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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7172382 | Loading assembly for transport containers, and related method of use A loading assembly is provided that is configured to load transport containers with bulk material quickly and efficiently. The assembly includes a load bin having a cross section conforming to an open end of a container and a drive mechanism configured to urge the l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6609872 | Specimen conveying system A specimen conveying system includes a plurality of conveying mechanisms arranged to convey a specimen-contained container in given positions, each of the conveying mechanisms including a belt-conveyor type conveying lane, a motor-vehicle guide laid betwe... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6609873 | Bulk material unloading facility A bulk material handling facility includes an unloading tube positionable for connection to several discharge openings of a transport vehicle without requiring repositioning of the vehicle. The unloading tube is pivotally supported so that it can be swung... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6371230 | Device for the combined renting of electrically driven vehicles, especially scooters, and the exchange and recharging of the vehicle batteries The subject of the present invention is a device for renting electrically driven vehicles and for exchanging and recharging the vehicle batteries (5), comprising a box-shaped structure (1) with the means for accommodating the vehicles and the mechanical d... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6082953 | Apparatus for transporting valuables An apparatus for transporting valuables is provided which comprises at least a vehicle (2) provided with a loading space (3) with containers (4) for valuables (5) which may be received therein, removed therefrom, respectively. The apparatus also includes ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5951229 | Battery charging and transfer system for electrically powered vehicles A battery transfer and charging system for electrically powered vehicles includes a conveyor loop for conveying batteries from a battery receiving station to a battery delivery station. A displacement assembly removes spent batteries of electric vehicles ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5927938 | Battery charging and transfer system for electrically powered vehicles A battery transfer and charging system for electrically powered vehicles includes a conveyor loop for conveying batteries from a battery receiving station to a battery delivery station. A displacement assembly removes spent batteries of electric vehicles ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909798 | Unit product loading and discharge system A system for rapidly receiving and storing a quantity of loose copy, for example newspapers, from a high speed printing press and dispensing them to the point-of-use without having to undergo the traditional operation of bundling the newspapers. More part... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5895193 | Container having caterpillar mechanism for fast loading/unloading of cargos An improved container having caterpillar mechanism for loading/unloading of cargos comprises a bottom plate formed with caterpillar mechanism and left/right side walls with two lateral openings. During loading/unloading cargos, a conveyor having the same ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5851099 | Adjustable cargo platform assembly This invention relates to a ramp design permitting the positioning of a cargo ramp floor at any angle or height, which is integral with the aircraft such that it can be aligned to a vehicle transferring the load. The adjustable cargo platform assembly and... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5803701 | System and method for conveying cargo containers through environmentally controlled enclosures System (10) for automatically conveying photosensitive cargo containers (15) through a storage compartment (14) of a vehicle, preferably a trailer (12) and selective environmentally controlled enclosures (32,40,42) comprises a conveyor device (18) positio... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5711648 | Battery charging and transfer system A battery transfer and charging system for electric vehicles includes a conveyor loop for conveying batteries from a battery receiving station to a battery delivery station. A displacement assembly removes spent batteries of electric vehicles by forcing c... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5685416 | Material conveying apparatus and method An extendible conveyor for conveying material to be loaded or unloaded from a trailer includes a telescoping boom supporting an endless conveyor belt for rotation about the telescoping boom at any extension length. A belt take-up is provided external to t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5674049 | Roll handling apparatus A roll handling apparatus, including a roll handling cart, a C-hook assembly and a tiltable upender assembly is disclosed. The roll handling cart receives a plurality of spaced rolls, for example, paper rolls. A guide moves the cart bed along a path. A fi... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5645390 | System and Method for conveying cargo containers through environmentally controlled enclosures System (10) for automatically conveying photosensitive cargo containers (15) through a storage compartment (14) of a vehicle, preferably a trailer (12) and selective environmentally controlled enclosures (32,40,42) comprises a conveyor device (18) positio... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5549443 | Battery charging and transfer system A battery transfer and charging system for electric vehicles. A displacement station removes spent batteries of electric vehicles by forcing charged batteries into position within the vehicles so as to laterally displace spent batteries. Spent batteries d... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5509723 | Portable rotary trailer tipper A portable rotary trailer tipper is provided for emptying the trailer contents through opening the open top of the trailer. The tipper includes an elongated transport that is portable and supports a trailer inverter. A platform for supporting the trailer ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5478187 | Handling apparatus for collapsible lightweight cargo carrying sleeves A handling apparatus pulls a group of lightweight cargo carrying sleeves out of a container in which they have been transported onto a storage bed. The collapsed sleeves are individually supported in an upright orientation on the bed by fingers which can ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5356262 | High efficiency material handling and transportation system This application relates to a novel process for distributing construction materials from a supply site to a multi-level building site and delivering the materials to elevated floors during construction of the building. A method of delivering a material fr... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5297914 | Mobile ramp for unloading trucks An apparatus for unloading belly dump trucks into piles comprises a ramp onto which the unloading truck drives, a hopper for reception of dumped material, and a conveyor running under the hopper and onto a side conveyor arm for disposal of the material Th... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5215424 | Handling apparatus for collapsible lightweight cargo carrying sleeves A handling apparatus pulls a group of lightweight cargo carrying sleeves out of a container in which they have been transported onto a storage bed. The collapsed sleeves are individually supported in an upright orientation on the bed by fingers which can ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5152655 | Material handling apparatus A load rotator assembly rotates and positions loads which are transferred between vehicles which move along aisles. The load rotator assembly includes a carriage which sequentially receives loads from one of the vehicles. A carriage drive assembly rotates... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5054987 | Load transfer device A load transfer device for loading or unloading an entire storage compartment, such as the interior of a freight hauling trailer, in one cycle includes a long vertically flexible load support and transfer member that is as long and as wide as the storage ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4403803 | Passenger and luggage transfer system A passenger and luggage handling system for an air terminal utilizes a unique bus-type vehicle according to the invention which has a passenger compartment in the elongated body which is separated from the luggage compartment extending longitudinally ther... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4373611 | Conveyor to interfit with a loaded shopping cart and to move portions of the load, on demand of a checker, to the front of the cart, for removal, price scanning, and bagging, by the checker at a checkout stand In grocery stores, other markets, and warehouses a customer's loaded shopping cart is directed by the customer into an inter-related sloping position with a conveyor. Upon demand, the checker runs the conveyor to move portions of the load to the just open... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4355840 | Closed vehicle and a complex equipment for managing services at airports The invention relates to a closed vehicle and a complex equipment for managing services at airports, for the direct transport of passengers and luggages from the administrating and luggage manipulating area to the airplane. The essence of the closed vehic... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4173422 | Produce handling system The invention is a produce handling system with a self-unloading trailer and a free-standing conveyor. The trailer has an unloading conveyor in its bottom covered by removable doors. The free-standing conveyor has an infeed section that receives the produ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4094425 | Device and a method for handling material A material handling device comprises a roller conveyor component having rollers which are separated by gaps; a cage component which includes rows of uprights, the spacing and the thickness of the uprights in each row being such as to permit their insertio... | 06/13/1978 |
