Abstract: An apparatus for shielding plants from adverse weather conditions includes a pair of telescopic elongated members, a pair of supporting members, and a shade member mountable on the pair of supporting members. Each of the pair of supporting members is disposed on a top end portion of a telescopic elongated member of the pair of telescopic elongated members. The shade member is capable of assuming an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. In the expanded configuration, the shade member is adapted to cover a plant lying adjacent the pair of telescopic members to shield the plant from the adverse weather conditions. In the contracted configuration, the shade member is adapted to uncover the plant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plant feeding apparatus for evenly discharging a feed solution. The plant feeding apparatus includes a feeding member having a downspout at a delivery end portion. The feeding member is capable of retaining the feed solution. Further, the plant feeding apparatus includes a tubular delivery member capable of transferring the feed solution therethrough. The tubular delivery member includes a first end section removably configured to the downspout of the feeding member, and a second tapered end section distal to the first end section. The second tapered end section is capable of penetrating into soil holding a plant. Further, the tubular delivery member includes a plurality of apertures configured proximal to the second tapered end section. The plurality of apertures is capable of evenly discharging the feed solution into the soil.

Abstract: A shutter used, for example, as a sunshade has blades that are pivotally coupled to frame members of the shutter by respective pivot shafts that are split longitudinally into upper and lower halves. The pivot shaft halves can be adjusted radially with respect to one another to take up free movement that might otherwise allow the blades to vibrate when the shutter is in use.

Abstract: Apparatus for raising and lowering a sash (14) relative to the frame of a sash window. The apparatus comprises at least one first pulley (34) for fixed attachment to the sash, at least one second pulley (36) for moveable engagement with the sash, a cord (44) which passes around and away from the first and second pulleys for attachment to a fixed point on the window frame (18), for operably linking the position of the sash relative to the window frame to the position of the second pulley(s) relative to the sash, and driving means (58) for moving the second pulley(s) relative to the sash, to thereby raise and lower the sash relative to the window frame.

Abstract: The present invention includes a sliding window assembly for a vehicle. The sliding window assembly comprises a first fixed panel configured for coupling with the vehicle and a second fixed panel configured for coupling with the vehicle. The second fixed panel is spaced from the first fixed panel to define an opening therebetween. A track is connected to the first fixed panel and to the second fixed panel and the track defines a U-shaped channel. The sliding window assembly also comprises a sliding panel disposed within the channel and moveable relative to the first and second fixed panels along the track for covering and uncovering the opening. The sliding window assembly further includes a channel seal having a finger contacting the sliding panel and a base extending from the finger and coupled to the track for sealing the channel from environmental elements.

Abstract: A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed panel and a sliding panel moveable relative to the fixed panel between an open position and a closed position. An elongated member is connected to the fixed panel and defines a channel extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end. The channel receives the sliding panel for movement of the sliding panel relative to the fixed panel. A rail is disposed in the channel along the longitudinal axis and is spaced along the longitudinal axis from the first end. The elongated member defines a drain hole molded into the elongated member in the channel. The drain hole is defined between the rail and the first end of the channel along the axis for draining water from the channel.

Abstract: A sliding panel for use in a sliding window assembly has a bottom edge in sliding engagement with the sliding window assembly. The sliding panel includes at least one bracket coupled to the sliding panel. A cable has a first end and a second end spaced from the first end with a body portion disposed therebetween with at least one of the first end, the second end, and the body portion molded within the bracket thereby coupling the cable to the bracket for transferring a force from the cable to the bracket to slide the sliding panel within the sliding window assembly.

Abstract: A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed panel and a sliding panel. A track includes a first side wall connected to the fixed panel and a second side wall spaced from and extending along the first side wall defining a channel therebetween. The channel receives the sliding panel for movement of the sliding panel relative to the fixed panel. A horizontal seal is coupled to the first side wall in the channel for sealing between the first side wall and the sliding panel. A vertical seal is affixed to the fixed panel and intersects the horizontal seal at an intersection in the channel. The vertical seal extends along the wall into the channel beyond the horizontal seal at the intersection for preventing the flow of water from the horizontal seal past the vertical seal and onto an interior side of the fixed panel.

