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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6746237 | Method and device for heat treating substrates Method and device for the heat treatment of substrates, wherein the substrates are positioned in the vicinity of a heated, essentially flat furnace body extending over the surface of the substrate. In order to provide a reproducible treatment when treating a number ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6726430 | Grain spreader A grain loading and spreading device has a tapered housing with a grain flow restrictor valve assembly that will cause a uniform discharge of grain around the perimeter of a lower discharge opening. The valve assembly has upper and lower cam elements on a downwardly... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6124559 | Integrated circuit sorter that automatically prevents binning of integrated circuits into a wrong container An integrated circuit sorter automatically prevents the binning of a tested integrated circuit into a wrong container, such as a wrong tube, depending on the results of testing the integrated circuit. The automated integrated circuit sorter includes a res... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5417317 | Apparatus for segregating and feeding fruit from a bulk supply Apparatus for segregating and feeding fruit onto a conveyor comprising a conveyor device for moving fruit from a bulk supply, a diverter gate movable from a position to one side of the conveyor device to a fruit intercept position, a holding bin having a ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5340211 | Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives by weight A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. The apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentrates into one or more w... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5324158 | Apparatus for filling a silo with tobacco and the like A material handling apparatus for selectively bulk filling or blend filling and concurrently discharging particulate material, such as reticulated tobacco and the like, into an open topped silo, bin, or hopper. The material handling apparatus includes a f... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5288028 | Apparatus for enhancing the feeding of particles from a hopper Apparatus for enhancing the feeding of particles includes a hopper having a central axis, walls of the hopper being concentric with the hopper axis above an outlet of the hopper; a sensor for sensing a desired flow of particles from the hopper; a shaft ro... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5192261 | Apparatus for post-processing sheets There is disclosed a sheet stacker, for use in combination with a copying machine, a printer or the like, capable of ensuring satisfactory sheet stacking regardless whether the sheet is folded or not. The apparatus controls the stacking operation in diffe... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5087128 | Method and apparatus for integrating nutritional supplements for subsequent mixing with livestock feed grain A method and apparatus for automatically and simultaneously weighing and integrating various nutritional supplements for subsequent blending with livestock feed grain. The apparatus includes a housing formed with a plurality of upper inlet openings and a ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5016686 | Method and apparatus for loading particulate materials Methods and apparatus for loading particulate materials, in particular calcined coke, into a transport vehicle are disclosed, wherein the loading operation under steady state conditions is carried out in a "plugged chute" mode, so that a major portion of ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5004400 | Automatic rate matching system An automatic rate matching system is provided such that the delivery of bulk material is matched with the quantity of bulk material required by a process. An optical probe is used which determines the depth of material delivered into a hopper, prior to it... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4948321 | Automated storage system A horizontal storage silo or bin for particulate matter such as, for example, peanuts and cereal, includes a moving apron or floor and a dam for gently receiving product, controlling product deposit into the silo and supporting the rear face of the produc... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4889433 | Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives to animals by weight A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. The apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentrates into one or more w... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4881665 | Suspended flexible membrane storage silo and article dispenser Provided is a bulk storage silo defined by a frame and having a flexible fabric liner, internal load distribution control, vibratory discharge and helicopter-type content spreaders.... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4815042 | Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives to animals by weight A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. The apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentrates into one or more w... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4767258 | Process and apparatus for charging a shaft furnace A process and apparatus for charging a shaft furnace is presented which ensures the vertical and symmetrical fall of charging material from a hopper onto a distribution spout. The discharge valve of the hopper and the valve of a chamber feeding material t... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4733971 | Programmable weight sensitive microingredient feed additive delivery system and method A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. In one disclosed form, the apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentr... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4662182 | Ice storage detector for an auger type ice product making device An ice product storage detector which instantaneously detects when the ice products have filled the reservoir to its full capacity or when the amount of ice product in storage has decreased. The ice product storage detector includes a proximity switch pro... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4529182 | Wide opening gripping jaw assembly A fluid driven piston and cylinder includes a pair of wide opening jaws for gripping relatively thick workpieces. The jaws are mounted on a head which is linearly displaceable by a piston rod powered by the piston and cylinder. An actuating plate on the h... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4512704 | Arrangement for unloading and loading X-ray film cassettes An arrangement for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes is provided with a channel bounded by bottom, top and lateral walls. At one of its ends, the channel has an inlet opening for the cassettes, while it is provided with an abutment wall at its ot... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4431360 | Container for the loading and transporting of goods A container body for highway trailers, ships or aircraft, for loading and transporting goods provides a conveyor belt on the floor of the body with a vertical partition that is movable with the conveyor as the goods are loaded into, or removed from the bo... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4352623 | Grain distributor and method An improved grain or particulate distributor includes a radially extending conveyor mounted for sweeping about the center of a bin for evenly and homogeneously distributing material therein. Discharge or sweeper bars are adjustably angularly mounted acros... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4270671 | Dispenser for bulk particulate material An apparatus for dispensing bulk, particulate material in a controlled choked flow in which the particulate material is fed through a vertical hopper having a closure which has its opening controlled by the weight of material in the hopper.... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4149545 | Cigarette making and packing system Two cigarette making machines are interconnected to a single cigarette packing machine via a transfer system which uses individual conveyors to convey the cigarettes from each making machine to a single chute leading to the packing machine. The flow of ci... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4111315 | Bulk-storage receptacle with helical chute A bulk-storage bin having a cylindrical wall is provided thereon with a helical chute having an inlet portion at its upper end whereby the bulk material is introduced into the bin and descends along the helical chute to be spread uniformly in the interior... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4061221 | Dust controlling loading chute apparatus for particulate material An apparatus for loading particulate materials includes a flexible discharge chute having an accordion outer pipe 7 surrounding an inner pipe 3 comprising a plurality of telescopingly nested skirt sections 4 connected by chains 5. A flared hood 8 having a... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4002251 | Particulate material distributing assembly A material distributing assembly having a simplified and improved sensing and control means for causing the distributing mechanism to move forwardly or rearwardly, as required, and cause it to always distribute its load of such material at the forwardmost... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3971420 | Dosing device for industrial cooking apparatus A dosing device for the automatic introduction of ingredients into a vessel of an industrial cooking apparatus has a mobile stand having a space for accommodating the stationary vessel of the cooking apparatus; a cantilever member secured to the stand abo... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3942267 | Crop treatment devices A crop drier has an enclosed drying chamber with an entrance at the front thereof and an exit adjacent the back thereof. A conveyor system includes a floor conveyor for receiving long stemmed crop and conveying it to a lifting conveyor which drops the cro... | 03/09/1976 |
