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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7681715 | Method and apparatus for discharging material at spaced intervals A method and apparatus for discharging material at spaced intervals each provide a conveying tube and a conveying mechanism for moving material from a first end of the tube toward a second opposite end. Discharge openings are provided spaced along the tube at differ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7360639 | Hot rotary screw pump A screw feeder can be used to transport a high temperature particulate material. A housing contains the material within the screw feeder which includes an inlet and an outlet port. A screw is rotatably positioned within the housing to advance the material from the i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311050 | Systems for the control and use of fluids and particles The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284577 | Container control apparatus and manufacture-related plant Damage or deformation of a container in a processing device downstream a convey path is prevented. A filling device includes a filling unit (1), star wheel (2), and timing screw (3). Containers (10) are supplied to the timing screw (3 | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281384 | Poultry chiller with improved product distribution and antibacterial count Birds are moved through chilled water by bird moving means such as an auger or by a series of paddles. The birds tend to accumulate in a predetermined path in the water. Streams of water that include an antibacterial additive are directed toward the predetermined pa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7174724 | Chiller with improved product distribution The chiller includes a semi-cylindrical tank (36) that conforms to the perimeter of its auger (38) so that the water can be raised to a water level (68) high above the auger shaft (44). Streams of water (84) are directed from the p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137503 | Auger brush An auger assembly suitable for use with a food separator is provided with a removable brush. The auger assembly includes an auger defining a channel around the crest thereof. A brush is received in the channel and defining a flange at each end thereof. First and sec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6976575 | Process and device for the continuous conveyance of confections Described is a conveyor for confections having the design that the material is conveyed along a flow path which is essentially free from abrupt detours or direction changes. In the case of utilization of helix rotors as conveyors this occurs in that the helical roto... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6951273 | Hanger bearing for auger type poultry chiller with cone deflector A poultry chiller 100 has a hanger 140 suspended from the upper portion of the tank 102 that supports the bearing block 160 of the auger shaft 112 between the auger blades. A conical bird deflector 175 is mounted on the auge... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932210 | Self-cleaning oscillating conveyor for deburring, dedusting and the onward transport of small parts A self-cleaning oscillating conveyor includes a vertical tube and a conveyor channel that is helically wound upwardly around the vertical tube with a corresponding electromagnetic oscillating unit and a casing tube, which surrounds the exterior of the conveyor chann... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923979 | Method for depositing particles onto a substrate using an alternating electric field Uniform portions of fine powders are deposited on a substrate by electrostatic attraction in which the charge of the electric field and polarity of the charged particles are varied repeatedly to form a buildup of powder on the carrier surface. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6722489 | Screw conveyor arm for dry material A dry bulk unloading apparatus for transferring bulk material from a storage facility to a transport vehicle includes a pair of pivotally interconnected upper and lower screw conveyors. The upper screw conveyor is pivotally connected at its receiving end on a vertic... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722491 | Feeder tube for bulk product A feeder tube for bulk product, including a tube in which there are inlet openings distributed along the length of the tube. A screw conveyer is disposed axially within the tube. The tube rotates about its axis, the screw conveyer rotates relative to the tube and th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722490 | Hanger bearing for use with an auger type poultry chiller A hanger bearing assembly for use in an auger type poultry chiller, the poultry chiller has an auger with a first flight and a second flight both secured to an auger shaft, the first flight having a first flange plate and the second flight having a second flange pat... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6685053 | Apparatus for removal of ice from a storage bin An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mas... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6591974 | Auger flow control spout with overflow A spout is used for confining the grain flow from an auger. The auger may be a combine, grain cart unloading auger or a grain auger. The spout includes a chute that mounts on the auger tube. An overflow opening in the chute allows grain or other matter to... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6540067 | Ice transporting assembly, ice making and transporting system and method for transporting ice An ice transporting assembly transports ice and includes a sleeve and a tapered auger. The sleeve defines a frusto-conically shaped channel with an inlet having an inlet diameter and an outlet having an outlet diameter less than the inlet diameter. The ta... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6368555 | Method for treating contaminated material, specifically infected material The invention relates to a method and device for treating contaminated materials, specially infected materials, which are fed to endless screws (5, 12) via a feed hopper (2) and are heated, disinfected or sterilized in addition to being discharged through... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6330767 | Unloading system for particulate materials bins An apparatus for efficiently removing grain from a grain storage device, which uses a plurality of augers. An unloading auger is used to begin removal of grain from a grain storage device. As the amount of grain decreases, a proximity sensor sends an acti... