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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157483 | Method and device for rendering vacuum conveyors inert Disclosed is a method for rendering vacuum conveyors inert, the vacuum conveyors including at least one intake device (30), a discharge device (40), a separating vessel (100), a vacuum pump device (20), and a system for feeding inert flui... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7559725 | Conveyor for and method of conveying heated material A conveyor may include a conveyor includes a frame, a trough supported on the frame, and a vibratory generator operatively coupled to the trough. The trough has a trough wall with a first plurality of apertures, and a plurality of baffles are spaced above the first ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7431537 | High capacity particulate loader and transfer apparatus A high capacity particulate loader having an intake hose on one sidewall thereof which communicates with a source of negative pressure formed by a multi-stage suction mechanism, to create a high suction, high volume and high speed air stream that draws particulate m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7104743 | Vacuum receiver with positive dump valve control A vacuum receiver for a pneumatic conveyor for conveying, e.g., plastic pellets, having a receiving vessel with a material inlet, a material outlet and a conveying gas outlet. A first valve member is provided for opening and closing the conveying gas outlet, and a s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6868876 | Device for bagging bulk material A device for the sacking of bulk material having a product container for receiving bulk material, a filling funnel, and a dust filter. A separator, which is connected to the filling funnel via a connection line, is arranged upstream to the dust filter. Furthermore, ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6659284 | Mcminer material transfer process A process, a means of transferring mineable material from any number of sources to a number of devices capable of separating out values from that mineable material. See (FIG. 1) the mineable material enters the hose (1), the hose (1) being under vacuum, a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6634833 | Pneumatic conveying apparatus A pneumatic conveying apparatus, having a conveyor line path installed with a first valve and a second valve. An article is conveyed through the conveyor line path. The first and second valves are both open to a vacuum source to provide a sucking force to... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632063 | Method and an arrangement for filing a silo A method and an apparatus for filling a silo (1) with a fluidizable material. The arrangement includes conveying devices (5, 9) for supplying material to an upper area of the silo and a central material distributor (10). The material distributor includes ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6413020 | Vacuum transfer apparatus and process An apparatus for vacuum transferring food product having a hopper for retaining food product, the hopper including a discharge port; a vacuum chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is coupled to the hopper at the hopper's discharge port;... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6368028 | Conveying systems for compacted, friable solids A gas conveying system capable of conveying a solids material without pushing or compressing the solids material. The system comprising: at least one conduit assembly comprising a conduit, a lance assembly disposed about a first end of the conduit which i... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6325572 | Process and device for pneumatically conveying powdery substances and their use A device for the pneumatic conveyance of particulate substance having a specific gravity of 0.1 to 15.0 g/cm2 and a particle size of between 0.1 to 300 μm includes a flat plate like filter element between a pump chamber and sources of positive... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6251152 | Vacuum receiver for separating particles in a gas flow having an inlet housing insertable and removable from an opening in a cover of the vacuum receiver A vacuum receiver for separating particles entrained in a gas-particle stream and for allowing a gas stream to exit from the vacuum receiver to an exhaust blower while simultaneously allowing the particles to remain in a particle receiving vessel having a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231273 | Fuel particle separator disposed upstream from a boiler, and provided with an isolating valve member A separator is disposed between a grinder and a boiler so as to select, on the basis of size, particles produced by grinding a fuel in the grinder and conveyed by a flow of air from the grinder to the separator, and then to the boiler. The separator exten... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6203250 | Article feeding apparatus An apparatus for feeding semiconductor chips has a structural body having grooves which serve respectively as parallel feed paths for semiconductor chips, the feed paths corresponding to respective quality levels of the semiconductor chips, the structural... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6158926 | Suction system for urban wastes and for recyclable materials A suction system for urban wastes and for recyclable materials comprising a motorized transport means (10) suitable to receive urban wastes and/or recyclable materials placed in a container (36) or left on the ground, wherein said transport means (10) is ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5819373 | Apparatus and method for recognizing and separating foreign bodies from fiber in a fiber processing machine An apparatus for detecting a foreign substance in a pneumatically advancing fiber tuft stream and for separating the foreign substance therefrom includes a conduit; an optical sensor arrangement situated at a first location of the conduit for detecting a ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5769286 | Hosiery item spreading unit with pneumatic feed, usable with pneumatic hosiery item convenience systems equipped with a centralized suction A hosiery item spreading unit with pneumatic feed, usable with pneumatic hosiery item conveyance systems equipped with a centralized suction, comprising: a structure which forms an elongated spreading chamber arranged with its longitudinal axis substantia... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5765728 | Method and apparatus for feeding chopped polyester scrap An improved system (10) conveys comminuted material from a source (12) to a vessel (14), especially for continuously conveying chopped poly(ethyleneterephthalate), or PET, into a methanolysis recovery reactor without entrainment of air into the reactor an... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5738022 | Coal ash collecting vehicle A truck is parked adjacent a coal boiler ash recovery unit and includes a first inlet pipe provided to receive ash from the recovery unit and an outlet pipe provided to convey dust from within the storage chamber of the truck to a bag house where the dust... | 04/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5711640 | Weld wire recovery system A weld wire recovery system recovers the spent weld wire pieces from steel can bodymakers. The weld wire recovery system comprises a modular collection station installed at each bodymaker. The modular collection stations are connected via headers to a sin... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5575596 | Closure device for a conveying unit operating in a vacuum A closure device for the discharge outlet of a bulk material conveying unit which operates under vacuum. The outlet has a circular cross-section, and the outlet opening of the conveying unit is closed by means of a freely movable closure element, particul... | 11/19/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5503198 | Method and apparatus for filling containers with dry ice pellets A pneumatic pellet transportation apparatus loads a predetermined quantity of dry ice pellets into an empty container while simultaneously evacuating the containers of dead air. The apparatus includes an aerator for fluidizing the dry ice pellets into a m... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5337795 | Apparatus for introducing filler material into containers An apparatus for introducing filler material in a fluid carrier into a measuring chamber in rapid succession is described. The apparatus includes a delivery subsystem for introducing the filler material into the fluid carrier. The delivery subsystem provi... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5322074 | Tobacco delivery system An exhaust fan draws air and entrained tobacco through delivery pipes from a tobacco feeder to the respective dischargers of a group of cigarette making machines, where the tobacco is screened out and the air passes on through exhaust pipes. When a discha... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5307998 | Method for processing scrap film An economical apparatus and method for reprocessing scrap film. The apparatus includes a film-air separation chamber for separating air from incoming strips of scrap film, a cutter for cutting the strips into fine pieces, and a storage tank or further rep... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5205019 | Apparatus for separating metal bodies from a textile fiber stream An apparatus for separating foreign bodies from a stream of fiber material includes a vertical chute having an upper inlet and a lower outlet; a mechanism for introducing the fiber material into the chute inlet; and a detector positioned in the chute for ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5024561 | Bulk material feeder provided with internal cleaning mechanism The bulk material feeder of the present invention, because of the need for cleaning the inside of the feeder, jets out pressurized clean air into the equipment. The air is supplied through the piping used to supply resin pellets and nozzle to carry out th... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4992006 | Device for hydraulic conveyance of loose materials A device for hydraulic conveyance of loose materials comprises a toroidal chamber having an equatorial plane thereof set with respect to a horizontal plane at an angle () falling within a range of $c; | 02/12/1991 |
| 4952099 | Device for hydraulic conveyance of loose materials A device for hydraulic conveyance of loose materials comprises a vertical chamber having a cylindrical side surface and hemispherical a bottom and a cover and is provided with four respective pipes for liquid discharge, loose material charging, feeding th... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4947903 | Material recovery apparatus A loose material recovery apparatus such as for recovering foam plastic packaging elements has an overhead bin for containing the material. The bin has a storage chamber for storing the material and an outlet from which the material in the bin is dispense... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4936716 | Transport device for pneumatically transporting particulate material from a container under high pressure to a container under low pressure A transport device for pneumatically transporting particulate material from a container which is under pressure to a container which is under a lower pressure, in which successive pressure reduction is achieved by repeated deceleration and acceleration of... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4840727 | Double bank grain cleaner and aspirator therefor A double bank cleaner for granular material includes two spaced banks of cleaning decks mounted in a frame with a drive motor and rotatable eccentric positioned between the two banks so that the banks of decks can be gyrated in a flat, horizontal plane. A... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4802796 | Pressure-reducing device for particulate material A pressure-reducing device in a pneumatic transport system for particulate material having a first and a second transport channel which are arranged so that, at the transition between the two channels, the gas/particulate flow is bent through 180°. After... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4756427 | Method and apparatus for sorting particles A sorting method is disclosed in which particles suspended in a fluid are conducted in a closed duct and pass a measurement location in which particles to be selected trigger a signal by a sensing device. At a downstream fork, a pressure wave generated in... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4687382 | System for controlling solid transport Methods and apparatus for controlling the flow of solids in systems containing solid/fluid slurries is disclosed. An L-valve, having subsequent thereto a separator for separating the solid and fluid phases of the slurry, and a way to regulate the flow of ... | 08/18/1987 |
