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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393275 | Grain bin outer unloading conveyor section separation and catch basin The grain holding bin of a combine harvester can be rapidly unloaded either on-the-go or at a standstill by an inclined unloading conveyor having its intake end at a low point in the bin adjacent the far side of the bin. The unloading conveyor extends gradually upwa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381131 | Extendable auger conveyor An extendable auger conveyor including a screw thread sleeve snugly and slidably receiving a rotary drive shaft having a non-round cross section, both housed within a pair of telescoping sections of a casing having an infeed port intermediate the length of the suppo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367881 | High capacity combine grain bin unload system The grain holding bin of a combine harvester can be rapidly unloaded either on-the-go or at a standstill by an inclined unloading conveyor having its intake end at a low point in the bin adjacent the far side of the bin. The unloading conveyor extends gradually upwa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7303058 | Telescoping spout for agricultural harvester An adjustable height spout for an agricultural harvester may be remotely actuated by an operator. The spout may be positioned to match a height of a receptacle into which grain from the harvester is being transferred. An agricultural harvester including an adjustabl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303362 | Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate material A method and system are disclosed for moving and placing in hard to reach locations granular and other particulate material such as sand, gravel, earth and similar materials. The system includes an improved auger for moving the material and an improved rotary airloc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267519 | Loading conveyor with folding hopper for agricultural commodity carts An agricultural commodity cart loading conveyor apparatus comprises a conveyor mounted to an agricultural commodity cart. A hopper is pivotally attached to the lower end of the conveyor tube and a hopper conveyor section is mounted along a bottom of the hopper. The ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229242 | System and method for unloading bulk powder from large bulk containers The present invention is directed to a system and a method to unload bulk powders from large bulk containers. The system and method are particularly useful for unloading bulk cohesive powders. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216590 | Bulk loader for conveying articles A bulk loader conveys articles in bulk and has a hopper configured for receiving the articles, such as railroad articles. A reciprocating member is configured for reciprocating between a retracted position and an extended position in a track associated with the hopp... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198450 | Unloading system for an agricultural combine An agricultural combine including an unloading system wherein an unloading conduit assembly is, in an operational set-up, rotatable or swivelable through an arc of 360° to permit grain unloading into a grain truck located at any point around the combine, whether th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191889 | Remote controlled swing auger system A remote controlled swing auger system for efficiently manipulating a position of a swing auger. The remote controlled swing auger system includes a swing auger connectable to a main auger, a swing hopper connected to the swing auger, a plurality of front wheels and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168554 | Grain cart and auger construction A folding auger assembly. The auger assembly includes at least one auger housing configured to receive at least one driveshaft. The auger assembly further includes flighting connected to each driveshaft, a lower drive assembly configured to operatively couple the dr... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134830 | Grain wagon with improved grain container A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame supporting a container having inclined front and rear walls connected by opposite inclined side walls. Each side wall has inwardly projecting wall portions defining a wheel well for receiving longitudinally offset dual ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108285 | Road and rail tankers A tanker trailer includes tanks mounted one behind the other to a chassis using a flexible mounting system. The mounting allows individual tank movement in upward and downward directions from a rest position. Close nesting is accomplished by provided adjacent tanks ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093707 | Grain harvester multi-angular inclined delivery conveyor and drive A grain delivery conveyor for a grain tank of an agricultural combine includes a first gear box including a first input connectable in rotatably driven relation to a rotatable power source for rotation about a first axis, and a first output rotatable about a second ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086342 | Standardized receiver for bulk seed containers A standardized receiver for bulk materials containers such as seeds for the quick and efficient loading of seed into a planter with bulk handling capability. Delivery mechanism associated with the receiver is disposed to accept materials discharged from the containe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040980 | Combine harvester having double unloading auger system A combine harvester for harvesting grain and seed crops includes a double unloading auger system for unloading in both directions of travel harvested feed grains produced in one round or two lengths of a field to storage area of transport vehicle. The double unloadi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036606 | Quick-detach vehicle-mounted auger driver The present invention provides a device useful for boring holes into the earth, and is especially useful for drilling holes in which fence posts are to be placed. A device according to the invention is completely self-powered, having its own on-board engine which su... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037061 | Refuse collection vehicle having multiple collection assemblies A refuse collection vehicle includes a collection bin that is mounted on the vehicle frame, and an apparatus for acquiring, lifting and transferring a container so as to deposit the contents of the container in the collection bin. The vehicle also includes a collect... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997123 | Method of converting a mixer-grinder unit into a seed tender unit A method of modifying a grinder-mixer unit into a seed tender unit includes the steps of providing a grinder having a frame, a generally upright bin, a mixing auger within the bin, a grinding device and an outlet device. The outlet device and the grinding device are... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994039 | Bulk seed handling and dispensing system A bulk seed handler and dispenser is provided for transporting bulk seed containers and for dispensing the seed within the containers into planting equipment. The bulk seed handler and dispenser is comprised of a trailer having a plurality of bulk seed containers mo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971324 | Bulk seed handling and dispensing system A bulk seed handler and dispenser is provided for transporting bulk seed containers and for dispensing the seed within the containers into planting equipment. The bulk seed handler and dispenser is comprised of a trailer having a plurality of bulk seed containers mo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964551 | Trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes An improved trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes is provided. The trailer includes a bed, a hopper extending below the bed for receiving seed from the bulk seed box, and an auger for unloading seed from the hopper. The bed includes upwardly and outwardly extendi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6915896 | Cleaning drain apparatus for an auger assembly A drain apparatus for the intake end of an auger is disclosed. The drain apparatus comprises a bearing with radial arms, a cover with a cover portion, a drain and a drain cap for removably closing the opening of the drain. The drain apparatus facilitates a clean in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910845 | Grain handling assembly for combine with powered and steerable grain trailer An improved combination of a powered combine carrying a combine grain bin for housing harvested grain and a towed grain cart carrying a grain cart bin for housing harvested grain includes improved harvested grain transfer between the combine grain bin and the grain ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908380 | Hinged unloading auger for an agricultural combine A hinged unloading auger for an agricultural combine that reduces the portion of the unloading auger that extends beyond the rear end of the combine when the unloading auger is in its storage position. The horizontal section of the unloading auger includes a hinged ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893202 | Dual purpose grain cart A two-wheeled hoppered cart is particularly adapted to receive crop from a combine and transfer same to another transport vehicle with an unloading conveyor, and to conveniently transport products to an air-seeder cart. The frame comprises a rear frame portion suppo... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881022 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and second curv... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6776569 | Grain cart auger with clutch A self-unloading grain cart having a horizontal auger and a vertical auger for unloading grain from the cart. The cart having a plurality of gates for accessing a portion of the auger at one time so as not to overload the auger. The cart also having a clutch for eng... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767174 | Pivoting unloading auger A self-unloading container apparatus comprises a container mounted on a vehicle. An upright auger tube has its bottom end in the container and top end outside the container. An intermediate auger tube is pivotally attached at one end to the upright auger tube so as ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6688834 | Self-contained hydraulic power unit A self-contained hydraulic power unit is described for powering a hydraulic actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder or a hydraulic motor positioned on a grain trailer or the like. A battery operated hydraulic pump pressurizes a hydraulic accumulator so that... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623233 | Method and apparatus for removing bulk material from a container This invention relates to a system and a process for the removal of bulk material from a container, in particular, from a box-shaped transport container. In order to be able to suction the bulk material off in a simple and reliable manner out of the trans... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6606844 | Grain unloading assembly The present invention is a grain unloading assembly for unloading clean grain from a combine grain bin, wherein a combine harvests grain and cleans it to provide the clean grain. Such grain unloading assembly includes a vertical flighted conveyor adapted ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585472 | Combination dump and spreader apparatus A vehicle including a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The vehicle includes, at least, a chassis and a body pivotably secured to the chassis at a hinge. The body is comprised of front and rear ends having upper and lower e... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6425725 | Bulk handling apparatus The invention is a bulk handing apparatus attachable to the flat bed of a truck having a flat bed tiltable on the frame of the truck rearward at an angle. The apparatus has a rectangular elongated frame having side frame members spaced from one another to... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422376 | Auger coupler An auger coupler for a folding grain conveyor is disclosed which operates to connect an upper auger to a lower auger. A drive member adapted to be connected to the lower auger include a pilot shaft designed to help align the drive member with the driven m... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422803 | Discharge system with dual doors and intermediate auger A discharge system with dual doors and an intermediate auger for dispensing materials from a storage receptacle either beneath the receptacle or remotely. The operator may select to discharge stored materials beneath the receptacle by opening an upper doo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6325588 | Apparatus for remotely operating an auger The present invention is directed to the remote operation of an auger attached to a portable unit for storing and transporting particulate matter. A bin having a number of sidewalls which converge downwardly and inwardly to a discharge end secured to a fr... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6261050 | Telescoping auger tube A system and auger assembly for conveying a solid granular material includes a rotatable auger, a first auger tube and a second auger tube telescopically recieved in the first auger tube. A drive mechanism longitudinally moves the second tube between a fi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6173917 | Granular material spreader A granular material spreader is adapted for towing behind a yard tractor. A frame upports an inverted cone which is sized to contain a supply of granular material for distribution. The bin sweep rod is carried adjacent to the inside surface of the cone, a... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152668 | Coal charging car for charging chambers in a coke-oven battery A coal charging car for a coke-oven battery has a screw-type feeder beneath the coal hopper shiftable on the chassis of the car to allow positioning of the outlet of that feeder over the hole communicating with the coking chamber without moving the car.... | 11/28/2000 |
