Patents
US 7832670 B2: Material reducing apparatus
- Granted
- 2010-11-16
- Filed
- 2007-04-26 application 11740531
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
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Abstract
Described herein is a material reducing apparatus including a bypass arm and a bypass control member for allowing reduction-resistant objects of a material to bypass the apparatus while avoiding interruption of the operation of the apparatus. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101116.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astec Industries, Inc. 26 patents | US company or organization | Chattanooga, TN | ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Neil Peterson | Eugene, OR | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Glenn Ford Bittrolf | Springfield, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B02C | Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general; milling grain | B02C13/286 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | Release of security interest Release of security interest at reel/frame 062153/0169 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2025-07-01 | ASTEC, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN ROADTEC, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN TELSMITH, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN CARLSON PAVING PRODUCTS, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN KOLBERG-PIONEER, INC. YANKTON, SD BREAKER TECHNOLOGY, INC. THORNBURY POWER FLAME INCORPORATED PARSONS, KS ASTEC MOBILE SCREENS, INC. STERLING, IL JOHNSON CRUSHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. EUGENE, OR GEFCO, INC. HIXSON, TN | 71787/926 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-07-02 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2025-07-01 ASTEC, INC. signed 2025-07-01 ASTEC MOBILE SCREENS, INC. signed 2025-07-01 BREAKER TECHNOLOGY, INC. signed 2025-07-01 CARLSON PAVING PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2025-07-01 JOHNSON CRUSHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2025-07-01 KOLBERG-PIONEER, INC. signed 2025-07-01 POWER FLAME INCORPORATED signed 2025-07-01 ROADTEC, INC. signed 2025-07-01 TELSMITH, INC. signed 2025-07-01 TERRASOURCE GLOBAL CORPORATION signed 2025-07-01 CMI/CSI LLC signed 2025-07-01 TABOR MACHINE COMPANY, LLC signed 2025-07-01 ELGIN POWER AND SEPARATION SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2025-07-01 ELGIN SEPARATION SOLUTIONS INDUSTRIALS, LLC signed 2025-07-01 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SAN ANTONIO, TX | 71787/859 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-19 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ASTEC, INC. signed 2022-12-19 ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2022-12-19 ROADTEC, INC. signed 2022-12-19 TELSMITH, INC. signed 2022-12-19 CARLSON PAVING PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2022-12-19 KOLBERG-PIONEER, INC. signed 2022-12-19 BREAKER TECHNOLOGY, INC. signed 2022-12-19 POWER FLAME INCORPORATED signed 2022-12-19 ASTEC MOBILE SCREENS, INC. signed 2022-12-19 JOHNSON CRUSHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2022-12-19 GEFCO, INC. signed 2022-12-19 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHARLOTTE, NC | 62153/169 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2008-04-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETERSON PACIFIC CORPORATION signed 2007-07-31 | ASTEC INDUSTIRES, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 20773/361 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-06-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BITTROLF, GLENN FORD signed 2007-06-06 PETERSON, ARNOLD N. signed 2007-06-20 | PETERSON PACIFIC CORPORATION EUGENE, OR | 19488/425 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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