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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7181871 | Sludge harvester for removing sludge from sludge ponds A sludge harvester for removing a concentrated nutrient sludge from a sludge pond includes a frame, one or more wheels or skids attached to the frame, means for gently breaking up at least a portion of the sludge layer adjacent to a dilute layer, and means for captu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 5413715 | Incinerator improvements An ash scoop which remains out of the water during most of its operation. The ash scoop has a retaining and a nonretaining configuration. It moves along a track downward into the pit while poised in its nonretaining configuration. Once in the pit, it move... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5060405 | Material moving apparatus A bucket loader wherein the bucket is pivotally mounted at one end of an arm. The other end of the arm is pivotably connected to the locomotive of a multiple-trolley train which is mounted for travel along an overhead monorail in a surface mine or in an u... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4718729 | Material clearing and piling device An apparatus and method for clearing material from one location to a pile at another wherein a trolley member with a winch is suspended below and supported by a track which in turn is supported on a moving platform such as a drilling platform or a barge. ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4411080 | High-lead yarder rake A high-lead yarder rake is capable of clearing brush, timber, and other debris at a logging site when hauled just above the surface along a main line with a main line yarder. The rake has a generally rectangular frame having a top, a bottom, two sides, a ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4184958 | Apparatus for treating sumps Lime, preferably as calcium oxide, is mixed with the contents of sumps, such as oil well sumps, and these generally have a pasty or plastic consistency. The calcium oxide reacts with the materials present and also dehydrates the contents of the sump, caus... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4184583 | Device for use in the emptying of dredging buckets A guide is provided for the buckets of an endless dredging line comprising an emptying station incorporated into the guide. A system comprising a pair of trolleys and a pulley system is provided to hold each bucket stationary at the emptying station for d... | 01/22/1980 |
