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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7189046 | Transport for swap body A transport (1) or an associated trailer (2) with a loadable swap body (3, 4) having a support frame and support legs (5) attached to the frame and moveable between a resting position and a support position wherein that the swap body (... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153077 | Increasing railcar capacity with auger In an embodiment, a device for increasing railcar capacity is disclosed. The device includes one or more augers that transfer and pack bulk materials into a railcar. In an embodiment, the one or more augers are compression augers. In another embodiment, the device i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6929719 | Leveller bar for coking ovens The invention relates to a levelling bar for coking ovens, for levelling the cones of discharged coal which form under the filling holes of the oven chamber during the filling process. The levelling bar consists of two cheeks, such as plates (1), which extend... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6371711 | Valveless continuous atmospherically isolated container feeding assembly An apparatus for feeding containers of feed material into a process chamber is disclosed. The apparatus is designed to maintain the atmosphere within the process chamber as separate from the atmosphere surrounding the process chamber. The apparatus has a ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6089846 | Feed device for a pressure die-casting or injection machine A feed device for an injection chamber of a pressure die-casting or injection machine or for a press tool or a forging press die transfers a billet into an injection chamber or die press. The billet may be of metal or plastic, filled or unfilled, and in a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5899317 | Apparatus for pushing pulverized and/or lumpy objects An apparatus for pushing in a predetermined quantity solid pulverized and/or lumpy objects forming a deposited layer to a discharge section includes: a plurality of pusher members disposed in parallel with each other; and a driving device to which the plu... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897282 | Catalytic reactor charging system and method for operation thereof A catalyst loading system for utilizing catalyst from a bulk supply located adjacent but not on the upper tube sheet of a catalytic reactor and for mechanized measuring of multiple identical quantities of catalyst and for mechanized loading of catalyst pe... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5888048 | Automatic wafer boat loading A system for automatic loading of wafer boats onto a cantilever paddle for insertion of the wafer boats into a furnace tube includes an end effector carriage moving on a track and supporting an end effector having spaced, parallel pads to engage opposed o... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5816798 | Conveying apparatus and continuous furnace equipped therewith A conveying apparatus for a continuous furnace comprises at least one conveying-beam pair and at least one retaining-beam pair, which are located opposite one another in each case with the conveyable object between them, and which makes it possible to cho... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814120 | Sweepout assembly with nonmetallic pads A repositionable hot-glass contact pad composed at least in part of a relatively high-strength nonmetallic material having one or more repositionable support projections and a glass-contact surface. The high strength nonmetallic material and use of multip... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5765982 | Automatic wafer boat loading system and method A system for automatic loading of wafer boats onto a cantilever paddle for insertion of the wafer boats into a furnace tube includes an end effector carriage moving on a track and supporting an end effector having spaced, parallel pads to engage opposed o... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5582649 | Wafer transfer apparatus for use in a film deposition furnace A boat, carrying wafers to be processed, is pushed into a furnace by a substantially elongated and cantilevered actuator arm having a lug that pushes by first rotating the arm, to cause the lug to traverse a vertical rod attached to against a plate affixe... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564340 | Coke oven rail car with drive control system for positioning the car and door extractor which compensates for thermal distortion of oven jambs A coke oven door extractor is mounted on the rail car and includes door engaging supports movable in individually differing amounts relative to a plane parallel to and including the door jamb and a door jamb height axis of symmetry and movable vertically,... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551984 | Vertical heat treatment apparatus with a circulation gas passage A circulation duct with a blow fan and a shutter is provided to form gas flows in a transfer chamber below a heat treatment furnace, and a dust removing filter unit is provided in a blowout port of the circulation gas passage. Three, for example, gas supp... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5507846 | Apparatus for producing methane-rich gas using a fixed kiln with rotor steam gasifier A gasifier for producing methane-rich fuel gas from a biomass material feed includes at least one cylindrical vessel, and an axially extending rotor mounted within the vessel. A feeding system is mounted to the vessel at the input end for introducing feed... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5453164 | Pyrolytic conversion system A pyrolytic converter utilizing a rotatable drum surrounded by an outer drum support structure and disposed in an oven chamber pyrolyzes materials including plastic waste, tires, materials from automobile shredding operations, containers and trays of plas... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5447106 | Coke oven rail car with drive control system for positioning the car having gross and fine positioning drinks A coke oven rail car with a drive control system for positioning the car and for spotting the functional equipment carried by the car. A sensor determines the relative position of the car with respect to a selected oven in a coke oven battery. The car inc... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5435686 | Bearing race hardening line A pusher furnace for heating workpieces has an elongate and generally horizontally extending chamber housing a plurality of trays to receive workpieces thereon to be heated within the chamber. The chamber is divided into at least two generally parallel ro... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5395586 | Sample autoloader for use with an analytical combustion furnace A sample autoloader loads a sample into a furnace and removes a sample from the furnace. The sample autoloader includes a sealing plate for sealing the furnace. The sample autoloader also includes a mechanism for pushing a sample into the furnace and remo... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5391034 | Furnace with refractory longitudianl members and with central charging for heating and storing hot products Furnace with refractory longitudinal members and with central charging for heating and storing hot products, whereby the central charge arrives from a continuous casting plant or from previous hot processes, the furnace (10) comprising a first furnace por... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5341962 | Swing arm feeder A feeder for discharging a load of material includes a hopper, a swing arm pivoting between raised and lowered positions in the hopper, and a ram mounted on the free end of the swing arm. The ram is moved by the swing arm back and forth on a curved floor ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5314662 | Sample autoloader for use with an analytical combustion furnace A sample autoloader loads a sample into a furnace and removes a sample from the furnace. The sample autoloader includes a sealing plate for sealing the furnace. The sample autoloader also includes a mechanism for pushing a sample into the furnace and remo... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5248254 | Furnace for the heat treatment of individual parts A furnace for the heat treatment of individual parts, in particular metal sheeting, which has a transport apparatus for conveying the parts to be treated through the furnace. This transport apparatus has two groups of longitudinal beams for supporting the... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5238347 | In situ replaceable pusher bar for a batch charger pan An in situ replaceable pusher bar for a batch charger pan of a blanket batch charger for a glass melter comprising a removable pusher bar assembly and a latching mechanism for securing the pusher bar assembly to the batch charger pan. The pusher bar assem... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5205342 | Continuous slab caster arrangement followed by a rolling mill In a continuous casting plant for slabs with a consecutively arranged rolling mill, a furnace is provided between a strand separating device arranged at a run-out roller table of the continuous casting plant and the rolling mill. The furnace has a feed si... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5167772 | Apparatus for pyrolysis of tires and waste Method and apparatus for pyrolyzing used tires into a char fraction, wire, fiberglass, oil fraction and gas fraction. The tires are continuously conveyed to a preheating chamber where they are heated to a temperature level of 200° F. to 400° F. The heat... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5151000 | Pellet stove feeder A hopper containing fuel pellets for a stove opens downward into a feed trough which extends generally horizontally toward the firebox of the stove. A feed plate is positioned such that pellets from the hopper are supported on the feed plate. The feed pla... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5044860 | Analysis of organic material This invention relates to apparatus for quantitatively analyzing a gaseous mixture for its components. A predetermined volume of a gaseous mixture of combustion products component is collected in a gas mixer up to a preselected pressure. A portion of the ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026240 | Charging device A charging device suitable for use in processing scrap comprising a charge box open at the top, a pusher, and a moveable plate supported for sliding movement from a position with the charge box open to a position to close the charge box; the charge box ha... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4984952 | Charging appliance for melting units A charging appliance for melting units that work under vacuum or under protective gas atmosphere includes a charging shovel, for holding charging stock, attached to a carriage which transports the charging stock to an advanced position inside the melting ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4944383 | Furnace charger apparatus For use with a reheating furnace for reheating blooms for rolling, in which for charging the furnace with blooms a series of longitudinal moveable arms are provided, for each arm a arm supporting and lifting mechanism comprising two pair of freely rotatab... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4940376 | Scrap loader for molten metal furnace A scrap loader for a molten metal furnace. A loader housing, to be positioned beside a molten metal furance, includes a chamber having an inlet portion for receiving metal scrap and an outlet port through which the metal scrap is to be fed into the furnac... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4865016 | Automatic log feeder for fireplaces An automatic log feeder for fireplaces is provided which includes an upper horizontal conveyor, an intermediate carriage mechanism and a lower horizontal conveyor. The upper horizontal conveyor is used to store a plurality of logs outside of a building an... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4752215 | Space saver log pusher A method and apparatus for heating metal logs of a predetermined length in which the logs are cut into billets for an extrusion press. A furnace has an elongated heating chamber with an entrance opening and an exit opening. A pusher table is mounted adjac... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4714031 | Combustor feeding arrangement An arrangement for feeding material to the open end of a combustor including a vertical chute leading to a doorway to the combustor which is normally closed by a biased door, and a stepped ram reciprocating at the bottom of the chute for feeding material ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4669939 | Workpiece charger for heating furnace A workpiece charging unit for a walking beam furnace has an entry table and a charging conveyor positioned exteriorly and interiorly of the entry end opening of the furnace. The charging conveyor can undergo a movement along a generally rectangular path f... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662290 | Automatic coal stoker An automatic coal stoker is disclosed having at the base of its hopper an enclosed reciprocating pusher assembly rectangular box shaped which delivers compressingly a defined but variable quantity of coal into a restricted passageway. Successive quantitie... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4634330 | Apparatus for introducing solids into a solids upflow vessel A solids feeder for transporting particulate solids from an elevated solids feed reservoir and introducing the solids upwardly into the bottom of a solids upflow vessel. The feeder includes a horizontally reciprocatable carriage supporting a vertical feed... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4604019 | System for removing solids from a solids upflow vessel An apparatus for removing solids from a solids upflow vessel, preferably an upflow retort, which includes a horizontally reciprocatable carriage containing a vertical feed cylinder that extends downward from a horizontal seal plate. A vertically reciproca... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4580939 | Feeding device for cigarette filters and similar rods A filter feed onto a fluted drum has conveyors which convey a stack-like stream of filters into a small reservoir adjacent to the drum. As they enter the reservoir, the filters are deflected upwards by a deflector plate so that the thrust by the conveyors... | 04/08/1986 |
