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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780102 | Feed roller drive for wood chipper The present disclosure relates to a wood chipper that has a feed roller driven by a hydraulic motor. Hydraulic fluid under pressure is provided to the motor through a two-stage pump, providing separate flows of fluid under pressure. The flows of the pump stages are ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7744026 | Food mill including a removable blade assembly A food mill including a container having a first flange and an opposing second flange, and a blade assembly removably connected to the container. The blade assembly includes a support arm having a first end defining a slot engageable with the first flange, and a sec... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735762 | Knife system for a disc chipper A knife system of a disc chipper, the knife in said system being clamped to its operation position between a wear plate and a press block. The wear plate is supported to the knife disc adjustably for the inclination with respect to the surface of the knife disc. The... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7690592 | Interlock system The invention provides an interlock system whereby operation of a domestic appliance such as a food processor containing an electric motor capable of driving a bladed or similar processing tool at relatively high speed is inhibited unless a vessel having a first or ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7681817 | Food processor A food processor (100) includes one or more of a removable feed tubes (155), a cover or lid (156) for a feed tube opening (154), a double sided grating disc (190), a bowl or receptacle (110) having a pour spout and a complim... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7644883 | Food processor lid A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or large volume of foodstuff including a top lid wall and a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis. The feed tube including an inner feed surface defining a feed cavity ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7635101 | Multi-grater A battery powered, automatic feed, disc type grater with a storage cover, interchangeable discs and waterproof motor gives users the ability for one touch operation and extended refrigerator storage and tap water cleaning of the components of the grater. A storage c... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7607599 | Food waste reduction mechanism for disposer Various mechanisms for reducing food waste in a food waste disposer are disclosed. In each of the reduction mechanisms, structures are provided for shearing food waste as it passes through or past a rotating shredder plate of the disposer. Each of the reduction mech... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588202 | Apparatus for milling material An apparatus for milling material is disclosed. The apparatus may include a base surface. The base surface may include a first cutting tooth for milling the material. The base surface may include a first aperture of a predetermined diameter. The first aperture may b... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7530510 | Storage food processor A food processor for processing foodstuffs includes a housing with a motor disposed therein. The motor causes rotation of an output shaft extending outwardly from the housing. At least one food processing tool is removably engageable with the output shaft to rotate ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7472854 | Brush chipper having improved mechanical coupling arrangement for feed motor A brush chipper includes a mechanical coupling arrangement for connecting a motor output shaft to a feed wheel shaft of the same machine. The coupling arrangement includes a mechanical coupler, a motor output shaft, a feed wheel shaft, and a tapered bushing. The arr... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7445171 | Motorized kitchen appliance A motorized kitchen appliance provides a resilient fixation of a drive unit, surrounded by an outer wall, within a housing of the kitchen appliance. The drive unit is resiliently mounted in the housing through the use of projections and is fixed therein in the manne... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441718 | Wood reducing apparatus having hydraulically controlled material feed system A wood chipper or grinder includes counter rotating upper and lower feed drums driven by a hydraulic motor at variable fluid pressure to produce variable torque to the feed drums. Wood debris fed to a gap between the rollers is advanced toward a grinder or chipper t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441720 | Ice-crusher An ice-crusher (10) comprises a grinding hole (15) which includes a feeding collar (16) to which a lever (18) is hinged to push ice into the cutting area; the cutting unit includes a rotating disc (23) to which a cutting blade (... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7387269 | Drive coupler for a food preparation device A food preparation device has a base with a motor located within the base and having an output shaft defining a first axis of rotation. A jar is removably coupled with the base. A food processing assembly is coupled with the jar and has a drive shaft defining a seco... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360730 | Medical waste disposal device A medical waste disposal device having a blade that rotates and chops medical waste into chips and other small particles. The blade includes at least one opening with at least one sharpened edge. The blade also has at least one raised portion adjacent to the sharpen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328864 | Electric grating food processor and grater plate An electric grating food processor including a food material receiving section 18 that has an opening in its upper part and receives processed food materials therein, a cylindrical food material charging section 68 that has a lower end opening at its l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318558 | Devices and systems for cutting food and products originally in block form A refillable cutting container device is described for whole block food products to be dispensed in the grated, shredded or flake form, of the type comprising: a container body suitable for receiving a food product in the form of one or more whole blocks; a cutting ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318666 | Safety device for blender A blender includes a base forming a receiving space in which a positioning seat is formed. The positioning seat defines a through hole. The base houses a motor that is connected to a safety switch. The safety switch has a bar extending through the through hole of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7270286 | Food processor with inside mounted cover-retaining means In the case of a food processor (1) having a base unit (2) and having a work container (40) that can be placed on a housing wall (3) of the base unit (2), and having a cover (47) for the work container (40), retaining... