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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028938 | Replaceable tailgate spreader A plastic tailgate mounted spreader adapted to replace the tailgate of a vehicle. The tailgate mounted spreader has a plastic hopper having a width and height generally equal to the width and height of the vehicle tailgate. A frame having at least a top member and a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7370818 | Apparatus for treatment of snow and ice A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a storage and dispensing apparatus. The storage and dispensing apparatus can be mounted directly to the chassis or disposed within or on a body, which in turn is mounted to the chassis. The storage and dispensing a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7159889 | Articulated liquid manure spreader A liquid manure spreader is described which comprises a frame having a plurality of frame portions and having articulation means between each frame portion for permitting relative movement of each frame portion in response to directional changes of the liquid manure... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125204 | Portable pneumatic blower A portable unit for pneumatically blowing landscaping and/or building materials, such as bark, mulch, fertilizer, compost, wood chips, grass clippings, leaves, gravel/stone, straw, hay, sawdust and combinations thereof is provided. The unit is transportable by: a ca... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118053 | Mounting assembly for supporting a hopper and a spreading mechanism on a vehicle The subject invention provides a mounting assembly (10) for supporting a hopper (16) and a spreading mechanism (12) on a vehicle (14) for carrying and spreading a material. A spreader frame (18) supports the hopper (16) and ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073867 | Cargo bucket system A universal cargo bucket system for hauling or loading and unloading cargo from a vehicle is provided. The universal cargo bucket system includes an adjustable frame hingedly attached to the rear corner posts of a vehicle, a cargo bucket pivotally attached to the fr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7028932 | Machine for mixing and distributing products used to feed livestock A machine including a container fitted with a base that extends between lateral walls and end walls. The base partially covers (i) a mixing rotor and (ii) a feed auger which moves products in the skip either in a closed circuit or in a circuit towards a distributing... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978952 | Sand/salt spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977597 | Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface and atmospheric conditions simultaneously from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of deposited material on a road surface, a detect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953163 | Truck bed mounted spreader A spreader assembly for spreading a material and for mounting to a bed of a truck is disclosed. The assembly includes a hopper and a frame having an upper rail for supporting the hopper in the bed of the truck. The frame includes a pair of front and rear posts exten... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938829 | Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device An apparatus and system, preferably mounted on a service vehicle, provides synchronized application of fluid materials, either solid or liquid, to a vehicle travel surface in proportional amounts or spatially distributed proportions in response to user defined requi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932287 | Spreader An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921027 | Truck wash automatic chemical ratio proportioning A chemical ratio proportioning apparatus (100, 200) intended primarily for use in a wash bay (10) of a vehicle wash system. A gantry (14) and spray wands (18) are used for washing a vehicle (12). A quantity of solvent such as water... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905077 | Agricultural spreader An agricultural spreader (100) includes material storage means (1) for storing agricultural material (2), at least one material spreading means (4) to spread the agricultural material (2) onto a surface (20) below the agricu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6817551 | Convertible plural bin and conveyor material spreader A convertible material spreader in which a single hopper bin with a conveyor is converted into a dual bin hopper with dual independent conveyors by nesting a secondary hopper and conveyor combination into the primary bin after removing an end gate. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6786435 | Twin discharge conveyor for a truck mounted spreader system A twin discharge conveyor mounted on a spreader truck is shown including two parallel mounted conveying mechanisms such as augers, belt conveyors and chain conveyors contained within a conveyor trough that is mounted laterally on a truck chassis adjacent the front e... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6715696 | Remote control bin device The invention comprises a towable trailer having a first frame and a bin, conveyor, and spinners mounted on a second frame. The bin carries materials which are conveyed by the conveyor to the spinners at the rear of the bin which spin and spread the material on the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6446879 | Method and apparatus for depositing snow-ice treatment material on pavement Apparatus and method for depositing salt granular materials upon a highway pavement at practical speeds. A highway truck is utilized which employs two spaced apart ejector mechanisms which function to deposit a continues narrow band of mixed salt and brin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422490 | Rear mounted spreader with horizontal auger A rear mounted spreader having a horizontal auger. The spreader is ideally suited to spread bulk salt and sand, but can effectively be used to spread any spreadable material. The spreader is mounted to a vehicle and the auger is generally perpendicular to... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6398137 | Mount and feeder arrangement for a precision placement spreader A truck having a material spreader and a control mechanism to regulate the velocity of materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader includes a material guider to guide the trajectory of substantially all the materials in a direction... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6347753 | Zero velocity spreading system for distributing particulate material A vehicle-mounted spreader for distributing material onto a surface while the vehicle is in motion across the surface includes a discharge spout for directing the material being distributed onto the surface and a rotor coupled to the discharge spout for p... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6220532 | Mount and feeder arrangement for a precision placement spreader A truck having a material spreader and a control mechanism to regulate the velocity of materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader includes a material guider to guide the trajectory of substantially all the materials in a direction... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6173917 | Granular material spreader A granular material spreader is adapted for towing behind a yard tractor. A frame upports an inverted cone which is sized to contain a supply of granular material for distribution. The bin sweep rod is carried adjacent to the inside surface of the cone, a... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173904 | Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device An apparatus and system, preferably mounted on a service vehicle, provides synchronized application of fluid materials, either solid or liquid, to a vehicle travel surface in proportional amounts or spatially distributed proportions in response to user de... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6161784 | Apparatus for conditioning and dispensing a mixture of wet and dry loose fill insulation material An apparatus for conditioning and dispensing a mixture of wet and dry insulation material is provided. The apparatus includes a hopper with a partition disposed in the hopper so as to define a wet material receiving compartment and a dry material receivin... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6131818 | Composted waste spreading apparatus and method A composted waste spreading (distributing) method and apparatus is disclosed. A storage hopper having a floor drag chain is employed to remove the composted material from the bottom of the hopper and push it out of the hopper through an opening. A unidire... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123276 | Interlock system for spreader bodies Systems for reducing the possibility of inadvertent activation of an auger located in a supply body and/or spreader device while the covers of such a body or spreader device are open are provided. A motor that is drivingly connected to the auger is provid... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6092745 | Site-specific control system for manure spreader A material spreader comprising a mobile tank for receiving and discharging waste material, such as manure. The spreader includes a conveying assembly comprising one or more augers rotatably mounted in the tank for conveying material received in the tank t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089478 | Spreader assembly A spreader assembly for spreading materials such as, for example, salt seed or fertilizer. The spreader assembly includes a motor and transmission drive assembly which is mounted outside of the hopper to protect the motor and drive assembly from corrosive... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6047908 | Manure spreading apparatus A material spreader comprising a mobile tank for receiving and discharging waste material, such as manure. The spreader includes a conveying assembly comprising one or more augers rotatably mounted in the tank for conveying material received in the tank t... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5957394 | Bedding material spreader device A bedding material spreader device of the present invention includes a hopper for holding a material. The hopper is open at the top and includes a closed bottom. A screw-auger is rotatably positioned along the inside bottom of the hopper for conveying the... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941464 | Manure spreading apparatus A material spreader comprising a mobile tank for receiving and discharging waste material, such as manure. The spreader includes a conveying assembly comprising one or more augers rotatably mounted in the tank for conveying material received in the tank t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931393 | Salt-sand spreader with liquid injector A salt-sand spreader for use for spreading materials onto road surfaces primarily where icing or slippery conditions occur. The spreader includes an applicator for coating the particles with a liquid prior to discharging the particles to tend to speed up ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927617 | Dump truck body with a rear lateral conveyor A truck in accordance with the present invention includes a dump body, a truck frame with a rear axle, a lift system, and a conveying system. The dump body is defined by a unitary floor, a pair of sidewalls which extend tip from opposite sides of the floo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5908155 | Powder discharge apparatus and method for using the same An apparatus and method for use with powdered resin feeders that provide a continuous stream of powder to a plurality of spray nozzles for the application of powder to a plurality of work-pieces. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus converts a singl... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5904296 | Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable positions snow removal device An apparatus and system, preferably mounted on a service vehicle, provides synchronized application of fluid materials, either solid or liquid, to a vehicle travel surface in proportional amounts or spatially distributed proportions in response to user de... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5725160 | Chip blower apparatus A chip blowing apparatus for application or dispersion of wood chips or like aggregate material. The invention includes a hopper with an auger for directing materials to the bottom of the hopper. An air lock feeder adjacent to the bottom of the hopper rec... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5649666 | Motor-powered spreading apparatus for use with articulating dump boxes A gasoline motor powered spreading apparatus for use with vehicles equipped with articulating dump boxes is described. The spreading apparatus includes a hopper assembly, a spinner, a mounting platform for a gasoline powered motor, a mounting platform lev... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5603452 | Stationary spreader A stationary spreader (10) which is activated in response to a signal from a sensor (118) indicating a condition of the adjacent ground surface, is described. The stationary spreader includes a bin (12), a spreader housing (34) and a control box (106) whi... | 02/18/1997 |
