Abstract: A lock assembly for a vibratory separator includes a latch. The latch includes a first inner protrusion and a first outer protrusion. The first outer protrusion defines a first outer protrusion opening. The lock assembly also includes a first spacer. The first spacer includes a first fastener that is configured to be inserted into the first outer protrusion opening.

Abstract: A cleaner includes a case having an opening formed in a lower side. The cleaner also includes a brush assembly disposed inside the case. The brush assembly includes a horizontally disposed brush bar and a brush coupled to the brush bar. The cleaner includes a suction port for suctioning dust collected by the brush assembly. The cleaner also includes a motor that provides power to the brush assembly. Further, the cleaner includes an operation assembly, connecting the motor and the brush assembly, and converting a rotational movement of the motor into a translational motion of the brush assembly. The operation assembly includes a rotating member coupled to a shaft of the motor, a link connected to the rotating member, a connecting member connecting the brush bar and the link, and a guide rail for guiding the connecting member in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A method of preparing an aluminum metaphosphate (ALMP) particulate product includes charging a milling chamber of a ball mill with grinding media and loading an ALMP feedstock into the milling chamber. The ALMP feedstock is milled with the grinding media into ALMP particles at a particle reduction index in a range from 0.25 to 0.5. At a plurality of time steps during a period in which the milling is carried out, a fine fraction of the ALMP particles is removed from the milling chamber while a coarse fraction of the ALMP particles remains in the milling chamber for additional milling. An ALMP particulate product with a particle size distribution having a median particle size in a range from 100 ?m to 700 ?m is prepared from the ALMP particles removed from the milling chamber.

Abstract: A free-standing roller apparatus for clearing screens on dispensers sitting within truck dump bodies is provided. The roller apparatus provides a hard bristle, rotating roller attached to an arm, which allows the roller to be lowered onto the dispenser screen. The roller adjusts automatically to the height of each truck.

Abstract: A grain turner for turning grain in a drying tower includes opposed generally vertical side walls and a generally vertical dividing plate (which is shorter than the side walls) extending between the side walls; the dividing plate defining inner and an outer vertical channels in a portion of the turner. An inner inclined plate is pivotally connected to one side wall to be within the inner channel and an outer inclined plate is connected to the other side wall to be within the outer channel. The inclined plates are pivotal between a first position in which they are inclined downwardly in a opposite widthwise directions and a second position in which they are generally adjacent their respective side walls. The inclined plates have a length such that when they are in the first position, their lower edges are proximate a bottom of the divider plate.

Abstract: A microwave source is used in conjunction with a waveguide and microwave window aperture to direct controlled microwave energy into the housing of a filter. The microwave energy will heat and vaporize any fluid present on the filter material, preventing the filter from “wetting” and becoming unusable.

Abstract: A separation apparatus (A) separates particulates such as sand from a slurry of water/sand/manure. Particularly, passage (20) receives the slurry and injectors (40) assist the slurry over ramp (42) and aid in separating the sand and organic material from the slurry. The sand proceeds through a discharge (44) and preferably a counter flow of sanitizer from sterilizing passage (60) proceeds through the sand. Cleaned and sanitized sand is temporarily stored in a collector (62).

Abstract: A separator includes a continuous inclined screening belt that passes over an upper roller and a lower roller to screen debris from municipal wastewater. The debris is then conveyed to a debris discharge outlet. A puddle of debris-laden wastewater forms a hydrostatic pressure head on the upper surface of the screening belt to assist in forcing the wastewater through the screening belt. Wastewater that passes through apertures in the screening belt is deflected by a deflector plate that shields the return path of the screening belt. The screened wastewater is then directed to the wastewater outlet. In a preferred embodiment, a belt-cleaning brush is disposed along the return path and brushes clinging debris from the screening belt toward the debris discharge outlet. Additionally, the screening belt rides on and is supported by a perforated backing plate as it travels from the lower roller to the upper roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a star scalper for separating supplied material, and has a number of parallel, rotatable shafts that are each equipped with a number of star bodies placed at a distance from each other, which bodies have a hub and radially protruding star fingers, in which the star bodies of each shaft extend between the star bodies of the adjacent shaft. According to the invention at least one star body is provided with a scraper, which scraper reaches to the hub of the adjacent star body.

