Abstract: A rotating mixer with a double-cone mixing vessel carried by a horizontal mixer spindle, the mixing vessel consisting of two identical half-vessels which are releasably clamped to a central spindle ring. The opening of the spindle is closable by means of a pivotable shutoff clappet, when the charged half-vessels are attached or released using a dolly and lifting jack. Separate pairs of half-vessels can be used for mixing charges of different composition.

Abstract: A centrifugal counter-flow liquid container contactor in which a light liquid and a heavy liquid are introduced into a rotary body fixed to a rotary shaft from the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion of the rotary body, respectively, so that the light liquid and heavy liquid make counter-flow contact with each other and, after the contact, the light liquid and heavy liquid are discharged from the inner peripheral portion and outer peripheral portion of the rotary body. Disc-shaped partition plates are disposed at both sides of radially extending pipes within the rotary body such as a light liquid introduction pipe, heavy liquid discharging pipe and so forth inserted into the rotary body, so as to separate these radial pipes from the region where the light and heavy liquids are mixed with each other.

Abstract: An automatic cooking apparatus wherein a rotating wide-mouthed vessel closed with a lid is supported in a stationary, handle-equipped basket frame by the frame and the lid which engages driving means. Heating means are provided along a portion of the vessel circumference and are controlled to maintain food contained within the vessel at a predetermined temperature for a preset time. Means are provided to sense the temperature of the cooking food and to generate a signal to which both temperature controlling and timing means are responsive. In one embodiment of the apparatus microprocessing control means are used to achieve a desired cooking protocol.

Abstract: The invention concerns a utensil for cooking food. There is a container provided with an opening for insertion and removal of the foodstuffs to be cooked. The container is mounted on a stand and rotatable about a vertical axis. There is provision for tilting the container to a preselected position. A speed control to permit stirring of the ingredients is provided. Any suitable heating source may be used.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for blending together solid particles having different sizes into a homogeneous mass. A weighed quantity of solid particles of different sizes are inserted into a Y-shaped container which is closed off and rotated several times to blend the solid particles into a homogeneous mass. After blending, a scale is inserted into an elongated principal section of the container to determine bulk density of the mass.

Abstract: A filtering and washing device has a filter body mounted in a housing for rotation about a horizontal axis and comprising a first portion in the form of a truncated cone or pyramid having a base plate with an eccentrically positioned polygonal orifice and a second portion in the form of a sawtooth-shaped tube rigidly connected at one end to the orifice and at an opposite end to a cylindrical drive shaft rotatably journaled in the housing and operationally connected to a motor, the tube in turn being formed from a multiplicity of hollow prisms or truncated pyramids. The first and second portions have surfaces provided with respective filter means. A pipe fixed to the housing traverses an end plate of the first portion opposite the base plate for rotatably supporting the filter body at one end and for feeding to the first portion material to be filtered or cleaned, while the tube is provided with an opening spaced from the base plate of the first portion for dispensing treated material.

Abstract: An incompletely miscible liquid mixture, e.g. a suspension polymerization mixture, is mixed by flowing through a rotating substantially horizontal tube that is incompletely filled with the mixture, so as to form pairs of vortices each with its axis transverse to the axis of the tube. The apparatus comprises the tube, that must be free of internal means for agitating the liquid within the tube, means for rotating the tube and means for feeding the liquid mixture to and through the tube.

Abstract: A device for the rapid machine composting of sewage sludge including a rotary drum and having a feeding device extending longitudinally of the drum for feeding material to be composted into the drum. Air, heat and moisture are supplied to and discharged from the sludge compost and the composted material is discharged from the drum. A pre-mixing device for the sludge to be composted is located outside the rotary drum and includes a mixing vessel. Material to be composted is delivered to the mixing vessel as is composted sludge from the drum.

Abstract: A treatment apparatus using a walking beam transporter is provided with an indexing mechanism for enabling barrels supported on the beam to be indexed rotationally in use, either in a treatment solution or when raised above it. The drive mechanism comprises a rod extending along the transporter beam and supported in low friction bearings for linear reciprocated movement. The rod is driven by a piston and cylinder assembly housed inside the beam, via a pendulum link. Each barrel is provided with a ratchet and pawl mechanism operated from the rod via a lever link on the barrel mounting.

Abstract: A blender for dental impression materials - alginates and dental stones, for example--is provided with a multispeed electric motor for actuating a turntable through a speed reducing geartrain. The turntable surmounts a substantially rectangular enclosure for the drive components. A handgrip for the user is provided in a narrow end of the enclosure, near a control switch for the drive motor. A flexible rubber bowl is removably mounted on the turntable and receives the materials to be blended. Elastomeric support strips along the base of the enclosure are carried over an angled rear panel of the lower half of the housing, so as to provide nonskid support means as the enclosure is tilted to facilitate the blending process by moving the rotational axis of the bowl away from the vertical.

