US Patent Class 406
CONVEYORS: FLUID CURRENT




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