Abstract: A gumbo separator has a continuous, inclined, moving screen belt which rides on and is supported by a perforated backing plate. The desirable portion of drilling fluids fed to the gumbo separator passes through the screen belt and backing plate and may be further processed to remove drill cuttings. The gumbo, containing gummy hydrated clays, are conveyed off the screen belt to the reserve pit. The gumbo separator provides a self cleaning screen belt, using a counter-rotating belt cleaning brush. A spray bar back-washes the screen belt with high pressure drilling mud to remove any gumbo lodged in the screen belt openings.

Abstract: A grain separator to separate and remove contaminants such as dust and debris from grain including an intermediate separator housing having a grain inlet port to receive grain to be scoured from an external source, a grain outlet port to feed scoured grain to an external collector, a first containments discharge port to discharge heavier contaminants removed from the grain to a first external receptacle and a second contaminants discharge port to discharge lighter contaminants removed from the grain to a second external receptacle, a mechanical separator and transport assembly operatively disposed within the intermediate separator housing to receive the grain and contaminants from the grain inlet port to separate the contaminants from the grain and to move the grain from the grain inlet port to the grain outlet port for collection in the external collector, a first containments transport assembly disposed to receive the heavier contaminants from the mechanical separator and transport assembly and to move the

Abstract: A grain separator to separate and remove contaminants such as dust and debris from grain including an intermediate separator housing having a grain inlet port to receive grain to be scoured from an external source, a grain outlet port to feed scoured grain to an external collector, a first containments discharge port to discharge heavier contaminants removed from the grain to a first external receptacle and a second contaminants discharge port to discharge lighter contaminants removed from the grain to a second external receptacle, a mechanical separator and transport assembly operatively disposed within the intermediate separator housing to receive the grain and contaminants from the grain inlet port to separate the contaminants from the grain and to move the grain from the grain inlet port to the grain outlet port for collection in the external collector, a first containments transport assembly disposed to receive the heavier contaminants from the mechanical separator and transport assembly and to move the

Abstract: An apparatus and method for deagglomerating powder which allows for the powder to be pressed immediately after being deagglomerated. The deagglomerating apparatus is preferably mounted on the powder pressing machine or shares the same housing with the powder pressing machine so that deagglomerated powder may pass from the deagglomerating apparatus into the powder pressing machine.

Abstract: A grain processor for separating and measuring components of a sample of grain as it passes through a rotary sieve having two or more sieving sections having different perforations so that selective separation is made on the basis of the size of the particles in the sample.

Abstract: A mobile screening apparatus includes a horizontal rotary drum preferably fed by underflow from a prescreening device that is reversible endless belt of screening grizzly bars. The belt reverses for expelling oversize material caught between bars. Force needed to turn the drum is monitored, as a way of controlling drum feeding by the prescreening device, for preventing protracted over-filling of the drum. The screening drum includes an outer peripheral cage of longitudinal bars, at least some of which preferably are movably mounted. A set of wires is circumferentially wrapped about the bar cage, with sufficient flexibility to permit the wires to locally elastically flex away from the bars sufficient to pass slightly oversize material and facilitate cleaning of debris lodged in spaces among the bars and wires. Brushes help dislodge lodged debris.

Abstract: The size ranges of particles separated on a stack of sieves of different mesh sizes is measured automatically. The stack is clamped together and shaken as a unit to separate the respective fractions, following which the sieves are sequentially separated from the stack and inverted one at a time to dump the fraction retained on each, onto a scale. Each fraction is weighed separately and their relative proportions can be calculated automatically. In a preferred embodiment the sieves are individually cantilevered from a vertical conveyor. The sieves are inverted one by one to dump their contents by advancing them around a horizontal roll at a lower end of the conveyor.

Abstract: A flour sifter for separating doughballs from fine particulate matter in a breading mixture, comprises a hopper for receiving the breading mixture. The lower portion of the hopper includes a sifting screen along most of the longitudinal length that is sized to allow only the fine particulate matter to pass therethrough. The hopper may be an insert for a sifter table that is readily removably mounted within a flour sifter enclosure. The hopper insert is mounted to accommodate a breading lug above the insert. A slot at one end of the hopper is large enough for the doughballs to pass therethrough. The enclosure is provided with mounting flanges to support another breading lug below the hopper insert to receive the sifted fine particulate matter. A doughball ejector chute is associated with the slot of the hopper insert to direct the doughballs from the hopper insert to a doughball collector pan. The hopper further includes an auger brush having a helical pattern of bristles along the length of the brush.