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6098788 | Casting of complex micromechanical objects A seamless micromechanical object is cast by forming a multilevel mold, filling the mold, and selectively removing the mold with respect to the micromechanical object. The mold can have a first level having a first opening therein, and a second level on t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5996770 | Plug screw feeder Screw feeders are disclosed including a conical feed screw rotatably disposed in a conical screw tube, and a drive shaft mounted at one end of the conical feed screw with a pair of bearings mounting the drive shaft, a fixed ring mounted on the drive shaft... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980153 | Telescoping auger shaft and method of manufacture A telescoping auger shaft is provided that distributes slurry material throughout a spreader box of variable width in a paving system. The telescoping auger shaft comprises a first shaft positioned coaxially with and engaging a second shaft such that the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5881649 | Magnetic transfer system, power transmission mechanism of the magnetic transfer system, and rotational driving member used for the system To provide a magnetic transfer system capable of smoothly delivering a carrier between chambers by providing a independently-rotating carrier-feed driving shaft for each chamber without using a synchronous control mechanism and used for a semiconductor fa... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5871619 | Plug seal discharge system for distillation apparatus A discharge system for a destructive distillation apparatus wherein the discharge solids act as plug to avoid the unwanted flow of product gas or ambient air therethrough while effectively discharging finely divided, disperse solids material from a contin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5836722 | Spraying method and device for cooling a powdered coating product In a coating plant, the powder feed device is cooled permanently in order to avoid the deterioration of the powder which could be caused by an excessively high temperature. The air for the fluidization of the powder contained in the reservoir (1) is cool,... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5761888 | Method and apparatus for conveying dry ice A method and apparatus for distributing dry ice from a central source, through a distribution network of feed conveyors, to one or more remote dispensing stations where the dry ice is dispensed into packaging containers. The feed conveyors are provided wi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5746303 | Auger control A system for the control of an auger, such as for conveying agricultural particulate materials, is disclosed in which a discharge spout is attached to the discharge end of the auger tube, the discharge spout is both freely movable and adjustable in length... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5714043 | Liquid seal bulk feeder for destructive distillation A combination liquid seal and spiral auger conveyor feeding system which provides both a liquid seal, effective under normal operating conditions, with a sealed spiral auger conveyor, which is effective to seal against the surge flow of distillation gases... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5651321 | Method of and means for producing combustible gases from low grade fuel In accordance with the present invention, a method for supplying solid material such as hot carbonaceous material from a pyrolyzer or reactor to a furnace, is provided comprising providing a screw conveyor for receiving the solid carbonaceous material fro... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5396983 | Cleaning device, particularly for residual concrete reprocessing installations A cleaning device, in particular for residual concrete reprocessing installations has a trough having a trough wall, a rotor provided for cleaning the trough and having at least one end provided with a ring, guiding elements rotatably supporting the ring ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5348138 | No-nest bird gate A bird gate for a grain auger outlet includes a panel that extends across the auger outlet in a normal, closed position. It is biased to that position by a spring. When grain is delivered from the auger, it falls on the panel, biasing the panel to an open... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5335166 | Method of operating a sand screw A method of operating a sand screw comprises: sensing speed of a sand screw delivering sand; determining a corrected delivery rate of sand, including converting the sensed speed of the sand screw into the corrected delivery rate of sand in response to pre... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5318444 | Grain storage unloading system This invention relates to a grain storage unloading system of a type which can be moved from grain bin to grain bin and includes a sweep section which can rotate relative to a discharge section to sweep a circular area within the bin and to carry the mate... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5263572 | Volumetric feeder with removable auger drive assembly A dry good material feeding apparatus is shown which includes a feed hopper having an auger housing portion with oppositely disposed openings. A bearing block is positioned in one opening carrying a removable drive shaft which is releasably connected to a... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5213232 | Rotating apparatus for dispensing single homogeneous units An apparatus for dispensing single homogeneous units upon rotation of the apparatus comprising a generally circular walled container having a bottom for holding the singular homogeneous units. A discharge area located distally from the bottom for receivin... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5170891 | Self-cleaning magnetic separator The improved self-cleaning magnetic separator includes a tube and a conveying flight spiralled about the tube. The separator has a magnetic material collecting portion, a magnetic material discharge portion and a bar-like magnet providing a lobe-like magn... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5104613 | Material handling system A material handling system includes a hopper assembly for mounting on a vehicle bed. The hopper assembly has a rear leg for mounting on a rear end wall of the vehicle bed and a side leg for mounting on a sidewall of the vehicle bed. The hopper legs inters... | 04/14/1992 |
