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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182190 | Unloading system and method for continuously moving rapid discharge railcars An unloading station and method for unloading bulk material from a moving railcar with a bottom discharge while the railcar is moving includes a track with a pair of rails. A synchronized parallel conveyor is oriented parallel with the pair of rails and forms a mova... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7114909 | Trailer-tilting, load-discharge apparatus and method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090066 | Unloading system for particulate material This invention concerns a new grain unloading system using an integrated ramp, horizontal transfer conveyor and elevating system. The unit is towed, positioned and powered by an agricultural tractor. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063497 | Drive over conveyor pit assembly A drive over conveyor pit assembly includes a mainframe including a grain pit located between and adjacent a plurality of drive over sections. Attached to the mainframe are a plurality of entrance ramps and a pair of exit ramps. Each ramp is pivotably attached to an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063022 | Trackside railcar door opener and closer An automated and semi-automated trackside railcar door opener and closer for use with railcar doors located on or near the bottom of the railcar including a tool carriage, a controller and a support substantially parallel to a railroad track. A railcar door opener i... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6698993 | Transporter A transporter is adapted to tip by using bilateral rams on opposite sides of a main compartment in the form of an open topped bin. The main bin is V-shaped in profile and when the trailer is tipped a conveyor underneath the bin raises an ingredient flowin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6401901 | Baggage chute apparatus A baggage chute for transferring baggage from an elevated level of an aircraft passenger boarding bridge to ground level. The chute includes at least one slide member which is shaped to form a truncated cylinder of arcuate cross-section and which has annu... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6238162 | Transportable apparatus for unloading material from a dump truck A transportable apparatus for unloading material directly from a dump truck onto a conveyor assembly. The transportable apparatus includes an inclined ramp that is adapted to permit a dump truck to back onto the ramp. A hopper assembly is movably mounted ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6062806 | Skid A skid for use in unloading palletized cargo from a vehicle having a bed comprises a rail for placement under the cargo and a stop projecting upwardly from the rail. The stop is placed adjacent a side of the cargo when the rail is positioned under the car... | 05/16/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5575594 | Modular rail car unloading pit and method of using the same A modular rail car unloading pit which supports railroad tracks and facilitates the removal and transfer of aggregate, particulate, or other material from rail cars. The modular unloading pit is comprised of a set of precast concrete panels enabling the u... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5404993 | Collapsible auger conveyor hopper bottom A collapsible hopper is used with a conveyor, for example a grain auger. The hopper is fastened onto the bottom end of the auger to surround the inlet. It has a flaccid side wall that is normally supported in a raised condition by a top, rigid hoop connec... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5332350 | Golf ball handling system A driving range environment includes golf ball pickers to return the balls to a golf ball washer. The pickers are parked at a golf ball unload station where the balls are dropped through a grate onto a conveyor or chute for transport to the hopper of the ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5302071 | Dust containment system for bottom dumping railroad cars Fugitive dust generated by a bottom dumping railroad hopper car is captured by a dust containment system. The dust containment system includes an open railroad track segment for supporting the car above a hopper pit defined by enclosed end walls, an inter... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5297920 | Apparatus and method for removing ballast stones from a roof A conveyor system comprising a platform positioned above and spaced from a building roof for receiving a motorized or manual stone ballast transport cart, and a conveyor positioned beneath the platform for receiving ballast stones unloaded from the cart a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297914 | Mobile ramp for unloading trucks An apparatus for unloading belly dump trucks into piles comprises a ramp onto which the unloading truck drives, a hopper for reception of dumped material, and a conveyor running under the hopper and onto a side conveyor arm for disposal of the material Th... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5184715 | Mechanical drive for dual conveyor system There is provided by the present invention a mechanical drive system for driving first and second screw conveyors from a single power source. This system includes a primary drive providing power to the first conveyor from the power source and a secondary ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5017076 | System for handling cotton modules This invention relates to a system for conveying cotton from an unloading station to a gin house, while preventing the cotton from absorbing moisture from the ground. In accordance with the present invention, the system provides for the use of a network o... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4995780 | Handling method for delivering baled solid waste to a balefill A method for loading compacted solid waste refuse in the form of bales indexed two at a time for loading into a plastic-lined dump trailer. The dump trailer being covered and including a rear closure door for transporting the bales in a closed environment... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4963066 | Grain hopper assembly A grain hopper assembly to receive grain unloaded from a bottom unloading grain transport vehicle. The assembly comprises a shell having opposite ends. An auger is mounted to the shell and conveys grain toward one end of the shell. A hopper tube has an au... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4744716 | Method and apparatus for transferring elongated objects A method and apparatus for transferring elongated objects includes a transfer cart comprising a vertically movable table top mounted on a mobile base. The transfer cart is selectively reciprocally transferred between a loading station and an unloading sta... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4629386 | Railroad hopper car door opener A railroad hopper car door opener 40 is provided for opening a railroad hopper car door 20. The hopper car door opener 40 includes a first elongated member 44 which is mounted to rotate on a platform 52 adjacent a hopper car unloading area. A second elong... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4522545 | Hopper car gate opener and method of operating a hopper car gate A hopper car gate opener comprising an elongated member having opposed flanges defining a fixed track; a trolley element mounted on the track supported by and movable along a top surface of each flange; and a portion of the trolley element underlaying and... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4494903 | Method of supplying concrete This describes a method and an apparatus for supplying freshly made concrete. Containers having two compartments are used, one compartment for aggregate and a companion compartment for cement. The container compartments are loaded from the top and are emp... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4490086 | Self propelled load distributor vehicle A load distribution vehicle which is adapted to run on a rail track on or over a train of open topped cars for the purpose of loading the cars with particulate material such as mineral ore, broken rock, sand, granular food stuff or the like. The vehicle c... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4364425 | Tobacco storage bag An apparatus for the storage of cut tobacco is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a mobile structure which supports a bag having openings at the top and bottom for loading and unloading. At least the bottom opening of the bag is closeable. The bag is made... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4199290 | Material handling apparatus The apparatus includes a roller conveyor, a platform at one end of the conveyor, and a wheeled vehicle. The platform facilitates positioning the wheeled vehicle so that the bed thereon is aligned with a load support surface defined by rollers on the conve... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4162871 | Side-lifting apparatus for hopper wagons The apparatus of this invention relates to a platform device for lifting the side of a hopper wagon to facilitate discharge of fluent material, such as grain, therefrom. The apparatus includes a horizontal platform device onto which a wagon may be moved, ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4138022 | Furnace top charging apparatus The present invention is concerned with a novel furnace top charging apparatus, especially of the bell-less type, having a rotating distribution chute, wherein there is provided a portal truck serving as a stand on a floor under chuting bunkers, which nor... | 02/06/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4059195 | Material handling device A container for accepting bulk material from a delivery vehicle and mounted for pivotal movement to a position where the load of bulk material may be transferred, in whole or in part, through a closable opening in said container to another suitable recept... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4033403 | Synchronizing velocity and position control The relative positions between a pair of moving objects and the velocity of one of such objects is controlled so as to synchronize the movements of the objects. Synchronization is achieved through the use of a novel sensor mechanism and a control circuit ... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3978997 | Door tripping device for railway hopper car A railway hopper car is provided with bottom discharge doors which include an opening and closing mechanism for each of the doors. The mechanism comprises a bell crank lever and linkage arrangement which in the closed position assumes an over-center lock ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3965760 | Operating apparatus for sliding closures for railway car An improved apparatus is provided for operating the sliding closure of a railroad hopper car in which the hopper has a discharge opening at its lower end. The sliding closure or gate has a pair of arms attached to and extending from the closure, a gear at... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3951278 | Apparatus for unloading bulk material A device for mechanically connecting hopper car unloading boots to the discharge outlets on the car for unloading bulk material from the car, in which a pair of coupling frames are supported on a lift platform and interlinked with each other so that they ... | 04/20/1976 |
