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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735628 | Article transfer system The present invention provides a transfer system and method for aligning articles. The transfer system comprises a transfer member adapted to transfer the articles along a designated path, an orientation-adjustment portion having an orienter that is adapted to rotat... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731011 | Method and apparatus for turning paper rolls Method and arrangement for changing the direction of travel of a reel being moved by a incoming conveyor (12), for transfer to the following conveyor, in which method the reel is first brought to a turntable and the direction of travel of the reel is changed ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7475768 | Accumulation device and box packing system having same An accumulation device is adapted to accumulate a plurality of products according to at least one prescribed accumulation pattern. The accumulation device includes a receiving unit, a first accumulation processing unit, a second accumulation processing unit and a di... | 01/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7344016 | Method and device for orienting flat items of mail towards a narrow edge A method and device are disclosed for orienting flat items of mail towards a narrow edge in a U-shaped conveying channel in which they are conveyed in an upright position and without being jammed. Before the items pass the conveying channel for the purpose of alignm... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328893 | Finisher and image forming apparatus equipped therewith A finisher for finishing a booklet having a bundle of center-folded sheets, includes: a detector for detecting an end on a side of a folded portion of the booklet: a moving device for conveying the booklet by movement thereof; a controller for controlling the moveme... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320202 | Stacking of lumber pieces An apparatus for picking, conveying, stacking and bundling lumber pieces from the ground for example for removing stacked support lumber during laying of a pipe line comprises a tracked vehicle to which is attached a frame carrying a transport conveyer along the sid... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302787 | Defect detection device and bag packaging system equipped with defect detection device A bag packaging system includes a bag packager and a defect detection device that receives bags manufactured by the bag packager and conveys the bags while checking for defects. The defect detection device includes a first conveyor belt that is arranged below the ba... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293639 | Case rotating system A case rotating system configured to rotate cases, such as boxes, in a case management system such that the cases are oriented in a consistent manner upon leaving the case rotating system. In at least one embodiment, the case rotating system may be configured to cau... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7249670 | Processing transport apparatus In a conveyor work-piece processing system, transport carriages move along a work path, each carriage carrying a plurality of work-piece articles. In the disclosed embodiment, the path is folded back upon itself forming two parallel paths, one above the other, with ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210280 | System and method for loading a cargo space with piece goods A machining system and unit, especially a welding cell, is provided for use for the machining of workpieces (2), especially body parts of vehicles. The machining system has one or more machining stations (15, 16) with robots (18, 19, 20) and at ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201369 | Vertical justification system A device and system for registering or justifying product such as mail pieces in a vertical position for future processing of such mail pieces. The system includes a mounting block having an angled bore and a driven alignment mechanism mounted within the angled bore... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175017 | In-line flipper mechanism and conveyor system for achieving the proper orientation of mail tray and mail tub receptacles An article or postal mail conveyor or transportation system which has an in-line mechanism integrally incorporated therein that has been specifically constructed and assembled so as to enable mail tray and mail tub receptacles, which may initially be disposed upon t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168550 | Method and device for delivering books in the lying-flat condition For the purpose of delivering, in the lying-flat condition, book blocks or books which are fed in, standing on their back or on the front cut and at defined timing intervals along their height, from a preceding machine in a transport path, provision is made, accordi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162006 | Method for de-skewing an X-ray picture of an item of luggage A method for the rectification of an X-ray picture (2a, 2b) of an item of luggage (2) during luggage screening with the following steps: recording the X-ray picture (2a, 2b... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156219 | Installation for assembling tube components Installation for assembling tube components, particularly bodies (1) with shoulders, comprising the following elements arranged in succession: a linear body conveyor (4), a transfer system (7) designed to apply a change in orientation to the bod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104388 | Conveyor system for stacked product An apparatus and method for conveying stacked product from an infeed conveyor that conveys the product in multiple rows and at irregular intervals onto a transverse outfeed conveyor, wherein the product is in a single row and spaced at regular intervals, wherein the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055672 | Baggage positioner for baggage conveyor A baggage positioner having a horizontal conveyor, a position sensor, a pair of positioning arms with bi-directional vertical belts and a positioning arm controller. Other sensors can be added to provide additional data for enhanced effectiveness. The vertical belts... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036655 | Method and device for supplying regularly objects to a work station A method and an apparatus wherein regular articles are fed to an operating station and the articles have handle elements arranged on two opposite sides. The successive articles are advanced up in abutment against one another on a moving transporting path, and are se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025194 | Article moving apparatus and direction changing apparatus for sticks A motor has its rotating shaft fixed by a fixing member so as to be inclined at an angle of θ to the horizontal direction. A supporting member is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor. A plurality of accommodating units are distributed at equal spacing along ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6966743 | Device for pushing a stack of printed products from a table A device for pushing a stack of printed products from a table on which the stack is stacked has a stacking receptacle provided on the table and receiving the printed products for stacking. The stacking receptacle is defined by four lateral edges of the printed produ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6928914 | Book trimming apparatus and method A trimmer (1) is disclosed from trimming excess margins (M) along one, two or three edges of a perfect bound book (B) is disclosed. The trimmer has a shearing blade (15) movable in a shearing plane (SP) between an open and a closed position. The book i... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877943 | Device for conveying a supply roll At least one supply roll is conveyed by use of a roll support surface. The supply roll can be placed on the roll support surface with its longitudinal axis essentially horizontal. The supply roll can be rolled in at least one conveying direction with its lateral sur... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6681918 | Device for removing rod-shaped objects, in particular cigarette rods or cigarette filter rods A device for removing rod-shaped objects from a production line includes a turning arrangement adapted for receiving the rod-shaped objects removed from the production line. The turning arrangement has at least one essentially fixed in place and rigid gui... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662928 | Apparatus and process for handling circular articles An apparatus and process for receiving a multiplicity of like circular articles, such as discs, rings, and lids, for example, presented in a known or random horizontal orientation, and for collecting them for subsequent conventional processing into a hori... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6578700 | Item handler for sorting and packing An item handling system that sorts and packs items in a storage or shipping receptacle. The system is specifically designed to handle items such as sub-primal cuts of beef or pork or items of like size and weight. The system is adapted to sort items based... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547057 | Apparatus and process for handling circular articles An apparatus and process for receiving a multiplicity of like circular articles, such as discs, rings, and lids, for example, presented in a known or random horizontal orientation, and for collecting them for subsequent conventional processing into a hori... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513642 | Conveyor system with diverting track network A conveyor system having an endless conveying surface, a plurality of diverters, and diverting shoes transversely movable across the conveying surface, includes a diverting track network in operational connection with a controller. The controller measures... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6427825 | Device for separating from each other a plurality of articles which are in contact with each other A description is given of a device for separating from each other a plurality of objects (R) which are adjacent to each other and are being fed in a direction of advance (F) along an advance path (21), comprising a member (37) which is rotatable about an ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425475 | Method and apparatus for rotating an article, more particularly for rotating a folding carton having the shape of a cuboid The invention relates in the first instance to a method for rotating an article which has an underside and lateral surfaces, more particularly for rotating a folding carton having the shape of a cuboid. The article is conveyed along a first lane (1), then... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6151867 | Process and apparatus for handling, in particular, soft film packs Process and apparatus for handling (individual) packs (10), namely for packaging the latter in a folding box or the like. The packs (10), which, for production or other reasons, are fed in a specific relative position, to be introduced into the folding bo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6041909 | Conveyor sortation system with parallel divert A conveyor diverting system having an endless conveying surface and diverting shoes transversely movable across the conveying surface for diverting articles having an upstream and a downstream diverting track where the upstream diverting track is oriented... | 03/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5927465 | Conveyor sortation system with parallel divert A conveyor diverting system having an endless conveying surface and diverting shoes transversely movable across the conveying surface for diverting articles having an upstream and a downstream diverting track where the upstream diverting track is oriented... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5899316 | Apparatus and method for conveying pieces of dough A compact apparatus for conveying triangular pieces of dough which are upside down group-by-group on a upstream conveyor to a downstream conveyor where each group of pieces of dough is separated from the remaining groups, and the pieces of dough of the gr... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860646 | Apparatus for rotating substantially flat articles An apparatus for rotating substantially flat articles being transported along a production line is provided. The apparatus is configured so as to rotate the articles, about an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of transport of the... | 01/19/1999 |
