| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 406051000 | WITH DIVERSE POWER-DRIVEN CONVEYOR | 34 |
| 20090129872 | High-reach insulation application system and method - This invention relates generally to the application of a sprayed insulation mixture, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for applying the sprayed mixture in high reach areas of extended elevation and removing any excess mixture therefrom. In one embodiment of a system for spraying an insulation mixture into a cavity and removing any excess mixture therefrom, the system preferably comprises a lift defining upper end lower ends, with the upper end of the lift being adjustably movable between lowered and raised positions. An insulation applicator is located on the lift proximal to the upper end for spraying the insulation mixture into the cavity. The applicator may be rotatably connected to the lift and driven to move in a reciprocating, sweeping motion. A scrubber is also located on the lift, preferably above the applicator, for removing or scrubbing any excess insulation from the cavity. A vacuum inlet is preferably located on the lift below the applicator for receiving any stray or “fly-off” insulation from the applicator and the excess insulation removed from the cavity by the scrubber. A gauge may also be located on the lift for maintaining a predetermined spray distance between the applicator and the cavity. A driven elevation mechanism is operably associated with the lift for adjustably moving the upper end of the lift between the lowered and raised positions. A control is operably associated with the insulation applicator, scrubber, vacuum inlet and driven elevation mechanism to control the function of each component. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090142147 | MONITORING AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HIGH PRESSURE FEEDER IN A CELLULOSE CHIP FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS DIGESTER - A method and computer controlled apparatus to control fluid leakage in a high pressure feeder and a stationary housing with a chamber in which rotates a pocket rotor. The method includes: monitoring the fluid leakage from the high pressure feeder, wherein the fluid leakage is discharged from a low pressure outlet of the high pressure feeder; determining whether the fluid leakage is within a predefined range of acceptable fluid leakage, and moving the pocket rotor in the chamber to adjust the fluid leakage. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090252562 | HIGH CAPACITY PARTICULATE LOADER AND TRANSFER APPARATUS - A high capacity particulate loader having an intake hose on one sidewall thereof which communicates with a source of negative pressure formed by a multi-stage suction mechanism, to create a high suction, high volume and high speed air stream that draws particulate materials through the hose and propels them into a separation chamber where they separate from the air stream and are directed into a discharge auger assembly on the opposite sidewall of the loader. The multi-stage suction mechanism communicates with a separation chamber and/or a settling chamber, the settling chamber providing an area where dust or fine chaff from the suctioned particulate materials, which may be present in the air stream, can settle, through gravity, on a bottom surface of the settling chamber, thus avoiding contact with the blowers so as to prevent clogging of the blowers and rotor wear thereof. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100215443 | WASTE CONVEYING SYSTEM - A waste conveying system in which waste is collected/conveyed, e.g. by a suction system, in a waste container ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20140234032 | METHOD OF TRANSSHIPPING SOLID PARTICULATES IN AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF SOLID PARTICULATES USING MINERAL SUSPENDING AGENT - A method of transshipping solid particulates in an aqueous suspension of solid particulates, comprising dispersing solid particulates in an aqueous liquid in the presence of at least one mineral suspending agent to form the aqueous suspension of solid particulates. The aqueous suspension of the solid particulates is hauled via a first vehicle a distance greater than or equal to 1 km. The aqueous suspension of the solid particulates is transferred from the first vehicle to a second vehicle. The aqueous suspension of solid particulates is hauled via a second vehicle a distance greater than or equal to 1 km. | 08-21-2014 |
| 406052000 | Rotary | 20 |
| 20080205998 | Pellet Delivery System - Palletized materials are delivered in controlled quantity into a pulse modulated air stream. A vortex of compressed air gates the pellets into flexible small diameter tubing for transit to a hot melt adhesive application apparatus. Pellets of different materials, sizes, and shapes can be combined in a defined ratio within several seconds of melting at the application point. Pellet delivery air can be utilized for spray application of the melted material. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20140219732 | Laundry Transfer Apparatus and Method - Laundry transfer apparatus, and a method of transferring laundry items. The laundry apparatus comprises a rotatable disk carousel for receiving laundry items on a laundry receiving surface thereof, and a suction nozzle located relative to said laundry receiving surface for drawing laundry items from said laundry receiving surface into a laundry delivery conduit. The suction nozzle is vertically movable relative to the laundry receiving surface of the rotatable disk carousel and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The method of transferring laundry items, comprises the steps of: delivering laundry items onto the laundry receiving surface of a rotating disk carousel, and suctioning laundry items from the laundry receiving surface of the rotating disk carousel into a laundry delivery conduit. The transferred laundry items may be wet or dry laundry items. | 08-07-2014 |
| 406053000 | Screw | 10 |
