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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7241321 | Organically clean biomass fuel An organically clean biomass fuel formed of mixture of a powder, which may be either dried, cellulosic product, wood charcoal powder, and/or a combination of the two, and a fluid, which may be vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol or a combination of the two. A centrifug... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7052267 | Extrusion device for manufacturing a product based on a rubber mix An extrusion device (1) for manufacturing a product based on a rubber mix, which comprises a rotary roller (5), an inlet orifice (15) for the rubber mix and a vault (6) partially circumferentially covering the external surface (51)... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6692544 | Municipal waste briquetting system and method of filling land Mechanically and biologically stable briquettes and pellets are obtained from either municipal solid waste (MSW), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) or municipal sewage sludge and their combination for purposes of disposing said briquettes and pellets as fuel in w... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6152973 | Compressed wood fuel pellet and method and machine for making same A method and machine for making a new and improved compressed wood fuel pellet. The method comprising the steps of severing a wafer of tree trunk or branch, punching or splitting a small portion along the grain in the wafer, confining each portion across ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5879421 | Apparatus and method for forming an aggregate product from particulate material This invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming an aggregate product from particulate material, and in particular for making an aggregate coal product from coal particles. The method involves the steps of 1) loading the coal particles int... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5752993 | Blast furnace fuel from reclaimed carbonaceous materials and related methods A compressed briquette or other solid shape, object, or article useful as a coke substitute in blast furnaces disclosed as being manufactured so as to comprise a reaction product of fine carbonaceous material (such as coke breeze, coke fines, or petroleum... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5599361 | Reclaiming and utilizing discarded and newly formed coke breeze, coal fines, and blast furnace revert materials, and related methods A method and a solid fuel product, such as briquettes and pellets, comprising carbon fines, in the form of heretofore discardable coke breeze and/or coal fines and/or revert materials, bound together chemically into smaller pieces to substantially prevent... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5549057 | Dryer and combustible pellet system A dryer for particulate materials comprising an elongated, peripherally enclosed combustion tunnel having a combustion chamber and an exhaust outlet, a liner spaced from and around the combustion tunnel, having an exterior radiant heat reflective shield, ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5487764 | Reclaiming and utilizing discarded and newly formed coke breeze, coal fines, and blast furnace revert materials, and related methods A method and a solid fuel product, such as briquettes and pellets, comprising carbon fines, in the form of heretofore discardable coke breeze and/or coal fines and/or revert materials, bound together chemically into smaller pieces to substantially prevent... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5464454 | Apparatus and methods for the utilization of combustible materials especially of industrial and household waste The present invention concerns gasification, respectively an incineration reactor in which a gas is produced which is used for the environmentally friendly production of energy with virtually no emissions. Furthermore, a process for the production of ener... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5453103 | Reclaiming and utilizing discarded and newly formed coke breeze, coal fines, and blast furnace revert materials, and related methods A method and a solid fuel product, such as briquettes and pellets, comprising carbon fines, in the form of heretofore discardable coke breeze and/or coal fines and/or revert materials, bound together chemically into smaller pieces to substantially prevent... | 09/26/1995 |
| 4758245 | Apparatus for starting fires and method for making and using said apparatus This is a starter for starting fires comprising a block of sawdust impregnated with paraffine and having a wick extending therethrough which block is made by filling a mold with sawdust, pouring liquid paraffine into said mold onto and throughout said saw... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4702746 | System for producing fuel pellets A system for converting selected commercially or industrially derived waste materials in a generally dry and friable form, into a pelleted fuel product, comprising an input conveyor (10), a primary breaker (11) for breaking and reducing the incoming mater... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4683814 | Apparatus and processes for compressing and/or biodigesting material Apparatus and process for compressing moisture containing material including a pair of opposed rolls for receiving and advancing the material therebetween to apply rolling load thereto to compress the material and remove at least a portion of said moistur... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4606876 | Method of continuously producing compression molded coal The present invention relates to a method of producing compression molded coal to be used for the block charging for the coke oven operation wherein the raw material coal are initially compression molded, a part of said already compression molded coal is ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4599091 | Briquette forming apparatus Flywheel driven, ram compressed briquette forming apparatus having a density determining split die and pneumatically actuable die clamp. The improvement comprises an improved ram housing having a plurality of access covers opening to the ram bearings, oil... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4533002 | Device for gripping and raising tamping tools or for holding raised tamping tools in a tamping machine which is especially used for the packing of coking coal In a device for gripping and lifting tamping tools or for holding raised tamping tools in a tamping machine, the individual tamping tools rods are clamped in abutments (2) by slideable clamping members (3). In the device for lifting tamping tools, a contr... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4519808 | Straw fuel briquette press A straw briquette press in form of a towable machine can in the field pick up straw or receive it from another traversing machine and press said straw to briquettes having a stable shape and density of about 1 g/cm3. The machine employs a high-... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4484928 | Methods for processing coal Methods of converting raw coals into low ash fuels which are competitive with the heavier grades of petroleum-based fuels and into other products. The raw coal is comminuted in aqueous slurry until resolved into separate, particulate phases of coal and mi... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4461626 | Hand pressing device for making fuel briquettes from soaked paper A hand pressing device includes a pressing die in the form of an open-topped rectangular box having a loose perforated bottom plate. The inner walls of the box are smooth. The box is filled with soaked waste paper, particularly old newspapers and a loose ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4445906 | Process for the treatment of the combustible portion of domestic waste for briquetting and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for the treatment of the combustible portion of crushed domestic waste. The waste is pre-dried and separated from dense-medium material such as metal and glass prior to processing. A dried waste moisture level of about 8-10% is main... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4221570 | Method and apparatus for producing hardened carbonaceous agglomerates An improved method and apparatus for producing hardened carbonaceous agglomerates from a feedstock selected from the group consisting of finely divided coal solids, finely divided coal-derived solids and hydrocarbonaceous binders is disclosed.... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4208188 | Consolidation of coal slurry A process for producing substantially clean water and consolidated slugs of fuel from coal slurry having less than about 30 percent by volume of ash and other impurities on a dry basis is disclosed which comprises (a) placing a quantity of the coal slurry... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4183731 | Process and apparatus for producing shaped lumps from coke fines or charcoal fines The coke fines or charcoal fines are mixed with a liquid binding agent at an elevated temperature in a mixing chamber sealed from an attached mold and are then abruptly rushed into the mold after opening the disclosure to the mixing chamber and causing a ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4128402 | Apparatus for compacting coal An apparatus for compacting coal in a pounding box to convert it into a cake usable in coke ovens has one or more punners which are each composed of an upright the lower end of which carries a pounding foot. At opposite sides of the respective upright are... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4111664 | Method of and an arrangement for making stable massive compacted coal charge bodies for use in a coking oven A massive compacted coal charge body is made by pounding a particulate bed consisting of moist coal particles by a plurality of sequentially operated rams until the particulate bed is converted into a charge body the height of which exceeds its width by a... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4108610 | Method of and apparatus for compacting coking coal Coking coal is pounded into a compacted cake of substantially uniform density in a pounding box by means of a plurality of punners mounted on carriages which can move to-and-fro lengthwise of the box. The punners are alternately raised and then allowed to... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106997 | Methods for converting coal to a plastic-like condition and feeding same to a receiver The invention comprises methods for converting a supply of solid, naturally occurring coal and like hydrocarbon material to a plastic-like condition solely by the application of heat, and without employing any extraneous additives, and conducting the plas... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105504 | Apparatus for producing form coke An apparatus for producing form coke that is coke having pieces of substantially identical form comprises a heated shaft furnace comprises mixing fine coke with a caking coal and pressing the mixture at temperatures at which the mixture is plastic in orde... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4004893 | Methods for molding coal and like material Method for molding coal and like material, wherein the material is converted solely by heat to plastic-like condition and then molded.... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3958499 | Newspaper log maker A device for rolling newspapers or the like that consists of a framework having a pair of vertical standards with bearing means at their upper end through which a crank arm with an elongated shank portion may be inserted. A package of newspapers may be dr... | 05/25/1976 |