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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320572 | Cargo unloading apparatus and method An apparatus and method to facilitate unloading material from the cargo area (e.g. bed) of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a flexible member placed to line the bottom of the cargo area before a load is placed therein. After moving the vehicle to a desired locat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7198449 | Combine dual auger unloader Disclosed is an improved grain unloader for off-loading (unloading) grain from a grain bin carried by one or more of a combine or a grain cart. A second grain movement assembly is coupled in parallel to the first grain movement assembly so that both grain movement a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7153081 | Self-propelled carriage An article transfer method using a self-propelled carriage capable of supporting an article and travelling along a fixed path is provided in which an article supporting body forming a final operating section is turned without performing lateral movement and with mak... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108473 | Rear loader variable packing density system The disclosure describes a packing control system for a rear loading, rear discharge refuse packing body that enables adjustability in the overall weight distribution of the packed refuse. The packing density control system involves controlling the resistance of the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066705 | Rear loader collection vehicle with detachable container A refuse collection vehicle includes a chassis and a storage container that is detachably mounted on the chassis. The storage container has a rear wall with an opening therein and a sweep panel that is mounted in the rear wall. The sweep panel is movable between an ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6799934 | Rear loader variable packing density system The disclosure describes a packing control system for a rear loading, rear discharge refuse packing body that enables adjustability in the overall weight distribution of the packed refuse. The packing density control system involves controlling the resistance of the... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6769859 | Apparatus and method of multi-actuator ejection mechanism An ejector truck requires an ejector mechanism to remove hauled material from the ejector truck body. Often, these ejector mechanisms are costly and require precise manufacturing and maintenance because they include a telescoping linear actuator. The present inventi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6672822 | Ejector body and method using a tiltable ejector An ejecting device for a dump truck has a truck bed with a bed surface, a pair of side walls, and a pivotally moveable tailgate. The ejecting device has a pair of guide rails, one each mounted to a top edge of the side walls of the bed. A generally vertic... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644908 | Ramp auto latch system An auto latch system for use with a transport vehicle having a ramp that is pivotable between a transport disposition and an extended disposition. The auto latch system includes a latch assembly operably coupled to a transport vehicle bed. A ramp engageme... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6634849 | Motorcycle loading and unloading device A device for loading and unloading a motorcycle onto and from a transport surface of a vehicle includes a dolly assembly that has a plurality of spaced apart wheels. The wheels carry a frame structure that is adapted to support a front wheel of the motorc... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6478527 | Loading and compacting device for the trash container of a trash-collecting vehicle and a working method therefor A loading and compacting method and device for the trash container of a trash-collecting vehicle and a working method for such, wherein the trash container has a rear fill opening. The loading and compacting device has a loading bin coupled to the trash c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468016 | Method for temporary storage of endless, intermediate articles of manufacture A method for temporarily storing a plurality of endless, intermediate articles of manufacture being characterized by: (i) placing an endless, intermediate article of manufacture in a load/unload position on the storage device 10; (ii) indexing the article... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409462 | Method for aligning stacked documents moving along a conveyor A method for forming vertical stacks of documents and then conveying the stacks serially along a conveyor to further processing stations. The stacks are rapidly ejected onto a conveyor which is driven at a relatively slow delivery speed, and to avoid long... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6238167 | Over-center ejector blade lock An over-center ejector blade retaining system which automatically locks the ejector blade in a loading position when the ejector blade has been retracted into the load position by operation of the hydraulic cylinder or ram to which it is attached. Movemen... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220810 | Chain driven belt discharge apparatus and method A device for moving bulk flow material is provided. The device includes an idler sprocket assembly and a drive sprocket assembly. The drive sprocket assembly is engaged with a motor, which turns the drive sprocket assembly. Endless loop drive chains are f... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6200085 | Transport system for farm combines and other large vehicles A transport system for farm combines and other large wheel and track mounted equipment. A trailer for the equipment is constructed by a lightweight manner by providing its frame with narrowly spaced side rails separated by a distance less than the width o... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176674 | Apparatus for loading and transporting a trailer on a pickup truck and method Apparatus and method for loading a vehicle having a cab and a carrying compartment includes a frame (A) within the carrying compartment having an upright support member (B) on the frame carrying a power operated winch (C) for positioning a wheeled trailer... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6155776 | Hydraulic system for a work machine having an ejector cylinder and a tailgate cylinder A method of controlling movement of an ejector plate and a tailgate which are operatively associated with a receptacle of a work machine is disclosed. The method includes the step of supplying pressurized fluid via a first fluid line to (i) a first intake... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146078 | Refuse body having single-stage packing and full ejection This invention relates generally to refuse collecting and disposal vehicles. In one aspect, it relates to a refuse body adapted to be mounted on a conventional refuse vehicle chassis for loading, compacting and ejecting refuse without tilting of the body.