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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318357 | Machine and method for allowing different fluid or gas flow rates in different directions in a conduit A machine for allowing different fluid or gas flow rates in different directions through a conduit with a freely pivotable valve element, and a valve element stop so as can provide for limited flow of a fluid or gas in one direction and full flow in the reverse dire... | 01/15/2008 |
| 6916146 | Device for distributing bulk materials with rotary chute having a variable angle of inclination A device for distributing materials in bulk includes a suspension rotor and a chute located below the suspension rotor. The chute is provided with two lateral suspension arms which are connected to the suspension rotor. A driving mechanism produces a pivoting torque... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6595735 | Bulk particulate discharge apparatus and method A bulk particulate handling apparatus and method for transferring material between a first and second site which utilizes a stream of gas to remove material from the flow path. Contamination of the flow-path is thereby reduced by providing the stream of g... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6261043 | Material moving system A material moving system is disclosed for use in a plant such as a metal foundry. There is an overhead gantry for moving a main hook and auxiliary hook. The main hook carries a container such as a scrap charge bucket. The auxiliary hook carries a multi-fu... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6231288 | Conveyor head and lift for feeding tires into a rotating kiln A tire conveyor and lift apparatus for conveying, lifting and orienting fuel tires for injection into a rotating cement kiln by force or by gravity. The apparatus brings tires from a tire source by a variable speed conveyor belt to a gate or alternatively... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6099229 | Coal charging car for charging chambers in a coke-oven battery A coal charging car for a coke-oven battery has a screw-type feeder beneath the coal hopper shiftable on the chassis of the car to allow positioning of the outlet of that feeder over the hole communicating with the coking chamber without moving the car.... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5882484 | Continuous process for charging and discharging a carbonization furnace moving in a circle and apparatus for embodying said process The object of the invention is a continuous method for charging and discharging carbonization furnaces (15) moving in a circle, in which method the charging and the discharging are effected in a closed process mainly simultaneously at the opposite ends of... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5755837 | Fuel spreader assembly for use in a gasifier A pyrolysis gasifier includes a first auger (26) which moves carbon from a carbon collection tank (24) through an air lock valve (30) to a carbon holding tank (28). The gasifier includes an inner cylindrical sleeve (80) which is configured such that there... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5673779 | Telescopic discharge chute for bulk material A telescopic discharge chute for bulk materials is described including telescoping first and second elongated tubular members. The first tubular member includes a first internal bore leading from a bulk material infeed at a first top end, to first bottom ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5586855 | Apparatus and method for infeeding batched materials An apparatus for infeeding batched material to an inlet opening of a material processing apparatus includes a lift mechanism disposed alongside the material processing apparatus and being operable to lift the batched material at least to the elevation of ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5458450 | Pressure-vacuum rated flexible connector for use in material handling systems A flexible connector assembly comprising a flexible material which is substantially resistant to temperature and acid/solvent fumes, and a telescopic assembly comprising first and second upper end flanges, and first and second lower end flanges, wherein a... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5385437 | Device for charging a pressurized enclosure A device is provided for charging a pressurized enclosure, particularly a blast furnace. The device comprises a closing off bell which is movable inside a hopper and is used to close off a discharge opening. A lower sealing member encompasses a closing of... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5384015 | Arrangement for filling coal in oven chambers of a coke oven battery An arrangement for filling coal in oven chambers of a coke oven battery has a telescopable filling tube mountable on a filling car and having a lower end which is lowerable to a filling hole frame of a filling hole of a coke oven battery, an upper sealing... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5226774 | Device for charging combustible solids to rotary kilns An apparatus is provided for charging combustible solids through a port in the wall of a rotating kiln into a heated zone of the kiln. The apparatus includes a port closure comprising inner and outer portions which cooperate to define a passage for closur... | 07/13/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5078594 | Device for charging combustible solids to rotary kilns An apparatus is provided for charging combustible solids through a port in the wall of a rotating kiln into a heated zone of the kiln. The apparatus includes a port closure comprising inner and outer portions which cooperate to define a passage for closur... | 01/07/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4988411 | Filling car for a coke oven battery A filling car for filling coal in oven chambers of a coke oven battery comprises a telescopable filling pipe having an upper part and a lower part and a lower end to be lowerable to a filling frame of a filling opening of a coke oven battery, a supporting... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4930965 | Apparatus for charging solid fuel to rotary kilns An apparatus is provided for charging containerized fuel, particularly combustible hazardous waste homogenates, through a wall of a rotating kiln with minimal perturbation of mineral processing conditions. During kiln rotation fuel modules are loaded into... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4927312 | Chip gates with air lock Chip gates are provided adjacent the lower end of an inlet chute to a presteaming vessel for a digester in a pulp production system. The chip gates are operated to maintain a level of chips within the inlet chute sufficient such that the chips preclude eg... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4878797 | Method and apparatus for correcting the falling path in a loading installation of a shaft furnace The process is intended to compensate for the random movements and inclinations of a loading installation of a shaft furnace having a storage lock chamber which is carried by a framework independent of the shaft furnace and which is connected to the shaft... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4822229 | Installation for charging a shaft furnace An installation for charging a shaft furnace equipped with a distribution spout, several storage containers, a sluicing system and a valve cage is presented. The containers are arranged next to each other and are horizontally displaceable between a first ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4812100 | Rolling track for a rotary hopper The rolling track comprises a series of rollers which are supported by a fixed reinforcement and on which travels the circular pedestal of the hopper. This circular pedestal is equipped with a toothed ring in order to be driven in rotary movement about it... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4812092 | Feed hopper for a loading installation of a shaft furnace The hopper comprises a cylindrical side wall supported by an annular rolling ring so as to be rotatable about its vertical axis, and a funnel shaped bottom with a central outflow orifice controlled by a valve. To allow rapid removal of the rolling ring, t... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4752359 | Method of producing active form coke Active form coke is made from coal by passing the coal granulate downwardly through a preheating and pyrolysis zone, a heating zone, an aftertreatment zone and a cooling zone by moving respective grate bars of grates in each zone so that a bed of granules... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4708571 | Method of and apparatus for the introduction of radiocative metallic wastes into a melting furnace A method of and apparatus for melting radioactive waste contained in a metal transport vessel and in which the transport vessel is introduced into a container which is closed by a laterally retractable cover and then inverted by rotation through 180° abo... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4668478 | Vertically positioned transfer system for controlling and initiating the flow of metered amounts of solid materials A transfer system for controlling and initiating the flow of metered amounts of materials which may be radioactive ash, radioactive calcined salts, cement, flour, or pharmaceuticals comprising a vertical non-converging conduit which acts as a storage hopp... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4565479 | Raw materials charging device for preheating furnace A raw materials charging device for a preheating furnace including a bucket having a main body, an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder inserted coaxially with the main body in the outer cylinder for vertical movement independently of each other, and a bo... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564327 | Container for feeding arc furnaces A feeder container for arc furnaces is disclosed having fold-down bottom segments which are prevented from swinging outward by a ring disposed underneath the container proper to prevent the segments from hitting the furnace wall. The segments are construc... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4551051 | Apparatus for charging a rotary kiln with pneumatic tires A rotary kiln is charged with pneumatic tires by a lock chamber which carries two gates adapted to be opened in alternation. To ensure a desirable charging operation, the lock chamber provides a runway downwardly inclined towards the kiln inlet and having... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4537551 | Method and means of charging electrothermic smelting furnaces In charging electrothermic smelting furnaces the charge is fed batchwise to the furnace pot through annular charging units arranged more or less concentrically around each electrode. The charge is supplied to each annular charging unit which surrounds eac... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4482280 | Feeding apparatus for uniflow regenerative shaft furnaces for calcining limestone and similar mineral materials Feed apparatus for a uniflow regenerative shaft furnace for the calcining of limestone and similar raw materials is formed with a feed container installed above each of the shafts of the furnace, each of the feed containers being arranged concentrically w... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4371971 | Sample loading mechanism A sample loading mechanism includes a hopper mounted to a base for positioning the hopper with respect to a furnace for releasably holding a relatively small sample in relation to a crucible used with the furnace. The hopper includes a floor with a movabl... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4360403 | Method of charging coke ovens with coal A method of charging coke ovens with coal through charging holes and simultaneously withdrawing gases evolving from the coal charge through the middle charging holes thereof, holding the coal charge over a period of time sufficient for a coal-charging mac... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4313704 | Gas-tight closure The gas-tight closure comprises a thin walled tubular piece projecting from a feeding duct into a filling space, a thin walled conical jacket having its larger bottom base provided with a rigid seal reinforcing member cooperating with the lower rim of the... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4308899 | Method and installation of filling bunkers by means of lifting bins Method and apparatus for filling bins with bulk material and, in particular, for filling a cooling bin with hot coke include engaging the material containing vessel with hoisting apparatus, lifting the hoisting apparatus upwardly in a vertical fixed guide... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4306828 | Combined flow control and isolation valve An isolation and flow control valve in a furnace charging installation, installed in a discharge conduit of a storage hopper which may be alternately at ambient pressure for loading and furnace pressure for discharging, is characterized by a valve member ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4290908 | Method and apparatus for treatment of radioactive wastes A radioactive waste discharged from a radioactive substance handling equipment is dried and powdered, and the powder is pelletized. The resulting pellets are stored in an inner vessel of a store vessel having a double structure for a predetermined period ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4264351 | Glass melting furnace A glass melting furnace, especially fully electrically heated glass melting furnace, comprising a wall of refractory material, said wall being circular or having the configuration of a regular polygon, and wherein a supporting frame is provided at the ext... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4243351 | Method of and apparatus for charging a furnace An apparatus and process for introducing and distributing a charge within a shaft furnace, the shaft furnace charging apparatus comprising an elongated charge distribution chute, the angle of which being adjustable in relation to the vertical axis of the ... | 01/06/1981 |
