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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959375 | Horizontal scissor-tip compaction wheel cleat A compactor cleat for reducing the amount of refuse build-up on the compactor wheel is disclosed. The compactor cleat includes a first tooth angled upward away from the compactor wheel in a first direction and a second tooth positioned adjacent the first tooth and b... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7198333 | Compactor cleat for land vehicles A cleat for compacting refuse at a landfill by use on the wheels of a compactor or on the shoes of a crawler-type tractor. The cleat has a prismatic modified Z or S configuration that affords superior compaction performance by increasing traction and thereby reducin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140805 | Method of treating municipal solid waste One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating municipal solid waste which includes landfilling a volume of solid waste, a substantial portion of which has been exposed to the atmosphere, adding moisture to the solid waste, compacting the moiste... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121023 | Excavating wear member A rotatable connector pin assembly is disposed within an opening in an adapter nose, with opposite ends of the pin portion of the assembly extending outwardly beyond opposite sides of the adapter nose in axially fixed orientations relative thereto, and is used to ca... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112006 | Compacting device and a system and a method for compacting a material A compacting device and a system and a method for compacting a material are provided. The compacting device may have a base and a column which extends from the base. A sleeve may be fitted and secured around the column. The sleeve may have a length which is greater ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108452 | Fill and compaction roller using replaceable cleat assemblies with extended service life A compaction roller for mounting on a driven compaction vehicle is equipped with both destructive and tractive, highly wear-resistant cleat assemblies. These include readily removable wear caps and supporting bases which have continuous side walls across the parting... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069676 | Excavating tooth point/adapter assembly methods A rotatable connector pin assembly is disposed within an opening in an adapter nose, with opposite ends of the pin portion of the assembly extending outwardly beyond opposite sides of the adapter nose in axially fixed orientations relative thereto, and is used to ca... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044683 | Stripping device for a soil compacting roller and a soil compacting roller having such a stripping device A stripping device for a soil compacting roller having tamping feet is equipped with a spar on which are provided stripper teeth and an optionally adjustable spar mount which permits readjustment of the stripper teeth on the soil compacting roller. The spar preferab... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6991401 | Compactor wheel with trash exclusion properties Landfill compactor vehicles having wheels equipped with wedge shaped cleats tend to accumulate about the vehicle's axle trash such as cable, wire, rope and the like debris requiring daily removal to permit unobstructed axle rotation. The wheel construction of this i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976325 | Excavating tooth assembly with rotatable connector pin structure A connector pin assembly is disposed within an opening in an adapter nose, with opposite ends of a rotatable pin portion of the assembly extending outwardly beyond opposite sides of the adapter nose in axially fixed orientations relative thereto, and is used to capt... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6921140 | Cutter bar pivot attachment A cutter bar is provided for trimming debris away from the wheel-track interface of a tracked vehicle. A pivot attachment is provided wherein a knife having a cutting edge is removably mounted to a bracket by way of fasteners which will shear when a pre-selected for... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6837649 | Compactor tooth A compactor tooth has a replaceable wear tip mounted to a mounting block carried on the cylindrical exterior surface of a landfill-compactor wheel of a compactor machine. The mounting block has an external surface formed to engage a complementary internal cavity of ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6712551 | Compactor tooth A compactor tooth has a replaceable wear tip mounted to a mounting block carried on the cylindrical exterior surface of a landfill-compactor wheel of a compactor machine. The mounting block has an external surface formed to engage a complementary internal cavity of ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6619883 | Compactor tooth A compactor tooth has a replaceable wear tip mounted to a mounting block carried on the cylindrical exterior surface of a landfill-compactor wheel of a compactor machine. The mounting block has an external surface formed to engage a complementary internal... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6554532 | Device for earth packing having at least one vibrating roller The invention concerns a device for ground compacting, having at least one vibrating roller whose casing surface is composed of a plurality of segments in the peripheral direction, at least some of which have midpoints which describe an arc having a radiu... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6273516 | Self-adjusting compactor wheel and method of use A compactor wheel that is mountable on an axle of a compaction machine and that automatically adjusts for compacting low density and high density refuse. The compactor wheel is effectively wide when compacting low density material and narrower when compac... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6171020 | Pressure adjustable, soil cleating attachment for front of bulldozers A pressure adjustable, soil-cleating attachment for front of bulldozers, designed for erosion control by cleating the ground in the area between the bull dozer tracks, thus facilitating one pass cleating of the entire area under the bull dozer. The presen... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6095717 | Compaction wheel having replaceable cleats A compaction wheel includes a rigid cylinder forming an outer rim. Cleats are removably mounted in cleat-receiving apertures formal on the outer rim. Each cleat has a face plate configured to engage against the outer surface of the cylinder, a working por... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5967242 | Protecting compactor axles, seals and wheel bearings from wire wrap intrusion On a compactor wheel having outer and inner cylindrical drums, the inner drum being mounted on the vehicle axle, there is provided an axially extending shroud. The shroud is equipped with a cover plate which together serves to define a cavity enclosing th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5795097 | Transfer station wheels A wheel for a powered vehicle operating along a hard brittle surface is equipped with cleats 21 having non-metallic wear tips 31 mounted upon a metallic base 36 welded to the wheel circumference 10. The material forming the wear tips 31 has density and ha... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5676493 | Compaction machine wheel The present invention enables waste to be removed from behind a compaction wheel without having to remove the wheel from the compaction machine. The present compaction wheel allows access through the compaction wheel to a portion of the axle located behin... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5360288 | Cleaner tooth for compacting machines Cleaner teeth or bars are used in many applications to remove debris from a compacting wheel that is wedged between respective rows of compacting tips. It is advantageous to have a cleaner tooth that is simple in construction and effective to remove the d... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358355 | Compaction wheel cleat A cleat for mounting onto the working face of a wheel of a compaction machine. The cleat has a cutting face, two ends, two side faces and a bottom face. Each of the side faces is located on either side of the cutting face and slope downward toward the bot... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5217322 | Tooth for compactor wheel Teeth for compactors are normally utilized to crush and/or grind refuse material and/or soil being worked and to effectively compact the refuse material and/or soil being worked. It is also advantageous to insure that the teeth being used provide traction... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217321 | Compactor tooth Capactor teeth are normally utilized to provide crushing and/or grinding and compaction of refuse material and to compact soil on top of the refuse material. It is advantageous to provide a tooth that provides good traction of a capactor wheel and both go... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4950102 | Wheel compaction unit A wheel compaction unit for use on the articulated arm of heavy excavation equipment comprises a frame mounted to the equipment arm, the frame including support arms mounting a hub and axle assembly including three independently rotatable bearing mounted ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4919566 | Fill and compaction roller using readily replaceable cleat assemblies A compaction roller includes improved cleat assemblies which employ readily removable wear caps. One style of cleat assembly employs means inhibiting twisting of the cap unit about vertical and horizontal axes relative to a support base.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4913581 | Narrow trench tamper A narrow self-propelled trench soil compactor has a vibratory frame assembly connected in a towing relation to a mobile frame having steerable front wheels. The vibratory frame assembly is pivotally connected to the mobile frame for vibratory up and down ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4861187 | Method for arranging the cooling in a compactor and a cooling system for the realization of the method The object of the invention is a method of arranging the cooling in a compactor equipped with at least one roller drum, in which the motor and/or other equipment, for example the hydraulic system, has forced circulation water cooling or water cooled close... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854772 | Method to manufacture compactor and compactor manufactured by the method, and compactor series A method for manufacturing such compactors in different sizes that are meant to be used e.g. on dumping sites for crushing refuse and for compacting the refuse layer. The main parts of the compactors are chassis, engine and cylinder-shaped drums. As per t... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4808027 | Compaction attachment for backhoe An improved simplified compacting apparatus for mounting on the tool-support boom of a backhoe or other tractor. The apparatus includes a lower member with a convex cylindrical compacting surface which extends through an arc of less than about 180 degrees... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4723870 | Wheel assembly for soil compactor devices A wheel assembly is disclosed for use with a soil compactor device. The assembly includes a wheel journaled about an axle and carrying a plurality of compacting members at the periphery thereof for compressing soil as the wheel rotates about the axle. A m... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4702643 | Compaction wheel A compaction wheel is described which is suited for use with a backhoe or the like having a pivotal boom arm extending therefrom. The compaction wheel includes a supporting frame which is pivotally secured to the free end of the backhoe boom arm. A plural... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4668122 | Two bolt taper cleat An off-the-road landfill compactor has large wheels with two piece cutting cleats the inner portion of which are attached to the outer surface of the wheels. The outer, replaceable portion of the cleat is secured to the inner portion by bolts which are di... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4632599 | Roller drum of a soil compacting machine In a compacting machine for compacting a road or the like, the machine has a pre-assembled primary roller drum 4 and another roller drum 20 which perform a different compaction function than that of the primary roller drum. The roller drum 20 is formed by... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4610567 | Trench compaction device A trench compaction device adapted for mounting on construction and excavation type equipment. The device having a sheepsfoot open-rim wheel design which is static rather than vibratory and uses the down pressure of the equipment to achieve standard densi... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4530620 | Landfill compactor vehicles A landfill compactor vehicle comprises two forward wheels and two rear wheels, each wheel having on its rim teeth having a substantially arrowhead configuration, when viewed in plan, each tooth having at least a slicing portion and a tamping portion, the ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4490070 | Heavy-duty trench compactor A compactor assembly and method of utilization thereof to compact soil in a trench are provided that do not require the hydraulic boom to which the compactor assembly is mounted to exert downward pressure to effect compacting. A sheep's foot roller define... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4411081 | Trench compactor having a vibratory sheepsfoot assembly A sheepsfoot assembly including a sheepsfoot frame section, an engine housing section with protective canopy, a vibratory sheepsfoot drum assembly mounted in the frame section, the drum assembly containing a rotatable drum with an internal bearing and ecc... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4302129 | Vibratory compacting roller A vibratory compacting roller adapted to be coupled to a prime mover and equipped with hydrostatic drive and vibrator, both drivingly connected to a hydraulic power generator located on said prime mover, is provided with recessed tamping elements distribu... | 11/24/1981 |