Abstract: A slit-tube filter has a hollow cylindrical filter element of bent wires which are attached to vertical retaining supports and form horizontal slits between themselves through which the liquid to be filtered passes, the cylindrical inner wall of the filter elements forming the filter surface adjacent the flow of liquid. The liquid flows from the inside of the filter element to the outside. A stripping device passes over the filter surface adjacent the flow of liquid, and bears against the inner wall of the cylinder. The stripping device is a coaxial helix of brushes which rotates in relation to the filter element in a direction such that the suspended and settleable solids disposed on and in front of the filter surface are conveyed downwards.

Abstract: A flour sifter for separating doughballs from fine particulate matter in a breading mixture, comprises a hopper for receiving the breading mixture. The lower portion of the hopper includes a sifting screen along most of the longitudinal length that is sized to allow only the fine particulate matter to pass therethrough. The hopper may be an insert for a sifter table that is readily removably mounted within a flour sifter enclosure. The hopper insert is mounted to accommodate a breading lug above the insert. A slot at one end of the hopper is large enough for the doughballs to pass therethrough. The enclosure is provided with mounting flanges to support another breading lug below the hopper insert to receive the sifted fine particulate matter. A doughball ejector chute is associated with the slot of the hopper insert to direct the doughballs from the hopper insert to a doughball collector pan. The hopper further includes an auger brush having a helical pattern of bristles along the length of the brush.

Abstract: Fluffy grass seed with accompanying coarse trash and fine trash are placed upon the top of a vibrating screen. The fluffy grass seed are enmeshed in the meshes of the screen while the fine trash falls through the screen and the coarse trash is loose upon the top of the screen. The coarse trash is dumped from the screen by inverting the screen. Thereafter the fluffy seed are doffed from the screen by brushes.

Abstract: A screening machine has a rotating screening drum for screening dirt or other material to a desired size through the screen openings, and is made so that it reduces clogging of the screen, even when rocks, dirt clods, and moist dirt is being screened. The rotating drum has interior brushes and a beater bar for keeping the material moving on the interior of the drum. A holding bin and feeding conveyor is used at the input end of the machine and is positioned to empty into an input pulverizer or shredder, that has a powered drum that will break the dirt clods up. The holding bin has a cover grate to remove excessively large rocks and the like. The output from the pulverizing roller also drops material onto a grate through which the material passes before reaching the screening drum. These grates are called "grizzly bars" and help in the classification process. The screening drum can be converted to a mixer drum by lining the screen wall with sheet metal and removing the normally used interior brushes.

Abstract: A device for collecting manganese nodules or the like from the ocean floor having a frame that is drawn across the ocean floor, a cylinder rotating around a horizontal axis which has on its circumference brushes for picking up manganese nodules in the circumferential direction. A screen surrounds the rear half of the cylinder. Hook-like rods mounted on the screen terminate in prongs pointing in the traction direction for digging out manganese nodules. The bristles can be made of bronze and are in the form of ribs running in the axial direction of the cylinder. Because of the brushes, the jamming of the nodules is prevented and at the same time a cleaning action is performed on the nodules.

Abstract: A sorting cylinder for seeds and other grains with a horizontal, driven calibrating cylinder (11) resting on rolls (22, 23, 24, 25) and with a stationary machine casing (1) surrounding the calibrating cylinder (11) which has an inlet (4) for the material to be sorted and a mechanism (5, 6, 7) to lead off the fractions as well as a detachable longitudinal side wall (41, 42). In order to simplify storage and to facilitate the exchangeability also for untrained operating personnel, the calibrating cylinder (11) freely rests on four supporting rolls (22, 23, 24, 25) and at least one of the four supporting rolls (24; 25) is designed as a driving wheel (25). The calibrating cylinder (11) can be freely lifted off towards the top or can be mounted and dismounted through a longitudinal side (41, 42) of the machine casing (1).

