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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7153430 | Biological digestion of waste fluids with particles comminuting step The present invention relates to a method for the aerobic digestion of a fluid waste material, notably an aqueous sewage, in which at least part of the waste material and/or of the digestion mixture is comminuted to reduce the median particle size of biomass and oth... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6332984 | Integrated diverter and waste comminutor An integrated system for diverting and reducing the size of waste materials in an effluent stream comprising a frame having a bottom housing and a top housing and mountable in the stream. A grinder unit is mounted to the frame bottom housing and comprises... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6258262 | Filter of processing volume ratio adapted screw press type A screw press type filter which comprises an alternately superposed arrangement of annular fixed plates (10) and annular movable plates (11), a filter cylinder (2) defining a fixed cylindrical space (12) by a row of openings of the fixed plates with both ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6194564 | Process for production of saline-solution soluble xanthan gum A process for saline-solution soluble xanthan gum which comprises the steps of precipitating xanthan gum by mixing, with stirring, an aqueous solution of xanthan gum with an organic solvent which is a non-solvent to xanthan gum but is hydrophilic, removin... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6059971 | Device and process for thickening and conveying waste water sludge The present invention relates to a device and a process for thickening and conveying waste water sludges, especially with a centrifuge. Here, the centrifuge has at least one lysis device for the breaking down of cells of organisms contained in the waste w... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5735472 | Rotating drum comprising screening and mashing chambers for separating paper fibers and contaminants Method for separating paper fibers and contaminants for mixtures containing water, fibers, contaminants, paper or cardboard pellets, wherein the mixture is subjected firstly to a screening, secondly to a mashing and then thirdly to a further screening wit... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5651881 | Fluid recovery assembly A fluid recovery assembly continuously separates lubrication liquid from lubrication-impregnated shavings. The fluid recovery assembly includes a shredder which receives and shreds the lubrication-impregnated shavings. A centrifugal drum rotates the lubri... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5370323 | Waste disposer A waste disposer comprises a shredder section for shredding waste material and a water remover section coupled integrally with the shredder section for removing water from the waste material, in which the shredded waste material is carried upward througho... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5335866 | Waste disposer A waste disposer comprises a shredder section for shredding waste material and a water remover section coupled integrally with the shredder section for removing water from the waste material, in which the waste material is shredded with the shredder secti... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5242124 | Apparatus for conveying, comminuting and mixing materials comprising/not comprising solid matter An apparatus for conveying, comminuting and mixing materials comprising/not comprising solid matter having a stator (8) featuring teeth extended inwardly comprises a plurality of racks (13) arranged alongside each other. These racks (13) are held at the e... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5227057 | Ring centrifuge apparatus for residual liquid waste removal from recyclable container material The present invention is a centrifuge device which separates chips or shreds of containers from whatever liquid residue remains within these containers. Though this technology is suitable for a number of applications, a primary objective is the separation... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5149424 | Centrifuge apparatus for residual liquid waste removal from recyclable container material The present invention is a centrifuge device which separates chips or shreds of containers from whatever liquid residue remains within the containers. The device is suitable for many applications, including the separation of the recyclable plastic of a mo... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5129590 | Garbage disposer There is disclosed a garbage disposer which pulverizes kitchen garbage, drys it and discharges only the yield water into a sewage system. This apparatus includes a garbage pulverizing segment and a garbage drying segment, both of which are driven by a com... | 07/14/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4902412 | Swimming pool water recirculation system There is disclosed a water recirculation system for a swimming pool including assemblies installed in the drain openings in the skimmer and lower end of the pool for shredding leaves solely in response to the circulation of water through them.... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4760717 | Washing machine for washing off or separating plastic film from paper or cellulose fibers or other pollutants and method relating thereto Washing machine for washing off or separating plastic film, for example polythene, from paper or cellulose fibers or other pollutants comprising a container 1 into which the material to be washed consisting of plastic film with residual quantities of pape... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4662893 | Hydraulic waste propellant macerator and method of use A method and apparatus for hydraulically macerating and recovering soluble component from a solid material such as waste solid propellant that is semihard. The solid material is fed into a perforated enclosure where it is held until it is macerated such t... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4519904 | Continuous filtering system for cooking oil A food chopper pump is connected by a conduit to an outlet opening at the bottom of a frying well which contains cooking oil used in the frying of various foods. The chopper pump contains a motor-driven rotor having a plurality of radially movable vanes s... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4311281 | Comminutor installation The invention relates to a rotary drum comminutor installation which includes a rectilinearly-shaped chamber with the comminutor eccentrically positioned therein.... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4271540 | Sewage system with comminutor A sewage system for handling human waste provides for comminution of excrement and other material processed therein. The system is primarily of use in a system wherein the toilets empty into sewage pipe leading to a septic field and avoids the need for fr... | 06/09/1981 |