Abstract: An abrasive sheet includes a fabric base, a first adhesive layer applied to the fabric base, a netted web attached to the first adhesive layer and having a plurality of web openings therein, a second adhesive layer applied to the netted web, an abrasive layer having a plurality of abrasive particles spread on the second adhesive layer, and a third adhesive layer applied to the abrasive layer. A method of making the abrasive sheet is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shelter module that is easy to set up and take down, and is intended, for example, as emergency accommodation to house persons who have become homeless as the result of natural events (earthquakes, fires, storms, tsunamis) or events of war. The invention furthermore relates to a shelter module that serves as a playhouse, animal housing, military or expedition accommodation, and the like. The shelter module is composed of hollow or textured chamber panels and has excellent inherent stability.

Abstract: The invention herein is a deflector for deflecting embers or moisture from the eave vents of a structure. The deflector consists of a frame sized to substantially cover at least one vent in an eave wherein the frame contains at least one door which is slideable along two opposing horizontal grooves separated by vertical braces. When the door is disposed in one extreme, the at least one vent is exposed, and when the door is disposed the opposite extreme, the at least one vent is covered. the at least one door may also include a tab for manipulating the door to one extreme or the opposite extreme.

Abstract: A set of construction material elements including gypsum board, plywood, studs, tracks and cement boards each contain markings on a front and rear face. The markings comprise a plurality of series of symbols including a first and second series of symbols that appear on the face at regular repeating intervals, such as every 12 or 16 inches aligned along a horizontal line, the first and second series being substantially parallel spaced a few inches away from one another. The symbols may be combinations of dots and bars wherein each dot represents an interval of one unit, and each bar represents an interval of five units. Each construction material element may also have a first series of numerals in ascending order at regular repeating intervals around a perimeter of the face and a second series of numerals in descending order at regular repeating intervals around the perimeter.

Abstract: A door security system serves to substantially improve the reliability of the entire door assemblies with non-standard doorjamb thicknesses. The system may comprise up to four or more components. An adjustable doorjamb shield may be mounted around a doorjamb on the side of the doorjamb corresponding to the door slab free swinging edge. Another adjustable doorjamb shield may also be mounted on a doorjamb on the hinge side of the door jamb. The adjustable shields comprise attachable sleeves that wrap on three sides around the door jamb to reinforce and stabilize the door system.

Abstract: A building curtain wall is formed by vertical frame members carrying panels of glass bridging the space between the members so that edges of the panels are mounted on the members. Each frame member is a hollow pultruded member defined by a thermo-set resin reinforced by reinforcing fibers including longitudinal rovings and a mat located at an exposed surface of the inner wall and the side walls of the generally rectangular member. The exterior surface is defined by the resin which is pigmented but uncoated. In order to provide a required finish to the exterior surfaces the inner wall and the side walls have a thickness of at least 0.090 inch with a difference in thickness therebetween which is less than 20%.

Abstract: An environmentally sustainable form-inclusion system that can be utilized in reinforced concrete structures. A goal of this invention is to provide structural systems that achieve the highest level of environmental sustainability by minimizing the structure's carbon footprint and embodied energy. This engineered form-inclusion system uses materials that might otherwise become waste in landfills. The system is designed to significantly reduce raw materials, labor for placement, and transportation of material for building construction. Materials used in this engineered system, that might otherwise be placed in landfills, include but are not limited to plastic bottles, bags, waste Styrofoam, packing materials, rubber tires, and other similar waste materials, preferably compressed or assembled into controlled shapes. The shapes of these forms can be spherical, square, rectangular, cylindrical, or any other, and are specifically engineered to provide form inclusions to significantly reduce the material (e.g.

Abstract: A wall panel system, which may be either a slat wall system or a smooth wall system, is provided. The system employs tongue and groove attachment means to conveniently attach the parts of the wall panel system to one another. A method of installing such a wall panel system is also provided.

Abstract: A fastening member is formed out of one steel sheet to comprise: a base plate portion constituting amount portion to be fixed to a building frame; a right support portion, a left support portion, a central support portion and a lower support portion that fix stably the exterior wall boards; a central horizontal raised portion and a downwardly bent portion that lock shiplap portions of an exterior wall board disposed below the fastening member; bearing portions and upper-board locking portions that lock the shiplap portions of exterior wall boards that are disposed above the fastening member; upwardly bent portions; and front plate portions. A waterproof material made of bentonite is provided at the left and right ends of the central horizontal raised portion, the top surfaces of the upwardly bent portions and the front surfaces of the front plate portions.

