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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234613 | Granular material quick change valve assembly A valve assembly including a downwardly directed funnel, a substantially cylindrical body position within a cylindrical base and a cylindrical valve within the cylindrical body atop of the funnel includes a baffle, a latch and a planar semi-circular surface about wh... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6821013 | Adapters, adapter systems and method for use in connection with powered injectors for agitation of multi-component fluids An adapter for use with a powered injector imparts agitating motion to a syringe, which is connectable to the powered injector. The powered injector includes a drive member to impart motion to a plunger slidably disposed within the syringe. The adapter includes an i... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6782834 | Lawn seed and chemical dispenser with sub-soil rock detector A hand-held tool for not only placing granular materials such as grass seed, granular chemicals, or a combination thereof into soil but also aerating it and detecting near surface rocks and the like. The tool includes a hopper, a shaft which terminates in a soil-pie... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6601738 | Lubricant dispenser A lubricant dispenser comprising a housing, a lubricant supply container, a plunger, a telescopic hollow spindle, and an electromechanical servo-drive for changing the length of the telescopic hollow spindle. One end of the telescopic hollow spindle is fi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 5545856 | Distribution system for a combination weigher or the like A product distribution system includes a cone shaped member for receiving a mass of solid flowable product thereon and a pair of concentric downwardly extending cylindrical walls. A top portion of the first of the downwardly extending cylindrical walls is... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5217139 | Dome-shaped pressurized can A dome-shaped pressurized can contains a foil sack for holding a substrate, which is positioned in the can cylinder, whose upper edge is fastened in a welt connecting the can cylinder with a dome cover. The upper edge of the foil sack is clamped between t... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4874082 | Conveyor skirt board, clamp and mounting arrangement A skirt board and mounting arrangement to seal the side edges of a conveyor belt to prevent the escape of material being conveyed. The skirt board sections include a pair of opposed side faces, one of which is placed against a mounting surface. One of the... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4867846 | Apparatus for feeding wood chips to a treatment bin Apparatus for feeding wood chips and the like into a treatment bin includes a feed tube assembly adapted to lead into the bin at a non-zero angle relative to the horizon. A plate is supported underneath the lower end of the feed tube assembly to collect i... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4453866 | Feeding granular material into a gas stream Apparatus for feeding granular material into a gas stream, for example seed or fertilizer into multiple airstreams of an agricultural vehicle, includes a receptacle for granular material, a duct for a gas stream, and a pair of resiliently compressible sur... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4407433 | Conveyor with telescopic feed tube An apparatus for the precise dispensing of particulate matter either at a uniform flow rate or in repetitious accurately measured discrete batches. The apparatus includes a housing having a hopper with a hopper outlet orientated over an endless conveyor b... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4247396 | Chemical solution dispenser A dispenser for an aqueous solution of a chemical, such as potassium permanganate, that should be confined at all times encloses the chemical in a lightweight disposable jar. The dispenser is actuated by a valve that has a relatively large float on one en... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4236628 | Conveyor skirt board and holder A skirt board and installation arrangement adapted effectively to seal a moving conveyor belt, including skirt board sections interlocked with each other and individually adjustable and removable for replacement, which can be accomplished easily without m... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4108338 | Rotary tabletting press with powder feed adjustment valve A rotary tabletting press, including a die table rotatable about an axis, has improved apparatus for feeding powder to the table. The improved feed apparatus includes a rotatably sliding valve at a discharge orifice at the bottom of a powder storage hoppe... | 08/22/1978 |
