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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422894 | Apparatus for use in vermiculture Apparatus for use in a vermiculture plant, the apparatus including a treatment receptacle having a treatment Apparatus for use in a vermiculture plant which includes a treatment receptacle having a treatment chamber therein and a base upon which material within the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370456 | Packaging object supplying apparatus, box body supplying apparatus, boxing apparatus, packaging system and packaging method A packaging object supplying apparatus for supplying a packaging object to a packaging unit for packaging the packaging object into a predetermined fashion and specifically, a packaging object supplying apparatus comprising a packaging object combining portion for f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7321984 | Automatic storage unit in smart home A method, system, and device for computer control of access to a storage unit. The computer monitors the physical environment inside the storage unit, assists in placing and retrieving desired articles of clothing, and provides a method of visualizing possible ensem... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7278532 | Conveying apparatus An apparatus for conveying articles includes a transmission element, a plurality of element guides around which the transmission element extends, a drive motor for moving the transmission element, a plurality of article carriages operatively connected to the transmi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261511 | Robotic pick up and delivery system A pick up and delivery system for use with mobile robots which have a body with a horizontal upper surface and at least one vertical side. The robot has at least one shelf, each of which contains a stop bar containing a retaining device. The system further uses mult... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258221 | Storage unit for elongated products The storage unit comprises at least two flexible members (55), equipped with supports (57) for the products to be stored, extending and moving along respective parallel paths defined by a plurality of driving wheels (59, 63). The supports (57... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243479 | Apparatus and method for loading a packaging station of an insulation batt packager An apparatus and method for loading insulation batts into a packaging station of a batt-packaging machine includes: an up-stacking station for receiving a plurality of the insulation batts to form a vertical stack of the insulation batts; a staging station from whic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237654 | Lifter device To provide a compact lifter device, which can attain a work-piece's lifting/lowering operation in a stable supporting state and can reduce the parts number and an assembly load. A lifter device 100 in which a pair of work-piece lifting chains 130, 130 ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219786 | Operator position adjustable production line machine An operator position adjustable production line assembly includes a main unit having a product path and an interior including a product cavity. An operable top is attached to the main unit with a plurality of support posts enabling equal or near equal access to the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201270 | Device for the storage and feeding of products A device for the accumulation and release of products disposed in ranks, comprises a storage unit with respective receiving and delivery openings for the products, a plurality of container elements movably guided within the storage unit between the receiving and del... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191896 | Spiral accumulator apparatus A spiral accumulator apparatus is disclosed for controlling the flow of articles. The apparatus includes an infeed conveyor driven in a first direction to convey articles therealong in the first direction along a first path that is at least partially curved, and an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165666 | Buffer storage unit for tubes, especially cardboard tubes for the production of logs Store for stocking tubes therein, comprising means (4) for feeding tubes (1) into the store, and means (7) for unloading the tubes (1) therefrom, the store being located between said supply means (4) and said unloading means (7 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163099 | Storage device with variable storage capacity Storage device with variable storage capacity. The storage device includes an input area, an output area, a continuous conveying element connecting the input area to the output area. The continuous conveying element is guided by guide elements in a looping manner fr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143889 | Variable-capacity store A variable-capacity store (1) for objects (2), wherein an endless powered flexible conveyor belt (12) defines a conveying branch (6) for transferring a mass of objects (2) from an input station (S1) to an output station (S | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108470 | Buffer device for semiconductor processing apparatus The invention provides a buffer device for a processing apparatus for semiconductor components. The apparatus comprises a transportation track for conveying semiconductor components between processing machines, and a transfer mechanism for transferring semiconductor... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073655 | Device for processing substantially parallelepiped -shaped products A device for processing packets of cigarettes has a transportation unit for conveying a line of packets from an input station to an output station in a direction perpendicular to the line; a conveyor unit for feeding the line to the input station in a direction para... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073657 | Conveying arrangement for processing printed products A conveying arrangement for processing printed products, comprising a conveying section, a plurality of deposit trays on which the printed products are transported along the conveying section, the conveying section having an intake area where the printed products ar... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074002 | Parts container with in and out conveyors driven in unison A container (10) includes a body that has a bottom wall (12), a top wall (20), a back wall (14), and first and second end walls (16), (18) wherein the walls (12), (14), (16), (18), and (20)... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032742 | Differential drive spiral accumulator apparatus Various designs of a spiral accumulator apparatus are disclosed for controlling the flow of articles. The accumulator may have an infeed conveyor driven in a first direction to convey articles therealong in the first direction along a first path that is at least par... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032736 | Device for conveying products, particularly for automatic packaging machinery, and corresponding method of use A device for conveying articles having an array of rollers set alongside one another so as to define, by means of homologous generatrices, a plane of conveyance of said articles. A plurality of motor-driven units for said rollers, each motor-driven unit being able t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028828 | Magazine for rod-shaped articles, in particular filter rods, in the tobacco-processing industry A magazine for rod-shaped articles comprises a storage unit having at least one inlet for receiving at least one of the articles supplied to the storage unit and at least one outlet for discharging at least one of the articles positioned in the storage unit. A varia... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025191 | Moving crank mechanism A moving crank mechanism that is particularly adapted for use in a conveyor system. A moving crank remains in a substantially parallel position with respect to a fixed reference plane as the crank member is driven by its offset opposed ends along an endless loop. Th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012211 | Single pass sequencing assembly A method and apparatus for sequencing articles via a single sort pass or process includes a plurality of article receivers or collators positioned along a conveying or transport path and a plurality of carriages movable along the path. The carriages receive articles... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6955255 | Rotary powered snack piece turnover A flipping apparatus for turning over product pieces such as potato crisps having a first conveyor and a second conveyor. A terminal portion of the first conveyor is nested within a concavity defined by an upturned and curved portion of the second conveyor. A channe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955267 | Storage and display rack for DVDs A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of DVD boxes or containers in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945380 | Intermediate storage device and process for transporting objects The invention relates to an intermediate storage device for objects (11) to be transported. Said device comprises a plurality of carriers (9) which circulate on a closed strip and are used for the objects (11), e.g. printed products; an introduc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944824 | Method and unit for changing the configuration of an automatic machine A method and unit for changing the configuration of an automatic machine, whereby a user selects a desired end configuration by means of a selection device, and a display device then displays an orderly list of all and only the operations to be performed on the mach... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941647 | Transfer for tray feeder The present invention discloses a transfer for a tray feeder comprising: a base frame; a support frame installed at both sides of the base frame; first and second linear motion guiders installed oppositely and longitudinally to the inside of the support frame and ha... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913132 | Variable-capacity store for elongated elements A variable-capacity store (1; 50) for elongated elements (2), in particular tobacco articles, wherein an endless conveyor (8) has a conveying branch (9) for transferring the elongated elements (2) from an input station (3) t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6840368 | Accumulator for elongated products, such as tubes and the like The accumulator (5) comprises at least two continuous flexible members (55) equipped with supports (57) for the products (A). The supports (57) project laterally with respect to the respective flexible member; each flexible member and at ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6820732 | Output assembly for storage devices, for instance for automatic packaging installations An output assembly for stores for picking up stored products from an output section of a store, where a plurality of shelves is present for storing products, the aforesaid shelves being set on top of one another and being able to move in a vertical direction. The as... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6793062 | Reservoir for rod-like articles There is provided a variable capacity reservoir (10) for rod-like articles comprising a product input station (24) and a product output station (26) having a continuous endless conveyor (12) extending therebetween with an adjustable produ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6725998 | Apparatus for controlling the flow of articles An apparatus for controlling the flow of articles includes a first article moving device and second article moving device spaced apart from the first device to define a space therebetween. A movable transport member is disposed across and movable along the space. Th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6688454 | Stacker for tray feeder The present invention discloses a stacker for a tray feeder including: a plurality of frames for forming an outer portion of the stacker; an elevator capable of moving upwardly and downwardly and positioned at a side of an auxiliary frame of the plurality... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6659263 | Staging tower above a conveyor A plurality of staging tower assemblies disposed above a conveyor for storing items therein and, more particularly flats mail items, which are then collated in any selected order. Each tower assembly has a plurality of independently operable endless belts... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6609606 | Apparatus and method for temporarily retaining articles midway a transport system An article retention apparatus includes a roller conveyor unit with a plurality of rollers arranged in a horizontal plane and a plurality of ladder-shaped rack units on which articles rest. The roller conveyor unit and rack units are configured such that ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6609605 | Arrangement for intermediate storage of packages In an arrangement and a method for intermediate storage of packages, a first transport path is provided to transport packages from a loading station to a transfer station. A second transport path and at least one storage surface arranged along the second ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6595345 | Method and a device for the temporary storage of printed matter A stream of newspapers (2) is stored temporarily by dividing the stream (2) into longitudinal sections. A carrier (5, 6) is releasably connected to one long edge of each generally flat section (3), to form product units (7) which are hung side-by-side in ... | 07/22/2003 |
