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Class 222/272 - Opppositely directed


Subclass of Class 222 - Dispensing
Definition: Dispensers having discharge assistants related as right
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 11/29/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
8066154Device for controlled metering of semi solid food products
A device that provides better movement of semi solid materials such as but not limited to food products for metered dispensing. The device is able to take bulk semi solid material, entrain or draw the material into the device and add pressure to the semi solid mater...
11/29/2011
6631831Self-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
6344227Dough feeder wiper and method of use
A device for wiping the surfaces or rotors used to portion mixed materials. The device removes adhering materials, such as cookie dough, from the cutting or metering surfaces. Typical application is for use in large automated bakeries or cookie manufactur...
02/05/2002
6050456Screw feeder for proportioning machine
A feed hopper for a bulk food proportioning machine includes a pair of horizontally disposed counterrotating feed screws in the bottom of the hopper which provide a uniform and continuous gentle flow of product to the hopper outlet which is positioned to ...
04/18/2000
6047908Manure spreading apparatus
A material spreader comprising a mobile tank for receiving and discharging waste material, such as manure. The spreader includes a conveying assembly comprising one or more augers rotatably mounted in the tank for conveying material received in the tank t...
04/11/2000
5944233Granular material dispensing apparatus
This invention relates to a novel granular material metering and dispensing system. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel adjustable-rate apparatus for metering and dispensing granular chemicals, seeds and fertilizers. A metering dispenser...
08/31/1999
5811145Method and apparatus for continuously cutting and discharging a constant amount of bread dough
An apparatus is provided that can always and continuously cut and discharge a constant amount of bread dough, regardless of its properties, from a mass of bread dough in a hopper. The apparatus is characterized by projections (5,6) mounted on pairs of opp...
09/22/1998
5709322Dry 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
5636580Pyrolysis system and a method of pyrolyzing
A pyrolysis system is provided for use in the pyrolytic distillation of various feedstock materials, such system including an elongate reaction chamber with an upstream end, a downstream end, an infeed port near the upstream end and a discharge port near ...
06/10/1997
5617975Chip feed system
A chip bin construction, ideally suited for bins having a maximum diameter of twelve feet or more, uniformly discharges chips, after steaming, without the necessity of a vibratory discharge. A hollow transition portion is provided between a hollow substan...
04/08/1997
5590588Apparatus for supplying a predetermined amount of food stuffs
In an apparatus for supplying a predetermined amount of cooking materials, a pair of conveyer belt mechanisms 2 synchronously running along both sides of a material supply path is provided in a storage 1 for accommodating cooking materials, such as choppe...
01/07/1997
5556012Apparatus for handling environmentally sensitive materials
A portable vessel for containment of environmentally sensitive materials during transportation thereof, and during discharge thereof, comprising a sealable vessel having capability of holding a negative pressure, and including a filter system for drawing ...
09/17/1996
5316195Apparatus for dispensing a flavorable material
A material feeder for dispensing batches of material which includes a refrigerated enclosure, a material feeder, a feeder drive arrangement, a scale and a controller. The feeder is housed within the refrigerated enclosure, and is removably coupled to the ...
05/31/1994
5123572Coffee grinder dump cylinder
An adjustable measuring apparatus for repeatably measuring a selected volume. The adjustable measuring apparatus includes a hollow sleeve having two sleeve apertures formed through opposed spaced apart surfaces of said sleeve. A first sleeve aperture form...
06/23/1992
5018648Cylinder discharge
A two-cylinder discharge for a storage silo for farinaceous bulk goods. The discharge includes a discharge hopper and at least two discharge cylinders which are supported so as to be rotatable in the discharge hopper. The two discharge cylinders include a...
05/28/1991
4969583Storage bin-type ice dispenser
A storage bin type ice dispenser includes a storage bin having front and rear walls, opposed side walls, a bottom wall and an inclined wall formed between a lower end of the front wall and a front end of the bottom wall to form a semicylindrical internal ...
11/13/1990
4804111Mechanism for metering solid materials which flow in a manner similar to liquids
An improved metering mechanism for metering highly aerated or fluidized solid materials in a controlled manner is disclosed. The mechanism consists of a bin discharger attached above a rotary feeder assembly. The bin discharger has two augers which rotate...
