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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025140 | Material processing apparatus comprising a conveyor A material processing apparatus comprises a conveyor that is rotatable in vertical direction around a horizontal axis that is situated in an element rotatable in horizontal direction relative to the apparatus. The element is articulated to the apparatus at a main po... | 09/27/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7160056 | Material transfer vehicle for use in asphalt paving A material transfer vehicle for transporting asphalt from a delivery truck to a paving machine includes a frame and a vehicle drive system. The vehicle also includes a turret that is rotatably mounted on the frame and a surge bin that is mounted on the turret. The s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6644905 | Bin filler for fruit crops An apparatus for conveying/dispensing produce susceptible to damage upon impact. The apparatus includes a produce conveyor assembly adapted to receive, transport, and gently deposit produce into an open topped bin or container.... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6488100 | Fluff roll for aeration core processing machine A core destroying machine utilizes a single processing rotor cooperable with an arcuate screen member to disintegrate aeration cores therebetween. The arcuate screen member is configured to discharge thatch from the single processing rotor in a generally ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6422785 | Track belt placer for placing construction materials and method for placing construction materials An infeed conveyor is provided with high pivot capability. High pivot capability is the capability to raise the elevation of at least one end of an infeed conveyor belt to an elevation higher than regular horizontal operation if the belt placer is operati... | 07/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6321849 | Apparatus for collecting/destroying aeration cores A core harvesting machine that can be mounted to the rear of a conventional aeration machine to receive green cores directly from the aeration machine without having the cores discharged to the ground. The core harvesting machine has a rotating brush core... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5984077 | Non-conductive overhead conveyor This invention relates particularly to overhead conveyors as are used to deliver, or in some cases to remove, materials from high places such as roof tops. In particular, the invention applies to such conveyors which are mobile, i.e. vehicle mounted, and ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980190 | Ready mix concrete conveying apparatus There is provided a ready mixed concrete conveying apparatus which carries up ready mixed concrete in the vertical direction, and continuously and quantitatively feeds out the concrete to a belt conveyor to continuously and quantitatively the concrete to ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5888044 | Seed cart with loading/unloading conveyor system A bulk seed cart includes a seed bin with sloping sides converging at a bottom mounted discharge hopper to which a conveyor is removably connected for unloading seed from the cart. The conveyor is supported by a telescoping boom mounted on the side of the... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5863174 | Apparatus for picking up poultry from breeding pens An automatic apparatus for picking up poultry in general from breeding pens and the like, including a pick-up assembly that is operatively associable with a transfer conveyor. The pick-up assembly comprises at least one conveyor with an inclined plane tha... | 01/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5819950 | Portable trommel A portable trommel has a chassis, including support wheels at one end thereof for movement of the trommel. A trommel is rotatably mounted on the chassis and has an input and an output end. A hopper and an input conveyor, for supplying material to be scree... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816336 | Apparatus and method for destroying wet/dry aeration cores An aeration machine is provided with a split tine assembly having a movable spoon portion that disengages from the tine to discharge a wet core therefrom. The movement of the spoon portion is controlled by a cam mechanism that controls the point of discha... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807059 | Ready mixed concrete conveying apparatus This invention relates to a ready mixed concrete conveying apparatus which carries up ready mixed concrete in the vertical direction, and continuously and quantitatively feeds out the concrete to a belt conveyor to continuously and quantitatively the conc... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5718556 | Granular material transport apparatus A bulk granular material transport system having multiple compartments with a detachable elevating conveyor to permit the conveyor to assist with unloading as well as loading of the transport device. Each compartment may be individually discharged onto a ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5529455 | Seed drill feed auger mounting assembly A mounting assembly is provided for a device for transporting seed from a hopper, upwardly along a conveyor, to a transversely extending seed trough. The mounting assembly includes a stand fixed relative to the seed trough and an elongated frame. The elon... | 06/25/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5390777 | Constant pivot mechanism for variable height radial stacking conveyors Radial stacking or stockpiling conveyors are utilized to transport material into stockpiles, storage bins, or other places of storage or placement. The conveyor of the invention has a conveyor frame and an undercarriage that supports the frame and include... | 02/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5318444 | Grain storage unloading system This invention relates to a grain storage unloading system of a type which can be moved from grain bin to grain bin and includes a sweep section which can rotate relative to a discharge section to sweep a circular area within the bin and to carry the mate... | 06/07/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5297665 | Vehicle with multiple serving conveyors A conveyor vehicle having a pair of lateral-feeding conveyors which in a road transport position extend longitudinally along opposite sides of a vehicle frame. A longitudinally-feeding conveyor has a road transport position stacked above the lateral-feedi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5286158 | Material distributing apparatus An apparatus for mounting on the back of a dump truck or the like to distribute material discharged from said truck to a variably selected position is disclosed wherein a chute assembly is connectable to the tailgate of the dump truck and provides a range... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5193971 | Mobile hydraulic conveyor This invention relates to an improvement over a prior art mobile hydraulic conveyor apparatus which is mounted on the rear end of a truck for both vertical and lateral pivoting, as well as vertical storage for transport to different locations. The apparat... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5190432 | Dump truck stone slinger A stone slinger option for a standard dump truck includes a swing arm pivotally connectable to the truck's chassis, an elongated frame pivotally connected to the swing arm and mounting an endless conveyor belt therein, and drive means for independently mo... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5178253 | Swing mechanism for a vehicular conveyor An apparatus for displacing a conveyor includes a conveyor frame which displaceably supports a conveyor belt. A first mount rigidly supports the conveyor frame as a second mount is affixed to a vehicle; the first mount being pivotably connected to the sec... | 01/12/1993 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
