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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581918 | Cone collecting and laying apparatus An apparatus for collecting traffic cones from a surface to a vehicle, or dispensing traffic cones onto the surface from the vehicle, includes a conveyor disposed in use between the vehicle and the surface for transferring cones therebetween. The apparatus further i... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7191889 | Remote controlled swing auger system A remote controlled swing auger system for efficiently manipulating a position of a swing auger. The remote controlled swing auger system includes a swing auger connectable to a main auger, a swing hopper connected to the swing auger, a plurality of front wheels and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7032370 | Fruit trailer for fruit harvesting system and associated methods A fruit trailer is for a fruit harvesting system including a fruit collector including a vehicle and at least one collector conveyor carried thereby for collecting fruit shaken from a tree, and a fruit removal vehicle intermittently brought to the fruit trailer for ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994039 | Bulk seed handling and dispensing system A bulk seed handler and dispenser is provided for transporting bulk seed containers and for dispensing the seed within the containers into planting equipment. The bulk seed handler and dispenser is comprised of a trailer having a plurality of bulk seed containers mo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971324 | Bulk seed handling and dispensing system A bulk seed handler and dispenser is provided for transporting bulk seed containers and for dispensing the seed within the containers into planting equipment. The bulk seed handler and dispenser is comprised of a trailer having a plurality of bulk seed containers mo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964551 | Trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes An improved trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes is provided. The trailer includes a bed, a hopper extending below the bed for receiving seed from the bulk seed box, and an auger for unloading seed from the hopper. The bed includes upwardly and outwardly extendi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6845859 | Mobile feeder and mounting device A mobile feeder has a distributor conveyor band which is adjustable in at least a height direction. The distributor conveyor band is connected to a carrier frame and can be removed with the carrier frame from the mobile feeder. The mobile feeder is equipped with a m... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6776569 | Grain cart auger with clutch A self-unloading grain cart having a horizontal auger and a vertical auger for unloading grain from the cart. The cart having a plurality of gates for accessing a portion of the auger at one time so as not to overload the auger. The cart also having a clutch for eng... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6758317 | Field crop harvesting and loading vehicle A vehicle for the harvesting of plants bearing fruit or vegetables and particularly strawberries is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a conveyor belt system which is a pair of conveyors each comprising a belt assembly and an elongated trough positioned in a fixed rel... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6698997 | Dump truck with removable/extendable conveyor and spreader The dump body of a dump truck includes an opening in the bottom of the dump body through which material in the receptacle can be deposited onto an endless conveyor below the dump body. A spreader is removably mounted on the conveyor whereby material moved... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6659704 | Loading bridge for air cargo loading In the conventional air cargo transportation system, the transportation of the cargo that is stored inside of the airport terminal building, to the area of the loading/unloading door is normally performed using the package/cargo carts. However, numerous w... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6464426 | Vehicle dispensing system A flowable material delivering vehicle in combination with a material dispensing system including a fixed conveyor extending continuously from a position located adjacent a vehicle container outlet aperture to a position located adjacent a vehicle cab fro... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6364591 | Stack wagon for handling big and small bales and method of converting small bale wagon to handle large bales Apparatus for modifying conventional automatic three table bale wagons handling small bales to load, transport, and stack big bales with dimensions in excess of 3 feet×4 feet ×8 feet. With the apparatus a modified bale wagon picks up and handles big bal... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6155175 | Railroad material cart A railroad vibratory system having a hopper, a shaker, a conveyor assembly and a handling device that fastens railroad material to secure a railroad track onto a railroad track system. The hopper releases the railroad material, through an aperture. The sh... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152668 | Coal charging car for charging chambers in a coke-oven battery A coal charging car for a coke-oven battery has a screw-type feeder beneath the coal hopper shiftable on the chassis of the car to allow positioning of the outlet of that feeder over the hole communicating with the coking chamber without moving the car.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5785481 | Trailer for dispensing bulk seed into planting equipment A trailer for dispensing different types of bulk material such as seed into planting equipment is disclosed, the trailer including a pair of substantially planar platforms with an elongated conveying bin disposed below and between the platforms. Seed from... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5733094 | Grain cart equipped with independently driven drag auger A cart for storing and transporting granular material comprises a storage bin having sidewalls which converge inwardly and downwardly to a trough and a sump. The trough extends across a portion of the bottom of the storage bin and opens into the sump whic... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5718556 | Granular material transport apparatus A bulk granular material transport system having multiple compartments with a detachable elevating conveyor to permit the conveyor to assist with unloading as well as loading of the transport device. Each compartment may be individually discharged onto a ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716028 | Aircraft cargo handling A system and method for loading cargo as cargo units in an aircraft cargo handling system having a cargo loading bay that opens laterally of the aircraft and at least one cargo stowing bay adjacent to the cargo loading bay longitudinally of the aircraft. ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5498119 | Turret for materials transport vehicles and telescopic conveyor mounted thereon A turret deck for a telescopic conveyor comprises a platform which is longitudinally and translationally movable relative to the chassis of a vehicle on which it is supported. The platform supports a base plate and a supporting yoke on which the telescopi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5435689 | Conveyor for particulate materials A conveyor for particulate material such as grain comprises a conveyor duct with an improved hopper section which has side walls which can fold down flat to allow passage over the hopper section of a vehicle. The conveyor is the type including a belt Whic... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5364223 | Mobile metering storage apparatus A mobile metering and storage apparatus which includes a mobile unit such as, for example, a tractor of a tractor-trailer unit adapted to transport, store and meter material accommodated in the mobile unit. A discharge conveyor is provided at a floor leve... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5244334 | Apparatus for installing and withdrawing road sign An apparatus for installing and retrieving road signs has a conveyor for conveying a group of road signs, a pair of group of signs-conveying members for conveying the group of road signs while supporting both sides of a bottom portion of the group of road... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5037266 | Compost supplement spreader A compost supplement spreader for delivering supplement to the top of an elongated compost pile, the spreader being formed of a frame having spaced apart sides, wheels mounted on the frame for movement of the frame on the earth with the compost pile being... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5000646 | Device to facilitate the loading of luggages into aircraft holds A device to facilitate the luggages' loading into and the unloading out of aircraft holds consisting of a movable truck which is located in the aircraft hold and receives in succession from the conventional belt elevator the luggages or packages to be con... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4992017 | Bulk shipper for harbours and the like This shipper is constituted by a movable platform (1) which is provided with a loading hopper (3) having a suitable capacity, from which platform (1) projects a support (7) for a bulk elevating system (9) which may be coupled to one of the ends of the hop... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4775275 | Mobile batch plants An improved mobile batch plant that is entirely self-erecting and completely contained as operated between transport and functional modes by a single operator. A truck-towed main frame hingedly supports a tower assembly that includes cement storage and we... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4717308 | Container unloading system An unloading system for a container, such a forage box, includes a floor and a pair of parallel sidewalls. An auger is located in the container and a hydraulic motor on the auger rotates the auger to convey material in the container toward one end thereof... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4714398 | Drive arrangement for a combine harvester unloading auger Drive transmission from the bottom auger of a combine grain tank to an outwardly and upwardly inclined swinging unloading auger-conveyor by means of (sequentially) a telescoping, double U-jointed drive shaft, an acute angle bevel gear box, and a jack shaf... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4708519 | Asphalt paving machine with liftable, adjustable auger mechanisms An improved mounting arrangement for the auger and auger drive mechanism of a floating screed type asphalt paver. A drive box, pivotally mounted at the back of the paver, supports and drives the inboard ends of left side and right side augers. A cantileve... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4676711 | Moving gate discharge A moving gate discharge system designed to prevent product-breakage while discharging particulate products, particularly non-free flowing and inter-engaging particulate products, in a more uniform flow from a receptacle having a moving bottom, is disclose... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4640659 | Impeller and compaction refuse collection system Apparatus and method for collection, compaction, and ejection of refuse wherein refuse initially dumped into a forward hopper compartment is conducted through an opening in a compaction plate into a storage compartment. A shredding device such as an auger... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4394103 | Hydraulic system for a round bale wagon A hydraulic system for a round bale wagon is disclosed wherein at least two hydraulic cylinders are connected hydraulically in series. A relief valve redirects the flow of hydraulic fluid to continue the operation of subsequent hydraulic cylinders in the ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4368000 | Bale wagons A bale wagon comprising a main frame and bale pick-up apparatus mounted on the main frame, the bale pick-up apparatus comprising a subframe, bale elevator apparatus mounted on the subframe and operable to lift a bale from the ground on being engaged there... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4261677 | Vertically adjustable cross conveyor A vertically adjustable conveyor to load hay bales onto a bale wagon. The chain conveyor with cleats to catch the bales is held to the bale wagon frame by bolts which pierce slots on the conveyor support. Adjustment of the distance of the extension of the... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4253256 | Self-loading dualistic earth excavator with connecting telescopic conveying and dualistic distribution means An improved reciprocatory self-loading dual-ended earth excavation vehicle pivotally connected to two or more unmanned self-leveling and self-maneuvering telescopic conveyor vehicles, the latter in turn are pivotally connected to a multi-function dual-end... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4244674 | Drag feed device for grinder-mixer machines An adjustable drag feed device for a mobile grinder-mixer machine is mounted on the chassis of the grinder-mixer machine by a support arm which permits lateral swinging movement of the drag feed device between a transport position and selected operative p... | 01/13/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4117940 | Side loading-rear discharging trailer for multiple round bales An elongated horizontal wheeled frame is provided for receiving hay bales thereon and the frame is adapted to be moved longitudinally over the ground. One end of an elongated generally horizontal arm is pivotally supported from one side of the frame for h... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4091603 | Device for compressing agricultural crop into a bunch Apparatus is disclosed for baling a crop. The crop is fed into the top of a holder and a pair of compressing members are alternately actuated to compress the crop as it is progressively accumulated. Each member compresses all of the crop underlying it and... | 05/30/1978 |
