Patents Examined by Matthew Katcoff
  • Patent number: 11950539
    Abstract: An agricultural system including an agricultural baler including a rotary input shaft connectable by way of a baler driveline to a rotatable flywheel; a hydraulic pump for supplying the agricultural baler with hydraulic fluid, the rotatable flywheel being connectable to the hydraulic pump via the driveline. The baler is transferrable between a first state for driving the hydraulic pump by external drive power provided by a corresponding work vehicle, and a second state for driving the hydraulic pump by the rotatable flywheel. The agricultural system further includes a control unit that is configured to: receive input-power-data indicative of a drive power available for driving the hydraulic pump in the first state of the baler; and determine a control-signal for transferring the baler into the second state, if the input-power-data indicates that the available drive power is insufficient for driving the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frederik Demon, Xavier G J M Bonte, Karel C F Pauwels
  • Patent number: 11944976
    Abstract: A vertical ball mill includes: a rotor, which is axially and radially supported at an upper end; a stator, which radially extends around the rotor, stands in a self-supporting manner and has a lateral surface that is oriented tangentially to the rotor; and a base plate supporting the weight of the stator. The stator includes least two stator segments, which may be separated from one another, stand unsupported in the separated state and may be moved relative to one another; wherein each of the stator segments has, on at least one side edge of a wall which forms the lateral surface, a sealing surface for sealing to the other stator segment, and has, on the bottom edge, a standing surface for sealing to the base plate; wherein the stator segment standing surface weighs on a load-bearing surface of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Vertical Power Mills Technology AG
    Inventors: Johann Knecht, Norbert Patzelt
  • Patent number: 11938581
    Abstract: A power device includes a power tool, a mounting plate, a mounting table, a positioning assembly, and a locking assembly. The positioning assembly includes a positioning piece. A positioning space is formed between the positioning piece and the mounting table. An end of the mounting plate is enabled to be inserted into the positioning space so that the mounting plate is pre-positioned. The locking assembly includes a movable piece and a locking piece. The movable piece includes a support position where the mounting plate is supported and an unlocked position where support for the mounting plate is released. The locking piece fixes at least the mounting plate to the mounting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhifeng Chen, Dianbo Zhu, Bo Zhang, Xia Wang
  • Patent number: 11937555
    Abstract: A stump grinding system that includes a vehicle and a stump grinder adapted to engage with the vehicle. The vehicle has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a longitudinal axis defined therebetween. The stump grinder includes a chassis operably engaged with the vehicle at one of the first end and the second end. The stump grinder also includes a body operably engaged with the chassis and a grinder wheel operably engaged with the body and partially disposed outside of the body from the vehicle. The stump grinder also includes a drive assembly operably engaged with the grinder wheel and the body. The grinder wheel of the stump grinder is configured to rotate in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Roy I. Steiner, Josiah Daniel Ramseyer
  • Patent number: 11937739
    Abstract: A spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill lower part, for a spice mill, having a housing, which consists at least in part of a plastic material and which can be rotatably connected to a further spice mill part, more particularly a spice mill upper part. A receiving element is provided on the housing, in which receiving element there is arranged a milling element being particularly a milling ring, made from a ceramic material, with the milling element being clamped in the receiving element in a frictionally engaged manner by a compressive force directed substantially radially inwardly and acting on a self-contained outer bearing face of the milling element, the compressive force acting substantially along the entire circumference on the external bearing face of the milling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: JOMA KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Fries
  • Patent number: 11930963
    Abstract: A condiment dispenser (10) with a grinding mechanism (28) according to the present invention comprises: a first part (26) defining an aperture (24) and surrounding inner surface (32), both with lobed cross-sectional profiles; and a second part (36) that is inside the first part (26) and can rotate about an axis (16) relative to the first part (26). The second part (36) has an outer surface (42) and the second part (36) and outer surface (42) both have lobed cross-sectional profiles. The inner surface (32) of the first part (26) and the outer surface (42) of the second part (36) are spaced apart by a gap (38) which is larger at a receiving side (48) of the grinding mechanism (28) and narrows in the axial direction towards a dispensing side (50) of the grinding mechanism (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Howard Robert Stasin
  • Patent number: 11931791
    Abstract: A stitcher (1) for connecting an end portion of an outgoing metal strip to a starting portion of an incoming metal strip for a continuously operated strip processing system comprises a first punching tool (20), which is designed to connect metal strips having a first thickness range and/or strength range to one another, and a second punching tool (30), which is designed to connect metal strips having a second thickness range and/or strength range to one another. Both thickness ranges and/or strength ranges are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Dohmen, Manuel Bendler
  • Patent number: 11931745
