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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438173 | Conveyor lifting system A conveyor lifting system for efficiently pivoting and stabilizing a conveyor unit. The conveyor lifting system generally includes a conveyor unit including a first end and a second end, a support structure positioned beneath a substantial portion of the conveyor un... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7082744 | Vehicle stabilizer system A stabilizer system provides leveling for a towed harvester vehicle. The harvester includes a hitch having a gimbal mounting to the tractor. The subframe is utilized to accommodate the gimbal and provides for utilizing the mass of the tractor to react to the stabili... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6808057 | Truck-mounted escalator The truck-mounted escalator is an improvement to mobile passenger stairways used to allow airline passengers to board and alight from large commercial aircraft. The improvement consists of motorizing the steps so they would function identically to escalator staircas... | 10/26/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6662939 | Framework for belt conveyor A framework for a belt conveyor comprising a base structure having a three point mounting arrangement in which the mountings are in a substantial triangular displacement with one upper mounting and two lower mountings. A boom structure has its inward end ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6244418 | Conveyer attachment An apparatus is provided for mounting a conveyer onto a skid steer loader. The apparatus includes a first mounting element arranged to mount on the loader's lift arms. A first frame extends from the first mounting element for pivotally mounting a second f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6129196 | Counterbalanced mono-fold stockpiling trailer conveyor Highway safety regulations generally limit the length of trailers to 75'. Most large conveyors generally have two top folds, one at each end of the conveyor. This format facilitates a trailer which is balanced on a wheeled support both in an unfolded oper... | 10/10/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5890304 | Device for lifting, lowering and leveling booms of strip mining equipment A level boom is provided for a piece of strip mining equipment traveling on caterpillar-type chassis, which piece of equipment is temporarily moved on oblique roadways during operation. The position of the boom in relation to the skeletal structure is cor... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5873447 | Hydraulic cylinder for grain augers A grain elevator auger uses a hydraulic cylinder incorporating a checkvalve. This checkvalve enables the volume of hydraulic fluid required to raise the elevator to be reduced to that required to replace the extended piston rod, instead of the full volume... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5842553 | Self propelled wetland conveyor device The present invention is a device designed to assist in the transport of sediments and debris in storm water holding facilities, swamps, bogs or similar environments. The device is self propelled and remote controlled. The device is fed material by a mech... | 12/01/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5498119 | Turret for materials transport vehicles and telescopic conveyor mounted thereon A turret deck for a telescopic conveyor comprises a platform which is longitudinally and translationally movable relative to the chassis of a vehicle on which it is supported. The platform supports a base plate and a supporting yoke on which the telescopi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5316431 | Automatic loading device for bales of hay, alfalfa and the like A ramp (1) is provided with spiked chains (2) for handling bales (4), movable from a gathering position, parallel to the direction of advance of the trailer (8) and inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, for gathering the bale from the ground, to ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5203442 | Cantilever conveying techniques A self-propelled vehicle mounting a cantilevered conveyor truss for concrete and the like. An improved force balancing frame enables the vehicle to remain stable even though the truss conveyor is extended to maximum length and elevated to a high angle. Im... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5131798 | Railroad car conveyor Material handling apparatus for conveying loose material into an elongated container such as a railroad car. An endless belt conveyor is mounted above and extends the full length of the container. A plurality of equally-spaced, individually, selectively o... | 07/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4780043 | Modular cargo loading and unloading system A modular cargo loading and unloading system for installation in the lower lobe compartment of an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a doorway transfer unit (17) and a plurality of longitudinal units (19). Each of the units includes conveyor belts... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4739868 | Portable elevatable auger A support and elevating structure for an auger tube which is carried by a chassis and comprises lifting elements between the chassis and the auger tube for elevation and lowering of the discharge end of the auger tube between lower and elevated positions,... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4733767 | Low profile aircraft belt loader An aircraft belt loader having electric motors to power the drive wheels and an electrically driven hydraulic pump for actuation of a hydraulic ram for elevation of a belt conveyor. A battery pack and the hydraulic compartment are positioned between the d... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4714149 | Self propelled auger and separable vehicle therefor A vehicle for attachment to a conventional auger to render the auger self-propelled comprises a frame having front driven steering wheels and rearwardly extending sleeve members into which stub shafts attach to the axle of the auger can project to integra... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4684314 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus is adapted for transferring oil well pipe to and from a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a transportable chassis having tracks for supporting and guiding a reciprocable and rotatable table. A first scissors lift mounted to th... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4571145 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplar embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited long... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4522552 | Combine harvesters A combine harvester is provided with an orientable tube for discharging grain from its tank and a hydraulic jack for moving the orientable discharge tube between its extended position in which it projects from the combine harvester, and its retracted posi... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4381165 | Clutch for belt drive with means for limiting start-up torque The bin unloader belt drive for a combine includes a clutching idler mechanism in which the start-up torque delivered by the belt (11) from a drive pulley (12) to a driven pulley (13) is limited by using a dampener (51) which retards the spring biased mov... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4379672 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited lon... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4378897 | Volumetric feeding apparatus for materials in bulk form Apparatus for volumetrically feeding dry flowable bulk material. The apparatus comprises a hopper that receives dry flowable bulk material from a storage tank of dry flowable bulk material through a rotary valve located at the top of the hopper. At the bo... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4343389 | Mobile conveyor A mobile conveyor for backfilling trenches, ditches, and the like, in which pipes, wires, and other similar objects are buried, comprises a continuously moving conveyor belt assembly to transport excavated dirt from a digging or deposit point of the trenc... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4321889 | Livestock loading device A livestock loading device having a motorized conveyor belt, travelling on a variable height platform. The device is installed inside a livestock finishing building, with one end of the platform constrained to travel in a vertical plane within the doorway... | 03/30/1982 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4202434 | Stabilizer assembly for a mining machine conveyor A conveyor assembly extends longitudinally on the body portion of a mining machine. A forward end portion of the conveyor assembly is pivotally connected to the body portion so that a rearward end portion is movable through a vertical arc to facilitate di... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4200408 | Windrow pickup attachment for asphalt pavement laying apparatus A windrow pickup attachment for asphalt pavement laying apparatus provided with a feed hopper for receiving soft asphalt aggregate laid in a windrow in front of the apparatus. The attachment comprises an upwardly inclined chute hinged to a low lying hoppe... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4169536 | Harvesting machine with an expandable truck loader A truck loader is provided for loading tomatoes from a harvester machine onto a truck and includes means for extending or retracting the loader to different positions so that the harvester machine may pass through different rows of crop and load the truck... | 10/02/1979 |
