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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151968 | Belt conveyors and mining An extendable support apparatus for supporting an endless conveyor belt has an extendable frame, and a rest for supporting the conveyor belt relative to the frame. The extendable support apparatus is able to be extended and retracted by respectively extending and re... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132659 | Tractor mounted unloading conveyor A conveyor is mounted on a tractor and extends from a hopper at the front of the tractor to an outlet behind the tractor. An agricultural harvester unloading system is operated to deposit grain from the harvester into the hopper of the conveyor. The conveyor is oper... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123019 | Extendable and retractable auxiliary axle for transportable conveyor system This invention provides an improvement relating to an extendable and retractable auxiliary axle suitable for supporting an end section of a telescopic conveyor system having rotatable wheel assemblies. The improvement provides for an axle assembly for a conveyor sys... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113332 | Conveyor system A foldable side frame for a side conveyor system of a screening unit for processing materials that allows placing the side conveyor system within an envelope of a screening device. The system includes a base, mid and upper frame section of the side conveyor system, ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8083047 | Telescoping conveyor A telescoping conveyor for particulate materials, particularly agricultural materials, uses an elongate support frame to support a telescoping conveyor. A top tube section is telescopically connected to a bottom tube section, the top tube section sliding over the bo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8033377 | Folding unloading auger engagement assistors An unloading auger for an agricultural harvester includes an inner auger having an outer end and a first coupler at the outer end. The first coupler includes a first engagement cog. An outer auger is pivotally attached to the outer end of the inner auger. The outer ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7823715 | Belt conveyor and processing apparatus A belt conveyor comprising a telescopic frame (1), an endless conveyor belt (9) which is supported by idlers (12) connected to the frame (1), a drawing drum (10), and a tilting drum (11), via which the conveyor belt (9 | 11/02/2010 |
| 7784597 | Telescoping conveyor drive system An extendable conveyor apparatus is disclosed and comprises a stationary conveyor section, a movable conveyor section extendable with respect to the stationary conveyor section, and a movement assembly configured to move the movable conveyor section with respect to ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7721869 | Apparatus and method for moving a mine conveyor segment The invention provides an apparatus for moving a mine conveyor segment (2, 3) between a first position in line with a train of conveyor segments and a second storage position out of line with the train of conveyor segments, comprising: a segment holder (9 | 05/25/2010 |
| 7654378 | Conveying device A conveying device comprising a conveyor bed having a first end and an opposite rear end and a platform rotatably connected to the conveyor bed at the first end. The platform may be rigidly connected to a rotor of the device and the rotor may include a curved roller... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7584834 | Portable articulating conveyor device and method of operating a portable articulating conveyor A portable conveyor device, and method of operating and storing the portable conveyor device, the device including a base releasably affixed to a support surface and moveable with respect to the support surface, a first conveyor rotatably attached at a first end to ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7451866 | Conveying device A portable conveying device comprising an inclining base having a conveyor belt, a plurality of articulating conveying elements having powered cargo rollers defining a conveying device transport plane, the conveying elements extendable from and retractable into the ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448486 | Telescoping conveyor drive system An extendable conveyor apparatus is disclosed and comprises a stationary conveyor section, a movable conveyor section extendable with respect to the stationary conveyor section, and a movement assembly configured to move the movable conveyor section with respect to ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7428956 | Auger assembly An auger assembly transfers particulate material from a source area to a target area using a main auger, an intermediate swing auger and a loading swing auger connected in series with one another. The main auger is supported on a wheeled frame similar to conventiona... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422096 | Extension for conveyor A conveyor for transporting materials or people from a first location to a second location has an elongated boom having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface; a conveyor mechanism such as an endless belt, chain, or ladder that is operably at... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374389 | Device for unloading bulk material from a live-floor vehicle A device for unloading a live floor bulk material hauling vehicle which includes a feeder that collects bulk material being dumped from the vehicle by action of the live floor and moves the material onto a conveyor. The conveyor accepts the material from the feeder ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360655 | Material handling system having a scoop wheel A material handling system is provided. The material handling system includes a tank defining a reservoir for receiving a solid material, and a wheel including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart scoops for scooping solid material from the tank and subsequ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354235 | Discharge elbow for a forage harvester A discharge elbow for a forage harvester. The discharge elbow includes a frame-shaped support assembly and at least one locking element attached to the inside of the support assembly. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351026 | Rail-car unloading apparatus and method A rail-car unloading apparatus and method for the same configured to be positioned over fixed rails of a railroad track. The rail-car unloading apparatus includes a frame structure and two parallel rails. The frame structure includes two outer main beams extending s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347311 | Folding mechanism for road machinery foldable conveyors A mechanism is for a foldable vehicle conveyor having an axis, inner and outer sections and a joint connecting the sections, the outer section being pivotable between a deployed position and a folded position at which the outer section is disposed above the inner se... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7309080 | Extendable arm for a motor vehicle An extendable arm that extends from a police vehicle towards a pulled over vehicle. The arm allows for two-way communication or document transfer. The police officer can position the extendable arm while seated in the vehicle. The extendable arm includes a main shaf... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308968 | Transportable rescue conveyer A transportable conveyer is provided for simultaneous rescue of multiple persons and objects. The conveyer is capable of being stored and transported in a compact folded position. The preferred embodiment is an endless conveyer with three elements: a belt equipped w... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296676 | Adjustable conveyor system A system for conveying material is disclosed. The system includes: a hopper having a feed end and a discharge end, wherein the feed end is configured to receive material; and an elongate conveyor downstream from the discharge end, wherein the elongate conveyor is co... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7267518 | Guide apparatus and method for conveyor(s) An guide apparatus and method for collecting and moving material into or away from a selected bin (30a, 30b, 30c) that resides within an array of storage bins. The guide apparatus comprises three or more trolleys (90, 91,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267519 | Loading conveyor with folding hopper for agricultural commodity carts An agricultural commodity cart loading conveyor apparatus comprises a conveyor mounted to an agricultural commodity cart. A hopper is pivotally attached to the lower end of the conveyor tube and a hopper conveyor section is mounted along a bottom of the hopper. The ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267517 | Arcuate guide apparatus and method for conveyor(s) An arcuate guide apparatus and method for collecting and moving material into or away from a selected bin (30a, 30b, 30c) that resides within an array of storage bins. The arcuate guide apparatus comprises three or more trol... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261200 | Assembly for moving and rotating conveyor The invention is an assembly for moving and rotating a conveyor from a operational orientation to a transport orientation. The assembly includes: an actuator operatively connecting to a first frame; an arm operatively connecting to the actuator and pivotally connect... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223059 | Adjustable conveyor system A vehicle for conveying material is disclosed. The vehicle includes: an elongate vehicle frame; a hopper with a feed end and a discharge end, wherein the feed end is configured to receive the material; and an elongate material conveyor supported via the vehicle fram... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213717 | Telescopic boom The within invention concerns a telescopic boom of a crane with a pivot section, telescopic sections that can telescope out of the pivot section, and a guying that has at least one guy stand housed to pivot on one of the sections, and at least one guy cable supporte... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7125215 | Track-and-trolley conveyor guidance system A track-and-trolley conveyor guidance system for collecting and moving material into or away from a selected bin (30a, 30b, 30c) that resides within an array of storage bins. The conveying system comprises three or more trol... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108125 | Extendable belt conveyor An extendable conveyor includes a support structure, a mechanically extendable section which is extendable along the longitudinal axis between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, a conveyor belt reeved among the mechanically extendable section ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070004 | Robotic sod stacker A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm mounted to a sod harvester comprises two segments pivotally coupled together. One segment is rotatably coupled to a fixed base on the harvester while the second segment carries a pick-up head which can turn with respe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6974017 | Tote conveying apparatus and method A method and apparatus for moving and packing freshly harvested agricultural products in such a way as to minimize the damage to agricultural products from bruising and breakage resulting from falling into storage bins. This invention uses a hydraulic-driven conveyo... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966418 | Extension for roof conveyor A conveyor for transporting materials from a first location to a second location has an elongated boom having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface; a conveyor mechanism such as an endless belt or chain that is operably attached to the elong... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935487 | Adjustable length conveyor bed An adjustable length conveyor bed includes conveyor sections that are movably positioned relative to one another and that include at least one belt support or roller at an upper portion of the respective sidewalls. A fixed roller support is mounted to one section an... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929113 | Telescoping stacking conveyor having a single conveyor belt and single drive mechanism for the belt A portable radially stacking conveyor has a telescoping stinger, with the stinger and main section sharing a single conveyor belt having a single drive mechanism. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910586 | System and method for folding conveyors A hydraulic ram assembly adapted to move parts of a conveyor between a number of pre-defined positions. In one embodiment of the invention, the hydraulic ram assembly consists of a single hydraulic ram, pivotally coupled at one end to the chassis of a trommel, and p... | 06/28/2005 |
