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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182132 | Multistage-mixing microdevice A microdevice for multistage-mixing of process fluids which has plurality of freely-detachable units connected to each other without using pipes, wherein a microchannel for flow of the process fluids and a channel for flow of a heat-exchange medium are formed in the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172454 | Cooling stick for a blender and method of using same A cooling stick for a blender includes a cylindrical member designed to fit tightly through a circular aperture extending through the blender lid. The member has a lower portion and an upper portion with a surrounding rim of a diameter larger than the circular apert... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8021036 | Method and apparatus for mixing dough The invention provides an apparatus and method for improved mixing of yeast-raised and yeast-raised type dough. The device and method keep the dough cool by an improved structure and method for circulating coolant around a jacketed bowl, and by circulating cooled ai... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7585102 | Device for charging a screw lodged in a housing and method for operating a device of this type An apparatus for filling a screw (7) bearingly supported within a housing (6), in particular of an extruder, for processing of pre-comminuted synthetic plastics material, in particular PET, has a filling opening (5) for the screw housing (6 | 09/08/2009 |
| 7540651 | Agitator, a circulatory cleaning device attached to the agitator, and a circulatory line system comprising the circulatory cleaning device An agitator able to mix and disperse a variety of fluids of various fluid volumes with different viscosities ranging from low to high, and having excellent, cleanability and improved cooling efficiency is provided. The agitator comprises a rotating shaft 3 ex... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7434982 | Micro mixing and reaction device There is provided a microdevice in which a plurality of fluids L1, L2 and L3 are caused to pass through respective fluid supply passages and flow together in one mixing reaction flow path, and the fluids are diffused in the normal direction of t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7384181 | Milled asphalt pavement recycling A milled materials processor consists of a self contained, stationary or fully mobile thermal process plant for the thermal processing of 100% recycled asphalt pavement into new hot mix paving material. Mobile units are designed for transportation by vehicle to a jo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350961 | Agitation mixer, pasteurizer, and cleaning device Dissolution of a raw material, fusion of a raw material, or treatment for enhancing the fluidity of a raw material is completed in a short time by an agitation mixer 10 comprising a casing 20 in which a flow channel allowing the passage of fluid is mou... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350964 | Device for circulating grain products A device for circulating a grain product includes feed screw for the grain product and a connected drive unit for driving the feed screw. The drive unit is non-rotatably connected with a support body with a lower support surface which is inclined relative to the axi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293427 | Beverage cooling apparatus and method An apparatus and method for cooling a food or beverage to a temperature at which the food or beverage is safe to consume. A preferred embodiment of the beverage cooling device comprises a single cooling unit that contains a coolant material. Another preferred embodi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279119 | Silica and silica-based slurry This invention relates to a silica, a slurry composition, and a method of their preparation. In particular, the silica of the present invention includes aggregated primary particles. The slurry composition which incorporates the silica, is suitable for polishing art... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220048 | Mixer/heat exchanger A combination static mixer and heat exchanger having heat exchanger tubes (1) which are provided over their circumference with fins (2a, 2b) which have a static mixing effect. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204636 | Granular and aggregate blending, cooling and screening rotary drum A rotary drum configured for the efficient blending, cooling, and screening of granular products having an outer cylindrical shell, an intake end, and an exit or discharge end. The rotary drum is normally rotated at a predetermined speed by a conventional drive pack... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193084 | Polymorphic form of itraconazole The present invention provides a polymorphic form of itraconazole. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144150 | Rinseable splash shield and method of use The present application describes a method for rinsing a splash shield. According to the disclosed method, a vessel containing contents to be mixed is positioned in a mixing machine, and a splash shield is positioned over the opening of the vessel. After the materia... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135658 | Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. Th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7112340 | Compositions of and method for preparing stable particles in a frozen aqueous matrix The present invention discloses a composition of a stable suspension of a poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agent or cosmetic in the form of particles of the pharmaceutical agent or cosmetic suspended in a frozen aqueous matrix and method for its preparation. The ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108156 | Post-mix beverage dispenser for frothed beverages A post-mix beverage dispenser includes a diluent jet directed at a wall of a mixing chamber thereof such that a swirling descending mass of diluent is formed. A concentrate dispensing outlet ejects concentrate into the swirling mass of diluent causing turbulent mixi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097345 | Screw with heat exchange function, mixer and extruder A screw with a heat exchange function is rotatably fit in a barrel, and includes a heat exchange medium chamber located at a center section in the radial direction, running along the lengthwise direction. The chamber stores a heat exchange medium