Class 406: CONVEYORS: FLUID CURRENT ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
406
CONVEYORS: FLUID CURRENT


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> CONVEYORS: FLUID CURRENT
1[Patents]SELECTIVE DELIVERY
2[Patents] . Destination controlled by operator at remote site
3[Patents] . Destination controlled by sensed condition
4[Patents] . . Controlled by coded load
5[Patents] . . . Magnetic material on load
6[Patents] . . . Electrical contact on load
7[Patents] . . . Adjustable or changeable code on load
8[Patents] . . . Presence or size of recess or protrusion on front of load
9[Patents] . . . . Protrusion
10[Patents]WITH MEANS TO CONTROL CONVEYING FLUID OR MOVEMENT OF LOAD IN RESPONSE TO SENSED CONDITION
11[Patents] . Responsive to obstacle in system
12[Patents] . Control of conveying fluid
13[Patents] . . Reversing of fluid current in single tube system
14[Patents] . . Responsive to velocity or pressure change in conveying fluid
15[Patents] . . . To initiate or terminate fluid current
16[Patents] . . . . In response to introduction or discharge of load
17[Patents] . . . . . Discharge and introduction
18[Patents] . . . . . With timer to terminate fluid current
19[Patents] . . Responsive to presence or absence or quantity of load
20[Patents] . . . With stepped reset for each load article introduced at intake
21[Patents] . . . With load detector at outlet to terminate fluid current
22[Patents] . . . With timer to terminate current
23[Patents] . . . Level or weight of load in receptacle
24[Patents] . . . . At intake
25[Patents] . . . . . And control of load input to receptacle
26[Patents] . . Responsive to movement of gate to initiate or terminate fluid current
27[Patents] . . . To closure of intake gate to initiate fluid current
28[Patents] . Control of load input or output
29[Patents] . . Input
30[Patents] . . . Responsive to pressure or velocity change of conveying fluid
31[Patents] . . . Responsive to presence, absence, or quantity of load
32[Patents] . . . . Level or weight of load in receptacle
33[Patents] . . . . . In receptacle at discharge
34[Patents]WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR, OR INSPECTION MEANS
35[Patents] . Audible
36[Patents] . With load motion observing means
37[Patents] . Coded carrier
38[Patents]AMBULANT OR PORTABLE
39[Patents] . Vehicle mounted
40[Patents] . . Plural vehicles
41[Patents] . . Towed vehicle
42[Patents] . . Power takeoff
43[Patents] . . With storage means on vehicle for fluid conveyor components
44[Patents] . . With auxiliary supporting means
45[Patents]WITH MEANS TO PREVENT PIPELINE SLUMPING
46[Patents]WITH ADJUNCTIVE SUBSTANCE ADDED
47[Patents] . Liquid
48[Patents] . . Water
49[Patents] . Solid
50[Patents]SLUG CONVEYING
51[Patents]WITH DIVERSE POWER-DRIVEN CONVEYOR
52[Patents] . Rotary
53[Patents] . . Screw
54[Patents] . . . With material recirculating screw
55[Patents] . . . Including means to fluidize material
56[Patents] . . . Feeding to fluid conveyor inlet
57[Patents] . . . . Feeds to inlet of blower or pump
58[Patents] . . . . . Screw axis coaxial with axis of rotary blower or pump
59[Patents] . . . . . Plural screws
60[Patents] . . . . With check valve between screw and fluid current conveyor
61[Patents] . . . . Fluid jet at conveyor inlet
62[Patents] . . Successively registering pockets
63[Patents] . . . Input to fluid conveyor
64[Patents] . . . . With venting of pockets
65[Patents] . . . . Having radial blades
66[Patents] . . . . . Rotatable about vertical axis
67[Patents] . . . . . Fluid flow discharges pockets
68[Patents] . . . . Peripheral pockets formed on rotating member
69[Patents] . . Brush
70[Patents] . . Roller
71[Patents] . . Thrower
72[Patents] . Magazine
73[Patents] . Reciprocating or oscillating
74[Patents] . . With pocket
75[Patents] . . Vibrating
76[Patents] . . Pusher
77[Patents] . Endless
78[Patents] . . Permeable belt
79[Patents] . . At inlet to fluid conveyor
80[Patents] . . . Feeds to intake of blower or pump
81[Patents] . . . Pushers, buckets, or tines
82[Patents] . . At outlet to fluid conveyor
83[Patents]WITH LOAD BRAKING OR RETARDING MEANS
84[Patents] . Utilizing a fluid
85[Patents]PULSING FLUID CURRENT
86[Patents]HAVING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING LOAD IN SUSPENSION ALONG FLOW PATH
87[Patents] . With load orienting means
88[Patents] . By load supporting jets
89[Patents] . Including permeable member
90[Patents] . . In receptacle
91[Patents] . . . Permeable member surrounding discharge opening or conduit
92[Patents] . By fluid whirling action
93[Patents]HAVING MEANS TO INTRODUCE BOOSTER FLUID INTO CONVEYOR
94[Patents] . Plural booster inputs
