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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410329 | Device for conveying powders through pipelines A device for conveying powders through pipelines including at least one pumping device which in turn includes a suction inlet and a delivery outlet and a tubular chamber with opposite ends connected respectively to the suction inlet through an input valve and to the... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399337 | Continuous air monitor filter changeout apparatus An apparatus and corresponding method for automatically changing out a filter cartridge in a continuous air monitor. The apparatus includes: a first container sized to hold filter cartridge replacements; a second container sized to hold used filter cartridges; a tra... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7311474 | Pellet loader A pellet loader according to the present invention is provided with an ejector portion 1. A gas supply pipe 2 is connected to an injection nozzle 11 of the ejector portion 1 for supplying compressed gas from a compressed gas source 8 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311274 | Antislip material ejector An antislip material ejector comprises an antislip material container 12 which stores antislip material, an air inlet pipe 13 which is arranged in the antislip material container, a compressed air supply pipe 14 which supplies compressed air to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303362 | Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate material A method and system are disclosed for moving and placing in hard to reach locations granular and other particulate material such as sand, gravel, earth and similar materials. The system includes an improved auger for moving the material and an improved rotary airloc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7234252 | Method and apparatus for beneficiating soils during vacuum excavation An apparatus for soil excavation having a vacuum hose, a vacuum holding tank and at least one air lance and/or water jet, in which a soil beneficiating agent is introduced into the soil during one or more of the steps of the vacuum excavation process. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219636 | Variable valve timing control system of internal combustion engine A variable valve timing control system of an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulically-operated phase converter disposed between a sprocket and a camshaft, and having a phase-advance hydraulic chamber and a phase-retard hydraulic chamber for changing an an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207505 | Method for producing small granules A method for quickly forming a high value powdered feed materials, particularly pharmaceuticals, into small, durable granules using known elements of process equipment, comprising the steps of mixing the feed materials with a wetting solution in a high shear mixer o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7080961 | Distribution assembly for particulate material An assembly for distributing particulate material comprising a blower assembly which is preferably removably mounted on a mobile platform and structured to generate a forced flow of air along a flow path and through a manifold assembly connected to a supply of mater... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7021870 | Device for the transport of granular solid particles with a controlled flow rate Process and device for the transport of granular solids with a controlled flow rate, in particular for the transport of catalyst in a hydrocarbon reforming unit. The device comprises a gravity-feed pipe (A) for solid particles in the dense phase, a pneumatic transpo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976804 | Method of repairing damaged concrete slabs A method of repairing concrete slabs that have become uneven and dangerous is provided that employs lime sludge that is injected under pressure into the space between the lower surface of the damaged concrete slab and the underlying ground to raise that slab back in... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974279 | Ejector, fine solid piece recovery apparatus and fluid conveyor An ejector is configured to generate a high negative pressure capable of sucking and conveying fine metal pieces or chips, such as machinings or cuttings, for example, when using the ejector as a driving source for a fluid conveyor. The ejector includes a convergent... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971785 | Canister assembly for powder delivery system A powder paint canister assembly includes a canister body having a color changer manifold, a purge ring, and at least one venturi pump attached thereto. The canister body interior includes a fluidization plate and a fluidization distribution plate adjacent a prefera... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6883736 | Distribution assembly for particulate material An assembly for distributing particulate material comprising a blower assembly which is preferably removably mounted on a mobile platform and structured to generate a forced flow of air along a flow path and through a manifold assembly connected to a supply of mater... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6857826 | Injector for a powder coating installation An injector for a powder coating installation having an injector casing made of electrically non-conductive material, such as plastics. The interior surface and the exterior surface of the injector casing are coated with coatings of electrically conductive material,... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6840463 | Quick color change system A quick color change system for powder coating spray systems includes a powder pump having a powder inlet and a powder outlet, and a powder flow path extending straight from the powder inlet to the powder outlet on a single longitudinal axis, a pump frame on which t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6732897 | Venturi inducer system for transferring material A continuous supply of scrap material from a papermaking or converting process is transferred by a venturi inducer system including a housing surrounding a tubular intake duct which defines with the housing an annular air chamber connected to receive pressurized air... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6533504 | Bottle cap elevator An apparatus for sending bottle caps to a remote elevated location has a first hopper for temporarily storing bottle caps. The first hopper receives a supply of bottle caps. A feeder has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the feeder is coupled... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6428246 | System and method of conveying, storing, and dispensing packing material A system and method for conveying and dispensing packing material, such as a chain of linked air bags which includes a pressurized pathway and an elongated hopper that conveys and dispenses the air bags. The hopper includes a plurality of air jets that tr... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398462 | Powder transfer apparatus having powder fluidizing tube An apparatus for emptying powder from a container, such as an original shipping box includes a support having a vibrating unit for loosening the powder within the container. A powder pick-up tube and an attached powder pump draw powder from the container ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6336774 | Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate An Improved Apparatus and Method for Moving and Placing Granulate is disclosed. The disclosed device is a portable, self-contained apparatus capable of discharging granulate into hard-to-reach areas, as well as providing assistance in covering vast open a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6312207 | Method and apparatus for transport of blowable thermal insulation The invention relates to a method for treatment of blowable thermal insulation, whereby thermal insulation, such as woodfiber wool, cellulose wool, mineral wool, glass wool and/or like is being led by means of one or several filling means (3a) to a transp... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6267540 | Device for creating a powder-air-mixture The present invention relates to a device for generating a powder-air mixture, having a powder delivery device, a conveying air feed pipe for the conveying air, and a device for forming an enveloping conveying air jet. The powder delivery device terminate... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261030 | Desiccant feeder system and apparatus A desiccant feeder system comprising, a reservoir for desiccant canisters, means for delivering the canisters through a transfer tube to at a loading station, means for presenting the open end of containers one at a time at the loading station, means for ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254315 | Eductor wand for bulk particulate materials An eductor wand for vacuuming free flowing, bulk particulate materials consisting generally of a first conduit having first and second inlets; a venturi disposed within such first conduit and spaced therefrom to provide a passageway therebetween intercomm... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250852 | Spherical object supplying apparatus A spherical object supplying apparatus is to positively and smoothly supply, when spherical objects such as spherical single crystal silicons are supplied from a storing container such as a hopper to the following processing or manufacturing station (or a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6234722 | Vacuum system for particulate materials and an ejector device therefor An ejector mountable on a planar wall of a housing for gathering and conveying particulate material to within such housing generally consisting of a flat base plate segment mountable on such planar wall member, a first set of flat plates joined together a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6217261 | Aeration discharge outlet assembly for bulk material containers An aeration discharge outlet assembly for use with bulk material containers wherein we provide an external cone and an internal cone. With internal cone being completely surrounded by pressurized air within an annular space and includes multiple air inlet... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6089795 | Mobile apparatus for pneumatic conveyance of gravel or similar granular material An apparatus for pneumatically conveying granular material such as gravel. The apparatus includes a vehicle base mounting plate, a prime mover such as a diesel engine, a hydraulically driven air blower, a hopper for receiving gravel to be conveyed, and a ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6045298 | Spray insulation components A system and corresponding method are disclosed for blowing or spraying loose-fill insulation (e.g. fiberglass) into wall cavities and the like the system including a fiber recovery or recycling subsystem that vacuums up overspray or waste fibers and forw... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036408 | Extraction apparatus for bulk material containers An improved extraction apparatus for bulk material containers, in particular for bins (1) filled with a pourable bulk material (3), comprises a suction head which can be lowered onto the bulk material (3). According to the improvement, provision is made f... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036407 | Solids conveying system for compacted, friable solids that can not be pushed or compressed A gas conveying system capable of conveying a solid material without pushing or compressing the solid material. The system comprising: at least one conduit assembly comprising a conduit, a lance assembly disposed about a first end of the conduit which is ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5899641 | Bulk material conveying system and ejector therefor An ejector for providing motive gas for conveying particulate solids from a solids supply vessel through a conveying pipeline includes a gas introduction stage and a solids introduction stage. The gas introduction stage includes a fluids mixing chamber ha... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5873680 | Method and injector arrangement for conveying pulverulent material An injector arrangement for use where particulates are to be entrained in a gas transport medium. The apparatus has a nozzle discharging conveying gas and a secondary, dosing, gas flow provided from an annular passage. This secondary flow envelopes the co... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5865568 | Method of and device for suction transporting In a method of and a device for suction transporting a material from an object surface, the suction transporting device has a suction unit and a unit for modulating the suction. A suction is applied to a transporting line by the suction unit so that a mat... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5846031 | Powder spray coating injector device Powder spray coating injector device consisting generally of three tubes nested coaxially. Fluidized powder is carried through an inner one of the tubes and compressed air is carried through annular passages between the inner tube and an intermediate tube... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5769572 | Bag dumping station vacuum A bag dumping station for receiving particulate materials from rupturable bags or other portable containers is provided with a vacuum facility with a direct inlet to the hopper of the station and includes an ejector for providing motive gas for vacuum con... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5741093 | Apparatus for collecting lightweight objects Air packaging peanut recovery system for recovering packing peanuts includes an operator held wand connected to a flexible conduit. The flexible conduit has a discharge end extending into a collection hopper having a mesh top. The wand is provided with an... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5727908 | Air lift pump for wet particulates An air lift pump for wet particulates has a plurality of transport tubes and air injectors disposed in a central column for transporting particulate matter from a lower elevation to a higher elevation. The central column has a closed top and an open botto... | 03/17/1998 |
