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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7150585 | Process and equipment for the conveyance of powdered material The invention concerns a process and a device (2) for the pneumatic conveyance of powdered material (4), in which a cylindrical chamber (10, 12), which can be connected with a reservoir (6) by a sealable inlet (14, 16) and with a d... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7090441 | Insulation installation system An insulation installation system including: a supply of material having discrete elements and a self-contained applicator. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the insulation installation system further includes a work platform. The self-contained applicat... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052213 | Hydraulic food cutter with improved accelerator tube assembly A hydraulic accelerator tube is provided for an improved hydraulic food cutting assembly. The accelerator tube is formed of polyurethane having a durometer hardness within the range of 20–70. It is encased within a clamshell housing which, when installed in the fo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6729660 | Adjustable base unit for angularly adjusting mounting disposition of silo fill tube An adjustable base unit includes a pair of upper and lower frameworks, a connection sleeve attached to the lower framework and having opposite end portions for extending into and providing flow communication through the unit and between an upper fill tube and a lowe... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6283680 | Device for pneumatic transport of material such as concrete Apparatus for transporting a material such as concrete utilizes a flexible duct connected to a hopper and includes a device that can pinch the duct. The pinching device has first and second pinch members that are movable transversely relative to the duct,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6260734 | Device for distributing parts singly and a device for storing these parts A device for dispensing single components, in particular rivets of different shapes and sizes, wherein the rivets are conveyed to a riveting station one by one in a given direction along a path; the rivets are moved along and within an elastic sheath (11)... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6152656 | Material delivery system A material delivery system conveys material from a supply location at or above an area surface to a working location below the area surface. The delivery system includes a supply hopper located at the supply location and having an inlet for receiving mate... | 11/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5947647 | Conveyor coupling An air conveyor apparatus is adapted for conveying bottle containers having a neck ring with an outer diameter dimension. The conveyor apparatus includes a first air conveyor section and a second air conveyor section. The first air conveyor section has a ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5630679 | Height adjustable conveyor system A height adjustable conveyor system conveys articles between different heights as needed. The conveyor system includes guides that support the neck rings of articles to be conveyed, and the guides are mounted on an air conveyor having multiple sections so... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5567091 | Swing-arm air conveyor and flexible guide joint for conveying bottles with neck flanges A method and apparatus for the feeding and accumulation of bottles in an air conveyance system, which has a swing-arm air conveyor with a flexible guide joint which allows the efficient conveyance of bottles from a single-lane source of bottles to a plura... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5470191 | Multi purpose unloading arm What is disclosed is an articulated arm assembly which can be utilized in either a pneumatic or a mechanical fashion. The arm assembly comprises a base structure and an arm structure, with the arm structure being comprised of a frame and pneumatic tubing ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5209170 | Setting machine A setting machine for transplanting plugged seedlings of vegetables along predetermined transplantation ridges in a field used in combination with seedling culture trays made of synthetic resin and formed with cells as through-holes. The setting machine i... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5163787 | Apparatus for pneumatic transportation of a particle material This invention relates to an apparatus for transporting particularly a powdery material for example from a silo after discharge. The apparatus comprises a flexible hose (1) the inside of which is provided with members (2) for fluidizing the material to be... | 11/17/1992 |
| 4893966 | Lock apparatus for introducing dry granular materials into a pneumatic conveying conduit and spray gun for such materials A lock apparatus for introducing granular dry material into a pneumatic conveying conduit (32), for example of a concrete gun, consisting of a material feeding hopper (4) having a shut-off valve (6) actuable by a pneumatic working cylinder (8). Beneath th... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4843983 | Pneumatic manifold quick coupling A quick pneumatic coupling particularly well adapted for use in a folding agricultural planter comprises a rigid plastic funnel mounted to the end of a first conduit and a flexible and resilient rubber flange member mounted to a second conduit. The inner ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4638945 | Nozzle for the gunning of monolithic refractories A nozzle for the gunning of monolithic refractories, being provided with a liquid adding mechanism (6), characterized in that an air or air-liquid mix feeding portion (4) having an inlet (4a) and a tube protecting pipe (3) are arranged in order following ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4540120 | Powder feed system for flame spray guns A system for assuring a more even powder flow rate in a flame spray gun. A powder metering device entrains powder into a gas. The gas with entrained powder is coupled to the flame spray gun. Vibration means, coupled to the powder and gas conduit, is provi... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4412762 | Pneumatic unloading of particulates A substantially continuous flow is attained in the unloading of a bulk particulate from a storage hopper by monitoring the pressure differential between the hopper and a point in the discharge line downstream of the hopper outlet. The pressure differentia... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4361079 | Apparatus for extending ventilating conduits Apparatus for continuously extending ventilating conduits in tunnelling or mining environments includes a tubular store to which a funnel guide is releasably connected. A folded flexible ventilating pipe is received on the store and fastening means are pr... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4094552 | Arrangement for pneumatic transporting of materials An apparatus for pneumatic transporting of materials particularly those having a tendency to form deposits, is disclosed. A conduit is adapted for transporting such materials and has a resiliently deformable wall; a substantially rigid supporting element ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4026606 | Conveying lightweight plastic articles In conveying lightweight articles such as containers and the like along a tubular passage, improved apparatus is provided comprising a brush-like guide in the passage for scratchless article support during conveying. The process improvement involves cushi... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3941425 | Mobile slurry handling system An apparatus for handling and transporting a product such as coal as a slurry in a mine. The apparatus is used in combination with a digging machine which also has included therewith means for conveying the coal or material released by the digging machine... | 03/02/1976 |