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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413388 | Method and apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material which does not flow readily The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material which does not flow readily, in which: bulk material is metered by means of one or more input device(s) (8) into a lateral conveyor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7329071 | Device for the pneumatic conveying of particulate and powdery bulk material Devices for the pneumatic conveying of particulate and powdery bulk goods to obtain high conveying speeds with low energy expenditure. The devices have a fluidized conveying pipe with fluidizing elements, in which pipe the fabric layers of the fluidizing elements ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320561 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7192222 | Method of use of a pneumatic conveying apparatus for conveying glass fibres with specific properties The invention describes a method of use of a conveying apparatus for the pneumatic conveyance of sized glass fibers, the sized glass fibers having a size extractability of at most 85%, preferably at most 50% and with particular preference at most 40%. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182918 | Desulfurization process A hydrocarbon desulfurization system that circulates fluidizable solid particles through a fluidized bed reactor, a fluidized bed regenerator, and a fluidized bed reducer to thereby provide for substantially continuous desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing flu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7144204 | Pneumatic conveyor device and method The invention relates to a device for the pneumatic conveyance of bulk material, including a conveying pipe which defines a conveying path for the bulk material and in portions has a fluidizing pipe segment and a propellant gas source which is connected to the conve... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121399 | Small item pneumatic diverter A small item pneumatic diverter for high speed diversion of articles, such as fruit, from a moving conveyor in a product handling system. The pneumatic diverter is particularly suited for diversion of small, relatively fragile articles after they have been optically... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7014392 | Device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material The present invention is directed to a device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material. The device includes a conveyor line, an inner pipe in the conveyor line that is parallel to the axis and preferably eccentric. The inner p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971786 | Method for conveying a solid substance The invention relates to a method for conveying a solid (2) in a conveying medium (15), said solid (2) being delivered to a container (5) with outlet (7). The solid (2) is in this case dispersed in the transport liquid (1... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935813 | Control mechanism, an installation and a method for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line A control mechanism (20; 70) and a method for use in an installation for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line (1) with the aid of a pressurized gaseous medium. The control mechanism (20; 70) i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6786681 | Method and apparatus for the pneumatic conveying of fine bulk material A method and an apparatus for the pneumatic conveying of fine bulk material, in particular glass fibers. The apparatus includes (i) a pneumatic conveying pipe having an upstream first portion, a downstream second portion, and a discharge point located further downst... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6764253 | System and method for assuring fluidization of a material transported in a pneumatic conveying system In a system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material, a second conduit formed of an impermeable material encompassing and spaced from the first conduit, a plurality of partition walls dispos... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6749373 | Installation for feeding a plurality of loads/cells of aluminum melting furnaces with bulk material such as aluminum oxide The present invention is directed to an Installation for feeding a plurality of loads, e.g. cells of aluminum melting furnaces, with a bulk material such as pulverized aluminum oxide. The installation includes a silo for the bulk material. The silo includes a pressu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6719500 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials generally consisting of a material transport line including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material providing a material flow passageway having an inlet and an outlet, a second conduit formed... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6468005 | Apparatus for conveying and separating articles through a transport tube An air mover apparatus for conveying and separating articles through a transport tube. A line-up of articles are supplied via a track from an orienting and feeding device and, thence, to a transport tube leading to a remote processing machine. The air mov... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6386800 | Method and a device for transporting bulk material A method and device for pneumatically transporting bulk material including a plurality of supply elements spaced along a conveyor line. These elements provide an additional gaseous medium as a booster fluid. The supply elements are automatically and indiv... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6170819 | Non-contact sheet handling system and method of using same A non-contact sheet handling system includes a first valve controlling air flow to a manifold and a second valve controlling air flow from the manifold to an air pan. A non-contact plate having venturis covers the air pan. In an alternate embodiment, the ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6120216 | Modular feeder system and feeder module for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A modular feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system (1) has a two dimensional array of electrical component feeder modules (3), an electrical component storage hopper (4), a pick up location ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106202 | Pneumatic conveying air assist line with air bleed A pneumatic conveying transport system for bulk materials has a conduit that carries material in a gas flow, and at spaced locations along the conduit air assists are provided to inject a supplemental amount of air into the conveying conduit when back pre... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5775851 | Method for operating a conveyor pipeline with dense phase conveying, and apparatus for performing the method The present invention relates to a method for operating a conveyor pipeline with pneumatic compact-flow conveying, and to an apparatus for performing the method. In this compact-flow conveying, a shunt line is disposed in a bypass around a conveyor pipeli... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5634713 | Pneumatic material transporter and mixer A pneumatic material transporter includes a material hopper (2), a screw conveyor (3) to transport the material (supplied from the hopper) from the rear portion to a front portion of the screw conveyor, a pressure chamber portion (5) to receive the materi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5584612 | Apparatus and process for pneumatically conveying material and for controlling the feed of supplemental gas An apparatus for pneumatically conveying powered or granular material in a tubular conveyer using air assists for material conveying. The gas is supplied to the air assists from a connecting conduit having compressed gas at high plant pressure. The air as... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5562366 | Method and system for fast cycle transport of materials in dense phase A fast cycle system for transport of particulate material in dense phase has a feeder assembly dispensing material into a pulse pod assembly. The latter is connected to a pressurized pipeline and the pod of material is sent into the pipeline upon receipt ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5417524 | Tunnel track-pneumatic conduit system A conveyor system for feeding containers along a path includes a pair of plenums located on opposite sides of the path. Each plenum has an inner wall which has apertures along the center thereof, with flanges extending from each wall to define chambers or... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5284405 | Method and apparatus for injecting sludge into a kiln A method and apparatus for injecting sludge into a kiln includes a pump for pumping sludge, a conduit for conveying sludge to the kiln including an attrition portion for attriting the sludge into smaller particles, and a conduit enclosing the attrition se... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5240355 | Dense phase transporter pneumatic conveying system A dense phase conveying system for particulate material utilizes air at high pressure and low volume to transport particulate material between a source and a receiver through a conveying line that can range in length to several hundred feet. A series of a... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5224802 | Method and apparatus for controlling the infeed of air into the conveyor conduit of a pneumatic conveyor installation In a method of controlling the infeed of air from an auxiliary conduit of a pneumatic conveyor installation into a tubular conveyor conduit into which compressed gas is introduced from a connecting conduit and the latter, upon a rise in pressure occurring... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222840 | Double plenum air conveyor/accumulator An air conveyor moves light objects from one location to another and may also act as an accumulator for storing objects transported thereon. The conveyor has an elongated primary plenum and one or more elongated body members disposed over and in communica... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5188296 | Pulp dispersion lance The lance of the invention includes a sleeve (2A) which conveys air under pressure around a central tube (1) which conveys the pulp that is to be sprayed and dispersed. The wall of this tube is pierced by separation holes (5) to inject a gaseous lining ar... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4993885 | Adaptable passage for the transporation of parts in an ultra-clean environment Passage having a first type of unitary elements constituted by unitary pipes (10) provided with nozzles (12) and a fastening system (16) on each of its sides, as well as a second type of unitary elements constituted by a skirt (18) made from a flexible ma... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4990034 | Method and apparatus for facilitating formation of moving cylindrical articles into single file Method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating formation of moving cylindrical articles, such as thin walled cans, into single file. The apparatus includes a plurality of diverting arms within a single filing area formed between two plate members hav... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4955761 | Process for pneumatically conveying material and apparatus for controlling the feed of air therefor A process and an apparatus for pneumatically conveying material in a tubular conveyor conduit (10) into which pressure gas is introduced from a connecting conduit (12, 12a), are improved in that, in the event of a rise in pressure in the convey... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4936715 | Apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material An apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material in particular bulk material which is difficult to handle includes a conveyor line having a plurality of conveyor line sections for transporting the bulk material. Each of the conveyor line sections co... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4928739 | Mold filling method and transport apparatus for bead-like resilient material transported by a fluid A method of filling a mold with resilient beads and transport apparatus for delivering the beads to the mold, wherein the beads are passed from a supply bunker to the mold via a transport line by a transport fluid, and wherein pressure in the transport li... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4909676 | Apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material An apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material includes a conveyor line for transporting the bulk material and a secondary line which carries clean gas and is sectionized by spaced three-way/two-way directional control valves. Each control valve i... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4861200 | Apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material An apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material includes a conveyor line for transporting the bulk material and a secondary line which carries clean gas and is multiply connected via branch line and a plurality of check valves with the conveyor lin... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4812085 | Conduit for transporting finely-divided or fine-granular, dry bulk materials and a process for operation of same A conduit for transporting finely-divided or fine-granular, dry bulk materials comprises a material conveyance zone and a zone for introducing the fluidizing medium separated from the first mentioned zone by a material which is permeable to gas and fluids... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4722641 | Method and means for effecting discharge of dry bulk material from hopper-type vessel Describes a device for facilitating the removal of pulverulent material from a hopper-type vessel and a method utilizing the device. The device comprises an elongated hollow member closed at one end, which is adapted for insertion into the discharge chann... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4715748 | Process and equipment for pneumatic and hydraulic transport of bulk materials through pipes Process and apparatus for pneumatic or hydraulic transport of bulk material in a conveying direction through a pipeline by means of over or underpressure, in which components are provided for monitoring the pressure prevailing at a plurality of successive... | 12/29/1987 |
