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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815360 | Material processing plant with two extruding machines A material processing plant comprises two screw-type extruding machines (1, 2) which are interconnected by means of a link (29). The link (29) is movable from a position of connection into an open position of release of the casing bores (12 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7547132 | Screw-type processing plant with elongation and expansion compensation devices A material processing plant consists of a first screw-type machine and a second screw-type machine: The screw-type machines are connected to each other by means of a pipe elbow. An elongation compensation device is disposed between the first screw-type machine and t... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7351221 | Container for agitating and injecting a multi-component medium A system for dispensing a medium includes at least a first container to hold the medium, a pressurizing device, such as a pump, in fluid connection with the container for pressurizing the medium, and an agitation mechanism or device to maintain the components of the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322738 | Conical twin-screw extruder and dehydrator In a conical twin-screw extruder in which two rotor shafts having flights on the outer peripheral surfaces thereof and being adjacent to each other in the lateral direction are accommodated in a barrel having a raw material supply port on one side and a raw material... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303706 | Device for producing expanded plastic moulded parts in an injection moulding process, using compressed physical expansion fluids The manufacture of foamed polymer trim parts making use of physical blowing agents requires the diffusion and sorption of the blowing agent in the polymer melt. Said diffusion and sorption are achieved by intensive mixing. Therefore a statical mixing device is enclo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264460 | Installation for preparing materials A material processing plant comprises a first screw-type extruding machine (1) and a second screw-type extruding machine (2) which is disposed downstream thereof. Between the two screw-type extruding machines (1, 2), provision is made for a deli... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7229367 | Quick connect basketball practice device A basketball practice device is for use with a basketball rim having a diameter. The practice device includes an annular body, the body having a diameter substantially lesser than the rim diameter, and at least one and preferably a plurality of supports. Each suppor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7137802 | Apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material An apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material to be recycled comprises a first receptacle (1) and a second receptacle (2) for the material to be processed. Within both receptacles (1, 2) tools (21) for mixing and he... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115187 | Method and device for continually producing a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous amine oxide The invention relates to a method for continually producing a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine oxide. The method includes (a) mixing cellulose and an amine oxide-free aqueous phase to form a cellulose suspension in a mass ratio in the range of 1:... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097443 | Extruder transition section A method and system are provided that efficiently compound high levels of inorganic filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer at a commercial rate into homogeneous filled and devolatilized silicone compositions. In the method, filled silicone compositions are co... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066409 | Fluid delivery tube structural body A fluid discharge pipe structure comprises a cylindrical body, an inlet side connection member having a through hole formed in one end part of the cylindrical body, an outlet side connection member having a through hole formed in another end part of the cylindrical ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7033067 | Cascading orifice mixer A cascading orifice mixer for mixing a viscoelastic material comprising a plurality of chambers connected in series, including a first chamber, at least one intermediate chamber and a last chamber, each chamber including an orifice providing fluid communication betw... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007877 | Screening apparatus A screening apparatus (10) for screening particulate material includes a frame (12) having an open bottom (14) through which screened particles can pass and a plurality of banks of blades (16A–16E) supported on the frame (12 | 03/07/2006 |
| 6989120 | Heat-vulcanizable silicone compositions from premix A continuous process of preparing a heat-vulcanizable filled silicone composition, comprises mixing filler and high viscosity silicone polymer continuously in a first co-rotating intermeshing twin screw extruder; and compounding a filler and silicone polymer mixture... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6972102 | Method and device for continually producing an extrusion solution The invention relates to a method for continually producing an extrusion solution for producing cellulosed shaped bodies, such as fibres and films, according to the lyocell method. According to the inventive method, (a) a cellulose suspension is produced from cellul... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6726352 | Processing method of a mixture for tire rubber compound A method for processing a rubber mixture or compound for tire manufacturing includes the steps of determining variation tolerances with respect to reference values for process parameters, detecting values of the process parameters, comparing detected values of the p... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6652254 | Molding apparatus including screw for molded articles of thermoplastic gas impregnated resin The invention provides a molding apparatus adapted to use a screw having an overall length permitting the use of an existing molding machine cylinder as it is, and is capable of realizing a gas impregnation step. The screw 3 for use in the gas impregnatio... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645546 | Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641993 | Aspirating and mixing of liquids within a probe tip Apparatus and a method for mixing a liquid within a disposable aspirating probe tip so that most of the liquid is forced to move past a transition zone between two different inside diameters to cause rotational mixing. The apparatus and method can be used... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6610134 | Method for producing a cellulose suspension A procedure to continuously produce a suspension of cellulose in aqueous N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide is characterized in that: (a) The cellulose is conveyed through a first shearing zone in the absence of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and is homogenized, and ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6579001 | Method for thoroughly mixing a melt flow made of plastic In order to enable the thorough mixture of a melt flow S made of plastic, and polyvinyl chloride in particular, with the lowest possible amount of damage and the adequate homogenization thereof, the melt flow S is divided into partial flows T, which parti... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572253 | System to compound silicone compositions A method and system are provided that efficiently compound high levels of inorganic filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer at a commercial rate into homogeneous filled and devolatilized silicone compositions. In the method, filled silicone composit... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6511217 | Method and system to compound silicone compositions A method and system are provided that efficiently compound high levels of inorganic filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer at a commercial rate into homogeneous filled and devolatilized silicone compositions. In the method, filled silicone composit... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502977 | Extruder plant with worm extruder and gearwheel extruder An extruder plant includes a worm extruder having a reduced length and including only a feed zone of the extruder plant and a gearwheel extruder connected downstream of the worm extruder and including a plasticizing and pressure build-up zone of the extru... | 01/07/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6305831 | Apparatus for mixing and advancing a polymer melt An apparatus for mixing and advancing a polymer melt, which includes a mixer and a conveying device. The mixer comprises a tubular mixing shaft (outer shaft) and an inner mixing shaft (inner shaft). The tubular outer shaft is arranged in surrounding relat... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299342 | Mixing device A mixing device for compounding polymers by elongational deformation is described. The device has a casing (1) with an inlet (2) and an outlet (3). The casing has inner walls (4) defining an enclosure (5) which communicates with the inlet and the outlet. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6210030 | Method and apparatus to control viscosity of molten plastics prior to a molding operation An apparatus and method for continuously reducing the viscosity of molten moldable polymeric material uses shear vibration under extensional flow to cause disentanglement. One or more station treatment cavities are defined by a gap composed of two closely... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6183124 | Tiltable kneading trough for the industrial production of dough for baking bread, viennese bakery products, and pastries A kneading trough for the industrial production of dough for baking bread, Viennese bakery products, pastry or the like, designed to supply a processing unit, such as a dough divider (6) having one or several vats (2, 2A) provided with a kneading mechanis... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177506 | Method for preparing heat-curable silicone rubber compounds In a first step, basic components including (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane gum, (B) 5-100 parts by weight of a reinforcing silica filler, and (C) 0.1-30 parts by weight of a processing aid are fed batchwise to a closed mixer for mixing t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6062718 | Thermoplastic foam extrusion assembly with an extrusion screw including a circulation channel defined therein A thermoplastic extrusion assembly having a melt region wherein a plurality of material pellets are melted and mixed by a mixing assembly with a foaming agent, in the case of a thermoplastic foam extrusion assembly, introduced via an agent addition assemb... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6013701 | Method for the continuous manufacturing of silicone rubber composition A method for continuous preparation of a high consistency or liquid silicone rubber base does not cause abrasive wear of the extruder screw and of the extruder cylinder or blackening of the silicone rubber base even when the latter is admixed with such fi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5925295 | Pre-plasticizing type injection molding machine and control method therefor A pre-plasticizing type injection molding machine includes a plasticizing device for plasticizing a molding material supplied from a hopper by a first screw disposed within a first barrel, an injection device 8 for measuring a molten resin supplied from t... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5908592 | Preparation of high fatigue endurance liquid silicone rubber composition A liquid silicone rubber base including (A) an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, (B) a reinforcing silica filler, (C) a mixing assistant in the form of a silanol-containing compound, (E) an organohydrogen polysiloxane, (f) a platinum catalyst and opt... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5902529 | Process for producing thermoplastic resin foams An improved process and apparatus for producing a thermoplastic resin foam by mixing a thermoplastic resin, a blowing agent and other necessary components in a molten state and extruding the mixture to expand. The apparatus comprises a metering zone provi... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5855929 | Shredding straining apparatus An apparatus for shearing and straining polymeric process material, such a scrap tires includes a rotor and barrel. Large material pieces are feed into a hopper and the material is warmed, pressurized and transported to a rotor--barrel transfer section to... | 01/05/1999 |
| 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 |
