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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7682226 | Vane pump A vane pump for delivering pasty masses, in particular sausage meat, with a pump case 6 and a rotatably held rotor 3 comprising vanes 2 held so as to be radially movable which form delivery cells 4 together with the wall 5 of the p... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7500909 | Filling machine and method of feeding paste masses from a hopper into a conveying mechanism A method and a filling machine for charging paste mass, in particular sausage meat, with a conveying mechanism 14 arranged at the lower end 3 of the hopper 1 and a feed device 4, 5 for feeding the paste mass from the hopper into the conve... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7086939 | Chemical mechanical polishing retaining ring with integral polymer backing In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a chemical mechanical polishing retaining ring. The chemical mechanical polishing retaining ring includes a support formed of a first material comprising a first polymer and a wear portion formed of a second material ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6309293 | Method and vacuum filler for filling a pasty filling material A method and a vacuum filler for filling a pasty filling material, in particular sausage meat, with the sausage meat being filled into a vane-type conveying mechanism by means of rotatably supported vane cells and a negative pressure being produced in a r... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6110033 | Apparatus for the filling of meat sausage An apparatus is described for the filling of pasty products, comprising a conveyor apparatus which can be charged via a funnel and associated filling stations, with the conveying apparatus comprising at least two individual conveying mechanisms arranged i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5720603 | Vane pump The present invention refers to a vane pump used for dividing a pasty and compressible substance into portions and comprising a pump housing and a rotor which is arranged eccentrically in said pump housing and which is adapted to be rotated, and further c... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5380240 | Process and device for the subdivision of a pasty and compressible mass in portions, in particular of sausage meat by means of a vane cell pump A process and apparatus for the subdivision of a pasty and compressible mass, in particular sausage meat, in portions by means of a vane cell pump. To achieve a high portioning accuracy in simple fashion, each conveying cell filled with sausage meat passe... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5364251 | Worm pump for thick media and/or media containing lumps, e.g. meat Worm pump for thick media and/or media containing lumps, e.g., meat in pieces, of the kind comprising a tubular housing with an inlet and an outlet, a worm rotor rotatably supported in the housing, and a worm-gate assembly comprising a number of gate memb... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5154663 | Operating device for the hopper of a rotary pump for packing ground meat The device comprises means suitable for operating in rotation a lower annular portion of a hopper provided with a delivery unit suitable for allowing the progressive delivery of meat in a rotary pump for packing ground meat. The transmission means compris... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5102314 | Vane pump for conveying pasty masses, in particular sausage meat A vane pump for conveying pasty masses, in particular sausage meat, comprising a pump housing and a rotor, which is eccentrically arranged within the pump housing and which is caused to rotate. Radially continuous vanes are supported on the rotor in a rad... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5069608 | Vane pump for delivering pasty substances A vane pump delivers pasty materials, particularly sausage stuffing, for the purpose of filling doses of the stuffing into sausage cases. The flow of material into the pump chamber generally takes place by a stuffing device in the hopper and by the action... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5052974 | Device for delivering and conveying paste-like substances In a device for delivering and conveying paste-like substances, like sausage stuffing, for the purpose of dosing or the dosed filling into sausage cases, the stuffing located in the pump chamber, based on its compressibility, is pre-compressed in order to... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4975033 | Rotary pump for sacking ground meat with means for driving the feeder unit of the hopper connected directly to the driving shaft of the pump itself The pump has a pumping chamber defined by a stator and by a rotor with a driving shaft. A hopper with a feeder unit is positioned above the pumping chamber and is connected with it. The feeder unit receives its motion from the upper end of the driving sha... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4847953 | Semi-automatic stuffing machine, casing brake and turret assembly An improved stuffing horn and casing brake combination in a stuffing machine. The combination comprises a stuffing horn defining a discharge opening, adapted to receive casing, and having two specialized portions. The specialized portions are a first horn... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4823439 | Machine for filling dough-like materials A machine for filling pasteous media, particularly sausage stuffing, into a hose-shaped sleeve, comprises a filling pump having a pressure side, a filling pipe for receiving a sausage sleeve and connected with the pressure side of the filling pump and hav... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821377 | Sausage-making machine (sausage-filler) for sausages and other similar products A sausage-making machine for pushing a mixture for sausages and other similar products, also produced with relatively fluid filling, comprises: a casing with a hopper-forming lid with a feeder; a rotor; pistons disposed around the rotor axis and movable a... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4730366 | Apparatus for delivering portions of a pasty substance An apparatus for conveying pasty substances, for example sausage stuffing, is designed as a radial displacer piston conveyor for a rotary angle-proportional delivery of substance portions. This is made possible by designing a control cam section controlli... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4712273 | Device for delivering a pasty stuffing material in portions In a device for delivering pasty stuffing in portions a vane rotor is provided in the outlet channel of conveying means charging the stuffing material with pressure, which rotor extends through the outlet channel and is driven by a positioning drive. The ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4694536 | Compound pump mechanism for meat encasing machines and the like A compound pump mechanism is provided adjacent the inlet ends of concentrically positioned inner and outer stuffing horns or tubes of a meat encasing machine. The first pump mechanism is in communication with a source of conventional meat emulsion, and is... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4602402 | Machine for stuffing pasty substances, particularly sausage meat with burst casing sensor In a sausage stuffing machine if the stuffed portion of a sausage casing bursts, for example in an area which is squeezed for forming a sausage end, the meat filling continues being discharged through a filling tube but is no longer capable of pulling off... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4596063 | Device for delivering portions of a doughy substance The invention concerns a device for delivering portions of uniform weight and/or volume, e.g. of sausage stuffing. Starting from known conveyors of the vane pump, worm and axial piston type used for this purpose a radial piston conveyor modified according... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4484374 | Apparatus for stuffing ground meat into casings An apparatus for stuffing ground meat into casings so as to form links. The apparatus has a metering pump for the ground meat, which pump includes an impeller combined with a movable, adjustable vane that controls the volume of meat fed into the stuffing ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4313240 | Rotary feed pump for a continuous machine for filling skins with mincemeat The pump comprises an outer stator and an inner rotor provided with axially movable radial blades controlled by upper and lower annular cams. The upper cam and a dividing baffle disposed immediately downstream of a tangential delivery mouth are rigid with... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4112546 | Method of and apparatus for making link sausages A strand of sausage filling is pushed stepwise through a tube over which is fitted an empty sausage casing such that as the strand emerges stepwise from the downstream end of the tube it fills the casing. The filled casing is gripped between a pair of con... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3997941 | Filling machine for stuffing of plastically deformable masses The invention relates to a filling machine for stuffing of a plastically deformable mass such as baked sausage material using a filling pump which, per a unit angular displacement conveys equal amount of filling masses and is coupled to common drive shaft... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3930763 | Rotary cell pump for the conveying of sausage stuffing and the like A rotary cell pump is provided for the conveying of sausage stuffing and the like. The pump has a stationary hub and a stator surrounding the hub in concentric relation therewith and an eccentric rotor. The rotor divides the pump into an inner pumping cha... | 01/06/1976 |
