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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186610 | Roof shingle stripper, grinder, blower, and hopper A hopper for a roof shingle stripper, grinder, and blower includes: a hopper; a catch area on the hopper, adapted to receive the debris; an output opening on the hopper, adapted to output the debris; a plate to urge the debris toward the output opening; and a manipu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8056842 | Color powder for coating A method for producing a color powder concentrate, the method comprising: performing a first dry-mixing of a base powder with an excess amount of a pigment powder to produce an initial mixture; filtering out pigment agglomerates larger than a pre-determined size, to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7832665 | Tension adjustment gauge system and method for ball and ring coal pulverizer A tension adjustment gauge system and method for a ball and ring coal pulverizer is provided that includes a housing, a stationary top grinding ring within the housing, a rotating lower grinding ring within the housing, a plurality of grinding balls between the top ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7757979 | Hammermill hammer with pin-hole insert A hammer for a hammermill includes an elongated pin hole and a pin-hole insert that allows the hammer to be mounted in a first position and a second position on a rotor of a hammermill to prolong the useful life of the hammer. The insert is installed in the pin hole... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7494076 | Fast secure method and pressing means for quickly causing data storage devices to have unrecoverable data A secured method and pressing means for rendering data stored on a plurality of data storage devices unrecoverable. The method begins in a secure room where a mobile, relocatable hydraulic pressing means including at least one beveled bar is used for holding and cru... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7350726 | Method of converting cotton waste to mulch Cotton waste is transferred to a heated reactor and mixed with a pigment in the presence of steam. Cotton waste is converted to mulch by a plurality of rotating mixing elements disposed in the reactor and which mix, cut and/or chop the cotton waste therein. In parti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7244314 | Resin recycling system A system for recycling reusable resin mold products recovered from discarded apparatuses is disclosed. This recycling system includes a crushing system for crushing resin mold products one kind by one kind into crushed resinous pieces and packing the same in a bag, ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226006 | Treatment of municipal solid waste An apparatus and process for the separation, recovery and recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW) in which hot water 48 is added to shredded and homogenized MSW 2 as it enters a rotating feed preparation drum 34 equipped with internal lifter bl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213509 | Method and system for individual tire recycling A method for handling scrap tires, includes a step of providing a compacting apparatus to a scrap tire generator, such as a tire retailer. Before compacting the tires, the tire can be marked with a unique identifier assigned to every tire generator. By marking the s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152819 | High pressure media mill This invention discloses a high pressure media mill (HPMM) and processes for use thereof. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6991189 | Process for micronizing materials The invention provides methods of disintegrating or reducing the particle size of elemental materials, such as various forms of carbon, and organic crystals that contain minerals and that do not contain minerals. The method include the steps of entraining the materi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983901 | Method for recycling aluminum alloy wheels A method of recycling aluminum alloy wheels, the method comprises providing a feed of aluminum alloy wheels of a particular alloy; fragmenting the aluminum alloy wheels into a plurality of pieces; subjecting the pieces to magnetic separation to produce pieces having... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6955311 | Self-propelled recycling machine, and base unit and base frame of self-propelled recycling machine In a self-propelled recycling machine for receiving recyclable materials and processing the recyclable materials to produce recycled products, the self-propelled recycling machine comprises traveling units 2 disposed side by side in a spaced relation, a base ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951050 | Process and apparatus for recovering materials from installation cables with a bunched conductor A process and apparatus for recovering conductor material from an installation cable with bunched conductors and plastic insulation cuts the installation cable into segments, presses and rolls the segments at an increased temperature ranging from 70° to 130° C. wi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951442 | Device for inspecting, sampling or extracting at a precise spot beneath a slab A tool (7) for sampling or extracting the contents of a pit (4) is suspended from a cable (8) passing through a narrow opening (3) in a slab (2) covering the pit. A crosspiece (13) hooked to guide cables (11) which co... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929199 | Explosive fragmentation process Porous ceramic particles can be fragmented by generating a gas inside the pores at a sufficient pressure to cause the particles to be fragmented. The preferred way of generating the pressure is by immersing the particles in a liquid that at ambient temperatures and ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6881784 | Methods for producing submicron polytetrafluoroethylene powder and products thereof A method for producing submicron polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) powder in a free-flowing, readily dispersible form. The irradiated PTFE starting material is placed in a desired solvent and undergoes grinding until the PTFE particles reach submicron size. The s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6840469 | Process for coating particulates with phosphated castor oil The present invention relates to phosphated derivatives of castor oil and hydrogenated castor oil as well as phosphated esters of ricinoleic acid. The inclusion of the phosphate group results in improved water solubility and a series of dispersants and emulsifiers t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6820542 | Leaf compactor and baler An apparatus 10 for compacting and baling leaves, grass clippings, sticks, pine straw and other debris on lawns, yards, or fields is provided. The apparatus 10 may have diagonal brushes 26 to gather debris for processing though a crusher 28 | 11/23/2004 |
