Patents Assigned to Henry Balfour & Co.
  • Lautering apparatus
    Patent number: 4327631
    Abstract: A rotary lautering machine is provided vertical blades, each blade having a pivotally attached sweeping foot. The sweeping feet are rotated from a first lautering position to a second sweeping position by pressure exerted on the feet by material in the lautering vessel. When the lautering machine rotates in one direction, the feet pivot to the lautering position. When the machine rotates in the opposite direction, the feet pivot to the sweeping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Henry Balfour & Co.
    Inventors: David K. Smith, Nigel Harlow, Samuel W. Maxfield, James Mitchell