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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335311 | Sludge treatment An apparatus for treating sludge, comprises a press for dewatering the sludge, a compaction device for receiving and compacting sludge dewatered by the press, a shredder for receiving and shredding sludge compacted by the compaction device, and a tube conveyor for c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7278094 | Variable text processing for an electronic press A software system is useful for generating a page file from a template file and database entries. The database entries are representative of variable information and the template file includes data designating a variable text area. The software system includes a com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7195187 | Rolling mill system A rolling mill system has oppositely driven, temperature-controlled first and second rolls, each having a first roll half with a first end face, a second roll half with a second end face, and a roll center. The first roll has a peripheral surface with open grooves a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7089852 | Waste compactor A trolley suitable for aircraft or use in all space constraint situations comprising a waste compactor comprising a metal horizontal plate driven by an electric motor reducer that, by a mechanical reducer, drives two telescopic screws responsible for pushing the hor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055424 | Two-station press for textile material The press for forming bales of textile material comprises a first pre-pressing station (3) and a second pressing station (5), with transfer means for transferring the pre-pressed material from the first station to the second station. The transfer means... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6979813 | Safety-shutoff device for a manually fed processing machine An intrusion detection system for altering the operation of an associated machine when an appropriate intrusion is detected, the system comprising: a first detector to detect the presence of a first distinguishing property and to selectively produce an intrusion sig... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6840165 | Method and assembly for opening calender nips The present invention relates to a method and assembly for opening the nips (9,10) of a calendar comprising at least two elements (1, 2; 3, 4) brought to a nip contact with each other, especially for performing the nip opening at a break or damage occu... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6571693 | Vehicle recycling system and method A vehicle recycling system includes an hold-down mechanism, a crane having an engine puller, a component disassembly station, a feed press, and a material press, all of which are housed within a building. A vehicle is placed onto a hold-down table where i... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5771793 | Calender having a control device A calender for treating a web of material includes at least two rollers forming a roller nip therebetween. A take-up device is disposed downstream from the at least two rollers. At least one longitudinal cutter is disposed between the at least two rollers... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5718166 | Method for making pipe made of discarded vehicle tires An apparatus and a method for making pipes made of a plurality of axially juxtaposed discarded vehicle tires wherein several batches of vehicle tires are sequentially compressed against one-another for forming long pipes of discarded tires. In one aspect ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5697243 | Shape scrap processing apparatus A shape scrap processing apparatus adapted to be situated next to a conveying table for conveying a continuous shape cut in a regular size. The apparatus comprises: conveying means for conveying shape scraps, which are discharged from the conveying table,... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5588345 | Fin sheet control apparatus for press A sheet metal working apparatus having a supply mechanism adapted to supply an elongated and flat strip of sheet metal stock to an inlet of a punch press and along a longitudinal axis of the strip. An intermittently operable drive device is provided for e... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5562029 | Conveying and compacting apparatus having a shaftless spiral in a casing with drainage openings Apparatus for conveying and compacting material which includes fractions of different sizes, densities, elasticity, moisture-content, etc., wherein a shaftless spiral is disposed in a casing and the spiral is driven in rotation at an end of the casing whe... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5456167 | Apparatus for cleaning and crushing drums An apparatus for sequentially removing the top, puncturing the sides, simultaneously washing the interior and exterior of a drum and crushing the drum.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5110461 | Apparatus for separating liquids and solids Apparatus for separating liquids and solids, comprising, separator screen means for receiving and separating the solids and liquids, conveyor means for feeding the separated solids upwardly from the separator screen means, and compactor means for compacti... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5094159 | Slide cradle for a scrap cutter A slide cradle is provided that includes a stationary well, a feed slide that is movable along the stationary wall, and a compactor wall this is disposed across from the stationary wall, rests upon a loading and compacting base, and is angularly adjustabl... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5069044 | Ice block press An ice block press device (10). The press (10) includes a compression chamber (12) into which raw ice particles (20) are fed through an opening (82). A ram (16) is employed to urge ice particles (20) deposited through an input chute (18), through the open... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5033374 | Machine for compacting and cutting residual material, in particular for scrap metal The machine has a containment box which holds the material to be compacted. The material is advanced through the containment box by a pivoted inlet wall of the containment box which is acted upon by a fluid actuated cylinder. Two compaction stations are a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5020311 | Method and a device for producing highly compressed cylindrical bales from loose stalk material The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing highly compressed cylindrical bales from loose stalk material, such as hay or straw, which is picked up continuously and is compressed to form a rotating compressed roll which flows continuou... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5010809 | Fodder conditioning and packing process A process for conditioning and compacting vegetable fodder prior to storage and shipment which comprises breaking standard-sized bales and adjusting the moisture level of the fodder to reduce pulverization during subsequent compacting and handling; while ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5001974 | Hay bale recompacting system A hay bale recompacting system comprises an elongated compression chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section defined by top, bottom, and end walls, an inlet end and an outlet end, an inlet opening at the inlet end in one side of the chamber, an ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4987829 | Perforator/crusher for plastic bottles A densification apparatus for use in recycling plastic containers utilizes a hopper with a movable lid to feed collected plastic containers to a continuous chain conveyor having a plurality of wedge-shape teeth which perforate the containers and urge them... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4982658 | Bale shredding device An apparatus for handling round bales of hay, straw or the like material. In general terms, the handling comprises dispensing a round bale of hay or the like material by unwinding the bale and feeding the thus produced continuous mat into the inlet device... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4953457 | Method and a continuous cycle compactor-apparatus, including a circulating forced air pre-chamber for treating biodegradable solid urban waste materials and for separating and recycling the non-biodegradable components thereof A method and apparatus for treating biodegradable solid urban waste materials and selecting those non biodegradable components for recycling comprises a tunnel (1) made of steel defining an inner room or ambient of parallelepiped shape, having a rear hing... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4881459 | Hydraulic scrap shear A hydraulic scrap shear having a multiple segmented shearing blade configuration at one end of a feed channel. The shearing blade configuration compresses and cuts the scrap into multiple uniform chunks on a single cycle.... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4782748 | Mobile scrap shear machine A mobile scrap shear machine is comprised of a shear head assembly and a chute which is postionable between a lowered, transport position and a raised operational position. A frame work extends from the shear head assembly and hydraulic lifting assemblies... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4777874 | Anti-springback device for a container A container used for compacting materials such as low level radioactive waste has a device used to keep the compacted material from springing out of the container when the compacting force is removed, thus resulting in a significant increase in the final ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4760784 | Compacting plate locking device used for packaging expansible material Apparatus useful as a compacting device adapted to be inserted into a barrel or similar container either singularly, or in combination with a plurality of similar devices and generally comprising one or more compacting plates which plates are adapted to f... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4735368 | Waste treatment apparatus An apparatus for treating waste material contained in drums comprises a conveyor for moving said drums to a purging chamber having an inlet door and outlet door, a conveyer in said purging chamber for moving said drums through said outlet door, a conveyer... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4727786 | Scrap cutter In a cutter for small- and large-sized scrap material, first knives are located at one end of a feed trough cutting the scrap material pushed through the trough toward the first knives. A cover at least partially covers the feed trough. A side wall of the... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4660469 | Shear system A shear system for processing scrap is provided that includes guiding and catching walls for enhancing the loading of large items into the shear system. A tiltable hopper is provided with an open rear so that very large and long scrap items may be process... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4651636 | Adjustable cone for hydra extractor A hydra-extractor includes an extractor screw and dewatering chamber, a cone for directing dried material to a plug cutter, the plug cutter, and a discharge chute. Associated power apparatus is mounted on the hydra-extractor. A novel cone is provided whic... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4619194 | Apparatus for dewatering fibrous materials In the dewatering press of this invention, a ram, movable in a horizontal plane by hydraulic means, compresses a slurry in a compression chamber which includes as one wall a stop gate assembly movable in a vertical plane and as another wall a self-cleanin... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4571968 | Steel frame shearing apparatus A pair of side plates are provided in opposing and spaced relationship, a pair of jaw members are pivoted to a pair of main shafts extending between said side plates, a pair of opposing crushing blades are mounted on the leading end side of said jaw membe... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4552062 | Scrap metal press for producing compacted scrap blocks A scrap metal press is disclosed which includes an inclined feeder box, downstream whereof there are provided at least one compacting unit and a guillotine shears unit for the production of compacted scrap blocks. To ensure that a smooth downward movement... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4526095 | Process and apparatus for the automatic depositing and pressing of continuous tows The invention relates to processes and devices for automatically depositing and pressing continuous tows in containers moved to and fro on a traversing device, wherein the start of the tow is transferred via a chute to a catch box on the container and is ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4396340 | High speed can opener and crusher This can opener opens and empties cans of their contents rapidly, especially paint and similar cans. The opener has a knife edge dimensioned and configured to penetrate an end, especially the bottom, of the can. There is a positioning means for disposing ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4253388 | Method and machine for compressing and cutting random loaded scrap metal A method for compressing and cutting random loaded scrap metal comprises the steps of gravity advancing scrap metal to a cutting zone, applying a first transversal compression to the scrap metal being advanced, guillotine cutting a portion of the scrap me... | 03/03/1981 |
