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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980803 | System for releasing bulk material, and container having such a bulk-material-releasing system A system for the delivery of bulk material, in particular a free-flowing bulk material such as, e.g., plastic granules, comprises a discharge base (7) having recesses (8), with a discharge opening (9) being formed in each of the recesses (8 | 07/19/2011 |
| 7556465 | Apparatus and method for high throughput particulate matter from large capacity storage bins An apparatus and method for unloading a grain or particulate matter large capacity storage bin. The apparatus includes a bin with a cylindrical side wall. A relatively large opening is provided in the side wall. A box frame is generally vertically installed to the i... | 07/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 6503041 | Bulk handling apparatus A storage apparatus suitable for storing granular material in a large tank-like storage container into which material is introduced from an material inlet at a top of the storage container to pile up in a normal manner. A height adjustable leveling appara... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6311744 | Hose fitting for filling tank cars and method of same A hose fitting for filling tank cars comprising a t-shaped pipe defining a bore therethrough, the t-shaped pipe comprising a body member with one or more pairs of opposingly directed tubular legs, and an intermediate leg extending substantially perpendicu... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5865592 | Stone metering system for railroad track maintenance vehicle A stone metering system for a railroad track maintenance vehicle providing improved accuracy in stone delivery. The system includes a surge hopper, a number of metering augers, and a corresponding number of splitters. The metering augers convey ballast st... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5845566 | Multi-slot closed type powerful garbage compression structure A multi-slot closed type powerful garbage compression structure including a housing, an inner cylinder internally provided with guide plates and being inclined forwardly, and a push bar behind the inner cylinder. The housing is provided with four slots at... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5733088 | Packaging and storage containers, especially for remote-handled hazardous waste, and process for filling them The disclosure relates to packaging and storage containers suitable particularly for the packaging and storage, with optimum filling, of remote-handled hazardous waste; a process for filling the containers; and the implementation of the process for the pa... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5660215 | Loading apparatus for bulk materials A loading apparatus for bulk material includes a loading tube having a longitudinal axis, an outer tube surface, an inner tube surface and a material discharge end; a deflection body having an outer body surface and being arranged generally coaxially with... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5547331 | Method for loading bulk material into a cargo container with an aeration/vacuum liner pad system An air permeable pad to help load a bulk cargo into or unload a bulk cargo from a cargo container including a body and a hose. The body, in turn, includes a first, gas permeable layer and a second, gas impermeable layer. The two layers of the body are con... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5280813 | Particle loading system and method A system and method for loading particulate material into a dispenser. This system includes a dispenser for receiving and dispensing particulate material, and a deflection assembly to deflect particulate material fed into the dispenser. The deflection ass... | 01/25/1994 |
| 4954036 | Variable height silo charge system A device for depositing particulate matter into a storage silo having a system of containers which are alternately filled at the top of said silo and lowered into said silo where the particulate matter is deposited, free falling only a short distance onto... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4887400 | Granular material storage system A grain storage device is provided with an outer retaining wall which extends about a lower base. In the center of the retaining wall is a vertically-extending aeration tower which has a central, hollow interior through which air may be supplied for flow ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4793388 | Apparatus for treating flowable materials Modular apparatus for mixing, storing, metering and dispensing flowable materials wherein the modules constitute standard containers for shipment of bulk and other goods and the containers confine and/or support various material treating units. The appara... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4727913 | Dust control loading device This invention relates to a dust suppressing device for use in the discharge of granular bulk materials, such as crushed rock, ore, and the like, for example, during the loading of such material onto a transport vehicle such as a ship. The device comprise... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4683922 | Particle deflector and method of distributing dissimilar particles A particle deflector located between a particle feed stream of dissimilar particles and a collection receptacle. The deflector has a deflector surface facing the on coming particle feed stream. The particles are deflected by the surface and are collected ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4551055 | Apparatus for charging solids under compression into a receptacle Apparatus for charging materials under compression into a receptacle, from a hopper, with the aid of charging and compressing means displaceable on guides, by means of actuating units, particularly jacks, characterized in that the charging and compressing... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4530203 | Leaf distribution means A tobacco harvester discharge system is provided for uniformally distributing tobacco leaves into a tobacco bin. A set of rolls positioned over the discharge intercepts a substantial portion of the discharged tobacco leaves and directs them radially outwa... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4529337 | Distribution of particulate material An apparatus for distributing particulate material includes a feeder having a charging inlet and a discharge outlet duct having converging walls. Coaxially aligned with the discharge outlet duct is a deflector including a first spreader having diverging o... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4492497 | Apparatus and method for transferring solids Apparatus for transferring solid particles to a receptacle comprises a primary loading tube (2) containing at its lower end an annular gas supply chamber (3) coaxially aligned within it. The innermost surface of the annular chamber (3) forms a secondary l... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4486300 | Specific gravity grain grader In a grader device grain is fed down a slide which ejects the grain outwardly and forwardly into an airstream. The slide is provided by a resilient flexible sheet, the contour and inclination of which is adjusted by a plurality of support rods against whi... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4454807 | Storage system for granular materials A storage system for large quantities of flowable, granular materials, such as grain. The material is covered by flexible cover sections which are spread out on an impervious support surface and thereafter laced together to define a cover having a central... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4401404 | Silo structure A storage silo, for agricultural products and the like is provided, particularly adapted for use with silos of the bottom unloader type, and which are filled through a fill pipe extending from about ground level, to the upper end of the silo. A particular... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4383790 | Refuse compaction apparatus Refuse compaction apparatus includes a hopper with two opposite side walls and with two shafts, one in each side wall. A torque tube is disposed on the first shaft for rotation and is independent of the second shaft and is constructed to withstand high fo... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4382740 | Refuse compaction apparatus and method In successive cycles of movement of packing panel means in a hopper, refuse is stuffed at high pressures into a progressively narrowed throat in the hopper and is churned, fragmented and compacted during such stuffing operation. At positions beyond the th... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4371304 | Refuse compaction apparatus and method In successive cycles of movement of packing panel means in a hopper, refuse is stuffed at high pressures into a progressively narrowed throat in the hopper and is churned, fragmented and compacted during such stuffing operation. At positions beyond the th... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4339203 | Aggregate storage anti-segregation arrangement for a storage bin An asphalt mixture storage bin in which an anti-segregation device is incorporated to eliminate the segregation of large aggregate pieces in a uniformly blended asphalt mixture as the mixture is transferred to a storage bin. The anti-segregation device is... | 07/13/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4256427 | Automatic wire stacker apparatus Apparatus for successively receiving and transporting long cut lengths of wire from a wire cutting mechanism and stacking the cut lengths in a receiver, a pair of long looped belts being supported with confronting surface faces coacting to form a longitud... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4252485 | Glass batch agglomerate flow diverter for forming beds of uniform height Method and apparatus are provided for distributing a downwardly flowing stream of water-containing glass batch agglomerates in such fashion that the stream is diverted so as to form a bed of substantially uniform height on an agglomerate-supporting bottom... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4226835 | Fluidized-bed seal A fluidized-bed seal, formed by a vertical vessel divided with a baffle into two parts, closed at the upper end and having a fluidization grid situated at the lower end of the vessel, two vertical pipes which extend into the upper part of the vessel for i... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4190147 | Device for transport of bulk material or the like A device for moving bulk material collected along the length of a chute to a container located outside and below one end of the chute, comprises in combination a scraper means which is brought to reciprocate along the chute the scraper means being arrange... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4181171 | Molding sand feeding device A molding sand feeding device including a first molding sand distribution mechanism constructed of a plurality of partition and bottom or end plates so as to define a plurality of molding sand distribution passages which are in parallel with each other an... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4125384 | Method and apparatus for continuously feeding solid particles into a pressurized container A method of continuously feeding solid particles into a pressurized container which comprises the steps of confining a body of liquid having a specific gravity less than the specific gravity of the particles in proximity to the pressurized container, main... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4124108 | Grain dispensing arrangement An arrangement for dispensing grain, or other like material, characterized by (1) a cushion box communicating with a material passageway, at a material receiving bin, in a ball and socket relationship, including a material outlet and a slot for eliminatin... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4120748 | Digester system for delivering wood chips in an even layer into a digester A batch type digester for wood chips in which a stream of wood chips is delivered into the center of the top of the digester tank, while liquor is being delivered through a pair of pipes at the top of the tank. Simultaneous with the delivery of the wood c... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4106649 | Floating grain bin extension for use with agricultural combine A grain bin adapted to be mounted on the upper part of an agricultural combine is provided with at least one "floating" bin side wall extension which is automatically movable into substantially vertical grain-retaining position as the bin approaches and r... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4084751 | Self-propelled material storage and feeding vehicle A base member having ground traction devices is connected by an elevation device to a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame supports a feeder portion that includes a fixed storage hopper. A power source for operating the ground traction devices is positioned f... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084685 | Method and apparatus for manipulating rod-like articles A method and apparatus for handling and transporting rod-like articles between production machines, for example articles such as cigarette filters between filter rod makers and cigarette filter tippers. Rods transported end to end along a longitudinal str... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4061236 | Apparatus for removing drinking straws from bottles An apparatus is described for removing drinking straws from empty bottles having drinking straws projecting from their mouths, said apparatus comprising a pair of endless straw gripping belts adapted to move in substantially parallel relationship to each ... | 12/06/1977 |
