Patents Examined by Mark Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 9266171
    Abstract: A grinding roll includes a core comprising an external surface, and at least one wear resistant article adapted for use as a working surface that is removably attached to the external surface of the core. The at least one wear resistant article comprises a metal matrix composite comprising a plurality of inorganic particles dispersed in a metal matrix material comprising one of a metal and a metal alloy, and a plurality of hard elements interspersed in the metal matrix composite. The wear resistance of the metal matrix composite is less than the wear resistance of the hard elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Prakash K. Mirchandani, Morris E. Chandler
  • Patent number: 9266111
    Abstract: A lifter bar assembly for a crushing mill is disclosed including: a plurality of lifter bar segments; the segments being arranged to be installed adjacent to one another to form a lifter bar; wherein each of the segments are of a weight which can be safely handled by a team of two people.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.
    Inventors: Terry Cox, Daniel Watt, Graeme Hazell
  • Patent number: 9266114
    Abstract: A grinding machine for grinding foodstuffs, such as meat or the like, includes an orifice plate at the outlet of a grinding head. The orifice plate has collection passages that discharge a mixture of soft material and hard material through the orifice plate. A separator assembly is located downstream of the orifice plate for separating the soft material from the hard material. The separator assembly includes a tapered, perforated separator chamber that receives the mixture of soft material and hard material, in combination with a rotatable separator screw located within the separator chamber. Rotation of the separator screw functions to separate the soft material from the hard material and force the soft material through the perforations in the separator chamber. An adjustment arrangement enables the axial position of the separator screw to be adjusted within the separator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: WEILER AND COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Nick J. Lesar, E. William Wight
  • Patent number: 9267626
    Abstract: A threaded sink flange assembly for a food waste disposer includes a threaded sink flange, a sink flange nut, an upper mounting flange and a retainer. The threaded sink flange has a tubular body portion that has an externally threaded portion and a plurality of radially outwardly projecting mounting ledges with gaps therebetween. The sink flange nut is internally threaded with threaded portions interspersed with gaps, there being at least a gap corresponding to each mounting ledge. The upper mounting flange is annular having a top ring with a plurality of radially inwardly extending mounting projections. The mounting projections are received on the mounting ledges when the upper mounting flange is assembled to the threaded sink flange. A plurality of flanges extend from a bottom of an outer wall of the upper mounting flange with each flange having a radially outwardly extending inclined mounting ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Brian J. Falcone, Jerry G. Ryder, Walter Bennage, Ping Yuan
  • Patent number: 9266112
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the reclaiming of carpet waste material. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for reclaiming carpet components such as yarn, tufting primary, binder, and secondary backing from post industrial and post consumer carpet waste in a substantially continuous flow process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: John J. M. Rees, Edward Huitt, Leonard Lee Hixon, Christopher Scott Sirmans
  • Patent number: 9261168
    Abstract: A dual condiment grinder contains: a body, a transmitting mechanism, a covering assembly, and a grinding mechanism. The body includes a first chamber and a second chamber, the grinding mechanism includes a first transmission column and a second transmission column. The covering assembly includes an inner cover and an outer cover. The body includes a first retaining recess and a second retaining recess. The transmitting mechanism includes a holder, a pressing member, a rotary shaft, a main gear, a left gear, a right gear, a first transmission gear, and a second transmitting gear. The main gear does not mesh with the left gear and the right gear, the first transmission gear does not mesh with the second transmitting gear, and the first transmission gear and the second transmitting gear mesh with the main gear respectively, such that two different ingredients are ground in the first chamber and the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Heng-De Yang
  • Patent number: 9260349
    Abstract: The invention solves the problem of obtainment of binding agent for mass of shape constriction elements, consisting of the fact, that preferably calcium sulfate, preferably calcium oxide, preferably zinc oxide, are initially mixed in mechanical mixer, and after thorough mixing, the obtained dry mass shall be subjected to the effects of ultrasonic stationary wave. The binding agent for mass for production of shaped construction elements, in accordance with the invention, consists of 65-86% of weight, preferably of calcium sulfate, 15-35% of weight, preferably of calcium oxide and 0.1-0.7% of weight, preferably of zinc oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HCH SPOLKA ZO.O.
