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 |
| 8028814 | Conveyor apparatus and method Conveyor apparatus and method are disclosed for continuous haulage of coal or ore in an underground mine, including a plurality of floor-supported frame members held in position by belt tension and further held in position optionally by bolts or pins. The novel hold... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7284650 | Mobile conveying and stacking system for multilayer dumping and process for operating the system To leach the metal, crushed ore must be dumped in relatively thin layers of a height of approx. 5 m to 10 m. A conveying and stacking system, including a movable conveyor belt system, traveling tripper and stacker is used for this. The movable conveyor belt system i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7237669 | Clip for assemblage by clamps Resilient clamps assemble modular sections of a serpentine conveyor belt at peripheral positions of mated interface walls and retain the walls in sealing, face-to-face contact while the belt moves through a laterally bending pathway. The clamps provide opposed latch... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219913 | Articulated vehicle wheel tracking mechanism The invention provides a trailer for use as part of an articulated vehicle (15) with improved cornering characteristics. The trailer includes: a main chassis (18) connectable to a wheeled section (16) of the vehicle immediately ahead of the trai... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7150352 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131704 | Shiftable conveyor for road milling machine A material collection device for particles received from a processing device on a road processing machine. The material collection device comprises a guide having a material discard opening and an attachment face. A conveyor support is shiftably fixed to the guide a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108124 | Method for multiple lift stacking using mobile conveyor system Mobile conveyor modules are used for transporting aggregate over a long distance, or for transferring the aggregate to other modules, and for stacking the aggregate either linearly or radially. These modules may be used in various combinations by themselves or in co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6971510 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926368 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. The self-prope... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902053 | Conveyor belt alignment system A conveyor belt alignment system for maintaining a maintaining a conveyor belt's alignment under various operating conditions. The conveyor belt alignment system includes a mounting plate for attaching to a structure, a first plate attached to a second plate, wherei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6698843 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. The... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688450 | Mobile conveyor for paving vehicles A conveyor assembly is for use with a vehicle having a wheel pivotable about an axis and an actuator configured to pivot the wheel. The conveyor assembly includes a carriage connectable with the vehicle and having a wheel pivotable about an axis, a swing ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6588572 | Granular material transfer conveyor A novel transfer conveyor transports material from a feed point to an input section of a main conveyor. The transfer conveyor comprises a feed end, a discharge end, and a conveyance device for conveying material from the feed end to the discharge end. A c... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6422374 | Power and control system for a mobile conveyor system A mining conveyor system that advances into a mine behind a continuous mining device. The mining conveyor system has a plurality of conveyance units connected to each other in a train-like fashion. Each conveyance unit conveys mined material to the next c... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6386352 | Swing conveyor assembly A swing conveyor assembly for use with a base vehicle including a first material conveyor having a discharge location. The swing conveyor assembly comprises a platform supported by a wheel assembly, a linkage assembly adapted to be interconnected between ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6336545 | Conveyor support crawler for a mobile conveyor system Single-track and a dual-track conveyor support crawlers are employed in conjunction with a mobile conveyor system. The crawlers comprise rotational coupling between single-track base units and structure link members. The crawlers further comprise a steeri... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6283277 | Self-propelled, mobile articulated tramming haulage conveyor system for mining operations A self-propelled, mobile articulated tramming haulage conveyor system includes a continuous series of individual cascading mined material haulage conveyors located over one or more long continuous chain, conveyor system tramming apparatus or flexible craw... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6220670 | Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits A method and apparatus for mining of aggregate material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and advancing and steering arrangement for the mining apparatus. ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6085890 | Heap leach stacking process A method for forming a plurality of cells of material wherein a relocatable conveyor is located in front of an area in which the plurality cells are to be formed, and a portable conveyor system is disposed to transfer material from the relocatable conveyo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073745 | Adjustable yoke assembly The present invention is directed to an adjustable yoke assembly adapted to pivotally connect components of a continuous haulage system designed for use in underground excavation environments. The yoke assembly is vertically adjustable relative to the com... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6006894 | Low vein mobile bridge carrier hydraulic haulage system A low profile, wide belt mobilized bridge carrier is used in low vein mining operations. The mobilized bridge carrier of the present invention includes a carrier frame that carries the propulsion system and that supports the receiving boom, the discharge ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5997101 | Surface-assisted continuous underground mine conveyor A system for providing utilities and support infrastructure on a continuous basis from the surface to the cutting face of an underground operation. A flexible belt structure system incorporates water supply and discharge lines, power and communication cab... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996766 | Adjustable yoke assembly The present invention is directed to an adjustable yoke assembly adapted to pivotally connect components of a continuous haulage system designed for use in underground excavation environments. The yoke assembly is vertically adjustable relative to the com... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992941 | Conveyor for ultra thin seam coal mining A conveyor cart for a mining machine is made from readily available components, including conventional golf cart components, and has a maximum height of 20 inches or less (e.g. about 18 inches) so that it can be effectively utilized with a continuous mine... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5911300 | Flexible mobile conveyor with multipivotal linkage A flexible mobile conveyor includes a plurality of modular conveyors or conveyor carriages interconnected end-to-end by pivotal joint means to form a train, at least one end of each modular conveyor or carriage telescopically mounted with respect to the p... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5839564 | Adjustable yoke assembly The present invention is directed to an adjustable yoke assembly adapted to pivotally connect components of a continuous haulage system designed for use in underground excavation environments. The yoke assembly is vertically adjustable relative to the com... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5758760 | Continuous haulage system A self-propelled articulated continuous haulage system including an elongated articulated body made up of a plurality of support frames aligned in endy-to-end abutting relationship. A conveyor system is carried by and supported centrally on the support fr... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5634545 | Apparatus for continuously conveying coal from a continuous mining machine to a remote floor conveyor An apparatus for use in a conveyor train for continuously conveying a supply of coal provided by a machine working at a mine face to a remote floor conveyor is provided. The apparatus includes at least one propelled conveyor assembly which may be pivotall... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5609397 | Highwall mining system with driven conveyor units A highwall mining system for mining aggregate material from a seam includes both a mining device for cutting aggregate material from the seam and thereby forming a drive in the seam and a conveying device for conveying mined aggregate material from the dr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5577592 | Method of deploying a plurality of conveyor sections and a conveyor system A method of deploying a plurality of conveyor sections is described. Firstly, provide a first conveyor section and a second conveyor section. The second conveyor section includes a frame having a top, a bottom, opposed sides, a first end and a second end.... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5409099 | Conveyor system for conveying coal out of coal mine A conveyor system for conveying coal out of a coal mine includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor coaxially aligned with the first conveyor. The first conveyor includes a frame having longitudinal side rails and a conveyor tunnel structure having a ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5377810 | Conveyor system The invention relates to a conveyor system, which has several conveyors (3/4) joined to together into a chain. There is an articulation (9) at the joining point of the conveyors, which allows the conveyors to turn relative to each other. The chain may be ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5366059 | Steering system for plurality of vehicles A steering system for steering a plurality of conveyor vehicles connected together in the form of a train. The vehicle has a first pair of wheels which can be steered by an operator as the train moves. There are further pairs of steerable wheels connected... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364221 | Track-bound freight car A track-bound freight car comprises a longitudinally extending machine frame, an undercarriage at each machine frame end, a conveyor band extending obliquely with respect to the track plane and above the machine frame in the longitudinal direction of the ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5348130 | Advanceable auxiliary conveying apparatus An advanceable auxiliary conveying apparatus that comprises a trackway and an elevated roadway and conveying assembly movably attached to the trackway. The elevated roadway and conveying assembly is constructed to support a mobile conveyor thereon while r... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5301787 | Articulated shuttlecar An articulated shuttlecar having two end sections and at least one center section with spaced longitudinal edges. A vertical pivot connecting the center section to one end of each end section. Each section has a pair of driven wheels mounted on an axis lo... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5299674 | Conveyor system and method employing a mobile belt support structure A mobile belt support car for a conveyor system having an extensible conveyor belt which includes a troughing strand and a return strand. Each car of a mobile support structure includes a longitudinal frame having first and second opposite axial ends, fir... | 04/05/1994 |
