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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927059 | Pipeline padding machine with a debris-resistant escalator assembly A pipeline padding machine includes a debris-resistant escalator flight. A pipeline padding machine includes an escalator assembly with multiple flight sections attached to a track. A gap between leading and trailing edges of respective adjacent flight sections may ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7287953 | Method for loading and unloading Method for loading and unloading long-distance transportation means (1, 2) and for temporarily storing a standardized cargo (18) in an intermediate storage facility (3) includes a rail-guided hoist (5) with gripper (8). The cargo i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7226264 | Seat gantry A seat gantry system and method are provided for handling, installing, and removing heavy seat assemblies, and the components thereof prevent manual lifting of a heavy seat assembly during installation. A seat gantry system or method may include an outside seat gant... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192237 | Accessible cart for use with beverage distribution system A series of transport carts are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van to leave an aisle between them. The carts have wheel supported upright frames with bottom supports for the products disposed... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7137771 | Method and device for recognition of a load on a lifting gear In a method for recognition of the position of a load on a lifting gear, an active light source and a camera are mounted to a trolley of the lifting gear. Both, the light source and the camera are directed towards the load. The load has attached thereto at least one... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7086216 | Machine for gathering ground strewn articles A machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting of a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on the wheel unit, having means for advancing the machine along the tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on the support frame, having me... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7014410 | Container drive-by transfer and system This is a container transfer system including a highway vehicle and container platform on a railway car, dock, or conveyor to transfer containers by driving alongside of the platform. One or more channels are secured obliquely across the truck bed with extensions wh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997122 | Method and apparatus for distributing soil amendments Method and apparatus for dispensing aggregates for lawn improvement. Aggregates are delivered to the site in a primary dispensing vehicle, which is configured to allow a smaller secondary dispensing vehicle to be loaded with the aggregate directly from the primary v... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6820733 | Side dump compatible material conveyor system A side dump compatible material conveyor system operable to function with a material placer and spreader unit includes a conveyor support frame and a first conveyor belt mounted on the conveyor support frame. A second conveyor belt includes outer and inner ends, the... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6655892 | Beverage distribution system and method of its manufacture and operation A series of transport carts (21) are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van (22) to leave an aisle (58) between them. The carts have wheel supported frames (28) with bottom supports (1... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652214 | Container oblique-channel transfer and system This is a slide, roller-bed, magnlev, or fluid lift side transfer platform system for transfer of transport or cargo containers from and to railway cars, motor trucks or conveyor and a dock. The container has transfer arms that extend or lock into corner ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 5857821 | System for loading and unloading rail vehicles Freight is transferred between a car of a train riding on rails extending in a travel direction and a stationary street vehicle while the train is moving slowly in the travel direction by displacing a grab into a position above the rails, identifying the ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5836251 | Roll on--roll off bimodal terminal system System and method for loading and unloading highway vehicles for transportation over railroad lines. The system has a number of railroad vehicles, each having a deck for highway vehicles. The deck extends from a central portion of the vehicle to one or bo... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5651656 | Rail transportable ramps for loading semi-trailers on trains A ramp car for use in an intermodal train includes a ramp having a set of rail wheels mounted at one end and a connector at the one end for coupling the ramp car to a flat bed rail car. A second connector, including lifting apparatus, is operatively assoc... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5609460 | Process for transferring goods load units on or from a train For the transloading of loaded goods units (82), such as containers, interchangeable containers, semi-trailers or the like by means of transloading lifting gear (18) from or onto a slowly travelling train (6) formed by container cars (48), there is initia... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5219261 | Rotary loader and system This is a top-lifting rotary loader and system especially suited for loading and unloading double stacking container well cars. This loader has a self-aligning loadspreader on a crane lift arm extended to revolve around and swing up and down from a vertic... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5161930 | Unit for sorting and distributing packages like parcels or similar packages The unit includes an overhead line along which a large number of trollies or sorting containers move. Each is provided with a moving base like a small rotating mat enabling collection and depositing of packages to be sorted along the line. Each of these b... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5131798 | Railroad car conveyor Material handling apparatus for conveying loose material into an elongated container such as a railroad car. An endless belt conveyor is mounted above and extends the full length of the container. A plurality of equally-spaced, individually, selectively o... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5100277 | Method of and apparatus for transferring materials A material transfer machine includes a slat conveyor of substantially the width of a feed hopper of a paving machine. The slat conveyor is supported by caster wheels to be disposed at an incline having a material intake end at a lower end thereof and a di... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4981410 | Swinging-linkages rotary loader These new rotary loaders for transfer of cargo containers or semitrailers to and from railway cars etc. are characterized by a load lift arm or frame or platform supporting two or more parallel swinging parallelogram arms each supported free to swing in a... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4946328 | Swinging-link rotary loaders These loaders for transfer of cargo containers or semitrailers to and from railway cars etc. have parallel swinging links vertically connecting the load-spreader support end of the lift arm with the end of the arm which is mounted to a pivot. The links ar... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4907933 | Pallet unloader Vehicles supporting a load are propelled between a load receiving station and a pallet unloading station. When the loaded vehicle is in a predetermined location, the pallet unloader is actuated causing the unloader ram element of the pallet unloader to co... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4573849 | Spout aimer with feed roll rotation sensing A spout aiming control system for a forage harvester includes a sweep mode wherein the spout is automatically moved to provide even wagon filling under certain conditions. A magnetic pickup senses rotation of the forage harvester feed rolls. A disable sys... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4408666 | Sod handling apparatus An apparatus for handling sod includes a wheeled frame for moving along the ground and a forward frame section which is adapted to receive pallets of sod adjacent thereto. A conveyor is coupled to the frame for transporting pieces of sod between the palle... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4378741 | Interfaced conveyor systems and driverless vehicle for use therein A conveyor system such as one having chain propelled driverless vehicles is interfaced with a conveyor system such as one having rotating shafts propelling a driverless vehicle. The last mentioned driverless vehicle is provided with a contact arm which ex... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4377365 | Pipeline padding machine and method A padding machine for transporting padding material from a dump truck into a pipeline ditch. The padding machine is supported forwardly of a vehicle. A bumper attached to the forward portion of the padding machine engages and pushes the rear end of a dump... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4362456 | Rotary loader and storage system This loader has one or more frames mounted to travel around a central pivot post. Each frame has preferably two fork arms extending radially out and curved inward like a gear or sprocket tooth profile to mesh between pedestals on a vehicle moved tangentia... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4303364 | Method and apparatus for transferring harvested bulk foliage from one container to another A method and apparatus for transferring a pile of foliage from one surface to a second surface comprising an unloading mechanism which will contain and suspend the pile of foliage to permit removal of the first surface and a conveyor system positioned adj... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4221665 | Raisin harvesting apparatus An improved raisin harvester including a front fork for sliding under a raisin laden tray, a draper web situated above the fork for engaging the trays and sliding them along the fork to a conveyor mechanism having a tray receiving end located at the upper... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4185731 | Apparatus for collecting solid and loose-waste materials An apparatus for collecting solid-waste material, the apparatus being arranged to be used in conjunction with a moving collection vehicle, wherein the apparatus includes an improved pick-up means adapted to pick up waste material, whether the material is ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4169536 | Harvesting machine with an expandable truck loader A truck loader is provided for loading tomatoes from a harvester machine onto a truck and includes means for extending or retracting the loader to different positions so that the harvester machine may pass through different rows of crop and load the truck... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4130208 | Side rails container transfer system A container or a carrier for one or more containers is supported on a transfer cam track along side a railway or roadway for transfer of the containers to a rail or road vehicle which is side coupled to the container or carrier to move it for transfer of ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4067465 | Unloading station of an installation for pneumatic transportation of goods in a containers The unloading station is intended for incorporation in installations for pneumatic transportation of goods in containers through a tubeline and includes a frame having mounted thereon a mechanism intended for interaction with a container, to rotate the sa... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4066176 | Tobacco harvester In abstract, a preferred embodiment of this invention is a tobacco harvester wherein a centrally disposed trailer attached to a towing vehicle is straddled by a worker support platform. Mechanical means are also provided for conveying the product harveste... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065006 | Container side-transfer system This invention improves upon my side transfer system and devices of my U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,416,684, 3,483,829, and 3,484,002 wherein the improvement comprises transfer devices actuated by a cam rider or riders on transfer station car engaging a cam track alo... | 12/27/1977 |
| 3990721 | Truck hitch Apparatus for effecting a driving connection between a pushing vehicle and a pushed vehicle. The apparatus has pushers attachable to and providing a bumper formation on the leading end of the pushing vehicle for pushing engagement with the wheels of the o... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3952889 | Apparatus for collecting combine waste An improved combine waste collection system includes a frame which breaks down into a forward section and a rear section. The rear section of the frame is provided with wheels, and it supports a dump wagon in which the waste is collected and stored. The f... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3941266 | Bale loading and stacking apparatus Bale loading apparatus for loading and stacking hay bales in combination with a wagon, which is drawn therebehind and has a pluarality of longitudinal stripping fingers on the front end thereof, comprising a mobile frame adapted to be drawn forwardly by a... | 03/02/1976 |
