Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226011 | Stacker reclaimer method and apparatus This invention provides an apparatus for handling bulk material as located at circular or linear storage site. More specifically, a reclaimer apparatus is described having a platform mounted on one or more wheel track assemblies arranged to roll on at least one rail... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7101140 | Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on groun... | 09/05/2006 |
| 5370490 | Cargo pickup member for a continuously operating ship unloader A cargo pick-up member for transferring bulk material into an elevator of an unloading trunk of a ship unloader includes a screw pipe, a cutter head connected to the screw pipe, and a coupling sleeve attached to the screw pipe. The coupling sleeve include... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5187097 | Composting system and composting method The disclosure is directed to a large composting system as well as to a new composting method for the automatic production of compost. A mobile layer rearranging unit includes a conveyor system which is changeable with respect to length can be remote-cont... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5099983 | Portable auger system apparatus and method for depositing gypsum into an irrigation ditch A portable sweep auger apparatus and method for controllably transferring predetermined continuous amounts of granular and powdered gypsum from a pile of gypsum to an irrigation ditch. The apparatus includes a base member, a driver member and an auger ass... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4890719 | Excavator for bucket elevator type continuous unloader An excavator for a bucket elevator type continuous unloader has a horizontal travel section constituting an excavating section of the bucket elevator which is constituted by an endless bucket chain, and a parallel link mechanism. The parallel link mechani... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4836362 | Endless drive transmission The invention provides a mine conveyor, for use in hazardous atmospheres, comprising an endless conveying belt; an electric motor; and a torque transmission arrangement located between the electric motor and the endless conveying belt, the torque transmis... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4512458 | Bridge scraper for direct material feeding The invention relates to a bridge scraper for raking material from a storage heap onto a belt conveyor by means of a scraper chain mounted on a bridge which also carries a carriage which feeds material from the heap to the scraper chain. The speed of the ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4443149 | Axially moveable auger An auger assembly for transporting seed, fertilizer or other particulate material. The assembly provides an auger within a stationary tube; the auger is mounted to allow free axial movement between adjustable limits. In the normal augering position, the a... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4328603 | Street sweeping machine A street sweeping vehicle with a single engine both for the purpose of propulsion and generation of hydraulic power. The hydraulic power is used to drive individual hydraulic motors controlling the main broom, gutter broom and debris elevating system. Eac... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4248337 | Equipment for handling bulk material An endless scraper chain carried by a bridge is provided with spaced scraper flights. The scraper chain is driven so as to move its lower course toward one end to thereby move bulk material to a roller bed extending under that one end. The roller bed is c... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4236627 | Cutting machine A cutting machine includes an endless conveyor and a loading ramp having movable loading arms which continuously shift the cut material in an upward direction of the loading ramp to conveyor. The rear deflector wheel of the conveyor is driven by a squirre... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4184581 | Loading apparatus for mines Loading apparatus having vehicle body, inclined conveyor assembly extending upwardly and rearwardly from front of vehicle body, and hopper adjacent front of vehicle to direct material onto conveyor. Apparatus has extendable excavating assembly including a... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4161255 | Device for discharging materials lying upon a storage area For handling and more particularly for discharging materials lying in a pile upon a storage area like the bottom of a silo, a scraping element is driven into the pile of materials and the resisting force applied to said scraping element is measured. When ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4154332 | Method of and means for handling loose bulk material Loose bulk material, such as gravel or the like, is moved by a conveyor or the like from an initial station to a storage area or to a final station where it is utilized in some manner, such as being mixed with other material. When the level of the loose b... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4090601 | Mining machine conveyor and apparatus for controlling the tension thereon A mining machine having a body portion mounted on propelling tracks includes an endless conveyor mechanism that extends longitudinally on the body portion. The conveyor mechanism is rotatably supported at the front and rear end portions thereof by roller ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4069928 | Machine for clearing bulk material This disclosure relates to a machine for clearing bulk material from a bin table by moving therealong a movable support carrying a pivotally mounted rotatable clearing wheel including a first drive mechanism for moving the movable support and a second dri... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4054213 | Apparatus for removing bulk material from a storage bed Apparatus for removing bulk material from a storage bed comprises a pivotal beam carrying a bucket wheel on one end for taking up the bulk material and an endless band conveying the bulk material to the other end of the beam, and a girder carrying an endl... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3972405 | Reloading device A reloading device, e.g. a combined reloading -- loading device, which on one hand so rests on a transfer device movable above a storage place conveyor that the transfer device can carry out pivotal movements about a vertical axis and an axis transverse t... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3938652 | Feeder rake with an overload protection device for agricultural pick-up and other balers The invention relates to a feeder rake for the feeding of cut material into the baling chamber of agricultural pick-up and other balers, which is arranged to be driven by a steadily rotating crank and is guided by a swinging rod, which is connected by a l... | 02/17/1976 |
