Did You Know...
...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938244 | Flexible liner for hoppers or chutes A flexible liner (10) for a hopper or chute (40) has a plurality of overlapping flexible liner panels or tiles (20) secured to the walls (41,42) of the hopper or chute (40) by fixing strips (30). Each flexible liner panel or... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7784596 | Hanging chute A hanging chute with a rib cage is described. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a chute constructed from flexible wear material with a rib cage to reinforce the chute. In particular, several ribs are dispersed throughout the length of the flexible ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7513352 | Hanging chute A hanging chute with a rib cage is described. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a chute constructed from flexible wear material with a rib cage to reinforce the chute. In particular, several ribs are dispersed throughout the length of the flexible ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7389865 | Chute for transporting sludge in a wastewater treatment system An abrasion resistant and chemical resistant damper is provided for installation in the sludge transport section of a wastewater treatment system of the type having a damper inlet chute and a damper outlet chute and a damper between the damper inlet chute and the da... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353935 | Conveyor discharge device A device for spreading aggregate material from a discharge conveyor onto a work surface includes a tremie attached relative to the discharge conveyor and a flexible hose connected to the tremie. A crank connected between the tremie and the discharge conveyor permits... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7275906 | Waste/recyclables loading machine A waste loading device for loading waste/recyclables into a container includes a base portion positionable at a loading station, a loading tube extending from the base portion and a pushing member. The loading tube has a discharge end and is configured to be receive... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237753 | Debris collecting bag and bag holder A debris collector is provided that includes a sleeve including a top opening and a bottom opening, the sleeve being operable to be attached to a bag adjacent to the bottom opening, the sleeve defining an interior. A support structure is connected to the sleeve, the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219794 | Adjustable guide chute and method for processing containers A container feeding system is shown having an unscrambler having an unscrambler bowl providing a track or channel that is adjustable such that it can accommodate bottles of varying sizes. The system also comprises an adjustable chute that is also adjustable and havi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7025173 | Rescue system for high-rise buildings A system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple story buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve. The sleeve (12) is composed of sections (20), each section being made of a sheet material strengthened by a circumferential rigid support me... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6959843 | Powdery mold coating agent supply device A powdery mold coating agent supply device includes a tank having at its lower portion a discharge port, the tank storing therein an amount of powdery mold coating agent, a supply, tube connected at its upper end portion to the discharge port and extending downwardl... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6910552 | Rescue system for high-rise buildings A system for use in conjunction with emergency rescue sleeves that are mechanically deployed along at least a pair of supporting cables taught between a compacted sleeve storage compartment located at a designated story of a building and an anchor located at a point... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877598 | Apparatus and method for transferring formed pieces A transfer apparatus transfers tablets ejected from a tableting machine to a container. The transfer apparatus includes a first chute, a cloth chute which serves as a buffer disposed at one end of the first chute, a winding apparatus for lifting the free end of the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6497317 | Roof and rain gutter cleaning tools The Roof-Rain Gutter Cleaning Tools which are comprised of two parts such as the rain gutter cleaning devices to clean fallen leaves and twigs from the rain gutter and the plate rake consisting of telescopic fiberglass rod for cleaning roof surfaces which... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6249955 | Laser bar transport method A coating fixture adapted to extricate a jammed connector web is described. The coating fixture includes a pair of vertical supports. Each support has a first portion spaced apart from a second portion. Springs are placed between the first and second port... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244477 | Device for pouring out concrete A device for discharging concrete having a flexible hose which is connected to a concrete supply line, preferably a concrete supply line of a concrete pump, the hose is provided with an input end which is associated with the supply line and through which ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5975467 | Inflatable evacuation slide An inflatable evacuation slide for an aircraft comprising upper and lower sliding regions interconnected by an intermediate sliding region and including a flexible sliding support surface. An inflatable support structure extends outwardly from the upper s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5921369 | Limp liner for conveying apparatus A replaceable liner for installation in a material handling system where materials normally accumulate on an interior of a material handling apparatus, the liner characterized by being sufficiently large so that the liner is externally supported in a firs... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5609306 | Eductor liner article and method of use An eductor liner article comprising: a flexible and substantially cylindrically shaped sleeve member with upstream and downstream ends; and a flange collar member adjacent and perpendicularly attached at an internal edge or surface to the up stream end of... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601181 | Adjustable grain elevator spout An adjustable spout for a grain elevator is made of a hollow tube connected to the spout of the elevator and a series of movable buckets hanging from the hollow tube. A frame extends in opposite directions from the tube and includes a number of pulleys at... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5472768 | Tubular section rolled up from a flexible sheet The present invention relates to a tubular section which may be constructed from a sheet having a pair of opposed edges. The opposed edges are releasably connectable such that the section may be stored in a relatively flat configuration. The screw fastene... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5248344 | Method for cleaning, distributing and aerating grain An improved apparatus for cleaning, distributing and aereating grain is mounted in a storage structure and includes a frustro-conical screen device secured symetrically to an imperforate funnel-shaped member. A fan assembly is secured to the funnel-shaped... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5154270 | Container raceway A raceway for guiding containers relative to a structure utilizing a yoke which is anchored to the structure. Elongated rods are each fastened in spaced relationship to the yoke structure by a clamp. The clamp includes a body portion with a slot for holdi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5123542 | Method and apparatus for cleaning, distributing and aerating grain An improved apparatus for cleaning, distributing and aereating grain is mounted in a storage structure and includes a frustro-conical screen device secured symetrically to an imperforate funnel-shaped member. A fan assembly is secured to the funnel-shaped... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5109970 | Aggregate particle shield An aggregate particle shield for use as a wearliner or the like, in aggregate material transport devices such as line vibrating feeders, discharge chutes, or the like having a multiplicity of ceramic plugs upstanding in a polyurethane bed and arranged in ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4989690 | Emergency device to allow a number of people to be transferred between two areas apart from each other An emergency device is provided to enable a number of people to be transferred between two areas far apart from each other. The device includes a flat relatively stiff plate capable of being rolled up upon itself and susceptible of longitudinal and transv... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4955605 | Home basketball apparatus An inexpensive home basketball shooting game apparatus comprising a basketball hoop for being releasably mounted atop a door, an elongated return net for extending from around and below the hoop area outwardly and downwardly to where its opposite end is c... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4889219 | Method and apparatus for the receiving of carbon black pellets for weighing prior to injection into a mixer which inhibits the accumulation of carbon black fines on internal surfaces A method and apparatus for receiving of carbon black pellets for weighing prior to injection into an internal mixer which inhibits the accumulation of carbon black fines on the internal surfaces including a receiving and weighing hopper having walls forme... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4778031 | Escape chute The escape device of the present invention comprises an escape chute having an outer and an inner tube, the outer tube consisting of heat resistant material which surrounds the inner tube, the inner tube having a panel extending over a major portion such ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4741687 | Guide skirt and device of collecting and storing injection molded parts A guide skirt for guiding parts ejected from an injection mold to a receptacle includes side panels which are adapted to be attached at the top to respective mold-platen assemblies and are hingedly connected together so that as the mold-platen assemblies ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4634285 | Portable auxiliary discharge chute assembly A portable auxiliary discharge chute assembly for use with a mobile concrete mixer to deliver premixed concrete to an area normally beyond the delivery area of the mobile concrete mixer comprising an inner and outer chute section operatively affixed to a ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4605095 | Vertical elongated chute An improved vertical elongated chute usable for allowing a person who has to leave a ship to descend on the sea surface in the event of an occurrence of an emergency. The vertically extending main body is made of a base cloth of which both longitudinally ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4602697 | Escape means for sea-based construction An escape arrangement for use on board a rig (10), platform or similar sea-based construction includes in combination a gangway construction (15, 16) and an inflatable slide (23). The gangway construction (15, 16) is in normal use adapted to form a self-s... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4582166 | Fire escape having guide wire mechanism A fire escape means is provided comprising a moveable cart for storing and, when needed, moving a fire escape into position for deployment out of a building, the fire escape having an upper, supporting entry ring member and a mesh tube attached to this up... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4580659 | Combination fire escape tube and rescue vehicle A combination fire escape tube and rescue vehicle is provided. The fire escape comprises an upper, supporting entry ring member and a mesh tube attached to this upper support member, the mesh tube being substantially longer than the building height from w... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4476670 | Speed-slowing conveying tool for fruits and the like A conveying tool comprises a funnel-shaped hopper and a tubular conveying part connected to the bottom of and hanging downward from the hopper, the conveying part comprising one unit section or a plurality of unit sections detachably connected end-to-end,... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4398621 | Fire escape A fire escape is provided having an upper, supporting entry member and a mesh tube attached to this upper support member, the mesh tube being substantially longer than the building height from which escape is necessary, and a lower, exit-opening support m... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4339019 | Safety chute An emergency escape apparatus for speedily evacuating workers or others from a high level platform or the like comprising a longitudinally folded tubular escape chute slidably connected to an angularly disposed cable, the chute being held in folded condit... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4258850 | Apparatus for sorting workpieces belonging to different classes An apparatus for sorting workpieces belonging to different classification classes from a loading device, to a plurality of outputs for the different classification classes, comprising a quide chute to direct the workpieces towards the relevant outputs and... | 03/31/1981 |
