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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8327998 | Method and an apparatus for aligning pieces of food dough Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for aligning pieces of food dough that are conveyed downstream by a conveyor so that when aligning members contact the pieces, the deformation of the pieces and the adhesion between the aligning members and the pieces can be r... | 12/11/2012 |
| 7946413 | Device for conveying round objects A conveying device for conveying substantially round objects, such as eggs or fruit. The conveyor device has a roller conveyor with an endless transport element and successive rows of one or more rollers An object receiving space for receiving an object is de... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7374032 | Machine for righting and aligning articles using drop chutes comprising multiple compartments A machine for righting and aligning articles comprises at least one housing able to receive an article in a lying position, pre-oriented, and let it fall into a drop chute; end stop and support elements in the housing to hold a differentiated configuration of the ar... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353954 | Tray flipper and method for parts inspection Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconduc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284666 | Method and device for raising, stabilizing and further moving a bottle A device for use with conveyor means and a detector station, said conveyor means for moving empty beverage containers, suitably bottles of different shapes and sizes, past the detector station, and said detector station for providing characteristic data about the co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258298 | Supplying device for film cores and method for supplying film cores A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219789 | Bailing apparatus with handle orienter A bailing apparatus includes a bailer feeder and a bailer. The bailer feeder is arranged to feed handles to the bailer. The bailer is adapted to couple the handles to containers. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198262 | Envelope-turning station In the case of an envelope-turning station with a turning cylinder which is oriented parallel to the mail-conveying direction and is equipped with openable and closable jaws on its circumference, it is possible, following charging of the turning-cylinder jaws with h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7134540 | Adaptable automatic machine for the orientation and aligned supply of lightweight hollow articles The invention relates to an adaptable automatic machine for the orientation and aligned supply of lightweight hollow articles, comprising cavities (6) delimited by front, back and lateral walls (116), an open bottom enabling the passage of articles (A)... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7066316 | Device for transporting cylindrical objects An apparatus for transporting cylindrical objects, in particular containers, has at least two shafts that rotate in the same direction, axially perpendicular to the transporting direction of the objects. While being transported, the objects come to rest with their c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029002 | Drop pocket system for reorienting flat articles A drop pocket system and method reorients flat articles in a serial stream, by horizontally receiving a horizontally moving, serial input stream of substantially vertically oriented flat articles, sensing reception of each flat article, engaging each sensed flat art... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6977353 | Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention identify and sort a mailpiece with destination information by sorting the mailpiece using a code on the front of the mailpiece, if there is a code on the front of the mailpiece. If the mailpiece does not ha... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971221 | Packaging method and apparatus A packaging method and apparatus employ web material having cohesive on facing surfaces of two web portions between which an item is packaged. The cohesive adheres to itself by application of pressure alone, without heat, but tends not to adhere to other surfaces. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968763 | Orienting and stacking parts The invention provides an apparatus and method for orienting a part detached from a web of parts. The apparatus and method use a duct with at least one interior sloped side to orient the part in a substantially vertical orientation. The invention further provides an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966422 | Adjustable apparatus for orienting containers The invention relates to the field of machines for directing and aligning plastic containers and particularly relates to an universal device for automatically adjusting vertically directing and aligning means in dependence on said containers size. The orienting mean... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6913136 | Apparatus and method for positioning separately supplied elongate meat products A device for positioning separately supplied elongate meat products, comprises two driven endless aligning conveyors running with the transport paths substantially parallel to each other, which transport paths together form a support for the meat products for transp... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6823980 | Tablet conveying apparatus and tablet cutting apparatus A tablet conveying and cutting apparatus capable of adjusting the position of a tablet is a structure suitable for downsizing. A tablet conveying and cutting apparatus has an arranging device for arranging a long side of the tablet to be perpendicular to the tablet'... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6648123 | Arrangement by conveyor for items, such as packaging bodies of glass, for example The invention relates to an arrangement by a conveyor (1, 2) for items (3), such as packaging bodies of glass, for example, with a means (4) for raising the items (3) from a lying position, in which the bottom of the respective item (3) is oriented in a r... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637583 | Apparatus for conveying and folding flexible packaging material The disclosure relates to an apparatus for conveying and folding flexible packaging material, comprising a conveyor (1) with a conveyor belt (3) which is provided with through-going holes and which, for a part of its length, extends substantially rectilin... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6568523 | Automatic infeed apparatus for a woodworking machine The invention is an automatic, unmanned, powered, variable speed finger joint machine infeed apparatus which receives a random and haphazard delivery of blocks from a controllable supply conveyor. An intermittently operable infeed conveyor moves blocks fr... