"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350339 | Mixing system A mixing system includes a portioning device for sequentially supplying batches of a specified quantity of foodstuffs at a supply location. A mixing device includes a number of mixing chambers which can be sequentially aligned with the foodstuff supply location. A d... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7188994 | Orbital shaker for cell extraction A orbital shaker for cell extraction includes a digestion chamber and structure for translating the digestion chamber. Structure is also provided for rotating the digestion chamber. A method of performing cell extraction is also disclosed. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144148 | Continuous manufacture of high internal phase ratio emulsions using relatively low-shear and low-temperature processing steps Methods for continuously producing HIPR silicone in water emulsions are disclosed. The methods use low shear devices, and thus the temperature of the emulsions is kept low, while enhanced particle size and viscosity are obtained. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 5599099 | Material blending apparatus having a pivotally mounted hopper A weigh batch blender including a hopper pivotally mounted within a housing and having two compartments between which ingredient materials which have been individually introduced into the hopper are transferred to blend the ingredient materials as the hop... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5345620 | Composting toilet A composting toilet comprising a housing having a seat disposed about an opening communicating with an aeration drum for receiving human waste matter. The drum is rotatably-mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis oriented horizontally inside the ho... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5104232 | Vane and chilling systems for tumble mixers An improved vacuum tumble mixer (10) is provided, the mixer having a horizontal drum (11) with a cylindrical mid-section (12), frusto-conical or dished entry and discharge ends (13, 14), and entry and discharge openings (16, 17) axially into the ends, the... | 04/14/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5076704 | Methods of and apparatus for blending and elevating materials A material blender includes an inclined, axially rotatable drum which is capable of executing multiple functions related to blending of materials including weighing and conveying the materials. The materials, such as agricultural fertilizers are loaded at... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4968420 | Dissolution method and apparatus A dissolution system employs a tapered vessel that has a wide, upper mouth and a narrow, lower neck. A liquid is introduced into the vessel through the lower neck and flows upwardly. A powder to be dissolved in the solution is introduced onto the liquid s... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4951261 | Drive and support for mixer drum Certain improvements are provided to the mechanical aspects of a tilt mixer which include a novel boggy, adjustable roller arrangement on the drum track which produces an improved distribution of the stresses produced by the extremely heavy rotating drum ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4951260 | Integral dust hood for tilt mixer drum An improved integrally mounted and operated dust hood is disclosed for a tilt mixer which minimizes the environmental effect of dust formed in the mixer which escapes from the discharge end of the drum. The integrally mounted dust hood of the invention in... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4940337 | Apparatus for separating heavy metals from a ferric chloride waste fluid The present invention provides a stirring apparatus for mixing, with metallic iron masses, a concentrated strongly acidic ferric chloride waste fluid containing iron and one or more other heavy metals in which the content of nickel is highest, the stirrin... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4828397 | Rotary, self-emptying, cylindrical vats A cylindrical, rotary and self-emptying vat for mixing and extracting materials contained therein combines a removal gutter (5) with one or two peripheral pick-up helical slopes (6 and 4) depending on whether the vat is horizontal or not. A racking orific... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4765746 | Dough kneader A kneader which comprises a main body, which forms a support structure, part of the main body constituting a support for a bowl or receptacle; a rotatable helix mounted on the main body so as to extend into the bowl or receptacle, the helix being connecte... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4696418 | Developer container for dry-process development A toner container for use with a developing unit of an electrostatographic copier or the like which is rotated to discharge a toner thereoutof is disclosed. A toner agitating member is accommodated in the container in a freely movable manner and shaped an... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4688702 | Self cleaning mixer and dispenser of fluid materials A dispenser for mixing fluid materials and dispensing the mixture includes a common passage having an output or dispensing nozzle end and an input end into which the separate fluid materials are injected from separate passages, the common passage being es... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4621747 | Apparatus for charge-wise dosing a metered volume quantity of a flowing medium continuously supplied to the apparatus under delivery pressure An apparatus for charge-wise dosing a metered volume quantity of liquid medium to be supplied continuously under delivery pressure, comprising a pair of serially connected cylinder-and-piston assemblies of different diameters the cylinder blocks being arr... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4582268 | Apparatus for treating a granular substance, especially nuclear reactor fuel in powder form, and method for operating the apparatus Apparatus for treating a granular substance, especially for milling nuclear reactor fuel in powder form having a treatment drum supported rotatably about a central axis, an associated drive unit to drive the treatment drum about this central axis, and a c... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4500209 | Feed mixing apparatus A feed mixing apparatus for use wherever livestock is cared for and fed. The apparatus has a vehicular mounted frame, a hopper assembly for receiving feed constituents, a cylindrical drum with internal spiral mixing and conveying blades, a cylindrical fee... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4474478 | Batch mixer for mixing livestock feeds A small batch mixer having a cylindrical mixing drum which defines a closed mixing chamber is provided for the mixing of livestock feeds in a dust-free operation. Materials are loaded into the mixing chamber through an access opening in the sidewall where... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4451154 | Mixing device A mixing device for forage and similar product has a rotatable, sloping mixing chamber with its closed rear axial end lower than its open forward axial end. The forward end receives and discharges the forage. Generally linear mixing vanes extend forwardly... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4444509 | Feed mixing apparatus A feed mixing apparatus for use wherever livestock is cared for and fed. The apparatus has a frame positioned by the user adjacent to a supply conveyor for feed constituents and a delivery conveyor for mixed feed. A hopper unit for selectively receiving f... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4382682 | Recycling apparatus for particulate asphaltic concrete An improved recycling apparatus for particulate asphaltic concrete comprises a rotatable drum in which the particulate composition is gradually heated between an input end and an output end having a retractable chute extending into a port at the output en... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4382683 | Mixing machines In a rotary drum mixing machine of the kind in which the drum is rotated in opposite directions to mix and eject its contents respectively by a prime-mover operating through driving and driven means on a prime-mover driven shaft and the closed end of the ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4331069 | Curd making and separating machine A machine for producing curds from milk and separating the curd from the whey, comprising a hollow vat pivotally mounted on a pair of parallel spaced members for rotation about a horizontal axis extending parallel and proximate to one side of a rectangula... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4269582 | Pasta-making machine A pasta making machine is provided with a body portion having a kneading chamber and an extrusion chamber therein with a passageway interconnecting the two chambers. The body portion is mounted on a base and is adapted for rotation about a horizontal axis... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4244656 | Apparatus for contacting liquids and solids with liquids A continuous liquid/liquid or liquid/solids contactor consists of a rotary contactor having a near horizontal axis. The interior of the drum is divided axially into a number of compartments by spaced discs secured to the drum wall and having openings thro... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4207943 | Countercurrent solid-to-solid heat transfer apparatus and method Apparatus for transferring heat between solid particles includes a rotatable cylindrical drum which includes plates mounted on the interior surface of the drum wall to extend inwardly thereof. Also included is an elongate vibratory screen disposed within ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4063715 | Material mixer-triturator A bowl having a bottom discharge opening is mounted at its periphery on a frame for rotation about an upright axis. A discharge gate is mounted on the frame under the bowl for movement along the bowl axis to control the discharge opening. A top inlet open... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4041648 | Tumbling and polishing machine with planetary rotating drums An apparatus for abrasive tumbling or polishing with rotary-driven drums, mounted in a planetary rotational movement on two rotary-driven disks which face one another, the drums being mounted between the disks, the disks being supported by a fixed stand. ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3999742 | Rotary jar-type powder homogenizer A number of jars containing powders to be homogenized are fixed in a corresponding number of peripheral openings formed in a mixer housing, means being provided for conveying the jars to and away from the mixer. A jar-sealing valve is caused by actuating ... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3995590 | Blending chamber for electrostatic processors A blender for blending a mixture of flowable materials, such as the carrier and toner components of a developer for an electrostatic processor, comprises a rotatable chamber having radially angulated passageways extending through its periphery for guiding... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3958795 | Apparatus for mixing materials Apparatus for mixing fluent materials, especially components for foundry molding compositions, affording a pluralities of containers feeding serially one to another or in parallel discharging to a common acceptor, for batch or continuous operations, permi... | 05/25/1976 |