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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264423 | Hose restraint apparatus A restraint apparatus configured to selectively attach a flexible hose at an outlet structure of a manifold of an air conveyance system is provided. The restraint apparatus includes a restraint member having a flat, planar shape. The restraint member includes a firs... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7165918 | Air conveyance system An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7080962 | Air conveyance apparatus An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 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 |
| 7014392 | Device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material The present invention is directed to a device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material. The device includes a conveyor line, an inner pipe in the conveyor line that is parallel to the axis and preferably eccentric. The inner p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6945470 | Canister powder paint delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for supplying multi-color powder paint material to an applicator in which at least one canister is used. This invention can be utilized with multiple or with a single color of powder paint material. The preferred system includes two canisters... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905135 | Inflator system Inflator module for inflating an airbag with gas including an elongate housing, an elongate block of propellant arranged in the housing and generating gas when burning and preferably, igniter material arranged on the propellant. The igniter material is substantially... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6827529 | Vacuum pneumatic system for conveyance of ice Vacuum pneumatic conveying apparatus and method are described to provide for a simple, economical, convenient (and preferably automatic) system for conveying ice on an as-required basis from a source such as an ice maker to one or more receptors at locations remote ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811358 | Adjustable flow vectoring splitter A material feed apparatus 34 for influencing the travel properties of a feed stream of material 42 moving between a pulverizer 14 and a furnace 12 includes a feed path 36 passing through an upstream passage periphery UPZ. The feed ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6669410 | High pressure feeder having smooth pocket in rotor A high pressure transfer device has a rotor mounted in a housing for rotation with respect to inlet and outlet ports and having through going pockets. The pockets have interior surface configurations substantially devoid of nooks, crannies, and related fl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6652199 | Vessel conveying system A vessel conveying system includes a dryer disposed within a first sterile chamber. If a vessel stays within the dryer for a prolonged length of time, it will be deformed under heat. Accordingly, the vessel is removed by a reject wheel and dropped onto a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616384 | High pressure feeder having smooth pocket in rotor A high pressure transfer device has a rotor mounted in a housing for rotation with respect to inlet and outlet ports and having through going pockets. The pockets have interior surface configurations substantially devoid of nooks, crannies, and related fl... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588989 | Handling apparatus for elastic tubular members having a single closed end An apparatus for handling and orienting elastic, thin-walled, tubular members having a closed end and an open end, such as finger cots, such that all tubular members are delivered in the same orientation, the apparatus having a retrieval conduit, a delive... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6468006 | High pressure feeder having restriction ramp in high pressure inlet A high pressure transfer device has a rotor mounted in a housing for rotation with respect to inlet and outlet ports and having through going pockets. The pockets have interior surface configurations substantially devoid of nooks, crannies, and related fl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6345935 | Vacuum system for particulate materials and an improved 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... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6290433 | Distribution system for conveying air-entrained material An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertilizer products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve su... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273648 | Distribution header for air conveyor An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertiliser products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve su... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6227769 | Densifier for powder coating welded cans Methods and apparatus are disclosed for spraying powder into the interior of welded hollow can bodies from a spray gun mounted to the welding arm of a can forming machine. The spray gun can either apply a stripe of highly charged powder on the welded seam... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220793 | Apparatus for guiding pneumatically conveyed textile fiber tufts A device for channeling a pneumatically conveyed fiber tuft stream includes a housing defining a chamber; a main conduit merging into the chamber for guiding the fiber tuft stream into the chamber; first and second branch conduits extending from the chamb... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6155752 | Powder spray coating equipment The invention concerns powder spray coating equipment comprising an air divider (16) to adjustably divide a total-air flow (6, 14) into a conveying-air flow (54, 57, 70) and a supplemental-air flow (56, 84, 86) in such manner that, when adjusting for a la... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6047652 | Seed planter distribution system A seed planter distribution system for transporting seeds from a source into a plurality of seed metering bins, the system including a manifold duct and a plurality of seed flow diverting structures that extend from the manifold into each metering bin, wh... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5979343 | Plenum damper and baffle plate arrangement for pneumatic distribution system An air seeder is provided with a pneumatic distribution system for delivering product through a plurality of primary tubes arranged in first and second rows. The pneumatic distribution system has a plenum housing having a plurality of outlet ports also ar... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5647696 | Loose material combining and depositing apparatus An apparatus for depositing loose materials, such as insulation or fireproofing in worksite areas, may be used for depositing a single or premixed loose material. Alternatively, the apparatus may be used both for combining two constituent loose materials ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645381 | Variable-split blowdown coal feed system A variable-split blowdown coal feed system supplies two streams of air entrained pulverized coal in a uniform, well-metered steady state manner. Splitter dampers control a split of a coal and air mixture into two streams which are fed to respective cyclon... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5567090 | Method and apparatus for separating solids from gas in a high pressure solids-gas stream utilizing a packed bed of the solids Separation of a high temperature (e.g., 300°-1200° C.) and high pressure (e.g., 2-20 bar) solids-gas stream from a pressurized fluidized bed reactor into solids and gas while reducing the pressure of both the gas and solids takes place in a vertical de-... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5501552 | Conveying system for unstable articles having a neck ring A conveying system is disclosed for conveying unstable articles having a neck ring. Unstable articles, such as plastic bottles having a neck ring, or flange, are conveyed in single file along plural paths each of which is established by dual guides vertic... | 03/26/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5372277 | Ball dispensing unit A dispensing unit for separating balls from a supply stream, particularly for use on golf driving ranges, comprises a supply tube (10) and a delivery tube which has a header tube (12) with a mouth portion (16) leading from the supply tube (10), and the su... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5356577 | Controlled release of metered quantities of finely divided solids with a venturi nozzle and regulated control The invention relates to a process and apparatus for the controlled release of metered quantities of finely divided solids with one or more regulated venturi nozzles for the purpose of applying lubricant or separating compound to the stressed surfaces of ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5207536 | Pipe switch with externally arranged drive unit A pipe switch for pneumatically conveying a material such as bulk material includes a housing provided with a first port, a second port extending coaxially with the first port and a third port having an axis extending at an angle of less than 90° relativ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5145253 | Blender for particulate material An integrated process blending apparatus which blends particulate material and also automatically controls the flow of material into the blender and out to the associated processing equipment. Load cells attached to the blender vessel are used to control ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5067857 | Apparatus for diverting the movement of cylindrical bodies Apparatus for changing the direction of movement of cylindrical bodies which are moving over a support surface in a first path by forming an opening in the support surface and mounting a diversion gate for reciprocal movement between first and second loca... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5009550 | Article handling device with low profile side guides An air conveyor system is provided for transporting a stream of articles en masse along a channel from a generally upstream position in a generally downstream direction towards a generally downstream position. A conveyor surface has opposing edges with th... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4974646 | Powder flow control valve The disclosure relates to a powder flow control valve comprising a nozzle formed from a material such as high density polythene having an upper frusto-conical section which converges towards the lower end of the nozzle and terminates in a cylindrical sect... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4938636 | Method and apparatus for feeding container bodies An improved system for directing a flow of container bodies to a plurality of base cupping machines from a plurality of blow molding machines comprising: (1) a plurality of primary conveyors, each primary conveyor adapted to feed container bodies from a b... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4938848 | Method and apparatus for conveying split streams of alumina powder to an electrolysis cell An apparatus and method for splitting a mass of fluidizable powder into a plurality of powder streams and conveying the powder streams through a plurality of ducts. The apparatus comprises a powder splitter defining a chamber, a plurality of hollow ducts ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4872785 | Shut-off means for air-actuated planter A shut-off means for an air-actuated planter is disclosed, which includes a butterfly valve located within the air manifold of the planter unit, which is connected to a rotational means further connected to a solenoid. A power source is connected to the s... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4832539 | Distribution of gas entrained particles A pneumatic transport and distribution system for passing gas-entrained particles to a distributor which then distributes the particles through a plurality of distributor outlets. At least a portion of inlet conduit extending vertically to the distributor... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4808043 | Apparatus for distribution of gas-entrained powders Apparatus is described for subdividing a single stream of powder products entrained in a gas into a plurality of secondary streams. The apparatus comprises an array of identical ducts (33, 47) distributed over the lateral surface of a cone (34, 43) having... | 02/28/1989 |
