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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438338 | Multi-positional storage arrangement for a sport utility or other vehicle A multi-positionable storage arrangement with removable front and top panels that can be configured in a number of ways between two side panels to form a variety of both secured and open storage spaces. In the preferred configurations, the front, top, and side panel... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7097079 | Automatic dosing device with a dosing screw and the use of such an automatic dosing device The present invention refers to a dosing screw unit for an automatic dosing device The purpose of the automatic dosing device is to control the dosing of stored material, kept inside (29) a container (27), out of the storage. The object of the dosing s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7044341 | Device for packaging and dispensing a product, such as a cosmetic product The present application relates to a device (1) for packaging and dispensing a pressurized product, comprising: a) a container (2, 70) containing the product: b) a dispensing element (5, 75) fitted to the container and provided with an activatin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 5553742 | Fluid feed apparatus and method A fluid feed apparatus includes a suction hole and a discharge hole for a fluid, a fluid transfer part provided between a rotor and a stationary member containing the rotor, a shaft coupled with the rotor, a rotation actuator for rendering a relative rota... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5211524 | Discharge apparatus for a silo An apparatus for discharging fine material from a silo with a cylindrical wall 2 and a bottom 3 provided with a central hole 11 and a discharge aperture 4, comprises: a cylindrical skirt 5 suspended from the wall above the bottom and having a crenellated ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5152425 | Spraying process with the aid of a manual pump atomiser and manual pump atomiser for the implementation of the process A process and device for atomizing spray dispensing of a liquid product from a container includes a manually actuated push button pump which moves a movable member including a spray orifice along an axis while simultaneously rotating the spray orifice abo... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5108012 | Dispenser for elongated foodstuffs, particularly pasta A device for dispensing predetermined quantities of, for example, spaghetti, includes a hopper containing a supply of the pasta. An outlet in the hopper deposits the spaghetti at the upper end of a vibrating slide. The vibration causes the spaghetti to mo... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5092494 | Apparatus for metering fluid An apparatus for metering fluid has a casing (1) accommodating a rotor (2) having a closed interior space. The interior space of the rotor (2) is divided by partitions (3) into measuring chambers (4) each accommodating a free piston (5) dividing the measu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5037008 | Manual seed metering apparatus A manual seed metering apparatus (10) for dispensing discrete amounts of seed (100) from a seed reservoir (18) defined by a housing member (14) by virtue of the spring loaded rotary and reciprocatory movement of a seed paddle unit (12) disposed within the... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4979861 | Discharge apparatus for a silo In an apparatus for discharging a silo (1), at the bottom (3) of the silo, a discharge mechanism (9) with at least two arms is mounted in bearings on an eccentric trunnion (7) of a vertical drive shaft (5) centrally disposed in the silo. The movement of t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4942982 | Silo cleaning apparatus A silo which is impeded by a mass of cohering particles is cleaned by the disclosed apparatus by extending at least one flexible tube connected to a mace into the silo to near the coherent mass and flowing gas through the tube and mace at a rate and press... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4889263 | Sealed bin container There is disclosed a sealed barrier container adapted to contain a supply of bulk food product for metered dispensing therefrom, of the type having a chamber to contain food product in a hopper, and a dispensing portion being in operative relation with th... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4645064 | Screw conveyor A screw conveyor having a propelling device to push a plastic material onto a screw is provided. The propelling device comprises a roller, a rectangular vane, and a guide member, which are disposed above the screw and adjacent a wall of the housing of the... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4635829 | Measured volume dispenser A dispensing apparatus for dispensing discrete measured amounts of fluent material. A dispenser body includes a horizontal tubular chamber having an upper inlet port and a lower outlet port in communication with the tubular chamber. A reservoir communicat... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4629093 | Proportioning dispenser for powdered products Proportioning dispenser for powdered products consisting of a main body delimitating a first, filling chamber and a second, discharge chamber. The body supports a feed hopper, a proportioner operable to move between the two chambers, and a dispenser locat... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4597134 | Feed mechanism for a patty making machine A patty making machine is provided having a feed mechanism using an auger which is reciprocally driven to push the product into the molding chamber, and is rotated during the retraction stroke to unscrew the auger back through the product. The auger is di... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4494647 | Cleaning assembly for a dryer feed chute A novel cleaning assembly for a dryer feed chute comprises a shaft, a housing in which said shaft is rotatably mounted, a carriage for carrying the housing and the shaft member, drive mechanism for rotating the shaft, and an oscillating chain for moving t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4462743 | Apparatus for unloading silo Apparatus for unloading material from a silo comprises a chain drive wheel located near a discharge opening on one side of the silo, a chain idler wheel, a pair of angularly spaced apart rotatable chain guide wheels mounted on a ring which is drivable in ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4217996 | Material storage and feeding device A material feeding device for storing and feeding material and especially granulated material such as sawdust, wood chips, nut shells, or corn cobs at a controlled rate. The device includes a hopper which is preferably tapered toward its outlet end and a ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4173294 | Dispenser having reciprocating paddles for discharging particles therefrom An apparatus in which particles are advanced from a storage container through a tube having a plurality of apertures therein. The particles are moved along the tube by paddles secured to a shaft so as to be discharged through the apertures in the tube. Th... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4167237 | Pressure feeder including pusher assemblies A pressure feeder for feeding solid or semi-solid material plastic in nature from a container into or through a relatively narrow outlet, comprising a container for the material with an outlet at the bottom thereof, a hollow cylindrical pusher member oval... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4146145 | Bin unloader Apparatus for reliably causing flow of material from a bin, of circular transverse section about a vertical axis, having a conical bottom converging downwardly to a central discharge chamber, including: a central shaft rotatable in the discharge chamber a... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4099632 | Arrangement for withdrawing material from a silo Arrangement for withdrawing material from the bottom portion of a silo having an inclined silo bottom and a discharge funnel at the lowest point of the silo bottom, comprising a conveying screw which is disposed above the inclined silo bottom and which on... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4085871 | Orbital plate feeder In a feeder for granular material the material passes in a controlled manner from a mass thereof downwardly through a central feed aperture in a horizontal feed plate which is driven in a horizontal orbital path above a bottom wall having a discharge aper... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4061246 | Controlled feeding of powders to conveying systems and process A method and apparatus for the controlled feeding of finely divided powdered material from a bin or the like by gravity assist through a mechanical feeding device are characterized by fluidizing or at least aerating the powder above the feed device in a m... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4015747 | Gravity discharge apparatus Apparatus and methods for effecting gravity-assisted flow of granular material from a chamber through an aperture in the bottom wall thereof include an annular horizontal plate orbiting in its plane at a location above the bottom wall in a manner to cause... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4004714 | Dry developing mechanism A dry developing apparatus equipped with a developer amount detector, includes a container in which the developer is contained, a rotational member for agitating or carrying the developer, a support for supporting the rotational member in such a way that ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3974944 | Toner dispenser A toner dispenser having a rotatably driven dispensing roll including a cam and cam follower for imparting an axial, vibratory component of motion to the roll. The vibratory motion inhibits agglomerated masses of toner from collecting in the vicinity of t... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3938712 | Apparatus for measuring out pulverulent materials In apparatus for measuring out pulverulent materials, including a screw rotatably mounted in a barrel having an outlet at one end, the ability of the apparatus to impart a uniform flow rate to materials having poor flow properties is improved by interrupt... | 02/17/1976 |
