Bulk loader for conveying articles
CA 2458324 C · Owner: Stoner, Michael K. · Inventors: Stoner, Michael K.; Eldridge, Joseph L.
Overview
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A bulk loader conveys articles in bulk and has a hopper configured for receiving the articles such as railroad articles. A reciprocating member is configured for reciprocating between a retracted position and an extended position in a track associated with the hopper. Articles that are loaded into the hopper fall into the track when the reciprocating member is in the retracted position and are conveyed from the hopper when the reciprocating member actuates to the extended position resulting in the removed articles being positioned in a convenient location for further handling by an operator.
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- Filed February 23, 2004 and granted February 14, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 23, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 23, 2026.
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