Abstract: A building block for a ventilated wall includes an elongated center portion flanked by a pair of substantially parallel side walls oriented substantially perpendicularly to the center portion. The center portion has a first vertical wall and a second sloped wall, the second sloped wall extending between a relatively thicker bottom wall of the center portion and a relatively thinner top wall of the center portion. The first wall is co-planar with first edges of the side walls. A stacked arrangement of such blocks, where adjacent blocks are inverted and reversed, establishes front-to-back air passages that do not provide a sight line, and which prevent rain from passing through. A mold assembly for manufacturing the blocks is also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tower for a wind turbine, comprising one or more tubular tower sections, having an outer jacket wall and an inward directed flange in its lower and upper ends, and at least one platform arranged inside the tower for facilitating access for maintenance and repairs to the inner of the tower and to the nacelle. The tower also comprises a support structure including at least three elongated tensile load carrying members, which each is attached in its upper end to the upper flange of the tower section and in its lower end to the lower flange of the tower section and which supports one or more platforms that are suspended by the tensile load carrying members while at least one ladder is attached to the platforms. The at least one ladder is stabilized in the horizontal direction by transversal tensile load carrying members extending from the ladder to the tensile load carrying members that are vertically arranged between the upper and lower flanges.

Abstract: A wall panel structure which is easily assembled and disassembled and is constructed from a plurality of frame assemblies, each frame assembly comprising a first frame component having a first wall and an adjacent second wall, the first wall having an externally accessible abutment surface; and a second frame component having an angled cross section defined by first and second arms, the first arm having an inwardly extending flange configured to engage said abutment surface of the first frame component, and the second arm configured to engage the second wall of the first frame component.

Abstract: A cage spacer for spacing a reinforcement structure apart at a predefined distance from a forming surface of a forming structure for a cementitious structure during formation of the cementitious structure therein has a bracket and a roller wheel, both constructed of a plastic material. The bracket has an attachment face and a generally opposed roller face and is connectable to the reinforcement structure with the attachment face abutting thereagainst. The roller wheel is rotatably and removably mounted in the bracket with an outer circumferential surface thereof extending from within the bracket partially beyond the roller face. The roller wheel is sized and positioned relative the attachment face for abutting and rolling of the outer circumferential surface against the forming surface at the predefined distance from the reinforcement structure, thereby spacing the reinforcement structure apart from the forming surface at the predefined distance.

Abstract: A carpentry tool for the installation of parallel boards includes an elongated lever having a rotatable cam pivotally affixed adjacent to a distal end of the lever, a gripper body pivotally affixed at a distal end of the lever, the gripper body having two lugs or brackets extending downward from the lower end of the gripper body, wherein the gripper body includes a multi-piece telescopic section having outer and inner tubing members in slidable engagement, the one tubing member including a first lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, another tubing member including a second lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, opposing the first bracket, and a spindle extending from an upper face of the gripper body, and a mechanism for reversibly adjusting the sliding tubing members at predetermined points.

Abstract: Methods for forming packages from a web of preformed bags. In one exemplary method of forming packages from a web of preformed bags, a first bag is held open with air. A product is loaded into the first bag that is held open with air. An opening of the first bag is sealed. A next bag is indexed such that an opening of the next bag is proximate to an engagement member. The web is engaged with the engagement member. The web may be reverse indexed to pre-open the next bag. The web is disengaged by the engagement member. The next bag is opened with air for loading.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for the application of zipper segments to opposite sides of a flat, form cut cardboard, paper or plastic card using double-sided adhesive tape. The card receives double-sided tape, and then zipper profiles are secured to the double-sided tape. Alternately, the zipper profiles and double-sided tape may be joined together and then applied to the card. The card is then folded and used for the packing of pieces of chewing gum or similar applications.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first feed path configured to transport an envelope from an input at an envelope supply to an insertion location, and a second feed path configured to transport the envelope with a mail piece insert therein from the insertion location to an output. The first and second feed paths intersect at an intersection spaced from the insertion location. The paths are angled relative to each other at the intersection.

