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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422170 | Leaves and seeds hand grinder A grinder includes a grinder housing having a grinder actuator, a first grinding plate, a second grinding plate and a detachable coupling arrangement. The first grinding plate is detachably coupling with the grinder actuator, wherein the first grinding plate has a p... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374117 | Container of a blender The present invention is aimed to provide a container of the blender. It can prevent the inner wall of the container from abrasions and blemishes. Further, the time-consuming for fibers of the fruit and vegetable being grated and chopped can be reduced. The containe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7252473 | Wood chip flinger and method of densely packing wood chips with large angle output A handling device packs wood chips with a density greater than that achieved using conventional free-fall techniques by ≧20%-35%. The device includes a drum rotating about a generally horizontal axis that includes a plurality of outwardly extending blades that act... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207509 | Electric cheese processor A hand-held electric cheese grinder includes a body having a cheese grinder cylinder rotatably mounted within a chamber of the body and driven by a motor through a transmission mechanism the motor and transmission mechanism are operatively mounted inside the grindin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7137581 | Methods and apparatus for an improved rotary grater A hand-held rotary grating device is configured to grate soft cheeses that have traditionally been exceedingly difficult or impossible to grate. A cylindrical grating barrel is rotateably inserted within a grater housing. The barrel has an advantageous barrel aspect... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6948610 | Cargo loading apparatus A cargo loading apparatus and method tightly and efficiently disperse material pieces such as wood chips into a cargo space. The loading apparatus includes an elongated symmetrical body such as an elongated cylinder having vanes or blades along the surface thereof. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6766972 | Rotary cheese grater with press plate seal A rotary hand grater has a housing which defines a hopper communicating with an open-ended cylindrical grating chamber in which a grating drum rotates for grating the contents of the hopper. The chamber is closed at one end by handle structure for rotating the grati... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6464156 | Mill, a method for producing bone transplantation material and use of a mill for such production A mill comprises a casing having an opening for supply of material to be milled and a rotor rotatably supported in the casing and provided with cutting members (3) for disintegrating action on the material. The cutting members (3) are arranged in a plural... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6315224 | Grater and method of making a grating device A cheese grating plate having a plurality of staggered rows of apertures, each aperture formed by fitting an insert into a hole or pushing a member into the hole, the aperture having a sharp raised edge around a substantial portion of at least one end of ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6244529 | Manually-operated garlic grater Disclosed is a manually-operated garlic grater which is very easy to use and very efficient to grate cloves of garlic. This garlic grater has a casing defining a tubular cavity having a lateral opening. A handle is removably mounted in a rotatable manner ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6032707 | Drum assembly for a wood chipper A drum assembly for a wood chipper includes a drum rotatable about a horizontal axis and a plurality of pockets disposed circumferentially about the drum. The drum assembly also includes a plurality of blades operatively connected to the drum, one of the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5803378 | Rotary grater An improved hand-held, hand-crank operated rotary drum-type grater for cheese and the like is provided which has a housing that has portions which are slidably engagable with mouth adjacent lip portions of a predetermined collection vessel for grated mate... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794866 | Cutter device for clearing and mulching trees A cutter device is provided for being attached to an end of a movable working arm of a self-propelled vehicle for clearing and mulching trees. The cutter device includes a rotatably mounted drum with a plurality of spaced cutter teeth attached to an exter... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5702061 | Food grater A food grater is provided. The food grater includes a housing sidewall and a grater blade disposed adjacent to the housing sidewall. The grater further includes a moveable door having an extension, the moveable door being connected to the housing sidewall... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5685501 | Portable electric spice mill A portable electric spice mill is configured to be easily carried in a pocket or purse, having a grating wheel turning with a drive shaft extending perpendicularly to a motor shaft extending from a motor powered by a battery. These shafts are connected by... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5562256 | Garlic grater A garlic grater having a grating drum with a cylindrical grate driven into rotation by a motor which is preferably operated with batteries. The grating drum is freely mounted within an inner liner in such a manner as to define an annular, garlic skin-rece... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5435237 | Multipurpose food processor A multipurpose food processor including a power unit, a transmission mechanism mounted inside the power unit and connected to the power unit by a press button, an arched swivel arm pivotably connected to the power unit and controlled to release the press ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5431350 | Scrap fragmentizer A scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal. The apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized, and a discharge opening fo... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5431349 | Self-contained mobile scrap fragmentizer A mobile self-contained scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal. The apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized, and ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5364037 | Electric cheese grater with spring-loaded cheese compartment An electric hand-held cheese grater device has a hinged spring-loaded cheese compartment door. The upper portion houses the power unit, which is activated by a button on the top of the unit. The lower portion houses a vertically-oriented grater blade in t... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5340038 | Material reduction apparatus A material reduction apparatus has a material loading bin for receiving material to be reduced. Below the bin is located a plurality of substantially parallel cutter bars with opposing ends and cutting tips thereon. The cutter bars are supported below the... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5167350 | Detergent dispensing device Detergent in block form can be fed in dosed amounts to the dispensing compartment of a washing machine if the particular detergent block is introduced into a magazine from which it can be fed to the washing machine via a size-reducing unit and optionally ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163628 | Food slicer A kitchen appliance for slicing food has a slicing cylinder arranged rotatably in a housing. Material to be sliced is pressed against the slicing cylinder by means of a pusher which can be moved into a feeding chamber. The wall of the feeding chamber loca... | 11/17/1992 |
| 4781564 | Apparatus for reforming soap bars The disclosed apparatus defines a soap press component and a grinding component, operatively associated with one another. The grinding component has an inlet for receiving small soap bars or end pieces, and means for grinding them up to even finer pieces ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4572445 | Household appliance for treating fruit and vegetables A household appliance for squeezing, comminuting or otherwise treating fruits and vegetables comprises a motor housing with a base having a lateral extensions from which a drive shaft extends upward. A cylindrical treatment vessel fits onto that extension... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4441410 | Coconut grater A coconut grater for grating and removing the coconut flesh from the interior of a coconut shell has a rotatable shaft and a plurality of curved grating members. Each grating member has a front portion secured to a leading end of the shaft and then curvin... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4307843 | Slicer for food products The slicer for food products comprises a circular blade 2 mounted to rotate in a support-means 1, and a base 4 comprising a surface 5 for the accommodation of the product to be sliced, the said surface running substantially parallel with axis of rotation ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4187988 | Manure spreader paddle attachment A manure spreader paddle attachment is disclosed wherein a flexible extension is attached to the trailing face of the manure spreader paddle. This extension covers the outer peripheral toothed edge of the paddle to provide a capability for the paddle to s... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4069982 | Engaging and distributing paddle for a manure spreader An improved paddle design for use on the beater mechanism of a manure spreader enables the spreader to satisfactoriloy handle a broader range of manure consistencies and to distribute the same over a more uniform and wide spread pattern. The paddle has a ... | 01/24/1978 |