Patents Examined by Faye Francis
  • High slurry density hydraulic disassociation system
    Patent number: 11213829
    Abstract: A comminution system for heterogeneous materials includes pumps, a source of liquid in fluid communication with the pumps, a source of heterogeneous material, a mixer to combine the heterogeneous material and the liquid, and nozzles in fluid communication with the pumps, respectively. The pumps are in straight-line alignment with the nozzles. The nozzles receiving the heterogeneous material combined with the liquid direct the combined slurry to an impact zone where the fractions of the heterogeneous material are disassociated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Coates, John Lee
  • Device and method for comminuting bulk material grains
    Patent number: 11213828
    Abstract: A device for comminuting bulk material grains (K) having a first element, designed as a rotor having a cylindrical circumferential surface with a first surface (31) and a first receiving portion (41), and a second element designed as a shear strip (51) having a second surface (61) and a second receiving portion (71), and a supply unit. The first and the second surfaces (31, 61) lie parallel to and face one another. The first and second elements are relatively movable between first and second positions (P1, P2) in a plane of the first and the second surfaces (31, 61). In the first position (P1), the first and second receiving portion (41, 71) communicate with one another, via a passage (9) forming a receptacle, in which the bulk material grain (K) can be positioned, and, upon moving to the second position (P2), a cross section of the passage (9) is narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: BÜHLER AG
    Inventors: Simon Künzle, Daniel Rickenbach
  • Herb grinder and blades for herb grinder
    Patent number: 11207695
    Abstract: A grinder has a bottom with a first row of first asymmetrical blades extending from the bottom. A top of the grinder has a second row of second asymmetrical blades extending from the top. The first asymmetrical blades and second asymmetrical blades are triangle shaped. A first side of each blade has one point, and a second side of each blade has two points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Superior Precision Engineering LLC
    Inventor: Brandon Breneman
  • Blending apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 11206951
    Abstract: Blending devices can be used to blend material directly in a container such as a disposable container, such as a paper or plastic cup. In some instances, a disposable container can be coupled to an adapter that includes a blade assembly to blend a food product. The food product can be blended directly within the container when the container is coupled to the adapter and supported with a support sleeve that at least partially surrounds an exterior of the disposable container. In further instances, a stand can selectively couple with multiple different sizes of sleeves and disposable containers to the adapter. The food product can be blended directly within the disposable container without causing damage or flex to the disposable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: IDEYA LABS, LLC
    Inventors: B. Shawn Elgaaen, Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., C. David Voorhees, Javier E. Jimenez, Tyson D. Triplett
  • Bale processing system
    Patent number: 11202412
    Abstract: A bale processing apparatus include a frame, a bale hopper defining a bale chamber for receiving a bale, a bale shredding assembly including a shredding rotor rotatable in a rotor chamber, and a bale movement assembly configured to move a bale in the bale chamber toward the bale feed opening and the shredding rotor. In embodiments, the apparatus may be mountable on support arms of a loader such that the bale processing apparatus is liftable off of the ground surface, and may include a rotor operating assembly may be mounted on the frame and configured to rotate the shredding rotor, and the operating assembly may include an engine fully mounted on the frame such that the frame and the engine may be removed as a unit from the loader. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Ethen D Wentz
  • Comminuting device
    Patent number: 11203020
    Abstract: A comminuting device for solids-conducting liquids includes a housing with an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a housing interior extending from the inlet opening to the outlet opening, a first comminuting shaft extending through the housing interior and arranged to rotate about a first comminuting axis. A second comminuting shaft extends through the housing interior and is arranged to rotate about a second comminuting axis. A screening device has a screening wall comprising a plurality of slots arranged in the housing interior adjacent to the first comminuting shaft. A clearing device has a plurality of clearing elements which can be moved relative to the screening wall along a movement path and which extend through the plurality of slots starting from a clearing shaft arranged on one side of the filter wall to at least one portion of the movement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: VOGELSANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Torsten Burhorst, Markus Kolbeck
  • Waste system including disposal with multiple inlets
    Patent number: 11198995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a waste system including a disposal with multiple inlets that can receive water and waste materials from multiple basins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FB Global Plumbing Group LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Douglas Dodd, Matthew J. Lance
