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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950879 | Variable speed drive for pneumatic transport system Provided herein are systems and methods for use in controlling a translocation process of a pneumatic tube system in order to reduce the amount of energy transferred from the tube system to a pneumatic carrier and, hence, its contents. Generally, these utilities ent... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7785043 | Apparatus for controlling or regulating the distribution of particles in dust or granule form in one or a plurality of carrier gas streams The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the distribution of particles in dust or granule form in one or a plurality of carrier gas streams. The invention further relates to the use of an apparatus in a conveying pipe. An advantageous adaptation of the ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780378 | Device and process for transporting a sleeve A device and a process for transporting a sleeve, in particular for a cup or a can, in which the sleeve is transported during the production process from a first working station to a second working station. The sleeve is transported by a blast of air, whereby the bl... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7556455 | Method of dynamic transporting of object with flow of carrying medium In a method of the energy-saving dynamic transporting of object with a flow of 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 carry... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7537418 | Methods and systems for delivering lost circulation material into drilling pits Disclosed herein are embodiments of an apparatus for delivering lost circulation material, particularly cottonseed hulls, into oil and gas drilling pits. According to one exemplary embodiment, a lost circulation material delivery apparatus for delivering lost circul... | 05/26/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7101120 | Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flows for pneumatic conveying A system and method providing automatic adjustment of flows used to empty dry material from a pressure pot or hopper. In some embodiments, based on pressure increases in the conveying line that receives the dry material, the flow of conveying-fluid to the conveying ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059545 | Automatic air-assisted manifold mounted gun A coating material dispensing device includes a first component providing a connection to a source of coating material to be dispensed and a filter for filtering coating material to be dispensed. The first component includes a housing for housing the filter and a cl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6935813 | Control mechanism, an installation and a method for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line A control mechanism (20; 70) and a method for use in an installation for transporting bulk material, granular material or powdery material through a conveyor line (1) with the aid of a pressurized gaseous medium. The control mechanism (20; 70) i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6375393 | Apparatus for the automatic orientation of tubular articles such as stockings Apparatus for the automatic orientation of tubular articles, such as stockings and the like, in which one end is thicker than the other, comprising a tubular chamber (1) with an inlet section (I) and an outlet section (U) for, respectively, the admission ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6210079 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system has a two storage hoppers (2a,2b) respective storage outlets (6a,6b), There is a pick up location (3) and a passage (4) provides communication... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6120216 | Modular feeder system and feeder module for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A modular feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system (1) has a two dimensional array of electrical component feeder modules (3), an electrical component storage hopper (4), a pick up location ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6068428 | Capsule train separation system for fluid capsule pipeline transporation Apparatus for spacing consecutive capsules of solid material traveling as a capsule train in a pipeline in which the capsules are carried by a fluid flowing through the pipeline includes a separation system interposed between upstream and downstream porti... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5931093 | Pneumatic sheet guiding device in a printing machine A device for guiding a sheet as it is conveyed through a deliverer or between printing units of a sheet-fed printing machine is provided. The sheet guiding device includes a guide surface which has a plurality of openings therein and a housing which is ar... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5702209 | Powder feed device, especially for powder coating material A powder feed device, especially for powder coating material, with an injector (2), in which a partial vacuum is created by a feed air stream according to the principle of a Venturi pipe and powder is drawn out of a powder container (10) and transported. ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5634636 | Flexible object handling system using feedback controlled air jets A fluid transport system for moving flexible objects includes a conveyor configured to direct fluid flow against opposite sides of flexible objects. A sensor unit senses motion state of flexible objects, and a motion analysis unit is connected to the sens... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5562366 | Method and system for fast cycle transport of materials in dense phase A fast cycle system for transport of particulate material in dense phase has a feeder assembly dispensing material into a pulse pod assembly. The latter is connected to a pressurized pipeline and the pod of material is sent into the pipeline upon receipt ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558472 | Method and apparatus for transporting particles A method for transporting particles such as polyolefin particles from a first container to a second container. The particles are transported from the first container to the second container through a transportation pipe by means of a pressure difference b... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5505566 | Powder injector A powder injector creates a powder-air mixture and feeds the mixture to a powder coating gun. The injector comprises a powder suction conduit, an injector nozzle fitted in the powder suction conduit, a mixing cone with a venturi tube connected thereto, th... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5017054 | Delivery line for the conveying of viscous or pasty material A delivery line for conveying viscous or pasty material to be filled into a food can or the like from a conveyor pump to a filling machine, having a delivery path developed in the form of a trombone tube with two sections extending parallel to each other ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4955761 | Process for pneumatically conveying material and apparatus for controlling the feed of air therefor A process and an apparatus for pneumatically conveying material in a tubular conveyor conduit (10) into which pressure gas is introduced from a connecting conduit (12, 12a), are improved in that, in the event of a rise in pressure in the convey... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4878784 | Feed chute arrangement for textile machines, such as carding machines A feed chute arrangement for textile machines, such as carding machines includes a feed chute having a plurality of walls one of which is gas-permeable to let gaseous medium to escape from the interior of the feed chute into a neighboring gas output chamb... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4861200 | Apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material An apparatus for pneumatically conveying bulk material includes a conveyor line for transporting the bulk material and a secondary line which carries clean gas and is multiply connected via branch line and a plurality of check valves with the conveyor lin... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854783 | Vertical hydro-hoist with adjustable floats and method of operating the same A vertical hydro-hoist for conveying a slurry under pressure by using a liquid obtained from a chemical process as a driving liquid and method for operating the same, the hydro-hoist includes at least one feed chamber and a detector for detecting a relati... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4844663 | Feed line-ultrasonic activated gas injection The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for minimizing mass flow rate fluctuations of a particulate solid fuel and gas mixture having a coal mass flow rate ranging from about 50-800 kg/m3 and a corresponding frequency range... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838738 | Pressure compensated weigh system The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for controlling mass flow rate of a particulate solids and gas mixture to a reactor. In particular, the fast response of a mass flow rate-indicating device is combined with the longer term accur... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4830545 | Feed line design The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for minimizing mass flow rate fluctuations of a particulate solid fuel and gas mixture having a coal mixture mass flow rate of about 50-800 kg/cubic meter and a corresponding frequency range of ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4780027 | System for supplying blasting media to a media blasting system A system for supplying blasting media to a media blasting system in which a pair of pressure pots or pressure chambers are provided in which the blasting media is introduced for dispensing the media to conduits leading to blasting guns. The media supply v... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4775267 | Pneumatic conveyor for powder Disclosed is a pneumatic conveyor system for powder. The conveyor system includes a powder feeder, a bent pipe, a transport pipe, a first air supply nozzle connected to an upper pipe member of the bent pipe, and a second air supply nozzle connected to a c... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4758118 | Process and apparatus for the metered introduction of fine-grain solid materials into an industrial furnace particularly a blast furnace or cupola furnace A process and apparatus for the metered introduction of fine-grain materials, particularly pulverulent solid substances (i.e., coal dust) from a pressurized metering container which contains a supply of solid material, into an industrial furnace having a ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4758117 | Method for the transportation of a particulate material at controlled rate The invention provides an efficient method for controlling the flow rate of a particulate material through a pneumatic transportation pipe at a preset value with a high accuracy and rapid response to an external disturbance added to the system by controll... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4749312 | Process for the dosing and transfer of a granular product and corresponding installation A granular product to be dosed is introduced at the same time as a transfer liquid into a dosing chamber below a retaining grid, provided in the upper part thereof. The measurement of the pressure upstream of the dosing chamber makes it possible to detect... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4666462 | Control process for gasification of solid carbonaceous fuels Control process for producing an aqueous slurry of solid carbonaceous fuel having a desired solids concentration for feed to a partial oxidation gas generator by grinding together in a size reduction zone a recycle aqueous slurry stream comprising carbon-... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4637473 | Fire suppression system A fire suppression system including a housing for receiving particulate matter and defining an inlet opening and an outlet opening, an input duct connected to the inlet opening, an air mover for forcing air through the input duct into the housing and out ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4587002 | Apparatus for floating transport and processing of substrate or tape Improved apparatus (10), including passage (22) for inter-cushion processing and transport of substrates (12) towards and from process modules (14) and (16) for main processing of said substrates (12) at non-atmospheric pressure in a series of successive ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4482275 | Method and apparatus for distributing powdered particles Powdered particles are continuously distributed from a pressurized transporting vessel to a plurality of receiving ends such as tuyers of a blast furnace through a plurality of transporting pipes for each receiving end. A speed of gas supplied to the vess... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4437609 | Automatic damper device The damper device of the invention comprises a paddle wheel (2) adapted to allow, by its rotation, the air streaming through the duct (1) wherein the device is mounted. A thermostat (14) senses the temperature in an area immediately upstream the paddle wh... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4415296 | Materials transfer system and methodology A method and system are provided for continuously conveying hard particulate material of non-uniform size, like coal. A high pressure transfer device has high and low pressure feed and discharge lines extending to and from it, and a screen arrangement for... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4408943 | Ship-to-ship fluid transfer system A system for transferring fluid between two marine tankers, including a first articulated loading arm mounted on the first tanker and a second loading arm or other suitable receiver mounted on the second tanker. The first loading arm is guided into operat... | 10/11/1983 |
