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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306291 | Monolithic dual-purpose trailer A monolithic dual-purpose trailer for transporting cargo includes a frame including two longitudinally extending side rails and a central reinforcing member in the form of an engineered truss is located between the two side rails. Wheels are mounted to the frame. A ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6920288 | Method for automatically provisioning a network element Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for automatically detecting and provisioning new optical connections in a network element (NE). The detection of the optical connections is generally accomplished via optical scans, and in particular, an optica... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6749268 | Closing apparatus for twin pendulum hopper doors A pneumatic closing apparatus suitable for metering grain or other material gravity discharged by twin pendulum hopper doors from a hopper trailer. The closing apparatus includes a bidirectional pneumatic cylinder that operates a linkage assembly controlling the doo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 5997099 | Hopper A hopper (10, 120) for use with flowable material (12) such as particulate, aggregate, sand, salt, gravel, top soil or the like includes at least one pivotal gate (14) attached to a frame (18) of the hopper (10, 120). Advantageously, the gate (14) swings ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5437499 | Convertible truck body A dump truck having a dump body with a central longitudinally extending conveyor and elongated internal panels moveable between upright storage positions next to the opposed parallel side walls of the truck body and inclined hopper positions extending dow... | 08/01/1995 |
