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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938251 | Chip stacker having outer support for truss and method for turning truss with the support A material stacking device including: an elevated truss supported at opposite ends by first and second pillars, the first pillar includes a pivot allowing the truss to pivot about the location of the first pillar and the second pillar moving in an arc as the truss t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7108124 | Method for multiple lift stacking using mobile conveyor system Mobile conveyor modules are used for transporting aggregate over a long distance, or for transferring the aggregate to other modules, and for stacking the aggregate either linearly or radially. These modules may be used in various combinations by themselves or in co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090066 | Unloading system for particulate material This invention concerns a new grain unloading system using an integrated ramp, horizontal transfer conveyor and elevating system. The unit is towed, positioned and powered by an agricultural tractor. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7000757 | Stacker reclaimer apparatus The present invention relates to an improved stacker reclaimer apparatus for building up and discharging bulk material. The improved stacker reclaimer apparatus includes only one stacker bearing to separate the stacker machine from the reclaimer machine. A torque re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6676357 | Arcuate bulk storage facility An arcuate structure for bulk particulate solids which has inner and outer concentric containment walls. The space between the inner and outer walls is subdivided into a plurality of storage subspaces, and covered with a continuous roof. A radial stacker ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6508615 | Stockyard for bulk materials An uncovered storage facility for stockpiling bulk materials for establishing stockpiles (38) of predetermined geometry. The facility comprises a base (40) having facing retaining walls (42, 44) which are provided by structural berms (46, 48). The berms (... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5972696 | Compost pile building apparatus An apparatus and method for using cotton gin trash or the like to build a compost pile. The apparatus includes a support surface for supporting a compost pile with at least a portion of the support surface being porous; a conveyor for conveying compostabl... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5959870 | Real-time optimization for mix beds During the building of a mix bed of variable bulk materials, from which slices of the bulk materials are reclaimed from time to time, a computer processes composition analyses and quantity measurements to provide a real time data base of the current aggre... | 09/28/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5123519 | Knuckled hydraulically-actuated stacking coveyor An exemplary knuckled, hydraulic-actuated stacking conveyor is disclosed for conveying and stacking particle-type materials, such as aggregate, slag, sand, coal, or the like. The conveyor includes inner and outer boom sections vertically supported by an i... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4998855 | Equipment for storing and unstoring bulk material An arrangement for storing and removing bulk material in a round pile, in which a truss is rotatable about a vertical axis on a substructure. The truss carries a material depositing belt and a bulk material receiver which is pivotable in a vertical direct... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4776449 | Stacker with connecting conveyor A stacker with a connecting conveyor for connecting the stacker with a conveying unit includes a roller rocker which is movably attached to the connecting conveyor and can be placed on the conveying unit or on a traveling vehicle. The roller rocker is pla... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4744459 | Method and apparatus for accumulating stockpiles of flowable solid material An elongated stockpile of flowable solid material with two halves disposed at the opposite sides of a longitudinal vertical symmetry plane is accumulated by transporting the material feeding portion of an elongated conveyor in the interior and lengthwise ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4629060 | Apparatus for handling bulk material Apparatus for handling bulk material located in a pile at a storage site including a stationary support column that is anchored at the lowermost end thereof. The support column supports a stacker device at the uppermost end thereof, the stacker device bei... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4492302 | Feeding device for a vertical tube conveyor A feeding device for a vertical tube conveyor supplying the goods towards the lower input end of the conveyor consists of at least one vertical feeding wing rotatable around the lower end of the conveyor, the wing having a vertical elongation from the low... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4445814 | Apparatus for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile Apparatus is provided for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile within a space of predetermined dimensions comprising, in combination: (a) a screw conveyor for particulate material arranged substantially horizontally; (b) means for... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4363396 | Device for building-up and discharging an annular dump of bulk material A device for the building up and discharge of an annular dump of bulk on a circular storage site. In the center of the circular storage site is provided at least one jib of a dumping device rotatable about a vertical axis, which is fed with the bulk mater... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4260050 | Pick-up and dump machine A pick-up and dump machine is mounted on rails for travel along the length of the intermediate space between two parallel row-like mounds of material piled on a storage field. A conveyor belt extending along the length of such intermediate space can feed ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4244463 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus for conveying loose bulk material such as gravel and other granular materials from an in-feed location to an out-feed location. The apparatus includes a body for rotating about a vertical axis and a plurality of wings fixedly attached... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4232775 | Structural and operational improvements for a two row harvester and piler In a self-propelled, hydraulic four wheel drivetwo row cane harvester having a four-row piler with a main power source driving variable volume pumps for propulsion and operation; structural and operational improvements of a shortened wheel base, outward e... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4231467 | Dry stacker and reclaimer There is disclosed a backstacker-reclaimer apparatus which includes a frame having a combined stacking and reclaiming boom. A plurality of spaced stacking and reclaiming flights are longitudinally driven about the boom by an endless chain drive. A conveyo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4213724 | Conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material A conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material including a fixed first support, a second support supported by the first support and capable of rotation about a vertically extending axis, an arm secured to the second support and con... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4194615 | Apparatus for unloading loose particulate solid material An apparatus for unloading loose particulate solid material having a discharge pipe and a positive discharge device at the outlet end of the discharge pipe. A pressure sensor is arranged to sense the pressure of the material at the outlet end of the posit... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4172518 | Stacking control for a radial stacker Apparatus is provided for controlling the operation of a radial stacker which is adapted to dispense aggregate material in the form of a stack. The radial stacker includes a conveyor for dispensing the aggregate material which moves horizontally through a... | 10/30/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4126236 | Backstacking apparatus A backstacking apparatus for stacking and reclaiming bulk particulate material comprising a particulate handling and movable positioning structure. The particulate handling structure includes a boom comprising a first and second boom member having a rake ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4121724 | Apparatus for removing bulk material from a dump or stockpile Apparatus for progressively removing bulk material from a dump or stockpile having a generally trapezoidal cross-section includes a gantry having a bridging girder extending between a pair of upright end supports. At least one of the supports is movable a... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4094419 | Handling plant for dumping and discharging bulk materials A handling plant for dumping and discharging bulk material into or from a pile, comprises a loading bridge which is adapted to span or be moved over the pile, and which includes an upper beam having a first trackway and a lower beam having a second trackw... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4037735 | Reclaiming and stacking system A reclaiming and stacking system for conveying bulk material has an elongated yard conveyor for moving the bulk material in the longitudinal direction of the yard conveyor; a rail-mounted undercarriage straddling transversely the yard conveyor; first and ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4026423 | Apparatus for extracting bulk material from dumps An improved bulk extracting apparatus comprises a pivoted chain scraper conveyor which in the horizontal position acts to remove material from the transverse face of a dump. Various clearing means are provided to loosen material from the face of the dump ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4018323 | Backstacking apparatus A backstacking apparatus for stacking and reclaiming bulk particulate material comprising a particulate handling and movable positioning structure. The particulate handling structure includes a boom comprising a first and second boom member having a rake ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4009531 | Reversible direction bucket wheels The present invention relates to apparatus for handling bulk products, particularly in granular and pulverulent form, such as ores, coal or the like; the invention relates more especially to pick-up devices constituted by a plurality of buckets mounted on... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4000822 | Reclaimer to reclaim blending beds, storage beds and the like An apparatus for reclaiming material from a blending bed, storage bed or the like, comprises a movable bridge, a unitary rotatable means secured to the bridge for loosening material from a face of the bed and moving the loosened material across the face o... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3980189 | Method and apparatus for homogenizing, stockpiling and sampling particulate material A dead heap or pile is prepared on a circular surface in the form of a sector defined by two radii of the circular surface. With respect to the median plane of the dead heap, such heap has two slopes, each with an inclination equal to that at which partic... | 09/14/1976 |
| 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 |