Abstract: The poison-filter material of the invention includes a substrate and a metal oxide. The substrate includes numerous holes, and the metal oxide is adhered to a surface of the substrate and the holes. The method for producing the poison-filter material of the invention includes the following steps of sonicating and impregnating a substrate into a metallic salt aqueous solution; and calcining the substrate to form a metal oxide on a surface of the substrate and numerous holes of the substrate, such that the poison-filter material is produced. In the invention, the metallic salt aqueous solution is fully oscillated to impregnate the porous substrate, and metal oxide is formed on the surface and holes of the substrate after high-temperature calcination. Therefore, the adsorbent material of the invention can effectively adsorb noxious gas and lower penetrability of noxious gas.

Abstract: An adapter for a landscape trimmer that includes a string head and an output shaft. The adapter includes an adapter body that has a first end and a second end, a string head portion, and a trimmer attachment portion. The string head portion is positioned proximate the second end and extends axially toward the first end. The string head portion is adapted to couple the string head to the adapter body. The trimmer attachment portion is positioned proximate the first end, and defines an unthreaded opening that extends axially toward the second end along the adapter body and that is adapted to receive the output shaft therethrough. The trimmer attachment portion further defines a slot that extends at least partially through the adapter body substantially transverse to and in communication with the unthreaded opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to gel-spun ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers and to a process for producing thereof. Specifically, the invention relates a gel-spun UHMWPE fiber comprising an UHMWPE having an intrinsic viscosity in decaline at 135° C. of at least 8 dl/g, and having a T1 relaxation time as measured by Solid-State proton NMR at 26° C. of at least 600 ms. The invention further relates to ropes, nets and composites, in particular composites for ballistic applications containing the UHMWPE fibers of the invention.

Abstract: An oil pre-heating apparatus for an aircraft gas turbine has a suction line 2 connectable to an oil tank 1 of an aircraft gas turbine, with a heat source 3 connected to the suction line 2 and operated independently of the aircraft and with a return line 4 connected to the heat source 3 and connectable to the oil tank 1.

Abstract: A method of managing contrail formation of a gas turbine engine includes delivering an ultra-low sulfur fuel to a combustor of a gas turbine engine to limit an amount of sulfur byproduct produced in an exhaust of the gas turbine engine.

Abstract: In a vehicle that is equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device, the ammonia consumption amount is accurately predicted in the SCR catalytic convertor based on the ammonia amount consumed by NOx, and the absorbed ammonia amount is controlled to improve the purification performance of the NOx and responsiveness to a rapid variation of driving conditions such that the purification efficiency is enhanced.

Abstract: A method for purging reductant from a reductant supply system is disclosed. The method includes dispensing reductant into an exhaust system via a dispensing device. The method also includes purging the dispensing device by urging reductant from the dispensing device to a reductant source.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an engineering machine is capable of avoiding decreases in working efficiency during regeneration control by burning off a deposit of particulate matter from a filter efficiently during a work pause time. An operating section 17 of a display monitor 16 is used to set a work pause time and a work pause switch 13 notifies a vehicle body control unit 21 that the hydraulic excavator has entered a work pause state. In response, the vehicle body control unit 21 calculates the time required for a regenerating device to burn off the current amount of particulate matter deposited on the filter, and when the calculated time is longer than the preset work pause time, a regeneration controller 4a of an engine control unit 4 is activated, and a solenoid control valve 15 is switched to a closed position during the preset work pause time.

Abstract: The methods of the present invention are adapted to adjust engine loading during catalyst warm up to accelerate heating of the exhaust aftertreatment system and thereby decrease catalyst light-off times. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: monitoring the current catalyst temperature; determining if the current catalyst temperature is less than a predetermined minimum catalyst temperature; and, if the current catalyst temperature is less than the predetermined minimum catalyst temperature, increasing the current engine load. The current engine load is increased by activating a reducing agent tank heating device and/or a reducing agent line heating device.

