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Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus

This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.

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Class 414/201 - At least one comprising bell of bell and hopper type supporting structure


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus in which one or more of the closures comprises
No. of patents: 16
Last issue date: 02/26/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7334710Closure assemblies for stores of flowable material
The closure assembly comprises a first closure device in the form of a cone valve typically having a downwardly diverging upper surface and a second closure device in the form of a plug which is vertically slidable relative to the first closure device so that when i...
02/26/2008
7039499Robotic storage buffer system for substrate carrier pods
A storage/buffering system for the stocking and/or buffering of substrate and/or substrate carriers in a process environment includes a 6-axis robot. An end-effector is connected with the robot providing an additional one degree of freedom and a mechanism for grabbi...
05/02/2006
6678583Robotic storage buffer system for substrate carrier pods
A storage/buffering system for the stocking and/or buffering of substrate and/or substrate carriers in a process environment includes a 6-axis robot. An end-effector is connected with the robot providing an additional one degree of freedom and a mechanism...
01/13/2004
4747741Device for closing the charging opening for pressure resistant containers
The device for closing the charging opening of an autoclave (1) has a cover (2) which can be lowered into the interior of the autoclave by means of a drive means supported at the outer side of the autoclave (1). The charging opening overlaps with its annu...
05/31/1988
4512702Installation for feeding a shaft furnace
A feeding mechanism for a shaft furnace is presented wherein the feeding mechanism is mounted axially on the furnace and employs a vertically adjustable frustoconical dosing element for vertical flow of charging material to a distributing spout....
04/23/1985
4412770Charging of coke ovens and method
A method and an apparatus is provided for charging particulate coal through ceiling holes into a coke oven. A conveyor above the coke oven ceiling is connected with each ceiling hole by a conduit. Mounted in the conduit is a first closure member which is ...
11/01/1983
4395179Apparatus and method for charging material into a receptacle
Apparatus and method are disclosed for charging particulate material of varying sizes into a shaft furnace, such as an oil shale retort or blast furnace, in which a highly uniform distribution of particle sizes of charge material and a desired height and ...
07/26/1983
4286912Process and apparatus for charging and sealing a charging port of a chamber
A drivable member has an opening therethrough and is positioned within a charging port of a chamber. The drivable member has suspended therefrom an inner cover. The drivable member is axially movable with respect to the charging port between a raised posi...
09/01/1981
4143777Blast furnace charging device
A charging device comprising a receiving hopper with an outlet through which passes a rod carrying a bell adapted to close the outlet of a hopper located above a furnace. Mounted on the receiving hopper from below is an appliance for adjusting the cross-s...
03/13/1979
4116345Charging apparatus for shaft furnaces and method
Apparatus for charging material into a shaft furnace, such as a blast furnace. The apparatus includes gas lock means for introducing charge material into the furnace while the furnace is under gas pressure, and distributor means below the gas lock means t...
09/26/1978
4089429Apparatus for introducing particulate material into a vessel
Disclosed is apparatus for introducing particulate material, such as finely divided coal, into a vessel, such as a coal gasifier, having a gas pressure different from atmospheric pressure, comprising a gas lock chamber having at each of its feed and disch...
05/16/1978
4067452Charging apparatus for receptacle
Disclosed is charging means for a shaft furnace such as an oil shale retort or blast furnace comprising a stationary outer distributor member having a donwardly converging inner wall and a movable member having upwardly converging upper wall, which latter...
01/10/1978
4050592Charging apparatus for shaft furnaces
Apparatus for charging material into a shaft furnace, such as a blast furnace. The apparatus includes gas lock means for introducing charge material into the furnace while the furnace is under gas pressure, and distributor means below the gas lock means t...
09/27/1977
4033730Process and apparatus for feeding particulate solids into a pressure reactor
Particulate solids are fed into a pressure reactor operated under a pressure of 5-150 bars by means of a guide cylinder which is secured to the reactor and surrounds the reactor inlet. The guide cylinder is adapted to be closed and a stationary feed condu...
07/05/1977
4009081Dust arresting apparatus for a coke dry quenching station
An apparatus for arresting the generation of dust from a coke dry quenching station comprising a dust collecting hood mounted on a traveling crane for transferring to the coke dry quenching station a coke bucket loaded with coke discharged from a coke ove...
02/22/1977
3955693Method and apparatus for cooling and cleaning the sealing surface of a valve
A method of and apparatus for cooling and cleaning the sealing surfaces of the sealing valves of a material storage hopper which are subjected to the high temperature and pressure within a shaft furnace. The method comprises introducing a cooling medium i...
05/11/1976
 
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