Abstract: Apparatus for delivering measured quantities of particulate material from a supply to a receiver, such as conveyor tube, with the quantity precisely determined with respect to time. A conveyor belt is utilized, with the belt traveling under a metering nozzle, the metered quantity being determined by the rate of conveyor movement. The conveyor delivers the metered quantity to a receiving scoop from which the particulate material may be deposited in a conveyor tube at the metered rate that it is delivered by the belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing viscous, pourable substances onto belts having highly sensitive surfaces, especially for dispensing a uniformly thick layer of polymer resins onto a steel belt. Provided for this purpose is a storage box having an open bottom, in which the bottom edge of at least one of the end walls located at right angles to the direction of travel of the belt is arranged just above the surface of the belt in such a manner that it does not contact the surface of the belt. Sealing is provided by means of flows of gas or liquid, which are directed at the gap between the bottom edge of the side wall and the surface of the belt from the outside, and whose pressure retains the viscous substance in the storage box.

Abstract: An apparatus for bagging a comminuted material such as broken or shredded tree bark, shredded insulating materials, plastic pellets, granular fertilizer material, grain or the like has a hopper provided with a discharge chute and bag holder adapted to sense the presence of a bag associated therewith, means for discharging a measured volume of bark into the bag responsive to the bag holder, means for conveying the bag after it is charged with bark through means for sealing the bag, and conveyor means for carrying the sealed bag to storage or transporting means.