Class 406/67 - Fluid flow discharges pockets

Subclass of Class 406 - Conveyors: fluid current
Definition: Subject matter wherein the load is discharged from the rotating
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 08/19/2008

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7413387	Pneumatic distributor of granular and/or powdery materials, in particular for sowing machines A pneumatic distributor of granular and/or powdery materials includes a main distribution duct having a first end in the region of which an air-flow is injected into the duct under pressure, and a second end. The main duct includes respective adjacent converging-div...	08/19/2008
7302952	Device and process for conveying rod-shaped filter elements Device and process for conveying filter elements to a filter element magazine. The device includes a rotatable drum comprising at least one seat for receiving a filter element and a detection device that controls a rotation of the drum and detects the filter element...	12/04/2007
7226248	Device for the continuous gravimetric metering and pneumatic conveying of pourable material Disclosed is a device for the continuous gravimetric metering and pneumatic conveying of pourable material which is conveyed across a given distance by a metering rotor (1) which is arranged in a pressure-proof manner in a housing (2) and is provided w...	06/05/2007
7150586	Wine must and pomace pump A wine must pump (10) for pumping a wine product (23) such as must or pomace, has an intake port (14) for receiving the wine product (23), a discharge port (16) for discharging the wine product (23) under pressure, vacuum ch...	12/19/2006
7125204	Portable pneumatic blower A portable unit for pneumatically blowing landscaping and/or building materials, such as bark, mulch, fertilizer, compost, wood chips, grass clippings, leaves, gravel/stone, straw, hay, sawdust and combinations thereof is provided. The unit is transportable by: a ca...	10/24/2006
7094004	Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate material A method and system are disclosed for moving and placing in hard to reach locations granular and other particulate material such as sand, gravel, earth and similar materials. The system includes an improved augar for moving the material and an improved rotary airloc...	08/22/2006
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
6123486	Apparatus for metering bulk material An apparatus, which is intended for metering bulk materials, has a rotatable cell wheel (9) and a stirrer (2), arranged above the latter, and operates reliably even in the case of very sluggishly flowing bulk materials, in particular with small metering c...	09/26/2000
6010280	Transferring bulk goods between conveyors For transferring bulk goods from a screw conveyor to a pneumatic conveyor, use is made of a cellular feeder. The shafts of the cellular feeder and the screw conveyor are preferably substantially parallel. The outlet of the screw conveyor is formed as a lo...	01/04/2000
5997220	Vertical-shaft airlock An enclosed-rotor vertical-shaft rotary valve is used as an airlock to inject abrasive, fine, or sticky solids into pressurized air. The invention eliminates the effect of thermal expansion on the gap between the rotor and casing, thereby making it possib...	12/07/1999
5988436	Discharge device for bulk containers for particulate bulk materials and its use Problems encountered when discharging bulk containers using a blow-through rotary valve can be avoided by the discharge device, according to the invention, in which a vent connection of the rotary valve is in connection with the internal chamber of the co...	11/23/1999
5725160	Chip blower apparatus A chip blowing apparatus for application or dispersion of wood chips or like aggregate material. The invention includes a hopper with an auger for directing materials to the bottom of the hopper. An air lock feeder adjacent to the bottom of the hopper rec...	03/10/1998
5725332	Air lock feeder apparatus An air lock feeder for entrainment of solid particulate materials in an air stream. The invention includes a cylindrical housing with a shaft rotatably mounted in the ends of the housing. Inlet and outlet ports are included in the housing ends, and a late...	03/10/1998
5709507	Pneumatic bar conveying apparatus A pneumatic bar conveying apparatus in which compressed air is supplied from an air injection port towards a bar-like material in each of a plurality of holding grooves is intermittently supplied by an intermittent air supply mechanism, so that the compre...	01/20/1998
5678971	Pressure-tight sluice A pressure-tight sluice includes a housing having an inside wall shaped substantially as a torus with a superelliptical cross section. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. A rotor includes an axle rotatable within the housing and a plurality of lamella...	10/21/1997
5655853	Vertical-shaft airlock A rotary valve including a rotor assembly rotatable by a driver to cause material to be transferred from an inlet side to an outlet side of the rotary valve. The rotor assembly includes a rotor coupled to a shaft which rotates about an axis when driven by...	08/12/1997
5647696	Loose material combining and depositing apparatus An apparatus for depositing loose materials, such as insulation or fireproofing in worksite areas, may be used for depositing a single or premixed loose material. Alternatively, the apparatus may be used both for combining two constituent loose materials ...	07/15/1997
5645379	Material flow and air-quality protection, in a particulate-material gun usable with silica fume A rotary feed structure for a gunite-conveying machine includes a polymeric body to resist sticking of gunite even if the latter includes silica fume, and even if it has set. The body has chambers in a circle. Preferably the body is urethane, self-bonded ...	07/08/1997
5511730	Insulation blower having hands-free metered feeding The thermal insulation blower of the present invention is built around a vertically oriented air lock system. The insulation blower is capable of being configured for high delivery rates suitable for open area blowing and is capable of being reconfigured ...	04/30/1996
