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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578396 | Disc screen apparatus A disc for releasable attachment with a shaft of a disc screen apparatus. The disc separates into two opposed halves at a parting line having offset portions. The disc includes a hub with a bore for receiving a rotating shaft. The hub is radially offset about a cent... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7434695 | De-inking screen Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the scr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341154 | Water bath separator A water bath separator includes a tank for receiving a volume of water for forming a water bath having a top water surface and a light material conveyor path extending from the tank such that an upstream end of the light material conveyor path is closely below the t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318304 | Device for introducing pharmaceutical products into blister packs Pairs of first and second rolls are supported for rotation in a roll frame located below a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material, each first roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections separated from respective ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7270970 | Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and accurate res... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261209 | Multi-disc module and method of application A modular multi-disc assembly for use in material separation screens and a method of application to those screens are provided. The modular multi-disc assembly includes an inner securing hub that clamps onto the drive shaft of a material separation screen. The modul... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228295 | Methods for selecting, developing and improving diagnostic tests for pregnancy-related conditions Decision-support systems, such as neural networks, for assessing the risk of delivery within a predetermined time or the likelihood of preterm delivery are provided. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7117996 | Adjustable object size grader An adjustable apparatus for sizing objects, mainly delicate foods, by the rotation of a set of at least 7 rollers, each roller having one less tooth so that the rollers move at progressively higher revolutions per minute, from the in-feed shear roller of 144 revolut... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7028846 | Fish grading device A fish grading device is provided including a framework of substantially rigid elongate members pivotably interconnected to form a plurality of loops, wherein each the loop is formed from a plurality of the substantially rigid elongate members and defines an apertur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004332 | Articulating disc screen apparatus for recyclable materials A disc screen apparatus for classifying a stream of mixed recyclable materials of various sizes and shapes, including newspaper, clean mixed paper, magazines, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, cans, and the like. The apparatus has an inclined fixed first disc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6889851 | Bar screen A bar screen is primarily intended for use in draining liquid from wood chips and pulp without blocking the bar screen. The area of use is especially a process area, in which cooking and circulation liquid is removed from a pressure vessel when making chemical pulp ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6621014 | Load sensitive, variable speed mechanical dynamics adjusting system A system for sensing loads and varying the dynamics of mechanical devices to accommodate various load weights is disclosed. The system comprises a load receiving device, a load translocator, a load sensing device, and a control unit for processing informa... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612446 | Roll for spreading and slowing down pourable materials A spreading roll for spreading out a chip fleece for producing wood chip material or similar panels, includes two disk-shaped end pieces (3, 7), plural thin spokes (6), rods, pipes or cords arranged extending between the end pieces, and pipe-shaped loose ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6454101 | Endless conveyor An endless conveyor for conveying substantially rotationally-symmetrical products, comprising at least one endless conveying element and a number of transverse elements extending substantially perpendicularly to a conveying direction. At least one hourgla... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6382426 | Apparatus and method for removing tops or roots from crops A machine for removing roots and tops from crops including a pair of counter-rotating rollers spaced apart so as to define a nip therebetween, and means for rotating the rollers characterized in that at least one roller is in the form of a polygonal twist... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371305 | Method and apparatus for sorting recycled material A compound disc is used to eliminate a secondary slot normally formed between the outside perimeter of discs on adjacent shafts of a material separation screen. The compound disc includes a primary disc joined to an associated secondary disc. The primary ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6318560 | Removable disc construction for disc screen apparatus A disc screen apparatus is disclosed for separating mixed recyclable materials of varying sizes and shapes. The disc screen apparatus has an enclosure or frame with an input, a container discharge location and a paper discharge location. A first plurality... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6305553 | Rolling screen gapping system The present invention provides a roller screen gapping system for a roller screen including a series of spaced parallel rolls mounted on pillow blocks at each end thereof, the pillow blocks slidable along respective bed plates transversely of the roll axe... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296124 | Screening device for bulk materials A screening device for separating fractions of bulk materials, and has at least one screening floor, with a plurality of shafts aligned parallel to each other, which rotate at the same speed, in the same direction of rotation. Screening stars are mounted ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6264043 | Sizing table employing variable pitch augur A sizing table for a product such as potatoes which sorts product according to its size includes a frame which supports a plurality of horizontally extending parallel rotary spindles. A first group of the spindles supports tapered rollers while a second g... