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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234909 | Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower, which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on grou... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7101140 | Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on groun... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074001 | Conveying system for filling multiple storage bins A conveying system for distributing material into any bin in a horizontal array of storage bins comprises a circular guide positioned over the array of bins (24), a linear guide (22) that rotates along the circular guide, and a conveyor (30) tha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6302162 | Installation for the treatment of at least one fluid, by passage through two adjacent masses of material An installation for the treatment of fluid having a receptacle (1) defining a non-vertical portion of a path for fluid through at least two adjacent masses (A; B; C) of particulate materials, typically different from each other, each mass being in direct ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5964259 | Multiple adsorbent loading method and apparatus for a radial flow vessel Particle loader assembly for loading particles into a vessel to form a particle bed comprising inner and outer radially disposed concentric layers of particles the inner layer containing at least one type of particle of different granulometry or compositi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5442897 | Method of and apparatus for making tubular envelopes A continuous web of wrapping material for catamenial tampons or other commodities is advanced lengthwise first through a station where it is acted upon by a perforating knife to weaken longitudinally spaced-apart portions of the web transversely of the di... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5039273 | Conveyor system for a container Grain tanks of harvesting machines frequently have an irregularly shaped interior which is difficult to fill completely and to unload. A conveyor system is proposed facilitating loading and unloading of the grain tank. The conveyor system comprises a conv... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5022806 | Apparatus for charging a shaft furnace The present invention relates to an apparatus for charging a shaft furnace. The apparatus includes a rotary and pivoting distributor chute suspended on the head of the furnace, a device for driving this chute, which consists of a first and second running ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4941792 | Handling device for a distribution chute of a shaft furnace and drive mechanism suitable for this device The present invention relates to a handling device for a distribution chute of a shaft furnace, the said distribution chute being suspended pivotably on a rotary cage mounted by means of bearings in a housing installed in the head of the furnace and conta... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4883363 | Device inter alia for uniformly distributing solid and/or liquid particles, and an assembly comprising such a device A device inter alia for uniformly distributing solid and/or liquid particles. It comprises, on the one hand, a hollow vertical primary shaft (1) driven in rotation, the bottom end of the shaft comprising a primary ring (4), the bottom surface of which bea... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4815925 | Circular storage container for granular materials with a vertically movable lateral conveyor A circular storage container (1) for granular materials is provided with a central support column (4) for a top-loading filling device (9) and a lateral conveyor (20) for pivotal movement around the support column (4). The lateral conveyor (20) is connect... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4775278 | Emptying device for silos An apparatus for emptying silos enables a telescopically retractable vertical empyting pipe to retract downwardly with an overhead material gathering conveyor in continuous controlled motion without undesirable sudden retraction of individual telescopic c... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773808 | Emptying device for silos with telescopic fall pipe arranged in the silos In the device according to the invention for emptying bulk material from silos (1), a telescopic fall pipe (24) is used as a delivery shaft for the bulk material to be emptied, which telescopic fall pipe (24) has at least one sliding pipe (27) which is ar... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4645403 | Discharge installation for a silo A discharge installation to be used in a silo for bulk material in powdered or granular condition comprising a central column of interspaced annular collar plates surrounding a central discharge chute, subsequent collar plates merging into each other form... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4537553 | Arrangement in a silo or the like for storing pulverulent, granular or lumpy material, such as coal A silo or the like for storing pulverulent, granular or lumpy material has a wall which encloses the silo storage space, a roof whose pitch substantially corresponds to the angle of repose of the material, an inlet opening in the silo roof, an outlet open... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4445814 | Apparatus for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile Apparatus is provided for depositing solid particulate material in a frustoconical pile within a space of predetermined dimensions comprising, in combination: (a) a screw conveyor for particulate material arranged substantially horizontally; (b) means for... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4352623 | Grain distributor and method An improved grain or particulate distributor includes a radially extending conveyor mounted for sweeping about the center of a bin for evenly and homogeneously distributing material therein. Discharge or sweeper bars are adjustably angularly mounted acros... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4213724 | Conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material A conveyor apparatus for stacking and distributing comminuted material including a fixed first support, a second support supported by the first support and capable of rotation about a vertically extending axis, an arm secured to the second support and con... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4033466 | Grain drying and storage apparatus A grain distributing auger and leveling member in a grain drying and storage bin having a grain supporting surface underlying the auger and leveling member. A conduit feeds granular material to one end of the auger and a motor and power transmission mecha... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4029220 | Distributor means for charging particulate material into receptacles Disclosed are receptacles, such as shaft furnaces illustrated by a blast furnace and an upright oil shale retort, embodying rotatable charge distributor means for distributing particulate charge material in the furnace, which charge distributor means can ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4022335 | Spreading-unloading rotary sweep apparatus of the hole-forming sleeve type A reversible rotary sweep has a single railless trough-less contemporaneously reversible 16" OD horizontal long auger and a depending holeformer composed of a 191/2" OD depending short auger and a surrounding 21" ID concentric sleeve. In unloading, a subs... | 05/10/1977 |