5324142	Two-rotor powder dispensing apparatus An apparatus for the entraining of powdery materials in a gas stream consists essentially of two sets of rotatable horizontal vanes disposed vertically of each other and separated by a horizontal partition. Powdery material arriving at the upper set of va...	06/28/1994
5324143	Pneumatic grain conveyor and related method Method and apparatus for transferring particulate matter, such as seed, from a bulk supply to planting apparatus such as a planter or drill utilizing a pneumatic conveyer system including a lightweight, portable rotary air lock for introducing the particu...	06/28/1994
5312231	Slurry conveyor device The objects of the invention are to prevent the backflow of slurry by first enclosing it in a closed space and then using air to force it along a discharge channel, and at the same time to ensure the smooth throughput of the slurry by causing any foreign ...	05/17/1994
5299888	Apparatus for conveying and discharging bulk materials An apparatus and method for conveying and discharging bulk material including a material feed hopper, a screw conveyor, a transition area and a rotary air valve. The feed hopper is divided by a diverter which distributes feed material into the two ends of...	04/05/1994
5209607	Powder feeder apparatus This invention relates to an apparatus and process for feeding powder or dry solids catalyst into a flowing liquid stream. More particularly, the invention includes an apparatus which includes a novel purging device and means for isolating a metering mean...	05/11/1993
5181804	Apparatus for conveying and discharging bulk materials An apparatus and method for conveying and discharging bulk material including a material feed hopper, a screw conveyor, a transition area and a rotary air valve. The feed hopper is divided by a diverter which distributes feed material into the two ends of...	01/26/1993
5150991	Particulate-material gun with improved sealing system One aspect of this gunite or refractories gun is a seal-clamping system that applies an essentially constant force despite variables such as wear of the seal or seals. Another aspect is a combination of hydraulic control and mechanical cams to clamp the s...	09/29/1992
5118224	Mortar transport apparatus The invention relates to a mortar transport apparatus, consisting essentially of a rotor comprising cylindrical mortar transport chambers, the rotor being arranged between stationary sealing plates and being adapted to be driven by a motor, a feed hopper ...	06/02/1992
4997318	Apparatus for continuously conveying a powder in a gas flow An apparatus for continuously conveying a powder in a gas flow has a configuration of the bottom end of the supply reservoir in the form of a funnel-shaped guide surface converging towards a pointed end. This surface is intersected by a vertically extendi...	03/05/1991
4885012	Rotary screen for pneumatic grain handling A rotary screen assembly for a pneumatic grain handling device is described which is comprised of a perforated cylindrical screen member rotatably driven by a propeller means which is placed in the airstream of the device. The screen assembly includes a c...	12/05/1989
4710067	Rotary air lock feeder A rotary air lock feeder has a cylindrical chamber closed at opposite ends by end walls and a rotor mounted for rotary movement along the cylindrical chamber axis. A hopper is provided for feeding material into an upper portion of the chamber. A port is f...	12/01/1987
4599016	Cyclone apparatus for pneumatically moving granular matter A pneumatic device for moving granular matter is described which comprises a first cyclonic separator for receiving granular matter conveyed by an air stream from a first location and a secondary cyclonic air cleaner for removing dust and abrasive particl...	07/08/1986
4560307	Insulation blower A hopper cylindrical about a vertical axis has an agitator with blades rotating near the bottom of the hopper, not only to agitate insulation but also to move it through a hopper outlet opening into an airlock having a horizontal shaft and radially spaced...	12/24/1985
4536121	Divided rotary valve feeder A divided rotary valve feeder includes an inlet conduit, an outlet divided into a plurality of passages by webs, and rotor mounted between the inlet conduit and the outlet. The rotor includes vanes defining troughs and partitions dividing the troughs into...	08/20/1985
4486126	Pneumatic conveyor for silage and haylage A pneumatic conveying apparatus for silage and haylage, including long conveying ducts to carry the air stream with haylage and silage entrained therein. A positive displacement pump produces a flow of significant quantities of air to an air lock. The air...	12/04/1984
4234272	Material conveyor A device for conveying measured amounts of material which includes a rotating induction wheel having a plurality of elongate open-ended chambers defined therein and a pair of wipers arranged to remove excess material from the chamber ends. Pressure pads s...	11/18/1980
4179232	Material conveyor A device for conveying measured amounts of material which includes a rotating induction wheel having a plurality of elongate open-ended chambers defined therein and a pair of wipers arranged to remove excess material from the chamber ends. Pressure pads s...	12/18/1979
4165822	Bucket wheel sluice having pressurized discharge A bucket wheel sluice comprises a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a sluice wheel mounted for rotation therebetween. The wheel includes a plurality of elongated vanes extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel, with the roots of said v...	08/28/1979
4058986	Ground stabilizing equipment Equipment for injecting and mixing a pulverulent ground stabilizing agent into the material of the ground including an improved feeding means having a cylindrical chamber with rotatable vanes separating the chamber into compartments for receiving the pulv...	11/22/1977
4015754	Dosing device with pneumatic discharge for flowable solids In a feeding device of the rotary valve type with pneumatic discharge of the pockets of a rotor in the direction parallel to a portion of the rotor hub of the rotor the shaft has a conical shape such that a conveying duct for the gas/solid mixture is form...	04/05/1977
3934937	New rotary valve A new rotary valve for metering solid slurries....	01/27/1976

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