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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281627 | Forged chain link assembly The forged chain link assembly comprises a forged chain link having a male end and a female end which cooperates with an opposite end of an adjacent link to form a chain, each end having a bore therein which cooperates with a bore in the opposite end of an adjacent ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7159707 | Pusher for scraper chain conveyors, especially for underground mining A pusher for scraper chain conveyors comprising an upper and lower member, the two members being connectable by bolted connections. Each member of the pusher featuring one part of one or more chain beds through which a flat jointing plane runs, as well as one part o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7080728 | Forged chain and flight assembly and method of making same The forged chain link and flight assembly and method of making same provide for use of a hollow sleeve for engaging link ends together and engaging flights to the link through engagement of a suitable connector through the flights and the sleeve to make the flights ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036657 | Conveyor chain A steel conveyor chain link having a polymeric flight is produced by obtaining a flightless steel conveyor chain link, obtaining a threaded stud, obtaining a polymeric flight having a mounting base, positioning the threaded stud against the link in a latitudinal ori... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6923311 | Device to modify the pitch between pushers according to the length of the product The apparatus is formed of two identical devices (A, A′) installed mirror image-fashion, each of which is equipped with a pressure bar (19, 19′) fitted to overhang the relevant lateral toothed conveyor belts (T, T′) which move and recircle the sai bars,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6834442 | Conveyor for grain dryer A metering conveyor adapted to move a controlled volume of grain. The conveyor incorporates a series of carriers that can each be switched between a scooper assembly and a blocker assembly. The ratio of scooper assemblies to blocker assemblies determines the volume ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6769531 | Pusher dog assembly A pusher dog assembly is provided for the transportation of products on hangers in a conveyer system. The pusher dog assembly may be designed to directly engage hangers on a series of interconnected rails. A system for transporting products on hangers is also provid... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6625835 | Disk cascade scrubber A cascaded disk scrubbing system and method are provided. The cascaded disk scrubbing system includes an array of rows of brush pairs. Each row includes a plurality of counter-rotating brush pairs that are arranged horizontally and longitudinally, and con... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622851 | Conveyor section arrangement in a filling station An arrangement (1) of a conveyor section (2) is provided for containers (10, 11, 12) that are conveyed on said conveyor section and that are in a filling position. The containers are to be filled with items (3) or with a bulk material in a filling station... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6588043 | Wafer cascade scrubber A cascaded wafer scrubbing system and method are provided. The cascaded wafer scrubbing system includes an array of rows of brush pairs. Each row includes a plurality of counter-rotating brush pairs that are arranged horizontally and longitudinally, and c... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6283276 | Overhead pusher finger guide system The invention is directed to an overhead pusher finger guide system, preferably for use with a sheet handling apparatus. The guide system prevents the lower conveyor run from sagging or otherwise moving out of the proper feed plane. Accordingly, superior ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6142291 | Self-cleaning inclined section for drag conveyor A drag conveyor for particulate material is provided with an upwardly-curved bend section for conveying the material with paddles mounted on a continuous chain from a first level to a second, higher level. The paddles are provided with angled portions on ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6126019 | Sewage collector flight A collector flight for use in a sewage settling or sedimentation tank includes an elongated, generally C-shaped, one-piece, extruded aluminum body defined by top and bottom, hollow, rectangular heads connected together at one corner by a planar web. Slots... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5947261 | Drag conveyor system for particulate material A drag conveyor consists of a uniquely-configured trough and correspondingly-shaped outer edges of chain-driven paddles which enable the trough construction to provide physical support for a return run of the chain. The cross-sectional shape of the trough... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5809746 | Overhead flight conveyor assembly for erecting four-sided tapered paperboard cartons An overhead flight conveyor assembly for use with a continuous motion packaging machine to erect four-sided tapered paperboard cartons is disclosed. The packaging machine has an elongate carton transport conveyor supported on a framework of the packaging ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5495934 | Reversible conveyor belt with double helical chain For use in underground mining, in particular coal mining, a chain belt is provided, which consists of the standard vertical links and horizontal links which preferably have double helical surfaces. These horizontal links with the double helical surfaces a... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5398805 | Wear shoe retainer for a sludge collector flight A wear shoe holder is provided for allowing the easy removal and replacement of wear shoes from sludge collector flights in a sludge collecting tank. The wear shoe holder is a retaining plate fastened to a sludge collecting flight. The inside surface of t... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5348135 | Can selector bar assembly Can selector bar assembly including one or more can selector flight bars, each having an angled tip comprised of a rubber or plastic-like material for non-scoring or scratching separation of product.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5174433 | Self-cleaning en-masse conveyor A self-cleaning en-masse conveyor comprising an elongated conveyor housing having a removable bottom panel which defines an arc of approximately 90°. Vertically disposed wall sections extend upwardly from the upper edges of the bottom panel and have a li... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5170882 | Reversible tooth link band Chain webs for chain conveyors, which are primarily used in underground mining and in tunnel building for the transport of large quantities of materials, consist of mutually engaging horizontal and vertical chain links in which the horizontal links of the... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5101983 | Device for identifying and sorting objects A device for identifying and sorting objects includes a low-friction surface for supporting parcels to be identified and sorted, each provided with a bar code on at least one side thereof, a dragging mechanism capable of conveying parcels from a staging a... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5076418 | Feeder assembly for a combine An improved combine feeder assembly including a conveyor and a feeder housing which envelopes the conveyor. The conveyor is comprised of a plurality of endless driving chains and a plurality of feeder slats driven by the chains. Each feeder slat is secure... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5072575 | Method of feeding articles into a horizontal wrapping machine An inverted horizontal wrapping machine is provided with an article infeed system which includes a horizontal feed trough with an open exit end positioned closely adjacent the inlet end of the wrapping material tube being continuously formed by the machin... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5070679 | Horizontal wrapping machine with improved article infeed system An inverted horizontal wrapping machine is provided with an article infeed system which includes a horizontal feed trough with an open exit end positioned closely adjacent the inlet end of the wrapping material tube being continuously formed by the machin... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5056651 | Flight for collecting sludge by sweeping and roller shoe fixed thereto A flight for collecting sludge by sweeping comprises a roller shoe, comprising (a) a frame having a substantially U-shaped cross section and having a pair of side plates, (b) a shaft having a diameter-enlarged portion at one end and a threaded portion at ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4981463 | Device for positioning fitments in a perforated film A device for positioning fitments in a perforated film. The device according to the invention includes a transporting member that brings the fitments into the vicinity of a perforated film, preferably below the latter, a member for positioning the fitment... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4977803 | Saw mechanism for logs convolutely wound on cores and method A saw mechanism for logs convolutely wound on cores and method wherein the upstream end of the log has its core supported on a support member attached to a log-advancing pusher, the chain carrying the pushers being equipped with stripper plates immediatel... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4967541 | Horizontal wrapping machine with improved article infeed system An inverted horizontal wrapping machine is provided with an article infeed system which includes a horizontal feed trough with an open exit end positioned closely adjacent the inlet end of the wrapping material tube being continuously formed by the machin... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4946026 | Residue removal system for a conveyor assembly A conveyor flight for a conveyor assembly has an overlayment of a non-elastomeric flexible member on its front or loadbearing surface, which flexible member has a memory such that it recovers to its unloaded reference condition, thus assisting in discharg... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4928810 | Conveyor A conveyor comprising at least one endless conveyor element, and a plurality of pushers (7, 8, 9) which are carried by the conveyor element and which are adapted to push objects on the conveyor. The pushers (7, 8, 9) have at least two different cross sect... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4890723 | Plate type chip conveyor A chip conveyor moves material through a conduit using plates of substantially oval shape, the axis of symmetry of which coincides substantially with the axis of the drive chains. The plates consist of two identical half-plates joined together and mounted... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4815586 | Chain scraper conveyor A chain scraper conveyor having at least one conveyor chain circulating in the conveyor includes drivers which are secured to the chain and which extend from both sides thereof. The drivers include guides that are received in trough channels adjacent the ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4783171 | Loading conveyor for concrete mixer A loading conveyor for a mobile concrete mixing machine is disclosed wherein the conveyor is provided with a receiving hopper for receiving a supply of material from an external source of supply. The chain and slat conveyor is provided with an elevating p... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781466 | Method and apparatus for producing concrete A method and apparatus for continuously producing concrete at a job site is disclosed wherein the machine is provided with separate aggregate supply bins and a cement supply bin which are arranged in a generally linear fashion on a mobile frame and sized ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4778044 | Material magazine for a metal working machine A material magazine for automatically feeding material such as long steel bars to a metal working machine including at least two parallel chain-conveyers, material guide rollers, a material arrival detecting means, and a material feed roller. The chain-co... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4770289 | Clamp bar for fixedly clamping a web against an article A wrapping machine wherein article units are wrapped by a shrinkable web to form a package. The machine includes a conveyor which includes an upper article supporting run. The conveyor has regularly spaced openings and associated with the rear of each ope... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4750229 | Device for the washing of eggs The invention relates to a device for washing of eggs in order to remove adhering dirt in which egg transport means and egg guiding means are present. The egg transport means and egg guiding means cooperate and form egg rotation means which cause an egg t... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4712668 | Flight for use on a conveyor belt A flight has a wing with an elongated support rod embedded in said wing along a fixed edge thereof. To flight or wing has two free ends that are not affixed to said support rod. A metal cable is embedded in each of the free ends and extends from the free ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4663042 | Polymeric sludge collector flight A hollow, polymeric sludge collector flight is provided having a sigma-shaped cross-section, including a wedge-shaped transverse indentation on its forward face, a vertically extending wear lip on its scraping edge, and a transverse gap on its rear face. ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4585116 | Sludge collector flight, wear shoe and guide lug assembly A wear shoe and guide lug assembly for guiding a sludge collector flight along a return elevated rail is shown. Each wear shoe provides a readily replaceable member attached to the flight and providing alternative planar faces for bearing engagement with ... | 04/29/1986 |