    Inventors: Andrzej Haintze, Jerzy Haintze
  • Patent number: 9254490
    Abstract: A process for treating fly ash to activate the fly ash so that it may be used as a substitute for Portland cement, with the process including the use of a specialized rotary mill having variably sized and shaped media to increase the surface area of one fly ash component by grinding, avoiding milling a second fly ash component, while roughing up the surface of the second component to increase its surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: VHSC, LTD.
    Inventor: Clinton Wesley Pike, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9254492
    Abstract: A grinder having an adjustable screen arrangement. The adjustable screen arrangement including two screens independently positionable in a number of positions relative to a grinding drum. Each screen further having a leading end independently positionable relative a trailing end of the screen. The adjustable screen arrangement allowing for selectively varied clearances between the screens and the grinding drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: John Gary Gardner, Darin Lyn Dux
  • Patent number: 9248453
    Abstract: A cutting tooth for a rotary cutter that has a mounting bore arranged such that when a fastener disposed in the mounting bore is used to attach the cutting tooth to a tooth holder, the cutting tooth is attached into the holder so as to pull both a rear trailing surface and a bottom radially inner surface into tight contact with abutting surfaces of the tooth holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Pfoltner, Gary W. Kappel
  • Patent number: 9249031
    Abstract: Methods are provided for beneficially reusing a paint-saturated filter aid, such as paint-saturated alkaline earth metal carbonates, as a substitute in applications requiring virgin alkaline earth metal carbonates. The paint-saturated filter aid is prepared by re-milling paint-saturated filter aid to a predetermined size to produce re-milled particles suitable for reuse in a variety of applications, including flooring, concrete, and the like. Also provided are flooring materials including re-milled particles of a paint-saturated filter aid characterized by one or more of: a median particle size (D50) of about 1 to about 50 microns; less than about 5% of the re-milled particles being retained on a 200 mesh screen; or a top cut size (D90) of about 5 to about 300 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: J.M. Huber Corporation
    Inventors: Lane George Shaw, Anthony Craig Gentile
  • Patent number: 9250597
    Abstract: A foreign matter removing apparatus includes: a removing plate disposed above a recording medium carriage path, a first sensor and a second sensor which interpose the removing plate therebetween at equal distances in a carriage direction of the recording medium and are disposed on both sides of the recording medium carriage direction, a first plate and a second plate which come in contact with each other at a position below the removing plate, and are disposed at positions opposed to the first sensor and the second sensor while interposing the recording medium carriage path therebetween so as to be opened and closed in a direction perpendicular to the recording medium carriage direction, a first driving roller disposed between the first sensor and the removing plate, and a second driving roller disposed between the second sensor and the removing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuchihashi, Isao Yahata, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Taguchi, Ken Iguchi, Hiroyuki Taki
  • Patent number: 9241598
    Abstract: Provided is a static food cutting element including a hollow body having an inlet opening in which are arranged food cutting means, and also a discharge outlet. It includes a through-window formed in a lower part of the hollow body, and at least one lengthwise edge of the through-window forms a unit for guiding the cut foods towards the discharge outlet. Also provided is a cutting tool including such a static cutting element and also to an electric appliance including such a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Rouyer, Nicolas Suberbie, Jean-Marie Lafond
  • Patent number: 9243148
    Abstract: A method for preparing a pigment dispersion includes milling a starting pigment dispersion containing a pigment and optionally a carrier and a dispersant with milling media having an average particle size of about 100 ?m or less, until a final pigment dispersion having at least one of a desired pigment average particle size and a desired pigment particle size distribution is obtained; optionally separating the milling media from the final pigment dispersion; and optionally diluting the final pigment dispersion to obtain a desired pigment particle concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, C. Geoffrey Allen, Naveen Chopra, Michelle N. Chretien, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Jenny Eliyahu
  • Patent number: 9238228
