Patents by Inventor Ronald G. Hankins

Ronald G. Hankins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4917560
    Abstract: A portable, self erect silo for hot mix asphalt having two, side-by-side bins. A single drag slat conveyor directs hot mix asphalt into either bin by use of a single slug feeder pivotally attached to the discharge end of the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: CMI Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart W. Murray, Ronald G. Hankins, Thomas E. Bowman
  • Patent number: 4268208
    Abstract: A portable, self-erecting silo apparatus utilized for temporarily storing and dispensing asphaltic mix comprising: a chassis suitable for towing behind a vehicle, the chassis having a first end portion and a second end portion; a support frame disposed between the first end portion and the opposed second end portion of the chassis for defining a passageway therebetween for passage therethrough of a vehicle; a container telescopically received in the support frame and movable from a first position wherein the container is disposed within the support frame to a second position wherein the container is disposed generally above the passageway defined by the support frame and the first and second end portions of the chassis; a conveyor; and, pivot means for pivotally connecting the conveyor to one of the first and opposed second end portions of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1981
    Assignee: CMI Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald G. Hankins, Jimmie J. Butcher