Solid material comminution or disintegration inventions 05/08

20080121741 - Method for fining powder and apparatus employing the same: The present invention relates to a method for fining powders and an apparatus employing the same. By fast rotating the collision plates in a chamber, the powders can be continuously pulverized at high velocity. The chamber is maintained in a stable low pressure, so that gas flows are generated by... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080121742 - Corn fractionation process: A method of com fractionation wherein the resulting high starch concentration endosperm is subsequently used for ethanol production or dry milling is described. The method includes: providing substantially cleaned corn kernels, tempering the corn; screen processing to properly size the com fractions; density separation of the primary fractions; rolling and/or... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080121743 - System for pneumatically conveying particulate material: An apparatus for pneumatically conveying particulate material to an application site includes a mill that is operative to reduce the particle size of the material. The mill has a specified air flow capacity. The apparatus further includes a container for the particulate material, an air lock that discharges the particulate... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20080121744 - Frame of a movable processing device of mineral materials, and a multi-purpose fastening device: A frame of a movable processing device of mineral materials for supporting processing means of mineral materials, said frame comprising means for transferring the processing device of mineral materials. It is characterized in that the frame comprises a main frame and a multi-purpose fastening device attached turnably to the front... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080121745 - Apparatus and methods for repairing tissue defects: Methods and devices to process harvested skin tissue and reintroduction of the ground tissue to repair a tissue defect are disclosed. A hand-held portable tissue grinder comprising a housing and a grinding element are disclosed. The tissue grinder is used for grinding skin and subcutaneous tissue and includes a sterile... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080121746 - Rotary shaft impactor: In one aspect of the invention, a rotary shaft impactor has a rotor assembly connected to a rotary driving mechanism. The rotor assembly has a plurality of autogenous bed pockets, the pockets having a wall intermediate a distal and a proximal end. A least one of the pockets comprises a... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20080116303 - Method for improved agitator milling of solid particles: A method for the agitator milling of solid particles, particularly of titanium dioxide, where the suspension with a maximum particle size of 2 μm is milled in closed-circuit mode and subjected to continuous classification by sedimentation in a tank after each pass through the mill. The method results in milled... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080116304 - Fine powder of waste polyurethane foam and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed are fine powder of waste polyurethane foam and a manufacturing method thereof. According to this invention, fine powder of waste polyurethane foam can be manufactured using a crushing process including primary and secondary coarse crushing steps and a fine grinding step and a classification process, thereby solving conventional problems... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080116305 - Food waste disposer with grinding mechanism with windowed grind ring: A grinding mechanism for a food waste disposer includes a grinding ring defining a plurality of window openings therethrough. The grinding ring is received in a housing of a grinding mechanism. The grinding mechanism has a plurality of cavities therein corresponding to the window openings that are disposed outboard of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080116306 - Food slicing device: A hand-held device for reducing the size of food items, for example by slicing or grating. The disclosed device has a slicing drum transversally inserted into an aperture on a lateral wall of a casing. Preferably, both the drum and its size reducing members, such as blades, are removable. Ideally,... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080116307 - Jaw-type rock crusher with toggle plate tension bar: A jaw crusher where the tension rod includes an electronically-controlled hydraulic pre-load and an automatically releasable pre-load whenever adjustments to the size of the material output are made, together with a remote visual indicator of the setting of the size of the material output.... Agent: Simmons Perrine Plc

20080111008 - Shrouded attrition nozzle and method of use thereof: A shrouded attrition nozzle for use in fluidized bed jet attrition. The nozzle comprises a shroud surrounding the nozzle and extending upwardly from the nozzle tip. The shroud is sized so as not to interfere with the periphery of the jet emitted from the nozzle and may be cylindrical or... Agent: Brunet & Co. Ltd.

20080111009 - Shredder head having shredder blades and an associated safety feature for protecting a portion of a person's body: A shredder having a safety feature(s) that reduces potential safety hazards by detecting the touch of a portion of a person's body.... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20080111010 - Shredder head having shredder blades and an associated safety feature for protecting a portion of a person's body: A shredder having a safety feature(s) that reduces potential safety hazards by detecting the touch of a portion of a person's body.... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20080111011 - Food processor cover: The present invention relates to a food processor and a cover thereof. The food processor cover comprises a feed tube which extends upwardly from an upper cover surface, a safety rod assembly, a locking device, and a feed tube lid assembly pivotally mounted on said feed tube; said feed tube... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20080111012 - Manually drivable food cutter: A manually drivable food cutter, it includes a cap with a axle journal, a blade shaft with one or more blade on it, a vessel connected to the blade shaft and a cap connecting the cap and the vessel, characterized in that the apparatus also include a gear shaft set... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080105771 - Method for sorting recyclable products: A method of producing a fuel substance by separating materials in a recycling operation based on BTU component content is provided. A stream of materials including non-sorted, heterogeneous, recycled materials is shredded. The stream of materials is separated into heavy and light materials with a separator that discharges the light... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080105772 - Shredder throat safety system: The present invention relates to a shredder that includes a housing having a movable part that forms at least a part of an opening for the insertion of articles to be fed into the shredder. A detector detects motion of the movable part, and in response, a controller performs a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080105773 - Apparatus and method for supporting and retaining a hammer and cutter: A rotary drum having a cutter extending outward from the outer diameter of the rotary drum. The rotary drum further includes a sleeve. The cutter is retained in a position relative to the drum by at least one block having a surface that wedges the cutter and/or interconnected member against... Agent: Attention Of Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080105774 - Input port structure of shredder: There is provided an input port structure of a shredder, the shredder comprising: an input port; a wall member including a wall surface directed to the input port; and a lock member that installs the wall member in a housing body, wherein: the wall member and the lock member have... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099589 - Gyratory cone crusher with skewed non-co-planar conehead and main crusher centerlines: A gyratory cone crusher with a conehead centerline and a main centerline being skewed and non-coplanar with respect to each other. The conehead exhibits an elliptical movement path which results in faster throughput and enhanced cubicity performance.... Agent: Simmons Perrine PLC

20080099590 - Shredder with intelligent activation switch: A shredder includes a housing, a shredder mechanism including a motor and cutter elements, a capacitive sensor, and a controller. The capacitive sensor is configured to detect the capacitance of an entity attempting to operate the shredder and thereby detect an appropriate indication of the relative size of the entity... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080099591 - Adjustable screen for material destruction apparatus: An adjustable screen apparatus for a material destruction device includes a first stationary fixed member and a second member positioned in an operatively juxtaposed and nesting relationship for reciprocal movement relative to the first member, each having a predetermined plurality of openings which are disposed in a predetermined pattern. A... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080099592 - Wood hogging apparatus: A hogging, sometimes known as reducing, apparatus for reducing wood waste into hog fuel, though some embodiments may also be used for reducing other materials including demolition timber, demolition masonry, mild steel scrap (thin sections), soft metal scrap, recycled cans, recycled glass, recycled plastic, soft rocks, occasionally hard rocks, recycled... Agent: Young & Thompson