| 20090035073 | HIGH CAPACITY PARTICULATE LOADER AND TRANSFER APPARATUS - A high capacity particulate loader having an intake hose on one sidewall thereof which communicates with a source of negative pressure formed by a multi-stage suction mechanism, to create a high suction, high volume and high speed air stream that draws particulate materials through the hose and propels them into a separation chamber where they separate from the air stream and are directed into a discharge auger assembly on the opposite sidewall of the loader. The multi-stage suction mechanism communicates with a separation chamber and/or a settling chamber, the settling chamber providing an area where dust or fine chaff from the suctioned particulate materials, which may be present in the air stream, can settle, through gravity, on a bottom surface of the settling chamber, thus avoiding contact with the blowers so as to prevent clogging of the blowers and rotor wear thereof. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090162149 | Conveying and Lock System - A conveying and lock system ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100028089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK - An apparatus for conveying a cellulosic feedstock is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an enclosed volume having a lower surface comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending portions. Each longitudinally extending portion has an inner surface that is arcuate in transverse section. A plurality of conveyance members are provided within the enclosed volume. Each conveyance member is associated with one of the inner surfaces and configured to sweep the one of the inner surfaces. Additionally, a method for treating a cellulosic feedstock is disclosed. The method comprises providing a cellulosic feedstock being less than 100% saturated moisture. The cellulosic feedstock is introduced into a longitudinally extending enclosed volume, and conveyed longitudinally through the enclosed volume while being mixed. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110217129 | PNEUMATIC PARTICULATE MATERIAL FILL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Pneumatic particulate material fill systems and methods are disclosed. A particulate material fill system includes a cyclone separator having an inlet adapted to receive pneumatically conveyed particulate material. The cyclone separator has a first outlet adapted to vent air and a second outlet adapted to discharge solids. The particulate material fill system includes a tank adapted to receive solids discharged from the cyclone separator via the second outlet. The tank is adapted for use at atmospheric pressure. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110280672 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING DELIVERABLE MATERIALS - A method and to a device for delivering deliverable materials through a hollow chamber that is closed off from the outside air in a pressure-tight manner and that is supplied with materials via a storage container serving as a lock and that ends in the furnace chamber via a connecting tube. The delivery of the materials within the hollow chamber closed off from the outside air in a pressure-tight manner is carried out by means of depressurized mechanical conveyors. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20140178134 | Unloading device, unloading process and unloaded powder - Device for unloading a powder from standardized bulk containers equipped with an inner liner, the device comprising a collection unit suitable for being tightly fixed on the container and suitable for being in fluid communication with the interior of the liner; a shearing unit, in fluid communication with the collection unit, comprising shearing means for shearing the powder; and a separate delivering unit, in down stream fluid communication with the shearing unit, the delivering unit comprising an output suitable for connecting pneumatic unloading means. | 06-26-2014 |
| 406055000 | Including means to fluidize material | 1 |
| 20160096687 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FINE BULK MATERIAL - An apparatus for handling a fine bulk material including a tubular member formed of a gas permeable material, a tubular member formed of a gas impermeable material encompassing the first mentioned tubular member, having an inlet and outlet at opposite ends thereof, a helical member mounted on the first mentioned tubular member, means for rotating the first mentioned tubular member and means for injecting a fluid under pressure through the first mentioned tubular member into the annular passageway disposed between such tubular members including the helical member, precluding the settling of material being conveyed in such passageway. | 04-07-2016 |
| 406056000 | Feeding to fluid conveyor inlet | 3 |
| 20110033248 | ENTLADEANLAGE FUER TIEFLIEGNDE LAGERBUNKER - An apparatus includes a feed chamber for feeding of material from storage bunkers and a lifting device for lifting the material to a high level. The lifting device includes a delivery end to which a transport line for conveying the material away to a remote delivery point can be connected, a pressure vessel having a vertical conveyor that begins in the feed chamber and ends in a top region of the pressure vessel, and a discharge pipe beginning in a bottom region of the pressure vessel and leading out of the pressure vessel. The apparatus also includes a pressurizing device which pressurizes the pressure vessel via a first valve and activates a conveying air nozzle of the discharge pipe via a second valve, and a controller for filling the pressure vessel via the vertical conveyor, fluidizing the material via the pressurizing device, and conveying the material away via the transport line. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20130202368 | APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING BULK MATERIAL - An apparatus for discharging bulk material from a container containing gas includes a single-shaft screw conveyor including a conveying tube having an axis of symmetry. A purge tank is disposed downstream of the screw conveyor with the conveying tube opening into the purge tank. The purge tank includes ports for a supply and discharge of a purge gas stream and an outlet opening for the bulk material. A closing cone with a cone tip and an axis of symmetry is shiftably mounted on its axis of symmetry. The closing cone is pressed with the cone tip from outside into an outlet opening of the conveying tube. The axis of symmetry of the closing cone coincides with the axis of symmetry of the conveying tube. | 08-08-2013 |
