| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 241047000 | Gas swept comminuting zone | 38 |
| 20100193617 | CHOPPER UNIT FOR BALED VEGETABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS STRAW - A chopper unit for chopping bales of vegetation is particularly well suited for chopping large square bales. The chopper unit mounts on the arms of a transporter unit such as a skid loader. The unit includes a housing having a deck with a window therein. During normal operation, the deck faces upwardly. The housing includes a chopping chamber having the window in the deck at one end thereof, and extending to an opening or window in a side wall of the housing. A bale hopper mounted on the deck can translate along a predetermined path. The bale hopper extends generally upwardly when the unit is in an operating position, and surrounds the window in the deck. A vegetation cutter mounted within the chopping chamber partially projects through the deck's window and into the hopper. Rotating the cutter chops the vegetation into small pieces. The hopper translation allows the cutter to access the entire bottom surface of the bale. A fan preferably forces air into the chopping chamber adjacent to the cutter to sweep chopped bale particles to an opening in a wall of the housing. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100206968 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CLASSIFYING PARTICLES IN A PYROLYSED CHAR - An identification and separation arrangement for forming various mixtures of agglomerates from pyrolized reclaimed carbonaceous materials. The identification and separation arrangement uses a dry air source ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110139913 | MILLING DEVICE - A milling device includes a grinding member, a table, a plurality of actuators and a controller. The table has a grinding surface. The table is positioned adjacent to the grinding member such that the grinding surface faces toward at least a portion of the grinding member. The table and the grinding member at least partially define a grinding chamber sized and configured to receive material. Each actuator is connected to the grinding member such that movement of that actuator causes at least a portion of the grinding member to move from a raised position to a lowered position to grind the material. The controller is connected to the actuators and is configured to cause the actuators to move in a sequence that causes the grinding member to wobble as the grinding member is moved by the actuators to grind material. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120256026 | GRANULAR BODY GRINDING DEVICE, FOUNDRY SAND RECLAMATION DEVICE, AND PARTICULATE GENERATING DEVICE - A granular body grinding device comprises a case for containing granular bodies; a drive shaft supported by the case to be rotationally drivable; and a grinding disc having a disc-like disc main body that is fixed on the drive shaft and that is formed with disc surfaces perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive shaft, and formed with a grinding surface at the disc surface of at least one of the disc surfaces on both sides of the disc main body. The grinding device further comprises a fluidizing device for fluidizing the granular bodies in a floating state by sending air from the a bottom surface portion of the case, to form a fluidized bed in which at least a part of the grinding surface is soaked. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120273599 | DEVICE FOR COMMINUTING BULK CHARGE STOCK - A device for comminuting bulk charge stock with a housing surrounding a rotational axis. The housing has a first front wall, a second front wall plane parallel at an axial distance and a shell wall connecting the first front wall and second front wall on the circumferential side, which together form a comminuting chamber. A comminuting system rotating about the rotational axis is arranged in the comminuting chamber, which comminuting system has first comminuting tools and second comminuting tools interacting therewith, which form a concentric comminuting zone for charge stock. In order to cool the comminuting zone effectively and economically, a cooling channel is provided, which surrounds the shell wall outside in the plane of the comminuting chamber, wherein the cooling channel has an entry opening for charging with cooling gas and an exit opening for the discharge of the cooling gas. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130037639 | WASTE BIN LEVELING SYSTEM FOR A PAPER SHREDDER - A paper shredder having a ventilation fan; a ventilation duct tightly coupled to the ventilation fan; and air openings on the ventilation duct to blow air so that the natural fall of paper waste is disturbed. The air openings are on the ventilation duct blow air generally sideways or generally angularly to the natural fall of paper waste. The ventilation fan intake is proximate to and provides supplemental cooling air flow to, a shredder motor. A lower lid is generally above the waste bin, wherein the air openings are disposed to blow air. The shredder motor is on the lower lid. A ventilation fan intake is proximate to a shredder motor and tightly coupled to the ventilation fan, the ventilation fan intake provides supplemental cooling air flow to the shredder motor, and the air openings are on the ventilation duct blow air angularly to the natural paper waste fall. