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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392895 | Agitating element for discharging poorly pourable bulk materials In a method and a device for discharging poorly pourable bulk materials from a receptacle, the material is first rendered free-flowing via a helically shaped agitating element (worm conveyer) and secondly discharged from the receptacle via a spiral shaped agitation ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6340279 | Conveyor system with a funnel for flowable bulk material A conveyor system for moving flowable bulk material is equipped with a funnel (12) that has a circular funnel inlet (13) formed by a cylindrical wall section (16') and an orthogonal funnel outlet (14) formed by eight funnel walls (18; 17, 17A; 17', 17") c... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6000995 | Unit for the dosage of grained, pourable materials, in particular blasting abrasives A dosage device for feeding grained, pourable materials, particularly abrasive blasting materials. Feeding is accomplished by use of a dosage auger that employs a screw mechanism that either decreases or increases relative to the distance between the incl... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5480061 | Portable tabletop cookie dispenser A portable tabletop or counter top cookie dispenser has a transparent container. A pair of laterally spaced partitions extends lengthwise of the container along the bottom of the latter, and the partitions define a trough which opens to a discharge chute ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5328015 | Auger assembly for feed bin An improved auger design comprises a one-piece assembly with bearings at both the inboard and outboard ends of the auger flight to self-support the auger flight within a discharge tube of the feed bin. Furthermore, a single mounting plate secures the auge... | 07/12/1994 |
| 4983090 | System for feeding bulk material The feeding system comprises one or more material storage devices and a discharge device associated with each storage device. Each discharge device comprises a conveyor channel tilted upwardly and away from its inlet arranged to be connected with the outl... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4522296 | Flail auger for semi-liquid manure spreader A flail auger assembly is disclosed which is useful for unloading semi-liquid material from a holding tank mounted on a tractor drawn trailer. A rotatably mounted shaft extends lengthwise through the lower portion of the tank. One end of the shaft penetra... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4391363 | Automatic latch for unloading auger A movable unloading auger is automatically latched and unlatched with respect to a support member by connecting a lifting winch and cable to a movable latch arm attached to the auger, thus advantageously permitting hands-off latching and unlatching operat... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4391364 | Automatic latch for unloading auger A movable unloading auger is automatically latched and unlatched with respect to a support member by connecting a lifting winch and cable to a movable latch arm attached to the auger, thus advantageously permitting hands-off latching and unlatching operat... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4390094 | Automatic latch for unloading auger A movable unloading auger is automatically latched and unlatched with respect to a support member by connecting a lifting winch and cable to a movable latch arm attached to the auger, thus advantageously permitting hands-off latching and unlatching operat... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4328913 | Non-plugging screw conveyer This invention is directed to a new and improved screw conveyor useful for bagging animal bedding comprising subdivided newsprint. The screw of the auger has flights of predetermined different heights which avoid undue compaction of the bedding as it is c... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4310089 | Conveyor for transport of bags of refuse A conveyor for transport of bags of refuse comprising a feed tube in which bags of refuse are introduced and transported from one end to the other and a feed screw in the tube for driving the bags of refuse through the tube. The feed screw is constructed ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4275808 | Interchangeable volumetric screw feeder A volumetric screw feeder is interchangeably convertible from a twin screw feeder to a single screw feeder without modification of the gearing or drive means. The change from twin screw feeder to single screw feeder is made by interchanging the screws and... | 06/30/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4252493 | Method and apparatus for receiving bulk particulate materials involving dust control and reduced air contamination The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for receiving bulk particulate materials from a material supply carrier into a hopper construction in which the hopper construction includes a multicellular or multitubular arrangement providing for free f... | 02/24/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4194844 | Multiple powder conveyor system Apparatus for receiving and conveying a plurality of different powders simultaneously and delivering the powders continuously as a blended mix, in which a number of concentric tubes define annular bores carrying helical screw members driven at one end for... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4089405 | Lead making machine having improved feeding means Apparatus for crimping terminals onto the ends of wires comprises a loading station at which the wires are serially loaded into a groove in a rotating drum. During rotation of the drum, the wires are moved laterally to a wire feeding station at which each... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4080731 | Apparatus for singling out and serially feeding electrical leads A hopper funnels a plurality of electrical leads one on top the other and serially drops the leads onto a rotating cylindrical feed roller. The roller is provided with a helical groove which picks off individual leads and transports them transversely of t... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4074803 | Screw conveyor having stopper bar means An improved screw feeder such as may be used for conveying ligno-cellulosic materials such as wood chips, shavings, sawdust and the like to pulping apparatus includes a plurality of stopper bars positioned symmetrically about the inner periphery of the sc... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4062106 | Method for singling out and serially feeding electrical leads A hopper funnels a plurality of electrical leads one on top the other and serially drops the leads onto a rotating cylindrical feed roller. The roller is provided with a helical groove which picks off individual leads and transports them transversely of t... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4016970 | Bulk bin discharge control boot A boot is disclosed for connecting an automatic feeding system bin to a conveyor. The internal pressure of feed flowing from the bin to the conveyor is reduced by a boot collar. The cross-sectional area of the flow is reduced by an attached upper boot mem... | 04/12/1977 |
