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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412845 | Ice cream maker including nestable canister assembly An apparatus is provided for making ice cream or other dessert through the use of a canister assembly containing a freezable material. The canister assembly includes at least two separable canister subassemblies. The subassemblies may be nestable so as to minimize s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7230037 | Method for mixing a polyol component and an isocyanate component The present invention relates to a method for the continuous mixing of at least one polyol component and at least one isocyanate component and optionally additives to form a polyurethane reaction mixture in a stirrer mixer with an axially conveying stirrer. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217029 | Mixer with lump breaker having multiple axes of rotation A mixer is provided comprising: a casing (20) having symmetry of rotation about a first axis (13), mixing members (22) driven in rotation relative to the casing (20) and about a second axis (15) that is inclined relative to the fir... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7165880 | Mixing apparatus with non-symmetrical sides A mixing apparatus is disclosed for mixing and discharging livestock feed. The mixer includes a container for the reception of feed, with a floor and a wall extending away from the floor such that substantially all of the wall is disposed above the floor. The wall a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7083319 | Large-volume reactor having a plurality of process spaces A large-volume reactor (10) for treating a free-flowing material, having a housing (12) which surrounds an interior space (14), a material feed (11) at one end of the housing (12) and a material discharge (13) at the other e... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6981795 | Multiple blade blender apparatus A multi-blade blender is disclosed having a drive shaft, a gear system, and at least two blade assemblies. Each blade assembly includes a blade affixed to an end of a blade shaft. The blade shafts of the first, second and third blade assemblies are angled from the v... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6962674 | Dissolution test apparatus A dissolution test apparatus comprises a spindle head assembly interconnected between first and second lateral support members. The lateral support members are translatable along a first axis, and the spindle head assembly is translatable along a second axis, such t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6719448 | Method and apparatus for the simultaneous production of differently characterized extrudates Material processing apparatus (10) is provided for the simultaneous production of different characterized final products using a single, initially processed product stream. The apparatus (10) includes a barrel assembly (12) having an elongated, ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6612733 | Agitator assembly An agitator assembly, in particular for mixing, granulating and drying solid matter, includes a vessel; and an agitator received in the vessel and having at least one sweep blade, with the sweep blade ascending from an inner zone of the vessel to an outer... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6599007 | Apparatus for agitating ice cream in an ice cream vending machine An apparatus for agitating ice cream in an ice cream vending machine including a screw member rotatably disposed on an inner lower side of a canister, a worm wheel disposed in contact with an upper end of the screw member, rotatably driven by a rotational... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6550958 | Domestic kitchen appliance with transmission unit A domestic kitchen appliance (1) comprises a container (2) with a central axis (3), a transmission frame (4) positionable on the container (2) and carries a drive element (5), a carrier element (6) which is rotatably journaled relative to the frame (4) ab... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6471393 | Parallel stirring apparatus An apparatus and method useful for simultaneously stirring a plurality of reaction mixtures has been developed. The apparatus includes N gears, where N is at least 2, with each gear having a hub and multiple teeth, material removed from the hub to form a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6443611 | Apparatus for manufacturing photographic emulsions An apparatus and method for mixing at least two reactants is taught wherein a first reactant is delivered to a reaction zone through a first annular flow path and a second reactant is delivered to the reaction zone through a second annular flow path. The ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6361203 | Parallel stirring apparatus An apparatus and method useful for simultaneously stirring a plurality of reaction mixtures has been developed. The apparatus includes N gears, where N is at least 2, with each gear having a hub and multiple teeth, material removed from the hub to form a ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6168762 | Apparatus and method for producing porous superabsorbent materials A method and apparatus for producing a superabsorbent foam is provided. The method includes forming a reaction mixture comprising at least one compound capable of forming a superabsorbent foam, stirring the reaction mixture, applying mechanical waves to t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5972661 | Mixing systems A system for providing improved bulk liquid mixing and effective gas-liquid contacting for mass transfer of the gas to the liquid, especially a non-Newtonian liquid, the viscosity of which decreases when under shearing conditions (shear thinning), in an u... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5850750 | Clothes washer having a pulsator apparatus In a clothes basket having a pulsator apparatus, a pulsator apparatus comprises a driving pulsator 20 disposed above a bottom portion of a clothes basket 2 and rotated by a motor 4, and a plurality of driven pulsators 30 rotated by the rotation of the dri... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5658076 | Apparatus for storing and handling waste water slurries A method and apparatus for mixing solid and liquid components of a slurry which have settled in a storage tank, suspending the solids in a substantially homogeneous slurry mixture are practiced by directed flow apparatus. A plurality of jet nozzles or pro... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5568237 | Toner box having axially spaced and trapezoidal, flexible agitating members An elongated toner box extending in a horizontal direction has a cylindrical portion where a toner discharge port is formed. A wrapping member serving as a shutter is rotatably disposed over the cylindrical portion for selectively shutting off the toner d... | 10/22/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5509732 | Mixer assembly The invention relates a mixer assembly for mixing liquids in a tubular container including: (a.) an electrically conductive central shaft member, (1) having a top end portion and a bottom end portion; (2) where the central shaft member is oriented longitu... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5458414 | Method and apparatus for storing and handling waste water slurries A method and apparatus for mixing solid and liquid components of a slurry which have settled in a storage tank, suspending the solids in a substantially homogeneous slurry mixture are practiced by directed flow apparatus. A plurality of jet nozzles or pro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5433925 | Method and apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from gas streams A process and apparatus for removing SO2 from low-volume gas streams containing high concentrations of SO2 includes a tank scrubber containing an aqueous SO2 absorbent and an impeller. The tank scrubber has an unpartitione... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5382091 | Barite scrubber mud tank A scrubber for processing barite contained in drilling mud is disclosed. The scrubber includes a tank mounted above ground and has an inlet and outlet for the mud and a second outlet for heavier material that settles out from the mud. A set of blade agita... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5366289 | Portable agitator for fluidizing bottom solids in tanks A portable agitator is provided for fluidizing contents of a tank car that has settled during shipment. The agitator includes a column that can extend into a tank car through a manway, a wedging assembly for holding the column in place in the tank between... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5360620 | Method for wetting and dissolving dry particles This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for wetting and dissolving finely divided dry particles, including hygroscopic particles such as coffee fines, in a liquid, including viscous liquids such as concentrated coffee liquor, in a manner in ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5340214 | Pug mill mixer An improved pug mill mixer including at least one homogenizer shaft extending transverse to the direction of the pug mill shafts for providing a zone of high shear mixing. The pug mill mixer of the present invention is particularly well-suited to mix dry,... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5282681 | Portable agitator for fluidizing bottom solids in tanks A portable agitator is provided for fluidizing contents of a tank car that has settled during shipment. The agitator includes a column that can extend into a tank car through a manway, a wedging assembly for holding the column in place in the tank between... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5261746 | Method of transporting and blending slurries with an oscillating paddle system A method of transporting and processing a viscous slurry, mash, or insoluble in a liquid carrier wherein there is provided a container having a paddle system disposed therein, the paddle system configured to oscillate in a limited, back and forth fashion ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5249861 | Apparatus for cooling, washing, draining, and blending liquid suspended materials The present invention discloses an apparatus for cooling, washing and draining liquid from a suspension of material that includes discrete particles of a friable material such as cottage cheese curd and a transporting liquid, and for blending an additive ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5203630 | Side entry fluid mixing In order to circulate a two-phase system (a suspension of solid particles in liquid) in a large (e.g., 100 ft. diameter) and shallow tank (e.g., where the liquid level, Z, to tank diameter, T, ratio is 0.4), a cluster of side entering mixers is used and a... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5185081 | Method and apparatus for mixing and separating two liquid phases while preventing aeration and emulsions using a mixer-settler A method and apparatus for mixing two different phases in a liquid-liquid extraction process and for separating the phases employs a spiral stirrer having two tubular coils for creating homogeneous circulation throughout a mixer. The stirrer rotates at a ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5104524 | Apparatus for washing a solvent in the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels The invention is directed to an apparatus for washing a solvent in the recessing of irradiated nuclear fuel. The solvent is washed with an aqueous solution in a mixer-settler having at least one stage which includes a mixing chamber and a settling chambe... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5078505 | Apparatus for creating a double loop flow The invention relates to a method for mixing liquids into each other or different phases into liquid by employing a double loop circulation, created below the surface zone of a reactor. In order to maintain an intensive mixing, it is characteristic of thi... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5050997 | Mixer-settler for liquid-liquid extraction A mixer-settler for liquid-liquid extraction has a casing having a first partition arranged lengthwise of its longitudinal axis above a discharge weir. A stirring device is connected to at least an arrangement for feeding one of the phases, and is fashion... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5024066 | Installation for the making of food products, in particular expanded food products, such as ice cream An installation for the making of food products, particularly expanded food products, such as ice cream. There is a freezing system to cool and homogenize the product which is then transported to a packing system. The freezing system comprises a refrigera... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4986293 | Cleaning system A mixing and dispersion vessel is provided with an agitator blade shaped to conform to the cross-sectional shape of the vessel, and for the purpose of cleaning the agitator has a passage extending along its length with a number of orifices opening from th... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4953135 | Dry blending with fibers Disclosed is a method and apparatus for avoiding the clumping of dry fibers having diameters and lengths in certain ranges during blending of such fibers into a dry or wet particulate material. The process comprises distributing fibers in a vaporous mediu... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4889433 | Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives to animals by weight A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. The apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentrates into one or more w... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884109 | Device for developing electrostatic images A device for developing electrostatic images includes a toner supply chamber for holding a supply of dry toner and a feed member located generally at the bottom of the supply chamber. To break up agglomeration of toner in the supply chamber an agitator, f... | 11/28/1989 |
