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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353935 | Conveyor discharge device A device for spreading aggregate material from a discharge conveyor onto a work surface includes a tremie attached relative to the discharge conveyor and a flexible hose connected to the tremie. A crank connected between the tremie and the discharge conveyor permits... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7311486 | Charging device with rotary chute A charging device for bulk material comprises a rotor having a substantially vertical axis of rotation a first drive for rotating the rotor and a chute supported by the rotor so as to be rotated with the latter. The chute can be rotated about its longitudinal axis. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303058 | Telescoping spout for agricultural harvester An adjustable height spout for an agricultural harvester may be remotely actuated by an operator. The spout may be positioned to match a height of a receptacle into which grain from the harvester is being transferred. An agricultural harvester including an adjustabl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7168554 | Grain cart and auger construction A folding auger assembly. The auger assembly includes at least one auger housing configured to receive at least one driveshaft. The auger assembly further includes flighting connected to each driveshaft, a lower drive assembly configured to operatively couple the dr... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7074001 | Conveying system for filling multiple storage bins A conveying system for distributing material into any bin in a horizontal array of storage bins comprises a circular guide positioned over the array of bins (24), a linear guide (22) that rotates along the circular guide, and a conveyor (30) tha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073651 | Modular mat gravity-advance roller conveyor A modular gravity-advance roller conveyor for conveying articles down an inclined path. The conveyor comprises an easy-to-configure modular conveyor mat supported in a conveyor frame with an inclined base. The conveyor mat is constructed of a series of rows of rolle... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6832681 | Tobacco leaf elevator The invention provides an elevator for separating and distributing a plurality of whole freshly harvested tobacco leaves including clumps of agglomerated tobacco leaves. The elevator has an inclined frame longitudinally extending between a lower end and an upper end... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6763925 | Self propelled backfilling apparatus A self propelled vehicle for transport and placement of an onboard supply of fill material in an onboard hopper. The hopper is connected to said vehicle at a point operatively positioned to discharge fill material placed therein on a conveyor belt mounted to a suppo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6499929 | Material handling system for reducing dust particles An elevated inverted cone product storage hopper having an enclosed volume with a central opening at the bottom. A dust-free transfer system removes and delivers stored product from the storage hopper through a hopper unloader. The unloader has a convergi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497546 | Grain wagon having an unloading conveyor with a moveable discharge spout controlled from a tow vehicle A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame on which is mounted a hopper or container for receiving grain, and the wagon is pulled by a tow vehicle or tractor. An inclined discharge auger conveyor has an outer section which folds between a stored posit... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6398011 | Conveyor with supporting device for a goods container The conveyor according to the invention provides a supporting device for goods containers positioned in the rear part of an inclined surface of the conveyor. The supporting device provides a supporting surface that can be moved vertically and horizontally... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6305177 | Movable ice gate assembly for a beverage dispenser system A dispensing system includes an ice supply unit for increasing the ice availability of the dispensing system and a moveable ice gate assembly coupled with the ice supply unit for transporting ice from the ice supply unit about the dispensing system. The d... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302257 | Self propelled backfilling apparatus with controllable steering of material stream A self propelled vehicle for transport and placement of an onboard supply of fill material in an onboard hopper. The hopper is connected to said vehicle at a point operatively positioned to discharge fill material placed therein on a conveyor belt mounted... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296435 | Grain wagon having an unloading conveyor with a moveable discharge spout controlled from a tow vehicle A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame on which is mounted a hopper or container for receiving grain, and the wagon is pulled by a tow vehicle or tractor. An inclined discharge conveyor or auger has a folding outer section which projects upwardly ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6138542 | Apparatus for handling and manipulating microelectronic components A microelectronic component handling system and an apparatus for manipulating microelectronic components in manufacturing assembly processes. In one embodiment, a microelectronic component handling system may have a base or a support member, a track or pl... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6017179 | Ring conveyor The invention relates to a ring conveyor for conveying bulk material, especially brewing barley or long malt, from a feed pipe fitted permanently inside a building in the form of an annular tower and opening above the ring conveyor into the region of a ra... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5911667 | Device for carrying falling objects The objects (6) fall into a well (10) where their fall is slowed down by slanted blades (13) covered by a damping layer and situated in front of a counter-wall (14) from which they are separated by a gap (16). The counter-wall (14) is elastic so as to mak... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5772004 | Apparatus for filling a bin A method and apparatus for loading a bin with articles such as fruit is provided. The apparatus has a filling conveyor pivotable between a position within the bin to he filled and the top of the bin. The discharge end of the filling conveyor is maintained... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5687858 | High-rise shelving In high-rise shelving, in the region of a feed or removal opening (2) there is disposed a collapsible table (7), to which a shelf-rack (5) can be temporarily transferred. The table (7) assumes, in addition to the supporting function, the function of an ac... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5642803 | Article loading apparatus and method therefor Article loading apparatus and method for loading articles such as fiberboard containers onto a loading carrier base such as pallet, with which it is possible to reduce required labor and to enhance working efficiency. An article loading conveyer which mak... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5601181 | Adjustable grain elevator spout An adjustable spout for a grain elevator is made of a hollow tube connected to the spout of the elevator and a series of movable buckets hanging from the hollow tube. A frame extends in opposite directions from the tube and includes a number of pulleys at... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5353903 | Transfer bridge for letter sorting systems A letter sorting system includes a row of juxtaposed stack compartments; a material intake device arranged along and spaced from the compartments; a carriage arranged for travel along the compartments; and a transfer bridge mounted on the carriage to be d... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5343995 | Auger or conveyor discharge spout A controllable discharge spout assembly is used on the discharge end of an auger or other conveyor. The discharge spout assembly has an auxiliary, downwardly tapered spout that is mounted for universal movement below the conventional discharge of the conv... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5253783 | Apparatus for storing and automatically sorting items An apparatus for storing and automatically sorting items, in which the items are stored in bins or magazines arranged on bin-bases affixed to a frame from which individual bin-bases can be pulled out, includes a horizontal conveyor, each bin including an ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5114305 | Apparatus for storing slide fastener sliders An apparatus is disclosed for storing slide fastener sliders preparatory to application thereof onto a stringer chain, the apparatus comprising a plurality of slider stockers removably mounted on a stocker holder and a slider supply including a chute, the... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5048666 | Nuclear fuel pellet transfer escalator A pellet escalator in a pellet loading apparatus for loading nuclear fuel pellets from a pellet press into a sintering boat includes a conveyor in the form of an elongated arm for moving pellets and being pivotable to vertically move its discharge end tow... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4989716 | Adjustable angle auger A portable angle auger apparatus for conveying bulk material comprising a conveyor auger and duct pivotable with respect to a supply auger and duct, a pivot hinge attached to beveled ends of the ducts and a movable flexible covering for the pivot juncture... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4946018 | Extensible and retractable chute The present invention is directed to a loading chute which includes a hoist frame adapted to be mounted on a conventional loader conveyor above a bulk material hold of a cargo vessel, for example. A plurality of chute segments are provided and are hingeab... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4921089 | 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... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4909697 | Automated work station An automated work station which may be used when needed in conjunction with two vertical temporary holding conveyors makes use of a tiltable table and associated transition table for each conveyor. One tiltable table is shifted to a first upper horizontal... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4875569 | Concrete delivery system An apparatus for delivering concrete to two spaced deposition points having a funnel-shaped hopper with a pair of outlets in the bottom which deposit concrete on conveyors. An inclined chute feeds concrete to the inner conical wall of the hopper as the ch... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4808102 | Apparatus for handling and transferring a molded article An apparatus for handling and transferring an article formed in an injection molding machine includes a pair of spaced tracks. Inner ends of these tracks are positioned below a mold carried by the machine with the tracks positioned transversely to opening... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4754869 | Down flow distributor An apparatus for providing uniform distribution of aggregate material has a rotatable hopper mounted on a support frame to receive aggregate material from an apparatus supplying aggregate material. Attached to the rotatable hopper, and in communication wi... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4564348 | Machine base for injection molding machine A machine base for an injection molding machine welded together of die-cut and die-formed sections of steel sheet, including a U-shaped base member, front and rear end walls, and an intermediate partition wall. The folded-over upper edges of the base memb... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4540086 | Grain auger closing spout An automatic closing spout for a combine grain auger which opens when there is grain passing through the auger comprising a pivotally mounted collecting bucket attached adjacent the discharge opening of the auger with counterweighted arms extending outwar... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4415303 | Auger wagon An auger wagon of a type used in the transport of grain wherein the wagon has a grain box with inwardly sloping sides supported on a wheel mounted frame. A vertical auger is pivotally mounted at the center of the box floor and may be pivoted into a positi... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4256217 | Positionally adjustable storing and conveying apparatus for mortar and similar substances A storing and conveying apparatus for mortar and similar substances includes a silo-shaped container supported on legs and having a bottom discharge opening, and a screw conveyor mounted underneath the discharge opening of the container, having an inlet o... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4218168 | Method of and apparatus for loading a floating vessel with flowable solids A slope or list sensor placed on a floating vessel detects listing thereof in either direction and produces an electrical signal which is proportional to the degree of list. An overhead movable flowable material delivery means responds automatically to th... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4194343 | Dry bin filler An apparatus for gently transferring delicate produce from a supply conveyor into a dry storage bin. The discharge head of the apparatus has a reversible delivery board which directs and uniformly stacks the produce within the bin without bruising the pro... | 03/25/1980 |
