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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5927617 | Dump truck body with a rear lateral conveyor A truck in accordance with the present invention includes a dump body, a truck frame with a rear axle, a lift system, and a conveying system. The dump body is defined by a unitary floor, a pair of sidewalls which extend tip from opposite sides of the floo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5860566 | Apparatus and Method for transferring granular material An apparatus for dispensing granular material onto a surface including a hand-operated spreader. The spreader includes a hopper for containing the granular material with a feed opening through which the granular material is dispensed from the hopper. The ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5795124 | Self-loading material hauler and distributor A self-loading vehicle for moving cotton modules or bulk materials such as compost or cotton burrs. The vehicle utilizes a chain conveyor system on a tiltable bed. Long conveyor bars or lugs are attached horizontally to the chains to aid in gripping the m... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5722591 | Apparatus for spreading bulk materials A spreading apparatus for hitching to a helicopter includes a hopper suspended from a ring, three tubular legs with upper ends releasably attached to the ring, and a strut between each pair of legs. A plurality of tension cables are provided, each cable h... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5698079 | Arrangement for spreading paper pulp in a container The present invention relates to an arrangement for spreading paper pulp in a container for storing or treating the pulp, which arrangement comprises an inlet for supplying the pulp to a rotatably mounted spreader wheel and a driving member for driving sa... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5558484 | Apparatus for dispensing particulate material A dispensing apparatus for particulate matter which distributes the particulate matter, at substantially the same rate, uniformly across a given area. The apparatus is particularly suitable for dispensing particulate matter in a vessel having a centrally ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5533676 | Multi-purpose lawn care machine A lawn care machine including an engine powered mower unit having a front deck element which overlies a blade cutting element and which mounts a liquid storage container for a liquid material spraying unit and a particulate container for a granular spread... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5372467 | Grain conveyer and spreader A frame (27) supports a receiver chute (18) for conveying particulate solids to a rotatable conveyer chute (26) or (26a) that is configured to rotate as particulate solids are conveyed through the rotatable chute (26) or (26a) to rotate it and convey part... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5340033 | Granular material spreader A spreader for granular material such as sand comprises a trailer adapted to be pulled behind a vehicle such as a tractor or other utility vehicle. A frusto-conical bin forms a hopper for a granular material to be dispensed and directs the material into a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5170948 | Fine material distributor A fine material distributing machine having a container adapted to be movable over the ground, a conveyor at least partially housed within the container to be cooperable therewith to move fine material reposed within the container toward a discharge openi... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5163624 | Rotor for spreading a particulate product A rotor for spreading a particulate product into a fluid bed comprises a shaft or core member defining an axis of rotation. Peripherally spaced spreading members extend outwardly from the shaft or core member, and the radial extensions of peripherally adj... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5054693 | Portable distributor for seeds or fertilizer A portable distributor has a handle coupled to a body by a rod. A tank is disposed on the body for storing seeds to be distributed. An aperture is formed in the upper portion of the body. An opening is formed in said body. A stirrer which is located in th... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4991781 | Machine for spreading fertilizers, seeds, salt, and the like The machine comprises a hopper supported on a frame, having a horizontal portion supporting a centrifugal spreader below the hopper and an upright portion, upwardly supporting a U-shaped element and laterally supporting wings. The U-shaped element is conn... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4770348 | Dispenser assembly for semi-liquid spreader A sliding gate type outlet port for a semi-liquid manure spreader is presented. The spreader with which the gate is used has an open topped tank of triangular cross section supported on a tractor drawn trailer. The power takeoff from the tractor is couple... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4725181 | Method of and apparatus for storing tobacco or the like in high stacks and discharging the same Method of and apparatus for storing tobacco or the like in high stacks and discharging the same, in which tobacco is charged into and stored in a plurality of vertically elongated storage chambers arranged side by side. The tobacco is discharged to fall o... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4588133 | Combined chute and variable rate control assembly for a broadcast spreader Improved control over the distribution pattern and the amount of fertilizer, grass seed or the like dispensed by a broadcast spreader is accomplished by mounting a variable rate control device in a material directing chute secured below a basin wall of a ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4549697 | Spreader guard A guard apparatus is provided for a rotatable, side discharge material distribution spinner having a given circumference and height and a predetermined lateral discharge area. The guard apparatus comprises an upper guard ring and a lower guard ring each d... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4433707 | Method and apparatus for level loading of vessels using catalyst oriented packing Method and apparatus are disclosed for evenly loading each level of a bed catalyst in a reactor vessel. A cylindrical flow of catalyst particles is divided into one or more annular flow and a smaller cylindrical flow. Each portion of the divided flow is d... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4428707 | Round bale feeder A device for unrolling a round bale of hay when being discharged upon the ground from a hay carrying vehicle, said device including a mechanism in which a plurality of rollers form a cradle upon which the hay bale is rested, the rollers being power rotate... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4395002 | Emergency draining mechanism for the centrifugal spreader of an airplane A powdered material hopper or container is mounted in an airplane with a downwardly facing discharge opening positioned immediately above a centrifugal material discharge wheel driven by a hydraulic motor positioned in the outer end of a pivotal support i... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4362272 | Manure spreader with multiple side auger The manure spreader includes a wheeled, V-shaped body having a longitudinally positioned impeller rotatively carried near the bottom of the V-configuration. The impeller blades are positioned on a multi-sided body and are arranged in oppositely generated ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4350292 | Centrifugal feeder A centrifugal feeder includes a cylindrical feeder disc having an upwardly inclined uniform surface which is designed to expel particles placed thereon in a predetermined fashion by centrifugal force. The upwardly inclined surface of the disc may be desig... | 09/21/1982 |
| 3964681 | Agricultural broadcasting apparatus A tractor-mounted broadcaster or spreader for granular materials includes a rotary spreader disc and an adjustable gate valve means above the disc and at the outlet of the material hopper. A power cylinder attached to a special support on the hopper opera... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3944137 | Aerial seeder and method A device adapted for operational mounting upon a ground-level superior, moving, and dirigible platform, which device distributes individualized members of a particulate solid according to a ground pattern selectively controllable with respect to distribut... | 03/16/1976 |
