Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329197 | Self-aligning pulley, gear or other rotational member An improved alignable pulley or sheave assembly includes: (a) a shaft having a rotational axis and an exterior surface which has a portion that is spherically shaped, (b) a pulley having a perimeter and a central opening with an interior surface that is configured s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7222731 | Laterally adjustable conveyor A laterally adjustable conveyor utilizes a belt support assembly consisting of a plurality of pivoting support plates connected by pivots for sliding support of a flexible belt. A plurality of support stands provide support for the pivot plates from the floor or oth... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210572 | Adjustable guide for a bottle handling system The present invention is directed to an adjustable guide for a container conveyor system. The guide includes multiple pairs of pivoting mechanisms located along the conveyor. Each pivoting mechanism includes a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm which can be inde... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7040478 | Steerable diverter system A diverter system for diverting articles being conveyed along the diverter system includes a plurality of diverter wheels arranged between opposite sidewalls of the diverter system. The diverter wheels are rotatably driven by a motorized roller and a plurality of dr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6889815 | Conveying apparatus and conveying system There are disclosed a conveying apparatus and a conveying system in which a force is efficiently transmitted to an article so as to smoothly convey the article in an arbitrary direction. In each of feed portions 15 provided at a conveying apparatus 10, 11 ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6694220 | Device for handling individually packaged goods The invention relates to an apparatus for handling individually packaged goods in an array-like, two-dimensional configuration. The apparatus has a plurality of conveying means arranged in the manner of an array. These conveying means, driven independentl... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6653588 | Auto reject unit An auto reject unit includes a turntable rotatable about an upright axis and held stationary in operation along the upright axis. Driven rollers are mounted upon the turntable for selectively driving an article across the turntable in a direction. A motor... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6516936 | Device for changing conveyance directions A conveyance-direction-changing device using a mechanism in which two rotational outputs caused by forward and reverse rotations of a single motor are extracted using first and second drive gears which are rotated in the same direction regardless of the r... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6340085 | Roller drive unit A roller drive unit is provided for an air freight system in an aircraft and comprises a drive roller that can be retracted and raised in order to transport freight containers in various directions. Unlike conventional roller drive units of this type whic... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6213279 | Machine for selectively positioning a work member at a work station A machine is disclosed having a frame with a work station adapted to receive a work member, such as a die set. The apparatus includes a turntable pivotally mounted to the frame at a position spaced from the work station. A first and second linear conveyor... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6032781 | Deviator device for transporting products, in particular graphic or editorial products A deviator device for transporting products, in particular graphic or editorial products, which receives one or a stacked number of products and feeds them to a further station for a subsequent handling stage, The deviator device includes a transport tabl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5921374 | Sorting and discharging device with spherical sorting rollers Spherical sorting rollers are arranged in rows transversely of an article conveyance path, and line shafts, which are connected to a drive source and are rotated thereby, are disposed sideways in parallel with the rows of the sorting rollers. The spherica... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5653325 | Conveyor system for divergence and convergence To provide a conveyor system for divergence and convergence, which is capable of always satisfactorily diverging or converging articles without regard to their size. When the roller axes 19 are orthogonal to the transport path 9, an article 60 to be trans... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5630495 | Conveyor system diverter components having friction-enhancing surfaces and related methods of use A conveyor diverter system comprising one or more conveyors, components for diverter systems having friction-enhancing outer surfaces, friction-enhancing layers and compositions that provide such surfaces are disclosed. In addition, methods of reducing th... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5222585 | Conveyor table A conveyor table for displacing articles along a transporting surface includes a support construction and substantially rotation-symmetrical conveyor members, the conveyor members being suspended for rotation about axes thereof relative to the support con... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5180159 | Adjustable right angle transfer device for conveying flat articles in one of two directions An apparatus for changing the direction of travel of a flat article being conveyed in a first direction to one of two other directions without changing the orientation of the article. The apparatus comprises a circular deck mounted on a frame. The deck is... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5113993 | Three way splitter A conveying system splits a stream of articles into three substreams. The system includes an infeed conveyor which conveys articles and aligns their centers of gravity along a central axis. A steering mechanism receives the articles and steers them select... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5101962 | Low profile steerable power drive unit A low profile steerable power drive unit assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical frame member (22) having an annular ledge (42) extending inwardly therefrom. The ledge (42) includes a flat upper race (46), a frustoconical lower race (48) and gear teeth (82)... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5012914 | Diverter assembly for article conveyor An article conveyor having a frame, a first conveyor with opposite sides for conveying articles in an first path, a wheel mounted to the frame for rotation relative thereto about a first axis and having an article engaging surface which advances articles ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4979606 | Transporting direction controlling device in conveyor system A transporting direction controlling or translating device employs a rotor member having a plane contacting with an object to be transferred. The rotor member is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft which is tiltable in variable directions for tilting th... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4913277 | Transport device for redirecting piece goods in one plane A transport device for transporting and redirecting piece goods in one plane wherein the piece goods are supported on a grid of driven roller bodies protruding in part through a cover. A grid is formed of transport rollers for the purpose of obtaining a r... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4703844 | Conveyer system with branching facility A principal or main conveyer cooperates with branch conveyers in that diverting wheels are provided for pivoting to the left or right as well as for lowering and raising, for obtaining selectivity of diverting.... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4372435 | Positively driven steering member for conveying apparatus A device adapted for use as a positively driven steering member in a conveying apparatus, having a wheel with a spherically curved inner surface, a hub with a spherically curved outer surface which fits inside of the wheel, and a coupling which secures th... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4264002 | Divider switch for roller conveyors A divider switch for a roller conveyor selectively switches or displaces the lateral position of objects being conveyed to either separate or merge the objects. The switching apparatus is interposed in a live conveyor system. The divider switch includes a... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4180150 | Multi-directional transfer device A device for transferring articles from one conveyor onto a second conveyor or a discharge station which comprises a field of single wheels that support the articles during the transfer thereof, each of the wheels being tilted and drivable, and steerable ... | 12/25/1979 |