supply pipe supplyi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080463 | Food drying, mixing and serving apparatus A salad spinner and mixer may be made from two substantially identical transparent bowls that can be joined together at their rims to define a chamber; two substantially identical colanders that can be joined together at their rims and received within the chamber; a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063454 | Heat exchange system and rotor having the same A heat exchange system includes a rotor, a hole, a main tube, and branch tubes. The rotor, the outer surface of which is in contact with a kneaded object, has a heat-exchange chamber therein, in which a heat medium flows. The hole having a diameter less than that of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056473 | Method and apparatus of quantitative assays A sample testing apparatus (100) for use in measuring an analyte in a sample (105) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sample well (104) for receiving the sample. A solid analyte binding agent (160) is disposed in the sample well. The ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7010941 | Coating of cooled devices A structural component for a device for the treatment of melts, especially of glass melts, having a base body of metal or of a metal alloy and a cooling system in which a cooling medium is led through the structural component for the leading-off of heat. The base bo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6979426 | Biodiesel production unit In a first aspect, systems and methods for producing biodiesel fuel include a modular production unit incorporated onto a single platform or into a housing for ease of relocatability. The modular production unit preferably includes a mixing unit, a reactor unit, a s... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966691 | Mixer with pivotable bowl A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position an... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960014 | Tempering apparatus Tempering apparatus having disc-free stirring tool (8) with plate-shaped arms (12, 13). The upper side (14) of each arm (12) has a different geometrical configuration than the lower side (19) thereof. Each neighbouring arm (13 | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960013 | High frequency immersion vibrator comprising a cooled electronic frequency converter An electronic frequency converter is used with a high frequency immersion vibrator in order to compact concrete. The frequency converter comprises a cooling circuit containing a cooling medium; a first heat exchanger which is integrated into said cooling circuit and... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955793 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling is di... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938435 | Method for cooling meals and stirring device embodied as heat exchanger The invention relates to a method of producing a plurality of portions of a precooked food wherein the food is initially cooked at temperatures above 80° C. and prepared, the food is then cooled in a cooling phase within a maximum time of 120 min passing through th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926063 | Method for conditioning foundry moulding sand and a device therefor A method for conditioning cooled used moulding sand retaining moulding sand binder in a mixer (1), wherein the cooled used moulding sand is heated to at least a minimum temperature, moisturized by providing water or water vapor through holes in an agitator an... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916114 | Apparatus for the addition of a compound or compound mixture to another An apparatus for the addition of a compound or compound mixture to another which includes a primary vessel adapted having at least one receptacle adapted to contain at least one primary substance. At least one secondary vessel is provided. Each secondary vessel is a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913165 | Cocktail shaker A Cocktail shaker which has a head adapted for releasably sealing an insulated container, having at least one plastic wall, where the container may be used as a drinking vessel. The cocktail shaker head has a metal selectively closeable stainer or filter portion and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896400 | Granular product blending and cooling rotary drum A rotary drum configuration for the efficient blending, cooling, and screening of granular products having an outer cylindrical shell, an intake end, and a discharge end. The rotary drum is normally rotated at a predetermined speed by means of a conventional drive p... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6749817 | Controlled reactant injection with permeable plates An arrangement for a fluid distributor-contactor-type reactor uses perforated plates to circulate two reactants in alternate channels defined by spaces between parallel stacked plates to perform controlled distribution and mixing simultaneously with optional indirec... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733168 | Separating and sorting apparatus for asphalt An apparatus and method for testing asphalt in the field is described. The apparatus includes a motor for rotatively driving a chamber containing the asphalt to be tested. The chamber is rotated while cooler, ambient air is circulated through the asphalt particulate... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6637927 | Method and apparatus for magnetically stirring a thixotropic metal slurry A method and apparatus for stirring a molten thixotropic aluminum alloy comprising a first solid particulate phase suspended in a second liquid phase so as to maintain its thixotropic character by degenerating forming dendritic particles into spheroidal p... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595680 | Food mixing apparatus A food mixing apparatus includes a mixing container for receiving food, a first support frame for supporting the mixing container to be rotatable about a first axis: X, a first drive mechanism disposed in the first support frame for rotating the mixing co... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595679 | Static mixer with at least three interleaved grids A static mixer is disclosed comprising a mixer insert and an enclosing housing having a central axis. The insert includes at least three interleaved grids and each of the grids includes a plurality of layers that are superposed parallel one to the others.... | 07/22/2003 |