| 406061000 | Fluid jet at conveyor inlet | 1 |
| 20130322972 | PNEUMATIC AIR CONVEYANCE TECHNOLOGY - Multi-stage pneumatic conveying apparatus for separating materials and associated systems and methods are described herein. The pneumatic conveying apparatus can include an inner barrel, an outer barrel, a hopper, a screw and a nose cone. The inner barrel can include inner baffles on its outer surface. The outer barrel can accommodate the inner barrel and include outer baffles on its inner surface. The hopper can include an opening in fluid communication with the inner barrel and can receive materials into the inner barrel. The screw conveyor assembly can be within the inner barrel and transport materials toward the outer barrel. The nose cone can include a plurality of nose cone components on its inner surface. The materials can be transported from the outer barrel to the nose cone via air flow from an external source. | 12-05-2013 |
| 406062000 | Successively registering pockets | 5 |
| 406063000 | Input to fluid conveyor | 5 |
| 20100158619 | Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate material - A method and system are disclosed for moving and placing in hard to reach locations granular and other particulate material such as sand, gravel, earth and similar materials. The system includes an improved auger for moving the material and an improved rotary airlock mechanism designed to withstand the abrasive action of the particulate material and at the same time move the material several hundred feet through a flexible conduit for placement in a pre-designated location. A system and apparatus is also disclosed for transporting on one vehicle all of the devices needed at a remote site for operation the particulate placement system, including a front loader. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20150330555 | ADJUSTMENT HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND MONITORING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY FEEDER IN A CELLULOSE CHIP FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS DIGESTER - A mounting and support mechanism for a rotary feeder gear motor having an adjusting housing, wherein the adjusting housing includes a support flange adjacent the gear motor, a hollow adjusting housing and a support flange adjacent a stationary feeder end cover. Contained within the adjusting housing is a carrier extension wherein the carrier extension at one end encases a stationary bushing, the stationary bushing houses an adjusting shaft to provide movement of a rotor assembly axially, and at the opposite end the carrier extension connects to a bearing carrier mechanism. | 11-19-2015 |
| 406064000 | With venting of pockets | 1 |
| 20100266351 | UNOBSTRUCTED LOW PRESSURE OUTLET AND SCREEN GRID FOR A HIGH PRESSURE FEEDER - A rotary high pressure feeder for processing cellulosic fibrous material including: a rotor rotatable about an axis and comprising at least one pocket comprising a conduit extending through the rotor in a direction perpendicular to the axis and having end openings at opposite ends of the pocket, wherein each of said end openings of each pocket functions as both an inlet and outlet depending upon an angular position of the rotor within a housing; the housing encloses said rotor and said housing includes a low pressure inlet port and a low pressure outlet port aligned vertically, and a high pressure inlet port and a high pressure outlet port aligned horizontally, wherein the ports are arranged on the housing for registry with the end openings of at least one pocket, and a screen grid seated in or adjacent to the low pressure outlet port, wherein the screen grid includes an array of screen slots and bars forming a uniform pattern of slots and bars extending without interruption across an entirety of the low pressure outlet port. | 10-21-2010 |
| 406065000 | Having radial blades | 2 |
| 20150078839 | INSULATION BLOWING MACHINE - An insulation blowing machine is provided, comprising an upper section, comprising a hopper, an agitator, and an agitator motor coupled to drive the agitator; a base, comprising a blower, an airlock, and an airlock motor coupled to drive airlock paddles within the airlock; and a pivoting mechanism connecting the upper section with the base, whereby the upper section is tiltable on the pivoting mechanism away from the base to an open position without disassembly or disengagement of components in the upper section from components in the base to expose the airlock paddles within the airlock; whereby, in operation insulation fed into the hopper passes through an opening in the bottom of the hopper and into the airlock to be discharged through an outlet. | 03-19-2015 |
| 406066000 | Rotatable about vertical axis | 1 |
| 20140294517 | POWDER FEEDER METHOD AND SYSTEM - A powder fluidizing system, comprising a pressure vessel, a powder container removably mounted within the pressure vessel, and comprising a bottom sieve; a vibrator generating vibrations and transmitting the vibrations to the powder container above the sieve; and a guide directly secured under said powder container to the bottom sieve; wherein a bulk powder fed within the powder container is vibrated within the powder container and flows through the sieve to the guide, and a powder fluidizing method, comprising feeding a bulk powder within a powder reservoir maintained under pressure; vibrating the powder reservoir; and passing the powder through a sieve positioned at the bottom of the powder reservoir. | 10-02-2014 |
| 406070000 | Roller | 3 |