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting, transporting and dewatering animal waste prior to its introduction into a press for separating the solids therein from the remaining liquid waste.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided to size finely divided catalyst particles so that all of the catalyst particles passing through the apparatus are sized so as to have a maximum particle diameter. The apparatus includes:(a) A sealed cylindrical housing having an arcuate opening cut into its lower surface,(b) A fine mesh screen which overlaps the arcuate opening cut into the cylindrical housing,(c) A hemicylindrical housing attached to the lower surface of the cylindrical housing and defining a cavity in communication with the cylindrical housing,(d) An inlet port in the top center surface of the cylindrical housing,(e) An outlet port in the bottom center surface of the hemicylindrical housing,(f) A shaft rotating axially within the cylindrical housing and having brushes attached thereto which force catalyst particles from the cylindrical housing through the screen and break down catalyst agglomerates introduced into the cylindrical housing.

Abstract: Apparatus to remove dust, fibers, lint or other undesirable particles from air. Air ladened with dust, lint or other undesirable matter is drawn into a filtering housing to contact the surface of a rotatable screen-covered drum. The air passes through the drum while the particles remain on the drum surface. The air passes from a higher pressure area exterior of the drum into a lower pressure area within the center of the drum and is conveyed away. The particles are retained on the exterior surface of the drum which is covered by the fine mesh screen. The particles, which form a bat, are then separated from the rotating drum surface by being moved into contact with a smooth compressor roll cooperating with a flighted doffing to lift away the bat from the drum and drop it to a collection zone. Fixed rubber seals are located to contact the rotating edges of the drum.

Abstract: On a liquid separation side of a screen is provided a rotary brush, pinions on the shaft of said rotary brush at its opposite ends are respectively meshed with stationary racks so that the brush may be rotated while it is moving in the horizontal direction, a fork provided at the extremity of the shaft of the brush is engaged with a roller on a double chain which is laid about its driving sprocket and a driven sprocket, and thereby the length of movement of the brush can be extended by merely elongating the double chain.

Abstract: A cleaning and/or grading machine for free-flowing materials comprises at least one cleaning and/or grading unit accommodated in a hollow housing which is secured on a frame and connected with an aspirating chamber; a batching device located in the upper part of said housing; an air separating channel installed in the same housing and comprising a thrower of the free-flowing material; a rotor installed in said housing and comprising a screen drum secured thereon, said drum having a material distributor in the upper part; said screen drum is built up of a number of consecutively arranged sections each consisting of a screen in the form of a body of revolution and secured on supporting rings; the sections are interconnected by equidistant tie rods extending through said supporting rings which makes it possible to assemble these sections into standardized screen drums while the cleaners installed at the external side of said drum opposite to each other relative to the rotation axis of said drum ensure efficient

Abstract: The invention provides for the automatic and continuous cleaning of feed hoppers. A plurality of brushes extend transversely across the path of the upper flight of the horizontal conveyor in the bottom of a feed hopper. The brushes are spaced from each other and frictionally engage the teeth of the feed apron to convey good fibers to the feed apron at the end of the upper flight of the conveyor. A perforated plate is positioned beneath the lower flight of the conveyor and as the brushes traverse the plate on the lower flight they push accumulations of pepper trash through the perforations and into a removable pan beneath the perforated plate.

Abstract: The present pulp catcher is provided with a rotating brush roller for cleaning the sieve or straining drum in a container. The shaft ends of the rotating brush roller are movably supported in bearings which are pressed by biasing means radially inwardly relative to the rotational axis of the straining drum. The shaft ends of the rotation brush roller are sealed by stuffing box means which are connected to the container by means of compensating corrugated tubings. The movable support of the shaft ends makes it possible to maintain the rotating brush roller at a most efficient spacing relative to the straining drum even when the bristles of the brush roller become shorter due to wear and tear.

Abstract: A screening machine has a rotating screening drum for screening dirt or other material to a desired size through the screen openings, and is made so that it reduces clogging of the screen, even when rocks, dirt clods, and moist dirt is being screened. The rotating drum has interior brushes and a beater bar for keeping the material moving on the interior of the drum. A holding bin and feeding conveyor is used at the input end of the machine and is positioned to empty into an input pulverizer or shredder, that has a powered drum that will break the dirt clods up. The holding bin has a cover grate to remove excessively large rocks and the like. The output from the pulverizing roller also drops material onto a grate through which the material passes before reaching the screening drum. These grates are called "grizzly bars" and help in the classification process. The screening drum can be converted to a mixer drum by lining the screen wall with sheet metal and removing the normally used interior brushes.