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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293643 | Plate link chain having inner and outer plate members A plate link chain in the form of a conveyor chain comprising at least two chain strands that are disposed parallel to one another and are comprised of a sequence of inner plate members and outer plate members, wherein the inner plate members are provided with openi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7080730 | Conveyor assembly The invention provides an apparatus including a conveying member defining a loop that may be used for transferring a product into a container. The conveying member can be a belt, a chain, or plurality of hinged plates. The invention also includes first and second su... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6945386 | Bucket elevator conveyors A bucket elevator conveyor system of the straight horizontal, “C” and “Z” configurations. In these bucket elevator conveyor systems, loading of the buckets can occur anywhere along the horizontal run adjacent the take-up end and discharge of the buckets can ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938732 | Chain with pins equipped with lubricating cartridges and cartridge for said chain A chain with links made of plates connected with hollow pins containing a reserve of lubricant connected with the chain parts to be lubricated. The lubricant reserve is contained in replaceable cartridges inserted removably in the pins through an appropriate end pas... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925790 | Harvesting equipment for stalk plants A harvesting apparatus for harvesting corn or other such stalked vegetation includes at least one circulating endless conveyor for gathered plants, which forms an area at an end thereof for delivery of the plants to an inlet opening of a further processing apparatus... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6680482 | Cartridge product irradiator The present invention relates to a product irradiator having a cartridge loading system. The cartridge comprises a plurality of carriers or totes which are transported as a single mass into an irradiation chamber for radiation processing. Products contain... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6615974 | Flexible chain for use in a conveyor system A flexible chain for a single-strand bucket-type chain conveyor has inner link plates arranged in parallel pairs. The inner link plates are connected by two chain bolts, forming an inner chain link. The bolts extend through the two inner link plates and t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6471042 | Transporting device for food products The invention relates to a transporting device for transporting food products to be processed. The transporting device includes at least one advancing element for advancing carriers of food products for processing that are fixed to the advancing element a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6457576 | Continuous cable conveyor for steep and substantially vertical up-and-down transport of bulk and fluid materials at great transport heights The invention relates to a continuous cable conveyor for steep and substantially vertical up-and-down transport, preferably of bulk materials up to extreme transport height which can reach approximately 1,000 m. The transport line is made of extremely res... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6070711 | Conveyor chain having a roller housing cylindrical rollers therein A conveyor chain having a hollow roller housing (15), an annular series of cylindrical rollers (14A and 14B) therein providing rotation of the hollow roller on an internal bushing (13). Alternate cylindrical rollers (14A) have a pair of cylindrical roller... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5884752 | Elevator system The invention relates to apparatus for conveying material between a lower station and an upper station. The apparatus includes a bucket (16) for containing material to be conveyed, a guide channel (15) between the upper station and the lower station, a lo... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5848683 | Bucket conveyor chain An improved bucket conveyor chain that uses a series of plate type lines 3 connected together at adjacent ends by a bars 5 and 9. Ropes 11 are connected to the bars 5 and 9 to protect the chain from breaking in half in case of damage. The bars 5 and 9 are... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5833047 | Apron conveyor The invention relates to an apron conveyor whose mutually overlapping members, consisting of plates with side walls which connect vertically, are arranged on link chains and are partitioned in a way matching the chain divisions. The slats are provided in ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5769206 | Continuous unloader A continuous unloader has a vertically extending elevator portion having a bottom and a top, a digging portion extending horizontally from the bottom of the elevator portion and a return portion extending from the top of the elevator portion to a free end... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5755317 | Method and apparatus for separating a stream of units of product into discrete groups This invention pertains to apparatus and methods for receiving a stream of units of product, such as from a manufacturing operation, separating the stream into discrete groups of product, in a product carrier bucket, and typically presenting each group fo... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5730280 | Plate link chain In a plate link chain for bucket conveyors, the inner links (12) together with in each case two chain pins (9) form a prefabricated frame-like unit to which the outer links (7), provided with bushings (5) for fastening the plate link chain on connection w... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5667350 | Bulk ship unloader An apparatus for continuously unloading bulk material from a bulk container has a carriage displaceable longitudinally adjacent the bulk container and an outrigger having an inner end pivotable about longitudinal and vertical axes on the carriage and an o... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5626220 | Bucket conveyor The invention concerns a bucket conveyor in which the outer and inner links (5, 6) of the sprocket chain are connected to the buckets (1) by connector bars (2) and bushings (7, 9) which are inserted into the outer links and which, in addition, enclose the... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5575937 | Molded bakery proofer tray A molded proofer tray (10) for use in commercial bakeries, includes threaded inserts (28) molded directly into the outer end (14) walls for removably receiving mounting pins (30) to facilitate repair if damaged. A female embodiment (40) is also provided.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5526921 | Intersecting bi-directional buckets for a bucket elevator system A bucket elevator system capable of being driven bi-directionally. The system having a plurality of pivoted buckets supported between two endless chains. Each bucket having a primary guide boss with an upper surface and a guide surface thereon. Guides arr... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5346052 | Feed bucket for programmed delivery system An overhead track construction is provided including clam-type buckets supported from the track for guided movement therealong. The track extends past predetermined feeding stations into which material contained within the buckets is to be released and ea... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5226780 | Dual drive stacker and method for operating same A dual drive signature stacker having side-by-side stacker sections, each of substantially identical design and including a stepper motor for driving a pair of buckets for receiving signatures secured at spaced intervals along a drive chain driven by the ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5203124 | Wire mesh conveyor abrasive machine and abrasive return system therefor This relates to a cleaning machine which employs blast wheels to throw abrasive particles against a workpiece to be cleaned. The cleaning machine is of a simple construction and employs two wire mesh belts through which abrasive particles may freely pass.... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5129506 | Space conveyor for newspaper, books and magazines The invention relates to space conveyers. The conveyer comprises a traction unit (4), carrying rolling-contact bearings moving along a guide track made in the form of supporting elements (8) arranged uniformly along the entire length of the conveyer with ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5105933 | Disc/cam type tipping mechanism for bucket conveyor A tipping mechanism for buckets carried by a conveyor or elevator. Each bucket 28 is attached to a chain 26 by a swing link 29 and each bucket carries a sector shape cam 30. As the buckets are carried around a sprocket 27 the cam 30 contacts a peg 31, so ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5058729 | Continuous conveyor apparatus A continuous conveyor apparatus is provided, comprising tandem wheels and coaxial wheels appropriately positioned. Four endless link chains are turned around the wheels, and a plurality of carrying vessels having arms are connected to the four link chains... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5008550 | Conveyor system for irradiated food products Food products are placed on spaced baskets and conveyed into an enclosure, through a irradiation chamber, and then outwardly from the enclosure. The food products are conveyed through tortuously arranged ductwork which serves to absorb radiation streaming... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5006041 | Connection assembly for transmitting the load of an intercept arm directly to the pitch centerline of the drive chain Intercept arms of a stacker are coupled to the drive chains by connecting links pivotally connected at one end directly to one of the drive chain links so that the pivot point of the connecting link is coincident with the pitch centerline of the drive cha... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4998482 | Aerial tramway and method for relieving induced torque An aerial tramway having a pair of side-by-side, substantially parallel, movable haul ropes and at least one load carrying unit attached between the haul ropes for advancement therewith. A plurality of detachment assemblies are positioned periodically alo... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4954069 | Apparatus for molding chocolate bars In a machine for moulded chocolate bars of the type having a pair of chains, a plurality of carriers attached to the chains and separate moulds mounted in the carriers; the present invention combines mould and carrier into one piece having a mould and she... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4917796 | Lift with automated dump A lift apparatus adapted for reliable, substantially maintenance-free operation in material transfer systems, including systems that are subject to considerable contamination. The lift apparatus includes an open top container, a support plate for normally... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4903823 | Spatial conveyor for transferring newspapers, books and magazines A spatial conveyor includes a draw member (1) running on spherical supports (4) along a trackway. The draw member (1) consists of links each of which comprises interconnected plate cheeks (5, 6) having cavities. Some of the cavities accommodate elements c... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4890722 | Method and apparatus for conveying materials A conveyor system comprising a series of buckets supported by a chain along a predetermined endless path having straight portions and at least one internal curve. An individual pivoting arm supports a respective bucket on the chain. Each pivoting arm is p... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4883167 | Continuous conveyor apparatus A continuous conveyor apparatus is provided, comprising tandem wheels and coaxial wheels appropriately positioned. Four endless link chains are turned around the wheels, and a plurality of carrying vessels having arms are connected to the four link chains... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4842127 | Chain conveyor In a chain conveyor having at least one chain strand, U-shaped connecting shakles (5), which in each case enclose a sidepiece (6) of a chain link (3) oriented perpendicularly to the chain wheel axis, serve to connect chain links (3) with conveying members... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4838410 | Chain and chain track for rotating conveyor bucket A bucket conveyor comprising a plurality of buckets, a chain on which the buckets are mounted in series, a chain track on which the chain is mounted for movement thereon, a drive for moving the chain whereby the buckets are moved along a circuitous convey... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4830177 | Bucket elevator-type continuous unloader A bucket elevator-type continuous unloader in which guide rails are provided on a frame of a horizontal scraping section and rollers engaging with each guide rail are provided for a train of elevator buckets, wherein the guide rails are adapted to be enga... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4825998 | Apparatus for emptying a conveyor bucket An apparatus for tipping about a horizontal axis a bucket carried by a conveyor chain around a circuit to fill the bucket with contents at a predetermined location and empty the contents thereof at a predetermined location. The apparatus comprises a bucke... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4817782 | Heavy duty conveyor bucket with auxiliary support means A bucket conveyor comprising a plurality of buckets, a chain on which the buckets are mounted in cantilevered relation to one side of the chain by an outwardly-extending bucket spindle connecting the chain to one side of the bucket, a chain track on which... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4770287 | Bucket conveyor A bucket conveyor with a pair of parallel draw elements between which the buckets are supported on spindles about which they rotate pendulum fashion. Forward rollers are mounted on the ends of the spindles and rear rollers are mounted at the opposite edge... | 09/13/1988 |
