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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261511 | Robotic pick up and delivery system A pick up and delivery system for use with mobile robots which have a body with a horizontal upper surface and at least one vertical side. The robot has at least one shelf, each of which contains a stop bar containing a retaining device. The system further uses mult... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7059666 | Multi-access truck bed A cargo bed with multiple access points. The cargo bed comprises a front member, a back member, a cargo floor, and a pair of side members that move to allow access to the cargo floor from nearly all sides so as to allow a member access to the cargo floor from the si... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021886 | Paper supply system and cart for a high-speed sheet feeder A method and system are disclosed for delivering and feeding a stack of paper to a high-speed sheet feeder. A sheet handling cart is removably connectable to a docking station attached to the high-speed sheet feeder. The sheet handling cart comprises a paper trough ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6543983 | Robotic pick up and deliver system A pick up and delivery system for use with mobile robots which have a body with a horizontal upper surface and at least one vertical side. The robot has at least one shelf, each of which contains a stop bar containing a retaining device. The system furthe... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6375402 | Apparatus for unloading rails An apparatus for unloading rails from a freight car on which the rails are arrayed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the freight car comprises a track-bound car, and a rail guiding unit positioned at each car end. Each rail guiding unit comprises a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6162004 | Cargo handling system A system for handling and transporting cargo includes a container supported by wheels mounted on detachable casterboards fitted within casterboard holders provided on the bottom wall of the container. The system also includes an apparatus that elevates th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5749783 | Device for automatic filling of load containers A device for automatic filling a traveling load container which travels adjacent to a traveling harvesting vehicle includes optical or acoustic sensors providing an optimal filling of the container. The sensors can be oriented toward the filling cone of t... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5405233 | Dumpster handling system A dumpster handling system is operated to support and move a roll-off dumpster back and forth underneath a point of material discharge for the filling of the dumpster. The system operates to move the dumpster so that the material is deposited at different... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5320475 | Retriever and cart for handling heavy containers A retriever and a cart that are detachably secured to one another are used for retrieving and transporting, respectively, heavy containers of the type found in trash compactors. A pair of biased looking bolts hold the retriever and container together when... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5096354 | Apparatus for receiving and/or delivering articles Apparatus for receiving and/or delivering articles comprises a generally horizontal conveyor having a number of cars arranged to travel along it. A receiving station and a delivering station are located in the path of travel of the cars along the conveyor... | 03/17/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4966513 | Indoor type mechanized storage facility A indoor-type mechanized storage facility includes a box-shaped casing and an elevator device coupled to the casing. The casing contains a plurality of storage portions which are aligned with each other, and a passageway portion which is formed in front o... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4954037 | Method for aligning, lifting and tilting a container relative to a vertical aperture A method of discharging articles from a container into a defined vertical aperture in a wall or processing machine by rapidly tilting a lifting platform during a first lifting segment. This rapid tilting positions a discharge chute interior of the vertica... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4747329 | Mobile air-equipped transfer table and method of use A mobile air-equipped transfer table and method of using the transfer table is disclosed. The transfer table includes a perforated top and an air system to provide uniform quantities of pressurized air at the table top openings. Gearmotor drives are mount... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4678391 | Apparatus for converting a transfer truck to a flatbed or the like Apparatus for converting a transfer truck to a flat bed or the like comprising a storage bin for aiding in removal of a truck module, such as a dump box, from a truck body, then storing the same until it is needed again. The apparatus includes upstanding ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4639181 | Pallet exchange device For use with a fork lift truck having a pair of vertically spaced apart forks which are raised or lowered in union, apparatus for exchanging a loaded or unloaded pallet with an unloaded or loaded pallet, respectively, by back and forth movement of the for... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4417840 | Particulate material transfer system An improved particulate material loading system for transferring particulate material from a storage assembly to a vehicle having a storage bin wherein the material is protected from the outside environment during the transfer. The storage assembly includ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4396339 | Particulate material transfer system An improved particulate material loading system for transferring particulate material from a storage assembly to a vehicle having a storage bin wherein the material is protected from the outside environment during the transfer. The storage assembly includ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4290725 | Particulate material transfer system An improved particulate material loading system for transferring particulate material from a storage assembly to a vehicle having a storage bin wherein the material is protected from the outside environment during the transfer. The storage assembly includ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4270880 | Load transfer system A system for the transfer of loads from a wheeled transporter to a roller conveyor. The system includes two transfer conveyors which are arranged in alignment with a roller conveyor supplying a machine. Strips are provided on the wheeled transporter which... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4109806 | Device for moving railway waggons A framework carrier adapted to move railway waggons outside a railway yard includes two first, longitudinal beams, each carrying a rail and two second, transverse beams adapted to co-operate with a transporting member, said transverse beams being adapted ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4039090 | Muck-evacuating system in tunneling operation A muck-evacuating system such as for use in tunneling operation and including in combination a train of wagons running in a tunnel and an elevator of separate receptacles adapted to automatically pick up the muck-filled receptacles one by one off the trai... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4037738 | Transfer apparatus An apparatus for transferring articles between a pick up station such as a conveyor and a deposit station comprising a conveyor and a transfer car which is supported for movement between the conveyor and a station. The car having interdigitating means the... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4011668 | Adjustable deflector for snow removal machine In a snow removal machine, an adjustable snow directional discharge device having an upwardly directed snow discharge chute rotatable about an upright axis of rotation, a deflector pivotally mounted on the upper end of the chute, a retractor urging the de... | 03/15/1977 |
