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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364792 | Spun-dyed polyurethaneurea fibres, a process for their production and their use for producing fabrics Described are elastic polyurethaneurea fibres comprising a cationically modified carbon black as an additive, so that the colour of the fibre is distinctly changed. Also described are a process for producing coloured polyurethaneurea fibres and also their use for pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318675 | Device for temporary repair of auger carrier bearings The device for temporary repair of auger carrier bearings is an assembly used to serve as a temporary to semi-permanent replacement for the carrier bearings of auger rotary shafts. The assembly comprises a U-bolt having threaded legs and a flat strap having two open... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314131 | Elevating conveyor An elevating conveyor for flowable material comprises an inlet (14) and an outlet (20) at opposite ends of a tubular barrel (1) surrounding a helical elevating member (2). Elevating member (2) is restrained against rotation about a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287639 | 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... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7192094 | Auger flight support system An auger support assembly for use with an augering system for mining which bores a pair of side-by-side holes through a coal seam using dual side-by-side augers. Each auger includes a drilling section which is followed by a series of auger flights for conveying the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7044289 | Screw conveyor for the transport of flowable substances and/or lumps of material A screw conveyor for the transport of flowable substances and/or lumps of material comprises a rotatable first screw (1) provided with helical windings (2) arranged in a housing (3) with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing (3 | 05/16/2006 |
| 6976575 | Process and device for the continuous conveyance of confections Described is a conveyor for confections having the design that the material is conveyed along a flow path which is essentially free from abrupt detours or direction changes. In the case of utilization of helix rotors as conveyors this occurs in that the helical roto... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6915896 | Cleaning drain apparatus for an auger assembly A drain apparatus for the intake end of an auger is disclosed. The drain apparatus comprises a bearing with radial arms, a cover with a cover portion, a drain and a drain cap for removably closing the opening of the drain. The drain apparatus facilitates a clean in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6722490 | Hanger bearing for use with an auger type poultry chiller A hanger bearing assembly for use in an auger type poultry chiller, the poultry chiller has an auger with a first flight and a second flight both secured to an auger shaft, the first flight having a first flange plate and the second flight having a second flange pat... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679559 | Auger flight support for plural auger coal mining systems An auger flight support for use with an augering systems for mining which bores a pair of side-by-side holes through the coal seam using respective augers. Each auger includes a drilling section which is followed by a series of auger flights for conveying... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6467964 | Self cleaning bearing assembly for use in a dehydrator or washer for particulate solids A self cleaning bearing assembly for use in a dehydrator washer for particulate solids which comprises a feed reservoir for water and particulate solids and an inclined main screw conveyor having a projecting shaft lower end portion submerged in the reser... | 10/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6206177 | Grain auger bearing drive mechanism The invention is auger drive bearing mechanism having an upward auger device having a center shaft with an auger formed about and along the shaft and a sleeve surrounding the auger shaft and auger. A bearing housing is mounted at the lower end of the auge... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5996770 | Plug screw feeder Screw feeders are disclosed including a conical feed screw rotatably disposed in a conical screw tube, and a drive shaft mounted at one end of the conical feed screw with a pair of bearings mounting the drive shaft, a fixed ring mounted on the drive shaft... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988358 | Screw conveyor A screw conveyor is provided with a drive in which cogged wheels are supported such that they are radially movable in relation to each other, parallel to a straight line perpendicular to a pressure line of tooth contact of the cogged wheels and parallel t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5797480 | Hanger bearing A hanger bearing is provided for use with a bulk feed truck or trailer having a discharge auger located in an auger trough at the lower end of the feed body. The hanger bearing includes a threaded upper end which is vertically adjustably secured to a hang... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5715976 | Cartridge bearing assembly for volumetric feeder An improved cartridge bearing assembly for a dry good material feeder. The feeder includes a feed hopper having a drive opening spaced from a housing wall having an opening. A tubular bearing support member extends into the drive opening and is attached t... | 02/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5318444 | Grain storage unloading system This invention relates to a grain storage unloading system of a type which can be moved from grain bin to grain bin and includes a sweep section which can rotate relative to a discharge section to sweep a circular area within the bin and to carry the mate... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5263572 | Volumetric feeder with removable auger drive assembly A dry good material feeding apparatus is shown which includes a feed hopper having an auger housing portion with oppositely disposed openings. A bearing block is positioned in one opening carrying a removable drive shaft which is releasably connected to a... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5222591 | Rotary pipe and fixed channel auger with intermediate outer supporting elements A rotary pipe and fixed channel auger with intermediate outer supporting elements includes alternated portions of a rotary spiral, within the fixed outer channel and, respectively, of a fixed spiral clamped within an outer pipe which turns rigidly therewi... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5193329 | Automatic tray loading mechanism The present invention provides a novel automatic tray loading mechanism and method for receiving and delivering product articles into individualized compartments of a tray using a loading mechanism having a screw member with spiral banding which when rota... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5183148 | Screw feeder A screw feeder is provided having a lower screw shaft and an upper drive shaft which are detachably connected to each other. The drive shaft includes an outer tubular member, with an inner, generally solid, connecting member positioned within the drive sh... | 02/02/1993 |
| 4951884 | Power auger machine with bearing shield A bearing shield for a power auger machine having a bearing shield which includes an annular outer shield element attached to a rotating auger and having an annular channel formed in a rearward face thereof, an annular inner shield element attached to a w... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4896970 | Feed mixer A feed mixer is provided and includes a mixing chamber with forward and rearward end walls, a bottom wall, and opposite side walls. First and second mixing reels are rotatably mounted in end-to-end relationship within the chamber, with each reel including... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4842423 | Sealed bearing assembly An apparatus which seals a shaft mounted rotatably on a bearing member. At least two spaced apart annular flanges are mounted on the shaft. One of the flanges being is arranged to bear radially against the bearing member. An annular sealing member is moun... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4815585 | Sanitary hanger bearing assembly A sanitary hanger bearing assembly for use in food handling screw conveyors is disclosed. The hanger bearing assembly employs a cam construction and stepped lug arrangement which are of substantial benefit in allowing the unit to be easily disassembled fo... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4774848 | Worm reduction gear A worm reduction gear has a casing formed by a pair of tubes oriented at right angles between another and respectively receiving a wormwheel shaft and a wormshaft. In the tube receiving the wormwheel shaft, the wormwheel is flanked by a pair of bearings h... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4645067 | Screw conveyor In a screw conveyor the conveyor screw is arranged in a casing where there is at least one support fastened to the casing between the ends of the conveyor screw, the conveyor screw being mounted in the support via a bearing which is sealed by a seal. Incl... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4577564 | Apparatus for feeding waste tire chips An apparatus for feeding waste tire chips to an incinerator comprises a chip container having a front wall, a rear wall and an outlet at the lower end of the front wall, and a screw feeder having a shaftless helical screw blade provided at an inner bottom... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4408944 | Conveyor for removal of bed drain material from a coal-burning fluidized bed combustor The invention provides a conveyer for receiving bed drain material from a coal-burning fluid bed combuster and consists of a jacketed water cooled casing in which is a helical flight for conveying said material, the flight being mounted on an outer tube w... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4384643 | Screw conveyor hanger including disassembly means An improved screw conveyor hanger comprising a top frame, a pair of upper bar members fastened to said frame and fastened to each other in opposed configuration, a pair of lower bar members each fastened at one end to the upper bar members and at the othe... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4365707 | Dead shaft bearing for conveyors The present invention is directed to a dead shaft bearing device for an auger type conveyor. The device is characterized in that the bearing components are readily replaceable without the necessity for disassembling the conveyor, and provide a leakproof a... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4364469 | Bottom suspension arrangement for a liquid screw conveyor assembly A bottom suspension arrangement is provided for a screw conveyor assembly ed in the pumping of waste water and the like. The assembly includes a stationary cylindrical jacket having an open bottom end, a screw conveyor mounted within the jacket for rotati... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4300333 | Auger conveyor for a crop harvester The cross auger of a corn head for a combine is made up of two independent identical but opposite-hand auger sections, each separately driven and with their inner ends sharing a common central suspension member. The inner end of each section includes a be... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4256453 | Calciner screw construction In a calciner of the type having a screw conveyor for advancing material to and through a calcining reaction zone, and wherein the screw conveyor comprises an internally cooled support shaft which is provided within an outer screw flight shaft, an improve... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4220242 | Screw conveyor with intermediate bearing A screw conveyor for feeding solid granular material including a rotary shaft with a screw blade, a drum surrounding the screw blade and concentric with it, and a bearing supporting the shaft for rotation with respect to the drum at an intermediate axial ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4217980 | Sealed hanger bearing for auger conveyor This invention relates to an improved hanger bearing construction for auger conveyors and is directed more particularly to a sealed hanger bearing having improved service life. The device is characterized by the provision of frictionally driven wiper mean... | 08/19/1980 |
