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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5337885 | Alignment monitor and method A travel monitor for a rectangular sludge conveyor having a plurality of scrapers attached to and driven by a pair of chains, each of which is formed in a closed loop having an upper run. A pair of detector sprockets independently engage and are driven by... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5335856 | Air boom sprayer trailer hitch and suspension A trailer mounted sprayer having an air boom supported from the trailer frame by a four-bar linkage movable by a hydraulic cylinder to adjust the elevation of the boom and with ground-engaging wheels rotatably attached to bell cranks mounted on the frame ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5261526 | Conveyor system with driven balls, protectable against overloading A conveyor system with driven balls, in which each driven ball is supported by at least one driving roller. The point of contact between the driving roller and the ball is located at some distance below the horizontal plane through the center of the ball,... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5191919 | Closed transfer means A closed transfer apparatus for transferring liquid from a container to a dilution tank in measured volume includes an actuator moveable to a first position that energizes an electric pump to pump liquid from the container into a transfer tank and moveabl... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5184511 | Measuring tank sight glass A measuring tank capable of providing accurate measurement of liquid contained therein even when not in an upright position having a rear wall connected to left and right side walls and a front wall connected between said side walls and having a generally... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5178841 | Sterilizing apparatus An apparatus for sterilizing containers, such as beakers, on a line of an aseptic food packaging machine has a sintered stainless steel tube (6) surrounded by an outer tube (7) which has a plurality of outlets (10). A source of hydrogen peroxide (H2 | 01/12/1993 |
| 5172645 | Means for dispensing granular agrichemical products A granular dispenser for a planter having a closure means for sealing the hopper which is operated by a hydraulic cylinder which is connected in parallel with the hydraulic cylinder normally provided on a planter for raising and lowering the planter tool ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5160017 | Rolling ball assembly and deck A rolling ball assembly for a rolling ball deck with a spherical ball (10), a support for the ball to permit free rotation about any horizontal axis through the ball; a pair of horizontal drive shafts (4, 5), one on either sie of the ball; a collar (8, 9)... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5147032 | Conveyor system with driven balls, protectable against overloading A conveyor system with driven balls, in which each driven ball is supported by at least one driving roller. The point of contact between the driving roller and the ball is located at some distance below the horizontal plane through the center of the ball,... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5127549 | Nozzle assembly for a filling machine A piston-type multi-station rotary filling machine having improved reliability and consistency of operation. The filling machine includes a nozzle assembly for a filler with a product port which includes a nozzle body with a rectangular nozzle that inters... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5105606 | Means for handling plastic containers A transfer mechanism for transferring groups of plastic containers from a continuously moving transport conveyor to a tray includes container sensors and a mechanism for providing correct in-fee timing of the containers. The tray is advanced after each gr... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5074405 | Right angle transfer deck A right angle deck having a plurality of shafts with alternating left and right hand roller clusters. A single motor is connected to rotate the shafts with left hand clusters and a single motor is connected to rotate the shafts with right hand clusters; t... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5064045 | Material handling conveyor A cluster for a material handling conveyor in which a plurality of rollers are mounted on a body member at an acute angle to a driven shaft, with bushing pressed into and recessed from each end of each roller to provide a consistent frictional force betwe... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5058726 | Tray feed arrangement A means for precisely depositing containers into a moving nest, with the means being relatively insensitive to the speed of the nest. Each container is positioned over a lug which is driven at the speed of the moving nest and the container is aligned with... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5041057 | Corn cutter and system A corn cutter unit in which an ear of corn is propelled by a plurality of feed rollers into a plurality of knives carried by a rotating head, with the knives being adjustable to define an opening through which the cob may pass, and a cob puller having upp... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5035357 | Pressure control valve and system A pressure control system, including a pilot valve suitable for use therein, for providing a constant pressure from a non-compensated pump to a plurality of nozzle valves controlling flow from a manifold to nozzles associated with the valves, including a ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5022527 | Book container A container for holding books during transport and treatment with a liquid including a means which can be moved between a pressing position to hold the books securely during transport and a relaxed position in which the books are free to separate to facil... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4989783 | Sensor mounting An air sprayer having an array of vertically arranged transducers mounted in a recess of a shaped forward shroud, which recess forms a plenum into which air is directed by a fan. Each transducer is carried by a pivotal housing which effectively seals the ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4987934 | Cleaner for filler nozzles A cleaner for a filler which includes a plurality of cylinders arranged in a circle and rotated with a nozzle associated with each cylinder wherein an upper seal encircles and rotates with the cylinders, a vacuum manifold having a cavity is fixed against ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4981209 | Container translating and orienting apparatus and method An apparatus is disclosed for controlling the movement of flat bottomed articles in a plurality of different directions relative to a supporting platform. The article is supported on a plurality of clusters of helical, freely rotatable rollers mounted on ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4952154 | Demonstrator device for tire eccentricities Devices for demonstrating the effect that eccentricities in a tire and rim can have when the combination is rotated having a circular member representing a rim mounted for rotation about a center different from its geometric center and an annular member r... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4943259 | Corn cutter and system A corn cutter unit in which an ear of corn is propelled by a plurality of feed rollers into a plurality of knives carried by a rotating head, with the knives being adjustable to define an opening through which the cob may pass, and a cob puller having upp... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4872501 | Heat exchanger for mobile aircraft deicing machine and method of use A tank for heating deicing fluid in a mobile aircraft deicer comprises a submerged heat exchanger coil through which heating fluid passes. Propellers near the heat exchanger circulate the bulk of deicing fluid while it is being heated to help distribute t... | 10/10/1989 |
