| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 241198100 |
Cooperating comminuting surfaces (e.g., jaw crusher)
| 272 |
| 241101010 |
Combined or convertible
| 171 |
| 241038000 |
Including means applying fluid to material
| 164 |
| 241033000 |
With automatic control
| 135 |
| 241068000 |
With separation or classification of material
| 116 |
| 241277000 |
Rotating comminuting surface
| 105 |
| 241291000 |
Comminuting elements
| 103 |
| 241083000 |
Comminuting surface provided with openings to permit discharge of material
| 84 |
| 241168000 |
Hand support comminutor
| 76 |
| 241100000 |
With independent removable or detachable material receiver or receiver engaging means
| 64 |
| 241285100 |
Comminuting mounting means, frames or other normally stationary structure
| 50 |
| 241170000 |
Loose grinding body comminutor (e.g., ball or rod mills)
| 46 |
| 241370500 |
With means to protect operator from injury
| 39 |
| 241191000 |
Rotary striking member, rotor structure
| 38 |
| 241107000 |
Plural rotary or oscillatory surfaces cooperate with common surface (e.g., chasing mills)
| 34 |
| 241065000 |
With temperature modification of material
| 32 |
| 241195000 |
Rotary striking member or hammer
| 21 |
| 241189100 |
Rotary striking member with circumferential or tangential flow
| 18 |
| 241185500 |
Rotary striking member with feed or discharge conveyor or regulator
| 15 |
| 241274000 |
Stationary comminuting surface or material bed
| 14 |
| 241098000 |
With agitator
| 12 |
| 241152100 |
Series material flow only through plural comminuting zones
| 12 |
| 241820100 |
Helical pusher inside tube moves material toward perforated member
| 10 |
| 241166000 |
With comminuting member cleaner or scraper
| 9 |
| 241063000 |
With simultaneous control of interrelated feed, drive and/or surface positioning means
| 9 |
| 241032000 |
With overload release means
| 6 |
| 241188100 |
Rotary striking member with axial or radial flow of material
| 6 |
| 241134000 |
Parallel material flow through plural comminuting zones | 4 |
| 20090057451 | DUAL CONDIMENT GRINDER - A grinder having two condiment-receiving compartments each with a respective rotary grinding mechanism dispenses from one or other of the compartments depending upon whether a rotary input is turned clockwise or anticlockwise. First and second gear trains transmit torque between the rotary input and each grinding mechanism, with a one-way clutch provided in each gear train and an auxiliary gear allows both grinding mechanisms to rotate in the same sense. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090020637 | MULTIPLE ROLL CRUSHER - A multiple roll crusher is provided for crushing of mineral material, more particularly of coal or oil sand. The multiple roll crusher includes at least three crusher rolls ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20080223967 | Enhanced ore communication process and apparatus - A method and apparatus for comminuting particulate material by interparticle comminution in a bed of particles are disclosed. The apparatus includes a vertical roller mill with a horizontal grinding table rotating about a vertical mill axis. At least one grinding roller presses resiliently against a bed of particulate material on the grinding track and applies a compressive force. The geometry of the mill is such that the roller engages the bed of particulate material with a substantially pure rolling action. This minimizes shear forces applied to the particle bed and minimizes the reduction of fines. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090194620 | DROP-IN ANVILS FOR AN IMPACT CRUSHING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an impact crushing apparatus that includes a housing, a chamber defined within the housing, a rotor assembly for receiving material and throwing the material radially outward, a lid for closing the chamber, and a plurality of anvils positioned around the rotor assembly and configured to break apart the material. The lid includes a plurality of openings positioned about its perimeter and the plurality of anvils are slidably receivable in the plurality of openings, wherein the anvils include a top portion and a bottom portion having an impact surface configured to break apart the material, the top portion being supported by the top surface of the lid and the bottom portion positioned within the chamber such that the material collides with the impact surface of the plurality of anvils and breaks apart. | 08-06-2009 |
| 241273100 |
Multi-barbed comminuting face (e.g., grater) | 4 |
| 20110290926 | ADAPTABLE MULTI-GRATER SET - An adaptable multi-grater set has a special wing configuration that allows it to be attached on different bowls and stewpots. The multi-grater set has side-accessories, such as the wings which can be put on an axis, a scale part, mini bowls, and different grater blades/slicers which can be fixed on the wings. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20100252669 | Food cutting device - A hand-held device for cutting food using a circular cutting motion is disclosed. The devise is comprised of a circular disk attached to an annular ring that is designed to be held by a user. The circular disk has one or more cutting edges oriented to cut food that is pressed against the circular disk and moved in a rotational direction. In one embodiment, a plurality of grating elements are used to grate food pieces such as cheese. In an alternate embodiment, cutting elements that cut slices and julienne strips are employed. An optional embodiment employs mechanisms that adjust the height of the cutting elements that cut slices and julienne strips. An optional food holding assembly may be incorporated in the device. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20090050723 | Cheese grater - The invention provides a food grater assembly comprising a base; an external cylindrical portion removably attached to the base; a grater disc disposed within and removably attached to the lower end of the outer cylindrical portion; an inner divider having a cross wall dividing the inner space of the inner cylindrical portion in two equal portions; said divider being able to rotate freely within the external cylindrical portion; a plunger disposed within the divider, said plunger having a plurality of annular ridges disposed along a portion of its length; said plunger portion having a closed bottom wall and a slot defined axially and longitudinally along a portion of is length; a pair of engaging strips flexibly attached to and disposed in the wall of the external cylinder, each of said engaging strips having horizontal ridges along a portion of the inner surface thereof for engaging and disengaging the horizontal ridges of the plunger; and a cap disposed on the upper end of the inner plunger portion. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20120199681 | ROTARY GRATER - A rotary grater includes a main body having a portion of one side formed from a resilient material. An internal grating barrel includes a plurality of grating teeth and is configured to grate cheese or other food items. The barrel is positioned for rotation inside the main body, such that cheese within the main body can be urged against the barrel by pressure against the resilient material, which will collapse as the food item decreases in size. | 08-09-2012 |
| 241284000 |
Mutual attrition or compression comminutors | 4 |
| 20130026275 | Apparatus and Method for Processing Recyclable Asphalt Materials - Recyclable asphalt material is processed within a drum for delivery in a heated mass containing aggregate-sized pieces for reuse. The drum is mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis and a mounting arrangement compensates for thermal expansion and contraction of the drum while enabling the desired rotation. The mounting arrangement includes at least one mounting ring placed coaxial with the longitudinal axis and spaced from the drum by a radial spacing. Support rollers support the mounting ring for rotation about the longitudinal axis, and links couple the drum with the mounting ring. Each link has one end coupled pivotally to the drum, and another end coupled pivotally to the mounting ring. The ends of the link are offset circumferentially relative to one another such that the link is movable to vary the radial spacing in response to thermal expansion and contraction of the drum relative to the mounting ring. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130062449 | LIFTER BAR ASSEMBLY AND GRINDING MILL INCLUDING SAME - A grinding mill including one or more lifter bar assemblies mounted on a shell rotatable around a central axis thereof. Each lifter bar assembly is for lifting at least a lifted portion of a charge including ore, and includes a main portion for lifting and directing a main part of the lifted portion in a main part direction substantially orthogonal to the central axis of the shell. The lifter bar assembly also includes one or more terminal lifter bars located proximal to one or both of feed and discharge ends of the shell, for lifting and directing terminal part(s) of the lifted portion of the charge. The terminal lifter bar is positioned for directing the terminal part of the lifted portion of the charge at least partially in a terminal part direction which is substantially non-aligned with the main part direction. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130206888 | PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLID STEEL SLAG - A system for disposing high temperature solid state steel slag includes a working barrel ( | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140034767 | ROTARY DRUM APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTARY DRUM AND AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR DRIVING THE DRUM, WITH A STATOR EXTENDING AGAINST A PART OF CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DRUM - A rotary drum apparatus comprising a drum rotatable around a longitudinal axis, and at least one electric motor for driving the drum in rotation around the longitudinal axis, each drive motor comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor comprising at least one ring portion joint together with the drum and extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The stator of each drive motor extending against a part of circumference of the drum perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. | 02-06-2014 |
| 241283000 |
Reciprocating comminuting surface | 4 |
| 20100051732 | Connector and high frequency vibration device having the same - A connector is provided, which is applicable to a high frequency vibration generator of a high frequency disintegrator. The high frequency. vibration generator has an axially installed operational portion for outputting high frequency vibration energy. The connector includes a connecting portion axially connected to the high frequency vibration generator, an action portion axially extended from an end of the connecting portion, and an inlet and an outlet, which communicate with the action portion and are located on different planes from each other. A high frequency vibration device having the connector is also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100206975 | BUCKET TYPE JAW CRUSHER - A bucket type jaw crusher comprises a hydraulic motor connected to one end of an eccentric main shaft, a flywheel connected to the other end of the eccentric main shaft, and a counterweight for balance adjustment fitted at an intermediate section of the eccentric main shaft between the hydraulic motor and the flywheel. A movable jaw teeth side load receiving section of a toggle plate is placed at an upper position than a bucket side load receiving section of the toggle plate, and while movable jaw teeth are reciprocated by rotation of the eccentric shaft, an object to be crushed is pressed against stationary jaw teeth by the movable jaw teeth via rocking motion of the toggle plate. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110068206 | CRUSHER FOR CRUSHING A SILICON LUMP, AND SILICON LUMP CRUSHING APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CRUSHERS - [Problem] A crusher which can transmit energy to be applied to a piston to a silicon lump highly efficiently, and a silicon lump crushing apparatus which can crush a silicon lump into small pieces by suppressing the production of powders as much as possible and enables the automation of the crushing work of a silicon lump. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20140319259 | STRUCTURE OF CRUSHER - A crusher includes a main body that includes a crushing structure and an adjustment structure. The adjustment structure includes an adjustment hydraulic cylinder, a slide block mechanism, which is operatively coupled to the adjustment hydraulic cylinder, and a pull bar hydraulic cylinder, which is operable in combination with the adjustment hydraulic cylinder and the slide block mechanism. The adjustment structure includes an operation control module for adjusting a crushing gap and effecting position returning after an operation problem is removed. With such an arrangement, in operation, the operation control module issues a command to actuate the adjustment hydraulic cylinder for adjusting a crushing gap of the crushing structure. When an excessively high pressure occurs due to jamming, coordination between the adjustment hydraulic cylinder and the operation control module enables fast expansion of the gap to the maximum for removing a jamming object and automatic returning to the initial gap setting. | 10-30-2014 |
| 241031000 |
With explosion preventing or relieving means | 3 |
| 20140183290 | Super Pulverizer - A mechanical pulverizer adopts multi-stage high-speed rotating turbine and special design structure to achieve ultrafine or nano pulverization. As shown in the figures, the mechanical pulverizer comprises: base plate ( | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150053799 | PULVERIZER MILL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system for suppressing and inhibiting fires in coal pulverizer mills can include a fire suppression solution storage tank, a flow control cabinet, an equipment control/pumping enclosure, an air distribution system, and injection piping and nozzles installed at various positions in one or more pulverizer mills. A first set of nozzle assemblies in communication with the fire suppression solution are positioned in the mill to disperse the suppression solution within the classifier zone of the mill. A second set of nozzle assemblies in communication with the suppression solution are positioned within the mill to disperse the suppression solution within the grinding zone. A third set of nozzle assemblies are positioned within the primary air duct of the mill. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160096182 | PULVERIZER MILL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system for suppressing and inhibiting fires in coal pulverizer mills can include a fire suppression solution storage tank, a flow control cabinet, an equipment control/pumping enclosure, an air distribution system, and injection piping and nozzles installed at various positions in one or more pulverizer mills. A first set of nozzle assemblies in communication with the fire suppression solution can be positioned in the mill to disperse the suppression solution within the classifier zone of the mill. A second set of nozzle assemblies in communication with the suppression solution can be positioned within the mill to disperse the suppression solution within the grinding zone. A third set of nozzle assemblies can be positioned within the primary air duct of the mill. | 04-07-2016 |
| 241320500 |
With sink drain stopper interlock | 3 |
| 20100294866 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER AND THREADED MOUNT SYSTEM - A food waste disposer and mount system has a threaded sink flange and a food waste disposer. The threaded sink flange has a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion. The tubular body portion has a threaded portion. The food waste disposer has an upper food conveying section that includes a housing having an upper, annular portion having a threaded portion. The upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is threaded to the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the threaded sink flange is disposed in a draining opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20140070036 | MAGNETICALLY ACTIVATED SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD WASTE DISPOSER - An apparatus for selectively activating a food waste disposer for a sink may include a housing and an activation member. The housing may include a switch and a first magnet. The first magnet may be movable relative to the housing and the switch between first and second positions. Movement of the first magnet from the second position to the first position may cause corresponding movement of the switch from an off-position in which electrical current is prevented from reaching a motor of the disposer to an on-position allowing electrical current to the motor. The activation member may include a second magnet and is receivable in a tubular member through which waste drains and positionable relative to the tubular member to place the second magnet in proximity to the first magnet to generate a repulsive magnetic force that moves the first magnet between the first and second positions. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20160053473 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER SYSTEM AND STOPPER FOR FOOD WASTE DISPOSER SYSTEM - A food waste disposer system has a food waste disposer and a rechargeable power source that provides power to a motor of the food waste disposer. In an aspect, the motor is a permanent magnet DC motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute and the motor section includes a gear reduction mechanism. In an aspect, the food waste disposer system includes a power module that communicates wirelessly with a wireless activator. In an aspect, a stopper receivable in an inlet of the food waste disposer includes or is couplable to a power source which in an aspect is a rechargeable power source and in an aspect, is disposed in a housing of the stopper. In an aspect, the stopper includes a cord for coupling the stopper to the power source which is a source of AC power. | 02-25-2016 |