Abstract: A control system comprising an ammonia (NH3) storage level determination module that determines a NH3 storage level in an exhaust system, a desired NH3 storage level determination module that determines a desired NH3 storage level based on an exhaust temperature, and a nitrogen oxide (NOx) mass flow rate control module that controls a NOx mass flow rate based on a difference between the NH3 storage level and the desired NH3 storage level. A method comprising determining a NH3 storage level in an exhaust system, determining a desired NH3 storage level based on an exhaust temperature, and controlling a NOx mass flow rate based on a difference between the NH3 storage level and the desired NH3 storage level.

Abstract: If it is determined that accumulation quantity of deposit on an inner wall of an exhaust passage is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, addition quantity of urea solution from a urea solution addition valve is decreased. Thereafter, exhaust gas temperature is increased rapidly when request torque of a diesel engine increases. Thus, the deposit having accumulated on the inner wall of the exhaust passage is decomposed at once and is supplied to a urea SCR as ammonia.

Abstract: A method of controlling the feeding of a reducing agent, such as urea or ammonia, to a selective catalytic reduction reactor, which is operative for removing NOx from a process gas of a process plant, comprising the steps of estimating a present value of at least one predetermined parameter which is indicative of the amount of NOx that needs to be removed from said process gas in the selective catalytic reduction reactor. The rate of increase of said at least one predetermined parameter is then estimated. When said estimated rate of increase pf said at least one predetermined parameter is found to be positive, the amount of said reducing agent being supplied is increased to a higher value than would be the case if said at least one predetermined parameter were to be kept constant at the estimated present value thereof.

Abstract: In an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the regeneration of a filter and the purification of NOx are made compatible with each other while suppressing an excessive supply of HC.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump, a tank, a first actuator with a head-end and a rod-end, and a first valve arrangement configured to control fluid flow from the pump to the first actuator and from the first actuator to the tank. The hydraulic system may also have a second actuator with a head-end and a rod-end, and a second valve arrangement configured to control fluid flow from the pump to the second actuator and from the second actuator to the tank. The hydraulic system may further have a third valve arrangement fluidly connected between the first and second valve arrangements to receive pressurized fluid from the pump in parallel with the first and second valve arrangements. The third valve arrangement may be configured to facilitate fluid regeneration of and supplemental flow to at least one of the first and second actuators.

Abstract: An improved apparatus and method to extract the mechanical energy of waves, tides and water movement into useful mechanical energy, a wave energy converter (WEC). This device is easily scaled to harness said energy according to the needs of local conditions or user requirements. It has five elements, to be placed in a body of water. Two of those elements being a buoyant body, containing an apparatus for water motion energy conversion, and a reactive free weight being able to move relative to each other in response to forces exerted by the body of water. A mooring system, to which, is attached a flexible member. The flexible member attaches these elements together as one device. Upon its length it contains at least two re-positionable elements which restrain the motion of the buoyant body along the length of the flexible member.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a turbocharger system and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) path. The turbocharger system comprises an inlet, an outlet and at least one turbocharger. The exhaust gas recirculation path recirculates a flow of exhaust gas to the air intake path. An EGR turbocharger has a turbine with an inlet in fluid communication with a first location in the exhaust gas path and an outlet in fluid communication with a second location in the exhaust gas path. The first and second locations being disposed such that, in use, the pressure difference of the gas between the inlet and outlet of the EGR turbine is less than the pressure difference of the gas between the inlet and outlet of the turbocharger system. The expansion ratio across the EGR turbine is therefore less than that across the turbocharger system and the EGR turbocharger is able to operate with greater efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving the performance of a radial compressor 36 forming part of an inlet system of an engine 10 is disclosed in which the configuration and positioning of a flow management device 137 used to generate pre-whirl is optimized so as to produce a pressure drop below a maximum acceptable level. An inlet duct ‘I’ connected to the radial compressor 36 has a tapered end portion so that a flow management device 137 of a larger diameter d2 can be accommodated than the diameter d1 of an inlet port ‘IP’ to the radial compressor 36.

