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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7236602 | Device for actuating a membrane and a vehicle comprising a device for actuating a membrane A device is provided for actuating a membrane arranged in an opening to a space, and a vehicle having such a device. The membrane has a first surface and a second opposite surface, and is limited by an edge area. The device includes a first strip to be attached to t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7165928 | Seed cotton handling system Wrapped cotton bales transported from a cotton harvest area to a receiver at the gin are moved intact to a position generally above a receiver upstream of the ginning equipment. As the bales are supported and conveyed, knife or similar cutting structure severs a por... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7121309 | Loading device The invention relates to a loading device for a reactor formed by of a plurality of tubes, which are substantially arranged vertically, substantially run parallel to each other and each have a filling opening. The loading device includes a plurality of funnel elemen... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094015 | Device for conveying empty rolls A device is used to convey empty rolls that have been removed by at least one roll changer of a web-fed rotary printing press. At least one empty roll receptacle can be displaced between the roll changer, where the empty rolls are held by the receptacle after they a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052060 | Device and method for gripping at least one elongated element Method and device for gripping one or more elongated element(s), which device includes two main gripping arms (1, 2) adapted to hold the element(s) between them. At least one first hydraulic cylinder (6, 7) is provided for moving the main gripping arms... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6913431 | Container unloading apparatus An apparatus for unloading packages, parcels, postal items, baggage, etc., from a container having an open side. The apparatus has a sliding wall that is disposed over the open side of the container when the container is receiving within the apparatus. The apparatus... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6880591 | Charging device The invention relates to a loading device (12) for a reactor formed by a plurality of vertically extending tubes (50). Said device is formed by loading elements (10) each of which comprises a circular plate (30) having two noses (16 | 04/19/2005 |
| 6745701 | Angled cargo discharge gate A basket gate mechanism, including two opposed gate segments supported at its ends by pairs of different length arms interconnected by a mechanism to coordinate the movement of the segments which are opened and closed by a double acting hydraulic cylinder simplifyin... | 06/08/2004 |
| 5893399 | Mechanism for reducing emissions of dust from grain bins A mechanism for hindering the escape of grain dust from a grain bin, including baffle units having diagonally extending barrier members and vertically oriented baffle members. First and second sloped side walls of the bin, a cover, and a curtain confine t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5613822 | Device for hooking, lifting and unloading a dustbin for use on side loading garbage truck A device for hooking, lifting and dumping a dustbin, of the type for use on a truck having sidewise loading. The device has two arms that are pivotally connected to each other and a third arm (16) provided with a catch for hooking the dustbin and hinged t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5364223 | Mobile metering storage apparatus A mobile metering and storage apparatus which includes a mobile unit such as, for example, a tractor of a tractor-trailer unit adapted to transport, store and meter material accommodated in the mobile unit. A discharge conveyor is provided at a floor leve... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5341856 | Arrangement for conveying dust-like bulk goods, particularly cement, by means of suction and pressure An arrangement for transferring bulk goods from ships into silos by means of suction and pressure conveyance. The arrangement includes a suction conveying line with suction nozzle to be placed in the ship and leading to a lock-type receiving container. A ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5302073 | Lift and seal drum dumper A dumper for use in dumping the contents of a container. The dumper includes a hollow receiving portion for receiving therein at least an upper end of the container and an outlet portion for guiding contents emanating from the container to a desired locat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5056979 | Lift unit for lifting and emptying waste containers A lift unit for lifting and inverting waste containers for emptying. The waste containers are of the type having an enlarged lip proximate the mouth of the container. The lift unit includes grippers for gripping the enlarged lip of the container and lifti... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5026241 | Apparatus and method for dumping a waste receptacle An apparatus and method for lifting and dumping a waste receptacle attachable for use with refuse loaders and the like is illustrated as including a stationary frame A carrying a pivoted depending housing B supporting the waste receptacle provided with tr... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5004392 | Device for emptying containers, especially refuse bins Equipment for handling containers such as refuse bins for garbage, comprising lifting and tipping structures which are power actuated, and comprising automatic control systems employing micro-processors, sensing and read-out devices by which there is effe... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5002450 | Lifting and tilting device for emptying containers into a garbage collector An improved lifting and tilting device for emptying garbage containers into the pour-in opening of a garbage truck. The device comprises a quadrangle of joints of a collapsible frame which carries the container during the emptying process. An upper bar of... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4832561 | Loading system with trash silos A trash collection and removal system has a horizontal set-up surface with a plurality of standing stations for several vertically disposed cylindrical trash silos having respective pivotable covers at the two axial ends. A horizontal loading surface trav... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4738774 | Spout line buster An apparatus for loading open top grain hopper rail cars and trucks which eliminates the buildup of a core of small material and grains directly beneath the load out spout. Also, the grain will not build up heat as easily with the core eliminated and a mo... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4722656 | Device for emptying containers, especially refuse bins A device for emptying refuse bins, having a tipping frame to engage the bin, a fluid-actuated motor connected to the tipping frame for moving it between a first position wherein it is capable of initial engagement with and holding of the bin, and a second... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4669940 | Apparatus for handling refuse containers and the like A container handling apparatus for refuse containers of various sizes includes a frame mounted on an elevating and dumping mechanism disposed on a refuse collection vehicle. The apparatus includes opposed primary container engaging arms pivotally secured ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4640656 | Device for supplying rod-shaped articles, for example cigarettes, to a processing machine A device for supplying cigarettes (5) to a packaging machine is provided with a rotary head (3) for tipping containers (4) full of cigarettes (5) into a tank (6) whose base is formed by an upper branch (38) of a conveyor (7) for supplying a continuous flo... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4613271 | Universal device to empty different-style garbage containers A device for emptying different designs of containers including a lifting-tilting mechanism having a locking mechanism for engaging a container and an additional locking hook having an actuating mechanism which may be selectively adjusted so that the lock... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4609321 | Rotary car dumper with dust collection system The dust collection units in a rotary railroad car dumper installation are mounted over the hopper pit along one or both sides of the cylindrical, rotatable dumper frame so that dust ladened air can be sucked directly into the dust collection units withou... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4569623 | Dump assembly A dump assembly having a fixed conduit and a rotatable conduit provided with overlapping plates, respectively, at their adjacent ends. The plates are formed with openings, respectively, normally offset from each other to block flow. The other end of the r... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4455117 | Apparatus for the emptying of cigarette trays into magazines The feed hopper of a cigarette packing machine is provided with an inlet mouth comprising a fixed rectangular tubular member over which there is mounted telescopically slidable in the vertical direction a telescoping rectangular tubular member. The tray f... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4422814 | Ground level dump unit A dump unit (12) for lifting and dumping a waste receptacle (14) into a compactor (10), said unit having slide bars (47) movable on vertical frame channels (21) and a hydraulic cylinder (38) for raising the bars (47). A face plate assembly (26,31,33) is p... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4417839 | Automatic hatchery tray dumper An apparatus for automatically dumping a hatchery tray is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a lifting platform suitably fitted with a tray sensing limit switch to control a double acting air cylinder which lifts the hatchery tray on the platform up and ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4417842 | Soil erosion prevention block insert and apparatus for positioning An apparatus for aligning and loading inserts for soil erosion prevention blocks having a rollable main frame with an insert holder frame movably coupled thereto. Secured within the insert holder frame is an aligning frame which receives the inserts and a... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4408945 | Stationary or mobile receiving bunker This invention is an improvement in a stationary or mobile receiving bunker adapted to be fed with bulk material, particular by means of industrial trucks, with a delivery conveyor arranged under the receiving bunker, the improvement which comprises two b... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4405278 | Self-emptying dump box A box or container for transporting and disposing of trash is constructed to be operated by the action of a forklift truck alone without the addition of special accessories and so constructed as to have a low overall height making it suitable for placemen... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4277215 | Articulate material transfer system An improved system for automatically transferring particulate material, such as coal, is provided wherein the particulate material is transferred from a railroad car into an underground storage bunker while maintaining the material in a substantially cove... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4176995 | Automatic pickup and unloading crane Apparatus for supplying textile fibers to each of a plurality of textile blending machines extending in a line and defining a blending line from each of a plurality of fiber bales extending behind each of the machines with an overhead crane mounted for mo... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4066107 | Packaging machine and method for chitterlings A machine and method for filling containers with controlled volumes of chitterlings is supplied by a hopper that is loaded from its open top from a vessel filled at ground level and then elevated and dumped into the hopper. A volumetric dispenser at the b... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3945619 | Mobile continuous concrete proportioning plant The present disclosure is directed to a continuous concrete proportioning plant of the mobile type movable from job site to job site not requiring extensive site preparation. The primary frame has a compact combination of cement sand and aggregate systems... | 03/23/1976 |
