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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4993883 | Pneumatic unloading apparatus for bulk materials An apparatus for unloading bulk materials from hopper-type rail cars and, more particularly, a pneumatic unloading apparatus or device incorporating a dual outlet for the pneumatically-actuated discharging of flowable bulk materials from the bottom of a h... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4913597 | Silencer for pneumatic grain conveyor A silencer (70) which is particularly adapted for use with a pneumatic grain conveyor (10) includes a housing (72) with an arrangement of internal baffles (78, 80 and 82) defining a serpentine flow path of increasing cross-sectional area between an inlet ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4904126 | Truck mounted vacuum loading apparatus A vacuum loading apparatus is adapted to be mounted on the bed of a conventional pick-up truck and includes a primary particulate settling chamber and an integrally attached filter chamber having open communication with the settling chamber through a comm... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4884923 | Vehicle for bulk transport of powder-form, granular or pellet-like material The invention relates to a vehicle for transport of material. To allow for the pellet-like material, such as cattle feed, to be unloaded without disturbance, the height adjustable closing member of the discharge funnel is provided with a cutting edge for ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4875811 | Apparatus and method for transporting and unloading containers An apparatus and method for transporting and unloading a container (10, 10A) carrying particulate lading which is removably mounted on a tiltable support frame (76, 76A) pivotally mounted on a highway trailer (54, 54A). At the unloading site, a portable t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4850750 | Integrated blending control system An integrated control system, specifically transportable on water between offshore wells, includes mixing and blending subsystems, a pumping subsystem, a proppant subsystem and a control subsystem for controlling the other subsystems in a unified manner f... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4793742 | Truck mounted fertilizer applicator using fluid conveying A truck mounted particulate material applicator which entrains metered amounts of the particles in a fluid for conveying the material outwardly along tubes forming boom assemblies. The metering assembly and the booms are mounted in the mid portion of the ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4765779 | Apparatus and method for charging canisters with granular carbon A method of transferring granular carbon between containers. The granular carbon is formed into a slurry and transferred between the containers using liquid pressure differential. Preferably, a negative pressure differential is used to draw the carbon slu... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4756646 | Deep hold settling chamber A method for cleanly unloading dry bulk material carried by ships in below-deck holds is disclosed. The method includes the steps of disposing a portable open-topped, intermediate collection station in at least one empty hold of a ship. Loads of material ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4744701 | Drum unloader A drum- or barrel-unloader comprising a stand for supporting a drum or barrel in right side up and inverted orientations, and an elevator for engaging the stand. The stand includes a hopper for receiving the drum contents when the drum is inverted. The ho... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4668131 | Bulk material conveying system A system for pneumatically conveying a quantity of fluent particulate material from one holding tank or storage vessel to another is disclosed. A mobile frame is employed upon which is disposed an engine for operating a hydraulic pump and a vacuum blower.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4552489 | Vehicular mobile high capacity pneumatic conveyor A mobile vehicular mounted pneumatic conveying apparatus is disclosed which comprises a self-propelled vehicle having an elongated boom capable of being elevated and rotated relative to the vehicle, with the boom having a nozzle structure mounted on the o... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4526121 | Ship for treating coal slurry A ship for treating a coal slurry comprising a pair of opposed trays disposed in the vicinity of the upper deck for causing the coal slurry supplied thereto to flow forward and delivering the slurry, a slanting dewatering screen disposed below each of the... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4505214 | Dredged soil conveying vessel In a dredged soil conveying vessel comprising a hold which is open on the bottom side and which is enclosed between two pivotally interconnected ship's halves, each of which has floating power and joining one another along their bottom rims in the closed ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4455110 | High volume railway hopper car In a railway hopper car the void space previously provided between the slope sheets of adjacent hoppers is eliminated except for a small area in the longitudinal center of the car. Transversely spaced hopper slope sheets extend downwardly to an outlet mou... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4449861 | System for transporting plastics articles This invention provides an improved system for transporting plastics articles such as containers for foods from one place such as a plastics articles-manufacturing plant to another such as a goods-charging plant and encompasses vehicle means for transport... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4432676 | Vehicular mobile high capacity pneumatic conveyor A mobile vehicular mounted pneumatic conveying apparatus is disclosed which comprises a self-propelled vehicle having an elongated boom capable of being elevated and rotated relative to the vehicle, with the boom having a nozzle structure mounted on the o... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4430028 | Front-discharge nitrate truck A front-discharge nitrate truck with an articulated boom is disclosed. The boom is anchored about a pivot point which allows it to travel in a horizontal arc of at least 180°. A joint in the boom near the anchor point enables the boom to be elevated in a... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4372751 | Coal-oil mixture apparatus Apparatus for producing a coal-oil mixture at varying output rates corresponding to a variable demand includes crushing means for pulverizing coal at a variable rate and mixing means, interconnected with the crushing means and a supply of oil, for produci... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4354776 | Pressurized gas transporter and method Transporter and method for directly transporting powdered materials or the like by a pressurized gas from the delivery container to a hopper connected to packaging or pilling machines through a pipe arrangement connected to the container at its one end an... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4320995 | Vacuum-operated produce handling systems A novel flume hopper is employed in combination with a vacuum-operated hydraulic conveyor in a field or storage handling system for efficiently transferring produce to a holding tank without inflicting damage.... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4300726 | Harvester spout control device A control device for the discharge deflection spout on a forage harvester is disclosed wherein the discharge end of the spout is rotated in a substantially horizontal plane even though the base of the spout is rotated about an axis defined by the blower w... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4292915 | Ocean-going barge carrier A marine carrier that comprises a hull, a plurality of loading decks, an opening through the hull on the level of each of the decks sufficiently large to permit loading barges through each opening into and out of each storage deck.... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4290908 | Method and apparatus for treatment of radioactive wastes A radioactive waste discharged from a radioactive substance handling equipment is dried and powdered, and the powder is pelletized. The resulting pellets are stored in an inner vessel of a store vessel having a double structure for a predetermined period ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4289428 | Particulate matter air assisted screw discharge apparatus A mobile bulk container for particulate solid matter having at least one gas permeable internal floor element for the transmission of air therethrough within a container to fluidize particulate matter resting on the floor, the latter element sloping downw... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4273477 | Method and apparatus for installing a dry bulk off-loading system In a system which includes a blower for pnuematically off-loading solid particulate matter from an over-the-road carrier, such as a dry bulk tractor/trailer combination, the blower is integrated into the undercarriage of the tractor. The blower is rigidly... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4247228 | Dump truck or trailer with pneumatic conveyor A dump truck or trailer for hauling and dumping dry bulk solids conventionally by gravity and also having the capability of conveying the solids upward to a storage facility. The unit includes a container mounted to a frame on wheels. A hydraulic ram tilt... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4200950 | Large area cleaning system A system for cleaning large areas such as baseball parks and football stadiums and picnic areas and zoos, including a truck having a chassis, a refuse compactor mounted on the chassis for packing refuse into a small volume therein, a blower mounted on sai... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4160618 | Liquid agitator for hopper A liquid agitator system for a hopper of a hopper barge includes a trunk conduit assembly and associated pumping means for pumping water under pressure to the hopper, being there coupled through a valve to a branch conduit assembly which extends downwardl... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4147392 | Vehicular transport and conveyance system A system (method and apparatus) for combined vehicular transport and pneumatic conveyance of lightweight subdivided materials. The system generally operates to convey a supply of subdivided material (e.g., cushioning and packaging material) from a source ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4140349 | Mobile mixing apparatus This mobile mixing apparatus utilizes a conventional pneumatic tractor trailer suitable for transporting and discharging granular bulk material which is modified to discharge and mix a liquid material with the granular material. The modification includes ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4108499 | Method and control system for controlling a suspended implement A method and a control system for controlling the height level position and horizontal movement of a suction device which is vertically movably suspended from a horizontally movable supporting device according to variations of the inclination, or angular ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4016994 | Mobile vacuum and pneumatic unit A mobile vacuum and pneumatic unit of the sort which is usually truck mounted and self-contained is disclosed. The unit usually has two independent tanks, side-by-side, and two vacuum units which may be operated independently or in aiding relationship. Ge... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3995754 | Garbage vacuum compactor device An installation for a garbage truck for suctioning up garbage from cans, receptacles and pits and into the truck. It includes a large diameter flexible suction hose one end of which has a nozzle for suction intake of garbage by insertion into a garbage pi... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3952889 | Apparatus for collecting combine waste An improved combine waste collection system includes a frame which breaks down into a forward section and a rear section. The rear section of the frame is provided with wheels, and it supports a dump wagon in which the waste is collected and stored. The f... | 04/27/1976 |
