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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4892033 | Method and apparatus for continuous processing of substances containing cocoa butter or similar fats A method of and apparatus for continuously processing substances containing cocoa butter or similar fats, especially chocolate masses, in a tempering machine with several stages of cooling on cooling surfaces followed by stages of heating on heating surfa... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4544325 | Variable geometry device for turbine compressor outlet A variable geometry device is provided for use with the compressor outlet of a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a support housing, a compressor contained within the support housing and having a compressed air outlet and in which a pair of space... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4476778 | Onion peeling An onion peeling machine having a wheel for transporting the onions past a series of stations, where the onions are topped and peeled, the outer skins slit longitudinally of the onion, and the skin removed by water jets. The machine also includes separati... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4432275 | Nut blanching apparatus A nut blanching arrangement in which nuts to be blanched are passed between first and second spaced, counter-rotating rollers. Each roller is provided with a plurality of hollow elastic tubular rings extending around its outer circumference. The tubular r... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426921 | Apparatus for removal of bran from rice and like cereal grains A method and apparatus for removing bran from cereal grains, particularly rice, wherein dehusked cereal grains to be debranned are fed under controlled pressure through a chamber wherein they are laterally confined by an apertured screen while being worke... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4418617 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking method and apparatus is provided wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor, while being singularized and oriented in the hopper. The oriented nuts are thereafter advanced by the conveyor individually in succes... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418616 | Method and apparatus for draining whey for making large sized blocks of cheese An apparatus for pressing and draining whey from cheese curd particles in manufacturing large sized blocks of cheese. Cheese curd is placed into a pressing container mold which has a removable internal draining means having dimple-like projections maintai... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4413772 | Apparatus for centrifugal separation A blood bag is described which aids in maintaining the separation of blood components. This bag is constructed of a flexible plastic, has a conical top leading to an outlet line and internal septa to reduce swirling of the bag's contents during rotor dece... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413771 | Method and apparatus for centrifugal separation A blood bag is described which aids in maintaining the separation of blood components. This bag is constructed of a flexible plastic, has a conical top leading to an outlet line and internal septa to reduce swirling of the bag's contents during rotor dece... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413773 | Method and apparatus for centrifugal separation A blood bag is described which aids in maintaining the separation of blood components. This bag is constructed of a flexible plastic, has a conical top leading to an outlet line and internal septa to reduce swirling of the bag's contents during rotor dece... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411532 | Rotary processor A novel, improved rotary processor comprising a rotatable element carrying a plurality of processing channels and a stationary element having a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide a plurality of enclosed processing ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408519 | Apparatus for slicing bacon or the like Apparatus for slicing or skinning bacon, fish or like products has a frame which supports an adjustable knife downstream of an endless belt conveyor serving to deliver successive products along a horizontal path into the range of a rotary traction wheel w... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4408886 | Mixing equipment Powdered or particulate material, especially cement which is prone to caking, is stored in a fluidized storage container (1) and is conveyed in predetermined amount by conveyor means (15) to a mixer unit (20). The material is mixed with water which is als... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4406583 | Centrifugal pump with double volute casing A centrifugal pump comprises a casing which has two volutes disposed substantially diametrically opposite each other in such a way that the end of the first volute is adjacent to the start of the second volute. The outer diameter of the casing approximate... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4405079 | Centrifugal displacer pump Apparatus is disclosed for centrifugally separating blood into one or more components, such as a plasma-rich component, and a plasma-poor component. This apparatus employs a centrifuge intended to be used immediately adjacent to a blood donor. A flexible ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4403867 | Ink and water tester An emulsification tester for determining the amount of water a known amount of material such as printers ink or shellac will absorb when agitated or mixed a precise number of times and in a precise manner is disclosed. As is well known by those skilled in... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4403864 | Support device for mixer auger The support device of the present invention comprises a stationary outer collar and a rotatable inner collar concentrically located within the outer collar. An outwardly extending flange is attached to the outer surface of the inner collar and an inwardly... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4401409 | Self-priming centrifugal pump The invention relates to a construction of the housing and arrangement of the rotor of a self-priming centrifugal pump whereby the suction from the suction part is carried out by means of the stator so that there has been eliminated the need for the sucti... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4401019 | Apparatus for thermochemical treatment of crushed straw and or dry fodder mixtures An apparatus for thermochemical treatment of crushed straw and/or dry fodder mixtures comprises a vessel which is vertically mounted and is formed by a series of vertically communicating chambers. A chamber arranged at the top of the vessel is a cyclone-t... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4398867 | Centrifugal pump casing The casing of a centrifugal pump has a shell with a cylindrical periphery having one or more recessed facets with flat or spherical surfaces which are welded to end portions of pipes by circumferentially complete machine-made seams each of which is inters... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398826 | Asphaltic concrete recycling apparatus An improved asphaltic concrete recycling apparatus comprises an elongated drum having an open inlet port at a first drum end and a product recovery port adjacent a second and opposite drum end, a burner adjacent the first drum end for introducing hot gase... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398827 | Swirl mixing device A swirl mixing device particularly suited for the thorough and complete mixing of a plurality of fluid reagents is disclosed. The swirl mixing device is generally composed of a cylindrically shaped container having a closed bottom and an open upper exhaus... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398829 | Can shaker kit for attachment to a vibrating power sander A can shaker kit includes a plate an elastomeric strap for holding the can against the plate so that vibratory motion of the sanding base of a vibrating sander is imparted to the can through the plate. Raised ribs are defined in the plate and strap to pre... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4397228 | Self-adjusting apparatus for slitting peanuts Apparatus is provided for slitting the skins of shelled peanuts, or the like, without splitting the nuts. Peanuts are fed in a single stream into the bite of a pair of rollers mounted one above the other for rotation about parallel horizontal axes. The ro... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4395794 | Device to take up refuse by vacuum intake air A vacuum cleaner intake device formed of a V-shaped housing widening in the direction of working. The housing has a funnel shape nozzle, a fitting at the apex of the nozzle for connection to a source of suction and a pair of arms extending in a V-shape re... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4395197 | Centrifugal fluid machine A centrifugal compressor includes an impeller and a diffuser arranged around the outer periphery of the impeller and including a pair of annular, spaced diffuser plates defining a diffuser channel therebetween. A plurality of guide vanes are provided on a... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4395129 | Feed system for asphalt recycling drum mixers A drum mixer for recycling old asphalt pavement features a stationary shroud enveloping a series of circumferentially spaced feed ports medially of the drum. The old pavement is introduced tangentially into the shroud and then into a series of "hoppers" w... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4393762 | Sunflower seed dehulling machine A machine for dehulling flat disc-like seeds having a relatively heavy kernel inside the hull comprising a spinning rotor for throwing the seeds against an annular impact band to crack the hull. The rotor consists of a disc with radial blades on the surfa... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4393759 | Cheese making apparatus A cheese making apparatus comprises a rectangular vat, a pressing plate, a filtering sheet supported on the bottom wall of the vat for displacement in a longitudinal direction, and a transverse partition affixed to an end of the filter sheet adjacent a fi... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4393761 | Floating knife assembly for a meat defatting machine A floating knife assembly is provided to be used in conjunction with a meat defatting machine to trim a portion of a layer of fat from a piece of meat while leaving a desired thickness of fat layer thereon. The knife assembly includes a gauge plate which engag... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4393756 | Steam peeling or cooking apparatus A steam peeling or cooking apparatus for plants, such as potatoes, carrots, celery, red beets, Swedish turnips, apples and the like or for pulp, provided with a substantially cylindrical peeling vessel arranged rotatably about horizontal trunnions, having... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4393760 | Juicer A roll to be rotatably inserted within a juicer housing is formed in a brimmed spiral at an upper part thereof and in a coiled spiral at a lower part thereof, whereby raw juice is instantly made by a simplified mechanism and an easy operation.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4392421 | Rice hulling and sorting device A rice hulling and sorting machine includes a pair of hulling rolls which drop husked rice grains into a pneumatic sorting compartment which the husks are preliminary sorted from the rice grains; the rice grains thereafter being thrown upwardly into one e... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4391185 | System for controlling a juice extraction facility A system for controlling the flow of fruit and fruit juice through a juice extraction facility are disclosed. The juice extraction facility includes a bulk storage location for the fruit, a sizer for separating the fruit into size categories, a feeder for... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389926 | Stock/sauce separator A cooking utensil for separating liquid gravy from fats and oil is provided, which utensil has a receptacle in which is placed the mixture of gravy with fats and oil. The bottom of the receptacle has an elongated tubular opening in which a valve is positi... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390282 | Container Containers for providing predetermined quantities of cement and aggregate to be transported to a site for on site mixing of concrete. The containers have two compartments which are self closing due to the weight of the contents, one compartment containing... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390283 | Magnetic strirrer for sample container A magnetic stirring arrangement for stirring sample material held within a cylindrical glass sample container for assay. A stirring element within the container is retained in a fixed orientation by an external magnetic field. The container and the conten... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388858 | Machine for pitting and stuffing olives First and second rotary turrets are connected by a drive belt or chain which carries cups to carry and support the olives while they are being pitted and stuffed. Pitting takes place as the belt passes around one of the turrets and stuffing takes place wh... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4388859 | Device for pickling pieces of meat Device for pickling (curing) pieces of meat in a continuous operation with a feeder which leads into the space of two injection needle cylinders which are driven about horizontal axes to pass on the material and stab with their injection needles into the ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4389159 | Centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump with a housing which has circular shape in the direction of the circumference and which has on its circumference an exit tube commencing at an exit port tangentially with reference to the flow, where the length of the exit port in the d... | 06/21/1983 |