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260713 | Cherry sizing process and apparatus A cherry sizing process and apparatus in which cherries are sized in stages, with each stage including substantially parallel rollers and with each stage having a gap different than the other stages. Preferably, the larger size cherries are removed before... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6257414 | Roller sifting and dispersing machine A roller sifting or dispersing machine for the classification or dispersing of wood chips, fibers, or similar materials and to the utilization of an above-described roller sifting or dispersing machine. The roller sifting machine includes annular grooves ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250478 | Stepped disc screens of unequal inclination angles for conveying and grading recycling materials A disc screen apparatus is disclosed for separating mixed recyclable materials of varying sizes and shapes. The disc screen apparatus has an enclosure or frame with an input, a container discharge location and a paper discharge location. A first plurality... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241100 | Laterally reinforced produce roller The present invention comprises a novel roller for use on agricultural produce grading, sorting, cleaning and conveying equipment. The roller comprises a cylindrical hub having protruding fingers thereon which extend outward from the hub in a direction pe... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237778 | Agricultural separating device and agricultural separator An agricultural separating device has a starshaft (7) comprising a row of resilient starwheels (2) mounted on a rotatable shaft. Rings (5) formed of a rigid material (e.g. nylon or polypropylenes), and having an outer diameter such that they extend radial... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234322 | Roller device to separate chips and particles of wood or material similar to wood of different gradings, and the relative forming machine employing the device Device incorporating rollers to separate particles of different gradings a plurality of adjacent rollers (11) forming a selection bed where each roller (11) has a surface conformation defining a plurality of circumferential peaks (12) alternating with cir... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6149018 | Method and apparatus for sorting recycled material A compound disc is used to eliminate a secondary slot normally formed between adjacent shafts of a material separation screen. The compound disc includes a primary disc joined to an associated secondary disc. The primary disc and the secondary disc each h... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6012276 | Cane separator for dried-on-the-vine raisin harvester A harvester (10) includes a separator (22) to help separate unwanted plant material from a crop. Separator (22) includes a series of paddles (46) which are rotated in unison by a drive system (50). The crop, which will often comprise a vine or tree crop, ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5960964 | Method and apparatus for sorting recycled material A compound disc is used to eliminate a secondary slot normally formed between adjacent shafts of a material separation screen. The compound disc comprises a primary disc joined to an associated secondary disc. The primary disc and the secondary disc each ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5799801 | Method and apparatus for separating paper from cardboard A disc screen classifies material by size. The disc screen includes a frame, a plurality of shafts mounted on the frame parallel with one another and a first stage including discs mounted on the shafts in a substantially coplanar row. Each of the discs ha... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5662227 | Apparatus for length screening of elongated particles An apparatus for length screening of elongated particles such as wood chips, having a roll set (2) formed by at least two essentially horizontal rolls, mounted parallel to each other and adapted to rotate with a gap (5) adjusted between each pair of rolls... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5626239 | Separating machine A screening machine comprising a plurality of rotors adapted such that in a frame the axes of the rotors are arranged parallel to one another from a supply side where objects to be screened including mixed substances different at least in size are supplie... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5590792 | Screening machine A screening machine including a plurality of rotors adapted such that in a frame the axes of the rotors are arranged parallel to one another from a supply side where objects to be screened including mixed substances different at least in size are supplied... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5582300 | Screening machine A screening machine comprising a plurality of rotors adapted such that in a frame the axes of the rotors are arranged parallel to one another from a supply side where objects to be screened including mixed substances different at least in size are supplie... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5555985 | Screening machine A screening machine comprising a plurality of rotors adapted such that in a frame the axes of the rotors are arranged parallel to one another from a supply side where objects to be screened including mixed substances different at least in size are supplie... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5480034 | Screening machine A screening machine comprising a plurality of rotors adapted such that in a frame the axes of the rotors are arranged parallel to one another from a supply side where objects to be screened including mixed substances different at least in size are supplie... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5425459 | Stone separation table for potatoes and other root crops A stone separation table (30,70) selectively separates and drops stones, clods, and dirt (27) between selected rollers while conveying potatoes (33) or other root crops from one side of the table to the other. The stone separation table incorporates sets ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5373948 | Device for separating long-size materials A device for separating long-size materials included in the scraps of a crushed car, etc., has an inner cylinder which is installed with a slope and around which a plurality of short pipes are radially installed as they open to the inside of the inner cyl... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5348162 | Machine for processing goods, especially refuse, for sorting it A machine for sorting refuse comprises a rotatable drum (1) having several succeeding processing stations (5, 6, 7) located between an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) and each including one or more rotatable shafts (8) the circumferential surfaces of which ar... | 09/20/1994 |