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252036 | Rotor blades for food processing machines A rotor for food pulping or straining machines is equipped with a plurality of blades (2) designed to act on the food product to force at least part of it out through a sieve (3) that surrounds the rotor (1) and is characterised in that the blad... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252252 | Food processor lid A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or large volume of foodstuff including a top lid wall and a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis. The feed tube including an inner feed surface defining a feed cavity ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234657 | Pump impeller and chopper plate for a centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump of the chopper type is disclosed which is structured with a chopper plate and impeller that are configured with an open eye or “hubless” arrangement such that processing of solids through the pump does not result in clogging of solids at or ne... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229036 | Food processing appliance with indicator A food processing appliance for processing food stuff including a housing and an electric motor mounted within the housing. A bowl lid is removably mountable over the bowl. The bowl is mounted to the housing and the bowl lid is mounted over the bowl in a working pos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226012 | Grater disc The present invention discloses an improved grater disc having a plurality of grater holes on a disc and at least one grater blade with an angle not less than 90 degrees protruded from the periphery of each grater hole. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201338 | Frozen beverage blender A frozen beverage blender equipped with an ice cutting mechanism including an upright machine frame mounted on a base structure, an upper hood horizontally mounted on the upper portion of the machine frame to be detachable downwardly, the upper hood having a downwar... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201339 | Method and apparatus for producing wood shavings A heavy flywheel disc having a radially spaced apart array of pockets in which are mounted knives. Short logs, which have been de-barked, are fed in with their long axis parallel to the face of the flywheel. A hydraulic ram translates the logs sideways into the plan... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185837 | Spill-resistant material milling processor A spill-resistant material processor includes a vessel having an opening with a funnel-shaped rim, a lid, a processing blade rotationally mounted within the vessel, and a base having a motor therein to drive the processing blade and process any material within the v... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178440 | Knife and cutting wheel for a food product slicing apparatus A knife for a cutting wheel provided to slice food products including a knife holder having a recessed portion located along a leading side thereof, a clamp secured to the knife holder, and a cutting blade mounted between the clamp and knife holder along the leading... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159626 | Multi-application wood working knife and clamping assembly A wood working knife for use in a wood working machine, comprising a knife body having a first cutting edge and an opposed second cutting edge, the knife body having a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. The first clamping surface has opposed clamp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159808 | Combination bowl and internal rotatable tray for a food processor A combination bowl and internal rotatable tray is for a food processor having a base housing. The bowl, having an inner surface area, is removably secured to the base housing. A lid, having an inner surface area, is removably securable to the bowl to create a proces... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137421 | Chipper knife The invention relates to a chipper knife with at least one cutting edge (6) along at least one of its side edges. The chipper knife is adapted to be mounted in chippers of the kind which are used to cut chips of a desired size and shape from pieces of wood or... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134462 | Rotary cutter for a wood planing machine A rotary cutter of a wood planing machine includes: a rotary shaft that has alternately disposed fan-shaped vanes and fan-shaped grooves; and blades secured respectively to the fan-shaped vanes. Each of the fan-shaped vanes has a leading face and a trailing face. Ea... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134622 | Chipper knife and holder therefor The invention relates to a chipper knife for chippers of the type comprising a tool (12) which is rotatable on an axis of rotation and is in the form of, for example a drum, disc or truncated conical body, which supports a plurality of such chipper knives. Th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121488 | Spring assist assembly for infeed pan of wood chipper An assist assembly for an infeed pan of a wood chipper includes at least one assist mount adapted to be connected to the wood chipper. The assist assembly also includes at least one assist member connected to the assist mount and adapted to operatively engage the in... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121486 | Crusher A crusher for crushing cooked wood chips or the like finely. A raw material to be crushed such as the cooked wood chips is delivered into a housing and clamped between stationary blades attached to a stationary plate housed in the upper end of the housing and rotary... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083129 | Wood chipper having an infeed chute safety device A waste reducing device, such as a wood chipper, having an infeed chute, a powered feed system, a powered cutting system, a discharge chute, and a safety device including an elongated structure positioned outside of and adjacent to the infeed chute of the wood chipp... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070132 | Low-speed high-torque chipper-shredder machine A yard waste chipper-shredder machine includes a reversible electric motor to drive a roller at low speed and high torque. The waste material is fed into an inlet chute and is crushed and ground into mulch between the roller and the chute for discharge through an ou... | 07/04/2006 |
