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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871194 | Dilution apparatus and method A dilution apparatus suitable for use with particles suspended in a fluid is described. The apparatus comprises a first batch diluter and a second continuous diluter. The first diluter comprises a vessel having at least one inlet, and an outlet, the at least one inl... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7766538 | System for blending liquids in selected ratios A system that consistently blends together liquids at a specified ratio to create a particular resultant chemical solution stops operating and notifies an operator when the level of one of the supplied liquids is low. This ensures that the proper ratio of blended li... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300197 | Apparatus for dissolving a solid material in a liquid An apparatus for dissolving a solid material in a liquid including a container for receiving the solid material and the liquid. A turbidimeter measures the turbidity of the liquid in the container. A blender stirs the liquid in the container until the turbidity ther... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226203 | Fluid mixing system A method for continuously mixing a borehole fluid such as cement includes using a measurement of the solid fraction of a cement slurry as it is being mixed to determine the ratio of the solid and liquid components to be added to the slurry. A system for mixing the i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168849 | Agitation apparatus and method for dry solids addition to fluid An agitation system for producing a slurry, mixture, or solution from addition of dry solids to a liquid is provided. A first tank has a first longitudinal axis, a static liquid level, a dynamic liquid level, and a holdup. A solid inlet is configured to feed dry sol... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147361 | Methods for injecting dry bulk amendments for water and soil treatment The present invention includes methods for introducing a dry material into a fluid stream in a way that ensures a predictable, highly accurate and consistent application of the material. The invention applies variable amounts of dry material regardless of whether th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7029162 | Process and apparatus for continuous mixing of slurry with removal of entrained bubbles The present system comprises an apparatus and a process for continuously dispersing fine particles in a liquid. The apparatus comprises a mixer that has at least one inlet for receiving the fine particles and liquid and an outlet. The mixer further comprises a barre... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6929717 | Paper making method and apparatus An apparatus for making paper includes a stirring tank and a paper making portion. The stirring tank includes: an outer cylinder; a middle cylinder disposed concentrically with the outer cylinder; a raw-material feeding port for feeding raw-material into said stirri... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905048 | Volumetric solid and liquid dispenser A volumetric solid and liquid dispenser includes a drum sized for receiving and containing a predetermined volume of solid material from a solid material supply source. The supply source can be a hopper positioned above the drum. The drum is rotatably mounted to a s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874929 | Apparatus and method for supplying chemicals A chemical supplying apparatus including first and second mixing tanks for mixing and supplying chemical slurries used in a semiconductor fabrication process. The slurries are alternately provided from the first and second mixing tanks such that the slurry is contin... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6722779 | Constant precision volumetric dilution vessel A chemical delivery apparatus is provided. In one exemplary arrangement, the apparatus comprises a first vessel having a body and a neck extending upwardly from the body. The neck has a smaller cross-sectional area than the body. A fluid inlet is provided near a top... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6513964 | Mass balance proportioner An apparatus for mixing and diluting a concentrated liquid lubricant and a dilution material to form a diluted lubricant solution and more particularly a mass balance proportioner for weighing and mixing a concentrated lubricant and a dilution material to... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6267496 | Beverage supply apparatus for dispensing machine A beverage supply apparatus for placement atop a beverage dispenser bowl comprises a housing, a mounting flange and a hopper within the housing for storing dry beverage powder mix. The hopper holds a quantity of powder beverage mix and dispenses powder mi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6203184 | Blender A blender for delivery of blend additives to a plastics extrusion device has a mixing chamber for reception of materials to be blended. Batches of blend materials are delivered to the mixing chamber from material supply bins via a weight hopper. Within th... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5951161 | Apparatus for preparation of tank mixtures for heat sensitive biofungicides An apparatus for preparing a biofungicide mixture for application to harvested fruit. The apparatus includes a storage container for holding a dry biofungicide component. The storage container is attached to a conduit which has a screw conveyor rotatably ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947596 | Dry powder batch activation system A system for mixing dry powder and water having a non-pressurized make-up reservoir (10). The make-up water is transferred by a booster pump (14) through a transfer pipe (20) at a predetermined flow rate and pressure for operation of a dry powder eductor ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5683632 | Method and apparatus for automatically supplying a molding material A method and apparatus are provided which can automatically and securely supply a molding machine with natural resin pellets and masterbatch pellets at a predetermined mixture ratio, and which is excellent in performance and costs. A natural resin feeder ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5634713 | Pneumatic material transporter and mixer A pneumatic material transporter includes a material hopper (2), a screw conveyor (3) to transport the material (supplied from the hopper) from the rear portion to a front portion of the screw conveyor, a pressure chamber portion (5) to receive the materi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5547276 | Method and apparatus for continuously dispersing fine particle-sized solids in a liquid A method and apparatus for continuously dispersing fine particle-sized solids in liquids by a continuous process, in which a constant stream of liquid is fed into a mixing apparatus and fine-particle-sized solids are metered into the mixing apparatus by m... | 08/20/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5433520 | Method and apparatus for continuously processing particulate cementitious material and fly ash solids and mixing them with a liquid to provide a liquid slurry of consistent proportions A controlled method of, and apparatus for, continuously processing initially dry, particulate, cementitious material and fly ash solids and mixing them with a liquid to provide a liquid slurry of consistent proportions. The method and apparatus are concer... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5372423 | Device for mixing pulverulent material into a liquid A device for mixing pulverulent material into liquids is described. A mixing body receives pulverulent material at an upper opening and liquids at a tangential opening. A motor-driven screw in a hopper containing the pulverulent material advances the pulv... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5308160 | Process and device for the mixing of beverage components In a process for the mixing of beverage components, in particular syrup and water, in which a first component is introduced from a storage chamber into a measuring chamber with a specific volume and a second component is metered in accordance with the vol... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5309403 | Modular continuous flow paint delivery system The system includes a first module having a paint mixing and storage tank at a list location remote from any paint application point of use. The first module includes a remote pump for delivering paint at a first pressure from the tank to a local atmosphe... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5304390 | Supercritical ratio control system utilizing a sonic flow venturi and an air-driven positive displacement pump A process for delivering a predetermined ratio of a compressible fluid and a non-compressible fluid which comprises the measurement of only the flowrate of the compressible fluid, the activation of an air-driven positive displacement pump at appropriate t... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4834546 | Process for mixing batches of a fluid medium and apparatus therefor The invention is directed to a method of and a system for mixing batches of a flowable medium, especially of hydrocarbons used as base materials for said media and of additives to be admixed thereto. In the mixing operation, the base materials and optiona... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4812047 | Apparatus for the gravimetric dosing of flowable products An apparatus for the gravimetric dosing of flowable components, whereof at least one is a liquid, e.g. for producing mixtures, has a storage container and a weighing container for each component, together with a feed line connecting said container, as wel... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4760856 | Method and apparatus for conditioning fly ash A method and apparatus for conditioning fly ash discharged from a silo to prevent the material from excessively dusting during discharge and transit to a storage or dump site. Apparatus includes a level box flow connected to the outlet of the silo with a ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4753533 | Fly ash batcher and mixer A volumetric batcher is combined with a batch mixer so that similiar batches of powdered fluidizable material such as fly ash can be mixed with constant quantities of water resulting in mixtures having the same moisture. This enables their disposal at a l... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4409096 | Control systems for material treatment plant A control system of particulate material treatment plant comprising screening means which produces undersize and oversize fractions and which is controllable to vary one size fraction relatively to the other size fraction, preparation or dense medium wash... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4373820 | Apparatus for mixing reclaimed and virgin powder for use in spray booths A mixing apparatus for use in conjunction with powder spray paint booths whereby reclaimed powder overspray is automatically mixed with virgin powder in the proper proportions and supplied to the spray gun. Provision is made for quick disconnect and easy ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4332483 | Mixing apparatus Mixing apparatus is described in which a plurality of chemical materials are to be incorporated in a carrier liquid, which may be a solvent, such as water, and which is quantitatively predominant, some of the chemical materials being incompatible if broug... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4310335 | Method and apparatus for conveying through a pipe a diphasic fluid of high free gas content A method and device for conveying a diphasic fluid of high free gas content through a pipe includes separating a liquid of reduced free gas content from the diphasic fluid. The pressure of the separated liquid and the remaining gas are separately simultan... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4247272 | Method of and apparatus for the controlled feeding of a quantity of material into the intake opening of an extruder for processing rubber or plastics material A method and apparatus for controlling the feed of pieces of rubber or plastics material into the intake opening of an extruder where a feed roller has a control slide mounted thereabove which can be moved to increase or decrease the area of the surface o... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4242841 | Apparatus for preparing and feeding an abrasive-containing suspension into the zone of action of work tools of polishing and finishing lathes An apparatus for preparing and feeding an abrasive-containing suspension into the zone of action of work tools of polishing and finishing lathes consisting of units series-connected by pipes and forming a closed circuit, comprising a unit for preparing a ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4214859 | Apparatus for regulating the output of a single or twin screw extruder for processing plastics melts Regulating apparatus for the output of an extruder so that the output can be varied to follow variations in the output of a polymerization system supplying melt to the extruder, the apparatus including filling level measuring means in a melt container fee... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4197942 | Containerized fluid supply for fluid mixing and dispensing system The containerized fluid supply includes one or more bottles housed in a container for supplying prepackaged quantities of constituent chemicals of fixer and developer solutions. Each bottle includes a septum sealed over its mouth, which septum is pierceab... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4193516 | Liquid proportioner for mixing two liquids in a predetermined ratio A liquid proportioner is disclosed which is particularly adapted for mixing medicaments or the like in the drinking water supplied to animals. The proportioner provides two separated chambers one of which contains medicament and the other which contains w... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4193515 | Liquid proportioning device with insufficient supply and flow valves A liquid proportioning system is disclosed which operates to mix a liquid concentrate and a liquid diluent in predetermined ratios. The system includes an automatic valve to terminate the flow of concentrate in the event that an insufficient supply of dil... | 03/18/1980 |
