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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866877 | Method and apparatus for mixing dough The invention provides an apparatus and method for improved mixing of yeast-raised and yeast-raised type dough. The device and method keep the dough cool by an improved structure and method for circulating coolant around a jacketed bowl, and by circulating cooled ai... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7350961 | Agitation mixer, pasteurizer, and cleaning device Dissolution of a raw material, fusion of a raw material, or treatment for enhancing the fluidity of a raw material is completed in a short time by an agitation mixer 10 comprising a casing 20 in which a flow channel allowing the passage of fluid is mou... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341142 | Elastomer composite materials in low density forms and methods A bale of elastomer composite is formed of elastomer and filler, the bale having a void volume of at least 3%. In another aspect, a container is provided, at least a portion of the container being occupied by elastomer composite pieces of elastomer and filler, where... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316501 | Apparatus and method for mixing dissimilar fluids An apparatus and method for fluid mixing comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotatable unit disposed in the chamber. Sufficient clearance is provided between the rotatable unit and the housing to create space for the mixing of the two or more dissi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311438 | Agitator, image forming apparatus having the same and method for agitating An agitator according to the present invention comprises a container for storing a compound of at least two materials, and an agitation unit mounted in the container to agitate the compound. The agitation unit may comprise a plurality of agitators of which at least ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293909 | Apparatus and method for mixing by agitation in a multichambered mixing apparatus including a pre-agitation mixing chamber An apparatus for agitation mixing comprises a casing including a flow channel through which fluid passes, an agitation body consisting of a shaft installed in the casing and connected to a motor and an agitation blade mounted on the perimeter of the shaft, a powder ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255472 | Mixing device with mixing ring having offset channels with spaced baffles A device comprising a shaft, a front ring connected to this shaft, an end ring connected to the shaft at a distance A from the front ring, and a loose mixing ring, which is freely rotatable and located between the front ring and the end ring. The mixing ring has a f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237943 | Dynamic fluid mixer A dynamic mixer in which two elements are rotatable relative to each other about a predetermined axis and between which is defined a flow path extending between an inlet for materials to be mixed and an outlet. The flow path is defined between surfaces of the elemen... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188992 | Kneading element and related articles A modified kneading element for a screw extruder, peripherally congruent, aligned, and contiguous with a cross-sectional profile of a modified conveying element, includes a central portion defining a root diameter having a shaft receiving bore defined therein; and a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172819 | Method for producing magnetic recording medium In the method for producing a magnetic recording medium having a nonmagnetic substrate coated with a magnetic coating material containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, the magnetic coating material contains a liquid A constituted by the ferromagnetic powder a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150477 | Rotary joints Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132564 | Process for preparing cyclic ketones The present invention provides a process for preparing cyclic 1,3-keto esters in the absence of solvent, using solid-state or high viscosity reactors. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090391 | Apparatus and method for mixing by agitation in a multichambered mixing apparatus including a pre-agitation mixing chamber An apparatus for agitation mixing comprises a casing 12 including a flow channel through which fluid passes, an agitation body consisting of a shaft 14 installed in the casing 12 and connected to a motor 18 and an agitation blade 16 | 08/15/2006 |
| 6969247 | Injection molding unit with a device for mixing and metering plastic melt and additives An injection unit for an injection molding machine includes an injection device in the form of a plunger/screw, which is driven axially and rotationally in a housing, and a device intended for mixing and metering plastic melt and including an inlet for introduction ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926063 | Method for conditioning foundry moulding sand and a device therefor A method for conditioning cooled used moulding sand retaining moulding sand binder in a mixer (1), wherein the cooled used moulding sand is heated to at least a minimum temperature, moisturized by providing water or water vapor through holes in an agitator an... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863429 | Dough mixer with metering device In a dough mixer for preparing dough, the essentially cylindrical chamber with horizontal axis within which kneading elements (4, 4c, 4b) rotate coaxially or parallel to this axis, between two casing surface sections (1a) wi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6345907 | Dynamic mixing apparatus for the production of liquid compositions A process for producing a liquid composition containing at least one active component and a diluent by mixing the active with diluent and/or liquid active to produce a liquid crystal mixture and incorporating diluent into it such that the mixture remains ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6241376 | Process for the preparation of a magnetic dispersion for magnetic recording media and magnetic recording media produced therewith A process for the preparation of high-quality magnetic dispersions having an Hc>120 kA/m, a residual induction Mr/Mm ࣙ0.9 and an orientation ratio of about 2.7 achieves, with a self-purging single-shaft blade-type kneading apparatus, very advantageous m... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161955 | Device for kneading doughs and pastries A device for kneading doughs and pastes consisting of a type of flour, a liquid such as water and other appropriate additives, which device consists substantially of a horizontal lying elongated trough provided with a curved bottom having standing side wa... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5879077 | Dough mixing device having a rotating kneading blade and a mixing trough A hand-operated, dough-making machine has a box-like container (10) with parallel upper side wall portions, inclined lower side wall portions (13, 14) and a flat bottom (15); a removable beater (26) is turned by a removable handle (22) which has a cylindr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5716130 | Vacuum pug mill A pug mill having a housing including a drive and bearings for rotatably mounting and driving a cantilevered shaft extending from one side of the housing. Associated with the housing and concentrically arranged about the shaft are, in seriatim, a vacuum c... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5674004 | Device and method for supplying fluid materials A supplying device and method make use of a cylinder and a rotary member rotatable in the cylinder for introducing and forwarding a band- or string-shaped raw material having a regular section along a fluidization passage formed between the cylinder and r... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5421713 | Pasta, pastry, cookie and hors d'oeuvre maker A device to mix and extrude various ingredients including pastas, pastries, baked goods, hors d'oeuvres, and cookies. The device includes novel measuring, mixing and extrusion arrangements including: an automatic measuring cup; a way to continuously mix a... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5393217 | Noodle forming device A noodle forming device includes a dough mixing chamber and an extruding chamber connected to each other, a mixing shaft having mixing blades fixed thereon extending through the mixing chamber, an extruding screw disposed within the extruding chamber and ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5358693 | Method and apparatus for the single-stage continuous production of a rubber base compound and a rubber end compound The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for continuously producing a rubber base compound and a rubber end compound in a single stage for vehicle tires, drive belts, conveyor belts as well as for industrial rubber products. The rubber bas... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5322368 | Dough mixer A dough mixer has a dough material feeding inlet and a dough discharging outlet at upper and lower portions of a housing, in which a mixing member is disposed. The dough mixer further includes at least one metal shutter member for opening and closing the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5310569 | Method for producing a stress free continuous dough stream An apparatus and method are disclosed for continuously producing a stress free sheet of dough. The dry ingredients are measured and mixed on a continuous basis and the liquid ingredients are injected into the stream of dry ingredients. The ingredients are... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5200204 | Rotary extruder with integral auger feed assembly A rotary extruder having an integral auger feed assembly operatively connected to the extruder barrel, the auger feed assembly being adapted to introduce feed material directly into the annular space between the rotor and barrel of the rotor extruder. The... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5147135 | Continuously operating mixing kneader In the case of a continuously operating mixing kneader for the thermal or chemical treatment of products in liquid, pasty and/or pulverulent state in a housing, there is arranged in this housing, running axially, a kneader shaft (20), which is equipped wi... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5100240 | High-speed continuous mixer for solids and liquids A high-speed continuous mixer for solids and liquids has a horizontal tubular vessel with a semi-cylindrical bottom and a mixer shaft coinciding with its axis. Multiple crescent-like flat blades are mounted on the shaft at right angles thereto and clear t... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5045252 | Method and apparatus for controlling rotary extruder Method and apparatus for automatically controlling the operation of a rotary extruder, including using a pressure transducer (38, 40, 42) communicating with the annular space (50) between the barrel (12) and rotor (14) to monitor the hydraulic pressure of... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5033861 | Rotary extruder with internally heated rotor A rotor assembly for use in a rotary extruder, comprising a rotor rotatably mounted inside a barrel by means of drive and free end bearing assemblies; a coaxial longitudinal bore extending into the rotor from its free end; a conduit disposed within the bo... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4955721 | Apparatus for applying a sulphur-based structural material to paved surfaces A portable apparatus adapted for use in filling chuck holes in paved surfaces with a sulphur-based material that has been heated to a plasticized condition. The apparatus includes an electrically heated furnace in which an auger is mounted for the purpose... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4941130 | Multi-spindle kneading mixer with fixed kneading counterelements A multi-spindle kneading mixer with at least two intermeshing shafts, one of which is equipped with disk elements which are cleaned by a second agitator shaft,with intensive full mixing and kneading taking place at the same time, characterized in that fix... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4917501 | Internal mixer with improved rotors A rotor for an internal mixer includes blades whose profile assures a suile stress of the rubber between the blade and the inside wall of a chamber. This profile includes a gradual convergent surface, a fine passage surface, a gradual divergent surface a... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4913556 | Mixing apparatus for thermoplastic synthetic resin A rotor and stator mixing system has mixing-chamber recesses in the outer periphery of the rotor and inner periphery of the stator which are generally similar, arrayed in peripheral and axial rows and are mutually axially offset. The guide radius R of the... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4906102 | Apparatus for mixing thermoplastified synthetic resins An extruder feeds a thermoplastified flow of synthetic resin to at least one mixing unit which is driven independently of the extruder and has a rotor and stator with mutually facing pockets and defining a gap between them traversed by the thermoplastifie... | 03/06/1990 |