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130175376 | MULCHING APPARATUS - A system is disclosed for mulching material including a floor stand configured to secure a hand-manipulatable blower/vacuum mulching device in a position to receive material to be mulched, and a hopper having an end for receiving material to be mulched and an opposite end configured to be connected to an intake of the mulching device. A floor stand is disclosed which is operable to secure a hand-manipulatable blower/vacuum mulching device in an upright position. A floor stand may include a securing device pivotably engaged thereto, wherein the securing device is operable to removably engage and permit pivotable selective positioning of a hand-manipulatable blower/vacuum mulching device | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140061341 | In Line Mill Assembly with Labyrinth Seal - The system and method for preventing air leakage from the process side to the bearing side of a mill. The system includes a labyrinth seal ring comprising a series of knives defining first and second labyrinth paths from an air inlet to the process side and the bearing side of the system, respectively. The differences in the two paths such as provided by the number of knives used in each path creates a differential pressure drop which biases air from the air inlet to the process side. The labyrinth seal thus provides a reliable and superior method for reducing the potential for particulate in the process side of the mill from damaging the bearing system. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140231560 | Dryer/Grinder - A grinder/dryer having a plurality of beater blades carried on a rotating shaft in a cylindrical housing, including one or a plurality of grinding members on the cylindrical side wall. The grinding members are adjustably positioned at different locations within the cylinder. The grinding members may be provided in a variety of different combination of elevated ridges and/or valleys used to dry and classify materials. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140252146 | BLENDER - A blender is adapted to process and heat food products. The blender includes a base and a container coupled with the base. Disposed in the container is a work area and a processor component adapted to process food products. Disposed within the processor component is a fluid conduit through which steam may pass. The fluid conduit includes at least one outer wall and an interior lumen. The outer wall of the fluid conduit is separated from an inner wall of the processor component by a gap. The gap is in fluid communication with the work chamber. Disposed in the base is a reservoir (adapted to hold one or more fluids, e.g., water), which is in fluid communication with the interior lumen of the fluid conduit of the container. Steam formed in the reservoir passes from the reservoir into the work chamber by way of the interior lumen and the gap. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150034746 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AIRFLOW CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN A COAL PULVERIZER - A coal pulverizer comprising a mill housing, a grinding surface disposed in said mill housing, a grinding wheel engaging said grinding surface for pulverizing coal chunks; an annular throat disposed around said grinding surface channeling a primary airflow from a lower housing portion below said grinding surface upward through an upper housing portion above said grinding surface; an annular secondary airflow chamber extending around an exterior of said upper housing portion channeling a secondary airflow circumferentially into said upper housing portion above said grinding surface; and, an annular secondary airflow deflector extending along an interior of said upper housing portion above said grinding surface directing said secondary airflow from said secondary airflow chamber downward across said grinding surface in a generally uniform uninterrupted circumferential airflow pattern. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150298361 | SEPARATING DEVICE OF MATERIAL OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A separating device separates liquid absorbent fibers from a material including the liquid absorbent fibers of an absorbent article and impurities. The separating device includes: a case; an insertion port for inserting the material into the case on an airflow; a rotation member in the case for agitating and opening the material; and a discharge port for discharging the liquid absorbent fibers from inside the case on an airflow. The rotation member rotates around a center axis from the insertion port to the discharge port, and the rotation member has protruding sections protruding outward in a direction that intersects with the center axis in a plurality of positions in the axial direction. A regulating member is provided in a predetermined position between the insertion port and the discharge port in the case, and the regulating member regulates movement of the material from the insertion port to the discharge port. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150314330 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY, SERIAL BIAXIAL DYNAMIC CLASSIFICATION AND RECOVERED DUST MILLING APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC BAFFLEPLATE REGULATION - Disclosed is a high-efficiency, tandem biaxial dynamic sorting and return powder milling device with automatic baffle regulation, used for the sorting of a gas-solid two-phase fluid of an air-powder mixture. A circle of milling gears ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160015215 | Coffee Beans Grinder - A coffee beans grinder includes a main body, a dispensing component, a blade unit for grinding coffee beans having a first blade element and a second blade element facing the first blade element, and a dispensing element provided in the dispensing component for feeding coffee beans to a grinding space defined between the first blade element and the second blade element. The first blade element is provided in the main body, and the second blade element is provided in the dispensing component. The dispensing component is removably attached to the main body with a manually-operable engagement element. The second blade element faces the first blade element to define the grinding space therebetween with the dispensing component being attached to the main body with the manually-operable engagement element. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160059239 | DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION OF PROCESS FEED MATERIAL WITH UPSTREAM SIFTING - A device for the comminution of free-flowing feed material is provided that includes a housing enclosing a comminution chamber which contains a rotor that rotates around an axis, and has comminution tools over its circumference. A feeding device to transport the feed material to the comminution chamber in form of a gas-solid matter mixture, wherein the feeding device features a pneumatic sieve passage which uses the effect of gravity for removal of foreign particles from the feed material. In order to operate both the sieve passage and the device under optimal process parameters, the device features at least one inlet port for the supply of secondary air, wherein the at least one inlet port flows into the gas-solid matter mixture downstream of the sieve passage. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160082441 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMINUTING - The invention relates to a method and a device for comminuting a light-weight, dry, fiber-containing material, in particular straw. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160199844 | VERTICAL ROLLER MILL | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160375442 | MACHINE INTERFACE, DRIVE AND VERTICAL GRINDING MILL - The invention concerns a machine interface ( | 12-29-2016 |
| 241049000 | Gas borne material applied to screen | 2 |
| 20100276525 | ROLLER MILL STRUCTURE - A roller mill structure which achieves uniform distribution of fine particles passed through a rotary classifier to fine particle exits disposed at four points when conveying as pulverized coal milled in the roller mill on the air current is provided. A roller mill structure is configured to discharge pulverized coal obtained by milling a raw coal, which is loaded in a mill body ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20150053800 | PLANT FOR CRUSHING MINERAL MATERIALS - The invention concerns a plant ( | 02-26-2015 |
| 241052000 | With return of removed oversize material to comminuting zone | 3 |
| 20090121056 | FINE GRINDING ROLLER MILL - A roller mill for pulverizing material and separating the pulverized material has a mill for crushing the material and a classifier disposed on the mill for separating the crushed material. The mill includes a grinding mechanism that has a plurality of grinding rolls and a grinding ring that coact to pulverize material within a mill housing, which defines a grinding chamber. The classifier is a centrifugal-type classifier having a motor-driven rotor disposed within a classifier housing, which define a classifying chamber. The rotor has a plurality of blades that extend outwardly from the rotor. As the rotor rotates within the classifying chamber, the blades separate fine sized particles from oversized particles by passing the finer sized particles through the blades, and contacting and propelling the oversized particles against the classifier housing. The oversize particles fall downward through an outer annular passage defined by a baffle and the mill housing back to the grinding mechanism. The baffle is disposed along the inner periphery of the mill housing spaced at a distance from the mill housing to provide an inner passage and an outer annular passage. The inner passage directs particle-laden air upward through the grinding chamber to the classifier. The goat annular passage receives and directs the oversized particles downward to the grinding mechanism of the mill through an opening at the bottom of the outer annular passage for directing the oversized particles to the grinding mechanism. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20140151478 | CLASSIFIER AND A METHOD OF MODIFYING A CLASSIFIER FOR USE WITH A PULVERISER - The invention relates to a classifier | 06-05-2014 |
| 20190143338 | VERTICAL ROLLER MILL | 05-16-2019 |
| 241054000 | Horizontal gas current though rotary drum | 1 |
