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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109698 | Apparatus and method for channelled transport of fruits using a fluid pathway The present invention provides an apparatus and method for transporting fruits, comprising: a frame; a channel for fluid arranged on the frame for the purpose of transporting the fruits between an entry side and an... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7674077 | Method of transporting tuberous vegetables A method of transporting tuberous vegetables from a storage facility that is remote from a processing facility to a processing facility includes providing a pipeline from the storage facility to the processing facility. A sufficient amount of water is continuously f... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7322137 | Dynamic display air inflatable device The invention is directed to an inflatable display that has a plurality of inflation modules. The modules are inflated by a fan element. More specifically, a first inflation module is formed from a permeable material and configured to represent a predetermined shape... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7278811 | Land and sea transport system for particulate materials A multi-modal system for transport of particulate material includes a plurality of ship based hoppers mounted within the hold of a ship. Each such hopper includes a container for particulate material, a container inlet by which particulate material can be loaded int... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7241080 | Pump for transferring particulate material A pump for transferring particulate material from a source to a remote location, including a particulate chamber having open ends, check valves at the open ends, a vacuum source connected to the chamber adjacent one end, a gas source at the opposed end of the chambe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7207794 | Pouch production apparatus and method A pouch production apparatus includes a pouch forming apparatus operable to form pouches from an elongate web of material and zipper tape and an extrusion apparatus responsive to operation of the pouch forming apparatus and operable to extrude zipper tape. A pneumat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7108784 | Apparatus for removal and destruction of ammonia from an aqueous medium Methods and apparatuses are provided for the removal and destruction of ammonia from an aqueous medium. The methods and apparatuses include the removal of ammonia from an aqueous medium by contact with either natural or synthetic zeolite. The spent zeolite is re-gen... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104385 | Railroad hopper car unloader A system unloads material, such as bulk quantities of dry product, from a container, such as a railroad hopper car, in a fast and efficient manner. The container defines an interior adapted to contain a product and includes a product discharge section adapted to all... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073985 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material generally consisting of means for holding such material, having an inlet and an outlet; a first material transport line segment including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material having an in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6964544 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material generally consisting of means for holding such material, having an inlet and an outlet; a first material transport line segment including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material having an in... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942133 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6890129 | Dried product discharge system A system for discharging dried product, particularly for drying filters, drying units and the like, comprising, on a container for treating and containing a dried product, a discharge hole that is controlled by a discharge valve, interposed on a pneumatic circuit su... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860989 | Make-up water re-circulation in slurry processing unit Make-up water derived from an on-shore treatment facility is returned to a slurry processing unit on board a dredge by means of a water supply pipeline floating alongside a slurry delivery pipeline that conveys dredged material to the on-shore treatment facility. Af... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6827528 | Method of dynamic transporting of object with flow of carrying medium In a method of dynamic transporting of with a flow of object a carrying medium, action are applied to the carrying medium which are created in an action element during a process of conversion of an energy supplied to it, so that the flow of a carrying medium created... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6821060 | Jet pump system for forming an aqueous oil sand slurry As-mined oil sand is crushed to −5 inch by a sequentially arranged pair of double roll crushers. The crushed oil sand is fed into a hopper feeding a jet pump. Water or recycled slurry is fed under pressure as motive fluid to the jet pump. The motive fluid jet(s) p... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796749 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material generally consisting of means for holding such material, having an inlet and an outlet; a first material transport line segment including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material having an in... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789715 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6722822 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material generally consisting of means for holding such material, having an inlet and an outlet; a first material transport line segment including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material having an in... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6692196 | Apparatus for manufacturing hygienic articles An apparatus for manufacturing a series of discrete hygienic articles. The apparatus includes a supply means, at least one manipulation means, a reception means spatially separated from the supply means, a manufacturing path segment extending from the sup... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634834 | Transporting sulfur pellets A process and apparatus for effecting the transportation of sulfur pellets with the recovery of sulfur fines is disclosed. This is accomplished by a combination of steps and apparatus which include pumping water from a water supply into solid sulfur pelle... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634832 | Apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level A method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level are disclosed, the method comprising: establishing a flow loop comprising a closeable chamber for receiving batches of the particulate materials, a first ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6461087 | Christmas decoration box imitating snowing scene The present invention disclosed a Christmas decoration box structure that can imitate a snowing scene. The box structure comprises a box body, inside which ornaments and Styrofoam particles are disposed. A blower unit is arranged on the bottom portion of ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6428245 | Method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level A method of and apparatus for transporting particulate materials from a lower level to a higher level are disclosed, the method comprising: establishing a flow loop comprising a closeable chamber for receiving batches of the particulate materials, a first flow... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6368029 | Transporting sulfur pellets A process and apparatus for effecting the transportation of sulfur pellets with the recovery of sulfur fines is disclosed. This is accomplished by a combination of steps and apparatus which include pumping water from a water supply into solid sulfur pelle... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6082934 | Portable pneumatic precision metering device The present invention is a device and method for the transportation and metering of precise amounts of particulate matter. The device provides an environmentally and operator safe means of transporting and dispensing precise amounts of particulate matter ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5803673 | Portable pneumatic precision metering device The present invention is a device and method for the transportation and metering of precise amounts of particulate matter. The device provides an environmentally and operator safe means of transporting and dispensing precise amounts of particulate matter ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5727909 | Closed loop pneumatic transport system A closed looped pneumatic transport unloading system in a cotton gin transports seed cotton from a trailer or module into the cotton gin. The closed looped pneumatic transport unloading system includes a fan, a cotton receiving unit, a separator, and a cy... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5704733 | Method and apparatus for handling agricultural or horticultural produce The invention relates to a method for handling agricultural or horticultural products, for instance tomatoes or apples, wherein the products are transported in at least one reservoir filled with water substantially at a transporting level determined by th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5505567 | Closed loop conditioning system for extruded products An improved extrusion conditioning apparatus (10) includes an extrusion and cooker (12) and a closed loop pneumatic conditioning system (14) operatively coupled with the cooker (12). The closed loop system (14) includes a hood (16) disposed about the extr... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5478172 | Apparatus for feeding ultrafine powder in quantitative batch operation Ultrafine powder is stored in a pneumatic transportation tank (20), and is discharged to a transporting conduit (23) while being fluidized by the pressurized air fed through a fluidizing air port (24). The ultrafine powder is fed to a weigher (30) provide... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5421148 | Crop harvesting method and apparatus Tree crops such as citrus fruit is harvested by a mechanical picker by advancing a series of rotating disks into the tree where the disks engage the fruit and pull it from the tree. The picker includes a housing having wheels for movement between rows of ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5364208 | Method of transferring objects with compressed air A method of transferring objects provides potential energy with the air pressure of compressed air and uses compressed air for transfer repeatedly and continuously. The compressed air is retained at the place where the objects are transferred from. The co... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5284388 | Receiver with dust collector for bulk dry ingredients A receiver arrangement includes a bin vent for collecting ingredient dust and a multiple tee arrangement which permits the connection of a minor/micro pressure blow transfer system for dry ingredients into the major pressure blow system which transfers ma... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5213271 | Powder sprayer with pneumatic powder supply system A powder sprayer having a housing for containing a quantity of powder, a rotatable roller for metering the discharge of powder from the housing, a powder supply hopper remote from the housing, first and second conduits connecting the powder supply and hou... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5197162 | Apparatus having partial exhaust conduit fiber compacting air flow In a device for feeding flocculent fiber material to processing machines, comprising an upper filling chute (1) arranged in a housing, at the lower end of which a feeding roller (8) is arranged cooperating with a beater or opening roller (9) from which a ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5195850 | Apparatus and method for transporting buoyant particulate matter such as ice to a submerged location in a fluid Buoyant particles entrained in a transport water are delivered to the bottom of a flooded vessel, overcoming the buoyant force of the particles and other fluid dynamics problems associated with entrained fluid flow. In a preferred embodiment, ice particle... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5178496 | Method and apparatus for conveying solid particles to abrasive cutting apparatuses A method and apparatus conveys solid particles from a supply device to a charging device for charging free-flowing cutting jets. Positive charging of the cutting jets even when located at a greater or remote distance from the supply device is ensured. To ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5083710 | Powder sprayer with automatic powder supply system A powder supply system for a powder sprayer having a powder containing housing with a discharge opening and a roller mounted within the opening for metering the discharge of powder from the housing. The powder supply system includes first and second condu... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4953135 | Dry blending with fibers Disclosed is a method and apparatus for avoiding the clumping of dry fibers having diameters and lengths in certain ranges during blending of such fibers into a dry or wet particulate material. The process comprises distributing fibers in a vaporous mediu... | 08/28/1990 |
