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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198450 | Unloading system for an agricultural combine An agricultural combine including an unloading system wherein an unloading conduit assembly is, in an operational set-up, rotatable or swivelable through an arc of 360° to permit grain unloading into a grain truck located at any point around the combine, whether th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7134830 | Grain wagon with improved grain container A grain wagon includes a wheel supported frame supporting a container having inclined front and rear walls connected by opposite inclined side walls. Each side wall has inwardly projecting wall portions defining a wheel well for receiving longitudinally offset dual ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6997663 | Hay bale stacker Systems, methods and apparatuses for loading, unloading, and handling bales. A powered apparatus is configured to load bales, slide the bales from a loading mechanism to a rearward position on a platform, and unload the bales from the apparatus comprises a variety o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977597 | Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface and atmospheric conditions simultaneously from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of deposited material on a road surface, a detect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960055 | Cross member-less dump truck body A dump truck body including a receptacle defined by a floor and, extending from the floor, first and second side walls on opposite sides of the floor, and a front wall and a tailgate, located on opposite sides of the floor and extending between the side walls. The f... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945482 | Combination dump and spreader apparatus A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials. A hoist is provided which extends between the body and the chassis for pivoting the body. A conveyor assembly for selectively conveying materials ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6915896 | Cleaning drain apparatus for an auger assembly A drain apparatus for the intake end of an auger is disclosed. The drain apparatus comprises a bearing with radial arms, a cover with a cover portion, a drain and a drain cap for removably closing the opening of the drain. The drain apparatus facilitates a clean in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908380 | Hinged unloading auger for an agricultural combine A hinged unloading auger for an agricultural combine that reduces the portion of the unloading auger that extends beyond the rear end of the combine when the unloading auger is in its storage position. The horizontal section of the unloading auger includes a hinged ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6881022 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and second curv... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6585472 | Combination dump and spreader apparatus A vehicle including a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The vehicle includes, at least, a chassis and a body pivotably secured to the chassis at a hinge. The body is comprised of front and rear ends having upper and lower e... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6394735 | Combination dump and spreader apparatus A vehicle including a combination body for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The vehicle includes, at least, a chassis and a body pivotably secured to the chassis at a hinge. The body is comprised of front and rear ends having upper and lower e... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6354786 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6312205 | Bale loader A bale loading arm for use with a bale carrying vehicle includes a loading frame, a device for pivoting the loading frame, a pivot member, a device for rotating the pivot member, a bale grasper having a grasper arm and a device for rotating the grasper ar... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6171047 | Square bale loading platform and processing apparatus A bale loading apparatus, which includes a wheeled undercarriage having front and rear ends; a deck pivotally mounted by a pivot mount to the rear end of the undercarriage for supporting a row of bales thereon; and actuating component driven by a first dr... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5795124 | Self-loading material hauler and distributor A self-loading vehicle for moving cotton modules or bulk materials such as compost or cotton burrs. The vehicle utilizes a chain conveyor system on a tiltable bed. Long conveyor bars or lugs are attached horizontally to the chains to aid in gripping the m... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5772389 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5466112 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed for selectively dumping and spreading materials. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a body for receiving and dispensing the materials. The body has a first and a second end and a first and ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5411147 | Dynamic landfill recycling system A dynamic landfill recycling system has wheels attachable to a plurality of refuse processing sections in one or more semi-trailer or other vehicular units. A refuse receiving section has a dump bed or one or more vehicular refuse bins to accept new refus... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5286158 | Material distributing apparatus An apparatus for mounting on the back of a dump truck or the like to distribute material discharged from said truck to a variably selected position is disclosed wherein a chute assembly is connectable to the tailgate of the dump truck and provides a range... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5190432 | Dump truck stone slinger A stone slinger option for a standard dump truck includes a swing arm pivotally connectable to the truck's chassis, an elongated frame pivotally connected to the swing arm and mounting an endless conveyor belt therein, and drive means for independently mo... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5170947 | Salt and sand spreader kit A conversion kit for converting a lightweight dump truck into a sand and salt spreader, wherein a compact second dump body is provided which can be inserted in the first dump body. The second dump body has a first sub-frame overlying the floor of the firs... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5104613 | Material handling system A material handling system includes a hopper assembly for mounting on a vehicle bed. The hopper assembly has a rear leg for mounting on a rear end wall of the vehicle bed and a side leg for mounting on a sidewall of the vehicle bed. The hopper legs inters... | 04/14/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5044867 | Mobile hydraulic conveyor A conveyor apparatus that can be attached to the rear of a truck or the like. The conveyor belt apparatus of the present invention may be adjusted in both the vertical and horizontal plates either during operation or when at rest. This versatility in move... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5013207 | Crop transporter A crop transporter comprising a main frame, a bin support frame attached to the main frame and a bin connected to the bin support frame. An elevator has an entrance area located in the forward portion of the bin with the elevator extending forwardly and u... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4995773 | Spreader and dump truck construction A lightweight salt and sand spreader dump truck box having a first sub-frame with elongated longitudinal channel members formed from sheet metal and a conveyor frame on which a conveyor is mounted longitudinally of the dump box at the floor thereof near a... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4968211 | Self-propelled loose bulk material slinger vehicle The invention provides a self-propelled fully operational loose bulk material slinger in a vehicle equipped to be driven. A slinger and hopper is mounted on a chassis supported by a triangular arrangement of road wheels. Individual powering of two road wh... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4886214 | Dump truck with integrated spreader system A new and improved dump truck having an integrated spreader system which permits the truck to be readily converted between a normal dump mode of operation and a spreader mode of operation. The integrated spreader system comprises a longitudinally extendin... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4875811 | Apparatus and method for transporting and unloading containers An apparatus and method for transporting and unloading a container (10, 10A) carrying particulate lading which is removably mounted on a tiltable support frame (76, 76A) pivotally mounted on a highway trailer (54, 54A). At the unloading site, a portable t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4865227 | Dispensing apparatus A material dispensing apparatus in combination with a tipping body, such as a tipping truck, the body of which is tiltable between a horizontal position and an inclined position includes at least one removable module mounted on the tipping body and provid... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4790715 | Dump truck accessory A dump truck accessory is attached to the rear of a dump truck and serves to accurately deposit asphalt, sand, gravel or other material being hauled therein is provided. The preferred embodiment consists of a lateral conveyor belt combined with an end gat... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4781513 | Apparatus for unloading bulk material An apparatus for unloading bulk material, particularly asphalt and the like, from the deck (3) of a load-carrying vehicle, and spreading the material (49) over ground (37) contiguous to the vehicle, includes a spreader unit connectable for support to the ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4773598 | Multi direction dump body for trucks A dump truck body capable of dumping to either the right or left side or to the rear of the truck. The truck further includes a sand, salt or gravel spreader fed by a longitudinal auger running longitudinally from the front to rear of the truck body on ei... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4613275 | Auger arrangement for unloading a truck box An auger support arrangement for attachment to a sidewall of a truck box enables the auger to be moved from a storage position alongside the sidewall to an operating position parallel to the tailgate and cooperating with an aperture in the tailgate. A sep... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4419037 | Truck auger-hopper construction An auger-hopper construction for mounting at the tailgate of a truck includes a pair of hoppers, one of which is stationarily and removably mounted to the truck, and the second of which is pivotally mounted to the first hopper adjacent an opening in the b... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4411581 | Truck auger-hopper constructions Auger-hopper constructions for mounting to an inclinable body of a truck at the tailgate of the truck includes a pair of hoppers, one of which is stationarily and removably mounted to the truck, and the second of which is pivotally mounted to the first ho... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4373856 | Tie butt handler The self-propelled load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for supporting the vehicle from the railroad track. ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4301943 | Melamine container and process for unloading same Process and apparatus for unloading melamine powder from a bulk shipping or transporting containers. The apparatus is comprised of a uniquely designed portable hopper or discharge chute provided at its discharge end with a rotary pump that is removably at... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4261520 | Hopper device for material spreader having a multi-positionable cover A device for spreading particulate material from a vehicle mounted dump bed includes a hopper device mounted transversely across a material discharge end of the dump bed and a broadcast spreader beneath one end of the hopper device. The hopper device incl... | 04/14/1981 |
