Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7088943 | Image forming apparatus, apparatus for supplying toner and developing apparatus using therefor Regulatory member having a groove formed therein is provided at area where toner storage chamber and toner stirring chamber are in communication with each other. A quantity of toner supplied from toner storage chamber to toner stirring chamber is regulated by rotati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6631831 | Self-cleaning hairbrush system A self-cleaning hairbrush system has a housing with a wall formed with apertures and with a hollow interior with an open end and a closed end. A core has an interior end positionable adjacent to the closed end and an exterior exposed end extending through... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6173917 | Granular material spreader A granular material spreader is adapted for towing behind a yard tractor. A frame upports an inverted cone which is sized to contain a supply of granular material for distribution. The bin sweep rod is carried adjacent to the inside surface of the cone, a... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6082594 | Snowfall simulator with agitating dispenser A snowfall simulator which houses and dispenses artificial snow from a box-like housing 20 using agitation. The housing or dispenser has openings 32 uniformly placed on the bottom horizontal plane. Thin shredded white plastic flakes, used for snow, are pl... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5709322 | Dry solids metering system with means for self-emptying and quick-emptying/cleanout A sweep arm assembly and cleanout port are provided for a dry bulk materials feeding system. A supply hopper having an outlet is disposed above a chamber such that material may flow from the hopper to the chamber. The chamber has a flat bottom surface. A ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5411331 | Device for promoting gravity flow of non-free-flowing solids A device for promoting gravity flow of zirconium tetrachloride and other non-free-flowing solids has a rotatable shaft. At least two flexible lengths have first ends attached to and axially spaced on the shaft and also distal second ends. A collar is slid... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5338025 | Ball collection and distribution apparatus for multiple baseball pitching units An apparatus for use in collecting and distributing the balls of pitching machines includes a collection box having a plurality of outlet openings, and an agitator supported for rotation within the box. The agitator includes a radially extending, generall... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5271704 | Broaching device for a silo A broaching device for a silo is comprised of a rotor and at least one broaching arm connected to the rotor. The broaching arm comprises leaf springs that are stacked on top one another to form a leaf spring packet. The broaching arm further comprises bra... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5244020 | Dispenser A dispenser of foodstuff is particularly well adapted to deliver cheese for pizza making. A refrigerator contains a bin which may be completely removed from said refrigerator for cleaning, as in a dishwasher, for example. The bin features inwardly sloping... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5160068 | Automatic dispensing feeder having a linear activator and a flexible skimmer Automatic dispensing apparatus for accurately dispensing preselected amounts of material. The apparatus includes a paddle wheel assembly having multiple compartments for holding selected amounts of material to be dispensed. The apparatus further includes ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4957404 | Flail chain unloader for particulate material A flail chain unloader for discharging particulate material from a lower output of an upright storage vessel includes a rotating shaft extending upwardly of the central portion of the vessel above the outlet and flail chains secured to the shaft at differ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4834264 | Dedicated multi-cavity dispenser for solids An apparatus for dispensing solid objects such as, for example, pills or tablets, from a bulk supply into a receptacle containing individual doses of such medication. More particularly, the apparatus includes a series of plates, one of which is movable wi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4657402 | Loosening of compacted material in a silo A vertical rotary post in a silo is formed with a transverse passage across and into which a stop sleeve is fixed. A chain, for loosening compacted material in the silo, extends freely through the passage. The chain has a ring, at one end, which extends i... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4620795 | Fluidizing device for solid particulates A flexible whip or a system of whips with novel attachments is suspended in a hopper and is caused to impact against fibrous and irregularly shaped particulates in the hopper to fluidize the particulates and facilitate the flow of the particulates through... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4536120 | Feeding means for feeding solid fuel from a storage silo or equivalent into a solid fuel heating boiler The invention concerns an apparatus for feeding solid fuel from a storage silo or equivalent to a solid fuel-using heating boiler. The feeding apparatus comprises a piston, which has been disposed to carry out a reciprocating motion within a tube which th... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4522296 | Flail auger for semi-liquid manure spreader A flail auger assembly is disclosed which is useful for unloading semi-liquid material from a holding tank mounted on a tractor drawn trailer. A rotatably mounted shaft extends lengthwise through the lower portion of the tank. One end of the shaft penetra... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4509701 | Apparatus for breaking up solidified material in a storage container Apparatus for breaking up solidified particulate material in a storage container has a housing lowerable into the container on the lower end of a suspension element. A flailing element holder is rotatably mounted on the housing for rotary movement relativ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4444338 | Vessel for the storage of powdered or granular products A vertical discharge duct provided on a storage vessel wall terminates either in a separate duct outlet or in the vessel outlet at the lower end of the discharge hopper. A duct-clearing carriage is displaceable vertically along the entire length of the du... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4399933 | Toner dispensing apparatus Toner dispensing apparatus comprising a toner hopper the walls of which form an elongated opening from which toner is capable of being dispensed and a dispensing roll to dispense toner from the hopper through the elongated opening into the developer chamb... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4305529 | Particle dispensing system An apparatus in which particles are dispensed from the open end of a chamber. A member is positioned interiorly of the chamber and periodically agitated in response to particles being dispensed therefrom. Agitation of the member prevents bridging and caki... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4300442 | Coffee maker A coffee making machine comprising a thin-walled molded plastic shell-like housing with a two-piece molded core of heat insulating foam plastic slidably engaged in the housing; said machine includes a water supply unit including a tank with an electric he... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4254896 | Ice dispensing machine having an agitator and a fixed deflector An ice dispensing machine including an ice storage bin having a rotatable ice agitating mechanism disposed internally thereof and adapted to move ice within the bin toward a discharge opening located in the bottom wall of the bin; an ice discharge chute i... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4160514 | Device for fluidizing and discharging divided material A device for unloading silos of divided material such as flour includes a rotary shaft on which axially spaced, radial members are carried. The members support flexible elongate elements which have a length no greater than the distance between the outer e... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4133458 | Toner dispenser arrangement A toner dispenser including a substantially enclosed dispensing hopper arranged to support a quantity of finely divided particulate material. The hopper is provided with an opening therein through which the material is dispensed by gravity to a developer ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4129233 | Metering apparatus for flour and other materials that tend to bridge Apparatus for ensuring a metered flow of dry materials such as flour and flour mixes has a chamber provided with a side opening and an upwardly opening port to receive the flow from a container for the material. A turntable within the chamber has a segmen... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4079848 | Bottom silo unloader A silo unloader for a bottom unloading type silo having a discharge opening in the bottom wall thereof comprises a housing adapted to be mounted in said opening and including an upper wall having a shaft opening. The shaft is supported on bearings in the ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4066164 | Feeding mechanism for granular material Apparatus for discharging granular material from a bulk container tapering at its bottom, including a conveyor and a discharge chamber at the bottom of the bulk container. The discharge chamber includes an impeller rotated by a vertical shaft extending th... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4062496 | Spreader for particulate material A spreader for particulate material, particularly for wet lime. The mechanism compresses a cover which is placed on the vertical shaft of a conventional spin spreader. The particulate material is placed on the cover and is vibrated into a hopper, then dis... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4034898 | Bulk bin delivery and metering apparatus Apparatus for positively encouraging a flow of feed from a bulk storage bin to a receiver or conveyor and for supporting the weight of feed in the bin is disclosed. A rotating disk mounted in the plane of the bin exhaust forms apertures with the bin sides... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3940116 | Ice dispenser An ice storage and dispensing device for flaked or other particulate ice which maintains the ice in an agitated dispensable condition or state. The device includes a hopper equipped with an agitator having a rotatable shaft and axially and angularly space... | 02/24/1976 |
