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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7281675 | Portable particle spreader/blower A portable, user shoulder supported spreader/blower unit includes an ergonomically configured housing which includes a section defining a storage bin for holding a quantity of salt or like chemical particulate material for spreading onto ground surfaces to prevent i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258225 | Method and apparatus for diverting material An apparatus for diverting material in a controlled manner comprising a diverter plate attached to a mounting assembly. The diverter plate is shaped for receiving falling material and facilitating the flow of the material onto a conveyance means or into storage. The... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228956 | Bulk material precision transfer chute apparatus A bulk material precision transfer chute apparatus transfers a flow of material from a discharge conveyor to a separate receiving conveyor. The apparatus receives a flow of material from the discharge conveyor and transfers that material to a receiving conveyor depo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194827 | Snow thrower discharge chute A snow thrower having a discharge chute rotation and locking device. The snow thrower includes a discharge chute rotatable about a chute axis with respect to the snow thrower housing to discharge in a selected direction snow under the influence of the auger. The sno... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165345 | Automated control mechanism for a snow blower discharge chute The automation mechanism has of three rubber discs, two of which are connected to two swiveling brackets. The brackets are directed by two cables and two cable levers, each one connected to each handlebar. The swivelling brackets consist of two rubber discs that mak... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7036647 | Bulk load device having vertical funnel assembly A conveying apparatus includes a conveying assembly and a vertical funnel assembly mounted at a discharge end of the conveying assembly for guiding the discharge of bulk material. The funnel assembly includes a vertical row of frames slidably disposed on a pair of v... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6691861 | Auger discharge chute with dribble door A discharge chute for the unloading auger of a combine is provided with a discharge opening which provides maximum discharge flow rate and maximum clearance for moving and positioning of the auger. The discharge chute has an upper surface extending downwa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6578694 | Discharge chute control system A motor driven discharge chute control system for automatically controlling the lateral position of a concrete discharge chute associated with a transit mixer vehicle is disclosed including a reversing motor connected to an output gear normally engaged to... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6347696 | Structured packing loading slide A method for loading structured packing into a tower, such as a vacuum tower in a petrochemical plant. The system uses a removable slide positioned in a manway opening, wherein the structured packing is slid down to a bottom stage in the receiving area. T... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6216842 | Object conveying surface with liner and method of applying the liner to the surface A non-stick liner for facilitating the transport of objects along a stationary transport substrate comprises a fabric coated with PTFE, or a laminate of multiple layers of fabric coated with PTFE. The laminate may include a conductive material to dissipat... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6196370 | Package conveying surface with liner A chute for supporting and facilitating transport of packages has a skived PTFE film adhesively bonded to a transport substrate. A pressure sensitive adhesive is pre-formed on and bonded to an entire surface of a first side of said skived PTFE film. Prior... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5824129 | Gob delivery apparatus for a glassware forming machine Gobs of molten glass fall in succession into a scoop which can be swivelled about a vertical axis and which supplies gobs to a delivery system, for example, of an I.S. glassware forming machine. The gobs travel along a path of movement from the scoop to a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5458668 | Gob distributing apparatus of bottle forming machine A bottle making machine includes a gob distributing apparatus in which a plurality of molds are arranged in a plurality of rows with equal spaces with each other and a plurality of chutes are arranged at entrance portions of respective molds. The apparatu... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5405424 | Servo controlled glass gob distributor A molten glass gob distributor for a glass container manufacturing system that includes a plurality of gob discharges and a plurality of scoops for receiving gobs from each such discharge and distributing the gobs among a plurality of troughs leading to a... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5298049 | Trough system A trough system for the delivery of a gob of molten glass from a gob distributor to a parison mould cavity in a glassware forming machine comprises a trough assembly comprising an upwardly facing inclined trough which is arranged to receive a gob from a s... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5273148 | Device for uniformly spreading powdery materials A suspension system is presented for a distribution chute of a device for uniformly spreading powdery materials over a circular surface. The distribution chute is suspended in a pivoting manner from a cage in such a way that the angle of tilt of the chute... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5177888 | Discharge chute assembly for snowthrower A discharge chute assembly (30) includes a chute (32) and a pivotal deflector (34), the overlapping end portions of which define a partial spherical or ball joint (40) which maintains a tight seal against backflow and leakage over the entire range of rota... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5169138 | Adjustable deck system An adjustable deck system including: a first, stationary deck; a second, rotatable deck partially overlying and pivotably mounted to the stationary deck; and a device for rotating the rotatable deck relative to the stationary deck. The rotating device inc... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4987988 | Refuse recycler Refuse collecting and conveying apparatus for recycling various types of trash is provided which will separate and collect specific varieties of trash in exterior trash cans to be conveyed to a recycling plant.... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4979604 | Concrete distribution device A portable manually-operated cement distribution apparatus includes a first tube mounted on a rotatable first cantilever frame, a second tube rotatably attached to the first tube, mounted on a telescopic rotatable second cantilever frame, and at least one... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4972940 | Confined area loadout conveyor system A double articulated, triple conveyor system is provided for disposition within a generally rectangular plan shaped loading area and with the conveyor being operative to substantially evenly load fluent material throughout an upwardly opening load receivi... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4875569 | Concrete delivery system An apparatus for delivering concrete to two spaced deposition points having a funnel-shaped hopper with a pair of outlets in the bottom which deposit concrete on conveyors. An inclined chute feeds concrete to the inner conical wall of the hopper as the ch... | 10/24/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4469210 | Rotary chute for spreader Rotary chute for a spreader where the chute is rotationally adjustable about a spinner axis of a spreader where at any rotational position selected for the chute, the overall geometric relationship of the spinner and chute are geometrically symmetrical. T... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4409748 | Snowblower hydraulic chute rotation assembly The rotation assembly is comprised of a frame structure having a top surface. A longitudinal slot is formed along the top surface extending therethrough. A first pulley and second pulley are rotatably mounted to the top surface of the frame such that the ... | 10/18/1983 |
