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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429124 | Device for turning over and back-mixing moist material A turnover device is provided to turn over and back-mix moist material, in particular sewage sludge in moist or dry state in a dryer in which the moist material is spread out for drying on a floor in one layer. The turnover device is provided with at least one shove... | 09/30/2008 |
| 6997122 | Method and apparatus for distributing soil amendments Method and apparatus for dispensing aggregates for lawn improvement. Aggregates are delivered to the site in a primary dispensing vehicle, which is configured to allow a smaller secondary dispensing vehicle to be loaded with the aggregate directly from the primary v... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6276824 | Apparatus and method for slurrying waste materials and drill cutting in a tank and transferring them therefrom An apparatus and method for slurrying waste materials and drill cuttings. The apparatus includes a pump having a chamber an inlet opening into the bottom of the chamber, an impeller, an outlet on one side of the chamber for removal of material into a disc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6200017 | Implement for mixing fodder An apparatus and method for mixing fodder with another consumable material wherein a hopper having two compartments is drawn by a tractor or similar vehicle or is self-propelled. Two parallel feeding channels are provided in front of a plurality of animal... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5906436 | Composting system A composting system for promoting maximum aerobic microbial activity in a composting bed. The system includes at least one composting bay for receiving composting material and an agitator for aerating and displacing composting material as it travels throu... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5879931 | Aerobic fermentation promoting device of excrements, aerobic fermentation system using it and compost therefrom An aerobic fermentation promoting device, a fermentation system and organic compost prepared by the system. The device promotes aerobic fermentation of compost materials by periodically mixing the compost materials together and by letting the compost mate... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5459071 | Compost curing system A compost curing system utilizing a compost turner of generally V-shaped configuration, one leg of the "V" being formed by counter-rotating ribbon augers and the other leg of the "V" being formed by pair of over-under conveyors, the lower conveyor being a... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5387036 | Organic material composting system Method, system and apparatus are disclosed for in-vessel composting of organic material. A compost handling apparatus moves forwardly through a bed of composting material in an elongate open bay. Specifically, an agitator comprises a feed belt such as a t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 4768438 | Ink agitators A rodless linear drive cylinder includes a cylindrical hollow tube, sealed at the ends and containing a pneumatically driven piston. The drive cylinder is so mounted to extend across the ink fountain of a printing machine and includes an ink agitator susp... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4270447 | Mobile installation for the cold treatment of refuse A mobile installation for the treatment of household refuse comprises an elongated vehicle having a centrally located water tank into which the refuse is dumped. Heavier components which settle to the bottom of the tank are transported by an endless conve... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4212548 | Apparatus and method for treating sludge deposits An apparatus for treating sludge deposits comprising a girder, first running means for moving the girder in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the girder, kneading means held on the girder, second running means for moving the knead... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4189239 | Apparatus treating sludge deposits An apparatus for treating sludge deposits comprising a girder, first running means for moving the girder in a direction rectangular to the longitudinal direction of the girder, kneading means held on the girder, second running means for moving the kneadin... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4122296 | Distributing and poking machine for metallurgical furnaces An improved device for distributing and stirring the contents of a furnace having a plurality of vertically disposed electrodes, said improved device including a circular track disposed adjacent the upper periphery of said furnace, a first transport carri... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4107794 | Mixing bed pick up apparatus for a staple supply pile The present invention involves a mixing bed pile apparatus with a bladed pipe pick-up, or similar means, to break down peaked piles of staple materials. The arrangement is of a kind where blades are distributed, spiral-like, over the pick-up pipe or tube ... | 08/15/1978 |