Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231868 | Wine pomace extraction apparatus and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for wine pomace extraction from wine processing tanks in a manner so as to minimize maceration of the wine pomace so as not to taint wine entrained within the pomace. In the present invention, wine pomace is m... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7008163 | Bulk storage bins and methods and apparatus for unloading same One embodiment provides for a material reclaiming apparatus for use with a bulk storage bin. The bulk storage bin includes a bottom which defines an elongated plurality of outlet openings from the storage bin. The material reclaiming apparatus includes a plurality o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6502689 | System and method for transporting bulk materials and loading apparatus therefor An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support, a guide member defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on the support and a section cantilevered relative to the support; at least two s... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499585 | Method of loading bulk particulate materials into containers An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support, a guide member defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on the support and a section cantilevered relative to the support; at least two s... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6415909 | Apparatus for transporting bulk materials An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support and a guide means defining a passageway. The passageway has a vertical section and a horizontal section cantilevered to the vertical section. A endless rope assembly passes around ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6035592 | Conveyor gallery lateral restraint system A conveyor gallery lateral restraint system for a reticulated dome structure includes a pair of load transfer pads integrated into the conveyor gallery and dome structure. Only loads normal to the outer surfaces of the load transfer pads, and thus loads a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5318444 | Grain storage unloading system This invention relates to a grain storage unloading system of a type which can be moved from grain bin to grain bin and includes a sweep section which can rotate relative to a discharge section to sweep a circular area within the bin and to carry the mate... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5011359 | Silo rotary unloader monitor A silo rotary unloader monitor provides an indication of a rotational speed of the rotary collector ring of a material unloading device suspended within the top portion of a vertical silo. A limit switch has an actuating sensor biased into engagement with... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4168805 | Storage and ice dispensing system for ice in flake or particle form A storage and dispensing system for ice in flake or particle form is disclosed utilizing a storage bin with driven screw augers extending outwardly over and above an ice storage space, the discharge end of the screw augers being pivotally mounted at the d... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4132450 | Silo unloader lift attachment A top unloading silo unloader equipped with a lift attachment connected to a lifting cable used to raise and lower the silo unloader in a tower silo. The lift attachment has an elongated body releasably connected at one end to the impeller housing of the ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4125194 | Torque arm assembly A torque arm assembly for securing a silo unloader output chute. The assembly preferably comprises first frame means adapted to extend vertically upwardly from the silo unloader and second, generally horizontal tracking frame means pivotally coupled to th... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4071977 | Automatic silo door construction Automatically actuable silo door apparatus and a silo equipped with same. The apparatus preferably comprises a door member adapted to selectively block a silage discharge orifice, a hinge assembly for mounting the door, retractable gun means for automatic... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4057295 | Silo having a cylindrical wall and a discharge device A silo having a cylindrical wall comprising a discharging device, having a frame being vertically movable in the silo, in which a delivery tube having an eccentrical suction nozzle is rotatably arranged in a central bearing and comprising means for collec... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4043465 | Silo door construction and discharge chute positioning apparatus There is disclosed a silo door system designed to adapt older silo constructions for automated unloading, or to be employed as a general door system, if desired. The system includes a number of apertured panel sections clamped to the silo wall in aligned ... | 08/23/1977 |
