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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392624 | Modular load-bearing structural column A practical method of manufacturing, assembling, and constructing a single silo or building or a cluster of polygonal storage silos using a column comprising horizontally-arrayed structural column panels. Column panels within a top horizontal array vertically aligni... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7127854 | Bulk material storage facilities with access chases and/or internal filling structures A storage facility includes a storage structure having a floor and a boundary wall upwardly extending therefrom, the floor and boundary wall bounding a chamber adapted to receive bulk material. A tubular chase bounds a passageway and is at least partially disposed a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097569 | Restorable sand or pellet pile device A restorable sand or pellet pile is provided for use as an amusement or exercise device. A sand or pellet collection chamber has inclined side walls that converge toward each other in a downward direction and having a bottom surface connected to the side walls. A su... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6330767 | Unloading system for particulate materials bins An apparatus for efficiently removing grain from a grain storage device, which uses a plurality of augers. An unloading auger is used to begin removal of grain from a grain storage device. As the amount of grain decreases, a proximity sensor sends an acti... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6035592 | Conveyor gallery lateral restraint system A conveyor gallery lateral restraint system for a reticulated dome structure includes a pair of load transfer pads integrated into the conveyor gallery and dome structure. Only loads normal to the outer surfaces of the load transfer pads, and thus loads a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5956908 | Concrete container A concrete container for introducing concrete into formworks includes an upwardly open vessel with a downwardly narrowing bottom portion with an outlet opening and a flexible pipe connected to the outlet opening for distributing the concrete. Underneath t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5678975 | Waste container throw-in system for buildings A waste container throw-in system of a building, comprises a container holder for holding a waste container therein, a handcart for carrying the container holder thereon, a vertical conveyor tube vertically provided in the building, a waste throw-in appar... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5020651 | Laundry chute A chute is disclosed for passing articles such as laundry between floors or walls in a building. The chute has a tubular frame to be securely inserted in an opening in a planar partition, and a flexible tube attached to and hanging from the frame. The tub... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4907721 | Apparatus for removing residual stored material A bulk storage silo including a slanted floor opening into a discharge chute provided in the foundation of the silo wherein the floor is covered by a deck composed of a plurality of plates connected to vibrators arranged in a predetermined pattern which, ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4887400 | Granular material storage system A grain storage device is provided with an outer retaining wall which extends about a lower base. In the center of the retaining wall is a vertically-extending aeration tower which has a central, hollow interior through which air may be supplied for flow ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4790111 | Reducing hoop stress in silos Means for reducing hoop stress in a silo cell comprising a grain tube located in the lower part of the silo cell, the wall of the grain tube having apertures at the silo base allowing entry of granular material into the grain tube, and a restrictor below ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4704828 | Snap together window well A window well structure comprising at least two superposed u-shaped sections made of sheet metal. Engagement means are provided on adjacent edges of the superposed sections which securely interengage each other to unite the adjacent, superposed, u-shaped ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4702364 | Silo chute hopper attachment A silo chute hopper attachment that fits underneath an existing silo chute having a swivel end, and an upper hopper portion that has flanges slidably mounted onto brackets fixed to the silo wall so that the hopper slides in and out like a drawer underneat... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4645055 | Replaceable liner for a grain elevator discharge spout The discharge spout of a grain elevator is provided with an abrasion resistant liner formed of polyurethane. The liner is formed into cylindrical configuration from a rectangular blade of material and may be readily inserted into the discharge spout and r... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4566232 | Large volume silo for bulk material, particularly raw cement powder A large volume silo has in the center of the base a conical dome which, together with the cylindrical outer silo wall, defines an annular base. Open air conveyor chutes pass from the base area through discharge openings to flow regulators in the inner are... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4450657 | Pre-fabricated grain elevator A grain elevator utilizing pre-cast concrete elements includes a plurality of vertical zone rows of bins, which slope from front to back at an angle of approximately 30°, the front ends of the bins being located above office, receiving, grain cleaning or... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4449339 | Side-wall discharge system A thin-walled deep grain storage tank with improved sidewall discharge system involving a plurality of successive flat plates periodically mounted to the inside of a pair of vertical, parallel I-beam and/or Z-bar sidewall support members with openings for... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4416362 | Material discharge apparatus with improved discharge tube In a silo chute is mounted a flexible tube that extends from above the uppermost silo doorway to the lower end of the chute and that has a continuous slit extending substantially from top to bottom on the side toward the silo doorways. A zipper permits th... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4373623 | Silo discharge chute Silo discharge chute forming means, or a silo including such means fixed astride an upright slot opening in its wall. The discharge chute is comprised of a vertically disposed series of doors, each larger than the silo opening but vertically segmented so ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4362453 | Pre-fabricated grain elevator A grain elevator utilizing pre-cast concrete elements includes a plurality of vertical rows of bins, which slope from front to back to an angle of approximately 30°, the front ends of the bins being located above office, receiving, grain cleaning or ship... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4260313 | Silo discharge door frame for use with silo clean chute funnel A door frame for use in the discharge doors of silos which is adapted to be quickly moved from one frame to another as silage is removed from the silo, and which will support a hood or funnel used with clean chute systems for discharging silage from the s... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4062434 | Dormer door silo An agricultural silo comprising a plurality of vertically spaced apart silage discharge orifices includes a twin passageway chute overlying the orifices. The chute includes a first passageway permitting unobstructed operator access and a separate silage d... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3961693 | Inverted silo chutes having swingable side wall panels An inverted discharge chute, positioned in the interior of a silo opposite the unloading openings thereof, comprises an upright series of oppositely-disposed side wall panels each hinged to a side of the unloading opening of the silo and normally projecti... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3931877 | Material diverter structure A material diverter for a tower silo for carrying material to the base of the silo independent of the silo chute. The diverter has an upright downspout attached to the outside of the chute and a housing located within the chute for receiving material movi... | 01/13/1976 |
