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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414923 | Graphical organizational task timer A novel graphical organizational timing device is disclosed. The device indicates tasks or events to be completed within a pre-determined routine using customizable and/or changeable discs attached to a mechanical countdown timer. The device is primarily designed fo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7371566 | Composting apparatus and method A composting apparatus including an electric motor driven drum. The drum is provided with spaced fins on the inner surface and a supporting shaft that can include air holes to provide air within the confines of the drum. In this instance, tubes with holes are secure... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7244061 | Marinating machine A marinating machine rotates a drum containing the food to be marinated. The drum is positioned on a pair of rotatable shafts only one of which is drivingly engaged to a motor rotating the drum. The pair of shafts is spaced far enough apart from each other such that... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229204 | Portable mixing apparatus A portable mixing apparatus that employs disposable 5-gallon plastic buckets as containers for mixing mortar, grout, plaster and other materials. First and second motor-driven rollers support the buckets at a downwardly sloped angle. A separate mixing basket is plac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175338 | Stand mixer A stand mixer is provided with wheels proximate the base. The base houses a mixing bowl capable of being placed into a locked position. When the mixing bowl is in the locked position, its handle faces outward. The mixer can be lifted with the handle to transfer the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7070319 | Sample rotator with fixed sampling point A device for holding and rotating cylindrical sample containers for use in analytical instrumentation. The device maintains the surface of material in the container at a constant location during rotation by using a series of fixed contact points. The drive wheel is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047874 | Marinade tumbler A food marinating apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical canister and a base unit including a motor, a plurality of rollers, a vacuum pump, and a control panel. The base unit is operable to rotate the canister thereon. The vacuum pump is provided for reducin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047875 | Marinating food tumbler apparatus A food marinating apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical canister and a base unit including a motor, a plurality of rollers, a vacuum pump, and a control panel. The base unit is operable to rotate the canister thereon. The vacuum pump is provided for reducin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6367963 | Food mixing apparatus A food mixing apparatus includes a main housing, a mixing container for receiving food, and having a central axis: Y, a rotor ring surrounding the mixing container, the rotor ring being fixed to the mixing container and having a central axis: X extending ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6145432 | Cooking pot A cooking pot for the preparation and dispensing of food. The pot can be operated at atmospheric pressure, at higher pressures as a pressure-cooker, or under vacuum as a vacuum tumbler. The pot is rotatable about both its longitudinal axis and its lateral... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5927186 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5884999 | Method and apparatus for mixing particulate solids with rocking and rotational motion A method and apparatus for improved particulate mixing in which rotational motion of a mixing vessel is periodically disrupted by rocking motion. A vessel rotates around a central axis for producing the rotational motion. The vessel is rocked in a directi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5857774 | Churning system for a vehicle The invention comprises a churning system for a vehicle that substantially freeze an edible mixture. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a churning system (20) may comprise a rotating assembly (26) and a bracket (24). The rotating ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855165 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5683177 | Cylindrical high-capacity transport mixer for bulk material and liquids A transporter-mixer for bulk-material/liquid mixtures has a cylindrical transport container mounted on a support frame with its longitudinal axis approximately horizontal and a controllable container-drive unit whose direction is reversible as a function ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5664489 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5603567 | Coaxial cryogenic injection system A vacuum tumble mixer is provided with a hollow drive shaft at one end thereof. The hollow drive shaft provides access by means of a probe to the cylindrical center section of the vacuum tumble mixer in order to inject the ingredients to be mixed, to intr... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5567616 | Apparatus for supporting and driving a rotating cylinder An irradiator includes a support structure for supporting and rotating a cylinder of the type used for treating fluids. The cylinder is hollow and is mounted for rotation about an inclined axis for permitting fluids such as blood constituents to flow by g... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5520457 | Machine and method for the continuous treatment of surfaces of articles of reduced thickness Method and apparatus for the continuous treatment of reduced thickness article surfaces, for example, for the surface treatment of fragile products of small dimensions. The product to be treated is continuously poured, along with a treatment product, if n... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5492406 | Device for the propulsion of an oloid shaped tumbler body A tumbler body with an oloid hollow body (7) is positioned on two free-moving, endless conveyor belts (8). A strip (10) runs around and is attached to the hollow body (7) limited by two profiles (9). The strip (10) maintains a positive connection to a dri... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492407 | Chamber for treating wastes and removing the treated wastes following treatment An improved heating chamber for wastes, of the type utilized to subject the wastes within the chamber to steam, the chamber comprising a substantially cylindrical body portion, having a continuous sidewall, and first and second end portions, and defining ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492405 | Device for the propulsion of an oloid shaped tumbler body An oloid-shaped body is placed on either a roller carpet or a free moving conveyor belt. The embodiments of the oloid-shaped body are a hollow body with a closeable opening and a skeleton body for attachment of vessels. A shaft is attached to the oloid-sh... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5427947 | Environmental chamber and method for composting solid waste A rotatable environmental chamber for reducing solid waste includes a cylindrical container having front and rear end caps, seal bearings and support plates for journaling the container each having a central opening. The seal bearings are pinned to the en... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5380085 | Concrete mixer with reciprocating discharge chute A horizontal drum concrete batch mixer comprising a cylindrical mixer drum which may be rotated in a mixing direction or a discharge direction. The interior of the drum has mixing blades provided thereon for mixing the concrete when the drum is rotated in... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5346305 | Composting apparatus A rotary drum-type composting apparatus is disclosed, in which the drum is of circular cross section and is supported for rotation about a horizontal axis by means of external support wheels. An access opening is provided in the sidewall of the drum for l... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5323694 | Raw meat massaging apparatus According to the invention, there is provided a raw meat massaging apparatus including a container adapted to be charged with raw meat having a pickle solution injected thereinto, the container having the shape of rotary body. A frame extends longitudinal... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5307737 | Machine for treating raw meat According to the invention, there is provided a machine for treating raw meat, which comprises an injecting apparatus and a plurality of massaging apparatuses. The injecting apparatus includes injecting needle means adapted to be thrust into raw meat for ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5299864 | Laboratory container rolling device A laboratory container rolling device is provided which has a relatively low profile for use in confined spaces such as in refrigerators, ovens or other small compartments. Removable rollers allow the device to accommodate various diameter containers and ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4912058 | Roller bottle A roller bottle is provided with provision for increased internal surface area for cell growth by the use of a foamed, textured or woven liner or sleeve inserted into the bottle prior to use. The sleeve may be used in a single use roller bottle or a multi... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911554 | Rotatable drum A rotatable drum having a casing to one end of which is joined one end of an axially extending, coaxial bearing ring having its other end joined to a driving ring gear. The bearing ring is rotatably supported on bearing surfaces which are adjustable relat... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4867572 | Asphalt plant with fixed sleeve mixer An asphalt plant apparatus includes an inclined rotary drum dryer, the lower end of which is received within a concentric fixed sleeve. Aggregate is introduced into the upper end of the rotary drum dryer for heating and drying and is discharged from the l... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4836099 | Device for pickling meat by mixing under vacuum A device for pickling meat by mixing under vacuum comprises a tank (1) suitable for being rotated on its longitudinal axis by drive means (7,8), the tank being provided at one of its ends with an opening (4) for filling/emptying suitable for being closed ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4829004 | Roller bottle system An insert for a roller bottle of the type used in cell culture for vaccine manufacture is formed of a polymeric resilient material whereby it can be bent or rolled so that it can pass through the opening of the roller bottle. Once the insert is inside the... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4785728 | Rotary pickles making device A rotary pickles making device comprises a base body including spaced drive and guide rollers rotatably mounted in the body, and a drum-shaped pickling casing for containing therein pickling stuffs. The casing is placed on the drive and guide rollers to b... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4785727 | Rotary pickles making device A rotary pickles making device comprises a base body including spaced drive and guide rollers rotatably mounted in the body, and a pickling casing for containing pickling rice-bran paste with foodstuffs. The casing is placed on the drive and guide rollers... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4756623 | Collapsible mixing drum A collapsible mixing drum is provided in which two similarly contoured, frustoconical members, one of which is open and the other closed at the small end, and both of which are provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced and inwardly offset stif... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4722198 | Slush or ice cream maker A machine suitable for placement in a freezer for making slush or ice cream in a cylindrical container. The machine comprises a platform which is lengthwise adjustable, at least four rollers which have an adjustable distance support container, a driving m... | 02/02/1988 |
