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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370818 | Apparatus for treatment of snow and ice A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a storage and dispensing apparatus. The storage and dispensing apparatus can be mounted directly to the chassis or disposed within or on a body, which in turn is mounted to the chassis. The storage and dispensing a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7293723 | Material handling device for vehicle A material handling device for a vehicle includes a receiving portion for receiving material, a material moving system operable to move material along the receiving portion, a material processing device attachable at a rear of the receiving portion, and a power sour... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281675 | Portable particle spreader/blower A portable, user shoulder supported spreader/blower unit includes an ergonomically configured housing which includes a section defining a storage bin for holding a quantity of salt or like chemical particulate material for spreading onto ground surfaces to prevent i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275700 | Self-propelled chemical delivery vehicle and dispenser A self-propelled chemical delivery vehicle and dispenser generally for agricultural use includes a frame including first and second vertically spaced support members; a rider support member mounted to the frame; an apparatus for providing motive power mounted to the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261633 | Unitary pivoting spreader apparatus Spreader apparatus for a crop residue chopper of an agricultural harvesting machine or combine, mountable in a simple manner and quickly and precisely pivotable sidewardly, and optionally upwardly and downwardly, in a unitary manner, for adjusting or varying a direc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7191965 | Material spreader and method for using same A material spreader includes a belt/chain assembly. The belt is mounted within the chamber of the material spreader and the chain remains out of contact with the material during the operation of the device. A sliding barrier is mounted at the rear of the belt, and m... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172137 | Material spreader and method for using same A material spreader includes a belt/chain assembly. The belt is mounted within the chamber of the material spreader and the chain remains out of contact with the material during the operation of the device. A sliding barrier is mounted at the rear of the belt, and m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100760 | Deicer mixing apparatus and method An apparatus for applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, methods of applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, and solid deicer compositions that have been coated using the apparatus or method of the invention are disclosed. The apparatus includes... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066413 | Electric hopper spreader A material spreading drive system for a hopper spreader having a conveyor and a spreader separately driven by two electric motors that are powered directly from the electrical system of the vehicle. The conveyor drive system includes a gearbox that transmits 90 to 9... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045167 | Solid particulate material application device A device for the application of solid particulate material to a target surface includes one or more containers for storing the solid particulate material and one or more transfer devices for transferring the solid particulate material from the containers to the targ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044408 | Twin spinner spreading apparatus The invention relates to a broadcast apparatus of the type used in association with a material transporter and includes two components in the form of a chassis section which carries spinner units and a hopper section for directing material received from the transpor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6953163 | Truck bed mounted spreader A spreader assembly for spreading a material and for mounting to a bed of a truck is disclosed. The assembly includes a hopper and a frame having an upper rail for supporting the hopper in the bed of the truck. The frame includes a pair of front and rear posts exten... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945482 | Combination dump and spreader apparatus A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials. A hoist is provided which extends between the body and the chassis for pivoting the body. A conveyor assembly for selectively conveying materials ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932286 | Combination drop and broadcast spreader A spreader for distributing a material on a surface. In certain embodiments, the spreader may include a disk rotatable about an axis and having an upper surface extending substantially radially from the axis. A driver may operably connect to the disk to provide rota... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905077 | Agricultural spreader An agricultural spreader (100) includes material storage means (1) for storing agricultural material (2), at least one material spreading means (4) to spread the agricultural material (2) onto a surface (20) below the agricu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6817552 | Broadcast spreading top dresser A broadcast spreading top dresser (10) includes a diverter (200) which can be positioned in an upper position for light applications and a lower position for heavy applications, with the diverter (200) extending through a slot (210) in an... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6786435 | Twin discharge conveyor for a truck mounted spreader system A twin discharge conveyor mounted on a spreader truck is shown including two parallel mounted conveying mechanisms such as augers, belt conveyors and chain conveyors contained within a conveyor trough that is mounted laterally on a truck chassis adjacent the front e... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6715696 | Remote control bin device The invention comprises a towable trailer having a first frame and a bin, conveyor, and spinners mounted on a second frame. The bin carries materials which are conveyed by the conveyor to the spinners at the rear of the bin which spin and spread the material on the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698997 | Dump truck with removable/extendable conveyor and spreader The dump body of a dump truck includes an opening in the bottom of the dump body through which material in the receptacle can be deposited onto an endless conveyor below the dump body. A spreader is removably mounted on the conveyor whereby material moved... