Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
137615000 | Articulated or swinging flow conduit | 16 |
20090065078 | Discharge arm assembly with guiding cable - Assembly for loading and unloading products, comprising a balanced loading and unloading arm installed at a first location and having a compass-style duct system mounted by one of its ends on a base and provided at the other of its ends with a connection system suitable for connecting the compass-style duct system to a coupling means installed at the second location, this assembly comprising, in addition, a cable joined on the one hand to means integral with the base and suitable for subjecting this cable to a constant tension and suitable for being joined, on the other hand, to the second location, the assembly also comprising guiding means capable of co-operating with the cable so as to guide the connection system along a trajectory materialized by the said cable until the connection system is brought into a position of connection to the coupling means. | 03-12-2009 |
20090165874 | HYDROCARBON TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH VERTICAL ROTATION AXIS - A hydrocarbon transfer system includes a first structure with a length direction and a transverse direction having a frame carrying a vertical arm with at its end a fluid connecting member for connecting to a second structure which is moored alongside the first structure. The connecting member includes a winch and first guiding elements for engaging with second guiding elements on the second structure by connecting a wire to the winch on one end an to the second structure on the other end, and a tension device for moving the vertical arm away from the second structure for tensioning the wire. | 07-02-2009 |
20090283163 | Mobile Concrete Pump Having an Articulated Mast - The invention relates to an automatic concrete pump with an articulated mast ( | 11-19-2009 |
20100139792 | LARGE MANIPULATOR - A large manipulator, especially a truck-mounted concrete pump, has a boom base that can be arranged on a frame so as to be pivoted about a substantially vertical axis of rotation. The large manipulator has a pendular element, that hangs down as an articulated boom and a control device for controlling the drive units of the axes of articulation and rotation of the articulated boom. The remote control has at least one inclination sensor which is housed in a housing that is detachably fastened on the pendular element. Two inclination sensors are housed in the housing and are bent at an angle of 90° with respect to each other and with respect to an axis that is parallel to the pendular element axis. The housing has a mark indicating the orientation of at least one of the inclination sensors inside the housing. | 06-10-2010 |
20100175765 | Retainer Assembly for Swivel Spout - A swing spout assembly is disclosed which has a spout having a channel extending from an inlet end to a discharge end. A radially extending groove is formed adjacent the inlet end of the spout, and a snap ring is received in the groove of the spout. A pair of glides in the form of wear washers sandwich the portion of the snap ring extending out of the groove to form a bearing sub-assembly. An escutcheon is positioned around at least part of the inlet end of the spout. A stationary body has a portion that extends into the channel of the spout and a portion extending around an outer radial periphery of the inlet end of the spout. The portion extending around the outer periphery of the inlet end and the escutcheon defining a pocket that retains the bearing sub-assembly. | 07-15-2010 |
20100193057 | Discharge arm assembly for pumping units - A discharge arm assembly for a truck or trailer-mounted pumping unit comprises a jumper line which is connected to the outlet of the pumping unit, a base unit which is connected to the outlet of the jumper line, and an articulated arm which is connected to the outlet of the base unit. The base unit includes a base conduit which is rigidly secured to the truck or trailer and a swivel arm which is rotatable about a generally vertical axis. The articulated arm comprises a first generally straight pipe which is connected to the swivel arm by a generally 90° elbow. A brace member comprises a first end which is connected to the swivel arm and a second end which is connected to the first pipe to thereby support the first pipe for movement in a generally horizontal plane. | 08-05-2010 |
20100206410 | ARTICULATED CONDUIT LINKAGE SYSTEM - An articulating conduit linkage system for maintaining a fluid connection between a fluid source and displaceable conduit that has been buried in a subsiding permeable body. A fluid source can supply a working fluid through a source outlet, and which is located outside of the boundaries of the permeable body. A displaceable conduit can receive the working fluid through a conduit inlet, and be buried at a depth within a subsiding permeable body that is contained within a permeability control infrastructure. A plurality of articulating conduit segments can comprise: an outer conduit segment that is operably coupled to the source outlet with a first single-axis swivel joint, an inner conduit segment that is operably coupled to the conduit inlet with a second single-axis swivel joint, and at least one middle conduit segment that operably connects the outer and inner segments, respectively, with at least one single-axis swivel joint to establish a working fluid connection between the fluid source and the displaceable conduit. In the event of a subsidence of the permeable body which causes a relative displacement between the source outlet and the conduit inlet that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of both the outlet and the inlet, the plurality of articulating conduit segments are configured so the outer and inner conduit segments rotate in opposite directions to extend the conduit linkage system while maintaining a working fluid connection between the source outlet and the conduit inlet. | 08-19-2010 |