Abstract: A void cap having a stepped configuration converging to a discharge end enhances blending action by disrupting the sliding action of the materials as they pass along the void cap. Sloped angles at each of the stepped configurations facilitate discharge of material. The void cap is particularly adapted for attachment to one or both ends of steel or fiberboard drum containers thereby changing the total volume of such containers to facilitate addition of materials and/or blending of materials.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for a vacuum connection to a mixing apparatus so that the contents of the mixing apparatus are held under a vacuum during blending and the introduction of particulate matter is substantially reduced. The sealing assembly for the vacuum conduit is provided by means of a separate housing. A vacuum conduit is integrally attached to and rotates with the blender and an end portion of the conduit is sealed by means of bushings and packing in the assembly housing. The sealing assembly can be easily disconnected for maintenance purposes.

Abstract: A method for obtaining vibrational and lateral movement within rotatable receptacles is disclosed. The lateral movement is achieved by the interruption of the simple circular motion of a receptacle by slight projections in the circular path of the receptacles. The interruptions cause the materials within the receptacles to vibrate and move laterally rather than continue in a strict circular path. The interruptions may take the form of studs or projections on the outer circumference of the receptacles being rotated or may take the form of studs or projections located on the means rotating the receptacles. The rotatable receptacles are classically rotated by belts.

Abstract: A heated, variable tilt, rotating container or pot for making possible automatic, continuous mixing or tumbling, with or without simultaneous heating, of a plurality of foods or substances. The device consists of an outer non-rotating shell pivoting on a fixed base. Inside the shell is a pot rotated by a motor attached to the bottom of the shell. A cover is secured over the pot to prevent the contents from spilling out. The shell and its pot are tiltable as a unit to any angular position from vertical to horizontal. Compartments, dividers, ridges, projections or other shapes are inside the rotating pot or on the pot wall and/or bottom, to separate, move, mix and tumble the contents when the tilt angle of the pot is other than at the vertical position. The shell contains a suitable heating system for raising the temperature of the pot. The device is provided with an automatic temperature control, motor speed control and automatic time cycle and function indicators.

Abstract: A method of mixing a composition in the liquid state comprises enclosing the compositin in a tube, locating the tube in tube location means rotatably mounted on a member, spinning the member about a spin axis, and for at least part of the spinning period rotating the tube location means about its own axis of rotation parallel to the spin axis and spaced therefrom, so that the tube is subjected to both spinning and end-to-end rotation.Apparatus for carrying out the method preferably comprises a sun and planet gear assembly which rotates on the spin axis, the tube location means being coupled to planet gear of the assembly so that rotation of the assembly causes the spinning of the tube, and relative rotation between the sun and planet gears causes the end-to-end rotation of the tube.

Abstract: A laundry washing machine which comprises a driven laundry holder rotatably mounted within a separately rotatable driven washing liquid container, the respective axes of rotation of the holder and the container intersecting each other.

Abstract: The present drying drum includes a roller supported drum jacket which is connected at one end thereof to a drive shaft by means of radially extending arms whereby the drive shaft extends coaxially with the rotational axis of the drum jacket. The drive means proper are guided relative to said drive shaft by guide means forming part of the drive shaft itself or either by a bearing surface forming part of a spur gear connected to the drive shaft. The drive means are further connected through a guide rod with an abutment means for taking up the drive reaction.

Abstract: A mixer truck for shipping molten metals in an elongated, substantially cylindrical vessel, which has an end portion with a plurality of annular bearing rings extending therearound, comprises a truck body with a frame plate girder which is universally mounted on the body. The frame plate girder carries two spaced sets of rollers forming a rotational cradle support for each of the ring members on the cylindrical vessel. A drive motor, carried on the universally mounted frame plate girder, is connected to drive a sprocket wheel or gear extending around the vessel between the rings.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing a silver halide emulsion comprised of serially receiving a silver halide emulsion at an upstream location, supplying the silver halide emulsion in a further prepared form at a downstream location, and transporting the silver halide emulsion between the upstream and downstream locations while it is being further prepared. The silver halide emulsion is divided into discrete segments as it is received at the upstream location. The discrete segments of the silver halide emulsion are transported between the upstream and downstream locations in the sequence of their formation. The emulsion can be finished as it is transported to the downstream location. The silver halide grains can be shelled during transport. In still another application a converted-halide emulsion can be formed during transport to the downstream location.