, applying to the slurry path a microcavitation field of a first level to detect particles of a predetermin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969303 | Method and composition for removing coatings which contain hazardous elements A method for removing a coating on a surface by applying a treatment composition layer to the coating to be removed. The treatment composition layer is made up of (Is) a first material selected from the compounds of sodium and potassium silicates, sodium and potassi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951375 | Large area marking device and method for printing A method and apparatus for printing an image on a large surface area or walkway provides for imagewise marking of the surface with a color marking solution, to form a visible image on the surface during an image recording mode of a marking engine. The marking engine... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939205 | Device for processing component part contours A device for processing, particularly deburring, rounding and/or hardening component part contours, is provided, including a compressed air channel for supplying compressed air, an abrasive channel for supplying abrasive material and an ejector nozzle for ejecting t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929537 | Slurry recycling method A slurry recycling method comprising the steps of: separating a spent slurry containing silicon dust resulting from slicing of a silicon ingot in the presence of a slurry composed of abrasive grains and a dispersion medium in which the abrasive grains are dispersed,... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928930 | Device for cleaning printing cylinders A complete cleaning system for printing cylinders within a rotary printing press, by which a reactive erasing of ink-bearing layers, including the removal of filling materials from a gravure printing form, and a cleaning of ink from all form and transfer cylinders a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913524 | Suction device provided with negative pressure regulating mechanism The invention comprises a suction housing connected to a negative pressure forming means to suck in fluids, a suction opening member mounted on the suction housing, a part of which is caused to contact the surface of an object, and which defines a pressure-reduced a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913689 | Methods and apparatus for removing sediment from a liquid using pulses of pressurized air Methods and apparatus for removing sediment from a liquid are provided. Pulses of pressurized air are directed into a conduit having an inlet disposed within a first liquid-containing vessel adjacent to (or within) the sediment to cause a slurry of liquid and sedime... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908372 | Hole cutting tool and method A tool and a method for cutting holes in a container wall such as in a tank, a cistern, a pipeline, a vehicle, a ship, a production like or the like that contains inflammable, explosive, or other hazardous gasses, and liquids. The tool includes means for pressurisin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878046 | Cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning using blast cleaning media including a cabinet, an evacuation device in communication with the cabinet, and a delivery unit containing cleaning media in communication with the cabinet. The delivery unit includes a safety device for relievin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875083 | Abrasive media containment bag An abrasive media containment bag (11) having a bag portion (13), a nozzle fitting (15), a blast fitting (17), and a filter member (19) is disclosed. The abrasive media containment bag (11) allows the surface of an aircraft ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6848979 | Concrete blasting device with clear wand, stiff brush, recovery cylinder, and recirculating cylinder Blasting device includes a blasting medium supply unit and a blasting gun. An extension is provided on the blasting gun, which extension may include a sufficiently clear portion so that the user of the blasting gun may view the surface which is being blasted. ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6833016 | Dust collection system A dust collection system for portable sanding or grinding equipment employs a cyclone separator mounted directly on the tool or machine, with a dust outlet duct at the narrow lower end of the cyclone, and a cartridge air filter mounted on the top of the cyclone. The... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6817930 | Quickly and safely maintained sand-filtering device A sand-filtering device for filtering sands produced by a sandblast machine that includes a housing, a supporting plate, at least one filtering sleeve, a division module and an air pump. The housing is connected to the sandblast machine to receive the sands. The sup... | 11/16/2004 |