| 20140326815 | COUNTER KNIFE BANK DEBRIS DEFLECTOR - A chopper assembly for harvesting equipment including a rotary chopper device with a plurality of knives and a cylindrical chopper grate assembly spaced from the rotary chopper to form a passageway for crop residue. The chopper grate assembly includes a plurality of slots extending in the direction of crop residue flow. A knife bank assembly includes a plurality of knife elements aligned with and insertable in the slots with the knife bank assembly being displaceable toward and between a position where the bank knife elements are fully inserted through the slots into the passageway and a position where they are substantially clear of the passageway. A deflector is provided for covering the slots and the deflector is displaceable with the knife elements to uncover the slots as the knife elements are displaced through the slots and into the passageway. | 11-06-2014 |
| 241055000 | Comminuting element or comminuting element attached, gas moving means | 5 |
| 20130043336 | GRINDER - A grinder includes a generally vertical, rotatable shaft having at least one set of cutter blades driven thereby and a fan assembly mounted on the shaft below the cutter blades in position to receive output therefrom. The fan assembly includes a fan disc secured to the shaft and rotatable therewith. Fan blades are secured to the fan disc in a generally radial orientation. Each fan blade includes a bottom flange secured to a top surface of the fan disc, a web extending upwardly from the bottom flange and a top flange extending outwardly from the web in a direction of rotation of the fan disc. The fan blades are preferably moveably mounted to the fan disc such that the angle of the fan blades relative to a true radial orientation can be adjusted. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140077010 | Grinding Mill With Cable Grinding Arms - A grinding mill is described. The grinding mill includes a vertically oriented cylindrical housing with an intake chute in a top wall and an outlet chute in a bottom wall thereof. A shaft is disposed coaxially within the cylindrical housing. Mounting plates are disposed along the length of the shaft. The cables are coupled to the mounting plates with opposite ends of each cable extending radially outwardly from the mounting plates toward but not into contact with an inner wall of the housing. A plurality of obstructing members extends inwardly from the wall of the housing to slow the flow of materials through the mill. Baffles are disposed on the interior wall of the housing to direct materials and airflow. The cables are rotated to contact and grind materials deposited into the grinding mill and to generate airflow through the mill. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140077011 | GRINDER - A grinder includes a generally vertical, rotatable shaft having at least one set of cutter blades driven thereby and a fan assembly mounted on the shaft below the cutter blades in position to receive output therefrom. The fan assembly includes a fan disc secured to the shaft and rotatable therewith. A plurality of fan blades are secured to the fan disc in a generally radial orientation. Each fan blade includes a bottom flange secured to a top surface of the fan disc, a web extending upwardly from the bottom flange and a top flange extending outwardly from the web in a direction of rotation of the fan disc. The fan blades are preferably moveably mounted to the fan disc such that the angle of the fan blades relative to a true radial orientation can be adjusted. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20150034747 | COMMINUTION MILL WITH CABLE IMPACT ARMS - A comminution mill is described that includes a vertically oriented cylindrical housing with an intake chute in a top wall and an outlet chute in a bottom wall thereof. A rotatable shaft with a plurality of radially extending cables is disposed coaxially within the cylindrical housing. A plurality of studs extends inwardly from the wall of the housing to slow and collect materials flowing through the comminution mill. The studs can be withdrawn to discharge materials collected thereon. Slits are provided in the walls of the housing to enable the exit of particulate materials from the housing. A hood is provided overlying the slits on the exterior of the comminution mill for collecting the particulate material. Operation of the comminution mill provides a self-generated airflow and can be configured to separate, grind, and dry materials disposed therein. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160136650 | Rotary Mill - A rotary mill for grinding recycled glass materials into particles has a housing defining an impact chamber with a rotor in the chamber at the bottom of an inclined guide wall underneath the feed opening. The rotor has a plurality of axially extending, angularly spaced massive impact hammers so that the impact hammers impact and deflect the solid materials onto a plurality of shatter bars located at the peripheral wall. Each of the impact hammers has a leading blade element of a hardened steel which has a front face inclined relative to a bottom portion of the guide surface so that an outer edge of the front face is angularly advanced relative to an inner edge thereof. | 05-19-2016 |
| 241056000 | Gas moving means and rotary comminuting element on same shaft | 5 |
