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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458317 | Continuous belt-type board press A press for pressing a mat into a thin panel has a press frame, upper and lower press plates on the frame, and upper and lower press belts having confronting lower and upper stretches defining a press gap extending in a horizontal and longitudinal transport directio... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7314141 | Folding belt filter A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt use... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7044233 | Combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly A combined digger and compost compacting assembly comprises a digger unit and a compacting unit. The digger unit has a drive shaft which includes a plurality of outwardly extending digger tines for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as the assembly is moved ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6817286 | Mushroom compost compacting assembly A mushroom compost compacting assembly includes a feed hopper unit, a mixer unit, a conveyor unit and a compactor unit all of which are separate and distinct from each other. The units are detachably connected to each other so that the units could be assembled at th... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796225 | Apparatus for compacting objects An apparatus for compacting objects such as plastic bottles and cans whose material is to be recycled includes a detector device, two discharge openings and a compactor device. The detector device has at least one code reader for distinguishing approved from rejecte... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6601499 | Apparatus for marinating, tenderizing, strip cutting cube cutting and progressively flattening meat An apparatus for flattening pieces of meat without piercing nor shredding the meat including a first roller set, each roller in the first roller set having non-sharpened outer edges; a second roller set, each roller in the second roller set having non-sha... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589393 | Press arrangement and press roll for such a press arrangement A press arrangement for treating a fibrous web, especially a paper or board web, comprises at least two press rolls to form at least one press nip. At least one press roll is mounted on at least one roll end by means of a floating bearing, whose bearing r... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6467417 | Vehicle table A foldable table for a vehicle provides a durable work surface suited for construction work and the like. The table includes a planar member, a mounting structure, a bracket and a support member. The mounting structure is provided to vertically position t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6439113 | Method of pressing mats into the production of pressed board A method for producing pressed board deforms the mat with compression and decompression between heated plates upstream of the platens.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6289800 | Citrus-juice extractor A citrus-juice extractor has two squeeze belts (1, 2) with vertical squeeze surfaces (4) on opposite sides of a progressively narrowed squeeze channel (3). A fruit-half feeder (10) at a wide end of the squeeze channel halves uncut fruit (37) and positions... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6146540 | Dehydration of sludge by injecting sludge into a sequentially connected series of permeable bags and then squeezing the bags A plurality of unit bags 2a, 2b . . . are composed of a permeable strip-shaped nonwoven and arranged in a successive fashion without break so that they can be easily accommodated and stored by being rolled. An annular elastic body 5 disposed around an ope... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6041700 | Intake for belt-type particleboard press A press for pressing a mat into a thin panel has a press frame, upper and lower press plates on the frame, upper and lower press belts having confronting lower and upper stretches defining a press gap extending in a horizontal and longitudinal transport d... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036029 | Device to drain a fibrous pulp suspension A device to drain a fibrous pulp suspension including an arched surface that is impermeable. The arched surface, moreover, is surrounded by a permeable belt. The belt and the arched surface are able to be moved such that there exists a relative velocity b... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6003684 | Device for dewatering solid-liquid suspensions A device for dewatering solid-liquid suspensions, in particular pulp suspensions, in which the suspension is dewatered between two belts and a dewatering zone is formed in the shape of a wedge between the two belts. The wedge height at its end closest to ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5961827 | Apparatus for dewatering of sludge and similar substances The invention relates an apparatus for the dewatering of sludge and similar substances with a sludge chamber (20) provided with filter areas (25) having at least one sludge inlet being connected to a device (3) creating a hydrostatic filtration pressure. ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5900139 | Filter press for reducing the water content of solid materials and/or sludges A filter press for reducing the water content in a starting material including a pressure chamber with a stationary lower plate and five hydraulically mobile chamber walls for applying pressure to the starting material.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5887515 | Method for the continuous production of a mat for the manufacture of boards of wood material or the like In a method for the continuous production of a running mat (6) of stocked particles (2) of different dimensions by the use of a conveyor spreading method, for the production of wood material boards or similar boards by subsequent pressing of the mat, for ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887514 | Method, filter press and control device for reducing the water content of solid materials and/or sludges The invention relates to a method, a press, and a control device for reducing the capillary-bound water content in fiber cells of carbon-containing, finely comminuted solid materials and/or sludges. The method according to the invention includes rapidly r... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5885445 | Belt press for dewatering sludge This invention relates to a belt press for dewatering sludge, such as sewage sludge. The press includes a camera to monitor physical operation of a gravity belt section of the press. A numerical control device uses electromagnetic radiation received from ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5863429 | Method and apparatus for removing water from sludge and similar substances In a method and apparatus for removing water from sludge the sludge is introduced into an intermediate chamber from which it is fed into at least one sludge chamber having a filter surface. A hydrostatic pressure is built up in the sludge chamber to remov... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5713269 | Refuse assembly for reducing the size of deformable objects A refuse assembly is disclosed and which is useful for reducing the size of deformable objects. The refuse assembly includes a frame defining a passageway, the passageway having an intake end, and an opposite, exhaust end; a pair of continuous rotatable b... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5657688 | Slot machine shaped can crushers A slot machine shaped can crusher comprising: an outer case formed as a hollow rectangular shaped box with an open roof, the roof of the case including a large aperture and one sidewall including a circular aperture, the lower portion of the front wall ex... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5634607 | Method to extract and deposit coils in a rolling line and device to perform the method Method and device to extract and deposit coils leaving a coiling machine (11), the coiling machine (11) forming the coils (22) according to an inclined axis and depositing the coils (22) on a a removal conveyor belt (12) positioned with its axis substanti... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5493960 | Device for collecting paper containers A device for collecting used paper containers is formed of a housing, and a volume reduction mechanism situated in the housing. The volume reduction mechanism squashes the paper containers in a falling passage extending from an inlet port of the housing t... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5386768 | Apparatus for dewatering sludge An apparatus for dewatering sludge. The dewatering apparatus has a pressure plate device for compressing the sludge on a surface such that the sludge is dewatered. The dewatering apparatus also has a device for confining the sludge within a predetermined ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5372493 | Continuous casting apparatus using two moving belts A apparatus for continuously casting a liquid thermoset resin or composition in which a liquid thermoset resin or composition is fed into a space defined between a pair of moving endless belts arranged such that the lower run of the upper belt is disposed... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5365838 | Machine for the extraction of juice from grapes The horizontal press appears as an elongated hollow structure (1) of flat profile resting on a frame (2a, b, c, d), and comprises a ram (6) reciprocated by a fluid power cylinder (5), a hopper (8) through which crushed and stemmed grapes fall into an inle... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5355788 | Opposed belt can compactor apparatus A can compactor includes an electric motor connected to drive a chain which, in turn, drives a pair of crushing belts arranged in opposing fashion to form a V. One of the belts is driven clockwise while the other belt is driven counterclockwise. Cans to b... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5284546 | Apparatus for manufacture of structural panel A method and apparatus for making structural panel from the rinds of sugarcane and similar woody grasses. The method includes providing a collection of straight and rather long rind fiber-bundle strands, coating them with binder, depositing coated strands... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5275096 | Apparatus for high speed calendering A sheet calendering method and apparatus including a calendering cylinder, a delivering cylinder, and a conveyor for transporting sheets between the calendering cylinder and the delivering cylinder; wherein the conveyor includes two flexible elongated mem... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5158014 | Arrangement for apportioning and dispensing fibrous goods, particularly sauerkraut An apparatus for the apportioning and dispensing of fibrous goods, particularly of sauerkraut, is disclosed. The apparatus for the dispensing of fibrous goods which are first mixed with a liquid ensures a precise maintaining of a certain weight of the goo... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5128030 | Device for separating solids from suspension A device for separating solids from suspension comprises two filtering belts pervious to water travelling in the same direction and arranged to be supported and guided each by their respective liquid withdrawing surfaces provided with holes which form the... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5112209 | Twin-belt press for manufacturing particle boards In a double-band or similar press the pressure on the mat that is being fed in is increased so rapidly as soon as this mat comes into contact with the heat-transfer surfaces that the outer areas of the mat harden under the great pressure, whereas the heat... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5109764 | Double screen belt press with a wedge compression zone for dewatering mixtures of fibrous material suspensions A double screen belt press for dewatering mixtures of fibrous material suspensions has a wedge compression zone comprising rolls and perforated plates supporting generally upper and lower screen belts. For dewatering mixtures of fibrous material suspensio... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5066399 | Belt press type dehydration device A belt press type dehydration device of improved efficiency includes upper and lower pressing belts of dual layer construction. A first mesh member layer is made of Z-shaped interlocked wire members, and to this is fastened the filter sheet layer. The mes... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5021166 | Method and an apparatus for extracting a liquid from a sludge An apparatus for extracting liquid from a sludge/conditioning agent mixture which comprises a first endless belt (10) of filter material; a second endless belt (12) of filter material; and rollers (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 13, 14, 15) for the belts... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4995314 | Can flattening machine The can flattening machine of the present invention comprises a first conveyor for carrying the cans to the upper end of a hopper located above a pair of belt assemblies. The belt assemblies are elongated and are positioned relative to one another so as t... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4906369 | Apparatus for dewatering sludge and similar substances In an apparatus for dewatering sludge the sludge to be dewatered is continuously fed to a pre-dewatering stage and is subsequently transferred to an enclosed sludge chamber volume, which is intermittently moved past stationary pairs of pressure-applying p... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4850846 | Apparatus for hot pressing mats used in the manufacture of chipboard, fiberboard and similar pressed board The apparatus for hot pressing a pressed board mat used in making chipboard panels, fiberboard panels and pressed board panels comprises a continuously operating press with a lower press belt and an upper press belt and a conveyor with at least two endles... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4830304 | Automatic device for treating unusable paper used in device for preparing rolls for web pasting The present invention relates to equipment used in a printing system for newsprint or the like, more specifically, to a device for successively rolling up unusable outer surface strips from paper rolls, compressing them, and then discharging them. The dev... | 05/16/1989 |
