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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946410 | Conveyor machine having pivot connector comprising curved track and rollers engaging track A hitch apparatus is provided for use on a first mobile machine such as a conveyor vehicle to be used with a second mobile machine connected to the first machine. The apparatus includes a track member adapted for mounting at an end of the first machine, this member ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273150 | Portable screening machine A portable screening trommel having a chassis, at least one wheel assembly at a rear portion of the chassis, a hopper for receiving a material, a rotary trommel being chain driven at a discharge end and which receives the material from a feed conveyor beneath the ho... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268676 | Actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment An actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment and/or other applicable ground support equipment, wherein the present invention incorporates, among other embodiments, spring-responsive actuated emergency braking an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219786 | Operator position adjustable production line machine An operator position adjustable production line assembly includes a main unit having a product path and an interior including a product cavity. An operable top is attached to the main unit with a plurality of support posts enabling equal or near equal access to the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191889 | Remote controlled swing auger system A remote controlled swing auger system for efficiently manipulating a position of a swing auger. The remote controlled swing auger system includes a swing auger connectable to a main auger, a swing hopper connected to the swing auger, a plurality of front wheels and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191888 | Movable belt conveyor system A movable belt conveyor system for a leach pad for use for sulfidic copper ore, where favorable conditions are to be generated for leaching out the copper by a slight compaction of the ore piled up into a dump for the microbiological leaching technology. The movable... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7077615 | Apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of an aircraft A ground apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a frame, a first conveyor frame comprising a first conveyor with a flat cargo-engaging surface, a first actuator, a routing station for receiving cargo advanced ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6993405 | Manufacturing product carrier environment and event monitoring system An apparatus, method and system for monitoring the environment surrounding a product in a product carrier and events affecting the product carrier and product in the product carrier during manufacture of the product. The apparatus including: a product carrier adapte... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6932554 | Device for controlling a forager chute A control device and corresponding method for controlling a transfer device on a harvesting machine are disclosed. The transfer device is arranged at a distance adjacent to a housing part so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis and, to alter the height setting, ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6755296 | Self-propelled belt loader A self-propelled aircraft cargo belt loader is both propelled and operated hydrostatically. An engine, an electric motor, or a hybrid combination of both provides a power source to operate first and second hydraulic pumps. The first, or primary pump, provides variab... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752915 | Web conveying apparatus, and apparatus and method for electrodeposition using web conveying apparatus The present invention provides a web conveying apparatus for conveying a web while holding the web and applying tension to the web, wherein the conveying apparatus has a plurality of rollers with which the web contacts to be conveyed, and at least one roller of the ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6683262 | Apparatus for moving baggage to a conveyor The system comprises a lower frame, an upper frame coupled to the lower frame, and wheels coupled to the lower frame for engagement with a base for supporting the upper and lower frames and for moving the two frames. A conveyor belt is supported by the up... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6438780 | Assembly for processing blanks An assembly for processing blanks comprises a first endless conveyor (1) with locations for holders for the blanks and at least one stationary processing station as well as optionally a second conveyor (6) arranged next to said first conveyor (1). The fir... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6336684 | Control system for overburden discharge An overburden removal system is provided which includes a bucketwheel (3) which cuts overburden from a wall (5) of the mine and discharges the overburden via a discharge boom (7) onto a hopper car (11) which travels on rails (9). The hopper car (11) deliv... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6155400 | Mobile conveyor including adaptive alignment system A conveyor system having a plurality of segments and articulable joints connecting adjacent segments is disclosed. Each segment is provided with an individually controllable drive unit for moving the conveyor segment over a surface on which the conveyor s... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5816381 | Transport apparatus for textile packages, transport system and automatic can transport vehicle having the transport apparatus A transport apparatus for feeding textile packages used in the textile industry in two transport directions includes a first pusher element being displaceable in two transport directions and a second pusher or indexing element extending parallel to the fi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5782020 | Method and equipment for simultaneous excavation and land refill with minimum operating labor An excavator with a wireless controlled hopper-spreader allows a single operator to strip off topsoil and spread the stripped off soil more or less evenly after a mineable substance such as gravel is removed. The hopper-spreader uses about a fifty foot co... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5749452 | Mobile conveyor including alignment system An articulated apparatus including a first section having first and second ends, and a length between the first and second ends; a second section having first and second ends, and a length between the first and second ends; a joint connecting the second e... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5455656 | Automatic variable pitch reconfiguration control in an electrostatographic printing machine An apparatus and associated method for controlling the operating speed of a photoreceptor within an electrostatographic printing machine having a belt type photoreceptive member for recording a plurality of latent images thereon. The process provides auto... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5390105 | Method and apparatus for controlling a device A method of controlling an apparatus with a control signal responsive to a feedback signal comprises: detecting when a feedback signal is not being received; determining whether a control signal is being provided; and adjusting the control to the apparatu... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5383014 | Photoreceptor belt motion sensor using linear position sensors The velocity of a photoreceptor belt is measured by sensing the passing of illuminated slits in the belt, as the belt moves in a process direction. Two linear position sensors are positioned so as to view the passing of the illuminated slits. The sensors ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5311961 | Power-take-off safety system A safety system for automatically shutting off the power-take-off of a tractor in an emergency to thereby stop the machine being driven by the power-take-off. The system includes at least one machine sensor for detecting the presence of a foreign body adj... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5197590 | Hopper loader A hopper loader interfaced with a variety of hoppers/feeders having a horizontal infeed conveyor with a hand-feed belt section near the input end movable between an operative position for hand-feed operation and a lowered position to facilitate automatic ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5185935 | Method and apparatus for separation measurement and alignment system The method and apparatus for controlling the displacement of a steerable driven trailing machine with respect to a leading machine by measuring the separation between the machines and inputting such measurement to the trailing machine drive control, and m... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5145235 | Measurement of the alignment of an articulated mine conveyor Mining apparatus comprises two rigid elongate members joined together in an articulated manner and a signalling device arranged to provide information dependent upon the relationship of one of the members with respect to the other of the members. The inve... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143194 | Safety shut down system for luggage conveyor system A safety system for a conveyor system used for transporting luggage or the like wherein a switch and relay are provided for stopping a conveyor in response to luggage becoming jammed in the conveyor system.... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5108250 | Material mover bed floor drive synchronization system and method A system and method for controlling an automatic loading/unloading material mover. The mover includes a wheeled vehicle having a tiltable bed with a live floor and a non-driven wheel and is used to load and unload heavy objects, such as cotton modules. Pu... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4972662 | Crop harvester aggregating apparatus A system carried in a harvesting machine and adapted to align crops in a row so as to enhance harvesting, comprises a crop aggregating means which aggregates the crops by bringing first and second crop engaging means into engagement with right and left si... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4832130 | Sod harvester with conveyor structure A sod harvester in which sod is cut, conveyed upwardly, and then travels downwardly over a floppy conveyor and falls into a roll forming enclosure formed by a bottom conveyor and a vertical conveyor. The floppy conveyor swings downwardly at the start of r... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4782938 | Hydraulic and electrical system for aircraft belt loader This invention relates generally to hydraulic and electrical systems for aircraft belt loaders and more particularly to such systems with interlocks to facilitate efficient and safe operation. The present invention provides a hydraulic and electrical syst... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4773520 | Steering apparatus for a tramming conveyor This invention describes a steering apparatus for a tramming conveyor having at least one end articulated about a vertical axis so that said articulated end can deviate angularly in either direction about the longitudinal axis of the conveyor. The steerin... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4367814 | Safety lift and tie-down apparatus for portable elevators and the like Lift apparatus is adapted for raising and lowering portable elevators and the like and includes both a power lift mechanism and an alternative manual lift mechanism. It also includes an upper limit stop for limiting the height to which the power lift mech... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4279562 | Bucket conveyor A bucket conveyor is provided with a frame having upwardly inclined spaced parallel guide rails which support the bucket for up and down movement along the inclined guide rails, a chain-and-sprocket bucket support and drive mechanism is disposed along eac... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4249850 | Apparatus for loading, transporting and unloading modules of seed cotton and the like A self-powered vehicle especially adapted for handling modules of cotton comprising a single frame which serves not only as a chassis frame for the vehicle, but also serves as a conveyor frame. Apparatus is associated with one set of wheels, either the fr... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4236631 | Conveyor unit A conveyor unit comprises a conveyor carried by a movable support, which support also carries a conveyor drive. The conveyor drive is provided with a control including a light source and a detector cell for sensing the presence of an article on a predeter... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4206839 | Safety lift apparatus for portable grain elevators and the like Lift apparatus is adapted for raising and lowering portable grain elevators and the like and includes both a power lift mechanism and an alternative manual lift mechanism. It also includes an upper limit stop for limiting the height to which the power lif... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206840 | Movable belt conveyor assembly A transversely movable belt conveyor assembly having an articulated frame supporting a single, endless conveyor belt for moving bulk particulate materials. The movable belt conveyor assembly is maintained perpendicular to a fixed reference, such as a rece... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4184581 | Loading apparatus for mines Loading apparatus having vehicle body, inclined conveyor assembly extending upwardly and rearwardly from front of vehicle body, and hopper adjacent front of vehicle to direct material onto conveyor. Apparatus has extendable excavating assembly including a... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4172518 | Stacking control for a radial stacker Apparatus is provided for controlling the operation of a radial stacker which is adapted to dispense aggregate material in the form of a stack. The radial stacker includes a conveyor for dispensing the aggregate material which moves horizontally through a... | 10/30/1979 |