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564924 | Apparatus and method for positioning randomly oriented articles in the same orientation An apparatus is disclosed for positioning randomly oriented, asymmetrically-shaped articles in the same orientation, the apparatus comprising at least first and second oppositely arranged conduits dimensioned to receive the articles therein. Each conduit ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557691 | Device for container rearranging machines, provided with automatic means for directing and dropping the container received Device for receiving, directing and dropping containers arranged randomly inside hoppers of rearranging machines and the like, which is formed by at least two side walls and by a back wall and comprises automatic rotating mechanisms for directing the cont... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6527101 | Attitude changing device for electronic chips An electronic chip attitude changing device includes a rotor having, on the outer periphery, cavities that are formed at equal pitch to respectively contain and hold electronic chips with a part thereof projecting out; an air suction path for drawing and ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6435333 | Adjustable unit for the unscrambling and lined up delivery of empty containers An adjustable unit for the unscrambling and lined up delivery of empty containers (A) has a plurality of compartments (6) connected to a first rotary structure (7) to receive containers (A) in a lying position. The compartments (6) have an open bottom del... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419075 | Device for aligning glass sheets on a roller conveyor of a glass annealing lehr The present invention is [referred] directed to a device for aligning glass sheets on a roller conveyor of a annealing lehr. The device comprises a supporting structure. A cylinder-piston assembly is attached to the supporting structure. A retention membe... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409007 | Mechanism for automatically directing and dispensing parts The mechanism (8) makes it possible to orient and dispense parts (29) that have an offset center of gravity with respect to the middle of their length (L). A first endless chain (9), extending in a vertical or oblique plane, with a horizontal upper strand... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6257824 | Fin alternating and delivering apparatus A fin alternating and delivering apparatus is provided for orientating and delivering fins emanating from a fin mill to a fin trayer for assembly into a heat exchanger. The fin alternating and delivering apparatus includes an entrance chute for receiving ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6116406 | Automated unit for the unscrambling and lined up delivery of articles An automated unit for the unscrambling and lined up delivery of articles including a plurality of adjacent compartments attached to the periphery of a rotary disk in motion below a gap provided in the peripheral edge of a bottom of a hopper. Each compartm... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098781 | Orderly bottle-feeding machine A bottle straightening and aligning machine (10) comprises a bulk bottle ding hopper (11) whose internal side wall bears paddles (12) for pushing the bottles onto a helical guide (14) which extends along the internal wall. At the end of the guide the bot... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6000524 | Apparatus for orienting randomly organized articles An apparatus for orientating randomly organized articles formed of spaced planar members coupled along an edge of the planar members to define an opened end and a closed end along the edge where the planar members are coupled. The apparatus includes a con... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000525 | Apparatus for aligning items having an approximately rectangular footprint An apparatus for aligning flat, generally rectangular items includes a first conveyor for advancing the items in a conveying direction; a second conveyor for receiving the items from the first conveyor and for advancing the items in the same conveying dir... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5927468 | Method and unit for orienting pump-operated caps A method and unit for orienting pump-operated caps, whereby a disorderly succession of caps, each having an elongated head and a draw tube extending from the head, is fed on a conveying surface to an engaging station. At the engaging station the draw tube... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5853079 | Chip feed apparatus and chip feed casing therefor A chip feed apparatus capable of permitting a chip feed casing to be used for storage and transportation of chips in a distribution channel as well and preventing a weight of chips from being applied to a chip storage space of a hopper, resulting in posit... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5749453 | Apparatus for orienting eggs on a second conveyor with their points to one side An apparatus for transferring eggs from a first roller conveyor (1) to a second conveyor (2), with an orienting operation taking place during the transfer, so that the eggs on the second conveyor (2) are all oriented with their points to one side, the rol... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735382 | Setscrew feeding apparatus An apparatus for feeding a setscrew having a recess includes an upper and a lower guide pipes, an inner cylindrical member, a supporting shaft, an outer cylindrical member and a dispensing member. The upper guide pipe is disposed between a setscrew suppli... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5549189 | Machine for automatically positioning and aligning containers A machine for automatically positioning, aligning, and continuously feeding containers, for example, bottles or other hollow articles made from synthetic material, which may be of very different sizes and shapes. The machine includes a main hopper for rec... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5499708 | Elongate member orienting ramp The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for orienting elongate members and, in particular tapered needle blanks. Generally, the apparatus includes a needle feeding assembly which receives needle blanks at an inlet and sequentially transfe... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5459990 | Facility and method for producing yarn A high efficiency facility for producing yarn is provided wherein fibers pass through machines in the following order: a mixing mechanism (1), a first pair of cleaners (5, 7), a laydown cross blender (11), a second pair of cleaners (15, 17), an air fiber ... | 10/24/1995 |