    Abstract: A cone crusher having a frame, an outer blade adapted to be locked to the frame, an inner blade eccentrically and vertically movable relative to the outer blade, and the inner blade and the outer blade define there between a crushing chamber, a main shaft which is stationary relative to the frame, an eccentric bearing-mounted on the main shaft, a support cone on which the inner blade is arranged, and an adjustment shaft by means of which the support cone is vertically movable from below. A hollow space is arranged inside the main shaft, the adjustment shaft is arranged to the hollow space, a load cylinder is arranged to a lower end of the main shaft which load cylinder comprises an adjustment piston acting to a lower end of the adjustment shaft, a pressure medium supply is arranged to a pressure volume under the adjustment piston for moving vertically the adjustment shaft, and a lubricant supply is arranged above the adjustment piston for directing lubricant via the hollow space to targets to be lubricated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Metso Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimmo Anttila, Antti Harju, Kari Kuvaja, Aki Lautala, Mika Peltonen
  • Patent number: 9234090
    Abstract: A method for preparing a pigment dispersion includes a) adding a pigment, a surfactant, and a solvent into a vessel, b) adding magnetic particles into the vessel; and c) applying a varying magnetic field to move the magnetic particles to mill down pigment particle size. A system for preparing a pigment dispersion includes a) a vessel for holding a solution comprising pigment particles, a surfactant and a solvent, b) magnetic particles added to the solution, c) a source for applying a varying magnetic field to move the magnetic particles to mill down pigment particle size, and d) a collector for collecting the magnetic particles for re-using at a later time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Ke Zhou, Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Yulin Wang
  • Patent number: 9227196
    Abstract: Herein disclosed in a method comprising: shearing a feed comprising a solid component in a high shear device to produce a product, at least a portion of which comprises sheared solids; and separating at least some of the sheared solids from the product to produce a component-reduced product, wherein the solid component in the feed stream comprises a first particle density, and wherein the sheared solids in the product comprise a second particle density greater than the first particle density. In some embodiments, the solid component of the feed comprises gas trapped therein, and wherein at least a portion of said gas is released from the solid component upon shearing. Herein also is disclosed a method of comminuting solids in a feed stream comprising a solid component by processing the feed stream in a high shear device to produce a product stream comprising comminuted solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: H R D Corporation
    Inventors: Abbas Hassan, Aziz Hassan, Rayford G. Anthony, Gregory G. Borsinger
  • Patent number: 9227193
    Abstract: A chopper assembly for harvesting equipment including a rotary chopper device with a plurality of knives and a cylindrical chopper grate assembly spaced from the rotary chopper to form a passageway for crop residue. The chopper grate assembly includes a plurality of slots extending in the direction of crop residue flow. A knife bank assembly includes a plurality of knife elements aligned with and insertable in the slots with the knife bank assembly being displaceable toward and between a position where the bank knife elements are fully inserted through the slots into the passageway and a position where they are substantially clear of the passageway. A deflector is provided for covering the slots and the deflector is displaceable with the knife elements to uncover the slots as the knife elements are displaced through the slots and into the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Dilts, Nathan E. Isaac, Craig E. Murray, Nicholas S. Shane
  • Patent number: 9227192
    Abstract: A chipper striker assembly allowing for the adjustment of the striker blade. The chipper striker assembly having a base capable of attachment to a rotor, an adjustment portion connected to the base, and a striker blade, wherein the adjustment portion is capable of connection to the base in a plurality of adjustment positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventors: David Roy, Daniel Roy, Norm Roy
  • Patent number: 9220798
    Abstract: Hazardous waste is treated by shredding and then passing the material through an enclosure by means of a conveyor through direct steam impingement. The enclosure is maintained at a pressure greater than or equal to atmospheric pressure in order to maintain steam temperature at or above 212° F. Pressure locks are positioned at an inlet and discharge of the enclosure. The pressure locks allow transport of waste material into and out of the enclosure while maintaining a pressure differential between the interior and exterior of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BioSafe Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Randall G. McKee, Phillip Mervis, Brandon Ross