Abstract: An ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system includes a working fluid pump, an evaporator, a turbine, a condenser, and a working fluid. The evaporator is connected to the working fluid pump. The turbine is connected to the evaporator. The condenser is respectively connected to the turbine and the working fluid pump, and located in a sea area below sea surface. The condenser includes a condenser main body and a deep sea water pipe. The condenser main body is respectively connected to the turbine and the working fluid pump. The deep sea water pipe is connected to the condenser main body, and has an inlet end and an outlet end. The deep sea water pipe is connected to the condenser main body via the outlet end. The working fluid flows between the working fluid pump, the evaporator, the turbine, and the condenser under the driven of the working fluid pump.

Abstract: Methods and systems for converting waste heat from cement plant into a usable form of energy are disclosed. The methods and systems make use of two heat source streams from the cement plant, a hot air stream and a flue gas stream, to fully vaporize and superheat a working fluid stream, which is then used to convert a portion of its heat to a usable form of energy. The methods and systems utilize sequential heat exchanges stages to heat the working fluid stream, first with the hot air stream or from a first heat transfer fluid stream heated by the hot air stream and second with the flue gas stream from a second heat transfer fluid stream heated by the hot air stream.

Abstract: A closed loop expansion system for energy recovery includes a heat exchanger for using heat from a heat source to heat a working fluid of the closed loop expansion system to a temperature below the vaporization point of the working fluid; a radial inflow expander for receiving the working fluid from the heat exchanger and for expanding and partially vaporizing the working fluid; a screw expander for receiving the working fluid from the radial inflow turbine and for further expanding and vaporizing the working fluid; and a condenser for receiving the working fluid from the screw expander and for liquefying the working fluid.

Abstract: A fuel controller for a combustion system in a gas turbine having a combustion system, a fuel supply, a pressure control valve proximate the combustion system and a first pressure sensor proximate the pressure control valve, the fuel controller including: a proportional-integrated (PI) logic unit generating a control command for the pressure control valve and receiving input signals representing a desired fuel pressure at the pressure control valve and an input signal from the first pressure sensor representing an actual fuel pressure at the pressure control valve, and a plurality of control gains stored in electronic memory of the controller, wherein each control gain is applicable to a predefined operating condition of the gas turbine, and wherein the controller determines which set of control gains is to be applied by the PI logic unit based on an actual operating condition of the gas turbine.

Abstract: A diffuser system for a compressor for a gas turbine engine includes a diffuser and a plasma actuator. The diffuser comprises a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls form a diffuser flow passage therebetween. The plasma actuator is disposed at least partially proximate the second wall. The plasma actuator is adapted to generate an electric field to ionize a portion of air flowing through the flow passage.

Abstract: A combustor includes a first liner; and a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner. The combustion chamber is configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein, and the first liner is a first dual wall liner having a first hot wall facing the combustion chamber and a first cold wall. The first cold wall has a first cold wall orifice and the first hot wall has a first hot wall orifice. A first insert is mounted in the first hot wall orifice and is configured to receive a first air jet of pressured air from the first cold wall orifice, and guide the first jet through the first hot wall orifice and into the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A method of operating a turbine engine, wherein the turbine engine includes a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, a plurality of successive axially stacked stages that include a row of circumferentially spaced stator blades and circumferentially spaced rotor blades, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced injection ports disposed upstream of a first row of stator blades in the turbine; the injection ports comprising a port through which cooling air is injected into the hot-gas path of the turbine, the method comprising: configuring the stator blades in the first row of stator blades such that the circumferential position of a leading edge of one of the stator blades is located within +/?15% pitch of the first row of stator blades of the circumferential location of the injection port midpoint of at least a plurality of the injection ports.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine (1) for making and dispensing food products such as ice creams, ice cream shakes and the like, in which a frame (2) supports and houses a tank (3) for containing a basic product to be processed and a processing circuit (5) for making products to be dispensed starting with the basic product; the processing circuit (5) comprises a processing chamber (37), fed by the tank (3), a stirrer (9), housed in the processing chamber (37), and a refrigerating unit for refrigerating the processing chamber (37); the machine (1) also comprises means (13) for dispensing doses of processed product, said means being connected to the processing chamber (37), and, supported by the frame (2) in a single integrated structure, a plurality of tanks (38) for containing additional condiments, in particular candied items, sweets, chocolates, hazelnuts, pistachios, and a mixer (39) equipped with a disposable spoon (40; 40?) for mixing the additional condiments with the product dispensed.