JOHN W KANE
Real Estate Appraisers in Erie, PA

4423832, Jan 3, 1984

Jul 29, 1981

6/288080

Hugh Boyd - Tallmadge OH
John J. Kane - Erie PA

Goodyear Aerospace Corporation - Akron OH

B65G 6908

222203

An inflatable liner for mounting within a hopper type receptacle or container which receives and discharges flowable bulk particulate material. The liner is comprised of one or more inflatable members such as inflatable fabric bags or tubular members loosely supported by sling members at spaced locations along the interior surface of the walls of the container in such manner that each inflatable member is capable of limited miltidirectional movement with respect to the adjacent container wall and a flexible wear resistant cover sheet loosely covering the wall and the inflatable members. The slings may be attached to either the container wall or to the bottom side of the cover sheet. Alternate inflatable members are inflated and deflated in any desired sequence to cause the cover sheet to undulate and thereby set up a continuous cyclic wave motion which serves to maintain the continuous flow of particulate material through the container.

4494462, Jan 22, 1985

Jun 4, 1982

6/385028

John J. Kane - Erie PA

The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company - Conneaut OH

B61B 1200, B61D 2700, F24C 300

104 1R

Heating apparatus is described that is particularly adapted for thawing frozen particulate material in railroad hopper cars. The apparatus is a low profile, fuel-fired heater adapted for installation between rails traversed by the hopper cars within a thawing shed. The construction employs heat-radiating metal plates forming an elongated gas-conducting chamber through which high velocity combustion gases are conducted. The arrangement of plates is such as to enhance the emission of radiant heat to the hopper car bottoms with appropriately positioned heat insulated regions to protect hopper car brake hoses, or the like, from damage caused by overheating.