  • Striking tool and rotor fitted therewith for a machine for crushing metal objects or stone materials
    Patent number: 11198131
    Abstract: A striking tool for crushing metal or stone materials, where the striking tool is manufactured from an iron-based material and includes a bearing section, into which a bearing opening is formed around a pivot axis and includes a striking section which is exposed to a striking load by contact with the material to be crushed, and a rotor equipped therewith for a machine to crush metal or stone materials. The striking tool improves with the ability of its bearing section to absorb the dynamic loads acting on the striking tool. The bearing opening has a support section, on whose inner circumferential surface the striking tool is mounted for its swing movement around the pivot axis and has an extension section, which is connected to the support section and the bearing opening is extended in the direction of the striking section with respect to the support section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Mayer, Stephan O. Mayer
  • Compact cold-press grinder
    Patent number: 11197570
    Abstract: A compact cold press grinder that fits within a user's hand that includes a cold press grinder and a container that holds consumables, such as fruits, vegetables, seeds, aquatic plants, and/or other nutritious consumable. The cold press grinder crushes and grinds the consumables to a liquid paste or juice using friction forces, shear forces and pressure (e.g. hydraulic press). The cold press grinder includes a housing that is removably attachable to the container. The cold press grinder may include an input for receiving the consumables within the container and a plurality of nip roller pairs that grind the consumables. The cold press grinder has one output to output the consumable as is or the liquid paste or the juice prepared by the cold press grinder and does not include an output to output consumable waste products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: GreenOnyx LTD
    Inventors: Benjamin Shoham, Moshe Peles, Tsipi Shoham
  • Vertical roller-type grinding blade and grinder including same
    Patent number: 11197582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for a vertical roller grinding blade and a grinder including the same, the blade including an outer blade having a hollow space formed therein; and an inner blade which can be installed to be rotated by a rotating shaft in the hollow space of the outer blade and includes at least two eccentric rollers installed to each other such that a center line and a rotation axis of each of the at least two eccentric rollers are misaligned and eccentric to each other, wherein the center lines of the at least two eccentric rollers are misaligned and eccentric to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hyuk Beom Yoon
  • Smart grinder
    Patent number: 11191296
    Abstract: A electronic grinder includes a main body and a grinding and dispensing chamber. The top of the main body open but covered by a cap. The main chamber includes a motor connected to a magnetically attached removable blade and propeller. The blade and propeller extend into the chamber when the grinder is assembled. When the cap is closed, the blade and propeller grinds material placed in the chamber and pull air down toward the blade and propeller. When the cap is opened, the blade and propeller function as a fan to generate airflow toward the top of the chamber to dispense ground material out of the chamber. The grinder can also include a microcontroller, a communications device, an infrared volume sensor, a scale, an audible buzzer, a vibration buzzer, and one or more sanitizing LED lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TRI Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Benyamin Abehasera
  • Block ice shaver
    Patent number: 11193707
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains generally to shave ice confection machines and processes, and more particularly to a block ice shaving apparatus, system and method whereby an improved blade and blade assembly produce more consistent output with increase machine life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Snowie LLC
    Inventor: Carl A. Rupp
  • Dual-shaft shredder having a quick-change device
    Patent number: 11192115
    Abstract: A shredding device is provided comprising two shredding shafts arranged parallel to each other with shredding elements arranged thereon, wherein the shredding shafts are preferably rotatable mechanically synchronized to each other. A shaft-side coupling element is connected to a respective first end of the shredding shafts. The shredding device includes a housing with a housing-side coupling element is provided that can be coupled to the shaft-side coupling element. The shredding device includes a displacement device enabling displacement of the shredding shafts for decoupling and coupling the shaft-side coupling element from or to the housing-side coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MANUEL LINDNER
    Inventors: Manuel Lindner, Peter Schiffer, Mario Fritz
  • Distribution metering device for a roller mill, roller mill with such a distribution metering device, method for grinding grinding stock, and roller mill comprising a switching cabinet with a cooling system
    Patent number: 11185867