| 20090084877 | Method and device for the disintegration of especially inorganic materials - A method for the disintegration and tribochemical activation of especially inorganic materials having a crystalline structure, wherein the starting materials are comminuted (disintegrated) to a particle size of less than 1 μm by the effect of impacting pressure fronts at a pulse duration of less that 10 μs and a sequence frequency of more than 8 kHz. A conglomerate of activated mixed crystals is then obtained having an increased aptitude for the formation of modified crystals when water is added. The duration of the effect of the impacting pressure fronts continues until the crystal lattice structure of the particles is destroyed. A device for the disintegration and tribochemical activation of said materials is based on rotating disks whereon molded bodies with aerodynamic profiles are arranged, the molded bodies being continuously displaced in a transonic speed range and impacting pressure fronts being produced on the outflow surfaces thereof. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100327096 | Grinder - A grinder includes a generally vertical, rotatable shaft having at least one set of cutter blades driven thereby and a fan assembly mounted on the shaft below the cutter blades in position to receive output therefrom. The fan assembly includes a fan disc secured to the shaft and rotatable therewith. A plurality of fan blades are secured to the fan disc in a generally radial orientation. Each fan blade includes a bottom flange secured to a top surface of the fan disc, a web extending upwardly from the bottom flange and a top flange extending outwardly from the web in a direction of rotation of the fan disc. The fan blades are preferably moveably mounted to the fan disc such that the angle of the fan blades relative to a true radial orientation can be adjusted. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110215179 | GRINDER - A grinder includes a generally vertical, rotatable shaft having at least one set of cutter blades driven thereby and a fan assembly mounted on the shaft below the cutter blades in position to receive output therefrom. The fan assembly includes a fan disc secured to the shaft and rotatable therewith. Fan blades are secured to the fan disc in a generally radial orientation. Each fan blade includes a bottom flange secured to a top surface of the fan disc, a web extending upwardly from the bottom flange and a top flange extending outwardly from the web in a direction of rotation of the fan disc. The fan blades are preferably moveably mounted to the fan disc such that the angle of the fan blades relative to a true radial orientation can be adjusted. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120138717 | DEBRIS VACUUM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DEBRIS SHEARING SURFACE - A debris vacuum having one or more rotating shearing edges and at least one supplemental shearing edge in close proximity to the rotating shearing edges. The supplemental shearing edge may be stationary and attached, for example, to a housing containing the rotating shearing edge, or to a vacuum tube that is itself attachable to the housing. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20160144371 | Grinder - A grinder having with a rotor and fan assembly mounted in a housing having one or more of the following features: Cutting shaft and fan shaft concentric and rotated by separate motors, housing formed in two sections with a line of division passing through the axis of rotation and mounted on rollers, ping pong shaped cutting hammers, deflectors attached to the inside of the housing and to a deflector assembly on the outside of the housing. The deflectors movable vertically and horizontally with first and second motion controllers for adjusting the spacing between the cutting hammers and the deflectors. A programmable logic controller for independently controlling the speed at which the cutting shaft and fan shaft are rotated and the spacing between the cutting hammers and the deflectors to produce a desired particle size reduction for a selected material. | 05-26-2016 |
| 241057000 | Local application within comminuting zone | 2 |
| 20090090799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRINDING COAL WITH SECONDARY AIR BIAS AND BOWL PRESSURE CONTROL LOOPS AND PERFORATION PLATES - A grinding system includes a mill housing. A milling unit in the housing has a moveable milling member operable to grind coal. A drive system includes a drive shaft and at least one gear in a gear case drivingly connecting the milling member to the drive shaft. An exhauster is operable to draw air into the housing through an inlet and draw a mixture of air and powdered coal out of the housing through an outlet. A pressurization system is operable to maintain the gear case pressure at a higher pressure than an air pressure in the housing. In one method of grinding coal a gear case pressure is maintained at a pressure higher than a pressure at the housing inlet while the milling member grinds coal into a powder and the exhauster draws a mixture of powdered coal and air out of the housing. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20130105607 | PULVERIZING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
| 241058000 | Suction applied above and coaxially of comminuting member or members | 1 |
| 20150321197 | Vertical Pulverizing Apparatus - Provided is a vertical pulverizing apparatus capable of suppressing abrasion of throat vanes ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 241059000 | With non-automatic gas flow control means | 1 |
| 20180021786 | ROLLER MILL, ASPIRATING ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR RETROFITTING A ROLLER MILL | 01-25-2018 |