    Abstract: A grinding roll including a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a pair of opposite ends and a side groove formed at each end of the roll body. The side groove includes a support shoulder recessed from the cylindrical outer surface and/or from surfaces of the opposite ends of the roll body. The grinding roll includes an edge ring including a plurality of spaced receiving cavities and a plurality of wear members. Each wear member is received and retained in at least one of the receiving cavities of the edge ring. The wear members are positioned along the edge ring to define an edge of the grinding roll, and the edge ring is received within each side groove. The wear members are arranged to provide a wear protecting surface which is angled in relation to the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body. The angled wear protecting surface prevents excessive build-up of material on the grinding roll and reduces the need for maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Metso Outotec USA Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harbold, Vadim Reznitchenko
  • Patent number: 11931744
    Abstract: Inertia cone crusher for crushing materials includes a body with an outer cone and an inner cone arranged inside, on whose drive shaft an unbalance weight is provided with the aid of a slide bushing and connected via a transmission disk coupling to a combined moving dynamic assembly comprising a counterbalance weight and a counterbalance weight slide bushing, the assembly connected to a gear transmission and a motor, and has an improved plain journal bearing. The plain bearing is installed between the flange and the counterbalance weight, bearing the load from the crusher's moving part, and includes a base ring and an upper ring, the base ring having a spherical bottom surface and its mating recess on the flange's top surface. The bearing enables the moving dynamic assembly's rotation around the axis, using a hydrodynamic sliding mode, with radial oil slots additionally provided on top surface of the base ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: OOO “QS-TECHNOLOGIES”
    Inventor: Konstantin Evseevich Belotserkovsky
  • Patent number: 11931788
    Abstract: Provided is a technology capable of suppressing an edge crack occurring due to stretch flange deformation without being constrained by a target pressed component shape. The technology includes two-stage cutting processing of, when it is estimated that there is concern about risk of occurrence of an edge crack due to stretch flange deformation on an edge of a material (1) to be pressed in press forming, performing twice cutting processing on an edge including at least a site where there is concern about risk of occurrence of the edge crack as pre-processing for press forming in which there is concern about risk of occurrence of the edge crack. In the two-stage cutting processing, cutting to form a partial, beam-shaped overhang portion at a position including a site where there is concern about risk of occurrence of the edge crack is performed in the first cutting and the overhang portion is cut in the second cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogawa, Eiji Iizuka
  • Patent number: 11930962
    Abstract: A grinder device is provided. The grinder device may include a container, a cap assembly configured to be friction-fit to the container such that the cap assembly is removably lockable to the container, and a grinding mill disposed within the cap assembly to perform a grinding operation of condiment disposed in the container. The grinding mill may include a movable grinder portion and a fixed grinder portion that are rotatable relative to each other, and the fixed grinder portion is engagable with the container to permit relative rotation between the cap assembly and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Morgan Le Roux, Olivier Rattin
  • Patent number: 11925295
    Abstract: A grinding device comprises a grinding housing with mutually co-acting grinding bodies. A lower of the two grinding bodies is both driven and axially adjustable for the purpose of setting a grind size. An upper grinding body is removable. A grind size of the grinding device can be adjusted in absolute manner between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, corresponding to a fixed setting range between a minimal clearance between the two grinding surfaces and a maximum clearance between the two grinding surfaces. An extreme position of the adjustable grinding body is imposed by a stop which is encountered by the adjusting means in the relevant extreme position. A coffee machine uses the absolute grind size and/or a fine-tuning for an optimal contact time between coffee and through-flowing water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: J.M. DE JONG DUKE AUTOMATENFABRIEK B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Wassink, Karen Harbers, Kees De Groen, Yvo Pluymakers
  • Patent number: 11925296
    Abstract: Grinding device, coffee machine and method for adjustment thereof. A grinding device (100) comprises a grinding housing (101) with mutually co-acting grinding bodies (110, 120). A lower of the two grinding bodies (110) is both driven and axially adjustable for the purpose of setting a grind size. An upper grinding body (120) is removable. A grind size of the grinding device can be adjusted in absolute manner between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, corresponding to a fixed setting range between a minimal clearance between the two grinding surfaces and a maximum clearance between the two grinding surfaces. An extreme position of the adjustable grinding body is imposed by a stop which is encountered by the adjusting means in the relevant extreme position. A coffee machine uses the absolute grind size and/or a fine-tuning for an optimal contact time between coffee and through-flowing water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: J.M. DE JONG DUKE AUTOMATENFABRIEK B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis De Groen, Maarten Wassink, Karen Harbers, Yvo Pluymakers
  • Patent number: 11927246
