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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087851 | Process for handling powdered material Described is a process for conveying a powdered material from a storage bin to a delivery destination. The process utilizes an air permeation system within a hopper to facilitate the flow of material. Intermittent blasts of high pressure air are used to clean the ai... | 01/03/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7186390 | Brine maker An improved brine maker includes a hopper having open upper and lower ends, a solids screen, and a receiving tank having an open upper end and closed lower end. The solids screen and receiving tank are pivotally secured to the hopper adjacent its lower end. The rece... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6702523 | Material handling air conveyor A loading apparatus includes a loading tube with an input end and an output end, the input end positioned between three and six feet above a surface, the output end positioned between six and twenty feet above the surface. The surface is sufficiently stro... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6666629 | Process for conveying granular solids A process of continuously conveying granular solids from a first zone with a pressure of 4 to 16 bar through a descending line and via an ascending line to a second zone with a pressure which is lower than in the first zone by 3 to 15 bar, by means of a g... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663325 | Transport system for spherical objects and method of using the transport system A transport system for a spherical object. The transport system has a supply of a first fluid and a passageway for communication of a spherical object in a path between an inlet and an outlet. At least part of the passageway is bounded by a first tube hav... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6632049 | Device for transferring pulverulent materials A device for transferring pulverulent material, for example, powdery material, including an enclosure (3) wherein the pulverulent material to be transferred is stirred and pressurized; a first pipe (8) and a second pipe (9) which transport the material to... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619525 | Venturi system for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniform 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 r... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601365 | Component handling apparatus and method of handling the same An apparatus for measuring a component that can carry out processes such as visual inspection, characteristic measurement, screening, and taping efficiently while transporting the electronic component at high speed. In order to transport the electronic co... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6443670 | Powder coating equipment having zero-sum control of conveyance and supplement air lines Powder-coating equipment comprises two throttles (6, 16) each mounted in one of a conveyance-air line (8) and a supplemental-air line (18). The throttles' flow impedance` are adjustable in a motorized manner by providing throttle with its own adjustment m... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6382880 | 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 ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6343897 | Apparatus and method for spreading particulate materials A system for applying particulate materials comprising a supply source of pressurized gas, a chamber with first and second opposed side walls, at least one pressurized gas entrance conduit for transporting pressurized gas to the chamber, at least one mate... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6338598 | Conveying system for rigidly interconnected parts This invention relates to a conveying system (1) for rigidly interconnected parts (2), particularly on a machine tool for the further processing of semi-product parts, comprising a conveying duct (3) with at least one compressed air supply line (4a-4c) wi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6293736 | Plenum and cross block for a pneumatic conveyor A plenum for a pneumatic conveyor of the type used for the movement of bottles and the like. The plenum comprises a central housing for receiving pressurized air, a cross block positioned within the central housing and generally spanning across its width,... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6267539 | Automated mining system A system and apparatus for transporting a colloidal like mixture of mineral material and water from a mining site to a processing facility comprising at least one automated water gun discharging continuous high velocity stream of water into a mineral stoc... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6200071 | Transfer apparatus and transfer method for particulate material An apparatus and method for transferring a particulate material in a non-contact manner. The apparatus has a driving device including a nozzle curved surface portion fitted to the transfer pipe to join with the inner wall surface of the pipe. The nozzle c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176647 | Instrument for measuring mass flow rate of powder, and electrostatic powder coating apparatus utilizing the same A miniaturized, inexpensive instrument for measuring the mass flow rate of powder, which is capable of directly outputting the mass flow rate of powder and whose characteristics are not influenced by the kind and physical properties of the powder. The ins... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170768 | Pneumatic accelerator for multi-phase material acceleration dispersion and conveyance A dilute phase pneumatic materials conveyance apparatus is disclosed having a pneumatic accelerator which is capable of conveying materials through a gas stream which is selectively patterned. The conveyance apparatus also includes a source-gas manifold a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6039512 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pickup location A feeder system (1) and method supplies electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system (1) has a hopper (2) coupled by a passage (4) to a pickup location (3). The electrical components (20) are provided by air blasts to a f... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6012875 | Apparatus for dispensing granular material A dispensing apparatus dispenses a precisely metered quantity of pellets or granular material from a hopper to a vessel. The hopper which holds the pellets or granular material has a conical bottom portion which terminates in a bottom opening that is in c... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988631 | Sheet transport device A device (10) to transport sheets such as bank notes (30) comprises a rectangular tube (12) along which there is a flow of air F, the tube having pairs of independently addressable computer controlled flaps (14,16,18,20,22) on opposite internal walls. The... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5795388 | Device for distributing pulverulent solids onto the surface of a substrate for the purpose of depositing a coating thereon A device for distributing pulverulent solids in suspension in a gas, for the purpose of depositing a coating, notably by pyrolysis, on a moving substrate (1), includes a distribution nozzle (24), the walls of which define a cavity (11) which terminates in... | 08/18/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5622458 | 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... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5588787 | Pulse-operated point feeder A point feeder for metering powder materials, for example aluminum oxide, to a Hall-Heroult electrolysis cell includes a vertical tube and a horizontal tube which are joined so that they form substantially an L-shaped channel with a material input at an u... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5564630 | Acceleration arrangement for airlay textile web formers This invention relates to an improved air acceleration nozzle for use in airlay web formers which reduce the creation of large scale vortices and turbulence. The nozzle accelerates the air by reducing the cross sectional area of the conduit. The size of t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5542612 | Apparatus for dehulling grass seed An apparatus for dehulling grass seed utilizing a vibrated housing having an elongated chamber. The interior of the chamber is accessible through openings or ports that provide a plurality of entries and exits for the processing of grass seed. Grass seed ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5437521 | Air conveyor for bottles An air conveyor for plastic bottles conveys the bottles at generally constant speed. The bottles are of the type having annular rims around their necks and shoulders below the rims. The air conveyor includes a pair of spaced flanges and a plurality of noz... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5429156 | Pneumatic transmission apparatus A spiral flow connector imparts a spiral flow of air to urge parts being transmitted toward a central axis to avoid contact with the walls of the transmission passages of a pneumatic transmission apparatus. The invention is especially useful for preventin... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5385434 | Electrical connector delivery system A connector delivery system delivers an electrical connector component from a storage container to a processing station regardless of the relative orientation of the storage container to the processing station. The storage container contains a plurality o... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5350260 | Golf ball handling system A golf ball washer feeds wet balls into an air moving transport mechanism that drys the balls as they are carried to one of a number of dispensers. The wet balls move by gravity down an inclined infeed chute to a load station where each ball is supported ... | 09/27/1994 |
