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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426819 | Auger finger with resilient elastomeric retainer retractor at breaking point A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, a forage harvester, or the like, the finger including a resilient elastomeric retainer retractor which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7353936 | Wiper apparatus for clearing shavings A wiper apparatus for sweeping or clearing debris from a surface, such as cuttings generated in a machining operation that have collected on a collecting surface, comprises rotatable wiper arms and dependent wiper blades. The wiper apparatus can be self-powered or i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335311 | Sludge treatment An apparatus for treating sludge, comprises a press for dewatering the sludge, a compaction device for receiving and compacting sludge dewatered by the press, a shredder for receiving and shredding sludge compacted by the compaction device, and a tube conveyor for c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314131 | Elevating conveyor An elevating conveyor for flowable material comprises an inlet (14) and an outlet (20) at opposite ends of a tubular barrel (1) surrounding a helical elevating member (2). Elevating member (2) is restrained against rotation about a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7213699 | Rotary disc conveyor system The rotary disc conveyor system is formed of a series of units or pans linked together to form a continuous conveyor run. Each of the pans preferably includes a pair of rotary discs thereon, with all of the discs of the system rotating simultaneously and unidirectio... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6996965 | Processing element for agricultural machines A conditioning element for a treatment device to accelerate drying of forage. The conditioning element includes an active part to work the forage and a first connecting part to connect, in a pivoting manner about a connecting axis, the conditioning element to a supp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964427 | Trailer accessible from each end and method Apparatus and method for facilitating access to articles from a rear end and a front end of a trailer (A) disclose the use of a hydraulic cylinder (D) exerting a force between a towbar (C) and the trailer for pivoting the trailer on its wheels (B) to make the traile... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948902 | Carrier wheel assembly for sweep auger A carrier wheel assembly for supporting a sweep auger at intermediate positions having a first wheel that is rotatably mounted to the shaft of the auger and extends rearwardly through a slot and secured to the backboard of the auger, and having a rearward wheel rota... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6591971 | Silage mover A silage cutter and loader assembly including a beater assembly for removing silage from a bunker and transferring the silage via a cross auger to a conveyor for transport to an independent container. The assembly further includes independently arranged w... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6330767 | Unloading system for particulate materials bins An apparatus for efficiently removing grain from a grain storage device, which uses a plurality of augers. An unloading auger is used to begin removal of grain from a grain storage device. As the amount of grain decreases, a proximity sensor sends an acti... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6296106 | Screw conveyor for loose materials A screw conveyor for loose material comprises a tubular casing having a first part which is axially rotatable on command with respect to a second part. The first part is provided with openings through which the material can be introduced into the casing. ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6095742 | Center column and stored material support and transfer structure for reclaimer An enclosed granular or powdered material storage reclaimer, having a floor, a vertical column at the center of the floor, conveyor means disposed below the floor, elongate transfer device hingedly attached to the column, an anchor pedestal for anchoring ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6032786 | Filling arrangement for a bulk unloader The invention concerns a filling arrangement (12) for a bulk unloader having a conveyor belt travelling in an endless path and provided with material receiving pockets (9). The arrangement is characterised by a filler wheel (31) having an essentially hori... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5819953 | Method and apparatus for sorting capsules Disclosed is an apparatus for sorting capsules of hard or soft gelatin, starch or another material, for faultless and faulty capsules. In the apparatus, capsules are first fed from a supply container holders in a control station, then conveyed in the caps... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5626218 | Belt unloader provided with a screw feeder system In a belt unloader provided with a vertical carrier (53) for carrying bulk cargo vertically, a screw feeder system is supported by a supporting frame (14) connected to a body frame (18) such that the supporting frame is allowed to be tilted. The screw fee... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5394976 | Barrel reclaimers A barrel reclaimer has a drum member with axially extending series of openings provided with buckets for taking material from a stockpile. At least some of the series of openings terminate spaced from the end of the drum member and auxiliary tapered openi... | 03/07/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5366067 | Extraction device and storage area equipped with such a device An extraction device comprises an inclinable scraper shaft driven in rotation along a first vertical axis of rotation, thereby extracting bulk products stored over a storage area having at least one evacuation opening. The extraction device comprises a su... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5244333 | Pickup sweeper for roofing gravel Apparatus and method are described for picking up and removing gravel. The apparatus and method are particularly adapted to the removal of gravel from the surface of a roof when an old roof is being removed or repaired.... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5230419 | Remotely positionable material extraction device A device to remotely extract particulate material comprises a number of archimedes screw sections joined end-to-end by universal joints and surrounded by a housing which articulates at the universal joints. The screw sections terminate in a material extra... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5228552 | Loading device for mining In a loading device with a loading platform for receiving mined material, wherein the loading platform is swept over by loading arms and the material is conveyed onto a conveying device connected to the loading platform, the loading arms are designed as a... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5180272 | Device and method for outloading bulk materials An apparatus for removing bulk materials from a laterally enclosed storage area wherein the apparatus may be substantially buried within the bulk material (11). The apparatus includes a support column (16) mounted at a base into a support floor (25). An a... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5112180 | Silo top unloader A silo unloader having a framework and concentric oppositely driven rings with oppositely acting plows to shift particulate material in a silo to a central discharge defined by vertically spaced plates. The rings are driven by compressible rollers such as... | 05/12/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5099984 | Telescopic auger A clean-out auger for a grain bin has a main auger, a telescoping sweep and a rotary joint connecting the two. The sweep may be adjusted in length to accomodate bins of different sizes. The use of a flexible screw section through the rotary joint allows t... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5076418 | Feeder assembly for a combine An improved combine feeder assembly including a conveyor and a feeder housing which envelopes the conveyor. The conveyor is comprised of a plurality of endless driving chains and a plurality of feeder slats driven by the chains. Each feeder slat is secure... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5072825 | Drawing and conveying arm A drawing and conveying arm includes a box-like duct which is internally provided with a conveyor belt and has, at one end, a wide drawing inlet in which a mill for drawing and cutting material is located. The opposite end of the arm is articulated to a c... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5054648 | Highway cone dispenser and collector A highway marker cone dispenser and collector is provided. A rotatable cone conveyor moves the cones between upper and lower locations, the lower location being near the ground, and has a cone stripper for removing cones from the conveyor at either the up... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5048668 | Mounting and driving mechanism for a driving gear A paddle wheel, bulk-goods pick-up and moving device is disclosed, which picks up bulk goods from a storage container and deposits the same into the paddle wheel's interior. The device is provided with a motor-driven driving gear provided with a coaxially... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5024568 | Bulk material reclaiming apparatus A cargo reclaiming apparatus that may be fitted to a ship for emptying bulk solid material from the holds or to a warehouse for emptying such material from storage bins. The apparatus has a gantry movable across the top of the storage containers, a rotata... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4972665 | Material ejecting paddle Removable paddles are disclosed for use on a grain auger to assist material flow when changing direction of flow from parallel to the auger's longitudinal axis to a flow path at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the auger. The device provides a mou... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4921391 | Feeding mechanism for a pick-up trailer A pick-up trailer comprising a feeding mechanism composed of a pick-up (7) and a rotor (4) linking up therewith in downstream direction, and partly surrounded by a guide plate (9), thereby producing a guide channel (10) between the rotor and the guide pla... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4884937 | Leaf collection and removal apparatus A leaf collector and removal apparatus that may be movably mounted to a refuse compacting vehicle. The apparatus comprises a chute having an inlet end facing forwardly in a position to gather leaves which are fed to a conveyor inside the chute for engagin... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4793467 | Apparatus for unloading bulk material A bulk material unloading apparatus comprises a vertical conveyor (10) and a horizontal conveyor connected thereto. A rotable feeder (13) is mounted at the feeding end of the vertical conveyor for feeding material thereinto. According to the invention, th... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4755094 | Self-unloading barge and unloading apparatus therefor A barge which is capable of offloading bulk cargoes to dockside without requiring assistance from onshore equipment or other floating equipment. The barge has a movable auger support housing and a to move the housing. An auger container is pivotably mount... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4738578 | Bulk material reclaiming apparatus A cargo reclaiming apparatus that may be fitted to a ship for emptying bulk solid material from the holds or to a warehouse for emptying such material from storage bins. The apparatus has a gantry movable across the top of the storage containers, a rotata... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737061 | Mobile bucket conveyor for bulk materials A mobile bucket mechanism for collection and conveyance of a bulk material which includes buckets carried by chains over generally vertically arranged sheaves, a support structure for the sheaves which drives the chains to move the buckets in a path to co... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4732523 | Ship unloading mechanism A ship unloading mechanism has an endless, vertically operating compartmented belt conveyor by which material to be lifted is transported from a ship's hold at the lower end of the conveyor onto a horizontal conveyor at the top end of the conveyor, when t... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4717014 | Screw conveyor A screw conveyor has a feeder device for promoting the supply of material to the screw, said feeder device and said screw being rotatable in opposite directions. The feeder device has blades (14, 15) which are curved in the manner of a trawl to draw in th... | 01/05/1988 |