    Abstract: A main body provided with a pocket for accommodating a first chain link of another chain, and a lock lever which is capable of switching between a locked state and an unlocked state by pivoting, and which restricts disengagement of the first chain link from the pocket in the locked state, and allows the first chain link to disengage from the pocket in the unlocked state, which is resisted by an urging force of an urging member, wherein the lock lever is provided with a locking piece which projects from a pivot point toward the pocket side, and the locking piece projects toward a position in which movement of a second chain link in an escaping direction is restricted, a first operating piece extending to the side of the pivot point on which one chain is coupled, and a second operating piece extending to the opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KITO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaki Aruga
  • Patent number: 11925937
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for converting metal-containing waste wood material into livestock bedding having a reduced metal content. Waste wood, such as used or broken pallets is placed in a hammermill having a screen with holes of a larger diameter. The output of that hammermill is then placed in a hammermill having a screen with holes of a smaller diameter. A crossbelt system of magnets is passed across the waste wood to remove nails and other metal contaminates from the waste wood to produce a low metal content livestock bedding having particles of a consistent size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Koster Grain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff A. Koster, Matthew R. Ahrenholtz
  • Patent number: 11927245
    Abstract: An energy chain comprising rollers on a number of chain links of the upper strand and/or of the lower strand. The rollers project, at least to a slight extent, beyond narrow sides of the lateral plates in the direction of the respectively opposite strand, in order to allow for rolling action when the energy chain is displaced. The invention provides for the rollers to comprise a wheel body made of plastic and having a hub, a rim and a radial region, which connects the hub and rim. The material thickness of the radial region is reduced in comparison with the rim such that radial impacts during the course of the rolling action can be damped by elastic deformability of the radial region of the roller itself. This significantly reduces the development of noise and vibration caused by rollers located opposite one another coming into contact with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Strack, Andreas Hermey
  • Patent number: 11925968
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press-formed article (100) includes a first step for forming a base sheet portion, a first rising portion, and a first strip portion from a sheet-shaped workpiece having a first edge portion and a second edge portion; and a second step for forming a second rising portion by causing a strip-shaped first zone including the second edge portion to be disposed between a first upper die and a first lower die from both sides, causing a second zone adjacent to the first zone to be disposed between a second upper die and a second lower die from both sides, and moving the first upper die and the first lower die relative to the second upper die and the second lower die, wherein, in the second step, a part of the second rising portion which is connected to a vertical ridge line (108) is shear-deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kuroda, Yasuharu Tanaka, Takashi Miyagi, Misao Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11919267
    Abstract: A press machine for forming a part comprises a moveable press ram, an actuator, a first motor, and a second motor. The moveable press ram is for holding a tool that forms the part. The actuator moves the moveable press ram. The actuator includes a first male-female thread mechanism for producing a first linear movement of the moveable press ram and a second male-female thread mechanism for producing a second linear movement of the movable press ram. The first linear movement is a high-force linear movement condition and the second linear movement is a high-speed linear movement condition. The first motor drives the first male-female thread mechanism to produce the first linear movement. The second motor drives the second male-female thread mechanism to produce the second linear movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PDInnovative LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Debus, Darrell B. Harrelson
  • Patent number: 11918147
    Abstract: A bean grinding apparatus including a body; grinding burrs mounted in the body, the burrs including a non-driven burr and a rotationally driven burr, the rotationally driven burr having a rotational axis about which it rotates; a drive motor operatively coupled to the rotationally driven burr; a grounds flow path defined within the body; and an exit spout, the exit spout having an inlet in communication with the grounds flow path and an outlet, wherein the exit spout defines a longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axis of the exit spout is angled with respect to the rotational axis of the driven burr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHOLSON DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Nicholson
  • Patent number: 11919007
    Abstract: An agitator ball mill comprising a grinding chamber having a cylindrical wall, and further having a rotatably mounted agitator shaft extending into the grinding chamber and on which at least one agitator element is arranged inside the grinding chamber. The mill further comprises an inlet for supplying to the grinding chamber material to be ground and grinding bodies, an outlet for removal of the ground material, and an induction heater for the material to be ground located in the grinding chamber, the induction heater comprising an inductor and a susceptor. The at least one agitator element comprises a susceptor material which forms the susceptor of the induction heater, wherein the inductor comprises at least one coil which is arranged outside the cylindrical wall of the grinding chamber and encompasses the grinding chamber, and wherein the cylindrical wall of the grinding chamber consists of an electrically and magnetically non-conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Willy A. Bachofen AG
    Inventors: Benedikt Simons, Guillaume Martin