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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357616 | Method and apparatus for transporting oil rig An oil rig capable of being at least partially disassembled to form at least two portions, such as a top half and bottom half, and an associated structure for transport. An oil rig top portion may be loaded onto a trailer for transport separate from a bottom portion... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329947 | Heat treatment jig for semiconductor substrate When a two-division structure heat treatment jig for semiconductor substrate that includes a silicon first jig that comes into direct contact with a semiconductor substrate that is heat treated and supports the semiconductor substrate, and a second jig (holder) that... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278816 | Locking mechanism for a double articulating hook lift apparatus usable mounted on a vehicle A double articulating hook lifting apparatus usable mounted upon a truck or trailer for loading and unloading containers with respect thereto and also being usable for dumping the containers. The locking mechanism operates to secure a movable arm to the pivot frame ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258522 | Method for mounting a frac blender on a transport vehicle A frac blender mounted on a transport vehicle and adapted for movement along a vertical, linear path between a raised stowed position and a lowered operating position. The frac blender is moved between positions by a drive system that is slip connected to the frac b... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246987 | Solid motor transport trailer with rotatable chock supports Methods and apparatus are provided for transporting a solid rocket motor, rocket or other object. A transport for an object suitably includes a trailer having a longitudinal axis. A tail support coupled to the trailer has a notch configured to receive a pin affixed ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7134806 | Repairing road surfaces A method of repairing a road surface includes providing a hopper mounted on a spreading vehicle and means to spread material carried in the hopper over depressed areas of the road surface to fill them with the material. At ambient temperature, a batch of patching sl... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955520 | Refuse collection vehicle and method with stackable refuse storage container A stackable refuse collection container including a body having a bottom and an open top, the body constructed to be nestingly stacked with at least one similar body through the open top. A cover is formed to engage the body and close the top. An engagement mechanis... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948535 | Apparatus and method for accurately metering and conveying dry powder or granular materials to a blender in a substantially closed system The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for accurately metering and conveying a dry powder or granular material to a blender in a substantially closed system. The apparatus includes a storage tank adapted to hold the dry powder or granular mater... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944944 | Fastening machines Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool. The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package and dispense via at least one fastener delivery tube that interconnects the setting tool to a fastener feeder... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6823991 | Container for use with and method of managing an overhead track chain A container for use with an overhead track chain is disclosed. The container generally comprises a base and a housing. The base includes a tapered spool that extends upwardly from a top surface of the base. The housing surrounds at least a portion of the tapered spo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6709701 | Method for a tray exchange during continuous production of disks A method of exchanging a thin film coated tray (30) for a clean tray (30) is provided. The method replaces the tray (30) at an intermediate position on the handler (10) and not at an intermediate disk loading position of the rotating disk... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698993 | Transporter A transporter is adapted to tip by using bilateral rams on opposite sides of a main compartment in the form of an open topped bin. The main bin is V-shaped in profile and when the trailer is tipped a conveyor underneath the bin raises an ingredient flowin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6616400 | Method for highly efficient refuse removal from a construction site A method, and system, for refuse removal from a collection site. The method comprises transporting multiple containers in an inverted stack to the collection site. Engaging a first container of the multiple containers with a rotating fork lift truck. Lift... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6474926 | Self-erecting mobile concrete batch plant A roadway transportable concrete batching plant including a mobile supporting base unit, a mobile, self-erecting, batching tower unit and a mobile mixer unit, and further including an outrigger supporting system providing lateral support during onsite ins... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6311821 | Material processing plant A material processing plant e.g. a crusher or shredder (2) adapted to be suspended between a first wheeled unit (3) and a second wheeled unit (4) during transport, in which the first and second units have respective couplings, and in which the plant compr... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6287386 | Carousel wafer transfer system The present invention generally provides a rotary wafer carousel and related wafer handler for moving wafers or other workpieces through a processing system, i.e., a semiconductor fabrication tool. Generally, the present invention includes a rotary wafer ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6106211 | Portable overhead bin A portable overhead bin comprising a plurality of adjacent frame members pivotally connected such that the frame members form a horizontal transport frame when in the lowered transport position, and further form an elevated overhead frame when the frame m... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5951770 | Carousel wafer transfer system The present invention generally provides a rotary wafer carousel and related wafer handler for moving wafers or other workpieces through a processing system, i.e., a semiconductor fabrication tool. Generally, the present invention includes a rotary wafer ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5634716 | Portable batch blending system A portable PVC resin blending system mounted in a semi-monocoque steel silo having multiple levels therein. The various components of the blending system are mounted within and attached to the silo and lifting lugs on the silo capable of lifting and tilti... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5484249 | Grain seeder loader An elevator device adapted to fill the seed box or boxes of a grain seeder, grain drill or other distribution device for similar particulate material. The elevator mechanism is pivotally mounted on the main device so that the delivery end can be raised to... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474379 | Portable high volume cement mixer An improved portable, large volume cement mixer that includes a self-supporting inclined plane secured atop a wheeled main frame that provides basic structural support without the need for ancillary lifting equipment. The inclined plane is constructed in ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5433575 | Method of erecting a portable asphalt production plant Transport and erection of a portable asphalt plant are facilitated by transporting upper and lower subassemblies of the plant to a worksite on a single portable frame towed by a tractor. Once at the worksite, the frame is detached from the tractor and the... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5411329 | Portable large volume cement mixer for batch operations A large volume cement mixer that is readily mobile and can be set up for use with a concrete batch plant at a given location. The cement mixer is carried on an elongated frame having wheels on one end and a gooseneck connection on the front end for towing... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5362193 | Self erecting asphalt production plant A portable and self-erecting plant for the batch production of asphalt, and wherein the several components of the plant are split into two subassemblies which are initially mounted to the front and rear portions of a roadway transportable main frame. The ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5259717 | Conveying apparatus for asphaltic mix and the like An asphaltic mix storage system has an improved conveying apparatus including a housing which is upwardly inclined from the horizontal so as to extend from approximately ground level to the top of a storage container. The conveying apparatus also includes... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5243900 | Apparatus for transferring bulk cheese A cheese transfer system is adapted for receiving a column of cheese as it is discharged from a continuous cheese making system. The cheese transfer system has an expandable chamber into which the cheese is introduced. The chamber is then compressed to cl... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5198398 | Method for regenerating spent activated carbon and portable container for use therein A relatively simple and more economical method for regenerating activated carbon wherein at least partially spent activated carbon is fed from a portable container directly to a heating zone without the use of liquid to transport the at least partially sp... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5171121 | Portable concrete batch plant A portable concrete batch plant which may be pulled from one location to another and which may be used either as a transit mix batch plant or a central mix batch plant. The batch plant is mounted on a wheeled frame comprised of a rear frame section and a ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5044861 | Garbage-collecting truck having a replaceable container which is reciprocably mounted on a tiltable frame A container truck, preferably a garbage-collecting truck, provided with a replaceable container which is connected by a releasable coupling to a tiltable frame which is pivotally movable by at least one first hydraulic fluid-operable piston-cylinder unit ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4944646 | Highway transportable material storage apparatus and frame assembly therefor A portable self-erecting storage apparatus for asphaltic mix or the like is disclosed, and which comprises a main frame, and three separate wheeled carriages which are mounted in tandem and are concurrently pivotable between a lowered ground engaging posi... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943200 | Portable self-erecting asphalt storage apparatus and method of erecting same A portable self-erecting storage apparatus for asphaltic mix is disclosed and which comprises an elongate material conveying assembly and a separate material storage assembly. The two assemblies are adapted to be separately transported on a highway to the... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4917560 | Twin bin self erect silo A portable, self erect silo for hot mix asphalt having two, side-by-side bins. A single drag slat conveyor directs hot mix asphalt into either bin by use of a single slug feeder pivotally attached to the discharge end of the conveyor.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4832561 | Loading system with trash silos A trash collection and removal system has a horizontal set-up surface with a plurality of standing stations for several vertically disposed cylindrical trash silos having respective pivotable covers at the two axial ends. A horizontal loading surface trav... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4810159 | Batching system An apparatus for use in the transportation and production of cementitious mixes including a silo and a truck for transporting the silo. The silo is sub-divided internally into two compartments, one for cement and one for sand. At the lower end of the said... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4775275 | Mobile batch plants An improved mobile batch plant that is entirely self-erecting and completely contained as operated between transport and functional modes by a single operator. A truck-towed main frame hingedly supports a tower assembly that includes cement storage and we... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4708569 | Silo A silo has a guide arranged along the silo container, and the guide has a stop at the upper portion of the silo. A coupling element can slide along the guide, which can be coupled with a tippable loading frame of a transport vehicle by a cable. This arran... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4701095 | Transportable material conveying apparatus A transportable material conveying apparatus includes a frame having a surge bin mounted on the frame for receiving, holding and discharging particulate material. A gathering conveyor is mounted on the frame for gathering the particulate material and deli... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4665455 | Diskette sequential transport apparatus Sequential diskette transport apparatus of the reciprocating type transports diskettes one after the other from a hopper to a disk drive where the disk component of each diskette can be operated on. The apparatus then retrieves each diskette in turn from ... | 05/12/1987 |
