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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926640 | Transport device for continuously removing mined material In a haulage device for the continuous removal of material excavated below ground, which can be continuously slaved between a mining machine (8) and a continuous road haulage means (2) over a defined path and narrow curve radii of the mining machine ( | 04/19/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7264104 | Crusher in-feed conveyor method and apparatus An aggregate processing unit is provided that includes an in-feed conveyor adapted to have a first lower section that can move laterally to accommodate various processing configurations and to also allow for enhanced mobility. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6845859 | Mobile feeder and mounting device A mobile feeder has a distributor conveyor band which is adjustable in at least a height direction. The distributor conveyor band is connected to a carrier frame and can be removed with the carrier frame from the mobile feeder. The mobile feeder is equipped with a m... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6823978 | Crawler mounted transfer station A transfer station for a material conveyor system. The transfer station includes a portion for engaging a ground surface and for moving the transfer station relative to the ground surface. The transfer station includes a portion for supporting a conveyor belt, which... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814214 | Pallet and conveyor system for loading onto transport A pallet and conveyor system for loading pallets onto a transport vehicle is described. The conveyor system has a first and a second conveyor which positions the pallets between the conveyors and maintains the pallets in upright orientation. The conveyor defines an ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6725996 | Mobile feeder and mounting device A mobile feeder B has a distributor conveyor band V which at least is adjustable in height direction. The distributor conveyor band V is connected to a carrier frame T and can be removed with its carrier frame T from the mobile feeder B. The mobile feeder is equippe... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6516941 | Conveyer chain tension adjusting device Chain conveyors in an agricultural harvesting machine can be tensioned by means of a tension adjusting device including an adjusting unit which is coupled to a displaceable shaft via a linkage means or connector members. The adjusting units are advantageo... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488140 | Conveyor transport A conveyor transport apparatus comprises a main portable conveyor and a secondary conveyor releasably attached to the main conveyor frame. An actuator is operable to move the secondary conveyor from a ground position where the secondary conveyor is suppor... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6378686 | Vehicle-mounted conveyor system including powered rotating infeed conveyor A vehicle-mounted conveyor system including an infeed conveyor assembly mounted for powered rotation relative to the vehicle. The conveyor system includes a discharge conveyor assembly pivotally mounted to a main turret, which in turn is mounted to a prim... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354429 | Agricultural crop material windrow inverting method and apparatus An apparatus for inverting a windrow of agricultural crop material on the ground as the apparatus moves along the windrow in a first direction has a lifting mechanism for lifting the crop material from the ground substantially without destroying the integ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6332736 | Method and apparatus for spreading paving materials A method and apparatus for spreading paving materials. A chassis forms a support structure for the spreader and includes a front side facing toward a paving direction, a rear side opposite the front side, a receiving side facing toward a haul road and a f... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6283269 | Vehicle-mounted extendable conveyor having variable angle infeed conveyor assembly A vehicle-mounted conveyor system including an infeed conveyor assembly having a telescoping feed section including a pivotable outer portion. The feed section of the infeed conveyor assembly includes an outer portion pivotally mounted to an inner portion... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6113339 | Auger system for tender trailer An auger system for a gravitationally dispensing storage receptacle associated with a trailer. The system comprises two discrete sections selectively coupled by a pivot assembly. During coupling, the second section arcuately moves from a stowed position i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6068103 | Grain conveyor extension An extension or companion conveyor is used with a primary conveyor to convey grain or other granular materials. The companion conveyor swings into a lesser angle than the primary conveyor, which may be at a relatively steep angle to convey grain into a ta... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5904235 | Spreader A materials spreader for a plant for the continuous deposition of conveyable material, the substructure of which is supported on three support points and has a discharge jib. The support points of its substructure are designed as pontoons resting on the g... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5409344 | Portable grain cart auger system A cart for transporting grain and the like and unloading the grain using an auger system. The system has two augers, a lower auger that elevates the grain from the cart's grain storage hopper and deposits it into an upper auger that carries the grain out ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5404988 | Mobile connecting belt bridge for open pit mining The connecting belt bridge provided with the feed end side and the discharge side end each supported on their respective travelling means, the discharge side travelling means including a travelling unit which is not railbound, the connecting belt bridge b... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5305866 | Hydraulic drive for a feed auger A feed auger for transporting particulate material to a main auger which has a drive shaft driven by a direct mechanical connection from a PTO of a tractor vehicle. The feed auger is attached to a hopper at one end and pivotally mounted to the main auger ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5218812 | Packing station for lettuce receiving trays An arm and cradle apparatus is disclosed for receiving empty trays from an upper conveyor having empty lettuce holding and transporting trays, lowering the received empty tray to an angular disposition in which it can most conveniently be packed, and fina... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5094334 | Mechanically driven auger system An auger system comprises a main auger with a longitudinal auger flight extending from a container at the bottom of the main auger to a discharge spout at the top of the main auger. The lower end of the main auger is connected by a hitch member to a tract... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5090549 | Conveyor system A conveyor system includes a back arm pivotal about a first vertical axis; a discharge arm pivotal about a horizontal axis and about the first vertical axis; a discharge belt mounted on the discharge arm and extending rearward, beyond the first vertical a... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5009548 | Apparatus for and a method of facilitating the excavating and refilling of a trench A method of excavating a trench (60) wherein lateral confinement such as walls, trenches, vehicular traffic, and the like prevent the accumulation of soil in the confined areas adjacent to the trench (60) and an apparatus for the same. The apparatus (10) ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4951801 | Articulated mobile conveyor apparatus A mobile articulated conveyor apparatus includes a plurality of modular carriages pivotally interconnected to each other to enable relative articulated movement between adjacent carriages about upstanding pivot axes generally normal to the longitudinal ax... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4934505 | Conveyor belt boom for large-scale conveying equipment A conveyor boom which is mounted to the superstructure of a large-scale conveyor so as to be raised and lowered in a vertical plane, such as a belt boom for a stacker, a discharge belt boom for a bucket wheel excavator or the like in which sets of carrier... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4924993 | Conveyor assembly The invention provides a conveyor assembly having a support structure and a first conveyor extending from the support structure. There is a first vertical pivot for permitting rotation of the first conveyor about the support structure in a generally horiz... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4919583 | Trailer This invention relates to a trailer for transporting solid, loose materials. The trailer features an elongated frame which is attached to a towing vehicle and which carries a bin for containing the solid material. A discharge means is associated with the ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4813526 | Conveyor A mobile conveyor unit having first and second conveyors mounted on a drivable, wheeled chassis in back-to-back relation. At least one of the conveyors in the unit can be raised or lowered, extended or retracted, and swung laterally to increase the range ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4805756 | Loading device, in particular bucket-wheel excavator The bucket-wheel excavator comprises a swivellable bucket-wheel boom 6 and a swivellable bridge 11. At a transfer location, the bridge 11 is rotatably supported on a truncated conical superstructure 10 and the turntable b 16 l of the bridge comprises raki... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4759680 | Apparatus for separating a crop from a continuous tray An apparatus for separating a crop from a continuous tray. The apparatus includes a first conveyor which engages and transports a continuous tray which has disposed thereon a crop to be harvested into contact with a second conveyor. The second conveyor en... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4744452 | Automated piler assembly An improved device is disclosed for piling stalk material after it is gathered for harvesting. Stalk material is frictionally engaged and conveyed from a cutting assembly to a discharge assembly. A pressure bar urges a portion of the stalk material agains... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4718537 | Feeder head assembly A feeder head assembly is provided which includes a single pair of augers which collect bulk material contained within a vessel. These augers advance the material to a lifting conveyor. A frame pivotally mounted to a rotatable enclosure portion of the lif... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4701095 | Transportable material conveying apparatus A transportable material conveying apparatus includes a frame having a surge bin mounted on the frame for receiving, holding and discharging particulate material. A gathering conveyor is mounted on the frame for gathering the particulate material and deli... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4681205 | Displaceable inclined hoist A displaceable inclined hoist has conveyor cars which can be moved up and down along two tracks by cable lines driven by windlasses, where the tracks together with the windlasses are located on a support construction, which is mounted in the region of its... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4624357 | Vehicle-mounted extensible conveyor An over-the-road vehicle having a pivotally-mounted telescoping boom which moves in and out, up and down, and from side to side. An extensible concrete conveyor belt is mounted on the boom for movement with the boom for conveying and placing concrete with... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4530429 | Self-propelled, foldable grain conveyor A self-propelled, foldable grain conveyor that includes an intake conveyor section, an intermediate conveyor section and a discharge conveyor section. The intermediate conveyor section is mounted on a triangular wheel mounted frame. The elevation of both ... | 07/23/1985 |
