Patents Examined by Smith O Bapthelus
  • Patent number: 10251515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to household food-processing devices. In order to provide a household food-processing device with a mounting system ensuring that it is not possible to touch the processing tool in an operating state, a household food-processing device (10) is provided that comprises a base unit (12), a processing tool unit (14) with a processing tool (18) for processing supplied food, and a receiving unit (16) with a receiving volume (20) for receiving the processed food. The base unit provides a driving force for actuating the processing tool. The receiving unit is mountable to the processing tool unit, and the base unit is mountable to the processing tool unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Mario Hosner
  • Patent number: 10231389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and method that enable the efficient reduction of stumps. In one embodiment the stump removal methods and devices according to the present disclosure allow the operator to have a clear view of the work area during operation, and the ability to move the reduction device through a wide range of motion during operation. In one embodiment, the material reduction tool pivots relative to the chassis in the vertical plane about multiple pivot points. In some embodiments the device includes a retractable auxiliary control panel located at the end of the device opposite the material reduction tool. The control panel enables the operator to direct the movement of the device from the end of the device and thereby enable the device to maneuver through narrow spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary W. Kappel, Christopher A. Pfoltner, Brent A. Bartels, Mark A. Rieckhoff
  • Patent number: 10213787
    Abstract: A cutter head assembly for a fiber roving chopper includes a cylindrical blade cartridge extending axially between a cartridge first end and a cartridge second end. The cylindrical blade cartridge includes a first surface that extends between the cartridge first and second ends and is angled with respect to a central axis of the cylindrical blade cartridge. A second surface extends between the cartridge first and second ends parallel to the first surface and the second surface faces the first surface. A blade body extends between the cartridge first end and the cartridge second end and is disposed between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Domer, Paul M. Jones, Jonathan R. McMichael, Daniel J. Chase
  • Patent number: 10196802
    Abstract: A control method of a food waste treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes the action of connecting a discharge side of a grinder with a communication hole of a dehydrator. The method further includes the action of receiving the food waste. The method further includes the action of grinding the food waste. The method further includes the action of receiving the ground food waste. The method further includes the action of supplying a predetermined amount of wash water to a housing that includes the dehydrator. The method further includes the action of rinsing the ground food waste. The method further includes the action of discharging wash water. The method further includes the action of drying the ground food waste. The method further includes the action of discharging the dried ground food waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daeyun Park, Jeongyun Kim, Sunki Lee
  • Patent number: 10159986
    Abstract: A food waste treatment apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a housing that defines a space that is configured to dehydrate and dry food waste, the housing having a drain pipe that is configured to discharge water included in the food waste and an exhaust duct that is configured to exhaust air that dried the food waste. The apparatus further includes a dryer that is configured to dry the food waste by supplying dry air to the housing. The apparatus further includes an exhaust unit connected to the drain pipe and the exhaust duct, the exhaust unit being configured to prevent the air exhausted from the exhaust duct from flowing back into the drain pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunki Lee, Daeyun Park, Jongseok Kim
  • Patent number: 10159987
    Abstract: A shredder comprises one or more nozzle assemblies each including an elastic element configured to work in conjunction with the nozzle and the nozzle housing such that the nozzle is held in the home position when in an unloaded rest condition and as a result of an impact temporarily moves in the direction of the impact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: JET-ZONE BVBA
    Inventors: Nicolas Aurele Luc Malfait, Mirko Savic
  • Patent number: 10143302
    Abstract: A method for machining a plurality of surfaces of a respective plurality of drawers in an article of furniture includes mounting the article of furniture to a support structure to form a work piece, positioning the work piece on a base of a vertical gantry router in an orientation such that the plurality of surfaces are generally perpendicular to a cutting head of the vertical gantry router, and machining the plurality of surfaces with the vertical gantry router until the plurality of surfaces are substantially flat and substantially coplanar with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Fink, Blake Porto, Mark Prince
  • Patent number: 10138304
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the extractable rubber content of non-Hevea plant matter that entail the use of particular forms of hammer milling and/or roller milling in an increase in the amount of rubber that can be extracted from the resulting plant matter such as by organic solvent extraction or aqueous extraction are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods are for increasing the extractable rubber content of guayule plant matter, and entail the use of particular forms of hammer milling in combination with roller milling and flaking to increase the amount of rubber that can be extracted from the guayule plant matter such as by organic solvent extraction or aqueous extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale
  • Patent number: 10124373
    Abstract: In a rotary classifier and a vertical mill, a rotary separator (33) is configured such that plural rotary blades (43) are fixed to an outer circumference portion at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction between an upper support frame (41) and a lower support frame (42), which have a disk-like shape, wherein a tilted surface (52), which tilts at an acute angle relative to a tangent line (T) to a rotation locus (G1) on an outer circumference side and includes a concave portion (51) formed between an outer end (43a) and an inner end (43b), is formed on a front surface of each of the rotary blades (43) in a rotating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuichiro Daimaru, Manabu Oda, Kenichi Arima, Shinji Matsumoto, Takashi Tsutsuba
  • Patent number: 10124344
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. A paper feed mechanism feeds paper that is separated from the stack by a stack separation mechanism to the cutter elements. The feed and separation mechanisms can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the stack separation mechanism moves in an alternating manner between retracted and extended positions to disengage and engage and insert the stack to separate (with its edge) paper therefrom to feed to the feed mechanism for shredding. The paper stack separation mechanism can move in an non-undulating manner relative to the stack. A device for stripping stapled pages, a pivotable support plate, and pressure plate can also be used, as well as a number of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: FELLOWES, INC.
