An air seeder assembly that has a tank for containing commodity, a meter assembly coupled to the tank and configured to selectively distribute commodity there through, a first conduit coupled to the meter assembly to direct commodity provided to the first conduit from the meter assembly to a tool assembly, a diverter that selectively diverts commodity to the first conduit, and a sensor coupled to the diverter to identify when commodity is passing thereby.

Disclosed is a system for transferring fuel pellets from a location external to a building to a location in an interior of the building. The system includes a first container positioned at a location remote from the building and a second container positioned proximate an exterior portion of the building. The first and second containers are connected to one another to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the first container to the second container by a pneumatic apparatus. The second container is also connected with the interior of the building to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the second container to the interior of said building.

A system for moving and placing granulate is provided. A housing is mountable to a trailer and has at least one cabinet located on a side of the housing with a compressor, at least one back compartment located on a back side of the housing, wherein the at least one back compartment has at least one rotary airlock device in communication with the compressor, wherein the compressor feeds air to the rotary airlock device under pressure, an actuatable feeder located on the back side of the housing, wherein the feeder when in an open position receives granulate and feeds the granulate to the at least one rotary airlock device, and a hose mount located on the housing and in communication with a bottom portion of the at least one rotary airlock, wherein when the compressor is actuated, the granulate is fed from the feeder, through the at least one rotary airlock and out through the house mount into a hose to place the granulate in a predetermined place.

Methods and apparatuses for conveying particulate material are described. A particulate material conveying apparatus may comprise a slide duct having a slide duct axis. The slide duct may comprise an interior region, and the interior region may have a top third interior region, a middle third interior region, and a bottom third interior region. The top third interior region is disposed above the middle third interior region and the middle third interior region is disposed above the bottom third interior region. The duct further defines an opening. An air movement mechanism may be connected to the duct an configured to move air through the opening into the slide duct in a direction of the slide duct axis such that a greater amount of air exits through the bottom third interior region than either of the top third interior region or the middle third interior region.

A vacuum conveying system has at least two storage locations and at least two consumers connected by supply conduits and discharge conduits to each other. A vacuum source is provided that produces a vacuum flow/air flow. A central material conduit is provided with valves, wherein the supply conduits and the discharge conduits each have one of the valves associated therewith. The valves actuate conveying paths of bulk material from the at least two storage locations to the at least two consumers. The valves have a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the valves open the material conduit to provide a through passage. In the second position, the valves supply the vacuum flow/air flow to the central material conduit or conduct the vacuum flow/air flow away from the central material conduit.

Disclosed is a system for transferring fuel pellets from a location external to a building to a location in an interior of the building. The system includes a first container positioned at a location remote from the building and a second container positioned proximate an exterior portion of the building. The first and second containers are connected to one another to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the first container to the second container by a pneumatic apparatus. The second container is also connected with the interior of the building to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the second container to the interior of said building.

A pneumatic air booster (100) includes; a shaft (160); a body (110, 111) including a first body (110) and a second body (111); an air inlet (112); an air outlet (113); a pressure chamber (114) communicating the air inlet (112); an air control passage (115) communicating the pressure chamber (114); a pressure control chamber (116); a bonnet (190); a valve (140); a valve spring (150); a valve seat (170); and a connection passage (102a) extended between the air outlet (113) and the pressure control chamber (116).

The present invention relates to the use of a storage and transfer device to unload granular material from a bottom exit of a tractor trailer bed into a surge hopper, through a transfer device and into a high velocity air stream used to convey the material into a designated silo. Certain embodiments mount the components of the storage and transfer device on a trailer, wherein the transfer device includes a surge hopper, a transfer device, a blower, and a transfer pipe.

A method for feeding in and transporting material in a pneumatic conveying system includes at least one input point, a material conveying pipe, and a material container. A partial-vacuum source produces a partial vacuum/a pressure difference and a transporting air current in the conveying pipe. A shut-off element, arranged on an opposite side of an input aperture with respect to a feeder channel, is movable by suction from a first position, in which the shut-off element does not make a pathway through an input aperture into the feeder channel smaller, into a second position, in which the shut-off element does make the pathway through the input aperture into the feeder channel smaller, when the pressure on a first side, on the feeder channel side, of the shut-off element is smaller than on a second side, on an opposite side with respect to the feeder channel, of the shut-off element.

A system for transporting hazardous particles includes a pneumatic conveyer for conveying the hazardous particles to an exit using a carrier gas; and an input mechanism for conveying the hazardous particles to the pneumatic conveyer. The input mechanism includes a tubular chamber for receiving the hazardous particles; an input pipe extending from the tubular chamber for conveying the hazardous particles into the tubular chamber; and an output pipe extending from a bottom of the tubular chamber. The output pipe includes an upper valve movable between a closed position and an open position, a middle valve movable between a closed position and an open position, and a lower valve. The upper valve and the middle valve, when in their respective closed positions, define a storage chamber for storing a portion of the hazardous particles. The upper valve in its open position allows the portion of the hazardous particles to enter the storage chamber, and the middle valve in its open position allows the portion of the hazardous particles in the storage chamber to flow to the lower valve. The lower valve is configured to convey the hazardous particles from the storage chamber to the pneumatic conveyer in a gradual fashion.