    Abstract: A distribution metering device (I) for a roller mill which includes a housing (2) with at least one grinding stock inlet (3), at least one grinding stock outlet (4), and a feed roll (5) which is arranged in the housing (2) for metering grinding stock into a grinding gap of the roller mill through the grinding stock outlet (4). The feed roll is rotatable about a feed roll axis (SA). A conveyor shaft (6) is arranged in the housing (2) for distributing grinding stock along the feed roll (5). The conveyor shaft is rotatable about a conveyor shaft axis (FA). The conveyor shaft axis (FA) is substantially parallel to the feed roll axis (SA), and a first fill state sensor (7) is arranged in the housing (2) for ascertaining a first grinding stock fill state of the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BÜHLER AG
    Inventors: Daniel Mark, Daniel Rickenbach, Stefan Salzmann
  • Hammer
    Patent number: 11185866
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed and pictured illustrate a hammer for comminuting various materials. The embodiments pictured and described herein are primarily for use with a rotatable hammermill assembly. The double end hammer includes a connection portion having a slot therein and two contact ends for delivery of energy to the material to be comminuted. The contact ends may be formed with a cavity therein. The contact ends may also be formed with an angle on the contact end periphery. The cavity and/or the angle on the contact end periphery may be used with hammers other than the double end hammers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Genesis III, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul, Daniel Paul, Siegfried K Veil
  • Electronic grinder
    Patent number: 11172785
    Abstract: An electronic grinder powered by a smartphone has an electronics housing removably attached to a container section. The electronics housing has a motor and a microcontroller powered by a smartphone connected by a universal serial bus connector. The container section is sealed at the top by an openable, swivel-mounted cap. The motor has a blade that extends into the container section. The blade connected to the motor by a magnetic connection and the blade is configured to grind material disposed in the container section when the container section is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TRI Innovations LLC
    Inventor: Benyamin Abehasera
  • Disperser plates with intermeshing teeth and outer refining section
    Patent number: 11174592
    Abstract: A disperser-refiner plate segment includes a refining section disposed radially outward from a dispersion section. Teeth in the dispersion section have a height that exceeds a height of refining bars in the refining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ANDRITZ INC.
    Inventor: Luc Gingras
  • Crushing apparatus
    Patent number: 11173495
    Abstract: A crushing apparatus includes a first rotary shaft member, a second rotary shaft member, a plurality of first rotary cutters, a plurality of second rotary cutters, a plurality of first spacers, and a plurality of second spacers, the first rotary cutters and the first spacers being alternately disposed in a first axis direction, the second rotary cutters and the second spacers being alternately disposed in the first axis direction, the first rotary cutters and the second rotary cutters each forming a tearing blade that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the first axis direction, a portion of each of the first rotary cutters and a portion of each of the second rotary cutters overlapping when viewed from the first axis direction, and a gap being provided between the first rotary cutter and the second rotary cutter in the first axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Kurata, Yoichi Miyasaka
  • Method and apparatus for preparing liquid suspensions and solutions from medications in pill or tablet form
    Patent number: 11166878
    Abstract: An apparatus for liquefying solid pills includes a grinder configured to grind the solid pills to a powder, a receptacle configured to attach to the grinder and to capture the powder, and a cap configured to attach to the receptacle. The cap includes a port therethrough in fluid connection with the receptacle. The port is configured to mate with a tip of a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hospi Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford Macy, Jr., Keith Wong, John Eaton, Igal Ladabaum
  • Roll film shredding device
    Patent number: 11161122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a roll film shredding device, and more specifically to a roll film shredding device which rapidly and effectively shreds a long object rolled up into a roll shape, and in particular twists and crumples an object and then performs a shredding operation, thereby effectively shredding an object even though the object is thin, flexible and viscid. The roll film shredding device according to the present invention includes a support frame; an object-to-be-shredded introducing member coupled to the support frame; an object-to-be-shredded twisting unit rotatably installed to the object-to-be-shredded introducing member and performing a twisting operation for an object to be shredded; a rotary driver driving the object-to-be-shredded twisting unit to rotate and perform the twisting operation; and a cutter cutting the object twisted by the object-to-be-shredded twisting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: IDP CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Changbum Kim, Junkyu Park