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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419049 | Archimedean conveyors and combustion engines A helical screw conveyor having a helical screw rotatably mounted within a casing and cooperating with a chain of platens to convey objects from one end of the casing to the other end or to selected locations therebetween. A thermodynamic combustion engine is provid... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335312 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320750 | Centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense material A centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense materials disclosed. A centrifuge includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve to form a containment zone therebetween. The fluid separation wall aligns and rotates parallel to an axis of rotation. A recepta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294274 | Filtration system with enhanced cleaning and dynamic fluid separation A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and sonic energy may be used to clean associated filter media to allow substantially continuous filtration of proc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282147 | Cleaning hollow core membrane fibers using vibration A filtration system is provided with hollow membrane filter elements operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and ultrasonic energy may be used to clean exterior portions of the hollow membrane filter elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255223 | Mixture with a smooth throughput A transport device for transporting a transportable product, especially a bulk-type product, includes an essentially cylindrical chamber containing at least one shaft which extends along the cylindrical chamber and comprises a plurality of first transport elements f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222725 | Pin conveyor for pasty materials such as animal waste A pin conveyor for pasty materials such as animal waste including a housing with a cylindrical inner surface extending along and about an axis. Within the housing surface, a shaft is mounted for rotation about the axis and has a plurality of pins attached to it in a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7100760 | Deicer mixing apparatus and method An apparatus for applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, methods of applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, and solid deicer compositions that have been coated using the apparatus or method of the invention are disclosed. The apparatus includes... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051865 | Auger flight support An auger flight support includes a mounting portion having an arcuate concave surface adapted to be fixedly mounted around at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of an auger shaft adjacent to a flight extending along a helical path around the shaft, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6994494 | Device for producing bored piles Device for producing bored piles having an auger, which along at least part of the auger length is surrounded by a rotating encasing tube and during boring the encasing tube is rotated in or counter to the rotation direction of the auger and in which the auger and t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971501 | Screw conveyor for the transport of goods hanging from hanger supports A screw conveyor for the transport of, for example, pieces of clothing hanging on clothes hangers, comprises a screw shaft train (22) which may be rotated about the shaft axis (24) thereof, with a transport groove system (26), machined into the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971525 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6932913 | Method for vibration in a centrifuge A system and method for vibration in a centrifuge is disclosed. A centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a non-rotating sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6860408 | Auger apparatus for conveying ice An auger apparatus for conveying ice, together with the auger itself and an apparatus for storing ice in a storage bin which uses such an auger apparatus is provided. The auger is disposed in a tube, and does not require cylindrical bearings at its ends. The auger i... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6651805 | High-gradient high-pump-head screw conveyor device A screw conveyor apparatus including a ribbon screw (4) provided in a cylindrical casing (1). The ribbon screw (4) has rotation rings (12) attached to an intermediate portion thereof. Outer peripheral supporting sections (11) are provided for rotatably su... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6390283 | Cast auger gating interface The auger includes a first cast section and a second cast section. The first cast section includes a first flight having a gate projection that remains on the first flight after a gate which is used during casting the first cast section has been removed f... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6370856 | Foreign object ejector for rotary conveyor equipped centering augers having crop lifters and receiving crop from wide pick-up A large round baler includes a wide pick-up which lifts crop from the ground and transfers it to a rotary conveyor including crop centering augers which narrow the crop flow to the width of the baling chamber before it passes through the chamber inlet. Th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6361263 | Apparatus and method of inventorying packages on a storage device The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inventorying packages on a storage device which consists of removing packages from the storage device with a variable pitch inventory screw, scanning a surface of the packages to read indicia on ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6279304 | Crop pick-up having crop lifters incorporated in centering auger A large round baler includes a crop pick-up assembly which is wider than the baling chamber and equipped with right- and left-hand stub augers for centering the crop for delivery through the inlet of the baling chamber. In order to prevent the augers from... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6155705 | Extruder screw with coatings of different hardnesses thereon An extruder screw having at least one raised part forming a thread projecg on a core intended to be rotatably mounted inside an extruder roll in which the raised part includes a crown wall and side walls intersecting with the crown wall, the intersection... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5939027 | Process for discharging a reactor A process for discharging a reactor characterized by reducing the volume of a powder without compacting it, including treating the powder in a densification zone including at least one Archimedes' screw arranged in a barrel. The Archimedes' screw may also... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5910243 | Displacement device A device for displacing sediment, for example sand, from the bottom of a liquid-filled container (20) to a receptacle device (29) in which first conveyor (22) is disposed in the edge region (21) of the container (20) near the bottom of the container to re... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5881649 | Magnetic transfer system, power transmission mechanism of the magnetic transfer system, and rotational driving member used for the system To provide a magnetic transfer system capable of smoothly delivering a carrier between chambers by providing a independently-rotating carrier-feed driving shaft for each chamber without using a synchronous control mechanism and used for a semiconductor fa... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5863197 | Solid flight conveying screw for furnace A fluid cooled conveying screw adapted for rotary hearth furnaces. A plurality of solid alternating single and double flights are affixed to an outer barrel. The single flights are at least partially cladded to withstand the rigors of the furnace. The dou... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5687832 | Flexible bladed auger An auger for moving granular material and slurries of granular materials comprising: a shaft; a rigid inner blade portion fastened to and spiraling around the shaft; and a flexible substantially larger outer blade portion carried by the inner blade portio... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5676827 | Apparatus for discharge of sediment from a tank A device for displacing sediment, for example sand, from the bottom of a liquid-filled container (20) to a receptacle device (29) in which first conveyor (22) is disposed in the edge region (21) of the container (20) near the bottom of the container to re... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673618 | Screw press flight with wear resistant surface A screw flight element of a mechanical screw press for expressing liquids from fibrous material such as may be found in rendering operations and a method of remanufacture thereof and the product produced by the method. The helical flight section is one of... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5662272 | Powder coating product sprayer device A device for delivering a finely divided coating product to a sprayer. The device includes a conveyer composed of a tube and a worm screw mounted in the tube for transporting the coating product, and a motor coupled to the worm screw for rotating the worm... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5651305 | Food product finisher A food product finisher includes a finisher housing and screen supported by the housing. A rotor driven within the screen has an inlet section with inlet vanes of reduced diameter in a steep helical configuration. The inlet vanes are joined continuously i... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5626296 | Quick reacting air spreader apparatus A quick reacting air spreader apparatus for transporting particulate solids includes an improved vertical auger assembly disposed within a cylindrical auger housing. The auger assembly includes a substantially continuous auger flighting rotatably coupled ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5529170 | Feed screw for sedimentation or treatment systems The invention concerns a feed screw in the form of a self-supporting, axleless helix whose surface extends essentially radially, the feed screw being used in sedimentation or treatment systems for clearing suspensions in paper making processes. The invent... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5503066 | Replaceable rotor tine cap for bagging machine A replaceable cap for a rotor tine of a material bagging machine. The tines extend from the rotor and propel and compress the material to be bagged. The cap fits over the leading edge of the tine to provide a replaceable wear surface. The cap has an end t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5476550 | Method and apparatus for extracting soluble and dispersible materials from products using a slotted scroll extractor A counterflow single-screw extractor includes a screw conveyor having a helical scroll formed from arcuate flight sections each having a plurality of elongated slots extending away from the direction of screw rotation and permitting the flow of effluent t... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5396981 | Flexible screw and transport apparatus comprising same A flexible screw of the invention comprises a flexible rod and a cord helically set on the rod, and can be installed along straight and curved paths of transport. It ensures smooth transport of containers and provides container transport apparatus with a ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5361988 | Vehicle mounted particulate material spreader A spreader to be mounted on a vehicle. The spreader has a main container to hold a particulate material and an outlet for a particulate material. The particulate material can be dispersed from the outlet and there is an electric motor adjacent the main bo... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5351806 | Flexible screw for conveyors A flexible screw for conveyors, which is made of a flexible rod and a polymer-coated cord helically wound on the rod, the cord being made of a core and a polymer layer formed on the core, and the core being a fiber bundle having a specific amount of buckl... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5337658 | Conveying and compacting apparatus having a shaftless spiral in a casing with drainage openings A method and 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... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5303814 | Flexible screw type conveyor system A tubular guide body provided with a longitudinal slit portion has a flexible screw rotatably incorporated. A guiding portion of an object to be transported is brought into contact with the flexible screw through the slit portion. The flexible screw is ro... | 04/19/1994 |