02/14/1989
4793742Truck mounted fertilizer applicator using fluid conveying
A truck mounted particulate material applicator which entrains metered amounts of the particles in a fluid for conveying the material outwardly along tubes forming boom assemblies. The metering assembly and the booms are mounted in the mid portion of the ...
12/27/1988
4695240Apparatus for extruding small quantities of material
A mini-extruder apparatus for extruding small quantities of material. The apparatus is designed to overcome the problems of excessive heat transfer from the heated portion of the barrel to the feed portion of the extruder barrel and the premature failure ...
09/22/1987
4619381Method and apparatus for discharging materials from a storage bin
There is provided a method and apparatus for discharging storage bins within which difficult-to-handle materials are stored, the apparatus including a container adapted to be fixed to the bottom of the storage bin or silo, having horizontally spaced apart...
10/28/1986
4610399Mixing particulate materials
The invention relates to the mixing of particulate materials with a given mixing ratio and as part of a plant and process requiring the materials, comprising the steps of metering the materials separately in respective metering units running at least subs...
09/09/1986
4530383Apparatus for feeding the growing substrate into the cells in a set of growing cells
The present invention relates to a device for feeding a substrate into the cells of a set of growing cells placed underneath the device. The feeding device includes two horizontal feeding rolls parallel to each other. Each feeding roll includes a pluralit...
07/23/1985
4502820High-pressure conveyor for powdery and granular materials
A high-pressure conveyor discharges a powdery or granular material from a pressurization tank through a discharge unit into a conveyor pipe. The discharge unit includes a guide cylinder or trough mounted on the tank, a screw feeder extending through the g...
03/05/1985
4350269Toner dispensing device
A toner dispensing device has a toner storage chamber provided in its lower portion with an opening for passing toner therethrough, a roller disposed within the storage chamber close to the opening and rotatable to deliver the toner from the storage chamb...
09/21/1982
4331448Gasification reactor and feed apparatus
The novel gasification reactor comprises a vertically oriented chamber with an upper pyrolysis section, a lower feed opening, and a primary combustion section. A lateral passage on each side and near the top of said primary combustion section each communi...
05/25/1982
4229286Apparatus and method for removing dust from tufts of opened cotton fiber
Apparatus and method for removing dust and trash from tufts of opened cotton fiber stock includes entrance and exit ducts for airborne transport of the tufts to and from a housing having passages for the tufts therethrough, a screen disposed therein, a pa...
10/21/1980
4211492Dough portioning machine
Dough to be portioned is filled into a hopper, which leads to a chamber from which the dough is forced by means of a plunger into pocket openings arranged on the circumference of a rotating drum. Two rotary members are arranged in the hopper, each of whic...
07/08/1980
4193523Planting machine for potatoes, bulbs or similar seed crop
A planting machine for potatoes or similar crop comprising a device for feeding the potatoes to the planting foot being formed by a conveyor belt having above it two conical discs with a flat outer rim rotating in opposite senses and located side by side,...
03/18/1980
4154373Bucket wheel charging valve
A bucket wheel charging valve having an outer enclosing housing with first and second counter-rotatable wheels on parallel axes therein with each wheel having cells along the periphery with the cell walls swung on an axis coincident with the opposite whee...
05/15/1979
4140214Delivery device for a container of bulk material
At least one pair of vertically superimposed conveyors are located in the bottom region of a bunker in order to discharge the bulk material. The conveyors are spaced apart to create a void or at least a loosened zone free from horizontal pressures in the ...
02/20/1979
4055255Measured material delivery apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for delivering a measured amount of material to a receiving area includes a dispensing bucket on a carriage assembly that is pivoted about a horizontal axis on the free end of a vehicle-supported boom adapted to scoop up the material ...
10/25/1977
4024993Toner-replenishing apparatus for use in dry process electrostatic copier
Steady flow of dry toner from the discharge outlet of a toner tank is produced by inducing vortex-like motion of toner within the tank to inhibit toner bridging. A rotating brush associated with the discharge outlet has a rim in grazing contact with an ed...
05/24/1977
3933086Apparatus for separating dried fruit aggregates
An apparatus is described for separating blocks of dried fruit composed of individual fruit pieces such as raisins which are bonded or cohered to one another. One or more pairs of rotating high friction surfaces, such as rolls having rubber projections on...
01/20/1976
 
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