Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690494 | Conveyor device having a filling device for vertical flow of material, without demixing, of powdered media The invention relates to a conveyor device having a filling device (7) for vertical flow of material, without demixing, of powdered media having different particle sizes and particle densities, having the following features: a supply container (8) havi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7438171 | Retractable and extendable material loader apparatus for directing material onto a conveyor A retractable and extendable material loader that directs material onto a conveying surface of a belt conveyor has a retractable and extendable tubular length where the length of the loader is extended to direct material through the loader onto the conveyor, and a l... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7178665 | Converting a pre-existing conveyor frame into a belt conveyor A kit and associated methods for converting a pre-existing conveyor frame into a belt conveyor. The converted conveyor comprises a U-shaped pan mounted to the top of a pre-existing conveyor frame. The U-shaped pan has a pair of side walls flanking a base. A carryway... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7089642 | Device used to protect/repair debris chute The device used to protect/repair a debris chute is a sheet of material adapted to fit over and between the conical funnel sections of construction debris chute. Two chain segments are attached to the sheet to allow a user to connect the sheet to the two chute suppo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932559 | Catalyst loading method and apparatus A method of loading particulate catalytic material into a reactor tube and a loading apparatus for use in the method. The method comprises providing a loading tube through which catalyst particles pass in a damped motion. The damped motion is provided by mounting a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6866071 | Dustless Stacker method and apparatus for a bulk solids handling and storage system A Dustless Stacker hood for suppressing dust generated during the stockpiling of materials such as coal. The Dustless Stacker hood receives coal from overhead chute; the received coal falls through Dustless Stacker hood to the top of a stockpile, and the Dustless St... | 03/15/2005 |
| 5800112 | Loading spout hoist mechanism A loading spout hoist mechanism comprises a multiple monospiral winch drum. The drum is located under the top of the loading spout, and the loading spout passes through it. The multiple monospiral winch drum is supported on two rings, the first of which i... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5715927 | Anti-jamming token collecting apparatus for slot machines The problem of jammed slot machine tokens at the entry to the slot machine collection box is alleviated by providing an outer tube which can telescope about a concentrically disposed fixed, inner tube in response to the release of a device locking the two... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697408 | Filling containers A container filling apparatus comprising a filling chute in the form of an extendable and retractable telescopic tube for extending downwardly into a container. The tube has a closure device for closing the otherwise open lower end of the tube and a cable... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5673779 | Telescopic discharge chute for bulk material A telescopic discharge chute for bulk materials is described including telescoping first and second elongated tubular members. The first tubular member includes a first internal bore leading from a bulk material infeed at a first top end, to first bottom ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5628603 | Automated chute system The inlet of a coke chute is pushed upwards by a plurality of actuators until it encompasses the bottom outlet of a coking vessel. The inlet is preferably surrounded by a skirt which tapers inwardly from top to bottom, and the entire chute is preferably r... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5372229 | Device for delivering flowable bulk cargo A device for delivering flowable bulk material having a retractable loading chute (1) consisting of guide cones (2) for flowable material placed coaxially one above the other. In a retracted position of the loading chute (1) the guide cones nest in each o... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5289909 | Chute for bulk materials An improved chute for conveying bulk materials from a higher location to a lower location includes a number of frustoconical hoppers, which are held in vertically-spaced relationship with the conical axes of adjacent hoppers inclined in different directio... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5190132 | System for loading a silo vehicle or similar with pourable bulk material The system has a closure element at the lower end of a set-down cone to close the lower end of a gravity chute and a device with at least a first traction element at various distances from the lower edge of the gravity chute. The system possesses a high l... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5154271 | Telescopic chute An extensible and retractable telescopic chute for delivery of bulk materials includes a plurality of nestable chute segments, namely, an uppermost segment adapted to be attached to the discharge end of a bulk material handling machine, a lowermost chute ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5016686 | Method and apparatus for loading particulate materials Methods and apparatus for loading particulate materials, in particular calcined coke, into a transport vehicle are disclosed, wherein the loading operation under steady state conditions is carried out in a "plugged chute" mode, so that a major portion of ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4755061 | Proportional feeder for particulate solids In the mixing of two or more particulate solid feeds in proportional ratios in which the unmixed solids are fed from separate bin receivers into a common mixture bin receiver having a generally vertical section, the present invention comprises an improved... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4493767 | Conveyor belt for transporting slag material from a filtering apparatus A conveyor belt assembly is presented for use in conjunction with a rotary drum filtration apparatus, the conveyor belt passing longitudinally through the drum. The conveyor belt assembly comprises two movable frame sections and an associated conveyor bel... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4340136 | Apparatus for the dust-free handling of powder substances Apparatus for handling powder substance, comprising a central feed pipe, an outer pipe, a bell-like member of large section which is disposed around the outer pipe and which communicates therewith by way of filter openings, a corolla-like member which is ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4336872 | Apparatus for transferring parts or the like Leadless electronic parts or the like are transferred from hoppers under the influence of gravity or by forced air through tubes of polygonal cross-section to a prepositioning template. The polygonal cross sections of the transferring tubes tend to damp o... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4314787 | Charging car for coke ovens A coal-charging apparatus includes a charging car with charging bins to discharge coal through filling tubes into charging holes in the roof of an oven chamber. A feed-screw conveys coal from the bottom of a charging bin to a trough communicating with a f... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4277214 | Barge loading device A barge loading device comprising a vertically disposed support tower positioned between a pair of barges or the like. A boom is rotatably mounted on the support tower and extends outwardly therefrom. A vertically disposed telescopic spout extends downwar... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4248277 | Bell-shaped device for apparatus for charging dusty materials A charging device for pulverulent or granular materials also containing fine particles which are likely to fly around, which comprises from the bottom to the top: (a) a light charging chamber in the shape of a truncated pyramid or truncated cone comprisin... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4225033 | Dustproof chute for particulate material loader A dustproof chute for a particulate material loader including an airtight elastic tubular member located below a particulate material feeding device and defining by its wall a space below the particulate material feeding device, a discharge end tubular me... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4176994 | Coke oven charging apparatus Coke oven charging apparatus includes an improved jumper pipe and charging hole sealing mechanism for conveying charging gases from an oven being charged to an adjacent oven. A substantially gas-tight coupling is formed between the larry car charging pipe... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4125195 | Dry rock loading spout system An array of an assembly of spouts for translating comminuted dry material from a bin having a number of output openings to various railway cars, respective ones of which have hatch openings of different relative dispositions and of different heights while... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4066175 | Coke-oven filling system A filling system operating with an apparatus for loading coal into the charging hole of a coke oven has an upper feed tube, an intermediate feed tube, and a lower tube. The upper tube is connected to the apparatus and is adapted to receive coal from it. T... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065005 | Device for loading railroad cars from a grain storage complex A device for unloading grain from a grain storage complex to railroad cars positioned on a railroad siding extending thereby. An overhead track structure is positioned above the railroad car and has a crane longitudinally and laterally movably mounted the... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4061221 | Dust controlling loading chute apparatus for particulate material An apparatus for loading particulate materials includes a flexible discharge chute having an accordion outer pipe 7 surrounding an inner pipe 3 comprising a plurality of telescopingly nested skirt sections 4 connected by chains 5. A flared hood 8 having a... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4010844 | Material handling conveyor loader A bulk material handling conveyor comprising an overhead conveyor which supports containers in the form of magazines for the material. Each magazine has a filling opening surrounded by a gasket, and a movable closure for the filling opening which in close... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3985245 | Arrangement for charging the coal bins of hopper cars Arrangement for charging the coal bins of hopper cars for coke oven batteries employing a telescoping sealing device with a lead aperture for the coal, for a dust-free connection between the charging hoppers in the filling position and the weighing bunker... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3958700 | Charging machines A charging machine of the kind comprising a structure adapted to extend transversely of a coke oven battery on the roof thereof for movement longitudinally of the battery to overlie any selected oven chamber and supporting a number of hoppers adapted to b... | 05/25/1976 |
