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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364895 | Bioarray chip reaction apparatus and its manufacture A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7270473 | Bowl scraper and related attachment system for mixing machine A bowl scraper is configured for attachment to a rotatable mixing machine support such that forces exerted on the bowl scraper during scraping operations hold the bowl scraper in place. The bowl scraper includes an attachment arm including an upper arm portion and a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7029164 | Automated system and process for the preparation of a high viscosity fluid formulation An automated fluid formulating system for use in small scale laboratory operations. The system utilizes a computer to provide precise control over the measurement of ingredients and the entire formulating process. The novel feature of this invention is that it can p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025555 | Sweep auger with drive assembly A sweep auger having an auger that is rotated about its longitudinal axis by a power means and a drive assembly having at least three reduction gears that operatively connect the auger to a drive wheel such that the drive wheel rotates at a speed that is substantial... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6964511 | Mixing apparatus and method A mixing apparatus including a frame, a housing, and a pair of thrust generators are disclosed. The housing is pivotably mounted to the frame and is movable between a retracted position substantially parallel with the frame and an extended position substantially per... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6926171 | Paint colorant dispenser A paint colorant dispenser for dispensing colorants into both large and small containers includes a cabinet for accommodating a plurality of color and canisters in fluid communication with a common dispense outlet. A container shelf unit is disposed in front of the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6851847 | Adjustable grain bin rail for grain stirring machines A rail segment for use in a track assembly for supporting a stirring machine and mounted to a cylindrical grain bin having a longitudinal flange with a slot in a forward end portion of the flange and a connecting hole in a second end portion of the flange. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846102 | Grain agitating apparatus and grain storing apparatus In an agitating machine, an axial direction of a drive roll is inclined to one side or another side with respect to an axial direction of a guide shaft which is rotated on its own axis, whereby a drive support machine casing and a driven support machine casing are m... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6652135 | Stirring apparatus for large containers An apparatus for safely handling and securely holding a multitude of large and heavy open topped pails, for loading ingredients into these pails, and for stirring the ingredients within these pails into a fully homogenized state. The apparatus is adapted ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6382828 | Apparatus for turning and/or mixing a flat bed compost An apparatus for turning and mixing a flat bed composting mass includes an even number of mixing worms that each rotate about a vertical shaft. The end of each vertical shaft may include a wear-resistant element on its end which serves to protect the shaf... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6290386 | Mobile device for preparing aqueous liquid paints from powdery components and water The present invention relates to a mobile apparatus for the production of water based liquid paints from pulverulent constituents and water. The apparatus comprises a traveling frame, a mixing container, a mixing unit for mixing the pulverulent constituen... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5906436 | Composting system A composting system for promoting maximum aerobic microbial activity in a composting bed. The system includes at least one composting bay for receiving composting material and an agitator for aerating and displacing composting material as it travels throu... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5744351 | Apparatus for compositing organic waste The present invention discloses a bioreactor for aerobically composting organic waste. The bioreactor includes a container for supporting the organic waste, a rotatably positioned lid cover for enclosing the container, a mixing assembly slidably mounted t... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5570954 | Carriage return apparatus for a grain stirring device having multiple stirrers A carriage return apparatus for reciprocable longitudinal movement along a shaft that traverses a support rail of a grain stirring device mounted on a grain bin. The carriage return includes a primary carrier and a satellite carrier movably mounted on the... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5535665 | Stirrer assembly for automated cooking machine A stirrer assembly (2), finding particular utility for use with an automatic cooking machine, includes a drive assembly (4) having first and second drivers and a drive housing (16). A dual axis spatula (6) is mounted to the drive housing for intermittent ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5496108 | Method and means for adding moisture to particulate material A machine for adding moisture to particulate material for use in a bin which has an upper portion with an elongated supporting rail thereon includes an elongated substantially horizontal support member. A rail adapter element is on the outer end of the el... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5476321 | Container stirring device A stirring device for mixing a liquid within a container. The inventive device includes a support base portably positionable adjacent a container. An articulating assembly extends from the support base for supporting and oscillating a stirring implement p... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474380 | Method for adding moisture to particulate material The method for adding moisture to particulate material involves placing the particulate material in the lower portion of a bin; rotating vertically disposed spaced augers about a longitudinal axis, and moving said augers in concentric paths through the pa... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5433524 | Compost container comprising a stirring mechanism A compost container (1) comprises a stirring mechanism (7), which is adapted to be driven from the outside by means of an external shaft (6) and comprises at least one stirring element, which is disposed in the container (1) and rotatable about its own ax... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5338116 | Guide means for a submersible mixer and the like A device for guiding a submersible mixer 1 through a receptacle comprises two cable sections 7 having upper ends fixed to the receptacle and lower ends received by supporting members 10 mounted to the bottom surface of the receptacle. A guide slide 4, alt... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5269603 | Tetherable framework for, and in combination with, a submersible mixer Simple, narrow bands are secured to a generally planar platform, and joined together, above the platform, by a tether-attaching bolt. The bolt mounts a lifting eye for a hook and tethering cable. One of the bands and the platform, receive mixer-mounting b... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5228381 | Temperature controlled food cooker having devices for stirring foods while cooking A food cooker is provided including a base provided with a heating plate and a temperature sensing element connected to temperature control devices. The sensing element is mounted on a sliding support so as to be maintained in contact with a bottom part o... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5150967 | Milkshake machine A machine specifically for making milkshakes and malts out of hard ice-cream in sixty seconds or less. The ice-cream and ingredients are placed in a container that can be locked and sealed to the underside of a housing designed especially for that purpose... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5149196 | Compost handling machine A compost handling machine comprising a carriage to support the machine for movement along a composting bay, and a compost agitating and conveying assembly to agitate compost in, and to move the compost along, the bay. The agitating and conveying assembly... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5052290 | Cheese-making tank A cheese-making tank comprising a cylindrical container provided with a first cutting frame with cutting wires forming a netting, said cutting frame being displaceable forwards and backwards along the lower portion of the container from a first position a... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4981504 | Process and device for melting glass The device pursuant to the invention comprises a device for agitation composed of at least one horizontal agitator formed from a series of essentially vertical loops extending over the entire width of the bath near the collar between the refining zone and... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4854719 | Grain stirring apparatus Grain stirring apparatus includes a stirrer and a stirrer drive motor which are supported on a carrier which is reciprocably movable along a rotatable shaft, the shaft being supported on a carriage for movement in a direction transverse to the movement of... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4836686 | Apparatus for stirring grain in rectangular bin regions Grain stirring apparatus includes a traversing mechanism for supporting upper end portions of one or more stirrers and effecting back and forth movements thereof in two transversely related horizontal directions, the stirrer or stirrers being pivotal abou... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4828399 | Compost handling machine A compost handling machine comprising a carriage to support the machine for movement along a composting bay, and a compost agitating and conveying assembly to agitate compost in, and to move the compost along the bay. The agitating and conveying assembly ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4802407 | Automatic electric household appliance for making cheese and by-products thereof The appliance comprises a housing seat for a milk container removable from said seat, a system of electrical heating resistances associated with said seat near the container, an agitator inserted in a removable manner from the container and an electric mo... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4767218 | Mixing paddle assembly The present invention comprises a mixing paddle assembly which may be used with a variety of mixing devices, but which is especially useful with devices which include a motorized carriage adapted to move along a beam spaced above an elongate mixing vat. D... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4761076 | Mixer There is provided a mixer especially suitable for small batches of cementitious product comprising a receptacle and means for mounting a motor drivable paddle arrangement within the receptacle in such a manner that the paddle, while operating, can be move... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4697929 | Planetary mixers An epicyclic mixing system for materials held in a tank is provided having dual concentric sun shafts which both orbit a pair of planetary drive shafts having mixing implements at their bottom ends and act to rotate the pair of planetary drive shafts abou... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4671872 | Aerator mast with azimuth lock and bottom stop A horizontal mixing aerator rides on a upright mast or beam for submersion in a body of liquid such as a sewage equalization basin, oxidation ditch or sludge holding tank. The aerator has a submersible mixer motor driving a propeller which is mounted to t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4666676 | Radioactive waste processing apparatus Apparatus for use in processing radioactive waste materials for shipment and storage in solid form in a container is disclosed. The container includes a top, and an opening in the top which is smaller than the outer circumference of the container. The app... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4581182 | Submersible mixer with air injection A submersible mixer apparatus for circulating liquid in a body of water, such as a sewage lagoon, includes an upright beam member closed to form an air reservoir chamber and upper and lower supports holding the beam member in the body of liquid. A submers... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4501196 | Process vat cutting and stirring mechanism An apparatus for processing a mixture to produce a product such as cottage cheese. The apparatus comprises a vat for holding the mixture, a paddle for stirring the mixture, a cutting knife for cutting the product, a carriage for supporting the cutting kni... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4439403 | Apparatus for conditioning bioinjurious waste There is described an apparatus for handling and conditioning biologically injurious waste, especially radioactive waste which consists of a working space or chamber having containers for receiving and dosing the waste, conveying and control devices for t... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4431597 | Horizontal mixing aerator A horizontal mixing aerator rides on an upright beam member for submersion in a body of water such as an equalization basin, oxidation ditch, or sludge holding tank. The aerator employs a submersible mixer motor driving a propeller which in one embodiment... | 02/14/1984 |