95[Patents] . . With parallel fluid supply conduit
96[Patents]BLOWER OR PUMP HAVING LOAD INTAKE OPENING IN HOUSING
97[Patents] . Including load or blower protecting means
98[Patents] . Having separate opening in housing for conveying fluid input
99[Patents] . Rotary
100[Patents] . . Having radially extending blades
101[Patents] . . . Mounted on axial face of a disc
102[Patents] . . . With load receptacle feeding to intake of blower or pump
103[Patents] . . . . Blower or pump housing movably mounted relative to receptacle
104[Patents] . . . . Plural blowers or pumps
105[Patents]HAVING LOAD BY-PASS AROUND BLOWER OR PUMP
106[Patents]ENDLESS FLUID CURRENT PATH
107[Patents]MATERIAL-BACKFLOW DISCHARGE
108[Patents]INTAKE TO FLUID CURRENT CONVEYOR
109[Patents] . Combined intake and discharge
110[Patents] . . With terminal
111[Patents] . . . Captive carrier
112[Patents] . . . Single inlet-outlet
113[Patents] . Movable inlet
114[Patents] . . Follows load level
115[Patents] . . Reciprocating or swinging
116[Patents] . . . Having telescoping intake
117[Patents] . Conveyor having plural intakes
118[Patents] . . From receptacle
119[Patents] . . . Having plural compartments
120[Patents] . . . Plural receptacles
121[Patents] . With sifter
122[Patents] . Load receptacle type
123[Patents] . . Having inlets to separate conveyors
124[Patents] . . Plural receptacles in series
125[Patents] . . . With gate valve between receptacles
126[Patents] . . . With conical plug valve between receptacles
127[Patents] . . With valve between receptacle and fluid conveyor
128[Patents] . . . Reciprocating, rotating, or swinging
129[Patents] . . . . Rotatable hollow cylinder type
130[Patents] . . . . Gate type
131[Patents] . . . . . Pivotable
132[Patents] . . . . Vertically movable
133[Patents] . . . . . Sleeve or conduit
134[Patents] . . With means to agitate load in receptacle
135[Patents] . . . Rotary
136[Patents] . . . Fluid
137[Patents] . . . . Jet
138[Patents] . . . . Passed through permeable member
139[Patents] . . Blower or pump carried by receptacle
140[Patents] . . . Plural blowers or pumps
141[Patents] . . Inlet conduit extending downwardly inside receptacle
142[Patents] . . . With conduit supplying lifting fluid to interior of receptacle
143[Patents] . . . . Fluid supplying conduit extends to inlet conduit
144[Patents] . . Conveying fluid velocity altered at load input
145[Patents] . . Having connection for external suction or pressure source
146[Patents] . . Conveying fluid introduced under pressure to interior of receptacle
147[Patents] . Terminal type
148[Patents] . . Intake gate
149[Patents] . . . With gate lock
150[Patents] . . . Serially arranged gates
151[Patents] . Upstream of suction source
152[Patents] . . Including specific intake nozzle structure
153[Patents] . . Suction induced by pressure stream
154[Patents]FLUID CURRENT CONVEYOR OUTLET MEANS
155[Patents] . Conveyor having plural outlets
156[Patents] . . Feeding plural receptacles
157[Patents] . Deflector
158[Patents] . . Telescoping
159[Patents] . . Pivoted
160[Patents] . . . Adjustable
161[Patents] . . . . From remote location
162[Patents] . . Rotatable
163[Patents] . . Carried by receptacle
164[Patents] . Movable outlet
165[Patents] . . Horizontally swinging
166[Patents] . . . And vertically swinging
167[Patents] . . Telescoping
168[Patents] . With material separating receptacle
169[Patents] . . Having air lock
170[Patents] . . Having plural inputs
171[Patents] . . Having filter
172[Patents] . . . And means to clean filter
173[Patents] . . Cyclone separator
174[Patents] . . Conveyor outlet conduit extending upwardly inside receptacle
175[Patents] . . And upstream pressure source
176[Patents] . Having terminal
177[Patents] . . With gate and means to open gate prior to article or carrier arrival
178[Patents] . . . Serially arranged gates
179[Patents] . . Upward delivery
180[Patents] . . Discharge gate
181[Patents]LOAD FLOW DIVERTER, DIVIDER, OR COMBINER
182[Patents] . Movable conduit section
183[Patents] . Movable valve in conduit
184[Patents]CARRIER
185[Patents] . Wheeled
186[Patents] . Having side opening
187[Patents] . Having end opening
188[Patents] . . With closure for end opening
189[Patents] . . . Removable
190[Patents] . With conduit engaging seal or bumper structure
191[Patents]CONDUIT
192[Patents] . With fluid valve or load spacer
193[Patents] . With wear protection means
194[Patents] . Having fluid nozzle
195[Patents] . Having changing cross section
196[Patents] . Flexible
197[Patents]PROCESSES
198[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS


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