Patents Assigned to Conair, Inc.
  • Compounding blender for plastic materials
    Patent number: 4723849
    Abstract: A blending apparatus in which vertically spaced members are located below vertically spaced material sweep blades to prevent the materials which are being mixed from accumulating on the walls of the chamber in which the mixing occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Boring
  • Apparatus for transporting pneumatically suspended particulates from a source to a plurality of receivers
    Patent number: 4422810
    Abstract: An apparatus of transporting pneumatically suspended particulates from a source to a plurality of receivers and, more particularly, an apparatus for such conveying offering an improved means to minimize material blockage of the primary and branch delivery conduits when switching primary feed of the suspended particulates from one receiver to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Boring
  • Vacuum material transporting system
    Patent number: 4415297
    Abstract: A vacuum material transporting system and more particularly, a vacuum material transporting system having an improved dust collecting means for collecting lightweight fines which are carried over from the main material stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Boring
  • Rotary blade assembly for pelletizer assembly
    Patent number: 4360168
    Abstract: A rotary blade assembly for a pelletizer assembly and more particularly such a blade assembly for use with a pelletizer assembly having a plurality of rotating blades which are cooperable with a stationery bed knife assembly to pelletize material being fed thereto with an improved means for positioning and releasably retaining the rotary blades with respect to the rotating blade carrier member or rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell I. Peterson, Jr.
  • Auger feed device
    Patent number: 4352426
    Abstract: An auger feed device, and more particularly an open auger feed device for feeding scrap material to a comminution means and which includes improved means to aid in the prevention of pinch type personnel injuries, as well as to improve feeding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell I. Peterson, Jr.
  • Comminution device
    Patent number: 4200243
    Abstract: A comminution device having an improved means for displacing the loading hopper to obtain access to the interior of the comminution device from the upper end thereof as well as an improved means for controlling actuation of the comminution assembly and an improved arrangement for material discharge therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell I. Peterson, Jr.
  • Material loading device
    Patent number: 4200415
    Abstract: A material loading device and more particularly a device for the transportation of pulverant, finely divided or granular material from a source of such material to a material receiving loader and which includes an improved structure for collecting lightweight fines which separate from the main material stream and reintroducing substantially all of such fines to the material receiving hopper of the loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Boring
  • Comminution device
    Patent number: 4151960
    Abstract: A comminution device having an improved means for supporting and gaining access to the sizing screen as well as an improved arrangement for material discharge from such comminution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1979
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell T. Peterson, Jr.
  • Transporting device and method of transporting
    Patent number: 4131319
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bulk material unloader and more particularly to a device, such as a probe or pick-up tube, for conveying a fluidized particulate or pulverant material in an improved manner and an improved method of transporting such particulate or pulverant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1978
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Klos
  • Comminution device
    Patent number: 4062500
    Abstract: A Comminution Device having a comminution structure comprising relatively movable portions with such portions being accoustically isolated from the remaining structure of such device other than the power input shaft to the comminution structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell I. Peterson, Jr.
  • Comminution device
    Patent number: 4043514
    Abstract: A Comminution Device in which the comminution structure has its upper portion enclosed during operation within a movable cover which cover controls the actuation of the flywheel to prevent rotation of the flywheel when opening the cover is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell I. Peterson, Jr.
  • Vacuum loader system
    Patent number: 3954303
    Abstract: A vacuum loader system and more particularly an improved means for metering a predetermined quantity of color concentrates and/or pelletized additives to a virgin or virgin-regrind mixture in a vacuum loader system of a type utilized in transporting materials used in plastic molding processes from the respective storage bins thereof to a plastic processing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Conair, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas James Boring