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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325880 | Dual dump body for truck or trailer A truck or trailer for hauling landscape materials or other bulk products, has separate independent side-by-side dump boxes or compartments, each with a hydraulic ram to elevate the respective dump box. The compartments may have segmented removable center walls, whi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 4407202 | Hydraulically actuated railway car dumping system A railroad dump car, such as a side dump rail car, uses hydraulic actuators to tilt the dump body to permit unloading of the contents of the dump body. A hydraulic booster pump is connected to the auxiliary air supply of the train. The booster pump conver... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4240355 | Side dumping railroad car A side dump rail car tilted by means of hydraulic cylinders at each end of the car which are centrally located. The edge of the car is retained by an engagement lug slid into place hydraulically to determine direction of tilt.... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4141299 | Dumping railway quench car A single-spot quench car is disclosed which has an articulating bottom and back wall arrangement. The articulation of the bottom and back walls serve to increase the volume of the car and to facilitate dumping of coke from the car after quenching.... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4131070 | Coke quenching car A coke quenching car is disclosed wherein the hopper is pivotally mounted to a superstructure continuation of the car frame, at points on both ends of the hopper adjacent to its top side which faces the coke side of a coke oven. A means for pivoting the t... | 12/26/1978 |