| 6755364 | Methods and apparatus for mechanical treatment of materials such as catalysts Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fraction... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743313 | Methods and apparatus for recycling asphalt shingle material into landscaping, ground cover and erosion control products Relative coarse flakes fabricated from used and manufacturing scrap asphalt shingle material are finish processed into ground cover and/or erosion control products. Processing of the flakes include (i) softening the surface of the flakes, (ii) embedding a surface tr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6666392 | Composition for substrate materials and process for the same as well as a heat conductive substrate and process for the same A composition for substrate materials according to the present invention includes 70-95 wt. % of inorganic powder and 5-30 wt. % of thermosetting resin composition and is in a finely crushed condition. The composition for substrate materials is prepared, ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6637085 | Process for recycling articles containing high-performance fiber The present invention is directed to a process for recycling a fabric containing high performance fibers having a tenacity of at least 10 grams per dtex and a tensile modulus of at least 150 grams per dtex, to make a yarn from the fabric. In the process, ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6562879 | Water-absorbent resin powder and its production process and use The present invention provides a water-absorbent resin powder and its production process and use, wherein the water-absorbent resin powder has high liquid permeability and high water absorbency. The production process for a water-absorbent resin powder, a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536689 | Mulberry leaves powder manufacturing method Mulberry leaves washed in a washing water are soaked in a soaking liquid containing sodium bicarbonate and salt, then the leaves soaked in the soaking liquid are put into a steam blanching machine to blanch them with steam, the leaves steam blanched are p... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6495260 | Method of producing epoxy for molding semiconductor device, molding material, and semiconductor device The present invention provides a process for producing an epoxy resin molding material for semiconductor encapsulation, which is very low in voids generation; a molding material produced by the process; and a semiconductor device obtained by encapsulation... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6460788 | Method and installation for separating all categories of polymer materials The invention concerns a method for separating all categories of polymer materials derived from waste characterised by successive steps and phases, implemented in the following order: sequentially, a grinding step is followed by a cylindrical drum form fa... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6427933 | Method for manufacturing crystalline superfine silk powder The main theme of the invention is to provide a method for manufacturing industrially, by mechanically comminuting silk yarn, crystalline silk fibroin powder below 3 μm in an average particle diameter, which can be used for various applications. A silk s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6383706 | Particulate smoothing process An apparatus including: a grinder adapted to grind toner particles; a classifier in communication with the grinder adapted to separate sized toner particles from unsized toner particles; a conduit in communication with the classifier which conduit is adap... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6345777 | Methods and apparatus for the introduction of fibrous material into a substance Fibers to be introduced into a mixture are initially pelletized or granulated at a compacting station. The pellets or granules are then transported to a user station where they are stored, and then re-fiberized as required ready for use and introduced int... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6315223 | Scrap tire collection, volume reduction, and transportation A method of handling scrap tires is disclosed, including providing a satellite tire collection enclosure constructed of baled tires and sized to receive at least about 2400 scrap tires, collecting scrap tires inside the tire collection enclosure until the... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6241168 | Recycling of carpet scrap and compositions employing ultralow density polyethylene (ULDPE) Carpet scrap containing mixtures of polyesters and/or polyamides and polyolefins are compatiblized with ultralow density polyethylene (ULDPE) to make homogeneous thermoplastic blends having useful properties.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5992773 | Method for fluidized bed jet mill grinding The method and apparatus for impact pulverization by directing at least one high-velocity gas or vapor jet exiting from a nozzle into a fluidized bed of milling material, wherein the gas or vapor jet is jointly accelerated with a portion of the milling ma... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5871159 | Fiber mixtures for brake pads A method and product to replace asbestos in brake pads and other molded friction materials. Conductive fibers and non-conductive fibers, both of small diameter and an average length less than two inches (5 cm), are mixed together in predetermined ratio to... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5859071 | Recycling of carpet scrap A polymeric blend formed from recycled carpet scrap and selected compatibilizing agents and/or a poly(ethylene-co-omylacetate) and the products produced from such blend.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5794862 | Processing of waste material An apparatus and method for chemically and physically stabilizing contaminated soil is disclosed. The soil is homogenized in a homogenizer; dropped into a mixer below the homogenizer and mixed with an additive; then dropped to a processing terminus locate... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5776225 | Refractory metal sponge fines composition A clean refractory metal sponge fines product is made from refractory metal sponge fines free of refractory metal oxides, carbides, nitrides and binary iron alloys; silicon carbide, oils, greases and organic compounds; salt; dust; dirt; pieces of iron, ir... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5719198 | Recycling of carpet scrap A polymeric blend formed from recycled carpet scrap and selected compatibilizing agents and/or a poly(ethylene-co-omylacetate) and the products produced from such blend.... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5597401 | Refractory metal SWARF composition and method of making same A clean refractory metal SWARF particle product is made from refractory metal SWARF. The SWARF particles are produced with coolant at a temperature less than 650° C. to prevent formation of refractory metal oxides and nitrides. The SWARF particles are co... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5542614 | Processing of waste material An apparatus and method for chemically and physically stabilizing contaminated soil is disclosed. The soil is homogenized in a homogenizer; dropped into a mixer below the homogenizer and mixed with an additive; then dropped to a processing terminus locate... | 08/06/1996 |
