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| 20080267753 | Method and Apparatus for Transporting a Cotton Module - An improved method and apparatus for transporting a cotton module from the cotton field to a storage location. A conveyor apparatus is attached to the hitch of a tractor. The conveyor is operated by a hydraulic motor that is reversible such that the conveyor can be operated in both directions. To pick up a cotton module, the operator lowers the end of the conveyor close to the ground and backs under the cotton module while the conveyor is operated in a forward direction. Once the module is loaded onto the apparatus by the conveyor, the operator stops the conveyor and raises the conveyor for transportation to a desired location. To deposit the module, the operator lowers the apparatus to the ground and operates the conveyor in reverse while pulling the tractor forward at desirably the same speed as the conveyor. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090060696 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus including a pallet configured to receive a print substrate, a conveyer system configured to convey the pallet, and a plurality of work mechanisms arranged along a pallet conveying direction of the conveyer system. The work mechanisms are configured to conduct processing operations to the print substrate. The conveyer system includes an upper conveyer mechanism configured to sequentially convey the pallet to respective working positions of the work mechanisms, and a lower conveyer mechanism arranged below and along the upper conveyer mechanism. The lower conveyer mechanism is configured to convey the pallet in a direction opposite to the pallet conveying direction of the upper conveyer mechanism so that the conveyer system is structured to have an upper stage and a lower stage. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090110524 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR UNLOADING AGGREGATE MATERIAL FROM A VEHICLE AND METHOD - A land vehicle for transporting and distributing aggregate material has an opening formed in the floor portion of a cargo area. A funnel rotatably connected to a bottom side of the floor portion beneath the opening communicates with a receiving end of a boom having a conveyor. The boom is hingeably connected to the funnel and fully stowable beneath the floor portion of the chassis when not in use. During operation, the boom is rotated outward by the funnel and is extended upward. A flow of aggregate material enters the funnel through the opening in the floor portion and is transferred off the vehicle by the conveyor. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090110525 | Automatic Case Loader and Method for Use of Same - A system and method for automated trailer loading that utilizes an automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement sensor, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, product advances through a powered transportation path and is stacked as product columns which are presented to an industrial robot which places the product columns within the trailer. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly, which provides for forward and reverse movement as well as traverse movement between so that product may be loaded within multiple trailers without interruption. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090169349 | Conveyor with set-back front wheel assembly - A conveyor for loading items into a trailer, the conveyor comprising a transport surface with a discharge end and a receiving end, a belt or rollers on a top side of the transport surface that transports items over the transport surface, and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom side of the transport surface at a distance of approximately L from the discharge end of the conveyor, where the distance L is approximately 75-88% of the length of the trailer. Embodiments of the invention may be used to safely transport items to and from a drop-frame trailer with a trailer conveyor assembly that is mounted on the bottom interior surface of the drop-frame trailer. Some embodiments of the invention may further comprise an obstruction sensor mounted on at least one of the bottom side of the transport surface between the wheel assembly and the discharge end of the transport surface, or on the discharge end of the transport surface. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090311084 | WORK MACHINE AND UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR UNLOADING AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT FROM A WORK MACHINE - An agricultural work machine includes a hopper configured to store an agricultural product during harvesting operations, and an unloading system configured to receive the agricultural product from the hopper and to unload the agricultural product from the work machine. The unloading system includes a turret rotatably attached to a portion of the work machine; a base conveyor belt system configured to convey the agricultural product away from the turret; a base support structure pivotably coupled to the turret, the base support structure being configured to support at least in part the base conveyor belt system; and a shock absorption system configured to absorb a shock load transmitted between the base support structure and the turret. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120093621 | TENNIS BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE - A ball retrieval device that picks up tennis balls from the ground and vertically elevates them into a cart. The ball retrieval device includes an L-shaped frame including a first section and a second section. A feeder system is located on the horizontal section of the L-shaped frame and a paddle wheel system is connected to the feeder system. A lift system is located on the vertical section of the L-shaped frame. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120224941 | SEAT MODULE FOR A MINING VEHICLE - A mining shuttle car that trams on underground roadways includes a conveyor system and an operator's compartment adjacent to the conveyor system. The operator's compartment includes a rotatable seat and a control station. The operator's seat module is coupled to one or more joysticks that control the car, and the operator's seat module and the control station are mounted on a rotatable platform so as to be rotatable as a unit between a plurality of secured positions for operating the mining shuttle car. Forward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point in front of the seat, and rearward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point behind the seat. Forward and rearward movement of one of the joysticks steers the mining shuttle car in the same manner regardless of the rotational position of the rotational position of the seat. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120237326 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A WHEELED LOAD INTO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE - A simple, adjustable lift system to load a cot bearing a patient into and out of an ambulance and a method of transferring a load on a transport into a vehicle is provided. More specifically, the lift system provides a pair of rails that may be adjusted to accommodate any cot currently in use by an ambulance. The rail system is extendable and is operated by a linear actuator to couple to a cot or other transport and lift the cot or other transport to a height from which the cot may be laterally inserted into the ambulance without undue strain on the EMT, firefighter, or other user. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120251280 | SYSTEM FOR CARRYING AND DROPPING LOADS FOR A TRANSPORT AIRPLANE - The present disclosure relates to a system for carrying and dropping ammunition for a transport airplane. The system includes a container which contains at least one load, in particular ammunition, which is capable of being brought into a drop position, in which a portion is located outside the airplane, and from which a load can be dropped, usually by simply releasing said load. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120269607 | GRAIN UNLOADING SYSTEM - An agricultural device for unloading of grain including an unloader conveyor includes a first enclosed housing having an inlet end including an opening for receiving grain. A second enclosed housing having an opposite outlet end includes a discharge opening through which the grain can be discharged. An unloader conveyor element extends through the housing between the ends and is operable for conveying the grain through the housing from the inlet end and discharging the grain through the discharge opening. The unloader conveyor element has a first unloader conveyor segment in operative association with a second unloader conveyor segment downstream of the first unloader conveyor segment. A directional transition region is positioned between the first unloader conveyor segment and the second unloader conveyor segment. At least a portion of the second housing near the directional transition region includes a region having reduced cross-sectional area. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130004273 | MINING SHUTTLE CAR - A shuttle car includes an enclosed personnel compartment, a hydraulic fan operable to pressurize the enclosed personnel compartment, a hydraulic air conditioner operable to control air temperature in the enclosed personnel compartment. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130094929 | Sliding platform with dual braking - A braking apparatus is described which is used to control the motion of a sliding platform of a pickup truck in order that the sliding platform may be stopped anywhere along its travel for convenience. The sliding platform is used to load and unload freight from the pickup truck when in an extended position at the rear of the truck. When the truck is parked on ground which is uneven the sliding platform is provided with energy which must be dissipated when it is moved from one position to another. When the usual braking device is released (usually a pin located appropriately in the tracks of the platform members) the sliding platform is in a “runaway” condition. The brake described here is capable of preventing this condition. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130129458 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR LAYING PIPE - An automated vehicle system for laying pipe includes a vehicle (e.g., a stringing trailer) with a bed for storing a plurality of pipes. Tilted gravity members extend across the bed of the vehicle to feed the pipes toward a chute with conveyor running toward the rear of the vehicle. A gate arm and rocker arm mechanism ensure that pipes are fed one at a time onto the conveyor to lay a series of pipes on the ground. Optionally, a joining trailer can be connected behind the vehicle for joining the pipes together before the pipe is placed on the ground. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130189060 | EXCAVATION SYSTEM - An excavation system utilizes a vacuum truck having a vacuum system in combination with a small backhoe to which an excavator assembly is affixed to the backhoe extendable and articulating arm whereby manipulation of the excavator assembly can be controlled by an operator positioned in the backhoe operator cab. The vacuum assembly and the excavator assembly are operatively attached by an elongated, at least partially flexible vacuum hose operatively attached to the vacuum truck pump to permit material that is excavated to be transported from the excavator assembly to the vacuum assembly for storage or disposal. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140294547 | Tennis Ball Pick-Up Cart - A tennis ball pick-up cart comprises a chassis including a pair of driven wheels and a pair of steering wheels. A ball collection case is coupled to the chassis. A ball pick-up mechanism includes a concave ball guiding plate laterally placed under two vertical side plates. The ball pick-up mechanism also includes a fixing shaft and a rotating shaft each laterally extending between the vertical side plates. Synchronous belt pulleys are provided on the fixing shaft and the rotating shaft. Two synchronous belts are assembled with two of the synchronous belt pulleys. Laterally placed ball-moving plates are evenly distributed on an outer surface of each of the synchronous belts. Each of the ball moving plates includes a ball moving surface perpendicularly connected to the outer surface of each of the belts. An electric motor drives the driven wheels and the rotating shaft. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140363263 | SPLIT TRAILER FOR COLLAPSIBLE PORTABLE SHELTER UNIT - A trailer with a split frame, for moving loads such as collapsible portable shelter Units (‘Units”), which are long, high and relatively narrow, or other loads having similar dimensions, the Units after being located between the legs of the trailer frame, when the crossbeams are removed, can be jacked up, the cross beams reinserted, and the Unit lowered to rest on the inserted crossbeams, allowing the Unit to now be carried by the trailer and transported without using cranes, forklifts or other heavy equipment. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150030420 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING A FEED DEVICE FOR AIRFLOW-BASED FEEDING OF A GRANULAR OR POWDER MATERIAL - An agricultural implement including at least one container for granular or powder material and a feed device for airflow-based feeding of the granular or powder material. The feed device includes a fan including an impeller accommodated in a fan housing. At least one wall portion of the fan housing is integrated with a wall portion of the container. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20160090019 | DOWNWARD ELBOW WITH CYCLONIC EFFECT AND PRODUCT OVERFLOW CAPABILITY - An air system for supplying product to the product tank of an agricultural implement has an air supply and at least one elongated conduit for delivering air entrained product to the tank. There is at least one outlet in the tank formed as a hollow elbow having a generally downwardly directed outlet, a generally upwardly directed outlet and a transverse inlet coupled to the conduit. The elbow includes an upper generally cylindrical region comprising a cyclone chamber for swirling the incoming air entrained product directing at least a portion of the air flow upwardly toward the upwardly directed outlet while allowing the product to fall in a generally helical pattern through a generally frusto-conical region, whereby material migrates downwardly and air upwardly releasing the material to fall in a gentle spiral and air to exit from the upper region of the tank. | 03-31-2016 |
