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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789217 | Dust control material transfer system A device for eliminating fugitive material dust emanating from material being transferred from an upper conveyor, feeder or crusher to a lower position, or other location. The device allows adjustability of the chute's total flow capacity where increased capacity is... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7364034 | Adjustable aperture apparatus that retains dust from bulk material directed through the apparatus An adjustable aperture apparatus on a bulk material transfer chute that transfers a flow of bulk material from a discharge conveyor to a separate receiving conveyor is automatically closed when no bulk material is being transferred by the transfer chute from the dis... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347319 | Tilting roller The subject of the invention is a retention device for a conveyor roller, characterised in that the roller (7) is mounted on a tilting support (13). ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7258228 | Clamp system for conveyor belt skirtboards A compact clamp system for use with conveyor belt rubber skirtboards utilizes a minimum number of parts and is easy to adjust, even if positioned in areas that are difficult to access. A base member is attached to the steel support plate of a conventional conveyor. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258225 | Method and apparatus for diverting material An apparatus for diverting material in a controlled manner comprising a diverter plate attached to a mounting assembly. The diverter plate is shaped for receiving falling material and facilitating the flow of the material onto a conveyance means or into storage. The... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7080730 | Conveyor assembly The invention provides an apparatus including a conveying member defining a loop that may be used for transferring a product into a container. The conveying member can be a belt, a chain, or plurality of hinged plates. The invention also includes first and second su... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048112 | Food grade conveyor A yoke for a food grade conveyor is formed of UHMW plastic molded as a single unit having left and right upright portions connected by vertically separated upper and lower cross portions. Each cross portion has a stanchion to provide a support face or ledge for conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6341930 | Divergent inlet for bulk material feeder and method of retrofiting feeder with same A bulk material feeder for improving material flow as the material makes the generally ninety degree (90°) transition from the downcomer to the generally horizontal conveyor. The downcomer presents an innermost divergent surface that extends upwardly fro... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6328156 | Conveyor belt side curtains A skirt board and mounting plate for sealing the side edges of a conveyor belt to prevent spillage of material being transported. The skirt board comprises an elastomeric sheet having regularly spaced parallel ribs integrally formed on one major surface t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6273665 | Divergent inlet for bulk material feeder A bulk material feeder is disclosed for improving material flow as the material makes the generally ninety degree (90°) transition from the downcomer to the generally horizontal conveyor. The downcomer presents an innermost divergent surface that extends... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6155407 | Conveyor belt impact support system A belt support system for supporting a belt member along a portion thereof during a material transfer operation where a flow of material is allowed to impact the belt member at a predetermined impact location, the present system including a plurality of r... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6145708 | Low volume flowable solids distributor A flowable particulate distributor is provided having at least one wall and a multiplicity of posts. Each of the posts have a first end and a second end. The posts are attached at the first ends to the at least one wall forming a geometric array such that... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5671550 | Proportioning particulate conveying apparatus The invention relates to a particulate conveying apparatus for evenly drying particulate material. The apparatus comprises a plurality of spatially separate, essentially parallel, vertically oriented proportioning plates, disposed between a first end and ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5637836 | Constant-rate feeder of powdery material and method for producing compressed powdery product A constant-rate feeding device can weigh out, with high accuracy and at a high rate, a powdery material containing fibrous substances and thus having a high entangling tendency, such as a material for a friction member. A powdery material A supplied from ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632369 | Apparatus for distributing particulate material Particulate material falling from an end of a belt positioned within a rotatable hollowed drum is distributed over an axial width of the interior wall of the drum by a guiding device.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5564557 | Impact absorbing apparatus for a belt conveyor A shock-absorbing suspension for a conveyor assembly includes brackets that attach to the parallel support beams of the conveyor. The brackets support corresponding saddles, that in turn, mount the conveyor assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the saddles... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5350053 | Belt conveyor input station An input station for a belt conveyor of the kind including a continuous conveyor belt that moves in a conveyor run through an input station to a discharge location, around a head pulley, and in a return run around a tail pulley back to the input station a... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5303813 | Sealing apron device for the loading trough of a belt conveyor Sealing apron device for a moving conveyor belt or loading trough of a belt conveyor, has at least one mounting plate which is fitted above the belt and which has a vertically adjustable sealing apron on a side wall. The underside of the apron interacts w... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5207551 | Removable conveyor belt assembly with adjustable barriers for concrete trucks This invention relates to a conveyor assembly on a truck for transporting and mixing concrete components. The conveyor assembly is secured in place by guides permitting lineal removal of the conveyor assembly A conveyor belt is supported by rollers which ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5154280 | Skirtboard system for conveyors A conveyor system having a conveyor belt (21) having a substantially horizontal segment with hopper walls (26) overlying the segment and providing a hopper channel (25) terminating at a distance above the belt to provide clearance space below the hopper w... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5131524 | Conveyor system with movable partitions Disclosed is a conveyor system with movable partitions, which is so designed that powdery goods, grainy goods or other shapeless goods, or loose stuff, such as molded resin articles, can surely and safely be conveyed, when excessive resistance is applied ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5048669 | Modular conveyor belt sealing system A modular conveyor belt sealing system is provided including a plurality of modular units, each unit including a lightweight frame and one or more wear liners removably fastened to the interior of each frame. The modules are removably positioned adjacent ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5016747 | Barrier seal for conveyor skirtboard In a conveyor belt assembly for conveying particulate material, a rigid primary seal is mounted between the inboard loading zone and an outboard region of the belt which is desired to remain clear of particulate material. A flexible secondary seal is moun... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4989727 | Skirtboard apron for a belt conveyor A skirtboard apron for a belt conveyor is formed as an elongated molded or extruded elastomer member having a U-shaped upper mounting portion that slides onto the lower part of a skirtboard; the legs of the U-shaped mounting portion grip the sides of the ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4951805 | Feed hopper with distributor elements A hopper assembly for uniform distribution of sludge, in which distribution elements on the bottom of the hopper are rotatable about vertical axes to enhance uniformity of distribution of the sludge issuing from the hopper.... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4881665 | Suspended flexible membrane storage silo and article dispenser Provided is a bulk storage silo defined by a frame and having a flexible fabric liner, internal load distribution control, vibratory discharge and helicopter-type content spreaders.... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4880538 | Edge seal for liquid filtration apparatus A labyrinth seal incorporated in liquid filtration apparatus to prevent migration of unfiltered liquid carrying solid contaminants and air which may be entrapped in such liquid past the lateral edges of a filter media carried on an endless conveyor into a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4877125 | Conveyor skirtboard mounting assembly A skirtboard member is adjustable and replaceably mounted on a wall above a belt conveyor by a mounting assembly including a cam member molded from a tough, durable resilient resin (e.g., urethane); a key aperture and two radial keyways in the cam member ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4807740 | Trough-type chain conveyor for bulk material A conveyor is used in combination with a supply of bulk material having an outlet of a predetermined relatively great transverse width to move the material from the outlet to an output location longitudinally and horizontally offset from the outlet in a t... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4678076 | Transfer assembly of belt conveyor A transfer assembly of a belt conveyor comprises a discharge drum of the conveyor rigidly secured on a frame at the discharge end of the conveyor. Also on the discharge end of the conveyor is hinged a deflector shield which has a curvilinear portion whose... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4667810 | Seals between conveyors and hoppers discharging on to the conveyors A hopper discharging material onto an endless conveyor running in a trough positioned below the hopper is provided with a seal movable between two positions by two-position clamp. In one position the seal is effective to close the gap between the hopper a... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4630988 | Bulk material hopper A material handling hopper has an open top box with a chamber for holding bulk material. A bottom conveyor operates to remove material from the chamber. A divider located in the chamber reduces the bridging and packing of material in the chamber. The divi... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4598813 | Vibration damping nest for axial lead components A vibration damping nest is adapted for receiving axial lead components deposited upon a conveyor assembly by an automatic grasping and positioning device such as robotic pincers. The conveyor assembly, such as a walking beam, is provided with a plurality... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4546872 | Discharge control structure for vibratory apparatus A vibratory apparatus is provided for depiling or unpiling a mass of particulate material. The apparatus is positioned in a recess or opening in a base, such as the ground, and particulate material piled thereover. Upon being vibrated, the apparatus deliv... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4518498 | Metallurgical slag filtering apparatus which effects uniform charging of a conveyer belt A filtration apparatus comprised of a rotary drum having a plurality of internal vanes for conveying slag material is presented. The slag is conveyed upwardly by the vanes, after which is falls freely onto a conveyer belt passing longitudinally through th... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4462520 | Retractable skirt gate A skirt assembly and swinging gate are both pivotally mounted on a bin hopper. The gate carries a cam which engages a follower on the skirt assembly. When the gate is closed, a notch in the cam face lifts the follower arm and the skirting assembly to its ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4377230 | Process and a device for the distribution of a conveyed flow This invention relates to a process and a device for the distribution of a conveyed flow, such as particles for the preparation of chipboard, fiberboard, or the like, by means of a separation of the conveyed flow into two partial flows. The distribution i... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4359151 | Distribution apparatus The apparatus described is designed to distribute particles of lignocellulosic material falling by gravity uniformly over the inlet area of an electrostatic orientation unit. The particles are metered onto a conveyor belt which discharges an even flow of ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4279338 | Apparatus for splitting a stream of particulate solids An apparatus for dividing a stream of particulate solids into a plurality of streams of particulate solids the apparatus comprising a belt conveyor having a leveler positioned above the belt surface to level the particulate solids on the belt surface so t... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4236628 | Conveyor skirt board and holder A skirt board and installation arrangement adapted effectively to seal a moving conveyor belt, including skirt board sections interlocked with each other and individually adjustable and removable for replacement, which can be accomplished easily without m... | 12/02/1980 |