    Inventors: Xiao Guang Xu, Jian Liang Lyu, Tai Hoon K. Matlin
  • Patent number: 10118531
    Abstract: Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for use in loading power equipment such as log splitting apparatuses onto cargo trailers or the like in manners that increase the number of assembled log splitting apparatuses that can be loaded onto the cargo trailers (or otherwise result in more efficient loading of assembled log splitting apparatuses onto the cargo trailers) while facilitating assembled presentation of the log splitting apparatuses after unloading from the cargo trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Frictionless World LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Banjo, Benjamin Zywicki
  • Patent number: 10105710
    Abstract: A meat grinder has a motor assembly and a grinding assembly. The motor assembly has a motor. The motor has an output axle having an annular abutting surface. The grinding assembly is securely connected with the motor assembly and has a grinding tube, a threaded rod, a blade, and an extrusion panel. The grinding tube is connected to the casing of the motor assembly and has an annular connecting base. The threaded rod is rotatably mounted in the grinding tube and has a connection segment. The connection segment is mounted through the connecting base, is connected with the output axle of the motor, and is stepped in section to form an annular abutting shoulder. The abutting shoulder is formed around the connecting segment and abuts the annular abutting surface of the output axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10058871
    Abstract: A ball mill is provided comprising at least two milling cup retainers arranged on a machine base plate, each milling cup retainer being designed for a milling cup clamped in the milling cup retainer in a lying position, each milling cup having end-face milling cup ends and a filling of balls as milling bodies and comprising a drive that causes an out-of-phase rotational motion between the milling cup retainers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: RETSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Pankratz, Stefan Mähler, Matthias Niewind, Frank Janetta
  • Patent number: 10045491
    Abstract: A stump grinding wheel assembly having a disk-like wheel body. A plurality of bilateral mounting stations integral with the wheel body and arranged into spiral cluster groups. Each spiral cluster having an inner mounting station and at least one middle mounting station and an outer mounting station. The inner mounting stations are thicker than the middle mounting stations, which are thicker than the outer mounting stations. A pair of opposing side-cutters are disposed on each left and right side of the mounting stations. A separate plunge-cutter may be included with each spiral cluster. The bilateral mounting stations produce conically-helical cutting paths using identical side-cutters. The unequal width of the inner and middle and outer mounting stations enables better management of cutting forces in side cutting mode, which produces smoother operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Green Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian P. Holly, Kevin J. Green
  • Patent number: 9907237
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use with a stump cutting apparatus. Cutting assembly including a plurality of tool holders and cutting tools supported in said tool holders. The tool holders placed in a side-by-side relationship on at least one side of the cutting wheel. Further, in an alternative example a single tool holder supports multiple cutting tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Green Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Green, Brian P. Holly
  • Patent number: 9802332
    Abstract: A jig for profiling the end of an elongate workpiece, especially a coping or crown molding section, comprises a support for a sample to be copied, and for a profiling comb to be pushed against the sample to define a cam surface. A cutting tool can be mounted to follow a path defined by the cam surface, to cut the workpiece end to match the shape of the cam surface. The profiling comb is movable between a first position facing the sample support to form a profile and a second position in which the profile can contact the cam follower on the movable mounting. In its second position the comb extends at an acute angle to the longitudinal direction of the workpiece support, which is configured to support the workpiece at an acute angle about its longitudinal axis corresponding to the angle at which the comb is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SCRIBE MASTER LIMITED
    Inventor: Colin Roy Davey