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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42969 | Portable trommel A portable trommel has a chassis, including support wheels at one end thereof for movement of the trommel. A trommel is rotatably mounted on the chassis and has an input and an output end. A hopper and an input conveyor, for supplying material to be screened to the ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7690512 | System and method for processing shredded vegetables In a system to separate shredded vegetable pieces, a slicer cuts a vegetable having leaves and a core into pieces to form a mixture of leaf and core pieces. The mixture then passes through a sorting mechanism that separates the core pieces from the mixture. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7273150 | Portable screening machine A portable screening trommel having a chassis, at least one wheel assembly at a rear portion of the chassis, a hopper for receiving a material, a rotary trommel being chain driven at a discharge end and which receives the material from a feed conveyor beneath the ho... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264104 | Crusher in-feed conveyor method and apparatus An aggregate processing unit is provided that includes an in-feed conveyor adapted to have a first lower section that can move laterally to accommodate various processing configurations and to also allow for enhanced mobility. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252039 | Ballast discharge car A ballast discharge car having at least one non-pivoting transverse conveyor disposed beneath a hopper for distributing the ballast between the rails, near the outside of the rails, and well beyond the outside of the rails in a stockpiling application. The speed, di... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225932 | System units for treatment of aggregate material An aggregate storing and classifying mechanism for production of asphalt in plants, comprising a body (2) having plurality of circular sections (6) arranged in a manner of substantially surrounding the body (2) for storing aggregate material com... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197901 | Washing machine The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable portion for rotatin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160056 | Material transfer vehicle for use in asphalt paving A material transfer vehicle for transporting asphalt from a delivery truck to a paving machine includes a frame and a vehicle drive system. The vehicle also includes a turret that is rotatably mounted on the frame and a surge bin that is mounted on the turret. The s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7090080 | Free wire reclaimer system for scrap tire processors An apparatus for providing free wire reclamation from a granulated stream of mixed metallic and nonmetallic material comprises a vibratory conveyor having a trough assembly mounted on a suspension system and coupled to a motor for causing the suspension system to vi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6910586 | System and method for folding conveyors A hydraulic ram assembly adapted to move parts of a conveyor between a number of pre-defined positions. In one embodiment of the invention, the hydraulic ram assembly consists of a single hydraulic ram, pivotally coupled at one end to the chassis of a trommel, and p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6843376 | Mobile screening unit A mobile screening unit for screening bulk material. The screening unit comprises a first screener, a second screener, and an elongated mobile support frame having a longitudinal axis. The first screener is mounted to the support frame and extends longitudinally the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6705449 | Bulk material processing apparatus A bulk material processing apparatus having a longitudinally extending main frame and a supply conveyor mounted on, and extending length wise of the main frame to convey a supply of bulk material from a forward lower end of the conveyor to an upper and rearward disc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6578783 | Method and apparatus for sorting recyclable products A method for providing an alternative periodic cover material for landfills by separating materials in a salvage operation. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobile scrap, is fed to ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6447645 | Feeding cellulose material to a treatment vessel A feed system for a cellulose pulp treating vessel (such as a continuous digester) is not limited by the required L/W ratio of the pump feeding a wood chip slurry to a high pressure transfer device, the feed system may be kept at a low temperature to mini... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422493 | Method and apparatus for sorting recyclable products A method for recovering a fuel substance by separating materials in a salvage operation based on BTU content is provided. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobile scrap, is fed to a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6405874 | Mobile material handling apparatus with lowerable track set A mobile material handling apparatus (10) having a frame (11), an input arrangement (13) for receiving a bulk supply of raw material to be handled, a screen box (16) or other material processing device, a conveyor (17) to transfer the material from the in... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6336558 | Tractor unit and wheeled trailer combination A combination of a tractor unit (10) and a wheeled trailer combination, preferably a mobile screening plant (100), in which the tractor unit (10) has endless tracks (11) to render the combination highly maneuverable, and carries an upwardly and downwardly... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332542 | Tramp material removal from pulp feed system Dense, tramp material, is efficiently separated in a comminuted cellulosic fibrous material feed system, for example in a chemical cellulose digester feed system, in a simple but effective matter. By merely utilizing a generally vertical conduit and a slu... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6315128 | Tramp material removal from pulp feed systems Dense, tramp material, is efficiently separated in a comminuted cellulosic fibrous material feed system, for example in a chemical cellulose digester feed system, in a simple but effective matter. By merely utilizing a generally vertical conduit and a slu... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6186338 | Self-propelled material-processing apparatus A self-propelled material-processing apparatus (10) comprises a chassis (12), an engine (13) mounted on the chassis near the forward end thereof, and endless tracks (14) permanently supporting the chassis (12) and power-operated by the engine (13). A supp... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6065606 | Elevatable frame for transportable sorting machines A transportable sorting machine frame formed of first and second frame sections which are hinged together is provided. The sorting machine is mounted to one frame section and an infeed conveyor is mounted to the other. A pair of elevational jacks located ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6006921 | Transportable trommel assembly A transportable trommel assembly is provided with a frame, a cylindrical trommel screen, having an infeed end and a discharge end rotatably mounted to the frame, and conveyors for carrying away sized material from the trommel screen. An infeed conveyor is... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5979666 | Apparatus for screening particulate material An apparatus for screening particulate material having a base frame (11), an elevating conveyor (12), and a conveyor carrying frame (13) adjustably mounted on the base frame (11) and arranged to be capable of moving the conveyor (12) generally lengthwise ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5959975 | Method of telecommunications demand-route multiplexing (DEROM) A method of optimizing a telecommunications network in terms of transmission and equipment cost by multiplexing lower bandwidth level telecommunications demand-routes to form higher bandwidth level bundles, by determining, for each demand-route, whether t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5819950 | Portable trommel A portable trommel has a chassis, including support wheels at one end thereof for movement of the trommel. A trommel is rotatably mounted on the chassis and has an input and an output end. A hopper and an input conveyor, for supplying material to be scree... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5430962 | Pipeline padding apparatus with rotary feeder An improved pipeline padding apparatus includes a separator for separating fine material out of spoil which is piled along side an excavation, an elevator for transporting spoil to the separator, and a pair of spaced-apart guide projections for guiding sp... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5415671 | Method for cleaning sod A method for cleaning sod being transported on a perforate conveyor belt which includes at least one vibratory position and a powered brush position for removing the earth from the sod. This method and apparatus may be attached to a farm vehicle at the so... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5363574 | Pipeline padding apparatus An improved pipeline padding apparatus includes a separator for separating fine material out of spoil which is piled along side an excavation, an elevator for transporting spoil to the separator, and a pair of guide projections for guiding spoil into the ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5285905 | Screening assembly for soil The screening assembly includes a tilted upwardly movable belt conveyor over which is mounted a rotatable cylindrical drum axially oriented in the direction of the belt conveyor. A mixed soil receiving bucket mounted over the conveyor upstream of the cyli... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5248042 | Resilient wire-wrapped, and adjustably tensioned screen drum with drum overload-preventing feedback control A mobile screening apparatus includes a horizontal rotary drum preferably fed by underflow from a prescreening device that is reversible endless belt of screening grizzly bars. The belt reverses for expelling oversize material caught between bars. Force n... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5234564 | Mobile screen assembly for rubble and debris A vehicle for feeding and screening material including a wheel-supported vehicle frame and a material-transport conveyor extending from one end of the vehicle frame to a raised end located between the ends of the vehicle frame. A multiple deck screen asse... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5120433 | Pipeline padding apparatus An improved pipeline paddling apparatus includes a separator for separating fine material out of spoil which is piled along side an excavation, an elevator for transporting spoil to the separator, a pair of guide projections for guiding spoil into the ele... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5091077 | Trommel material air classifier A waste material classifier apparatus which employs a rotary trommel for stirring up the waste material in an air stream so that the conglomeration of waste is easily sorted into dirt and small particles easily sifted through the trommel pores, with air s... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5084991 | Pipeline padding apparatus and method A method and apparatus are disclosed for padding a pipeline lying in a ditch by separating fine particles from coarse particles in the material excavated from the ditch and windrowed along the side of the ditch comprising moving a frame supporting a rotat... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5009370 | Municipal solid waste material sorting trommel system A municipal solid waste material sorting system comprises a multi-stage trommel having a relatively short first stage section with relatively small holes for screening out grit, dirt, coins, small stones and the like, a second substantially longer second ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4983280 | Screening apparatus Screening apparatus comprises a feeder conveyor, an elevator, a screen box, an end boom elevator and two lateral boom elevators all carried on a wheeled trailer. The elevator has an elongated support with an endless belt arranged around two rollers longit... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4955425 | Casting handling apparatus Apparatus for non-impact handling of foundry castings utilizes a sand pervious basket to receive a sand mold and casting and to segregate the casting from the mold. A turntable assembly lifts and translates the basket to a secondary conveyor which removes... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4943260 | Weed seed harvester A mobile collector or harvester for weed seeds that are normally discharged onto the ground during a combining operation, is connected to trail a conventional grain combine, and collects the straw and the tailings discharged from the separating sieve that... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4927528 | Sieve device for sieving out compost from rotten organic material The sieve device comprises a filling funnel for feeding the material. A conveyor belt runs on the bottom of the filling funnel. The conveyor belt projects into a sieve drum, which is driven by a hydraulic motor. The material is transported through the sie... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4896835 | Screening machine A screening machine has a rotating screening drum for screening dirt or other material to a desired size through the screen openings, and is made so that it reduces clogging of the screen, even when rocks, dirt clods, and moist dirt is being screened. The... | 01/30/1990 |
