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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288229 | Parallel reactor with sensing of internal properties An apparatus and method for carrying out and monitoring the progress and properties of multiple reactions is disclosed. The method and apparatus are especially useful for synthesizing, screening, and characterizing combinatorial libraries, but also offer significant... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140947 | Barrel polishing method and barrel polishing apparatus Barrel polishing is effected while causing a mass (M) consisting of work and media (polishing material) to rotation-flow by rotating a rotary disk installed in the bottom of a polishing tank by a drive motor. A load on the drive motor for the rotary disk is preset a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131765 | Helical-ribbon mixer A helical-ribbon mixer having a rotation-symmetrical inner mixing vessel wall (2), a motor-driven central agitator axis (3) therein, on which, on lateral agitator arms (5), at least one helical ribbon (4) is held close to the vessel wall ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7059552 | Comminution apparatus These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by a comminution apparatus comprised of a housing member formed with co-planar circularly-shaped chambers in chordal juxtapositioned to each other thereby forming a collision zone therebetween and wherein... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6978851 | Drill cutting treatment method and apparatus A method and apparatus for treating for disposal oil-contaminated clay substrates such as drill cuttings from drilling with an oil-based mud. If necessary, the substrate is pretreated with an aqueous emulsion breaker such as alkylbenzenesulfonic acid. The substrate ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6418837 | Kitchen appliance having a container and having a cover configuration for closing the container A kitchen appliance (1) having a container (10) and having a first cover configuration (21) for closing the container (12) advantageously also includes a second cover configuration (25) which can be placed onto the first cover configuration (21), as a res... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6382826 | Compact extruder with multiple parallel screws having a variable pitch arrangement A compact extruder with multiple parallel screws having a variable pitch arrangement, includes an outer casing which has at least two chambers that contain at least two screws which allow material to flow from one chamber to the other chamber through a pa... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6220745 | Device and monitoring system for removing liquid from high melting point resin by means of co-rotating twin screw extruder A method of and device for removing a liquid from a resin of high melting point by means of a co-rotating twin extruder and an operation system of a liquid removal molding of a resin of high melting point by which a scaled down, highly effective, high per... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6189441 | Kitchen robot with two output connections for removable working accessories A kitchen robot comprises a housing (2) containing a motor unit (4) whose output shaft (6) vertically projects from the housing and with an upper face (10) for receiving a first removable accessory (22) comprising a bowl (33) housing a rotating implement ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6095035 | Dual drum food processor A food processing apparatus is disclosed that has a tank with an inlet end and an outlet end. The apparatus has at least two rotary drums received within an interior chamber of the tank, each communicating with the inlet end for urging a food product from... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5996475 | Apparatus for continuous manufacture of viscous food products A method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of viscous food products such as process cheese-type products wherein a formulation is continuously pumped through a processing chamber comprising an elongated tube or housing having. a rotor which shears ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5953984 | Food diminution and emulsification apparatus A meat diminution and emulsifying apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of interconnected chambers for rotatably receiving feed screws and rotary cutter assemblies therein, said feed screws and cutter assemblies being sequentially arranged and... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5942170 | Process of and apparatus for preparing thermosetting polymer pellets A continuous method of and system for fabricating thermoset polymer pellets wherein thermosetting polymeric resin material flows axially in a temperature controlled, mixer-extruder barrel while maintaining the material between a melt temperature and a hig... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5875706 | Food processing apparatus A food processing apparatus with a base unit (1) which has at least two separate mounts (2, 3), each for one processing bowl (4, 6), with one drive member (7, 8) positioned in the area of each of the mounts (2, 3) and being in driving connection with an e... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5722002 | Latent electrostatic image developing device having a toner concentration detector A latent electrostatic image developing device. A developer agitating/conveying mechanism is disposed in a development housing and has an agitating/conveying member for conveying a developer, while agitating it, along a developer application. A toner conc... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5657687 | Device for conching chocolate compound A conche for producing chocolate compound consists of a conche container (10) with a main chamber (12) and subsidiary chambers (13, 14). Mixing vanes (22, 23 and 30, 31) are disposed therein on central shafts (19, 20, 21) in order to intimately mix the co... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5484201 | System for the recovery of oil and catalyst from a catalyst/oil mix The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for separating and recovering catalyst and oil from a catalyst/oil mix, using the steps of mixing the catalyst/oil mix with a solvent for the oil and dissolving the oil in the solvent, separating the ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5452650 | Juice extractor A juicer or a juice extractor having a vertically-arranged grinding chamber and compression chamber. The material to be ground into juice is first ground in the grinding chamber and then compressed in the compression chamber by a pair of Archimedes' screw... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5447372 | Dispersing apparatus A basket is so disposed that a portion of the outer periphery thereof is faced to the inner peripheral wall on one side of the tank. The starting materials thrown from the hopper portion formed on the other side of the tank which is opposite to the above ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5353696 | Conching device In a conching device (1), a covering hood (7) is arranged above the opening (6) of the trough (2), which prevents the chocolate paste from being thrown out of the opening (6) during the conching process. The bottom side of the covering hood (7) is continu... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5178459 | Tank with a double stirring system, primarily a curdling tank A curdling tank includes two upright, mutually intersecting, circular tank sections, each of the circular tank sections having a concentrically operated stirring system. The bottom portions of each of the circular tank sections are shaped to include slopi... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5061078 | Internal mixer Described herein is an internal mixer of the type including a mixing chamber rotatably accommodating mixing rotors therein, a hopper frame erected on the mixing chamber, a charge hopper provided on one lateral side of the hopper frame for charging a mixin... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5046856 | Apparatus and method for mixing fluids Plug flow through a series of tanks in fluid communication is effected by the addition of radial flow impeller means to at least one of the tanks. Plug flow through the tanks allows for sufficient residence time in the series of tanks to effect complete h... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4984514 | Extruder apparatus for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure including a post extrusion microwave device An extruder operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like crumb structure with structural ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4979434 | Extruder apparatus for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure An extruder operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output produce which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like crumb structure with structural ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4960043 | Extruder and continuous mixer arrangement for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure An extruder and continuous mixing apparatus operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4958933 | Cooler-extruder device A novel plastic extruder is taught which employs a compound feed screw having both a flights' section, and a wiper section adjacent thereto. The compound feed screw is positioned in a jacketed extruder barrel through which a foam plastic melt is propelled... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4957042 | Extruder and continuous mixer arrangement for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure including a post-extrusion microwave device An extruder and continuous mixing apparatus operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4957041 | Extruder apparatus for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure including a post-extrusion radio frequency device An extruder operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like crumb structure with structural ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4949628 | Extruder and continuous mixer arrangement for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure, the extruder including a microwave applicator An extruder and continuous mixing appartatus operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4938127 | Extruder and continuous mixer arrangement for producing an at least partially baked product having a cookie-like crumb structure including a post-extrusion radio frequency device An extruder and continuous mixing apparatus operating to continuously mix, at least partially bake and extrude a preselected formulation of ingredients to provide an at least partially baked output product which, upon final baking, exhibits a cookie-like ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4801433 | Apparatus for reaction including horizontal-type reactor and liquid circulator An apparatus for reaction according to the present invention includes a horizontal-type reactor having first and second portions and a liquid circulator for circulatorily feeding a liquid from the first portion of the reactor, through the second portion o... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4747695 | Centrifugal stirring apparatus A centrifugal stirring apparatus for treating loose particles or workpieces, comprising a work vessel and a rotary stirring disc on the floor of the work vessel, is characterized in that at least two work vessels comprising stirring discs are arranged adj... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4482254 | Fluid mixing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for mixing two or more distinct fluids is disclosed, and which includes a housing, a sleeve fixedly mounted in the housing and defining a mixing chamber, and a rotatable mixing head having a grooved outer surface disposed in the mi... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4467969 | On-line reclaim system An improved method and machine for reclaiming in an on-line configuration both oriented and unoriented film produced on an extrusion line, in general, and an improved means within an on-line reclaim system for transferring both virgin resin and chopped re... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4286884 | Apparatus for hydrolyzing keratinaceous material An apparatus for effecting the continuous conversion of feathers, hair, and other keratinaceous material into usable products: including a first vessel, said first vessel being jacketed and capable of heating the material therein without subjecting it to ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4232973 | Continuous mixing apparatus for flowable products To continuously mix two flowable products such as a solid product in the divided state and a liquid product, two concentric ducts are provided each with associated entraining means. The entraining means of the outer duct serves to move a first one of the ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4214376 | Process and apparatus for the continuous drying and/or granulating of loose material A process and apparatus for the continuous drying and/or granulating of loose material. Loose material is conveyed through a drying/treating horizontal container by the action of a gas stream, the gas conveying force being opposed by a lesser, mechanical ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4084263 | Kneading and mixing machine A kneading and mixing machine comprising at least two bladed members rotatably mounted within a mixing chamber on parallel shafts. The bladed members have screwlike blades having cam parts lying in a cylindrical surface concentric with the corresponding s... | 04/11/1978 |