20100224272 | Circular Distributor for Thick Materials, in Particular for Liquid Concrete - The invention relates to a circular distributor for thick materials, in particular for liquid concrete. The circular distributor comprises a support frame ( | 09-09-2010 |
20100229982 | FLUID DISTRIBUTOR AND COLLECTION DEVICE WITH COLLAPSIBLE LATERALS AND KNUCKLES - A lateral for use in connection with a fluid distributor and collection device is provided. The lateral includes an elongated tubular conduit having a first end and a second end, a plurality of slots disposed along at least a portion of the conduit, and a connecting mechanism disposed proximate to the second end. Each of the slots is angled relative to the conduit to redirect a flow of fluid exiting the conduit. | 09-16-2010 |
20100313977 | Device with Direct Control, in Particular Proportional and/or Rectilinear Control, for Fluid Loading and/or Unloading System - The invention concerns a control device for the movement and positioning of a coupling for a marine loading system ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110220228 | ARM TO DISTRIBUTE CONCRETE AND RELATIVE PRODUCTION METHOD - An arm to distribute concrete comprising a plurality of articulated segments selectively able to be folded back and extended with respect to each other, made of composite material, wherein at least one of said segments comprises at least a first tract and a second tract, each having a constant cross section, wherein the section size of the first tract is different from the section size of the second tract, a connection tract being provided between said first tract and said second tract. | 09-15-2011 |
20120118417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUMPING CONCRETE TO A FORM STRUCTURE AT ELEVATED HEIGHTS - A crane assembly for delivering a concrete mixture to increasing heights of an elevated structure includes a primary pipeline that receives the concrete mixture from a source of the concrete mixture. A mast supports the primary pipeline in a vertical direction. A boom extends radially outwardly from the mast, and a jib is supported by the boom at an intersecting point on the boom. A secondary pipeline is rotationally affixed to the primary pipeline and extends radially outwardly from the primary pipeline along the boom to the jib. The secondary pipeline is pivotal around the mast along with the boom. The jib is angularly displaceable from the boom at the intersecting point for directing the secondary pipeline to a location spaced from the primary pipeline. | 05-17-2012 |
20120285567 | ARTICULATING DOWNSPOUT ASSEMBLY - An articulating downspout assembly for a downspout system of a building has an elbow component and an end component each having an integrated or integral configuration that cooperatively join with each other to form a hinge. The hinge allows the end component to pivot between a prone position and an upright position. In the upright position the end component is at an angle relative to the elbow component such that a downspout extension section coupled to the end component leans toward and/or against a vertical downspout portion of the building's downspout system. This prevents the end component and thus the downspout extension from spontaneously falling (pivoting) back to the prone position. The integrated configuration of the elbow component is characterized by one or more configured slots while the integrated configuration of the end component is characterized by one or more configured tabs. Preferably, the integrated configuration of one or more configured slots of the elbow component is formed in an upper surface of an end portion of the elbow component, while the integrated configuration of one or more configured tabs of the end component is formed in and projects from an upper end surface of the end component. The resulting hinge between the elbow component and the end component does not stress the material (e.g. metal) of either the elbow component or the end component. | 11-15-2012 |
20140060685 | LOCK DOWN UNITS FOR LOADING ARMS AND LOADING ARMS COMPRISING THE SAME - Lock down units and loading arms with lock down units are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a loading arm includes a product delivery pipe pivotally coupled to a product standpipe such that the product delivery pipe is rotatable in a vertical plane. A rocker assembly is coupled to the product delivery pipe. A support arm may be pivotally connected to the product standpipe and slidably coupled to the rocker assembly such that the support arm and the rocker assembly are slidable with respect to one another. The support arm comprises a plurality of slots. A locking pawl is affixed to the rocker assembly and selectively engagable with the slots such that, when the locking pawl is engaged with a slot of the support arm, the locking pawl couples the support arm to the rocker assembly, thereby preventing the product delivery pipe from being raised in the vertical plane. | 03-06-2014 |
20140096853 | DISTRIBUTING BOOM FOR CONCRETE PUMPS - The invention relates to a distributing boom ( | 04-10-2014 |
20160025251 | FLEXIBLE FLUID DISCHARGE MONITOR - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a fluid monitor system that can mitigate a number of bends/curves in the fluid way of the monitor, which can improve an amount of friction loss through the monitor, and may reduce potential turbulence of the fluid stream. A flexible member can couple a positionable outlet of the monitor to an outlet of a rotation joint coupled with the base. The flexible member can span the fluid-way across an elevation actuator, coupled with one or more supports, which may be used to adjust an elevation angle of the outlet member. The flexible member may be rotationally coupled with the base to provide for adjustment of outlet direction. | 01-28-2016 |