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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399112 | Liquid mixing system for closed vessels A mixing apparatus (21) for use with a vessel (22) having a contiguous sidewall substantially centered about and defining a longitudinal axis (A), the mixing apparatus having a base plate (25) removably mountable atop the vessel, a table frame (... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357564 | Apparatus for pumping and mixing high aggregate plural components of differing viscosities An apparatus for pumping and mixing plural components of differing viscosities having at least one hopper for accepting each component, each hopper having a hopper outlet; an auger secured within each hopper, the auger being designed to wipe the inside surface of it... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7248823 | Electrographic ribbon and method implementing a skive A blender for electrographic developer has an outer cylindrical surface having an axis, the blender being adapted to rotate about the axis; and a skive defining an outer edge adjacent said cylindrical surface and spanning a length along said axis. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7192989 | Method and expansion device for preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres The present invention relates to a method of preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres, comprising charging thermally expandable microspheres into an expansion device comprising rotating feeding means enveloped by a hollow body, and one or more scrapers. The inv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7121713 | Swinging agitator for a gypsum calcining apparatus and the like An agitation mechanism for a gypsum processing apparatus which includes a housing having a bottom wall, and at least one side wall. The housing can be constructed and arranged to receive and process gypsum-based products. An agitator frame having a similarly shaped ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6902755 | Method and apparatus of chilling slurries and liquids A method and apparatus for rapidly chilling liquid or slurried food products through a two-stage sequence of jacket cooling followed by vacuum chilling. Slurry and liquid food products heated in a batch are chilled by first employing a chilled liquid flowing through... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6290383 | Apparatus mixing, filtering, reacting and drying materials The present invention is an apparatus for processing material having a chamber (100), a rotatably driven shaft (104) extending within the chamber to which is attached at least one element (110) which engages the material (102) in the chamber during rotati... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6264358 | Stand-alone, portable, stove top, constant spoon stirring apparatus The invention is a motorized constant stirring spoon for pots and pans that constantly stirs or mixes foods that are being heated on top of a stove or range. The device can combine other attachments, such as a slotted spoon or whisk, and is powered by eit... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5799535 | Kitchen appliance with a flexible drive A kitchen appliance with a flexible drive for driving one of a plurality of attachments. The kitchen appliance includes a flexible cable for delivering power from a motor and gear assembly to an attachment. The motor and gear assembly is constructed to os... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5697703 | Reciprocal drive mechanism for automatic paint stirring equipment A drive mechanism for automatic paint stirring equipment of the type having a housing and a plurality of spaced apart and parallel shafts rotatably mounted to the housing. Each shaft is adapted for detachable driving connection with a stirring assembly as... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5228775 | Reversing blender agitators Improved methods of operating batch or continuous blenders 10 having tub (11) and two agitators (17 and 18) extending parallel to each other, each agitator having horizontal shaft (19) and agitator ribbon (21) wound helically around the shaft. For batch-b... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4941132 | Reversing blender agitators Improved methods of operating batch or continuous blenders (10) having a tub (11) and twin agitators (17,18) extending parallel to each other, each agitator having a horizontal shaft (19) and an agitator ribbon (12) wound helically around the shaft. For b... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4540289 | Automatic stirring system for film developing A drive means for a photographic film developing tank and a developing tank for use therewith, including magnetic coupling means connecting an agitator in the tank with the reciprocating-type drive means, such as a rack and pinion, and an electric motor.... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4473001 | Method and apparatus for agitating the contents of a fermentation tank The present invention relates to a method for agitating the contents of a large tank containing a liquid and solid matter, in particular to a fermentation tank for grape mash comprising a motor-driven agitator. The essence of the invention is that the agi... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4170882 | Agitator having vanes adjustable to provide different stroke lengths An agitator for a vertical axis washing machine and for effecting uniform, repetitive oscillations about the machine axis has upper, lower and middle portions with different degrees of lost motion so that the agitator can achieve multiple stroke lengths a... | 10/16/1979 |
| 3952534 | Ice cream maker for refrigerator An automatic ice cream maker add-on accessory for use in the freezer compartment of a domestic refrigerator including a rear freezing air intake with a fan induced forward split flow path. A dual state thermostat provides cycling sequencing and hold contr... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3943736 | Oscillatory peripheral agitation washing machine The present invention relates to a washing machine and more particularly to a portable, peripheral oscillating agitation dual purpose washing machine. It is capable of cleaning out dirt materials from fabrics and dinner wares. It comprises a cylindrical e... | 03/16/1976 |
