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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6808089 | Powder filling method and powder filling apparatus Disclosed is a powder filling method in which powder is filled in a powder box having a discharging port at its bottom segment, the powder box is moved over a cavity to be targeted while being slid on a die plate, thereafter the powder in the powder box is dropped i... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6340101 | Process and device for dispensing a powdery product In a process for dispensing a powdery product (P) from a container (1) with a dispensing nozzle (4) aimed downwards, a flexible section (3) of the container (1) is deformed at least near the dispensing nozzle (3). This is achieved preferably by a movement... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5613626 | Solids transfer mechanism A solids transfer mechanism is described for transferring solid chunks from a sealed chamber to a receiver. The solid chunks are transferred from a sealed cavity into a larger volume dump cavity from which they are dumped into a receiver. By use of a larg... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5409137 | Volumetric batcher, particularly for chamomile flowers to be packed in filter-bags An improved volumetric batcher particularly suitable for a dosed feeding of a dishomogeneous and scarcely slidable as well as extremely fragile product, such as chamomile flowers, to be introduced in filter-bags. Several batching units placed side by side... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5341961 | Coffee dispenser with agitator A coffee dispenser particularly constructed to measure and dispense finely ground powdered coffee by providing an agitator for the lower portion of the hopper including an agitator portion moving through the discharge opening of the hopper to positively p... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5275308 | Dispensing machine for powder-based products with an improved device for levelling and homogenization of such products A machine for dispensing powder products into suitable receptacles comprises a rotating container in which is defined a withdrawal zone, a dispensing unit, and a fixed device which levels the produce in the container. The device includes a member located ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5007564 | Dosing or feeding apparatus for precisely feeding loose bulk material A dosing or metering feeding apparatus for precisely feeding a stream of powdered or fine grained loose bulk material includes a cylindrical container (1) for storing the loose material (3). A rotating turntable (4) essentially closing the bottom of the c... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4860926 | Arrangement for dosingly filling of fluid or pasty material into containers The invention relates to an arrangement for dosingly filling pasty or fluid filling material into containers. The arrangement is provided with a rotatably mounted cylinder and an axially slidably mounted piston which moves within the rotatable cylinder an... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4828145 | Pressure locked rotary trap chamber The present invention relates to a rotary-type metering device making it possible to dispense granular substances consisting of fine particles which are difficult to handle. The metering device consists of a spherical core rotating around a horizontal axi... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4681484 | Method of and apparatus for conveying powdered or granular material A rotor (1) of a machine for spraying concrete, mortar or a refractory lining material comprises conveying chambers (11') arranged concentrically around its axis, and delimited by cylindrical walls (11) of a porous, air-permeable material, the inside of t... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4438872 | Dispensing apparatus Apparatus for repeatedly dispensing measured portions of viscous substances is disclosed. The invention includes a body defining a bore within which is a sleeve defined floating measuring chamber. In the chamber is a sliding piston. Material to be dispens... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4322017 | Dispensing device A dispensing device is provided herein for dispensing a selected amount of material from a container. The device includes a central disc which rotates to deliver a desired amount of material according to a pre-set adjustment. Total emptying of the contain... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4290700 | Measuring apparatus for shot dispensers Measuring apparatus has a pair of cavities which are put into a charge position to respectively receive precise quantities of resin and hardener from supply sources. The quantities are then transferred to a discharge position wherein the resin and hardene... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4280639 | Dispenser for granular or powdered product with crenellated dispensing blade A dispenser is provided which is adapted to be used in connection with a hopper for distribution of a granular and/or powdered product, said dispenser having a rotary star-shaped distributor on which is mounted a plurality of crenellated radial blades whi... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4274559 | Pump for pumping viscous mixtures A pump for pumping viscous mixtures is disclosed. The pump comprises a cylindrical casing having a discharge outlet and a feeding opening at its top and side, for a hopper into which is charged viscous mixtures, a cylindrical tube slidably mounted in the ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4191309 | Product portioning in the continuous pumping of plastic materials A viscous products pumping machine meters the volume of product that it dispenses by simultaneously displacing a proportionate amount of fluid through a separate metering circuit. The fluid of the metering circuit also serves as the medium for driving the... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4184614 | Dough distribution machine A machine for the distribution of dough or a similar viscous material, comprising a hopper with an end plane along which a distribution head is driven sealingly, its first position causing an open connection with the outlet of the hopper. The distribution... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4174788 | Batching plant for lime concrete A batching pump for lime concrete comprising a base, a longitudinal displacement feeder attached to said base, at least one evacuator conduit attached to said base, at least one cylinder for receiving at one end thereof lime concrete and pumping lime conc... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4171756 | Apparatus for the metering and dispensing of products The invention provides apparatus for scooping a number of small articles or a small quantity of particulate material from a larger reservoir thereof, the volume of the amount scooped and therefore its quantity being regulated by adjusting the capacity of ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4033467 | Dual cylinder rotating solids feeder and method A solids feeder for transporting particulated solids from a solids feed supply into the bottom of a solids upflow vessel. The feeder includes a solids feed chute terminating in a bottom outlet spaced apart from and in essentially the same horizontal plane... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3979021 | System for dosing a viscous hardenable mass into a succession of containers A housing has a compartment subdivided by a pair of sleeve valves into an input compartment to which is continuously fed a stream of viscous hardenable material and an output compartment arranged adjacent a transport device which step-wise advances a succ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3939409 | Particle study device and sample metering means used therein A particle study device includes a sample metering device having an input for receiving a sample of particulate matter, a drain for expelling the sample of particulate matter, an ejection port, and means for trapping a volume of sample within the device. ... | 02/17/1976 |
