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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316502 | Mixing blade, blending apparatus, and method of mixing A blade for mixing a material includes a disk comprising a plastic or composite material. The disk may have one or more circumferentially-spaced openings extending through the disk from a substantially flat top surface to a substantially flat bottom surface. The ope... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7279073 | Apparatus for liquid-based fiber separation An apparatus for treating fibrous material is disclosed. The apparatus may include a fiber separator, a de-liquefier, a dry-to-wet blender and a flash dryer. The fiber separator may be a liquid-based fiber separator. The de-liquefier is for removing liquid from the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264188 | Noise baffle for food waste disposer A baffle for a food waste disposer includes a pleated portion with pleats that define an opening therethrough for equalizing pressure in the food waste disposer above and below the baffle. Water passing over the opening creates a venturi to pull air out of the high-... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261248 | Spray nozzle A spray nozzle that includes a nozzle body defining a first surface, a cap defining a second surface able to define an annular nozzle opening therebetween, and a turbine having a plurality of radially extending fins circumferentially positioned about the nozzle open... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246761 | Process reactor and method for the electrodynamic fragmentation In a process reactor and a method for the electro-dynamic fragmentation of lumpy mineral materials by pulsed high voltage discharges, including a reaction chamber with a funnel-like bottom having a central outlet, an axially movable high-voltage electrode extending ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235055 | Sampling device including transponder for electronic tracking and identification A sampling device (10) characterised by a male portion comprising a male base portion (12) and a sample removal means (30), and a female portion comprising a first female base portion (14) and a sample container (16), the sample re... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229033 | Method for working and processing materials This is a method for working and processing different materials, mainly elastomers, in different manufacturing processes. Moving cutting tools act upon the material to create ultrasonic-frequency oscillations of the material in a working zone. The power of the drive... | 06/12/2007 |
| RE39688 | Tangential discharge disk refiner A papermaking refiner has two stationary disks mounted to the support structure of a fixed housing. A rotating disk is mounted on a shaft which extends through the housing. The support structure allows stock to circulate on both sides of the disk support structure, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188792 | Refiner rotor assembly with a hub having flow-through ports A refiner including a material-admitting inlet and an outlet; and spaced apart first and second refining discs mounted in the chamber. The refiner further includes a rotary third ref refining disc disposed between the first and second discs. A first path for the mov... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134621 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus wherein raw material may be crushed to fine particles of desirous size to be mixed uniformally by multi-layered mixing blocks. The mixing apparatus includes a plurality of mixing units piled up in a housing, and arrays of projections formed at the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7070135 | Chipping apparatus with eccentric chipping tools A chipping apparatus includes a housing arranged about an axis of rotation and a chipping system within the housing rotating in a predefined direction about an axis of rotation. The chipping system has chipping tools that form a circular or ring-shaped chipping zone... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063357 | Flexible pipe coupling A flexible pipe coupling having first and second member rotatable relative to one another. The first member defines national pipe taper, or NPT, threads and the second member includes an internal swag member for forming a swagged connection with a flexible pipe. The... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056009 | Dispersing tool with an inner shaft rotatable within a hollow shaft to create a pumping effect A dispersing tool (1) is provided having a hollow shaft (2), which has an open, laterally slotted region on its free end (4) that faces away from a drive that is at the bottom in the position of use, and with an inner shaft (3), which can... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011259 | Apparatus for working and processing materials A system for working and processing material, for example, for disintegrating different material, especially elastomers, in different branches of industry for lowering quantity of waste. The apparatus includes a housing with: branch pipes for introducing initial mat... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000858 | Apparatus for producing fine powder An apparatus for grinding an organic material into a powder includes a first grinding member with a first grinding surface and a second grinding member with a second grinding surface. The first and second grinding members are rotatably positioned adjacent each other... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991192 | Apparatus for adapting waste disposal pump to waste discharge ports of RV's, RV park systems, trains, airplanes, buses, boats and portable toilet applications, for easy and sanitary disposal of waste holding tanks The present invention provide a new and unique macerator assembly or device for coupling and decoupling to a waste disposal port of a holding tank of a recreational vehicle, train, airplane, bus, boat or other portable toilet application for emptying the same. The m... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969018 | Sanitary shredder A sanitary shredder includes at least a channel feeding water into a caisson (1), an electric motor whereof the axis has at its end a rotor pump (5) with blades (6), and shredding elements opposite the shredding chamber (3) provided with ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960293 | Waste processing system A system and method for pre-treating grease and other similar wastes prior to introducing them into a waste water treatment facility so that the grease, etc., does not clog the waste water treatment facility equipment. The system includes a tank for receipt of the g... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942339 | Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer An eyeglass manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wavefront a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915908 | Method of decontaminating soil A method for decontaminating soil containing inorganic contaminants having a degree of liberation of at least 60%, comprising the steps of removing from a coarse fraction at least a portion of inorganic contaminants in particulate form contained therein with a jig t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6708910 | Pump and grinder assembly for use with a steam producing device A pump and grinder assembly is provided for use with a steam producing device having a housing defining a water chamber. The assembly includes a motor having a rotatable output shaft and a pump and grinder shaft coupled to the output shaft for rotation therewith. A ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6325310 | Immersion-type dispersing apparatus An immersion-type dispersing apparatus comprises a body, a tubular outer stator connected to the body, and a tubular inner stator disposed in the tubular outer stator and forming with the tubular outer stator an annular treatment gap for containing a disp... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6220534 | Materials handling apparatus and method A system for handling erose materials including a tank for holding a liquid, and a tumbler mounted in the tank with at least an upper portion extending above the liquid level. The tumbler has a perforated or screen wall to allow materials of a selected si... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6131587 | Hand washing and drying apparatus and system including waste disposal apparatus and method A disposal apparatus for use with a wash station and a towel dispenser includes a liquid source and a waste disposal unit arranged in fluid communication with the liquid source that (i) collects liquid from the liquid source and receives a spent towel dis... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6059208 | Buried plastic sewage sump An integrally molded plastic sump basin formed with two distinct portions including a constant depth, shallow dry well at the top defining a controls area that is isolated from a varying depth wet well below, said wet well defining a pump chamber. All ele... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053440 | Tangential discharge disk refiner A papermaking refiner has two stationary disks mounted to the support structure of a fixed housing. A rotating disk is mounted on a shaft which extends through the housing. The support structure allows stock to circulate on both sides of the disk support ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6039274 | Method and apparatus for crushing nonconductive materials A method of crushing or smashing nonconductive materials such as natural ore materials and concretes by a discharge voltage requires a large amount of energy for crushing or smashing. Products produced by crushing or smashing have not been recycled effect... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5934576 | Trash disposal system A trash disposal system for a building which facilitates the process of disposing of trash created within that building. The system includes a chute having an inlet within the building which routes the trash to one or more comminutors, such as grinders, a... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5829691 | Method and apparatus for washing soil A soil washing apparatus utilizing a water-based surfactant to separate contaminants from soil particles with particle sizes within a predetermined range. After removing the surfactant/contaminant/water mixture from the soil particles, the soil is returne... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5816510 | Grinder pump station A grinder pump station is capable of having its height adjusted in the field during installation, and includes a substantially cylindrical inner wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the inner wall defines a cavity for in... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5797549 | Apparatus for separating plastics from paper fiber The apparatus for separating plastic from paper fibers includes conveying means for initially passing contaminated paper while removing waste, adding water to the flow of plastic contaminated paper for converting the paper to a pulp condition, agitating t... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5680995 | Continuous digester A continuous pulp digester having an elongate horizontally aligned pressure vessel through which the wood chips and digesting fluid flow in a forward direction. In a first and second embodiments within the pressure vessel there is an inner container defin... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5593098 | Apparatus for and method of pulping waste paper Pulping of waste paper is accomplished by the apparatus of this invention which includes a water supply and twin tube cylinder tanks mounted horizontally, and a shaft extending inside of the tanks, and flinger arms attached to the shafts, and the shafts r... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5562254 | Grinder pump station A grinder pump station capable of having its height adjusted in the field during installation has a longitudinal tank having a substantially cylindrical non-corrugated inner wall secured to a substantially cylindrical corrugated outer wall, a separate tra... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553794 | Sewage handling system A sewage grinder pump system for use in moving sewage, having a vertically oriented cylindrical pump motor housing, a bottom plate affixed to and closing the pump motor housing, a motor supported by the bottom plate within the pump motor housing, the moto... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5511729 | Waste comminutor and cutter elements therefor A waste comminutor includes two cutting assemblies which include alternating cutter and spacer elements. The two cutting assemblies are intermeshed together so that portions of the cutter elements of each cutting assembly overlap. Surface interruptions, i... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5340472 | Apparatus for processing wastes from the machining of ferromagnetic materials A method for processing wastes from the machining of ferromagnetic materials in which the wastes are mixed with a washing solution in a first tank and oil or oil-and-water emulsion adhering to the wastes is dissolved. Ferromagnetic components of the waste... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5320285 | Grinding mixer The grinder is generally composed of a cantilever having one end supported by a stand and the other end of which being connected with a spindle, perpendicularly. A grinding means is secured to the bottom end of the spindle adopted to grind and to mix arti... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5186401 | Crushing machine A crushing machine for insertion into a pipeline comprising a generally "T" pipe section containing a crushing cartridge - a plurality of crushing blades rotating within openings of a stationary bar/grid placed perpendicular to the flow in the pipeline. T... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5163626 | Destruction process A process for the decomposition of photocatalytically decomposable organic material includes exposing the organic material to ultraviolet light as the material is passed across the surface of a spinning disc. The organic material is in the form of a liqui... | 11/17/1992 |
