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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191888 | Movable belt conveyor system A movable belt conveyor system for a leach pad for use for sulfidic copper ore, where favorable conditions are to be generated for leaching out the copper by a slight compaction of the ore piled up into a dump for the microbiological leaching technology. The movable... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7074001 | Conveying system for filling multiple storage bins A conveying system for distributing material into any bin in a horizontal array of storage bins comprises a circular guide positioned over the array of bins (24), a linear guide (22) that rotates along the circular guide, and a conveyor (30) tha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7008163 | Bulk storage bins and methods and apparatus for unloading same One embodiment provides for a material reclaiming apparatus for use with a bulk storage bin. The bulk storage bin includes a bottom which defines an elongated plurality of outlet openings from the storage bin. The material reclaiming apparatus includes a plurality o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000757 | Stacker reclaimer apparatus The present invention relates to an improved stacker reclaimer apparatus for building up and discharging bulk material. The improved stacker reclaimer apparatus includes only one stacker bearing to separate the stacker machine from the reclaimer machine. A torque re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948902 | Carrier wheel assembly for sweep auger A carrier wheel assembly for supporting a sweep auger at intermediate positions having a first wheel that is rotatably mounted to the shaft of the auger and extends rearwardly through a slot and secured to the backboard of the auger, and having a rearward wheel rota... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6508615 | Stockyard for bulk materials An uncovered storage facility for stockpiling bulk materials for establishing stockpiles (38) of predetermined geometry. The facility comprises a base (40) having facing retaining walls (42, 44) which are provided by structural berms (46, 48). The berms (... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5232326 | Apparatus for clearing a pile of bulk material This apparatus for clearing and removing the bulk material from a pile of bulk material comprises a movable bridge, at least one scraper arrangement which is movable along this bridge and a bulk material conveyor arrangement which is also supported by the... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4998855 | Equipment for storing and unstoring bulk material An arrangement for storing and removing bulk material in a round pile, in which a truss is rotatable about a vertical axis on a substructure. The truss carries a material depositing belt and a bulk material receiver which is pivotable in a vertical direct... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4957405 | Apparatus for mining An apparatus using a miner, tramming conveyor and cart-type belt system wherein the system has a plurality of interconnected rail mounted carts having a lower portion supporting a panel belt and an upper portion for supporting the conveyor in both a conve... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4762220 | Side scraper for a heap of loose material The invention relates to a side scraper which serves for the discharge of loose material from a heap of loose material and in which the free space between the surface of the heap to be cleared and the upper face of the scraper scoops is covered by a suppo... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4744459 | Method and apparatus for accumulating stockpiles of flowable solid material An elongated stockpile of flowable solid material with two halves disposed at the opposite sides of a longitudinal vertical symmetry plane is accumulated by transporting the material feeding portion of an elongated conveyor in the interior and lengthwise ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4718537 | Feeder head assembly A feeder head assembly is provided which includes a single pair of augers which collect bulk material contained within a vessel. These augers advance the material to a lifting conveyor. A frame pivotally mounted to a rotatable enclosure portion of the lif... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4629060 | Apparatus for handling bulk material Apparatus for handling bulk material located in a pile at a storage site including a stationary support column that is anchored at the lowermost end thereof. The support column supports a stacker device at the uppermost end thereof, the stacker device bei... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4572086 | Fine fuel delivery system with remote drying and on site storage A system and method of delivering dried fine fuel. Moist coal is extracted from a source and initially dried to a moisture content of five percent by a gas fired dryer plant. The initially dried fuel is then transported to a central processing site wherea... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571145 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplar embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited long... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4540085 | Device for raking a storage heap An apparatus for a raking device which illustratively includes a harrow, which moves along a bridge in a reciprocating direction and which includes a mechanism for ensuring that any motion of an apex of the harrow is substantially linear as the harrow mov... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4445814 | Apparatus for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile Apparatus is provided for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile within a space of predetermined dimensions comprising, in combination: (a) a screw conveyor for particulate material arranged substantially horizontally; (b) means for... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4417652 | Scraper arm A scraper arm apparatus for use especially with concrete mixers, including an endless chain provided at spaced apart intervals with scraper members and movable in a vertical plane about a support member, which is fixed to the opening of a hopper which rec... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4400268 | Arrangement for piling a bulky material having different grain sizes An arrangement for piling a bulky material of different grain sizes has one central and two lateral passages, a guiding element located upstream of the passages and arranged to guide a flow of a bulky material toward the lateral passages, and grate elemen... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4379672 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited lon... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4363396 | Device for building-up and discharging an annular dump of bulk material A device for the building up and discharge of an annular dump of bulk on a circular storage site. In the center of the circular storage site is provided at least one jib of a dumping device rotatable about a vertical axis, which is fed with the bulk mater... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4350467 | Self-unloading cargo vessel An apparatus for the self-unloading of dry, particulate bulk material from multiple storage chambers comprising a plurality of aligned holds or the like (12, 14, 16, 18), having aligned discharged gates (46) formed in the bases thereof for discharge onto ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4336876 | Mechanical handling apparatus for reclaiming material from a stockpile A stockpile drum reclaiming machine is operable in either direction has a twelve faced drum carried on a gantry provided with wheeled bogies running on rails over the length of the stockpile. The faces are arranged in pairs each pair with an interior angl... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4333560 | Apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile thereof Apparatus is provided for removing particulate material not normally larger than about 0.5 dm3 in volume such as wood chips, bark, coal, ore, slag, municipal waste or industrial waste, from a pile whose sides are at an angle of at least 40° to... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4319677 | Stockyard transporter and tripper car equipment This invention relates to stockyard transporter and tripper car equipment which is movable on rail disposed on both sides, comprising portal uprights provided with running gears, a tripper car frame and a boom, which is mounted so that it can be lifted an... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4312441 | Apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile Apparatus is provided for removing particulate material, such as wood chips, bark, municipal waste or industrial waste, from a pile thereof, comprising a support extending along the base of the pile and a carriage movable on the support along its longitud... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4311426 | System for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile A system for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile outside on the ground or inside in a warehouse has a longitudinally extending row of arches that stand underneath the pile on the ground and that are interconnected by at least one beam extending lon... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4286909 | Apparatus for unloading bulk material from a storage space An apparatus for unloading bulk material from a storage space includes an upward conveyor (14), in particular a screw conveyor. For scraping the bulk material to the inlet end (22) of the upward conveyor (14), there is a scraper conveyor (27, 28) which is... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285622 | Apparatus for feeding material out of silos or from stacks Apparatus for feeding material from a large supply of such material wherein a screw is horizontally disposed at the bottom of the piled material. Both ends of the screw are mounted in a trunnion bracket in a traversing carriage which supports the screw an... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4264256 | Apparatus for removing bulk material from a dump A bridge is movable transversely to its longitudinal direction. A carrier extends in the longitudinal direction and is mounted on the bridge to be movable in said longitudinal direction. An inclined pole is connected to the carrier and extends upwardly to... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4261678 | Unloading device for ships, bunkers, storage yards or the like An unloading device for equipment such as ships, bunkers, storage yards or the like comprises an elevator which has a substantially vertical supporting structure with a lower pickup end and an upper delivery end and a conveyor mounted on the structure wit... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4249845 | System for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile Bulk solids are reclaimed from a large bulk-solids storage pile standing on the ground by a system having a row of arches extending underneath the pile and having feet standing on the ground. An elongated downwardly concave roof is supported on this row o... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4248339 | Gantry scraper A gantry scraper for the clearing of dumps which can function in closed buildings and can clear substantially the entire area under the scraper. A vertically swingable scraping jib is provided in combination with a tensioned clearing rope or the like whic... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247331 | Method for producing and storing sand coated with calcium chloride A method of storing sand coated with calcium chloride is disclosed which method comprises covering the sand with a plastic sheet which is then coated with a layer of plastic foam to protect the sand from moisture and to keep the cover in place.... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4242026 | Self-unloading ship with suspended reclaim scraper A material handling system for continuous reclaiming or unloading of bulk cargo from the "dead flow" regions of a ship hold. An unloading conveyor is positioned in underlying relation to the hold substantially centrally of the transverse dimension of the ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4238536 | Preventing water incursion into commodity piles A pile of a commodity such as coal is coated with a composition which forms a continuous gel thereon whereby water incursion into the pile is prevented. The composition is comprised of a liquid hydrocarbon having a viscosity greater than about 50 centipoi... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4213724 | Conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material A conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material including a fixed first support, a second support supported by the first support and capable of rotation about a vertically extending axis, an arm secured to the second support and con... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4179234 | Blending flowable solid materials An apparatus and method are disclosed for blending flowable solid materials. These are conveyed in turn, conveniently over a belt weigher, to a tripper mounted above a hopper so as to build up a first charge consisting of a plurality of inclined contiguou... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4169170 | Control of dust during coal transportation Spraying of coal in an open top hopper car with an aqueous composition containing at least about 2.5% of a binder material consisting of solid material in an aqueous suspension of an asphalt emulsion or a black liquor lignin product and containing 0.1 to ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4165202 | Apparatus for emptying bulk material from a storage chamber Apparatus for emptying bulk material from a storage chamber comprising a rake in the storage chamber for transporting material in one direction therein for external discharge from the chamber and a guide beam in the chamber extending transversely and supp... | 08/21/1979 |
