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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172063 | Substrate transporting apparatus and substrate guide unit for use therein An apparatus for transporting substrates and a guide unit are disclosed herein. A guide unit can prevent a substrate from shaking in a side direction when the substrate is transported by the rotation of a transporting roller. The guide unit includes an inner ring an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7748510 | Torque tube apparatus for moving cargo The invention relates to apparatuses for moving cargo. In one embodiment, such an apparatus may have a plurality of torque tubes. Each of the torque tubes may comprise a member in the shape of a continuous, closed loop defining a hole extending along the member. Rol... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7607527 | Wheel conveyor The present invention relates to a wheel conveyor constructed by installing a wheel assembly, which includes wheels and support plates arranged on both sides and rotatably supporting axles of the wheels, in a groove of a frame material, the wheel conveyor being easi... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588135 | Roller mount for a roller of a conveyer A roller mount for a roller of a conveyer has an axle, multiple holding panels, and a fastener. The holding panels are mounted around a connecting end of the axle, and each has a positioning hole and a securing hole. The positioning hole has a diameter larger than t... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7506741 | Wheel conveyor The present invention is a wheel conveyor comprising side frames, plate-shaped stays provided with wheel unit attachment grooves at an upper surface, and wheel units having fixed projections capable of being inserted into the wheel unit attachment grooves provided o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7435047 | Fork-lift loading system with roller driven loading and support surface The invention relates to a loading platform (2,3) for displacing goods, comprising a support frame for goods (8) and at least one double roller device (7,9) arranged in longitudinal direction, wherein the double roller device comprises a number ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370747 | Portable roller support device A Portable Roller Support Device is disclosed. The device provides rolling support for material in the process of being cut or otherwise manipulated. The support has a stable base and a series of height-adjustable legs with feet at their bottoms. The adjustable legs... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370746 | Ball transfer unit and ball table A ball transfer unit comprising a body in a seat face recessed in a semispherical shape is formed, a plurality of small balls rollingly in contact with the seat face of the body, a large ball rollingly in contact with the plurality of small balls, and a cover fitted... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364245 | Lateral alignment device A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363856 | Flat bed platesetter system The present invention provides a flat bed platesetter system and a method for its use, particularly for imaging printing plates. For providing a precise, continuous, rapid and format-independent system which is reliable, the present invention suggests to move the pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360386 | Sweep unit assembly The subject invention discloses a sweep unit assembly having a series of stations defining a path for an elongated article. A cradle is coupled to each of the stations. The stations are movable to introduce a first curve into the path and the article and each of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344013 | Loading support device for cargo spaces in a means of transport, in particular for cargo spaces in aircrafts A loading device for cargo spaces in transportation means, in particular for cargo spaces in aircraft, includes a roller conveyor that contacts a substructure in a first position for placing cargo units in the cargo space. In one embodiment, the roller conveyor has ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341138 | Conveyor idle roller assembly Idle roller assembly suitable for use in trough type belt conveyors is provided having an elongate shaft and spaced apart first and second roller bearing assemblies, each having mounted thereabout an annular hub. A cylindrical tubular roller is mounted to and spans ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334379 | Automated solid pharmaceutical product packaging machine An automated pharmaceutical product packaging machine simultaneously fills a plurality of product package templates in parallel with desired pharmaceutical dosing requirements. The templates are subsequently positioned over a temporary storage template having caviti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316305 | Flow through article storage device A flow through article storage device that includes a housing into which a plurality of stacks of articles can be positioned. The housing has a bottom and a front and rear end. A plurality of elongate abutment elements are coupled to the housing and configured for i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299909 | Taper sleeve for conveyor roller A taper sleeve for a conveyor roller used in a curved conveyor section has a taper wall with internal radial ribs which mate with the surface of a cylindrical roller core. The inner edges of the ribs preferably have an interference fit with the core surface. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299916 | Transfer mechanism and method of use A transporting device includes a power roller mounted to a chassis for transporting a tray between positions. A belt transfers power from the power roller to a shaft. The belt may be used to rotate the shaft. A pulley is mounted to the shaft and rotates in substanti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299589 | Telescoping boom actuation mechanism formed of concentrically nested tubular boom sections mutually engaged by roller assemblies riding on helical tracks A telescoping boom mechanism for deploying an expandable structure, such a hoop-supported antenna, comprises a plurality of concentrically nestable tubular boom sections, that are mutually engageable with one another by way of roller assemblies and helical tracks fo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287642 | Trippable idler roller assembly for belt conveyors An idler roller assembly comprises a base frame which includes first and second spaced-apart mounting brackets, a support frame which includes a support tube that comprises a first end which is positioned adjacent the first mounting bracket and a second end which is... