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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958992 | Inspection door with radiused coaming for dust control A dust control inspection door has its door frame formed of frame elements each with a flat outer portion against the associated shroud, and with the seal flange or coaming radiused 90 degrees. The edge of the seal flange or coaming is perpendicular to the door to e... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7222714 | In-line slide gate for conveyor system An in-line gate is provided for a conveyor for particulate lading. The gate comprises a gate plate which is movable between a raised position in which the gate plate engages a seal extending at least along the sides of the conveyor exit and a lowered position in whi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6945382 | Gate assembly A gate assembly for use with a conveying surface which has an aperture formed therein is disclosed, and which includes a moveable gate plate which is operable to selectively occlude the aperture; and first and second chutes which are borne by the moveable gate plate... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937922 | Conveyer-belt sushi control system capable of controlling amount of sushi A conveyer-belt sushi control system, in which an amount of sushi distributed by a conveyer belt can accurately be counted, is provided as follows. A plurality of menu stands are mounted on a conveyer-belt table. A menu stand is followed by a plate on which sushi of... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6698583 | Urine cup carry-in apparatus A urine cup carry-in apparatus according to the present invention includes a casing set close to a urine cup carrying line, a carry-in mechanism set inside the casing and including a urine cup holder which holds a urine cup, the urine cup holder being mov... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691853 | Bottom discharge slide gate A bottom discharge slide gate apparatus for a conveyor. The slide gate apparatus may be selectively opened or closed, and may be pivoted downward away from the conveyor trough for cleaning thereof. The apparatus may be part of a vibratory conveyor system ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6505727 | Slide gate for a conveyor system A slide gate is disclosed for use with an elongated conveyor including a conveyor housing having a bottom section including downwardly and inwardly extending side portions and a flat bottom wall having a discharge opening formed therein. A flat slide gate... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6389328 | Method of and apparatus for attracting and conveying conveyable objects and process of and system for checking in an eating establishment A method of and apparatus for conveying a conveyable object is disclosed whereby the object (W) attracted at a conveying start site (A) by suction to an attractor means (12) carried by a conveyer arm (14) and conveyed by the conveyer arm (14) while being ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6286665 | Linear motion conveyor with gate mechanism and method A gated conveyor 10 includes a conveyor tray 12 having a substantially planar tray floor 14 and tray sides 16, 18. A powered drive mechanism 30 cyclically moves goods along the tray. A gate mechanism 40, 70 includes a flexible gate sheet 42, 82 transverse... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6267227 | Conveyors for particulate material A tubular slow speed drag or aero mechanical conveyor assembly (1) for transporting particulate material, includes a tubular valve (11) positioned in line with conveyor tubes (1) of the assembly and rotatable relative thereto. The valve (11) has at least ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260694 | Food and drink circulating conveyer passage provided with opening and closing doors In a food and drink circulating conveyer passage 1 disposed along an eating and drinking counter 3 for conveying and supplying food and drink, a tunnel unit 5 which has at least one side formed to a curved portion having a prescribed radius of curvature i... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6119849 | Linear motion conveyor with gate mechanism and method A gated conveyor 10 includes a conveyor tray 12 having a substantially planar tray floor 14 and tray sides 16, 18. A powered drive mechanism 30 cyclically moves goods along the tray. A gate mechanism 40, 70 includes a flexible gate sheet 42, 82 transverse... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113095 | Belt supporting device and automatic document feeding apparatus using the device A belt supporting device includes a first support member for supporting a belt pulley, the member having a smaller width than that of the outer peripheral surface of the pulley, an endless belt wound on the pulley, a second support member for forming betw... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109475 | Parts feeder system adaptable to both manual feed and auxiliary hopper feed The present invention includes a parts feeder system capable of being used in either a first mode without an auxiliary hopper or in a second mode with and auxiliary hopper. The parts feeder system includes an enclosure having an opening therein. In the fi... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109425 | Drag type conveyor system and method A discharge station for a drag type conveyor system (10) includes a pair of spaced side rails (18, 20) and a series of elongated bottom panels (24) extending transversely of the rails. The bottom panels of the station are capable of lateral movement to ad... | 08/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5526920 | Gate closure for conveyor A flexible gate usable with grain transporting devices such as conveyor troughs or tubes. The gate is formed of a flexible material to be able to flex around the trough and is slid circumferentially around the bottom of the trough by an outside motor. The... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5392900 | Bulkhead door arrangement The invention relates to a bulkhead door arrangement for sealingly closing an opening which is located between two mutually adjacent spaces and through which a conveyor belt extends. The arrangement includes a vertically moveable door part provided with a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5297668 | Conveyor for raising and lowering containers including means for manually removing containers therefrom A vertical conveyor comprising a centrally rotatable column having a plurality of spaced apart container pusher bars extending therefrom. A helical container support bed extends around the central column and is positioned outwardly therefrom for supportin... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5185988 | Tower compression unit A tower compression unit having a case compression tower with vertically oriented surfaces defining a compression chamber, and an access gate associated with the tower compression unit. The access gate has a means for moving the cases within the tower by ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4824312 | Grain storage unloading system A grain storage unloading system (10) with a series of augers for unloading grain (42) from a storage bin (11) is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for unloading grain (42) from a storage bin (11). The system includes a horizontal discharge auger conv... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4753337 | Apparatus for actuating a breakaway conveyor section An apparatus for actuating a breakaway conveyor section includes an actuating means positioned below a lower edge of a fire door adapted to move vertically downward along an outside wall of a building to close an opening. A breakaway conveyor section is p... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4733824 | Particulate material distributor, having a tensioned flexible cover for clean-out aperture below hopper For overcoming certain inherent disadvantages associated with most agricultural fertilizer distributors, a hopper having a distributor under its floor has a clean out door that is adapted to be closed using a tensioned flexible cover. The flexible cover i... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4705160 | Scraper-chain conveyors for mineral mining A composite floor plate assembly for locating between side walls of a pan of a scraper-chain conveyor has an access plate fitted into an aperture in a floor plate proper. A locking bar secures the access plate in position. The access plate has the same th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4679738 | Conveyor for sorting radioactive waste This invention relates to an apparatus for sorting radioactive waste. The apparatus comprises structure for reducing the waste to pieces of substantially uniform size and first and second radiation detecting structure. Structure is provided for conveying ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4618055 | Collator section of lasagna packer In a commercial lasagna making and packaging machine, a collator comprises a vertically movable conveyor having shelves positioned to receive strips of lasagna delivered thereto by a horizontally moving main conveyor which carries the strips of lasagna fr... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4585385 | Bottom unloader A bottom unloader having a material conveyor for moving material from a hopper centrally located in a bin to a location outside of the bin. A drive apparatus mounted on the outer end of the conveyor operates the conveyor and adjusts the tension on the con... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4573567 | Conveyor housing access port The invention relates to a conveyor belt housing access port and elastic closure therefor, for use on a conveyor belt cleaner installation wherein hinges, catches, gaskets and the like are completely eliminated. The cover is retained in place by inherent ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4491215 | Pressurized explosion containing conveyor A conveyor, e.g. for coal has a conveyor box and a cylindrical housing surrounding this conveyor box. The cavities between conveyor box and housing are sealed by bulkhead(s) in which burst plate(s) are present which seal the cavities dust-tightly, but are... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4471868 | Incline-decline conveyor A material conveying apparatus having a trough assembly for receiving material connected to a tail section. The tail section has a door movable to an open position to facilitate the cleaning of the tail section. An incline section connects the trough sect... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4426185 | Feeder for particulate material A feeder comprising in combination a vessel (10) of substantially circular cross section that contains an en-masse conveyor (11) that is constrained to pass through a trough (161, 162) spaced from the internal wall of said vessel so ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4390091 | Modular conveyor guide and system utilizing same A modular conveyor guide comprising first and second end walls and a connecting top wall having first, second and third regions adapted to guide first, second and third conveyors.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4225034 | Container conveying and elevating apparatus A container conveying and elevating apparatus conveys relatively shallow containers having a relatively large diameter, such as aluminum can cup bodies, in banks, or en masse, that is, in multiple rows, along a generally horizontal feed-in conveyor to the... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4199054 | Door opening mechanism for feed conveyor A door opener mechanism for the side doors in a feed or grain elevator or conveyor in which the doors are hinged to the sides of the conveyor includes a crank arm pivotally connected to the conveyor at a point intermediate the side walls to provide rotati... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4170293 | Enclosed conveyor Prior known enclosed conveyors have had a conventional belt conveyor mounted on a structural framework resting on a series of support columns known in the art as bents. A housing or gallery, as it is known in the art, consisting of a roof, side walls and ... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4136769 | Door operating mechanism A mechanism for opening and shutting hinged doors, having special utility for discharge doors on silage elevators remotely operable by control ropes, which mechanism is firmly held in both open or closed position by gravity force holding the mechanism aga... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4093066 | Acoustical conveyor cover A cover for acoustically enclosing a conveyor is described. The cover includes a curved, dome-shaped or gabled top portion and two side walls which project downwardly from the top portion to a support structure for the conveyor. Also, the cover includes a... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4056185 | Conveyor unloader This disclosure relates to an apparatus which will unload tubular members, such as cans carried by travelling supports of an endless conveyor at a very high rate. The apparatus includes a plurality of carriers mounted for rotation about a fixed axis and b... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3973665 | Article delivery and transport apparatus for evacuated processing equipment Equipment for processing workpieces on a continuous basis under vacuum transfers workpieces from a feed compartment to an evacuated processing compartment, and removes processed workpieces to a discharge compartment, with a single reciprocating carriage a... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3972415 | Drag-chain conveyor construction A drag-chain conveyor has a trough-shaped elongated passage a bottom wall of which is formed with one or more openings each bounded by a circumferentially extending marginal wall portion of stepped cross-section. A discharge chute is provided for each ope... | 08/03/1976 |