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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967543 | Automatic case loader and method for use of same A system and method for automated trailer loading that utilizes an automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a dista... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7934897 | Truck apparatus coupleable to different body types and methods of interchanging the bodies An apparatus and method for coupling different body types to a truck, specifically interchanging between dump and trailer bodies, so that a single truck may be used to perform dump truck and tractor truck operations. The truck includes a pair of rearward extending f... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7413393 | Method for loading and unloading substructures for a mobile drilling rig A method for unloading a drilling rig substructure at a drilling site entails transporting the substructure to the drilling site using a truck and a dolly. The substructure is lowered onto the dolly rollers. The dolly is secured and the truck moves towards the dolly... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7296958 | Grand piano lyre crutch A piano lyre crutch includes a panel having a top and a fixture for temporarily attaching the panel to a top of a grand piano lyre. A panel depending portion includes a length greater than a length of the depending lyre, which facilitates breakdown of the piano for ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284727 | Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be implemented using modular components that may be configured for comp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7223057 | Drivable trailer A trailer which can be used to tow a vehicle and which can be towed by the same vehicle while that vehicle is inside the trailer and lowered down to ground level. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7189437 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary method for using a mobile plating system is provided that includes locating the mobile plating system at a desired location for plating, positioning an external vacuum pump from an interior position of a mobile storage volume of the mobile plasma platin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153078 | Loading and unloading station and method for load carrier of vehicle bodies, vehicles and the like Through a loading and unloading station for load carriers of vehicle bodies, vehicles or the like, it is possible to unload vehicle bodies from a railway car in a continuous cycle and supply them to a production facility, wherein in one cycle simultaneously the load... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153077 | Increasing railcar capacity with auger In an embodiment, a device for increasing railcar capacity is disclosed. The device includes one or more augers that transfer and pack bulk materials into a railcar. In an embodiment, the one or more augers are compression augers. In another embodiment, the device i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114909 | Trailer-tilting, load-discharge apparatus and method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066704 | Component feeder exchange cart, and mechanism and method for positioning component feeder A cart comprises a base frame, driver for extending an operational stroke of a hydraulic jack and transferring this movement into an up and down motion, a pair of elevating rods simultaneously lifted of lowered by movement of the driver, a pair of supporting frames ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059819 | Private pallet-box cargo shipping system A cargo transportation system comprising secure (fully closeable and lockable), sealable, stackable, trackable, universal, auto-latching “pallet boxes” that may be used in two main ways: 1) secured to the undercarriage transverse I-beams of over-the-road semi-tr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6971222 | Device for packing flat articles in transport containers, in particular folded-flat folding boxes in casing cartons A device for packing flat articles in transport containers includes a feeder for feeding the flat articles in imbricated form. A conveyor disposed downstream of the feeder, in transport direction of the articles, has an at least approximately vertically extending en... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921238 | Drivable trailer A trailer which can be used to tow a vehicle and which can be towed by the same vehicle while that vehicle is inside the trailer and lowered down to ground level. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6871823 | Cargo loading system A method of loading a ULD into a cargo compartment of an aircraft through a loading door opening of the cargo compartment, which method requires turning of the ULD and comprises the steps of: loading the ULD into the compartment to... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858119 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system is provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating as substrate. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile storage vo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6725999 | Unloading apparatus A mobile unloading apparatus for unloading items from a variety of heights is disclosed wherein the apparatus has a frame supporting a ramp for movement between a first position spaced above a conveyor for permitting items to be placed directly on the conveyor and a... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6705817 | Method and apparatus for loading an aircraft A method for loading an aircraft (R) with shipping containers (3), the latter being passed on conveyor members (13) into the interior of the aircraft (R) and rotated there in a loading area (8), the position of the shipping container (3) ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6666642 | Installation for filling a sand box fitted to a rail vehicle An installation for filling a rail vehicle sand box comprises both a pressurized vessel containing sand or other granular material and a portable delivery head connected to the vessel. The installation further comprises an intermediate assembly having a f... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655892 | Beverage distribution system and method of its manufacture and operation A series of transport carts (21) are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van (22) to leave an aisle (58) between them. The carts have wheel supported frames (28) with bottom supports (1... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6543601 | Unloading apparatus A mobile unloading apparatus for unloading items from a variety of heights is disclosed wherein the apparatus has a frame supporting a ramp for movement between a first position spaced above a conveyor for permitting items to be placed directly on the con... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6503379 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system and method are provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6386560 | Dolly for large appliances A dolly for large appliances facilitates manual movement of soft drink vending machines, refrigerators, etc. The dolly has a dropped floor between each end, with the ends raised for installation of casters therebeneath. The lower central floor area is pre... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375402 | Apparatus for unloading rails An apparatus for unloading rails from a freight car on which the rails are arrayed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the freight car comprises a track-bound car, and a rail guiding unit positioned at each car end. Each rail guiding unit comprises a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6312208 | Method and apparatus for business forms processing A system for stacking continuous folded forms or web coming from a folder and separator and moving to a conveyor. A table is positioned adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontally-extending stack of folded forms d... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286805 | Apparatus and method for transporting equipment between buildings An apparatus for reducing shocks and vibrations that equipment can be subject to when the equipment is moved is provided. The apparatus includes a stationary support assembly fixedly held in a transport unit that is moved using a vehicle and a movable sup... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6086308 | Cart handling system Wheeled carts are pushed onto an inlet end of a conveyor and are automatically advanced, one at a time, to a cross conveyor for delivery to a cart loader conveyor. A cart loader is provided near the outlet end of the cart loader conveyor for automatically... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6027298 | Method and apparatus for business forms processing A system for stacking continuous folded forms or web coming from a folder and separator and moving to a conveyor. A table is positioned adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontally-extending stack of folded forms d... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5738479 | System and apparatus for converting a railcar or truck trailer to multiple uses A system of modular attachments for a railcar or truck trailer to convert the trailer to various uses is disclosed. A system of compressed air driven locking pins allows the various modules to be readily secured to or removed from the trailer chassis. Air... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692999 | Method and apparatus for business forms processing A system for stacking continuous folded forms or web coming from a folder and separator and moving to a conveyor. A table is positioned adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontally-extending stack of folded forms d... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5630780 | Method and apparatus for business forms A system for stacking continuous folded forms coming from a folder and moving to a conveyor. A table is position adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontal stack of folded forms disposed on the table top. The table... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5630694 | Integrated container handling system An integrated air cargo/container handling system is presented in which the motive power section and the container handling section are integrated. Unlike the conventional system which requires coordination of three handling units (the power section, a tr... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5575594 | Modular rail car unloading pit and method of using the same A modular rail car unloading pit which supports railroad tracks and facilitates the removal and transfer of aggregate, particulate, or other material from rail cars. The modular unloading pit is comprised of a set of precast concrete panels enabling the u... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5564205 | Excavating machine with stowable discharge conveyor An excavating machine includes a discharge conveyor which is movable (1) from an operative position in which an inlet end thereof is located directly under the outlet end of an associated loading conveyor (2) to a transport position in which the discharge... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5476353 | Trailer apparatus with rotating platform Trailer-mounted apparatus of the type with a platform that can rotate on a central fifth wheel-like support with a vertical axis, particularly for the loading and handling of coop frames for poultry and the like, which includes: a substantially rectangula... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5433576 | Low profile dolly and ramp assembly for a roll The combined dolly and ramp assembly includes a ramp having a pair of laterally spaced arms and an inclined ramp surface interconnecting the arms adjacent one end and at an elevation for receiving a roll of web material from a pallet. The dolly includes a... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5427497 | Horizontal surge/storage silo A portable, easily-transported and erected horizontal surge/storage silo functions by the method of allowing large, long distance trucks to dump their contents of materials to be used at a nearby point of use onto the base of the portable silo from which ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5399143 | Method and apparatus for business forms processing A system for stacking continuous folded forms coming from a folder and moving to a conveyor. A table is position adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontal stack of folded forms disposed on the table top. The table... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5395206 | Method and apparatus for filling orders in a warehouse A system for filling orders in a warehouse utilizes a main conveyor for routing items in the warehouse, including to a primary and secondary picking area. The primary picking area is used for picking high volume items, and is subdivided into multiple subg... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5302071 | Dust containment system for bottom dumping railroad cars Fugitive dust generated by a bottom dumping railroad hopper car is captured by a dust containment system. The dust containment system includes an open railroad track segment for supporting the car above a hopper pit defined by enclosed end walls, an inter... | 04/12/1994 |
