Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D656972 | Carrier bar | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141697 | Method and apparatus for transporting caplets A carrier bar for conveying at least one caplet along a predetermined conveyer path includes at least one pocket adapted to receive a caplet. Each pocket includes a longitudinal axis that is angled or offset from a direction of travel of the carrier bar in use. Each... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8102520 | Methods and systems for inspection and/or identification of pellet-shaped articles A conveyer mechanism may include one or more composition inspection units provided along the intended product transport path. The product's composition, e.g., its ink composition, is compared with a predetermined standard, to determine whether the product is accepta... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8072590 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit incl... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7995083 | Method and apparatus for processing and/or inspecting pellet-shaped articles A method and apparatus for processing and inspecting pellet-shaped articles, comprises structure for of the step of conveying the plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a transport path. Each of the pellet-shaped articles includes a first side and a second side. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| D603885 | Carrier bar | 11/10/2009 |
| 7456946 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit incl... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7182018 | Apparatus for printing multicolor images on edible pieces Multicolor image, formed from at least two component images, are printed on non-planar surfaces of edible pieces by maintaining registration of the pieces from one printing station to another. The registration is maintained by firmly securing the pieces to the trans... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7102741 | Printing/inspection unit, method and apparatus for printing and/or inspecting and accepting/removing specified pellet-shaped articles from a conveyer mechanism A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit incl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6834581 | Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles are laterally, longitudinally and rotationa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6481347 | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles A method and apparatus orient, position and spin print indicia on pellet shaped articles, such as pharmaceutical capsules and the like. More specifically, the method and apparatus use a rotating pick-up drum that receives and transports the pellet shaped ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6450089 | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles A method and apparatus orient, position and spin print indicia on pellet shaped articles, such as pharmaceutical capsules and the like. More specifically, the method and apparatus use a rotating pick-up drum that receives and transports the pellet shaped ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6314876 | Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles are laterally, longitudinally an... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286421 | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles A method and apparatus orient, position and spin print indicia on pellet shaped articles, such as pharmaceutical capsules and the like. More specifically, the method and apparatus use a rotating pick-up drum that receives and transports the pellet shaped ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5894801 | Methods and systems for sensing and rectifying pellet shaped articles for subsequent processing A dispenser dispenses pellet shaped articles onto a conveyer. The conveyer conveys the pellet shaped articles past a video sensor that senses any pellet shaped articles needing rotation so that they are uniformly oriented. The sensor provides a signal to ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5878658 | Apparatus and method for marking two sides of a pellet-shaped article A pellet-shaped article marking system marks two sides of a pellet-shaped article. A hopper is disposed over a ramp-type conveyor and feeds pellet-shaped articles onto the conveyor. A first marking device marks a first side of the pellet-shaped articles. ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5630499 | Method and apparatus for releasably fastening a bar-like member to a conveyor belt An article conveying system includes a conveyor belt including a plurality of carrier bars, a drive mechanism for driving the conveyor belt and a quick-release pin for releasably fastening the carrier bars to the drive mechanism. The quick-release pin inc... | 05/20/1997 |
