Patents Examined by Leonel Vasquez
  • Patent number: 8544774
    Abstract: A method of protecting a roller crusher, having two rollers separated by a gap, from uncrushable objects is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: detecting an uncrushable object in an in-feed stream of material, opening a gap between the rollers to a by-pass width, which is significantly larger than an operational width, such that the uncrushable object is permitted to pass through the gap, restricting an in-feed to the gap, such that material is fed to the gap at a restricted in-feed rate, determining that the uncrushable object has passed through the gap, reducing the gap to the operational width, and opening the in-feed to the gap, such that material is fed to the gap at an operational in-feed rate. A roller crusher having a protective system for protecting the roller crusher from uncrushable objects is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harbold, Vadim Reznitchenko
  • Patent number: 8528844
    Abstract: A roller mill for grinding particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials includes a mill housing, a substantially horizontal and stationary grinding table, and a number of rollers each rotating about a roller shaft which is connected to a rotatable vertical shaft centrally positioned relative to the stationary grinding table. The rollers are configured for interactive operation with the grinding table. The grinding table is stationary. The roller mill also includes at least one first device utilized for introducing gases into the mill housing and at least one second device for continuously diverting ground material suspended in gases out of the mill housing. As a consequence hereof, the process for the roller mill with a stationary grinding table will be continuous and the diameter of the grinding table will not be subject to limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: FLSmidth A/S
    Inventors: Bent Horning, Alexander Helm
  • Patent number: 8517296
    Abstract: The roller grinding mill for comminuting brittle grinding stock includes at least one grinding roller which co-operates with a counter-face in such a manner that the grinding stock is comminuted between the grinding roller and the counter-face and a pressing system for applying a force to the grinding stock via the grinding roller. The pressing system includes: at least one hydropneumatic store and at least one dual-articulation actuating cylinder. The dual-articulation actuating cylinder is connected to the hydropneumatic store and has two pistons and a housing which acts as a coupling rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Polysius AG
    Inventors: Daniel Frerich, Nils Hörster, Alexander Peters, Ludwig Könning, Thomas Rüther
  • Patent number: 8500356
    Abstract: A binding device includes binding rod portions, coupling portions for coupling a plurality of the binding rod portions, and an axis portion serving as a center upon opening/closing of binding rods. The coupling portions have lower portions to which the axis portion is provided at a position close to base portions of the binding rods so that a leaf bound at the binding rod portions can be flipped along the binding rods and flipped through 360 degrees and leaves can make contact with each other with the axis portion sandwiched therebetween. The axis portion includes a shaft portion and receiving portions for the shaft portion. The receiving portions are provided to the coupling portions the shaft portion is disposed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Lihit Lab., Inc.
    Inventors: Kanji Tanaka, Yoshiteru Arimoto, Mitsunori Maeda
  • Patent number: 8469297
    Abstract: The airflow classifier includes a dispersing chamber dispersing a powdery raw material with high pressure air; a classifying chamber located below the dispersing chamber and including a center core located on an upper portion thereof and a separator core having an opening at a center thereof and located on a lower portion of the classifying chamber to subject the raw material, which is fed from the dispersing chamber, to centrifugal classification to classify the raw material into coarse particles and fine particles; a fine particle feeding pipe connected with a lower portion of the opening of the separator core; a shield ring to cover an upper portion of the opening; and a louver pipe which is located above the shield ring and in which plural blades are arranged on an edge of the opening at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyasu Makino
  • Patent number: 8459079
    Abstract: An auto-scraping apparatus for a work piece of a hard rail has a tracking device, a driving device and a tool device. The tracking device has a connecting frame, a moving frame, a lifting frame and a tool frame. The moving frame is movably connected to the connecting frame. The lifting frame is movably connected to the moving frame. The tool frame is rotatably connected to the lifting frame. The driving device is connected to the tracking device and has two linear motion units and a rotating motion unit. One of the linear motion units drives the moving frame and the other linear motion unit drives the lifting frame. The rotating motion unit is mounted in the tool frame and has a rotating shaft. The tool device is detachably connected to the driving device and has a tool carrier and a relieving tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: National Formosa University, Cheng Shiu University
    Inventors: Ying-Chien Tsai, Jia-Hao Li, Jeng-Nan Lee, Wen-Yuh Jywe
  • Patent number: 8439289
    Abstract: A cheese shredding apparatus has a table top with a rolling platform that uses 2 pairs of beveled wheels. A partitioned hopper for containing blocks of cheese. A pair of cutting grids located at opposite ends of a cutting block. A pair of push cube modules. A motor powers the rolling platform by way of a cam which converts a rotational motion from the motor into a linear motion which actuates the back and fro motion of the rolling platform. The beveled wheels roll on a pair of tracks which are held within the table top frame. The beveled wheels maintain a very precise and accurate tracking motion of the rolling platform as they move back and forth as guided by the tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventor: Steeve Fontaine
  • Patent number: 8408036
    Abstract: A roll-flanging tool, including a bearing structure having a connector, by which the tool can be connected via a connection plane to an actuator which can be moved spatially. A first arm and a second arm are spread apart from each other and connected to each other in a connection portion which includes the connector. A first flanging roller is mounted on an end of the first arm which faces away from the connection plane, such that it can be rotated about a first rotational axis which extends along the first arm and pierces the connection plane. A second flanging roller is mounted on an end of the second arm which faces away from the connection plane, such that it can be rotated about a second rotational axis. The first rotational axis intersects or crosses a perpendicular dropped onto the second rotational axis, in or on the roll-flanging tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: FFT Edag Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Reith, Detlef Todzey, Albert Ritz
  • Patent number: 8398353
    Abstract: A print server checks a job ticket for a print job to be processed. When a method of printing set in the printing attributes of the job ticket is case binding, a first thickness of a bookblock is calculated using the paper type set in the printing attributes. The print server calculates a second thickness of a bookblock using the paper type after a change. The print server changes the paper type set in the job ticket when the difference between the first thickness and the second thickness is within a permissible range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuo Mori
  • Patent number: 8375762
    Abstract: A stripper device for can drawing and ironing apparatus can remove a drawn and ironed can material from a punch without causing buckling (curl and wrinkle) on the material. Each finger (2) is split into three small fingers (21), and an axial end of each small finger (21) is engaged with the lower part of a rocking arm (3) with an elastic member (24) in between. A head portion (33) of each rocking arm (3) is engaged with a cam portion (42) of a cam ring (4) to allow the finger (2) to be driven independently each other. Each rocking arm (3) is biased by an arm spring (32) in the direction of opening the small finger (21), while the small finger (21) is biased by a finger spring (22) in the direction of its closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Funatsuki, Hidekazu Tomaru, Susumu Sakamoto, Toshiki Okuda
  • Patent number: 8359897
    Abstract: A method for making a shielding member includes steps. One step is providing a metal plate. Another step is making the shielding member from the metal plate by stamping. The shielding member includes two shielding plates. Each shielding plate includes a base portion, a first extending portion, a second extending portion and at least one third extending portion. The first extending portion and the second extending portion extend from opposite ends of the base portion. The at least one third extending portion extends from the base portion and positioned between the first extending portion and the second extending portion. The shielding plates connect with each other. The first to third extending portions of one shielding plate are located in alternate positions relative the first to third extending portions of the other shielding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Da-Long Sun