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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337715 | Juice extractor including pressure-actuated nozzle and associated methods A juice extractor may include a juice extraction assembly, and at least one pressure-actuated spray nozzle having an inlet to be connected to a controllable fluid pressure source and a spray outlet directed toward the juice extraction assembly and moving between a r... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328655 | Juice extractor with drive and return cams for extractor cup movement A juice extractor includes at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A drive mechanism engages at least one of the extractor cups and includes a drive cam that drives the extractor cup into engagement with the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305920 | Juice extractor with orifice tube beam drive extending into side panels A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one inner side panel that divides the interior into a product material area and a drive mechanism cavity. An orifice beam includes an end extending through a beam opening in the inner side panel. An orifice tub... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305919 | Juice extractor with juice manifold having side outlet for juice A juice extractor includes extractor cups relatively moveable within a product material area that compress fruit therebetween. A strainer tube is mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom. A juice manifold is positioned to collect the juice dis... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305918 | Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7222567 | Juice extractor with tapered clean up nozzle A juice extractor includes a juice extraction assembly having a wall surface and fluid outlet thereon. At least one tapered spray nozzle is mounted flush on the wall surface at the fluid outlet for receiving and discharging fluid and configured for preventing build-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7166229 | Method and apparatus for extracting liquid present in a humid mass A system for extracting a liquid by pressing a humid mass, the system including at least one extraction channel, while extraction channel being provided with at least one inlet allowing to feed the extraction channel with the humid mass to be treated; with walls pro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156016 | Juice extractor with integral juice manifold and cup bridge A juice extractor and associated method includes an extractor frame, extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame and a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame. A juice manifold is integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extrac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143691 | Juice extractor with bottom loading strainer tube A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one pair of extractor cups relatively moveable to each other, a strainer tube that receives juice and pulp and discharges juice therefrom, and a juice manifold positioned to collect the juice discharged from th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7017478 | Grinding sludge compacting machine A compressing machine includes a press unit for compressing a concentrated sludge within a squeezing chamber to provide a briquette, and a press control unit to control the press unit. The press control unit includes a parameter and compressing speed setting unit, a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017732 | Multiple extruder configuration The invention concerns a multiple-extruder configuration in which two co-rotating twin-screw extruders and a counter-rotating twin screw extruder are connected to each other with respect to the flow of material. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6463441 | Incident analysis and solution system A computer-implemented system determines, by logical progression through multiple analysis levels, a human factor that represents a root cause of a particular incident. The system begins at a broad analysis level and progresses through more narrow analysi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6247397 | Apparatus for separating liquid and solid substances, particularly for extracting juice from fruit and the like An apparatus for separating liquid and solid substances, particularly for extracting juice from fruit and the like, such as grapes. The apparatus includes a pressing container into which the product to be separated is fed; the apparatus includes a cylinde... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6167180 | Cable having at least one layer of flexible strength members with adhesive and non-adhesive yarns for coupling an outer protective jacket and a buffer tube containing optical fibers The present invention provides an optical fiber cable having optical fibers, a buffer tube, an outer protective jacket and at least one layer of flexible strength members made of adhesive and non-adhesive yarns. The buffer tube encloses and protects the o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5613434 | Method for controlling or regulating the pressing pressure for the separation of solids and liquids A cyclically operating filter press for squeezing juice from fruit is controlled so that the pressing pressure rises during an early part of a cycle and then, at a time determined in view of actual process variables, the pressure increase is stopped and t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5579683 | Method for supplying material for pressing to a filter press In supplying material for pressing (37) into the press chamber of a filter press for separating solids and liquids, the filling operation (F) is done interruptedly in a first step (P1) at a fill opening (44). A press element (36) executes a plurality of p... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575200 | Method for determining and using the fill amounts of material for pressing in solid/liquid separation with a filter press A determination of the amounts of fill of material (7) to be pressed in the solid-liquid separation by means of a filter piston press with a pressure element (6) for several successive pressing operations is made with the aid of a consideration in the yie... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5388507 | Automatic determination process for command and control of a forced draining before pressing for batch presses An automatic process in which after the press is filled and before starting a normal pressing cycle the flow rate of liquids is measured continuously without applying any pressing pressure. The tank is then rotated and the minimum and maximum values of th... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5309956 | System for puncturing aerosol cans, collecting liquid contents, and filtering environmentally objectionable constituents from released gases Aerosol spray cans are positioned one at a time at a workstation by inserting the bottom wall of each can through an appropriately sized centering ring to center the bottom wall relative to an annular seal that engages peripheral portions of the bottom wa... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5231922 | Process for control of extraction of juice from organic products A process for controlling a press for the extraction of juice from agricultural products, in which the pressing stroke of a pressing cycle is ended at the earliest when the maximum average juice output occurs. This process can be performed using a juice d... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5207154 | Process for pressing agricultural products to extract juice and device for using process Process and apparatus for the control and the adjustment of a press during a juice extraction operating having at least one pressure increase sequence and measuring and comparing to a predetermined value the rate or the amount of liquid extracted before, ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5078304 | Device for emptying a barrel having a highly-viscous content A device for emptying a barrel having a highly viscous content by pushing a piston into the barrel. In order to prevent the barrel from being deformed or damaged, the device includes a turntable onto which the barrel can be mounted. The barrel can be rein... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5067529 | Aerosol can recycling apparatus and methods A multi-stage, batch or continuous, manual or automated process and apparatus for safely depressurizing, de-capping (decrimping plus pulling caps), and recycling aerosol cans, propellants, solvents, chemicals, dip tubes, and can tops. The apparatus includ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4499824 | Machine for crushing cylindrical aluminium cans for beer, soft drinks etc. Machine for crushing cylindrical aluminium cans for beer, soft drinks etc. The machine comprises a can intake. A craddle for receiving the can in a substantially horizontal position is displacable between a receiving position in the can intake and a crush... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4309944 | High speed fruit feeding apparatus A sequential feeder for rapidly feeding fruit to a sequential citrus fruit extractor includes a plurality of chain conveyors, each conveyor being mounted in a vertical plane extending between a lane of a fruit hopper and a lower extractor cup of the extra... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4291064 | Method for making large sized blocks of cheese A method of pressing and draining whey from cheese curd. In particular, this method is made suitable for producing large blocks of cheese. A container mold having an internal drain screen is filled with cheese curd particles. Pressure is then applied to t... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4263330 | Method for draining whey for making large sized blocks of cheese A method of pressing and draining whey from cheese curd particles in manufacturing large sized blocks of cheese. Cheese curd is placed into a pressing container mold which has a removable internal draining means having dimple-like projections maintaining ... | 04/21/1981 |
