| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 406122000 |
Load receptacle type
| 54 |
| 406151000 |
Upstream of suction source
| 14 |
| 406117000 |
Conveyor having plural intakes
| 11 |
| 406113000 |
Movable inlet
| 9 |
| 406147000 |
Terminal type | 5 |
| 20110058906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING BAGGED PRODUCTS - An apparatus and method are provided for conveying bags containing a product, for example bags of crisps or other snack food. The apparatus comprises an elongate flexible tube, for example of a fabric-based material, along which air is caused to flow. The bags are introduced into the flexible tube at a first location so that they are carried along by the air flow from the first location to a second location, where they are removed from the air flow. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110091292 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR FRUIT AND LIKE OBJECTS - A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a picking location on a fruit tree to a collection bin or other site. The device includes a tube member adapted to receive and transport the articles, and a plurality of deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations within the tube. Each baffle defines an aperture which permits the article to engage and deform the baffle and aperture so as to create at least a partial momentary seal to encourage article movement through the aperture and down the tube. The article is urged through the tube by a pressure differential created across the article. In the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention, this pressure differential is a pneumatic pressure differential. The tube and the baffle apertures can have non-circular cross-sectional shapes. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20140294518 | PART FEEDER AND PART SUPPLY METHOD - The present invention relates to a part feeder supplying a plurality of parts, the part feeder including part supply members having a part loading path enabling the plurality of parts to be loaded in a state where postures of the plurality of parts are lined up. A part passage is provided to a first end of the part loading path, the part passage enabling the plurality of parts to pass while maintaining a fixed posture for each, and in which a gas passage is provided to a second end of the part loading path, the gas passage not enabling the plurality of parts to pass and enabling in- and outflow of a gas. The present invention, accordingly, enables reduction of equipment costs of a part feeder. The present invention is particularly advantageous for a device supplying rubber stoppers. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140356079 | PROCESS AND TUBULAR DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED FEEDING OF INCOHERENT SOLID MATERIALS IN DIFFERENTIATED PRESSURE SYSTEMS - A process and device for controlled feeding of incoherent solid materials for differentiated pressure systems along a pipeline through the pressure of a fluid in the gaseous state. The pipeline is obtained by combining a plurality of consecutive trunk sections. The device includes a mechanism for intermittent feeding of the incoherent solid material in the pipeline, a mechanism for feeding the gaseous fluid under pressure in a plurality of predefined feeding points of the pipeline, a first series of valve members applied to each trunk section for intercepting the pipeline under control, a second series of valve members applied to each trunk section for allowing the escape of the expanded gaseous fluid from the pipeline and centralized control for closing the first series of valve members and for the concurrent opening of the second series of valve members. The feeding mechanism for the gaseous fluid under pressure can introduce the gaseous fluid under pressure in each feeding point of the pipeline when the first valve members located upstream of the feeding point are closed and the first valve members located downstream are open, and when the second valve members located upstream of the feeding point are open and the second valve members located downstream are closed. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150030395 | PNEUMATIC SAMPLE FEEDWAY - A pneumatic sample feedway that is embeddable into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. The feedway includes: a plurality of capsules enclosing a biological tissue sample; and a conductor pipe connected to a source of a compressed fluid. The pipe receives a train of the capsules and pneumatically forwards the train into the MRI device. The pipe has a proximal terminal that loads the train of capsules into the pipe. | 01-29-2015 |
| 406121000 |
With sifter | 5 |
| 20100028090 | POWDER FEEDING DEVICE OF A POWDER SPRAY COATING APPRATUS WITH SIEVE - Powder feed device of a powder spraycoating apparatus. A pump is configured in the powder path from a sieve to an intermediate receptacle. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120020747 | Pneumatic Conveying Process for Particulate Materials - A pneumatic conveying process transports plastic pellets from a manufacturing source to a bulk silo for storage before being delivered to the ultimate production utilization of the plastic pellets. Multiple types or multiple sources of plastic pellets can be fed through a common pneumatic conveying conduit to respective bulk silos for temporary storage with diverter valves being utilized to direct product into and out of the common conveying conduit. Expanded elbow fittings are deployed at each directional change in the conveying lines to eliminate the creation of streamers at conduit bends. The plastic pellets are conveyed at a medium velocity between dense and dilute phases to provide a gentle conveying operation. A closed loop air supply system is used for dedusting devices providing a final removal of dust and debris from the stored product before being delivered to the ultimate utilization facility. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120243950 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR VACUUM CONVEYING OF POWDER PRODUCTS OR THE LIKE - The present description relates to an apparatus and a process for vacuum-assisted pneumatic conveying of powder products, granules or the like. The apparatus comprises a container, a filtering unit ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120308315 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF POWDERED MATERIAL - Process and a device ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130028668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A PNEUMATIC MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM - Method in a pneumatic material conveying system, such as in a waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one input point ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 406109000 |
