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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461737 | Safety guard for auger intake Replaceable intake section (14) of grain auger (10) includes fixed metal elongate support (22) secured to tubular casing (11) and extending beneath flexible intake end flight portion (17) which is connected by a clutch to the main ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329189 | Flex drive connector A flexible connector may include a tube having an open end and a lower end distal from the open end, an inner surface of the open end comprising a plurality of apices forming a substantially polygonal lower cross-section, an upper shaft having an insert end disposed... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7260924 | Seam pintle for paper making fabric A pintle for joining the ends of a pin-seamable paper machine fabric wherein the pintle comprises a braided sheath of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene yarn and optionally is filled with polyamide monofilament or polyethylene yarn. The pintle is configured... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255223 | Mixture with a smooth throughput A transport device for transporting a transportable product, especially a bulk-type product, includes an essentially cylindrical chamber containing at least one shaft which extends along the cylindrical chamber and comprises a plurality of first transport elements f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249923 | Flexible fastener This invention relates generally to a flexible fastener for coupling members. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible fastener may be used to couple members that are non-parallel, non-aligned, or in specific instances when selective compliance in a member is desired... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6955513 | Flexible fastener This invention relates generally to a flexible fastener for coupling members. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible fastener may be used to couple members that are non-parallel, non-aligned, or in specific instances when selective compliance in a member is desired... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951273 | Hanger bearing for auger type poultry chiller with cone deflector A poultry chiller 100 has a hanger 140 suspended from the upper portion of the tank 102 that supports the bearing block 160 of the auger shaft 112 between the auger blades. A conical bird deflector 175 is mounted on the auge... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948569 | Snow auger assembly A device for removing material from a surface includes a blade, an auger positioned in close proximity to a front side of the blade and operably mounted on an axle for rotary motion relative to the blade whereby material accumulating at the front side of the blade d... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6922921 | Snow removal machine An auger device of a snow removal machine in this invention has left and right augers and left and right driving tines mounted on left and right auger shafts, respectively. Each auger has an outer auger blade, an intermediate auger blade and an inner auger blade eac... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6533105 | Grain augers and the like The invention relates to a material conveying assembly (10) of the kind comprising an outer tubular casing (11) and a rotary feed screw (12) mounted within the casing (11) on a tubular drive shaft (13), wherein the intake end of the auger is provided with... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6398012 | Support and coupling assembly for screw conveyor A support and coupling assembly for a screw conveyor which has first and second screw lengths aligned axially along an axial axis is disclosed. The support and coupling assembly couples the first and second screw conveyor lengths and also supports the two... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5875882 | Auger drive and method of driving an auger A drive (D) for an auger conveyor (FC) is disclosed where the auger conveyor comprises a conveyor conduit (11) and a centerless helical coil auger (15) disposed within the conduit. The auger has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of spaced, helical fligh... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5707448 | Apparatus for the application of particulates to baked goods and snacks Substantially uniform distribution of a particulate composition such as a seasoning or spice, on both the top and bottom surfaces of baked good or snack pieces is achieved by applying the composition as a curtain or sheet from within a housing as the subs... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5514399 | Method of applying particulates to baked goods and snacks Substantially uniform distribution of a particulate composition such as a seasoning or spice, on both the top and bottom surfaces of baked good or snack pieces is achieved by applying the composition as a curtain or sheet from within a housing as the subs... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5396981 | Flexible screw and transport apparatus comprising same A flexible screw of the invention comprises a flexible rod and a cord helically set on the rod, and can be installed along straight and curved paths of transport. It ensures smooth transport of containers and provides container transport apparatus with a ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5351806 | Flexible screw for conveyors A flexible screw for conveyors, which is made of a flexible rod and a polymer-coated cord helically wound on the rod, the cord being made of a core and a polymer layer formed on the core, and the core being a fiber bundle having a specific amount of buckl... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5341918 | Article transfer device An article transfer device for transferring articles from a first position to a second position including a transfer screw, a conveying system, a stationary dead plate and a pressure adjustment wall. The screw is constructed from a flexible material and i... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5337658 | Conveying and compacting apparatus having a shaftless spiral in a casing with drainage openings A method and apparatus for conveying and compacting material which includes fractions of different sizes, densities, elasticity, moisture-content etc. wherein a shaftless spiral is disposed in a casing and the spiral is driven in rotation at an end of the... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5305896 | Apparatus for separating crossed garment hangers An apparatus for detangling a plurality of conventional garment hangers located on a common supporting rail, comprising a generally cylindrical elongated rigid barrel having a plurality of spaced elongated bristles fixedly attached to the barrel projectin... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5303814 | Flexible screw type conveyor system A tubular guide body provided with a longitudinal slit portion has a flexible screw rotatably incorporated. A guiding portion of an object to be transported is brought into contact with the flexible screw through the slit portion. The flexible screw is ro... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5295573 | Flexible screw and transport apparatus comprising same The flexible screw of the invention comprises a flexible rod and a cord helically set on the rod, and can be installed along straight and curved paths of transport. It ensures smooth transport of containers and provides container transport apparatus of si... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5273149 | Reverse vending machine with rotary-bristle-drive scanning station A system, such as a reverse vending machine, for handling redeemable beverage containers of the type carrying side-borne, optically readable information codes. Featured in the machine specifically described herein is a scanning station along the sides of ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5230431 | Vertical screening device with feeding screw A vertical screen device for a separator is disclosed. The screening device comprises a vertical cylindrical screen with a feed screw housed within the screen and cooperating with the screen. The feed screw is caused to rotate while the screen is held sta... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5222935 | Centrifuge with a screw and bristles for separating a suspension into a solids phase and at least one liquid phase Centrifuge for the separation of a suspension into a solids phase and at least one liquid phase, especially decantering centrifuge with separator following in alignment, full-jacket screw centrifuge or the like with screw (2) rotating at differential spee... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5130756 | Unit for conveying developer A guiding opening is provided at the upper part of the side wall of a vertical conveying duct when the duct side wall extends horizontally. The upper end of the conveying auger 40 located in the vertical duct is bent sideward so as to be introduced into t... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5119931 | Flexible joint for augers An auger apparatus having a first housing for receiving and holding material to be moved has a first auger disposed therein and rotatable about a first axis for moving material within the first housing. A second housing is connected to the first housing a... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5100367 | Apparatus for circulating and cleaning coin An apparatus for circulating and cleaning coins in a game machine or the like comprises a coin feeder including a coin recovering hopper set in a game machine or any other machine; a coin recovering duct for recovering coins from the machine to the coin r... | 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 |
| 5099986 | Telescopic auger A telescopic auger includes a first drive tube and a second drive member coaxial with the drive tube and slidable inside the drive tube in telescopic manner. A flight is attached to the drive tube in helical arrangement. A second flight section is attache... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5085313 | Seal assembly A seal assembly 74 used between two members 42, 45 which are capable of relative movement is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which enable the seal assembly to accommodate other movement in a direction perpendicular to the direction o... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4993539 | Screw feeding devices The invention provides a length of feed screw for connection between two straight lengths of screw conveyor, the length of feed screw being of a material which can be flexed, but being slotted to facilitate bending of the length of feed screw so that the ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4913280 | Auger for particulate materials An auger assembly for transporting particulate material. The auger assembly comprises a housing, a frame to support the housing, and an auger rotatably mounted in said housing. The auger comprises a thermoplastic material helically wrapped around a metal ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4872546 | Screw conveyor device A screw conveyor device for pourable material has a tubular or hose-like housing which near to one end is provided with an inlet opening and near to the other end with an outlet opening for the conveyed material, also a flexible core which extends through... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872547 | Clamping means for attaching the ends of a conveyor coil spring to a journal pin A device for attaching the ends of a conveyor coil screw, e.g. to a journal pin in a bearing at the end of the conveyor tube of a screw conveyor. A clamping sleeve with inner walls converging from opening in the direction of the other end of clamping slee... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4819578 | Toner collecting device A toner collecting device for collecting residual toner removed from an image retainer by a cleaning device after a toner image formed on the image retainer has been transferred to a sheet of paper. The toner collecting device has therein a conveyor devic... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4743936 | Transport having compensation for material packing An apparatus in which particles are moved from one end of a duct to the other end thereof. The particles in the duct are fluidized. A pressure differential is generated which moves the fluidized particles in the duct from one end of the duct to the other ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742852 | Feeder A self-cleaning feeder for particulate material, such as dry lime powder, utilizes a spaced coil helical spring rotating in an upright annular passage between a pair of pipes to convey the material from a stock pile source, such as a drum container suppor... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4658708 | Machine for continuously and uniformly coating confectionery products This invention relates to machines for manufacturing confectionery products which comprise a solid, gelatinous or pasty core uniformly coated with liquid and/or powdery products. Such machines comprise one or more helicoidal brushes composed of bristles w... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4611532 | Food peeler A food peeler which includes an auger having a flexible blade for urging food items transversely across an endless belt which carries the food items. The auger blade has multiple protrusions formed on its surface for abrasively contacting the food items.... | 09/16/1986 |