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6659376 | Spreading device for confined application of grain type materials A spreading device for confined application of grain type materials along a well-defined path on a road from a conveyor of a storing tank mounted on a moving vehicle includes a chute member mounted thereon that receives the materials from the conveyor and... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648250 | Spreading machines for spreading animal bedding material A machine for spreading bedding material, comprises a hopper for receiving a bulk supply of the material. The hopper has sides, ends and a base, conveying means in the hopper for displacing the bulk supply in the hopper towards the ends, and discharge ape... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6598812 | Crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine A crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including a unique support element which is an elongate tube, including a center portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly in opposite directions from the center portion, each of the legs including ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572035 | Rotary accelerating apparatus for a crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine Rotary accelerating apparatus for a crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine, including blades mounted to a rotatable hub for rotation therewith, each of the blades having a surface oriented to face in the direction of rotation, the surface having... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557944 | Dump truck apparatus with removable hopper An apparatus capable of adapting a vehicle for use in either of a dump truck mode or a spreader truck mode includes a dump body unit and a removable hopper. The dump body unit has a main frame pivotally interconnected with a dump body. The main frame atta... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540164 | Apparatus for spreading granular material, especially for the treatment of roads Apparatus for spreading a granular material comprises a conveyor designed to move the material from a hopper to a distributor. The conveyor comprises two endless cables mounted in parallel and each passing around two end pulleys, parallel transverse bars ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533198 | Top dresser A top dresser for distributing particulate matter on a variety of terrain. The top dresser may includes a towable frame which is operatively connected to a pair of wheel assemblies. Each wheel assembly is rotatingly attached to the frame of the top dresse... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6508419 | Broadcast spreading top dresser A top dresser (10) includes a spinner assembly (40) removably connected by clips (44) to a cross beam (20) of the frame (12) mounting a hopper (30). The first and second sides (36) of the hopper (30) slope downwardly and inwardly to a conveyor (140) forme... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6447238 | Truck trailer with movable tailgate assembly A truck trailer for hauling gravel, sand and other particulate materials includes a trailer body having a first conveyor extending along the bottom of the trailer, and a second conveyor that extends upwardly at an angle with respect to the first conveyor ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422490 | Rear mounted spreader with horizontal auger A rear mounted spreader having a horizontal auger. The spreader is ideally suited to spread bulk salt and sand, but can effectively be used to spread any spreadable material. The spreader is mounted to a vehicle and the auger is generally perpendicular to... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415990 | Metering dispenser for powder and granules A hand-held, pneumatically propelled, metering dispenser for powdered or granular products such as pesticides, the dispenser having a manually operated pneumatic pump, a product canister, a metering scoop insertable into the product canister in operative ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398137 | Mount and feeder arrangement for a precision placement spreader A truck having a material spreader and a control mechanism to regulate the velocity of materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader includes a material guider to guide the trajectory of substantially all the materials in a direction... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6378793 | Multi-purpose spreader A hollow, upright hopper to receive particulate material, means operable to discharge material outwardly from the hopper in one direction or in an opposite direction and control means to control the amount, the direction, and the velocity of the discharge... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364598 | Removable feedgate The dump body of a dump truck includes a tailgate having an opening through which material in the receptacle can be dispensed by an endless conveyor in the dump body, and a feedgate for adjusting the rate of discharge is removably mounted on one of the ta... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361266 | Rotatable feedgate A dump truck having a dump body which includes an adjustable feedgate for adjusting the size of a passageway through a rear opening at the rear of the dump body. The feedgate is rotatably mounted within the rear opening to provide for improved control of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354786 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6308900 | Vehicle mounted sand spreader A bin for a sand spreading vehicle is provided with curved lower sidewalls that deliver sand to a central conveyor. The curvature of the sidewalls lowers the center of gravity of the vehicle for a given load; or permits carriage of a greater load for a gi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305896 | Vehicle discharge system A system for discharging material, having a material holding container, a first material transport device, to transport material from the material holding container, a second material transport device, to deliver material from the first material transport... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6220532 | Mount and feeder arrangement for a precision placement spreader A truck having a material spreader and a control mechanism to regulate the velocity of materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader includes a material guider to guide the trajectory of substantially all the materials in a direction... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220531 | Conveying, spreading and milling apparatus The invention is a mobile bin with two conveyors with each mounted on a main frame and with the main frame having wheels for rotatably supporting the vehicle along the ground. The bin has an opening along its bottom and the first belt conveyor is mounted ... | 04/24/2001 |
