Patents Assigned to Meridian Manufacturing Group
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Patent number: 9539927Abstract: A seed cart includes first and second mating frames. The hopper is mounted on the first frame for holding seed and has an outlet to discharge the seed. A conveyor is mounted on the second frame for movement between seed loading and unloading positions. A plurality of cylinders with extendible and retractable arms control the desired position of the conveyor. A plurality of load cells are mounted on the second frame and support the first frame. The weigh scales weigh the first frame, the hopper, and the seed in the hopper, without weighing the conveyor. Therefore, an accurate amount of seed can be dispensed from the hopper via the conveyor. Wheels and a hitch tongue can be detachably mounted on the second frame to convert the cart from a stationary unit to a mobile unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Meridian Manufacturing GroupInventors: Christopher T. Fitzgerald, Kurt W. Olsen, Daniel L. Frederick
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Patent number: 8931995Abstract: A seed cart includes first and second mating frames. The hopper is mounted on the first frame for holding seed and has an outlet to discharge the seed. A conveyor is mounted on the second frame for movement between seed loading and unloading positions. A plurality of cylinders with extendible and retractable arms control the desired position of the conveyor. A plurality of load cells are mounted on the second frame and support the first frame. The weigh scales weigh the first frame, the hopper, and the seed in the hopper, without weighing the conveyor. Therefore, an accurate amount of seed can be dispensed from the hopper via the conveyor. Wheels and a hitch tongue can be detachably mounted on the second frame to convert the cart from a stationary unit to a mobile unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Meridian Manufacturing GroupInventors: Christopher T. Fitzgerald, Kurt W. Olsen, Daniel L. Frederick
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Publication number: 20120285801Abstract: An improved conveyor belt is provided for use in a tubular conveyor. The belt includes a plurality of cleat sets extending at a non-perpendicular angle across the axis of the belt. Adjacent cleat sets are offset with respect to one another, such that the axis of adjacent cleat sets are non-parallel. Each cleat set includes a plurality of spaced apart, upstanding cleat members. The orientation of the cleat sets helps maintain material toward the center of the belt, while the orientation of the cleat members eliminates vacuum behind the cleat members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: MERIDIAN MANUFACTURING GROUPInventors: JUAN NEUFELD, BERNIE THIESSEN
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Patent number: 8292065Abstract: An improved conveyor belt is provided for use in a tubular conveyor. The belt includes a plurality of cleat sets extending at a non-perpendicular angle across the axis of the belt. Adjacent cleat sets are offset with respect to one another, such that the axis of adjacent cleat sets are non-parallel. Each cleat set includes a plurality of spaced apart, upstanding cleat members. The orientation of the cleat sets helps maintain material toward the center of the belt, while the orientation of the cleat members eliminates vacuum behind the cleat members.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Meridian Manufacturing GroupInventors: Juan Neufeld, Bernie Thiessen
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Publication number: 20120201631Abstract: A seed cart includes first and second mating frames. The hopper is mounted on the first frame for holding seed and has an outlet to discharge the seed. A conveyor is mounted on the second frame for movement between seed loading and unloading positions. A plurality of cylinders with extendible and retractable arms control the desired position of the conveyor. A plurality of load cells are mounted on the second frame and support the first frame. The weigh scales weigh the first frame, the hopper, and the seed in the hopper, without weighing the conveyor. Therefore, an accurate amount of seed can be dispensed from the hopper via the conveyor. Wheels and a hitch tongue can be detachably mounted on the second frame to convert the cart from a stationary unit to a mobile unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Meridian Manufacturing GroupInventors: Christopher T. Fitzgerald, Kurt W. Olsen, Daniel L. Frederick