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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431893 | Process and apparatus for continuous polycondensation An apparatus for continuously producing polyester comprises three single reactors, i.e. a single esterification reactor (first reactor), a single initial polymerization reactor (second reactor) and a single final polymerization reactor (third reactor or final polyme... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7360755 | Cavitation device with balanced hydrostatic pressure A method of mixing two or more dissimilar fluids such a gas and a liquid is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing one fluid into the other to form a mixture, inducing cavitation in the mixture to reduce at least one of the fluids to a large number o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7309224 | Device for preparation of plastic materials for recycling purposes A device for the preparation of plastics material for recycling purposes has a container (1) with an upper inlet opening (10) for the material. In the container (1), at least one tool (14) rotates about the vertical container axis. This t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6874930 | Slurry mixer outlet An apparatus configured for connection to a mixer for receiving a slurry and altering the flow characteristics of the slurry includes a conduit having a main inlet in slurry receiving communication with the mixer outlet and extending to a spout for discharging the s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866411 | Mixing method and apparatus According to a new partial stream method, different reagents (I, II) may be mixed quickly and intensively, especially for the production of emulsions, in a dispersing apparatus (10) which has a rotor/stator system (40, 50) at a container (B) near the b... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6719454 | Device and method for preparing plastic material, in particular, thermoplastic material A device for preparing plastic material, in particular, thermoplastic material, comprises a receptacle (1) for the material, in which rotating tools (21) are provided to act onto the material which are supported by a support disc (9) and rotate ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6632014 | Device and method for mixing substances A method and device for mixing a liquid with another substance are presented. The mixing is based on creation of a turbulent flow of the liquid, by providing curvilinear trajectories of the flow and providing a polymer material in the liquid flow.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6572262 | Densifying of a bulk particulate material A method of densifying a bulk particulate material includes at least partially confining the bulk particulate material, and rotating a rotatable member submerged under the bulk particulate material about an axis of rotation to cause movement of the materi... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6494609 | Slurry mixer outlet An apparatus and method for delivering an additive-enhanced slurry for use in making gypsum wallboard, and configured for connection to a centrifugal mixer with a tangential discharge outlet, includes a conduit having a main inlet in slurry receiving comm... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6357905 | Apparatus for the blending of materials An apparatus and method for blending dry comminuted materials which is particularly effective for comminuted materials having disparate physical properties such as density and particle size. The dry blending apparatus includes a substantially upright wall... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6213629 | Device for mixing flue gas with particulate material and liquid A device for mixing particulate material and liquid includes a container, an inlet for the introduction of particulate material into the container, a liquid spraying device for spraying liquid over the particulate material in the container, a disc agitato... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6152019 | Apparatus for continuously tempering chocolate masses and the like An apparatus for continuously tempering chocolate masses and the like includes at least one tempering column (1) including a plurality of liquid chambers (17). The liquid chambers (17) include tempering surfaces (18), and they are interconnected for the f... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146575 | Apparatus and method for plasticization and extrusion employing an orbital scroll An extruder for plasticizing and extruding a material. The extruder is formed from two interfitted orbital scroll members. Material, usually in a solid state, can be fed between the scroll members. As the scroll members are rotated eccentrically with resp... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6132080 | Rotary disc mixer apparatus A mixing apparatus for mixing delicate materials, has a rotor extending into a vessel for containing a quantity of material to be mixed, a support associated with the vessel, the mixing rotor mounted on the support for positioning in the vessel, the rotor... | 10/17/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6007237 | Vortex ring mixer controlled mixing device A method and apparatus is disclosed for controlled mixing or agitation of fluids and slurries using the generation and propagation of vortex rings. The vortex rings are generated from a generator plate. The novelties are a central drive shaft which modera... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5887973 | Device for mixing particulate material and liquid A device for mixing particulate material and liquid comprises a container (1), an inlet (9) for the introduction of particulate material (P1) into the container (1), a spraying means (15, 16) for spraying liquid over the particulate material in the contai... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5865534 | Materials mixer A materials mixer, suitable for mixing concrete, comprises a generally cylindrical housing (10) which houses a mixing chamber (15) consisting of an upper, dry mixing chamber portion (2), a central, wet mixing chamber portion (3) and a lower, discharge cha... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5839826 | Stirring device for a blender having dual blades A blender blade having a bottom wavy or undulate configuration for blending ingredients in a blender and a top aerating blade. The wavy blade stirs ingredients into the mixture, rather than chopping and grinding the ingredients, thereby retaining the ingr... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5791779 | Mixing assembly for continuous mixer A continuous mixer has an elongated trough with two mixer assemblies mounted therein in a mutually parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship for axial rotation in opposite directions. Each mixer assembly has a rigid shaft with a plurality of blades mo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5572297 | Developer dispersing device A developer dispersing device which can be utilized for moving dry two-component toner is applicable to electro-photographic apparatuses such as copiers, printers or facsimile machines. The developer dispersing device includes a rotatable shaft on which p... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5537918 | Juice extracting device A juicing device having a rotating disk with a plurality of protrusions is used to pierce and squeeze the juice from a fruit. The disk is rotated within an enclosure having an access port on top and a conduit near the bottom for diverting the juice into a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5409311 | Device for the production of medium-viscous or more highly viscous dual-component of multi-component compounds by intermixing the components The device (10) for the intermixing of two components, such as synthetic compound and hardener, for the production of a dual or multi-component compound, such as filler for repair work on sheet metal is comprised of an evacuable mixing container (50) whic... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5358329 | Apparatus for mixing plural flowable materials An apparatus for mixing plural flowable materials, for example liquids, is disclosed having a disk-shaped rotor connected to a rotating drive shaft and housed in a cylindrical chamber. The rotor has engraved on one or both faces a spiral-shaped groove to ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5169307 | Process and apparatus for producing small particle lightweight aggregate A process for producing micropellets of lightweight aggregate having a substantially spheroidal configuration which includes continuously mixing ceramic clay and liquid in a high speed rotating pin mixer to encapsulate substantially all other non-volatile... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5160461 | Chilled beverage system An improved system is provided for thoroughly chilling a beverage such as water flowing into a refrigerated reservoir. The system includes an injector nozzle disposed generally at an upper end of the reservoir, together with a dispense valve for drawing t... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5085810 | Water carbonator system An improved water carbonator system is provided for thoroughly mixing a carbonating gas with a water supply flowing through a refrigerated reservoir of the type used in soft drink dispenser stations and the like. The carbonator system includes water and g... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5073312 | Water carbonator system An improved water carbonator system is provided for thoroughly mixing a carbonating gas with a water supply flowing through a refrigerated reservoir of the type used in soft drink dispenser stations and the like. The carbonator system includes water and g... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5071257 | Method of and arrangement for mixing Mixing of materials including a first component with a lower pressure and a second component with a higher pressure is performed by introducing the first component with the lower pressure into the second component with the higher pressure, and acceleratin... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5071595 | Water carbonator system An improved water carbonator system is provided for thoroughly mixing a carbonating gas with a water supply flowing through a refrigerated reservoir of the type used in soft drink dispenser stations and the like. The carbonator system includes water and g... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5020916 | Apparatus for continuously treating liquids, emulsions and the like Apparatus for the continuous processing, such as mixing, homogenizing, gassing and degassing, polymerizing of liquids, emulsions, suspensions, viscous substances and similar materials, is designed with several shafts (1) arranged vertically in ring fashio... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4999015 | High speed rotational dispersion device using short shear path A plain, circular, high speed rotor, completely covering, and spaced apart from, the end of a thin walled stationary cylinder, forms a short narrow high shear gap. The cylindrical chamber allows fluid axially approaching the central rotor surface to be ac... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4973165 | Method of generating precisely-defined wall shearing stresses A method is provided to generate over a confined space precisely defined distributions of the magnitude of the wall shearing stresses in a substrate/fluid boundary layer. A fluid flow is rotated around a center axis in the confined space. Simultaneously a... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4952065 | Method and apparatus for mixing viscous or pasty materials In a mixing device for mixing viscous or pasty materials, in which device there is arranged within a mixing receptacle (1, 2) at least one mixing tool (5) on at least one rotatably supported mixer shaft (6), a pressing plate (3) is sealingly guided within... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4923305 | Water bath shaker A water bath shaker apparatus including a drive mechanism for producing a shaking motion and equipped with a tube for accommodating water, and a shelf having secured thereto a container of liquid to be shaken such as, for example, Erlenmeyer flasks. The t... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4900159 | High shear mixing apparatus An apparatus for high shear mixing of material comprising a hub having a rotation axis, a flange attached to the hub and extending radially outwardly therefrom, an impeller operatively attached to the hub for rotation therewith and axially spaced from the... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4889428 | Rotary mill A rotary mill to colloidalize a premixed mortar in a high energy manner so as to increase the degree of hydration comprising a hollow collector casing having a feed inlet to receive the premixed mortar and a discharge outlet for the mixed product, a pair ... | 12/26/1989 |
