Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950404 | Method of removing surface material from resin product and apparatus therefor A method of removing a surface material from a resin product including: coarsely crushing the resin product having a resin substrate and the surface material formed thereon by coating or adhesive bonding, introducing the coarsely crushed product into a cylinder, and... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7383842 | Screenings washer apparatus A screenings washer having a hopper, a grinder downstream of the hopper, and a washer downstream of the grinder. The washer includes an auger rotor that receives the screenings ground by the grinder, a spray wash system that sprays a wash fluid directly onto a porti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318442 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7204260 | Apparatus for cleaning polymeric pieces A cleaning apparatus capable of sufficiently removing foreign matters such as coating or labels from surfaces of crushed pieces of the collected polymeric mold product is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning bath provided with a rotary shaft extendin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7086405 | Screenings washer A screenings washer having a hopper, a grinder downstream of the hopper, and a washer downstream of the grinder. The washer includes an auger rotor that receives the screenings ground by the grinder, a spray wash system that sprays a wash fluid directly onto a porti... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080650 | Screenings washer A screenings washer having a hopper, a grinder downstream of the hopper, and a washer downstream of the grinder. The washer includes an auger rotor that receives the screenings ground by the grinder, a spray wash system that sprays a wash fluid directly onto a porti... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078003 | Device for the transfer of energy and/or matter between a soluble solid and a liquid The invention relates to a device for the transfer between a solid matter and a liquid, comprising an outer drum and a perforated inner drum, means for commonly rotating the drums, and means situated inside the inner drum for moving the solid matter. In between the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066187 | Modular treatment plant having horizontal drum machines A machine for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts, having a treatment drum which is arranged with a horizontal axis and can be driven in both directions of rotation around the axis, the treatment drum comprises a permanently open co-axial inlet apertur... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067065 | Vortex grit collector with mechanical conveyor for grit removal A grit removal device, as may be used in a water or wastewater treatment plant, has a vortex grit collector and a mechanical conveyor for removing the grit from the collector. The grit collector includes a tank having an influent channel and an effluent channel, and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032737 | Conveying apparatus for open containers A conveying apparatus for transporting open containers is provided with at least two conveying elements located opposite to each other that are adapted frictionally or positively engage the containers. Each conveying element comprises a plurality of gripping element... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6923102 | Washing device A washing installation includes a first washer (3) for washing slices of root vegetable with water, a second washer in the form of a rotating pipe (4) supplied with water at an infeed end for the slices of root vegetable washed during slicing, and a th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6772773 | Heated wheel/tire applicator for car washes A heated wheel/tire cleaner applicator system is used in car washes to clean wheels and tires on vehicles. The system is comprised of a cleaning solution supply system and circulating hot water system. The cleaning solution supply system pumps cleaning solution from... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752192 | Label release and separation system A system for releasing and separating labels from containers has a releaser for mixing the containers with introduced fluids and for providing the containers with a sufficient retention time and agitation to clean the containers and release the labels therefrom. The... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6740298 | Apparatus for dissolving nuclear fuel A nuclear fuel dissolution apparatus which comprises a perforated sloping ramp contained within a process chamber for containing solvent for the fuel, a pulsation member which in use creates pulses in solvent in the process chamber, the perforations being designed t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6659113 | Grit washer and bearing assembly therefore A grit washer is disclosed having a bearing assembly which supports a conveyor and which is removably mounted to the exterior of the grit washer tank. With the bearing assembly being mounted to the exterior of the tank, the bearing assembly is easily acce... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6630034 | Firearm bore cleaner A bore cleaner including a first flexible cord having a weighted member attached to a first end, a cleaning tool which is removably attachable to a second end of the first flexible cord in a first bore cleaner assembly, and a second, thicker flexible cord... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6368414 | Washing parts with ultrasonic energy This invention relates to a continuous ultrasonic washing method and apparatus for small parts in manufacture. It more particularly relates to washing small manufacture parts in an apparatus requiring small volumes of water, no cleaning detergents, and an... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6298690 | Broken glass cleaning method and plant A large tumbling device into which broken pieces of labeled glass such as beverage bottles, or cullet, are fed. After entering the interior chamber of the tumbler, the cullet is carried by a plurality of interior fins along the inside circumference of the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6273106 | Particulate matter washing apparatus and method In a method of washing contaminated particulate matter, a screw conveyor is disposed in a cleaning tank for rotation around a substantially vertical axis so that the lower part of the screw conveyor is positioned under the surface of the cleaning water an... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263785 | Blancher and method of operation A rotary blancher having a food product receiving chamber sealed substantially everywhere except at its food product inlet and food product outlet to permit operation using solely a non-liquid heat transfer medium that is a gas or vapor that preferably is... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6205913 | Rotary drum blancher for cooking food A rotary blancher that is substantially sealed during operation to increase food product heating speed and efficiency. The blancher has a sealed housing, a novel substantially sealed food product inlet, and a novel substantially sealed food product outlet... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6161473 | Rice washing apparatus A rice washing apparatus which can wash rice in a short time with a high degree of efficiency, and which can prevent occurrence of fragmentation of the rice, is composed of a rice washing tank formed of a cylindrical body, having a lower part in an invert... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161559 | Separator for curable material including liquid A separator for separating curable material including liquid, especially residual concrete, residual mortar and the like, having a conveying screw which is disposed in a receiving trough. The rotary axle of the conveying screw extends transversely to the ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6120648 | Apparatus for pulping and deinking Methods and apparatus for recycling office waste paper and the like of the type having ink and laser print particles coated thereon. The waste paper is simultaneously pulped and ink particles dispersed by kneading the waste paper in the form of a high sol... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6105485 | Pressurized rotary blancher A rotary blancher that is sealed such that it can be positively pressurized during operation to a pressure greater than the ambient pressure outside the blancher to increase food product heating speed and efficiency. The blancher has a sealed housing, a s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095035 | Dual drum food processor A food processing apparatus is disclosed that has a tank with an inlet end and an outlet end. The apparatus has at least two rotary drums received within an interior chamber of the tank, each communicating with the inlet end for urging a food product from... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5896876 | Method and apparatus for decontamination of poly chlorinated biphenyl contaminated soil A method and apparatus is provides for decontamination of soil from contaminates such as polychlorinated biphenyls. The method involves (a) admixing a short chain alcohol and a long chain alcohol to provide a solvent composition, (b) admixing the solvent ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862821 | Apparatus for washing leafy plant products An improved and simplified apparatus and method for washing leafy plant products is provided. The invented apparatus utilizes hydro-energy for sufficiently cleaning plant products being processed thereby, while effectively using water recirculating theret... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5778910 | Washing trough for residual concrete The invention relates to an apparatus for reprocessing residual concrete with a trough (3), conveying equipment (33) with an adjoining bucket wheel (37) and discharging equipment (11). The inventive apparatus is distinguished owing to the fact that the wa... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5752431 | Blancher with multiple cooling zones A blancher having multiple cooling zones formed by a tank having multiple compartments for receiving a heating liquid in one compartment and a coolant in at least two other compartments. In a preferred embodiment, the tank has a sidewall with an end wall ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5669288 | Rotating drum food processor with cleaning spray accessible panels A blancher or cooler has a drum made up of a plurality of stainless steel perforated panels. The drum is rotatably mounted within a water tank, and has an auger for progressing food products from an inlet to an outlet. The panels are bolted between C-chan... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5641360 | Process and device for improving the treatment of sewage solids Treatment of sewage solids, sand, rubbish and the like, especially for the dumping and/or incineration with a reduced pollutant and moisture content, or similar disposal with the mechanical separation of the solids from a solid-liquid mixture, in which, t... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5637152 | Soil washing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for removing hydrocarbons from soil is disclosed. A gradient force machine pulverizes contaminated soils, which are then mixed with release agents in a mixing tank. A water-filled separation unit receives the mixed soil, the unit h... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632195 | Food processing apparatus with non-straight lifting and agitating baffles A food processing apparatus having a tank with an inlet and an outlet, a liquid bath received therein, a rotary auger having a plurality of spaced apart flights for urging food product toward the outlet, and a baffle between a pair of adjacent auger fligh... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5592869 | Open throat blancher with support braces A blancher having a tank and an elongate generally cylindrical and hollow perforate drum rotatably received in the tank with the drum including an inlet end plate with a food product inlet opening adjacent an end of a support core that is spaced from the ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5546967 | Apparatus and method for washing balls An apparatus for washing balls in a cleaning fluid includes a container for storing soiled balls, a cleaning unit for washing and rinsing the balls, and a clean ball hopper for storing washed balls. A soiled ball conveyor conveys the balls from the soiled... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5542440 | Apparatus and method for washing balls An apparatus for washing balls in a cleaning fluid includes a container for storing soiled balls, a cleaning unit for washing and rinsing the balls, and a clean ball hopper for storing washed balls. A soiled ball conveyor conveys the balls from the soiled... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5529082 | Apparatus and method for washing balls An apparatus for washing balls in a cleaning fluid includes a container for storing soiled balls, a cleaning unit for washing and rinsing the balls, and a clean ball hopper for storing washed balls. A soiled ball conveyor conveys the balls from the soiled... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526740 | Multi-screw press for dewatering waste materials A multi-screw press for dewatering waste materials including a plurality of fixed filtering cylinders and a plurality of revolving filtering cylinders connected to the fixed filtering cylinders are installed within a single outer casing, and a plurality o... | 06/18/1996 |
