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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4312619 | Aircraft cargo loading method and apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed and is capable of transferring both small containers that are up to 20 feet long and large containers about 40 feet long between the cargo area of an aircraft and airport cargo handling facilities. The apparatus include... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4309049 | Rapid disconnect pipe coupling device for cryogenic service A pipe coupling device, especially suitable for use in cryogenic systems, including a plurality of arcuate collar segments each having a radially extending inner groove with cam surfaces to grasp flanges at the ends of a pair of pipes to be coupled togeth... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4308900 | Container filling system A container filling system and method is disclosed which includes a filling valve which receives a product through an inlet port in the side of a vertically movable cylinder having a vertically moving plunger therein that opens and closes the port. While ... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4306830 | Cargo handling method and apparatus with retractable friction drive A method and apparatus is provided for transferring cargo between an unpowered roller bed and a powered roller bed by a self-propelled, mobile, steerable vehicle having a powered roller bed and a retractable friction drive on one end thereof. When transfe... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4304285 | Wheel restraining means A wheel restraining means is provided for use on tire-changing machines and the like which comprises a rigid plate to the underside of which, flexible ring is secured. The ring is urged into pressurable engagement with wheel to be secured on the machine a... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4301719 | Separating citrus peel into albedo and flavedo components Citrus peels discharged from a juice extractor are first comminuted with water to form a slurry, and thereafter the slurry of comminuted peels and water is screened to separate from the slurry a larger particle size fraction consisting mainly of the flave... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4299265 | Restraining wheel means A wheel restraining means having an upper rigid plate and a compressible air bag or similar flexible medium where a generally annular configuration is provided. This structure is mounted on a shaft and a conical member secures the structure to the shaft. ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4299261 | Offshore loading system A lightweight articulated loading arm for transferring fluid from an offshore articulated loading column to a marine tanker, and for monitoring the position of the loading arm relative to a safe operating envelope. The arm includes an inboard conduit memb... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4294059 | Bin filling apparatus and method An apparatus receives empty bins and loose articles of random size and shape, such as apples, to be stored within the bins at a fill station. The articles are delivered to an inclined conveyor which has a lower end adjacent to a horizontal conveyor with a... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4294027 | Light weight snow thrower A light weight compact snow thrower is disclosed having an extendable and forwardly foldable upper handle bar for operator convenience and for compact storage as in the trunk of an automobile. The snow thrower also includes a plurality of engine options b... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4289336 | Pipe swivel joint for a plurality of separate fluids A pipe swivel joint for simultaneous transfer of a plurality of separated fluids between a plurality of inlet conduits and a plurality of corresponding outlet conduits. The swivel joint includes an annular inner element, an annular outer element surroundi... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4289042 | Vibrator with eccentric weights Two eccentric weights of a vibrator are mounted, respectively, on two coaxial shafts, one of which is a hollow shaft mounted on the other shaft. The two shafts can be connected for rotation in unison, and can be separated for relative rotation to alter th... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288900 | Puller tool A tool for pulling a speed reduction unit from a drive shaft includes a puller plate that has outwardly extending flanges adapted to be placed in a groove formed in the internal surface of a tubular mounting sleeve of the reduction unit so that, when a th... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4287707 | Harvesters A harvester for beans and like crop includes a pick-up reel having a width equal to the overall width of the harvester and leading to a first, cleaning, conveyor which terminates at an air passage incorporating a fan for generating a generally vertical ai... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4287058 | Apparatus for separating liquid-solid mixtures An improved screw type apparatus for separating the liquid phase from a solid-liquid mixture includes a conveyor screw and a discharge housing that includes an imperforate cylindrical wall which surrounds the downstream end of the screw tube and has a dis... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4286426 | Vibratory fruit harvester A harvesting apparatus for plants grown in rows, such as grapes, includes a vehicle having a support frame of an inverted U-shape and a shaker frame that also has an inverted U-shape and that is pivotally mounted to the vehicle support frame about a singl... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285240 | Wheel unbalance measurement system and method An off-the-car wheel unbalance measuring system has a rotationally driven wheel mounting shaft supported in a pedestal together with a pair of force transducers mounted in the pedestal adjacent to and spaced along the shaft. The force transducers are coup... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4285136 | Wheel clamp A wheel clamp for mounting a wheel aligning tool on a wheel rim and in a plane parallel to that of the wheel rim is disclosed. A lower bracket, a center sliding bracket and an upper clamping bracket are all mounted on a pair of parallel rods. The lower br... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4283906 | Top driven shaker units for harvesting machine A harvesting machine for berries and fruits such as coffee beans and blackcurrants includes at least one tined shaker oscillating about a vertical or substantially vertical axis. The shaker is oscillated by out-of-balance weights and a shaft supporting th... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4284368 | Vehicle with dual drill booms and temporary roof support A mining vehicle has a body with a center boom extending forwardly from the body. A temporary roof support is mounted on the outer end of the center boom. The roof support has a base, a telescopic column, and a cross beam on top of the column with auxilia... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282706 | Shaker units for harvesting machines A harvesting machine for berries and fruits such as coffee beans and blackcurrants includes at least one tined shaker oscillating about a vertical or substantially vertical axis. The shaker is oscillated by out-of-balance weights and a shaft supporting th... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4281933 | Apparatus for sorting fruit according to color An apparatus for sorting fruit according to its color comprising a conveyor including a plurality of individual conveyor lines, a first viewer associated with each conveyor line and positioned to observe one side of the fruit carried by the associated con... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4281764 | Sorting apparatus for potatoes and the like An improved sorting apparatus for separating loose debris, rocks and clods of dirt from root crops such as potatoes includes a channelizing conveyor, a take-away conveyor having an inlet end positioned below the discharge end of the channelizing conveyor,... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4280531 | Method and apparatus for hydraulically controlling subsea well equipment Method and apparatus for hydraulically controlling subsea well equipment, such as valve operators, connectors, and other hydraulically actuated devices, with a significantly reduced number of hydraulic pressure source lines from the surface to the subsea ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279118 | Fruit harvesting machine with bin filling system An improved fruit harvester, including a self-propelled main frame with means for grasping a fruit tree and inducing vibration in the fruit tree so that fruit will be caused to fall and a retractable collection surface which extends beneath the tree to ga... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4276917 | Mobile apparatus for fluid transfer A mobile platform has a riser assembly mounted thereon. A loading arm assembly projects from an upper end of the riser assembly, and a jumper hose assembly projects from a lower end of the riser assembly. These assemblies can be interconnected between a m... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4275639 | Periscopic sight with a unitary lens system A periscopic sight is mounted to extend through the wall of protective armor surrounding a gun station. An elevation mirror is exposed to receive light from the direction in which the gun is pointing and to reflect the light along a vertical path extendin... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274783 | Chain measuring and conveyor control system Apparatus for selectively discharging load carriers at a predetermined one of discharge stations. The carriers are connected to an endless chain. The chain is made of links of approximate equal length, which are divided into segments of an equal number of... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4274542 | Method for transfer of crane from tower A method of transferring a crane from a tower to an adjacent elevated site, such as a building under construction. The crane is raised from the tower by an elevating frame secured at one end to the tower. A transition section is inserted between the crane... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4273472 | Apparatus for protecting subsea wells Apparatus for protecting subsea structures, and in particular christmas trees from damage by fishing nets, trawl boards, anchors and other marine equipment, include a protective structure which is placed over the christmas tree. The protective structure h... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4273244 | Crane upperstructure self-transferring system A crane has an upperstructure that is mounted on a carrier by a quick-disconnect turntable mounting. The upperstructure can be transferred from the carrier to a transport, and back to the carrier, by a system that does not require an auxiliary crane. A li... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4271867 | Method and apparatus for hydraulically controlling subsea well equipment Method and apparatus for hydraulically controlling subsea well equipment, such as valve operators, connectors, and other hydraulically actuated devices, with a significantly reduced number of hydraulic pressure source lines from the surface to the subsea ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4271663 | Releasable locking coupling pin for chain links Adjacent links of a chain are releasably locked together by a pin, which is inserted through the pivot joints of the chain. The pin has spaced apart shoulders which engage the outer surfaces of the outer links at the pivot joints when the pin is fully ins... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4272366 | Heavy duty two mass vibratory machine A two-mass heavy duty vibratory machine has a frame in the form of a box-like cage in which a working member, such as a screen, is received. In one embodiment of the disclosure, the frame is resiliently mounted on a stationary support surface and the work... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4270663 | Stop for crane boom A crane has a rotatable body with a vertically pivotal boom connected thereto. An energy absorbing stop unit is mounted in a fixed position on the body, and a guide sleeve is pivotally mounted on the body adjacent the stop unit. A stop rod is pivotally co... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269239 | Traveling loading arm for marine tankers A traveling articulated loading arm movably mounted on the deck of a marine tanker for transferring fluid between a flexible hose along either side of the tanker and manifold ports at various locations along the tanker centerline. The arm can be extended ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4269015 | Apparatus for packaging articles in a wire-bound box assembly An apparatus for packaging cartons in a wire-bound box assembly includes a folding assembly which supports the unassembled box in a horizontally positioned blank, a shuttle platform which is loaded with a number of cartons and the end boards of the box as... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4265332 | Heat extracting muffler system A muffler system positioned within the engine housing of the vehicle such as a garden tractor, includes a muffler surrounded by an open ended tubular heat shield having a venturi tube on its outer end which receives and accelerates the exhaust gases to cr... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4265168 | Steam table tray spacing apparatus A spacer assembly for half steam table trays includes a grid-like framework upon which are mounted a plurality of non-metallic support pads adapted to accept the corners of adjacent trays laid thereon in a rectangular pattern. The framework is fabricated ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4261779 | Indexing roll drive system A short dwell indexing drive system for intermittently moving a web of thermosealing material through a bag machine includes a conjugate cam defined by a pair of disc cams on a continuously driven input or cam shaft which engage cooperating groups of cam ... | 04/14/1981 |
