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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331281 | Press with vertically reciprocated frame A press has an upper traverse, a lower traverse below the upper traverse, and vertical frame elements extending between the traverse, fixing same together against relative movement, and forming a rigid frame with the upper traverse and lower traverse. A central trav... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261129 | Machine for loading silage bag A machine for compactly loading an elongate polymer storage bag includes a chamber through which one or more rams reciprocate in a generally horizontal direction, forcing bulk material such as compost, distillers grains, silage, or feedstuffs from the chamber into a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7152523 | Press machine A drive mechanism drives a slide in a cycle along a centerline. The slide includes a press center symmetrical with a frame centerline. A frame includes guides aligned with the press center and the slide to eliminate rotative force upon the slide during operation and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000537 | Press and machine tool A press having a machine frame section (10) and a movable section capable of reciprocal movement in a vertical direction relative to the machine frame section, for making products using a pair of dies. The movable section includes a slide (24) to which... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000534 | Modular fruit juice extraction system and configuration for a self-cleaning filter for the extraction of fruit juice Modular fruit juice extraction apparatuses and systems are provided that comprise, for example, a linear actuator (2) effective to drive, by back and forth motion, a moveable peeler cup (4) in communication with each of two ends of the extraction appar... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981440 | High-speed cylinder apparatus A movable cylinder (20) is provided with an inner cylinder chamber (21) and an outer cylinder chamber (31) which surrounds the inner cylinder chamber. The inner cylinder chamber is provided with an inner piston (22) inserted therein, whic... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964225 | Press A press, especially a precision cutting press, for producing precision cut parts from a metal strip or a preform by means of a tool, which is fixed to a top tool clamping plate and a bottom tool clamping plate, wherein a tappet is allocated to one of the tool clampi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948424 | Material compaction apparatus The material compactor in accordance with the present invention generally includes a feed apparatus, a preliminary compaction apparatus, and a final compaction apparatus. The final compaction apparatus generally includes a compaction chamber having an adjustably tap... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941860 | Method of briquetting metal chips and briquetting press A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips, wherein stable briquettes/pressed component are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923114 | Can crusher A compressing device is provided that is suitable for crushing cans. A compressing device is provided that includes a plurality of linear drive actuators located along side a compression chamber to both reduce height/size of the compressing device, and provide a mor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6821077 | Waste and recyclable materials compaction and handling apparatus A waste and recyclables materials compaction and handling apparatus includes a storage container for the materials. An elongated charging hopper is defined adjacent to and alongside the storage container for receiving the materials, the charging hopper having open e... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6612230 | Truss assembly and splicing method and apparatus In accordance with the principles and concepts of the invention, apparatus and methods for assembling pre-cut members into trusses and joists and splicing pre-cut members into truss chords are presented. According to the invention, a splicing apparatus fo... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6453718 | Multistation press A multistation press, particularly a suction device press, for machining sheet metal parts is provided for the successive machining of workpieces in several stages. Several press stations are arranged behind one another so that workpieces pass through the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6360655 | Process and machine for the treatment of residues Residues are found to be stored in the compartments of a multiple container, located in homes, restaurants, cafeterias, etc. The residues thus classified are treated by the user himself who places the residues of the same type in the machine object of the... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6312206 | Method and apparatus for loading bulk materials A method and apparatus for loading bulk materials is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a track and a frame movable on the track between a retracted and extended position. A first plate is movably mounted on the frame, and a ram i... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6112559 | Hide stretching apparatus A modular oscillating head, particularly for stretching and softening industrial hides and similar products, comprising flexible mats (31, 32) for the continuous longitudinal advancement of the hides between at least one pair of plates with facing tools u... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5915296 | Multi-slide machine press In a machine press with at least three slides, the phases for the stroke of a leftmost slide and a rightmost slide are made identical. The strokes for other slides interposed between the leftmost and rightmost slides are out of phase with the leftmost and... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5823087 | Punch press having a toggle joint mechanism drive A punch press having connecting rods which face away from each other are arranged on the eccentric shaft, and each connecting rod is coupled to a connecting lever. Two toggle joint mechanism units are connected to one connecting lever. Two further toggle ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5761994 | Multi-slide mechanical press with phase difference A multi-slide mechanical press comprising a plurality of slides, wherein each of the slides is provided with a guide that reciprocatingly drives the associated slide, without having to increase the pitch between slides, and that makes it possible to elimi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5662036 | Compacting apparatus A compacting apparatus includes a first elongate compaction chamber having a first end and a second end and a second elongate compaction chamber having a first end and a second end. The second compaction chamber is in parallel spaced relation with the fir... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5524534 | Dual hydraulic cylinder compacting apparatus A two-stage compaction device for compressing residue metal waste and squeezing excess fluid from the waste, having a pre-compaction cylinder, a pair of compaction chambers, and a pair of die cylinders, all aligned along a common horizontal axis; each of ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 4990299 | Multi-parting molding system with clamping means A desynchronously opened, stacked, multi-parting molding system includes left, center and right molding blocks for defining a left molding cavity between the left and center molding blocks and a right molding cavity between the center and right molding bl... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4768430 | Compression apparatus having grooved compression sleeve and press ram A compression and volume reduction treatment apparatus for solid waste including a compression sleeve for receiving therein a cylindrical vessel filled with the solid waste and a press ram arranged above said compression sleeve movable upward and downward... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4760783 | Compression apparatus having a main compression device and a tapered precompression device A compression and volume reduction treatment apparatus for solid waste comprises a main compression and a pre-compression device. The main compression device includes a compression sleeve for receiving therein a cylindrical vessel filled with the solid wa... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4533002 | Device for gripping and raising tamping tools or for holding raised tamping tools in a tamping machine which is especially used for the packing of coking coal In a device for gripping and lifting tamping tools or for holding raised tamping tools in a tamping machine, the individual tamping tools rods are clamped in abutments (2) by slideable clamping members (3). In the device for lifting tamping tools, a contr... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4514899 | Apparatus with optical projector for assembling a wooden structure Wooden structures are assembled from a plurality of wooden elements with interposed metallic connectors, by assembling the wooden elements on a work table provided with a rectangular grid. The image of the structure to be assembled, with a superposed grid... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4470346 | Hydraulic cylinder having a plurality of rods An hydraulic cylinder having a plurality of piston rods is disclosed. The cylinder comprises a cylindrical hollow member having a pair of end members to enclose the cylinder, a piston positioned between the end members is supported by a plurality of rods.... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4458588 | Dumping transport vehicle for harvested cotton having packer-divider A dumping transport vehicle for harvested cotton bolls has the capacity to receive in its basket body two dumps from a large self-propelled harvester. An internal power-operated pivoted packer-divider panel of the vehicle enables compacting of the first d... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4351233 | Press An expandable bag is supported on a base and is associated with first and second platen means. The first platen is movable in a pressing operation relative to the second platen by expansion and contraction of the bag. The second platen is movable relative... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4316410 | Compact can crusher A compact can crusher in which used beverage cans and the like are dropped into a chute and are crushed flat between an oscillating crusher plate and a wall of the chute, the crushed cans being dropped through an open lower end of the chute. A drive motor... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4292891 | Aluminum can crusher A can crusher is provided utilizing a single lever arm pivoted in two places to a pivotal link and a crusher plate respectively and having a unique action wherein upon lifting the lever arm space is provided for a can and a foot extended from the lever ar... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4286515 | Compacting waste basket A container closed by a lid for receiving and compacting waste paper includes a volume-occupying lid (3, 14) which fits inside the container (1, 13). The container (1, 13) defines a chamber large enough to accomodate individual pieces of waste to be depos... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4275650 | Compacting apparatus A double-acting compacting apparatus comprises two movable compaction plates and a stationary compaction plate arranged between said movable plates. Arranged between respective ones of said movable plates and said stationary plate is a free-fall aperture ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4240341 | Can crusher A can crushing apparatus is disclosed comprising a reciprocating head which reciprocates between two fixed walls whereby on each stroke of the head, two crushing operations are performed. Automatic can feeding means, having safety switch prime mover activ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4216713 | Can crushing mechanism An apparatus for crushing cans uses a pair of guide rods having an anvil attached at each end, and a pair of sliding rams sliding on the guide rods. Can support wire members are positioned between each ram and anvil to support a can during crushing. A ram... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4213386 | Compacting apparatus A double-acting compacting apparatus comprises two movable compaction plates and stationary compaction plate arranged between said movable plates. Arranged between respective ones of said movable plates and said stationary plate is a free-fall aperture th... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4213384 | Compacting apparatus Compacting apparatus comprising a first compacting plate and a second compacting plate arranged for linear, reciprocating movement relative to the first compacting plate. Arranged between the plates in the neighborhood of one of said plates is a free-fall... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4203359 | Hydraulically driven press A hydraulic press arrangement which includes at least one top cross beam and one bottom cross beam with a press ram, displaceable by means of two cylinder-piston units supplied by at least one pressure medium source, being disposed between the top and bot... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4182237 | Method and apparatus for stacking batts in compressible columns Batts are sequentially delivered to a reception station and deposited in columnar order on a platen substantially in one continuous movement in one plane while said platen is advancing from said reception station towards an ejection chamber spaced therefr... | 01/08/1980 |
