Patents
US 11110842 B1: Unloading apparatus having ramp assemblies with actively- and passively-deploying elements
- Granted
- 2021-09-07
- Filed
- 2019-11-19 application 16687810
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for unloading and conveying material includes a drive over dump conveyor apparatus including a main frame with opposite lateral sides and a conveyor assembly. The system includes at least one ramp assembly mounted on one of the lateral sides and extendable to a utilization condition of the ramp assembly and retractable to a transport condition of the ramp assembly. The ramp assembly may include inboard and outboard ramp portions accordion foldable inwardly to the transport condition and foldable outwardly to the utilization condition. The system may include a movement assembly configured to move the ramp assembly between the transport and utilization conditions, actively extend the inboard ramp portion and passively extend the outboard ramp portion to the utilization position, and actively retract the inboard ramp portion and passively retract the outboard ramp portion to the transport position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210907.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaba, Inc. 7 patents | US company or organization | Vermillion, SD | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel W. Brinkman | Yankton, SD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Giere | Dodge Center, MN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/435 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G41/008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GIERE, DAVID W. signed 2019-11-12 BRINKMAN, DANIEL W. signed 2019-11-18 | MASABA, INC. VERMILLION, SD | 51046/205 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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