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284947 | Braced telescoping support strut and system A telescoping support strut configured to support a conveyor assembly of a portable conveyor system includes a first strut section and a second strut section configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround beams of the first strut section. The first ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284649 | Sheet feeding roller A sheet feeding roller, available at a lower cost, having lower hardness with securing both abrasion resistance and sustainability of friction coefficient. The sheet feeding roller comprises a hub, an inner layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the hub, a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278533 | Vehicle modular belt conveyor A pair of conveyors having a pair of launch conveyors and at least one pair of drive conveyors is disclosed using modular flat belts. The pair of launch conveyors has zero motion, when a vehicle is driven onto the pair of launch conveyors where the vehicle is placed... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267318 | Vibration control device A device for control of the effects of vibrations on vibration sensitive equipment when a plurality of the devices are placed on a support surface and in operative contact with the vibration sensitive equipment where said device is a unitary piece of a soft, pliable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267071 | Apparatuses and methods useful for centering watercraft Apparatuses and methods useful for helping to center watercraft—such as personal watercraft, ski boats, fishing boats, luxury boats, and the like—as they are docked (such as on trailers or watercraft-lifting systems), especially in rough waters and/or strong cro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264215 | Apparatus for supplemental support of items used in manual tasks The inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for providing supplemental support for items used in manual tasks and may include one or more of the following features: a supplemental support apparatus, a supplemental support method, techniques for providi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255226 | Conveyor system load transfer devices Conveyor systems for storage and movement of goods on pallets and slip sheets. The transfer structures enable slip sheet mounted loads to be transferred to a roller conveyor by providing structures that cooperate with wide platen forks of a lift truck. The structure... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246694 | Friction roller in conveyor A friction roller (10) includes a support roller (11) and an annular elastic ring (15) which it externally fitted to the support roller (11). The support roller (11) is divided into two portions in a thickness direction, that is, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243928 | Foldable field transportable cart for small boats A lightweight foldable cart for transporting on wheels one end of a small boat including a pair of identical frame or strut members, each being U-shaped with spaced arms extending parallel to each other from ends of a rear plate. Distal ends of the arms each include... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243784 | Roller shaft mount A roller shaft mount or support secures a shaft end of a conveyor roller at and between opposite sidewalls of a conveyor. The shaft support includes a mounting portion mountable to a sidewall of the conveyor and a clamping portion. The clamping portion is movably at... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228952 | Conveyor roller shaft support for dampening vibrations A shaft support or mount for supporting a conveyor roller and for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller or conveyor roller assembly in operation, by providing flexible connection structure in the shaft support, which is usually comprised of rubber. A metho... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213701 | Conveyor roller axle stiffener A roller for a conveyor that includes an elongated stationary axle adapted to be mounted between the opposed side plates of the conveyor. A hollow cylindrical shell having a first diameter is mounted for rotation with respect to the axle. An axle support is provided... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204359 | Shaft support for resisting separation of a flexible connection A support for supporting the end of a shaft protruding from a conveyor roller for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller by providing a flexible connection between spaced first and second supports where the supports include structure for resisting the separ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204358 | Wheeled conveyor rail A conveyor apparatus comprises a plurality of conveyor rail segments joined longitudinally, each of said plurality of conveyor rail segments comprising: a support rail having an upper wheel-seating portion and a lower base portion, the lower base portion having a fr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200903 | Selectable width track apparatus and method for a gravity fed shelving system An apparatus and method that effects selectable width of a roller track conveyance system having multiple roller tracks with asymmetric wall heights. The system includes a clip that connects lower or mating walls of two single roller tracks together. The connected r... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168546 | Roller mountable to a cooling bed plate transfer grid An inexpensive, high capacity, and easy to install roller for engaging hot metal plates being transferred over a cooling bed plate transfer grid. An invertible block which may have a bearing is provided at each end of the axle for the roller. The bearing block is re... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159772 | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley A system for mounting an RF tag to a conveyor trolley wherein the tag is embedded in a block of material shaped to fit within an annular recess formed between the hub and outer rim of the trolley wheel. The shaped block is secured to the wheel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152752 | Modular and transportable bookshelves In one embodiment of the present invention modules for both the display and transport of books are described. Each module of the one embodiment comprises an interlocking feature for coupling two modules together with an open side of the modules facing horizontally o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150352 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147096 | Wheeled conveyor rail A wheeled conveyor rail segment has a frustopyramidal cross-sectional shaped support rail, which can be made from roll-formed galvanized steel. A plurality of wheels are joined to the galvanized steel support rail and can rotate with respect thereto, enabling goods ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138653 | Structures for stabilizing semiconductor devices relative to test substrates and methods for fabricating the stabilizers Stabilizers to be disposed on a surface of a semiconductor device or test substrate and methods of fabricating and disposing the stabilizers on semiconductor devices and test substrates. Semiconductor devices and test substrates including the stabilizers are also di... | 11/21/2006 |
