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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766267 | Shelling and grinding apparatus An apparatus for reducing and separating an associated agricultural product into two or more sub-parts is provided. A first housing includes an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being configured to receive the associated agricultural product to be reduced. A first redu... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7210511 | Intermediate product, method and device for producing wood chips The invention relates to an intermediate product, a method for processing the intermediate product and a wood chipping device for processing the intermediate product. The intermediate product is substantially rod shaped and is sized in a range that includes between ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204441 | Shredder apparatus and full bin indicator A shredder apparatus is provided that may include a bin for receiving shredded materials and a shredder housing that contains a shredder mechanism. The shredder housing is configured to be seated upon the bin and to provide a bin access opening to allow for the depo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7143796 | Wood-reducing apparatus with continual feeder assembly Apparatuses, methods, and systems for producing wood chips are disclosed. The invention in one embodiment produces smooth wood chips of generally uniform size and shape, suited for use in making paper, cardboard, and other recyclable materials. An apparatus is discl... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134623 | Hammermill A hammermill having a housing, a rotor assembly, a plurality of hammers, and a attrition plate assembly is provided to reduce oversized particulate material to a desired size. The housing has a sidewall that extends between an inlet end and an discharge end which de... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7007874 | Shroud assembly for waste processing machine A shroud assembly for a waste processing machine includes a shroud for attachment to an engine of the waste processing machine. The shroud assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners for attaching the shroud to the engine of the waste processing machine, whereby... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945025 | Shredder head with protective elements, and mobile sylvicultural apparatus including the same A shredder head, and a mobile apparatus including the same, for carrying out various sylvicultural applications, such as land clearing and the like. Each of the shredding assemblies of the shredder head includes a protective element also operatively connected to the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926215 | Hammermill A hammermill having a housing, a rotor assembly, a first plurality of hammers, and a first attrition plate assembly is provided to reduce oversized particulate material to a desired size. The housing has a sidewall that extends between an inlet end and an discharge ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908053 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for delivering the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6481441 | Apparatus and process for threshing tobacco An apparatus for threshing tobacco includes a rotatable stripper and a feeder which includes a pair of cooperating counter-rotatable elements for delivering tobacco leaves to the stripper. The feeder and the stripper are arranged such that, in use, the to... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6227469 | Comminuting machine A hammermill grinder that eliminates the frequent jamming caused when cutting heads catch on material that enters the lower segment of the rotary cutting arc and then feeds at a rapid rate equal to the rotation of the the hammermill into and under the ham... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5954281 | Apparatus and process for pulverizing solids There is disclosed a pulverizing apparatus having paired interconnecting cylindrical chambers wherein each chamber is provided with a rotatable shaft having a plurality of disc sets mounted thereon and wherein each disc set is provided with pivotally moun... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5931396 | Chipper shredder An improved chipper shredder is disclosed having inwardly extending teeth affixed to the housing displaced from the discharge opening so as to provide additional shredding action.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5915636 | Particulating mill and method for reducing particle size of solid materials A mill for reducing solid material into smaller pieces including a hammer member oriented for rotation and having a plurality of hammer pins coupled to the hammer member for fragmenting solid material. A cutting member is oriented for rotation and having ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5562257 | Double rotor hammermill A hammermill includes a pair of rotors to each of which are attached a plurality of relatively long and relatively short hammers. In one embodiment each long hammer on one rotor is arrayed opposite a short hammer on the other rotor such that, as the rotor... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556042 | Combine chopper attachment with pivotal broadcast discharge chute A straw or chaff chopper attachment for a combine has at least one delivery funnel which can be fixed in place on the outlet hood of the combine, a cup-shaped rotor housing disposed under the delivery funnel, and an ejection chute connected with the rotor... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5414902 | Defibrator with ribs, beater plate, grate and beater bars A defibrator which makes it possible to distribute defibrated cellulosic fibers directly onto a forming wire (5) includes ribs (33) extending inside a cylindrical housing (24). The ribs have outer curved surfaces which direct fibers into an area (35) in w... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413286 | Waste processing machine The invention is a waste processor which incorporates the advantages of the chipper knife holder 100, swing hammers 50 and hog 120. A swing hammer 54 is used, providing for the use of all the kinetic energy stored in the swing hammers 54 together with goo... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5400977 | Pulverizer A pulverizing system which reduces the size of solid particulate material such as drill cuttings from a wellbore is disclosed. The pulverizing system includes a pair of interconnected cylindrical chambers with each chamber having a rotatable shaft with a ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5351895 | Separating device for cellulosic and thin plastic materials A method for recycling waste plastic material, from polymeric film or hydropulper waste, including plastic and cellulosic fiber or organic contaminants. The method includes the steps of introducing the waste plastic material into a size reduction unit, an... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5277371 | Multi pin rotor fiber fluff generator A fiber fluff generator includes a housing having three substantially cylindrical portions, each of which mounts and contains a rotor having a rotor shaft and a plurality of rotor pins extending radially therefrom. The rotor pins are arranged in rows spac... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5156345 | Fan-type yard waste processing apparatus An apparatus for processing yard waste material such as branches, leaves, twigs or the like includes a hopper, a grinding mechanism disposed within a grinding chamber in communication with the hopper, and a fan mechanism disposed within a fan chamber in c... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5154363 | Reciprocating action miller A self-contained reciprocating action miller having a grinding mill housed within a mill housing and rotating about a grinding axis. A refuse hopper mounted above the mill housing has a convex floor with an opening therein to expose the grinding mill. Rec... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5110059 | Solid waste shredder A trash shredding device (10) includes an annular drum (41) which carries vertically spaced segmented blade members (47) in tracks (48) formed therein. A paddle (44) rotates within the drum (41) with its radially outer end (46) being adjacent to the blade... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104047 | Wet process recovery system for solid waste Disclosed is a wet process recovery system for solid waste. The waste is fed into a hydrokinetic separation step wherein it is immersed in a body of water which is subjected to rising and lateral flows. These flows establish a synthetic gravitational envi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5102056 | Combination leaf and lawn debris comminuting vacuum and wood chipper A multipurpose reducer vacuum for vacuuming leaf, garden and lawn debris which uses circular grate bars and free swinging hammers to comminute the debris. The reducer vacuum mounts to the rear bumper of a pickup truck. An adjustable discharge chute is use... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5064126 | Shredder A shredder for bulk waste paper comprising a rotatable hopper, a rotary hammer-mill (2) comprising a plurality of flails (24), a set of fingers (30) interdigitated with the flails in the floor of the hopper, a perforated screen (3) enclosing the lower por... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062575 | Comminutor with impact, shear and screening sections A reversible hammermill with breaker blocks or plates and one or more adjustable cages equipped with distinct shearing and screening sections, and having a shearing section of greater than normal length having a commencement point above the 3 o'clock posi... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5035367 | Apparatus for disposing of medical waste by crushing An apparatus for disposing of medical industrial waste by crushing comprises an opening for use in putting the industrial waste therethrough, a door for use in opening and closing the opening, a waste conveyor unit, a crushing unit for crushing the medica... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4978079 | Shredder-mixer A machine for preparing soil mixes and the like utilizing a hopper and a conveyor forming a live bottom for the hopper to convey the materials into a shredding chamber. A hammer mill type apparatus is positioned in the shredding chamber to shred and mix t... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4971261 | Medical waste fragmentation and disposal system A portable desk top "medical waste" fragmentation device and disposal system, complying with governmental requirements of maximum residual fragment size and sanitization. The fragmentation device includes a chamber having a rotating blade for fragmenting ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4951882 | Combination leaf and lawn debris comminuting vacuum and wood chipper A multipurpose reducer vacuum for vacuuming leaf, garden and lawn debris which uses circular grate bars and free swinging hammers to comminute the debris. The reducer vacuum mounts to the rear bumper of a pickup truck. An adjustable discharge chute is use... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4925117 | Beverage container crusher A beverage container crusher adapted to receive for crushing beverage containers holding liquids, the beverage container crusher having an upper feed hopper to receive a plurality of beverage containers, the beverage containers directed to a pair of synch... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4917310 | Processing apparatus for solid refuse A processing apparatus for solid waste including a rotor with a plurality of blades mounted thereon for shredding solid waste in corporation with a number of counterblades. A prescreening system is provided adjacent the inlet to the shredding elements so ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4905919 | Crusher with rotating crusher bodies A crusher comprises first and second rotating crusher bodies installed on two rotatably supported shafts spaced apart from each other, and having crusher blades provided on their outer peripheries. A first compression board is positioned at one side of bo... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4848682 | Double bladed rock crusher This invention discloses a rock, stone or other solid material crushing device. It consists of a crushing chamber, a rotator shaft running through the chamber, an outer cutting blade secured to the chamber, a set of outer cutting bars which are secured to... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4807817 | Comminuting and winding apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for comminuting gypsum board and winding elongate bendable members. The apparatus includes a support structure and a comminuting mechanism, including a housing mounted to the support structure. The housing has an intake portion f... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4767066 | Downdraft reversible hammer mill A downdraft reversible hammer mill having a casing structure for rotatably supporting a hammer assembly between a top inlet and a bottom outlet, breaker plates pivoted near the top inlet and extending down on opposite sides of the circular path of the ham... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4763846 | Whole ear corn conversion apparatus and method Whole ears of corn are converted to a desired particulate feed material in a machine which first preconditions the whole ear by breaking it into several smaller pieces before its cob and kernels are separated from one another and respectively ground and c... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762282 | Device for comminuting small ice bodies A device for comminuting small ice bodies includes a housing without top and bottom walls in which a horizontally extending shaft is rotatably mounted. Disks forming beater knives are mounted on the shaft and counterknives in the form of cross-shaped brea... | 08/09/1988 |