| 241099000 |
Bottle breakers | 2 |
| 20080197222 | Flexible and sealed apparatus for disposing of fluorescent lamp tubes and other mercury containing bulbs - A reclamation system for breaking, consolidating, and shipping used fluorescent lamp tubes comprising a breaking chamber consisting of a flexible portion or tube where multiple lamp tubes are broken by being struck with a mallet. The breaking chamber is then ready to be packed and sent to a recycling depot. In another embodiment, the broken tubes are dumped directly from the breaking chamber into a receiving drum. When the drum is full, the breaking chamber is folded back and forth on itself and stored on the lid of the receiving drum. This seals the drum, without being opened in the field. A protective cap is then attached and the filled drum along with the breaking chamber is shipped to a recycling depot where it is emptied, cleaned, re-furbished, and returned to the field ready to receive another load of fluorescent tubes. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20170232445 | DEVICE FOR BREAKING GLASS | 08-17-2017 |
| 241301000 |
Miscellaneous | 2 |
| 20140103156 | DISTRIBUTOR PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER - A replaceable distributor plate, adapted for protecting a lower horizontal disc of a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher, includes a first portion of a bayonet joint, the first portion being adapted for cooperating with a second portion of the bayonet joint, the second portion being associated with the lower horizontal disc. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150041578 | FOOD PROCESSOR FEED TUBE ASSEMBLY - A food processor feed tube assembly includes a first feed tube extension and a second feed tube extension telescopically and slidably received in the first feed tube extension. The second feed tube extension is configured to be movable from a retracted position in which the second feed tube extension is substantially entirely nested within the first feed tube extension, and an extended position in which the second feed tube extension is extended from the first feed tube extension. | 02-12-2015 |
| 241187000 |
Rotary striking member with moving cooperating surface or member | 2 |
| 20120325949 | DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF MATERIAL CONGLOMERATES FROM MATERIALS OF DIFFERENT DENSITY AND/OR CONSISTENCY - A device for mechanical separation of material conglomerates includes a separating chamber with a feed side and a discharge side, where the separating chamber is surrounded by a cylindrical separating chamber wall and has at least two consecutive sections, in each of which at least one rotor with impact tools, wherein the rotors have a rotor casing, the radius of which increases towards the discharge side, wherein the difference between the radius of the rotor casing and the radius of the separating chamber wall decreases from the feed side towards the discharge side, the directions of rotation of the rotor in the section facing the discharge side and the rotor of the section which lies ahead in the direction of the material flow are counter-rotating, and the rotational velocity of the rotors in the sections from the feed side towards the discharge side of the separating chamber, increases. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130119174 | DEVICE FOR MICRONIZATION OF SOLID MATERIALS AND ITS USE - A device for increased micronization efficiency of solid materials. The device comprises a housing with two discs, separately driven by motors through axles, such that the discs rotate in opposite directions. Each of discs bears at least two or more wreaths of blades such that two adjacent wreaths that belongs to different discs do rotate, relatively one to another, in opposite directions, forming an area where micronization of material takes place. The wreaths of blades of different discs are faced one against another. All blades of wreaths are identical, in the shape of a âTâ, and include three wings; two wings are dimensionally identical and set under the right angle, whereas the third wing is set dimensionally larger than the other wings. Centerline of all three wings meet each other in the center of the blade, on a circle that goes through half of the wreath. | 05-16-2013 |
| 241097000 |
With recirculation of material to comminuting zone | 1 |
| 20130256437 | CIRCULATING PROCESSOR - A circulating processor includes a base, a container, a cutlery and a pressurizing mechanism. An operating motor is disposed in the base and is disposed with a mandrel therein. The container is disposed above the base, where a space is formed on its bottom part, and a reflux opening is formed on its upper half part and in communication with the space. The cutlery is positioned on the container's bottom part and connected to the mandrel. Thereby, when the operating motor operates, the mandrel and the cutlery are enabled to rotate synchronously, to mash food, vegetables and fruits in the container. The pressurizing mechanism is in communication with the space of the container. Through the pressurizing effect of the pressurizing mechanism, the mashed food, vegetables and fruits can be transferred into the container via the reflux opening, so as to perform circulating mashing treatment. | 10-03-2013 |