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6102644 | Ejector blade carriage adjuster An ejector blade carriage mounting system for connecting the ejector blade carriage to the ejector blade in a manner to accommodate variations in the fabrication of a truck body in which the ejector blade is utilized by connecting the ejector blade carria... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092974 | Trailer for bulk material containers A low profile trailer adapted for use with bulk material containers having either a central discharge port, or a side discharge port. The trailer includes a trailer bed having a pair of container decks each adapted to receive and support a bulk container.... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092973 | Dial-in ejector speed control for articulated trucks and the like having ejector type dump mechanism A material eject system includes an ejector mounted to a bed of a vehicle which is movable between a rear end and a forward end of the bed for ejecting material from the bed. The ejector is powered by a cylinder having different fluid volumes depending on... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6048167 | Container with expandable side walls and method A container, such as a transfer trailer, a roll-off container, or other container that can be transported, has expandable side walls. The walls are hydraulically, or otherwise, forced outward to increase the inside width dimension of the container. A load... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6019562 | Bale loading system A bale loading system comprising a bale carrier and a method for loading, transporting, and unloading large bales of agricultural material. The bales can be either round or rectangular bales. The bale carrier is towed to a bale in a field. The bale is pos... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6012892 | Refuse collection vehicle A vehicle for collecting refuse comprising a chassis, a body mounted with the chassis for receiving refuse through an opening thereof, a packer assembly for moving refuse into the body through the opening and for additionally and alternately ejecting refu... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5934863 | Vehicle loading and unloading apparatus and method A personal vehicle loading and unloading apparatus includes a support structure mounted to a platform such as a truck bed which supports the personal vehicle, and a moveable ramp mounted telescopically within the support structure. The ramp is manually mo... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5685687 | Loading and unloading assist apparatus for a vehicle A truck is fitted with an unloading conveyor for carrying packages of material, e.g. roofing shingles, from a transfer station on the truck bed, preferably at its rear. This conveyor can swing in an arc about its mounting adjacent the transfer station, an... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5653572 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method This invention relates to cargo containers; and more specifically, to cargo containers of the type from which bulk cargo is discharged by pulling a bottom or floor liner out from the container.... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649803 | Motorcycle ramp A motorcycle ramp which is installed in a rear passenger compartment of a wheelchair converted van to allow a full-size motorcycle to be loaded into, transported within and unloaded out of the van by a single person. Parallel supporting rods are mounted t... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5443355 | Trash collection vehicle A vehicle having a bed which is pivotal from a trash collection position to a trash dumping position. The bed is provided with inner walls for dividing the interior of the bed into three compartments, a central compartment for receiving paper and two side... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5338140 | Boll buggy A boll buggy includes a basket upon a wheeled frame. The basket is translationally elevated to a height so that the bottom of the basket is higher than the top of a module maker. Seed cotton is transferred from the basket into the module maker by chains r... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336036 | Portable compactor system for agricultural films A system for film mulch disposal including a field-traveling compaction chamber adapted to gravity receive manually pregathered bundles of film loaded on a hopper-feeding conveyor. A reciprocating ram compacts the pregathered bundles within the compaction... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5244333 | Pickup sweeper for roofing gravel Apparatus and method are described for picking up and removing gravel. The apparatus and method are particularly adapted to the removal of gravel from the surface of a roof when an old roof is being removed or repaired.... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5184931 | Truck cargo remover A pick-up truck carrying a container or cargo unit having a pair of belts attached to the rear of the container, which belts have extensions which are projected underneath the drive wheels of the vehicle, so that upon backing up of the vehicle, the belt e... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5178509 | Equalized module mover with self adjusting track units Apparatus and method for increasing the ability of a cotton module mover to reach remote locations in soil conditions which typically hinder travel; to load and unload modules on soft, uneven, and wet ground; and, to equalize the horizontal movement of th... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5123801 | Refuse collecting vehicle The refuse collecting vehicle of the invention is used for collecting and transporting separate and distinct waste materials. The vehicle includes a vehicle chassis and a storage body mounted on the chassis. The storage body is divided into a plurality of... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5108250 | Material mover bed floor drive synchronization system and method A system and method for controlling an automatic loading/unloading material mover. The mover includes a wheeled vehicle having a tiltable bed with a live floor and a non-driven wheel and is used to load and unload heavy objects, such as cotton modules. Pu... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5078567 | Truck with multiple storage compartments for separately receiving and discharging recyclable materials A truck for separately storing and discharging recyclable materials has a container housing with at least one door in its rear wall. Partitioning members divide the interior space of the container housing into at least two pairs of transversely disposed c... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4925356 | Self-unloading train for bulk commodities A unit train consisting of a plurality of hopper cars and a multi-purpose trailer car. The hoppers cars have one or more hoppers each having a bottom discharge opening and a controllable gate. An endless belt conveyor traverses the length of the train inc... | 05/15/1990 |