Combined intake and discharge | 3 |
| 20130108379 | POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEANING A POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140270995 | MULTIPLE CARRIER HANDLING IN A PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A system, apparatus and method (i.e., utility) is provided for increasing the resource utilization of a pneumatic tube system (PTS). This utility allows for moving two or more carriers during a single air source cycle. That is, air pressure or vacuum during a single cycle of an air source may be utilized to move multiple carriers and thereby reduce the total number of cycles required to complete two or more transactions. Accordingly, the throughput of the PTS may be increased. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150298919 | PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pneumatic tube delivery system and method for simultaneously transporting pneumatic carriers across a plurality of sending and receiving stations connected via pneumatic tubing and diverters. The plurality of sending and receiving stations each comprises a pneumatic device to coordinate and direct the transportation of carriers through vacuum or pressure throughout the pneumatic tube system. One or more diverters in the pneumatic tube system may also comprise a pneumatic device for transporting carriers between two diverters. Each pneumatic device is only responsible for transporting a carrier though a single pneumatic tube sector within the system, enabling the pneumatic tube sectors to operate independently from one another. Accordingly, two or more carriers can be simultaneously transported within the pneumatic tube system. The diverter of the present invention for diverting carriers between pneumatic tube sectors may comprise at least one robotic arm connected to a movable tube for retaining the carrier and shifting the carrier within the diverter. | 10-22-2015 |
| Entries |
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| 20100040422 | High-efficiency material inlet with particulate diffuser plate for use in entraining particulate solids in a prime mover fluid - An improved pneumatic particulate conveyance system including a particulate diffuser plate is disclosed. The assembly includes a pipeline with one or more particulate inlets for introducing solid particulates to a prime mover, wherein the pipeline has at least one particulate diffuser plate located within the pipeline. The particulate diffuser plate has a length which runs parallel to the prime mover and occludes at least a portion of a particulate inlet so as to increase the surface area exposed to the conveying air, thus resulting in a more efficient momentum transfer to the particulate. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100278597 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING POWDERS ALONG PIPES - A device for transporting powders through pipes comprises at least one pumping unit ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100303558 | COLLECTING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING SME - The present invention relates to a collecting device ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110170962 | Pneumatic Grain Conveying Apparatus and Method for Selectively Discharging Grain or By-Passing the Discharge of Grain Into a Grain Bin - A pneumatic conveying system is disclosed for conveying a granular product, such as grain, from a grain inlet device to a selected one of a plurality of grain bins or other storage vessels. The system includes a blower for forcing air under pressure into a conveyor piping system. A grain inlet device is located downstream from the blower. The piping system has a portion leading from the grain inlet to an inlet in a first one of the vessels. A discharge/bypass valve is connected to a portion of the piping system leading from the grain inlet so as to receive the granular product being conveyed therethrough with the valve having a discharge outlet for discharging the granular product into the vessel. The valve is installed on the vessel such that the discharge outlet is in communication with the interior of the vessel. The valve further has an inlet coupling operatively connected to the piping system and an outlet coupling operatively connected to another portion of the piping system downstream of the valve leading to another of the vessels. The valve has a sleeve movable between a discharge position in which the inlet coupling is disconnected from the outlet coupling such that the granular product is discharged from the piping system into the valve and then is discharged into the vessel and a by-pass position in which the inlet and outlet couplings are operatively connected so that the granular product is conveyed through the valve and into the piping system downstream from the valve. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120070236 | Discharge apparatus for powdered or granular material and transport system for the material provided with the discharge apparatus - A discharge apparatus for a powdered or granular material provided at a lower end of a storage part in which a powdered or granular material is stored. The discharge apparatus comprises a material discharge passage connected to the lower end of the storage part and provided with a material discharge port at the terminal end, a valve body opening or closing the discharge port of the material discharge passage, and a valve driving part moving the valve body along a substantially orthogonal direction to a surface of a valve seat around the discharge port. The valve body is so constructed as to form a gap at closed position between the valve body and the surface of the valve seat along the circumferential direction of the discharge port, in which the gap is formed such that a powdered or granular material is not allowed to pass therethrough. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120269586 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING A FLUID INTO A SOLID-CONVEYING LINE - With a device for feeding a fluid, such as a gas or a liquid, into a solid-conveying line, wherein the fluid is first passed into a ring space that surrounds the solid-conveying line, and from there into the solid-conveying line, conveying of coal in the form of dust or flue ash, for example, is to be undertaken in gasification systems, at elevated temperatures, at great output and great operational reliability. This is achieved in that the solid-conveying line is shorter, in the ring space for forming a ring gap, than the length of the ring space, wherein installations for producing a vortex flow of the fluid that is introduced are provided in the ring space. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130336730 | AGGREGATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The aggregate processing system is a substantially closed onshore system that provides significant improvement in economy by substantially eliminating the spread of dust and dirt and/or the partial filling of the berth with sediment during the offloading of aggregate materials from a bulk cargo ship. The system includes one or more extractors that draw the bulk aggregate material from the hold(s) of the ship by entraining the aggregate in a stream of water and air. The aggregate is automatically cleaned during this step, and passes to a separating hopper where the sand and water settle out and the clean gravel is transferred to surface transport. The sand and water pass to a settling tank, where the sand is recovered for use and the water is recycled for continued use. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140010604 | SYETEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND SORTING OBJECTS - A method and a system. The system includes a substantially horizontal space adapted to receive objects but prevent objects from being piled one over the other; multiple tunnels and multiple gas openings configured to convey a gas pressure that induces objects to enter the tunnels. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140241818 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUIDIZABLE MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for distributing powder by means of a main conveyor ( | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140255109 | CONVEYOR FOR TRANSPORTING POWDER, AND A METHOD FOR CONVEYING POWDER - A conveyor ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140328634 | PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR FRAGILE OBJECTS - Pneumatic transportation system ( | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150016898 | FLUID-BASED ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION AND SORTING SYSTEM - A fluid-based radial distribution system includes an internal passageway and a plurality of openings radially spaced around the internal passageway. A plurality of gate members are associated with at least some of the plurality of openings, with the gate members are configured to move between an open position that allows product to move through the opening associated with that gate member and a closed position that restricts product from moving through the opening associated with that gate member. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150343465 | A Powder Delivery Device - The invention provides a powder conveying device including: a pump body ( | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160037712 | SEED INDUCTOR BOX FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING A FLUIDIZATION CHAMBER - A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement including, an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank, the inductor box comprising at least one inductor segment configured to guide the particulate material and an airflow through the inductor box, wherein the at least one inductor segment comprises a particulate material fluidization chamber configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160135361 | SEED ENTRAINING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for entraining seed into a plurality of seed supply lines. Some embodiments enable selective prevention of seeds from entering a subset of seed supply lines. Some embodiments enable improved flow of seed through an entrainer by angled surfaces provided on blocking members disposed to selectively block seed from entering seed supply lines. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160145057 | REFUSE DISPOSING SYSTEM - A refuse disposing system includes a housing having a perimeter wall bounding an interior space. An inner conduit is positioned within the housing. The perimeter wall has an access opening therein in communication with the inner conduit and the inner conduit has an exit aperture extending through the perimeter wall. A blower is in fluid communication with the inner conduit and ejects air into the inner conduit and outwardly of the exit aperture when the blower is actuated to an on position. A tube has a first end and a second end where the first end is fluidly coupled to the exit aperture. A refuse container is positioned under the second end of the tube. Articles positioned in the inner conduit and moved through the inner conduit and into the tube by the blower are ejected into the refuse container. | 05-26-2016 |
