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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275701 | Adjustable discharge apparatus Adjustable discharge apparatus include a first conduit apparatus with a first conduit section extending along an arcuate path about a pivot axis. A second conduit apparatus is pivotally mounted about the pivot axis in a telescoping relationship with the first condui... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7240474 | Power assist rear discharge mower deck A rear discharge mower deck has at least two cutting blades mounted on vertical spindles in cutting chambers, a fan in a housing mounted on the deck over the cutting chambers, and an inlet opening between the cutting chambers and the fan housing. The surface area of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7174660 | Snow removing machine A snow removing machine has an auger for plowing and collecting snow, a rotatable blower for throwing snow collected by the auger, and a shooter for guiding the snow thrown by the blower so that the snow reaches a selected point. The blower has a central shaft part ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163456 | Vehicle air conditioner Engine cooling water is charged to a flexible diaphragm member (3d) to expand the flexible diaphragm member (3d) so that the substantial sectional area of an air passage (3b) is decreased when a ventilation resistance, in an... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7137237 | Forage harvester blower The present invention relates to a forage harvester blower including a blower rotor having a plurality of generally radially extending rotor paddles which operate in a corresponding substantially cylindrical housing, characterised in that said housing is provided wi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7069712 | Mower deck with blower A mower deck includes a blower to lift blades of grass or vegetation for cutting. The blower may be mounted above and to the rear of the mower deck, and may rotate on a vertical axis spaced from the axes of the cutter blades. A passage or duct extends from the cutti... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6494151 | Exhauster diffuser discharge valve A discharge valve plate of the type used in the conduit between an exhauster fan and a riffle box in a coal fine delivery system for a coal-fired combustion chamber in a power plant. The axis of rotation of the discharge valve plate is oriented generally ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 5363778 | High efficiency exhauster for a solid fuel pulverizing and firing system A high efficiency exhauster which is capable of attaining operating efficiencies of up to 70% when employed in a solid fuel pulverizer firing system that includes a pulverizer which is operative to effect the pulverization therewithin of the solid fuel su... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5209608 | Air grain conveyor system An air grain conveyor comprising a means for generating high velocity air, a grain ejection section, a connection between said means and said ejector section whereby the high velocity air is ejected into the ejection section, and a grain hopper attached t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5190140 | Material handling apparatus An impeller assembly having a housing supporting a rotatable impeller. The housing has a bottom entrance opening and a top exit opening separated by a curved back wall. A liner of low friction and abrasion resistant plastic material located adjacent a por... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5147030 | Impeller assembly An impeller assembly having a housing supporting a rotatable impeller. The housing has a bottom entrance opening and a top exit opening separated by a curved back wall. A liner of low friction and abrasion resistant plastic material located adjacent a por... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5064315 | Blower A blower for transporting grass clippings from a grass cutting unit to a grass catcher of a lawn mower comprises a housing with a protective liner extending over peripheral inside walls thereof. The liner includes a lining material formed of an elastic re... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5035317 | Impeller assembly with adjustable impeller An impeller assembly having a housing supporting a rotatable impeller. The housing has a bottom entrance opening and a top exit opening separated by a curved back wall. A liner of low friction and abrasive resistant plastic material covers the inside of t... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4964502 | Impeller assembly An impeller assembly having a housing supporting a rotatable impeller. The housing has a bottom entrance opening and a top exit opening separated by a curved back wall. A liner of low friction and abrasive resistant plastic material covers the inside of t... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4941295 | Abrasive elevating apparatus for blast machines and method of using This relates to an elevating system for elevating used abrasive particles in a blast machine arrangement so that theused abrasive particles may be returned to an associated blast head for reuse. Basically speaking, the abrasive particle elevating system i... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4883406 | Transport ventilator The present invention provides a fan for moving air or transporting loose material. The fan comprises an inlet suction pipe that is bifurcated to form two pieces that then open out into a cone, after which there is a fan-blade wheel. This fan-blade wheel ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4832538 | Feed spreader A feed spreader has an impeller for distributing feed to livestock in a feed lot. The impeller is driven through a belt and pulley arrangement by an electric motor. The feed spreader has a connection for receiving feed from a feed hopper through a flexibl... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4821495 | Blower and discharge spout assembly An ensilage harvester blower is provided with a deflector which directs crop material discharged from the blower along a path which intersects a curved, crop direction changing, discharge spout wall surface area at a shallow angle so as to minimize the no... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4784755 | Dust control Product, such as grain, is cleansed of particulate, such as dust, as it is being conveyed in the normal receiving, storage, and shipping processes. The particulate is sucked from the product by large volumes of low velocity air. The particulate is sucked ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4696432 | Forage harvester blower A forage harvester blower includes a blower fan having a plurality of pivotable blades which operate closely to a cylindrical surface of the blower housing. Forge is delivered into the blower housing along a path extending tangentially to an outer part of... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4425058 | Forage blower discharge conduit A centrifugal blower has an offset between a housing rim sheet and discharge conduit outer wall. A vertical panel attached to the rim sheet guides the feed material into the silo pipe center portion without contacting the conduit outer wall and discharge ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4235293 | Self-cleaning fan housing A fan housing comprising two side plates and a scroll, angle elongated scraper members secured transversely between the side plates, the scroll resting on the scraper members and being slideably mounted on the side plates, and a reciprocating actuator sec... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4174001 | Fan housing clean out apparatus A fan housing through which mire is drawn includes a plurality of rods connected around and inside the periphery of the housing and a belting placed thereover, ends of the belting extending through a side opening in the housing and connected to a rocker a... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4169508 | Method and apparatus for fire extinguishing A method for extinguishing fires which is particularly suited for extinguishing burning liquids. The area of the fire is covered by granulated or chopped mineral wool which is spread out over the fire in a sufficiently thick layer. The apparatus for carry... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4155602 | Trash removal apparatus for sugar cane harvesters Trash removal apparatus in a sugar cane harvester comprises an axial flow extractor fan having multiple blades to draw trash out of harvested cane and to discharge it through a duct on the pressure side of the fan. The duct is in the form of a helical tra... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4129339 | Trash removal apparatus for sugar cane harvesters Trash removal apparatus in a sugar cane harvester comprises an axial flow extractor fan to draw trash out of harvested cane and to discharge it through a duct on the pressure side of the fan. The duct is in the form of a helical trash guide member which c... | 12/12/1978 |
| 3968997 | Feed material handling apparatus The feed material handling apparatus has a frame vertically supporting a feed material blower with an upwardly extending transition discharge member and horizontally supporting an impeller with a rotor for delivering feed material to the blower. The blowe... | 07/13/1976 |
