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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337996 | Food waste disposer grinding mechanism A grinding mechanism for a food waste disposer includes a grinding ring defining a plurality of window openings therethrough. A backing member receives the grinding ring and defines a plurality of cavities therein corresponding to the window openings. A plurality of... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7186018 | Fuel processing device having magnetic coupling and method of operating thereof A fuel processing device has a magnetic coupling that transfers rotational energy from a motor to a fuel homogenizer. The magnetic coupling has magnetic members that may be isolated from contact with fuel. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7134954 | Method for producing modified natural intestines The present invention is to provide a method for producing an animal natural intestine having improved texture and hardness by treatment with a solution containing a food emulsifier. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7059552 | Comminution apparatus These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by a comminution apparatus comprised of a housing member formed with co-planar circularly-shaped chambers in chordal juxtapositioned to each other thereby forming a collision zone therebetween and wherein... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040561 | Spice grinder A spice or peppercorn grinder including a cylinder body; an L-grooved barrel in the cylinder body; a top cap connected to a pressure drum slidably mounted in the L-grooved barrel, a rotatable ∞-shaped open-end long tube provided in a lower space of the pressure dr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6705554 | Rotor for a paper stock processing machine, anti-wear element for such a rotor, and paper stock processing apparatus Rotor for a paper stock processing machine, an anti-wear element for protecting a leading front surface of a rotor blade, and a paper stock processing apparatus. The rotor includes at least one rotor blade having a leading front surface to be protected, and an anti-... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6572040 | Coal grinding, cleaning and drying processor A coal processing mill incorporates integral systems for coarse coal dewatering, grinding, injection of a peptizing agent into the ground coal stream before it enters an agitation zone (where the peptization process takes place), passing the treated coal ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6471149 | Gap mill Process and apparatus for reducing the size of particles of a flowable material. The process includes a stream of the fluid and the particles that is fed under pressure. The particles are subjected to expansion forces in a first dimension while they are s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6286771 | Two-stage micronizer for reducing oversize particles Integrated first stage and second stage reduction mechanisms reduce coal, minerals, biomass, and other materials. A portion of the reductive work is done in the first stage by passing centrally fed feed material centrifugally from rotating rings to counte... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6135371 | Method and apparatus for reducing acid and air toxic emissions in the combustion of comminuted solid particles A cylindrical chamber has a drive shaft rotatably mounted therein and extending along substantially the entire longitudinal extent thereof. This drive shaft is rotatably driven by a motor preferably at a speed of about 3600 rpm. Solid particles to be comm... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6073867 | Versatile mill The invention concerns a versatile mill, particularly the construction of its drive, central and clamping part with the fitting of knives, and the cooling of the milling part. The versatile mill is intended for processing food products and other organic a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5947599 | Continuous high intensity disperser with agitator disks An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder, which contains a mixing tank, a rotatable shaft, at least two agitator disks connected to such shaft, and a vortex suppressor disposed above the topmost of such disks at a distance... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5865381 | Surface treating apparatus for solid particles, surface treating method therefor and method for producing toner An apparatus for treating the surfaces of solid particles has at least a first cylindrical treating chamber and a rotary shaft and a first rotor having two or more blades on its front face, contained in the first cylindrical treating chamber. A powder cha... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5850977 | Method and apparatus for comminuting solid particles A cylindrical vessel has a drive shaft rotatably mounted therein and extending along substantially the entire longitudinal extent thereof. This drive shaft is rotatably driven by a motor at a speed of 1,500-10,000. Solid particles to be comminuted which m... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5826807 | Method and apparatus for comminuting of solid particles A cylindrical vessel has a drive shaft rotatably mounted therein and extending along substantially the entire longitudinal extent thereof. This drive shaft is rotatably driven by a motor at a speed of 3,000-10,000 rpm. The output of a roller mill or the l... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5740971 | Apparatus for recycling synthetic leather The invention relates to an apparatus for recycling synthetic leather. The primary object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for recycling synthetic leather which can effectively separate out the resin from the synthetic leather.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5732894 | Micronization apparatus and method A micronizer includes a housing having a chamber in which a vertical array of impeller discs is disposed. Impact members are disposed on the impeller discs. One, or more, of the impellers have impact members that overhang circular peripheral edges of the ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5697563 | Chain beating type crusher A chain beating type crusher includes a crusher vessel (3), a shaft (7) provided centrally thereof and capable of being rotated at a high speed, and a plurality of beating chains (11) provided in a plurality of axially spaced-apart stages in each of which... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695130 | Method and apparatus for the dry grinding of solids A method and apparatus for the dry grinding of solids, comprises initial coarse grinding of the solids in a controlled vortexing of a fluidized bed and directing the solid fine particles generally upwardly into a vortex grinding zone and grinding the upwa... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5639033 | Insulation blower having hands-free metered feeding An insulation blower having hands-free metered feeding. Insulation is stripped from a supply bale and fed into a plurality of chambers of a rotating chamber wheel. The rate at which insulation is fed into the chambers is metered by a feeder assembly which... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5564635 | Apparatus for dry disintegration of used paper According to the present invention there are provided a method and an apparatus capable of disintegrating used paper into long pulp fibers without tearing it mechanically. In the apparatus, a wall surface having an undulating section is formed on an inner... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544821 | Energy efficient centrifugal grinder A grinder of solids or solids in liquids has a multiple milling stages. A rotating disc plate carries cutting elements on one side and hammer elements on another, both located at the circumference of the disc plate. The disc plate is rotated in a screened... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542616 | Grain-de-acidizing process mill Grain is fed from a hopper to a horizontally oriented adjustable speed steam heated auger driven by a variable speed drive. The auger is long enough (approximately twenty inches) that temperature controlled steam fed to a plurality of inlets along the aug... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5511730 | Insulation blower having hands-free metered feeding The thermal insulation blower of the present invention is built around a vertically oriented air lock system. The insulation blower is capable of being configured for high delivery rates suitable for open area blowing and is capable of being reconfigured ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482216 | Method for reclaiming plastic which contains undesirable contaminants A method for comminuting material (which in one example may be a plastic or non-plastic material) contained within a plasticized matrix with a machine comprising a mechanism for comminuting said non plasticized matrix and dispersing the material throughou... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5413287 | Chopping device, particularly for house and garden wastes A chopping device for chopping waste material, in particular household and garden wastes, has a housing having a filling opening and a discharging opening for a waste material, a rotor rotatably supported in the housing between the filling opening and the... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5409313 | Apparatus for high shear mixing of fine powders An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder. This apparatus contains a mixing tank, an agitator disk disposed within the mixing tank, and a baffle. The agitator disc has a maximum dimension of from about 6 to about 40 inches.... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5405094 | Multi-staged size reduction machine A size reduction machine for use in process industries to continuously and precisely reduce the size of particles, while controlling fines, has a rotatable spindle and a motor operably connected to the spindle for effecting rotation of the spindle. The sp... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5337966 | Method and apparatus for the reduction and classification of solids particles A system and apparatus for size reduction and classification of solids particles to aid in their disposal. The system includes mixing the solids particles in a viscous liquid to form a slurry in a receiving tank, passing the slurry through a series of ini... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5292193 | Apparatus for the high intensity dispersion of agglomerated powders in crowded suspensions having an agitator disk An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder which contains a mixing tank, an agitator disposed within the mixing tank, and a baffle. The agitator disk is circular, has an diameter of from about 6 to about 40 inches, and conta... | 03/08/1994 |
| 4844354 | Centrifugal refining crusher A centrifugal refining crusher for simultaneously crushing and refining feed material in which the feed material such as ores and rocks is thrown out into housing around rotor making use of the centrifugal force created by the rotation of the rotor. A fur... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4816075 | Apparatus for comminuting plant material for further treatment An apparatus for preparing plant material, such as sugar cane, comminutes the material for further processing, for example, by cane mills or a diffuser. An upfront cutter (2) and a shredder (8) are immediately adjoining each other at the end of an adjusta... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4767069 | Multipurpose pulverizer device A pulverizer device is provided for pulverizing food, garbage and the like. The pulverizer includes a housing with a centrally disposed, rotatable shaft carrying a plurality of cutting and grinding stages which cooperate with opposingly mounted cutting an... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4747550 | Grinding mill with multiple milling sections A grinding mill containing a plurality of milling sections and composed of: a single cylindrical stator common to all milling sections; a rotor mounted in the stator for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the stator and having a plurality of milling ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4734960 | Equipment for direct fuel firing There is described a method for direct fuel firing, particularly for plants such as hot water generators, etc., operating with a burner, a combustion chamber and a high-temperature exchanger, which comprises using a moist solid fuel, crushing said fuel up... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4690338 | Solid fuel pulverizer for pulverized fuel burning system A solid fuel pulverizer especially useful in a system for pulverizing and burning solid fuel, such as coal or other fossil fuel, that is characterized by a possible turndown ratio of up to at least fifteen to one. The pulverizer is capable of both impact ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4641792 | Fiber depither The fiber depither consists of an upper array of feeder blades and a lower array of fan blades. These blades remove more particulate while resulting in less fiber damage.... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4614308 | Shearing machine for reducing chunks of rubber and like material to smaller pieces A machine of modular construction having a framework onto which a plurality of removable stators is mounted. The stators are fixed relative to rotors which fit within openings in the stators. The rotors are keyed to a central axial shaft which provides ro... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4606505 | Comminuting machine, especially for emulsifying or fine comminuting of meat products In a meat comminuting machine for emulsifying and/or finely comminuting meat into forcemeat, the machine includes an inlet hopper, a conveyor worm including a feed section and a delivery section leading to a cutting device with rotating knives having a co... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4562972 | Micropulverizer In a pulverizer of the type having, within a casing, a stator and a rotor to be rotated in the stator, both having large numbers of mutually confronting ridges or teeth with a gap therebetween, the gap is 1 mm or less, and the ridges of the stator are of ... | 01/07/1986 |