| 20110135405 | ROLLER APPARATUS AND TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS - A roller apparatus includes a roller apparatus that is used to transport a transportation target, the roller apparatus including: a roller body which is adapted to be rotatable; and a flow forming apparatus which forms a flow of a fluid between a surface of the roller body and the transportation target. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120308313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MATERIAL IN A PNEUMATIC MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM - Method for handling material in a pneumatic materials handling system, in which material is input from an input aperture of an input point and is handled with a shaping device, arranged in connection with the input point or in the proximity of it, to be more compact and is transferred onwards. The shaping device is a rotary shaper including a rotatable handling device with an aperture, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis of rotation, and which rotary shaper includes at least one stationary handling device, in which case the material to be handled is conducted into the rotary shaper and/or through it at least partly by means of gravity and/or suction and/or a pressure difference, and in that into connection with the rotary shaper, before it and/or into the rotary shaper and/or after the rotary shaper, replacement air is conducted with at least one replacement air coupling. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20160122136 | Trim Removal System - An apparatus uses forced air to remove trim from cut sheets during a converting process. The apparatus may include a plurality of wheels, arranged to allow trim to fall between the wheels, and one or more air chambers, configured to propel air toward the sheets as they are conveyed on the wheels in order to remove trim from the sheets. A method may include conveying sheet stock on wheels arranged to allow trim to fall through them, and propelling air toward the sheet stock with air chambers such that trim is removed from the sheet stock by the propelled air. | 05-05-2016 |
| 406073000 | Reciprocating or oscillating | 6 |
| 406075000 | Vibrating | 6 |
| 20080226400 | VIBRATORY CONVEYOR - A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a curved deck defining a conveying surface for supporting the object, the deck having an inner edge and an outer edge. A housing has an inner wall coupled to the deck inner edge and an outer wall coupled to the deck outer edge, wherein an interior of the housing defines a conveyor chamber and the inner wall defines a central chamber. An inlet air plenum may be provided in fluid communication with a plurality of air distribution chambers positioned inside the conveyor chamber. A plurality of apertures may be formed in the plurality of air distribution chambers, the apertures arranged in an air distribution pattern. The conveyor also includes an outlet opening communicating between conveyor and central chambers. The conveyor further includes a catch floor extending across the central chamber, the floor having a discharge opening formed therein. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110211920 | MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and a method for feeding a solid into a solid deposition system is described. Solid contained in a hopper is directed into a vibratory bowl. The frequency of the vibrations of the vibratory bowl can be modulated by a feedback system. The solid can then be entrained in a carrier gas which can flow to a distributor for deposition on a substrate. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20150368039 | Framed Transport And Distribution Container For Bulk Granular Product And Method - A transport and distribution apparatus for bulk granular product in a container mounted to an ISO frame, the container having opposing side walls and opposing end walls closed by a cover that has hatch openings for providing entry of a bulk granular product into the container, with a plurality of chutes opposing the cover and each having a discharge port that connects through a valve to a product discharge conduit. An air supply provides an air flow through the product discharge conduit to discharge the bulk product from the apparatus and an air plenum disposed within the container proximate the cover communicates pressurized air into the container. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160001988 | ADHESIVE BIN AND METHOD OF STORING AND MOVING ADHESIVE PARTICULATE TO AN ADHESIVE MELTER - An adhesive bin ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160165791 | Seed Delivery System Vibrator | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160167897 | Apparatus and methods for entraining a substance in a fluid stream | 06-16-2016 |
| 406077000 | Endless | 3 |
| 406078000 | Permeable belt | 1 |
| 20140056653 | Method and Machine for Filling 3D Cavities with Bulk Material - The machine and method employ a moving fluid, either a gas or liquid that is moved through a three-dimensional cavity of a form covered in part with a filter material. The filler material is introduced to the fluid stream and is deposited in the three-dimensional cavity of the form as the moving fluid is filtered from the stream by the filter material. | 02-27-2014 |
| 406082000 | At outlet to fluid conveyor | 2 |
| 20120155974 | DECELERATOR COMPRISING DECELERATION TANK AND EXTRACTION CONVEYOR - A decelerator comprising a deceleration tank and an extraction conveyor is disclosed. The decelerator is adapted for use with apples or similar objects. These objects are delivered to the tank from a pneumatic tube transport system. The tank contains a quantity of liquid such as water. In one embodiment, the objects splash into the water and are extracted from the water by an extraction conveyor. In a second embodiment, a baffle gate divides the tank between a forward section and a rear section. The delivered objects splash into the water in the forward section, travel under the baffle gate, and are extracted from the water by an extraction conveyor in communication with the rear tank section. In another embodiment, the tank is divided into first, second and third sections by selectively appeasable gate which provides an air lock arrangement. The extraction conveyor can comprise a plurality of side belts and a plurality of foraminous, flexible cradles hung between the belts. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20140270994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONTINUOUS APPLICATIONS, AT A CONSTANT PITCH, OF CONTROLLED QUANTITIES OF ABSORBENT MATERIAL IN GRANULES | 09-18-2014 |
