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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305777 | Auger for snow throw machine A snow throwing machine including a housing, an engine, an impeller and an auger for collecting snow and directing it to the impeller. The auger including an auger shaft disposed transversely in the housing and drivable by the engine, and a plurality of flytes mount... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153077 | Increasing railcar capacity with auger In an embodiment, a device for increasing railcar capacity is disclosed. The device includes one or more augers that transfer and pack bulk materials into a railcar. In an embodiment, the one or more augers are compression augers. In another embodiment, the device i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6390283 | Cast auger gating interface The auger includes a first cast section and a second cast section. The first cast section includes a first flight having a gate projection that remains on the first flight after a gate which is used during casting the first cast section has been removed f... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6009692 | Rotor for a bagging machine having quick change rotor teeth A rotor for a bagging machine comprising an elongated, cylindrical body having a horizontally disposed rotational axis. A plurality of sockets are provided on the cylindrical body in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other. A rotor tooth is... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5503066 | Replaceable rotor tine cap for bagging machine A replaceable cap for a rotor tine of a material bagging machine. The tines extend from the rotor and propel and compress the material to be bagged. The cap fits over the leading edge of the tine to provide a replaceable wear surface. The cap has an end t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5279501 | Screw conveyor A screw conveyor in which mixing and flow-directing paddles are selectively adjustable for use on a wide variety of materials having dissimilar flow characteristics. The adjustable paddles are advantageously applied to a screw, or auger, conveyor of an as... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4832267 | Apparatus for dispensing material Apparatus for spreading manure comprises an elongate hopper 12 mounted on a mobile frame. An axial feed rotor 18 runs along the inside of the base of the hopper and urges manure forwardly to a transfer rotor 25 which pushes the material sideways through a... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4666033 | Auger apparatus Auger apparatus includes a drive portion, a connector portion and a flight portion. The drive portion includes an elongated rigid shaft member including a longitudinal axis disposed along the path of material being advanced by the auger apparatus. The con... | 05/19/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4379106 | Method of expanding heat expandable thermoplastic elements with steam and a horizontal expander with a feed near the bottom for expanding the heat expandable element The steam expander conveys the expanding heat expandable thermoplastic elements along a horizontal axis using a plurality of paddle frames. The paddle frames serve to agitate and tumble the elements during movement from an inlet to an outlet. At the same ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4364667 | Mixing and transport conveyor A conveyor construction is disclosed as having particular utility in effecting simultaneous mixing and transporting a relatively viscous charge of finely divided fruit and pressing aid for supply to a fruit juice extraction press. The construction feature... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4362272 | Manure spreader with multiple side auger The manure spreader includes a wheeled, V-shaped body having a longitudinally positioned impeller rotatively carried near the bottom of the V-configuration. The impeller blades are positioned on a multi-sided body and are arranged in oppositely generated ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4344580 | Fibrous material apparatus A device for dispensing loose, fibrous material comprising a housing having a reservoir disposed therein for containing the loose fibrous material to be dispensed. The housing has a passageway which extends from the reservoir through which the material is... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4274751 | Scraped wall agitator An agitator wiper for a tubular chemical vessel in which agitation of the vessel contents is achieved by a blade positioned helically around a central rotating shaft and wiping of the vessel walls is achieved by segmented plates positioned along the blade... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4206841 | Screw conveyor capable of maintaining a relatively uniform flow of conveyed material A screw conveyor is provided capable of maintaining a relatively uniform flow of conveyed material, even when operating well below its flow capacity, having a helical screw with a plurality of helical blade segments at one end, each segment extending over... | 06/10/1980 |
| 3977515 | Hard-surfaced screw conveyor for centrifuges A hard-surfaced screw conveyor for centrifuges has a helical metal blade with a plurality of wear-resisting segments mounted on one side thereof, there being mating parts on the opposed surfaces of the segments and the blade which are slidably interengage... | 08/31/1976 |