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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7585105 | Scraper assembly Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a scraper assembly. For example, in one embodiment, a scraper assembly comprises: a substantially rigid member; a pin with a first end and a second end, wherein a tab protrudes from a side of the first end and the... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7347616 | Swept kickers for vertical mixer augers A vertical feed mixer apparatus has a container for the reception of feed. The container includes a floor, a wall extending away from the floor such that the wall is disposed above the floor. The wall has a top opening disposed remotely from the floor to define an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347615 | Mixer with smoothed mixing action A mixer (1) is described, in particular a feed mixer, has a mixing chamber (3), which is provided with a discharge opening (6) for the mix. A mixing screw (7), driven about a vertical rotating axis (7a), is accommodated in the mixi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328652 | Apparatus and system for dispensing dough A dough dispensing apparatus (100) comprises a container (1,1′) for receiving and holding dough and a dough transfer device (3,3′) for receiving dough from the container and for transferring the dough to a depositing station (4,5) at ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314308 | Mixing bowl with attachment A food mixing attachment includes two mixing arms extending down from an engagement member that is configured for engaging a mixer. A respective flexible blade is on each arm and has a contour generally like that of a bowl. During the mixing process the blades scrap... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278276 | Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rot... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273075 | Brush-sieve powder-fluidizing apparatus for feeding nano-size and ultra-fine powders A powder-fluidizing apparatus is presented which is applicable to feeding ultra-fine and nano-size powders, and powders with a broad particle size distribution, in a uniform manner over a long period of time. Generally, this is accomplished by using a rotating brush... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235339 | Method of blending toners using a high intensity blending tool with shaped risers for decreased toner agglomeration The present invention relates to a method for high intensity blending of toner particles in order to cause additive materials to become firmly affixed to the surface of base toner particles. The method includes using a blending tool having a shank with riser members... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7097349 | High intensity blending tool with optimized risers for decreased toner agglomeration The present invention relates to a high intensity blending apparatus, particularly for blending operations designed to cause additive materials to become affixed to the surface of base particles. The tool comprises a shank having riser members at each end, such rise... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093973 | Sparging device and method for adding a processing fluid to a foodstuff A sparging device (10) includes a number of sparger or screen passages (14) each extending from a respective passage inlet to a respective passage outlet. The sparging device (10) further includes a fluid chamber (25) that defines a chamb... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7021817 | Mixing element with keyway attachment and mixer including mixing element A mixing element for attachment to a mixer output shaft of a mixer and a mixer including the mixing element. The output shaft has transversely-extending first and second driving pins. The mixing element includes a collar portion having a keyway. The keyway has a sha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008101 | Method and apparatus for reproducible dissolution testing of pharmaceutical products In a method for reproducible dissolution of a pharmaceutical product in a dissolution medium contained within a vessel, a flow regime characterized by high turbidity and low bulk movement of dissolution medium is induced within the vessel. Simultaneously, solid part... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932503 | Food scraper attachment for food mixer A food scraper for a food mixer is releasably engaged around a beater shaft of the food mixer that releasably engages a mixing attachment. The food scraper has an arm that extends away from the mixing attachment and that is closely spaced or that contacts the mixing... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905238 | Mixer with dissimilar augers A vertical mixer is disclosed for mixing feed materials and the like. The apparatus includes at least two augers which rotate around two respective vertical axes. The augers are dissimilar relative to each other, providing an improved mixing performance. The dissimi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866413 | 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. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863432 | Dynamic mixer Mixer comprising a housing having filling and emptying openings, two corotating stirrers and drivers for the stirrers, one of the stirrers being arranged centrally in the housing and having at least a drive shaft and at least one transverse beam fitted to the drive ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6676285 | Low speed precision stirring/mixing device A mixing device for low speed precision mixing of contents of a vessel has a support member adapted to be rotatably supported in spaced relationship from a bottom portion of the vessel and separated therefrom by a gap, and a brush assembly depending from ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6599005 | Intensive mixer A device for mixing of particulate material comprises a conical mixing vessel having a vertical axis, which vessel narrows in a downward direction and in which vessel at least one vertical mixing shaft is rotatable. A number of radial elements project fro... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6550372 | Food processor A food processing appliance includes a reservoir to receive water, a heater to produce steam from any water in the reservoir and a food-containing vessel positioned to receive steam from the heater. The vessel has a number of apertures that are sized to a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533448 | Spiral-type kneading machine with a non-rotating bowl for the preparation of flour-based mixtures A spiral-type kneading machine for the preparation of flour-based mixtures comprises a non-rotating circular bowl and a spiral-shaped kneading tool rotatable inside the bowl. The spiral-shaped kneading tool has its axis substantially coincident with the a... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6461507 | Continuous squeeze-dewatering device A continuous compression-type dewatering apparatus has a filter chamber (3), a drive shaft (17), a vane (15), and a supply path (50). The filter chamber (3) is delineated by an annular plate (2) and two side plates (1, 1). The drive shaft (17) passes thro... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6461033 | Portable mixing apparatus A portable mixing device for quickly and efficiently combining dry constituents with water to form a mix having a thin batter consistency and no unmixed material. Mounted on a wheeled, pivoting frame, a single individual can use the device to mix the mate... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459876 | Toner cartridge A toner cartridge for use in a laser printer has a toner reservoir or hopper in which a first paddle rotates about a fixed first axis to sweep most of the toner volume of the cartridge to agitate and push the toner out of the toner reservoir or hopper thr... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6390664 | Compulsory mixer used, in particular, as a cement mixer There is provided a forced mixer for mixing components, comprising a funnel-shaped mixing space having along its center axis (3) a coaxially mounted inner and outer mixing tool, the inner mixing tool (2) consisting of a screw (5) extending toward the outl... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386752 | Coagulation reaction device The present invention provides a concentration type aggregation reaction apparatus having a concentration screen, which enables an aggregation reaction to be conducted in sludge and the sludge to be concentrated by separation of a liquid by means of a sin... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6322241 | Material vacuum stirring and dispersing device A material vacuum stirring and dispersing device includes a closed container for stirring solid and liquid under vacuum condition, making it possible to stir materials evenly, without forming material balls to enhance the quality of the mixture. The devic... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6308704 | Process and apparatus for mixing cohesive powders The invention relates to a method of mixing cohesive finely divided powders such as finely divided powdered medicaments having a particle size less than about 10 μm comprising the combination of a rotating/vibrating movement with a sieving procedure, whe... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298776 | Turning device for food processing cutting machines A turning device for food processors that include a rotatable cutter to cut foodstuffs to be processed. A stationary container is fitted with a lid, and a tubular member extends upwardly from the container bottom through which a driven shaft extends. The ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6283625 | Apparatus to heat and froth milk utilizing counter rotating mesh tabs paddles The invention includes an apparatus to automatically heat and froth milk for beverages. The apparatus includes a container, a lower paddle group and upper paddle group located above the container bottom. Each paddle group includes at least two paddles. Th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6218466 | Method for the continuous preparation of liquid silicone rubber base A method is provided that can very rapidly produce a liquid silicone rubber base in which even microfine electrically conductive filler with specific surface of at least 0.5 m2 /g will be homogeneously dispersed in liquid organopolysiloxane wit... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205806 | Ice cream making apparatus and an agitator for the same An ice cream making apparatus and an agitator for the same. The agitator includes top and bottom ends, and a shaft defining an axis through top and bottom ends thereof. A pair of first left and right arms are mounted on the shaft adjacent to the top end. ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6019498 | Apparatus and process for continuously mixing liquid with powder Apparatus and process for continuously mixing liquid with powder, where the process uses an apparatus having a feed port for the introduction of liquid and powder on the top of a casing, a discharge outlet at the bottom of the casing, a rotating disk with... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5934801 | Mixing and kneading apparatus In the case of a mixing and kneading apparatus for the, in particular, thermal treatment of products in the liquid, pasty and/or pulverulent state, with or without the supply and discharge of gases and vapors, in a housing (1), a shaft (2) rotating in sai... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5913097 | Developing device, image forming apparatus, and toner fillable cartridge that includes an agitator having a first medium and a second medium A developing device for use with an image forming apparatus can properly detect a residual toner level by adjusting the toner diffusion in a toner cartridge. The developing device stirs toner in the toner cartridge by rotating an agitator in the toner car... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5890804 | Automatic stirring and scraping device A stir pot is provided including a stirring unit having an outer stir portion with an outer edge. Such outer edge defines a size and shape corresponding to a vertical cross-section of an interior surface of the pot along a diameter thereof. As such, the s... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5839827 | Agitating element for mixing apparatus and the mixing apparatus equipped with the agitating element There is provided a mixing apparatus having a mixing vessel which is substantially in the form of a cylinder and an agitating element, the agitating element including at least two bars and at least one connecting member which connects the bars to each oth... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5791777 | Spatula attachment for a mixer An improved spatula attachment for use with a hand-held electric mixer and more particularly a spatula attachment with a pair of prongs that connect directly to the mixer's body. The spatula attachment has a spatula portion connected to a base. A pair of ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5770239 | Machine for domestic use for making, cutting and shaping pasta The invention concerns a machine for making, cutting and shaping pasta, including at least one unit head for making, cutting or shaping pasta, in which is installed at least one pair of rollers, adjacent to each other and rotating around their respective ... | 06/23/1998 |
