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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Richard D. Zaun, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Richard W. Hook, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Bruce L. Warman, East Moline, IL (US);
Gregory M. Knott, Davenport, IA (US);
John M. Robinson, Eagan, MN (US);
Christopher G. Kay, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark Guterman, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dmitry I. Spivak, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas E. Sparrow, Hawley, MN (US);
John A. Madson, Lake Park, MN (US);
Jon Ambuehl, Hawley, MN (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A cart for filling intermodal shipping containers with a bulk particulate material, such as grain, includes a hopper to receive the bulk material and a belt conveyor to deliver the material to the container. The conveyor is positioned external of the container and throws the material along an arcuate path to the opposite end of the container whereby the container is substantially filled without the need to extend the conveyor into the container. The cart is supported on wheels to be moved where needed. The cart can straddle a standard truck trailer carrying a container so that the container need not be removed from the trailer for filling. The conveyor height is variable to reach a container on a truck trailer or on the ground. The cart width can also be reduced for road transport.