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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320539 | Concrete batching facility and method A concrete batch mixing system and method are disclosed that enable the batch master to measure and control both the water and cementitious ingredient feeds in relation to each other so as to be able to blend the two ingredients in a known, selected, adjustable and ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7229207 | Method for gel hydration system A hydration apparatus for use with a hydration tank. The hydration apparatus disperses incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank to increase the hydration time of the incoming gel. The hydration apparatus includes flow conduits communicated with gel inlet... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7147360 | Disposal of cement waste from chute An apparatus and method for collecting and transporting concrete waste comprises a container, a cart for supporting and moving the container and a lifting component attached to the frame of a cement truck for lifting the cart and container off the ground for transpo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7077271 | Secondary screen for concrete pump An apparatus for the removal of objects and other debris from cement that is pumped via a concrete pump includes a secondary screen that is pivotally attached at one end thereof to a concrete pump a predetermined distance above a grate that is disposed over a hopper... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6986656 | Method of and system for forming a fire door core A method and system of forming a fire door core are provided. Hydraulic binder and resin are supplied from raw material bins and mixed to provide a submixture. Exfoliated vermiculite is then mixed with the submixture to provide a mixture that is deposited into a plu... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971783 | Recycled material and mixing machinery Site-won spoil from an excavation which is a predominantly non-granular cohesive material can be converted into a material suitable for immediate use as a backfill material by a process of mechanically mixing the spoil with between 0 and 30% by weight or volume of a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965832 | Investigating different physical and/or chemical forms of materials Apparatus and a method are described for investigating polymorphs of a material, isomers of a material which allow different isomeric forms to be resolved, different hydrates/solvates and/or different salts of a material. The apparatus comprises an assembly (2 | 11/15/2005 |
| 6773639 | Method of and system for forming a fire door core A method and system of forming a fire door core. Hydraulic binder and resin are supplied from raw material bins and mixed to provide a submixture. Exfoliated vermiculite is then mixed with the submixture to provide a mixture that is deposited into a plurality of com... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6645546 | Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641297 | Hazardous waste transportation and disposal An apparatus for holding hazardous waste made up of solids and liquids in a flowable form includes a tank made of material selected to be impervious to and non-corrodible by the hazardous waste and having a non-critical portion, an agitator in the tank ha... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6193402 | Multiple tub mobile blender An improved oil and gas well servicing apparatus for blending and delivering a slurry of fracturing fluid and particulate matter at constant flow rate and pressure to a downhole pump is disclosed. Multiple blending tubs are mounted on a trailer or skid an... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5609835 | Multi-purpose apparatus An apparatus enabling reaction and post-reaction processing in a single assembly including a reaction chamber and a filtration and/or drying chamber adjacent to one another, the chambers being selectively isolated or in communication. A shaft common to bo... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5605397 | System for mixing cement and aggregate A system and method for mixing particulate cement with mineral aggregate(s) so as to minimize the formation and escape of dust. The system involves dispensing aggregate(s) downwardly from a hopper and simultaneously dispensing the cement particles from a ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5507574 | Variable speed mixer Apparatus for mixing liquids such as ink and paint includes a support platform having a plurality of rotating spindle and support tray combinations. Each tray is adapted to receive and support a respective open container or bucket containing ink or paint ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507572 | Method and apparatus for supplying a continuous product stream of lime slurry to a remote jobsite A method and apparatus for providing a continuous product stream of lime slurry to a job site which is located remote from a permanent lime production plant utilizes a primary and auxiliary tank which are mounted on a portable frame structure. Lime and wa... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5484201 | System for the recovery of oil and catalyst from a catalyst/oil mix The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for separating and recovering catalyst and oil from a catalyst/oil mix, using the steps of mixing the catalyst/oil mix with a solvent for the oil and dissolving the oil in the solvent, separating the ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5433519 | Method and apparatus for the application of mortar or concrete by spraying A method and device for the application of mortar or concrete by spraying, wherein a quick-acting binding agent mixed with an admixture is transferred to a spraying-nozzle by a pneumatic conveyor where water is added, wherein the binding agent is added mi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5405502 | Apparatus for treating black liquor A simplified method and apparatus for handling black liquor (or other spent liquor from the pulp industry) includes utilization of a mixing tank directly with a black liquor storage tank. The mixing tank has a side wall defined by a part of the side wall ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5385402 | Hazardous waste transportation and disposal An apparatus for holding hazardous waste made up of solids and liquids in a flowable form includes a tank made of material selected to be impervious to and non-corrodible by the hazardous waste and having a non-critical portion, an agitator in the tank ha... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5340213 | Agitation system An apparatus for holding hazardous waste made up of solids and liquids in a flowable form includes a tank made of material selected to be impervious to and non-corrodible by the hazardous waste and having a non-critical portion, an agitator in the tank ha... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5294197 | Asphalt manufacturing assembly An asphalt manufacturing assembly (10) is disclosed that includes a rotatable cylindrical dryer drum (11) having an opening (14) in the front (12) for receiving virgin asphalt aggregate and for permitting the exhaust of fumes and an opening (18) in the ba... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5275487 | Hazardous waste transportation and disposal An apparatus for holding hazardous waste made up of solids and liquids in a flowable form includes a tank made of material selected to be impervious to and non-corrodible by the hazardous waste and having a non-critical portion, an agitator in the tank ha... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5178455 | Method for recycling wash residue of ready mixed concrete and system therefor The present invention relates to a method and a system for recycling wash residue of ready mixed concrete include the steps of condensing used cement sludge to a predetermined concentration, storing the condensed sludge, sampling the stored sludge and det... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5100239 | Method of manufacturing concrete Method for manufacturing concrete by mixing concrete materials including a cement, aggregate, admixture and at least one of water and ice. The aggregate is moved prior the mixing and a low-temperature liquid is sprayed on the aggregate for cooling while t... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5087128 | Method and apparatus for integrating nutritional supplements for subsequent mixing with livestock feed grain A method and apparatus for automatically and simultaneously weighing and integrating various nutritional supplements for subsequent blending with livestock feed grain. The apparatus includes a housing formed with a plurality of upper inlet openings and a ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5005980 | Sludge/soil mixing machine A mixing machine operable to receive quantities of waste material and an inert material in separate hoppers for conveyance to a mixing chamber for uniform mixing thereof in prescribed ratios is disclosed wherein each hopper is provided with rearwardly dir... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4997284 | Concrete and mortar distribution process and apparatus Process and apparatus are provided to distribute specified, premixed quantities of dry mortar mix and cement to a construction site. Bulk bags and a hopper apparatus are transported to the construction site and utilized with a forklift and a mixer device.... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4966463 | Mixer unit for cellular concrete paste and method of making such paste A cellular concrete paste mixer unit is provided consisting of a first mixer and an increased number of second mixers. The mixer unit is able to simultaneously produce cement paste and cellular concrete paste. A method of making cellular concrete paste us... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4892410 | Method and apparatus for protective encapsulation of structural members The method and apparatus for forming an encapsulation or encasement about a structural member that is particularly well suited for use in a marine environment is disclosed. A two component polymer system for protective and repair encapsulation is pumpable... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4830505 | Particle wetting process and apparatus A method of mixing particulate cement and water in a primary mixing vessel to form a slurry batch, includes introducing a measured quantity of water into the vessel, introducing a measured quantity of particulate cement into the vessel, agitating the wate... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4795263 | Method of producing concrete A fine aggregate is stored in a high storage silo and its surface water content is so controlled that its variation may be kept within b1;1% by weight. The fine aggregate, cement and primary water containing an air entraining agent are mixed in an upper... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4792234 | Portable concrete batch plant The invention comprises a mobile concrete batch plant transportable by highway as a single unit. A cement storage hopper, a cement weigh hopper, and an aggregate weigh hopper are mounted on a standard trailer bed. The cement hopper is loaded to the desire... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4705404 | Method and apparatus for processing mixed asphalt material utilizing broken-up used asphalt A method as well as an apparatus for processing asphalt mixtures is provided in which broken-up used asphalt is employed and new material is added, utilizing a plurality of burner-heated drum devices, with the used asphalt component and the new material f... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4415267 | Apparatus for mixing and application of paving compositions An apparatus for mixing an additive with molten paving material and for application of the resultant paving composition. The apparatus includes a mixing mechanism in heat transfer relationship with a heated materials tank for recirculatingly moving molten... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4387996 | Batch method of recycling asphaltic concrete A batch method of producing asphalt-aggregate composition having a temperature of at least about 200° F. and at least about 20% used asphaltic concrete comprises heating solid particles of the used material in a first drum to a temperature of at least ab... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4345841 | Multi-stage centrifugal mixer An apparatus and method for mixing liquid or a drilling mud with solids and a second liquid is disclosed. The apparatus provides an annular housing having a plurality of mixing chambers. An inlet passageway is tangentially connected to the innermost mixin... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4322167 | Method for making asphalt-rubber pavement compositions A method and apparatus for mixing molten asphalt and granulated rubber including an asphalt input system and a rubber input system for delivering the molten asphalt and the granulated rubber in accordance with predetermined mixture proportions to a two-st... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4175868 | Process for incorporating reinforcing fibers in cementing matrices, using an apparatus comprising vibrating trays Process for homogeneously incorporating fibrous reinforcing material into a matrix of pastes of cementing materials comprises, withdrawing from a supplying station a stream of cementing material paste containing a proportionate layered amount of segmented... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4004782 | Machine for mixing aggregate and resin A machine for mixing a resinous binder compound with aggregates on a continuous flow basis to produce a building material or the like, without the use of cement or water. Aggregate is fed into a first mixing chamber where a metered amount of resin binder ... | 01/25/1977 |