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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921982 | Methods and apparatus for handling products Apparatus (10) loads product in the form of bags into a carton held at a tilt angle. The leading ends of the bags on an adjustment conveyor (20) are abutted by a bumper (30) to reorient the bags 90° on the adjustment conveyor (20). The d... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7497318 | Conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards The present invention discloses a conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards, which is used in a conveyor of a corrugated board production line to stack corrugated boards by a specified number and comprises an exhaust facing the downstream of the conveyor a... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7293395 | Apparatus and method for inserting cup-shaped inserts into containers An apparatus and method for producing container assemblies having a cup-shaped insert disposed within a container. A container conveyor conveys a series of open containers along a lower horizontal path, the container conveyor bringing each container in turn to a sto... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7269934 | Taco shell nesting apparatus and method The present invention is, in one embodiment, an apparatus for placing an insert within a nested group of taco shells. The insert placement apparatus comprises a vertical shaft, a horizontal shaft, a first pillow block, a second pillow block, a vacuum cup, a horizont... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7178800 | Device for establishing an imbricated stream of flat articles A device comprising a dancing roller (1) and a stopping means (2) is used for establishing an imbricated stream of flat articles (4), in particular of printed products such as newspapers, magazines or brochures, from a supplied imbricated stream... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131645 | Device for separation of folders in a layer of folders A device for separation of folders within a layer of folders includes elements for blocking the advance of a folder in the layer, elements for unlayering the folders preceding the retained folder, and elements for retaining the blocked folder and the folders followi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7065936 | Fill and packaging apparatus An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts into packages. A supply of open top containers are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film and are movable by the web into a fill station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055816 | Method of processing sheet-like products, and apparatus for implementing the method A method and apparatus for processing a stream of sheet-like products, such as printed magazines and newspapers, whereby the orientation of the products in the stream is changed to facilitate subsequent processing. The products are conveyed in an imbricated stream, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033130 | Depalletizer for a material handling system A depalletizer includes an input assembly for supporting a loaded pallet loaded with at least one product, a lift assembly, and a product take-away assembly. The input assembly presents the loaded pallet to the lift assembly, which moves the loaded pallet to a produ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033129 | Method for feeding blanks to a boxing machine A method for feeding blanks (2) to a boxing machine (AS), includes picking up, one by one, groups (20) of blanks (2) in flat configuration from a support surface and transporting, one by one, the groups (20) to a line (1) for conti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021450 | Device and method to correct uneven spacing of successive articles A device for correcting uneven spacing of successive articles includes a first conveyor belt having a plurality of articles spaced thereon. At least one article is unevenly spaced. A second conveyor belt is located downstream of the first conveyor belt upon which th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945531 | Device for the separation of a series of products that are superposed in a scale-like fashion A device for achieving the separation or extension of the scale of products in a conveyance in superposed copies in which means are provided that are capable of increasing the speed of the belts (12, 17) conveying the separated or extended scale relative to t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929260 | Method and device for transferring at least two overlapped sheets to a sheet-handling machine A method and a device for transferring at least two sheets, which are arranged in a shingled mode of arrangement in a sheet transport direction, to a sheet handling machine in which the at least two sheets are moved at a first speed after the transfer, a first and a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6622848 | Pouch reverse shingling system Apparatus for collating products into arrays, comprising: (a) an upper conveyor receiving the products at random intervals, the upper conveyor moving in a first direction, the upper conveyor establishing a first gap thereon between each product and a secon... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6382391 | Dual-track air assisted collator A collator includes a first conveyor having a discharge end and a second receiving conveyor positioned below the discharge end of the first conveyor. As each product bag falls toward the second conveyor, an air blast assists in uprighting the bag. The sec... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6286656 | Apparatus for measuring length of accumulated packages A method and apparatus for palletizing rectangular packages received in random size and weight. A "corner"-based modeling system is used to assist in evaluating possible placements of packages accumulated on a line conveyor, and a placement evaluation pro... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6125990 | Infeed slug loader An infeed slug loader provides for the formation of stacks or slugs of individual articles, and transfers the completed slugs to a wrapping machine. The present slug loader may be used to assemble stacks or slugs of various relatively small and flat artic... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5873448 | Automated separating packaging system for continuously feeding warp flakes An automated separating and packaging system for continuously feeding warp flakes mainly makes use of the funnel-shape guiding plates at each of the front end of two tracks respectively to guide the warp flakes into filling conveyers which have partitions... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5394974 | Method and apparatus for the buffer storage of printed products in scale formation Buffer storage of printed products conveyed in scale formation on a conveyor belt (10) is brought about by buffer device (12.1, 12.2, 12.3 etc.), running in a conveying section with a speed which is lower than the speed of the conveyor belt (10) and havin... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5358093 | Device for feeding tobacco items, particularly cigarettes, to a grouping machine A device for feeding tobacco items, particularly cigarettes, to a grouping machine particularly a packing machine, for forming the items into groups of "n" items each; the device presenting a conveyor with seats for a succession of items featuring gaps de... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5238120 | Machine for sorting graphic and/or printing products A machine for sorting graphic and/or printing products in which the products are fed one after the other, comprising a framework, a conveyor for receiving individual products one after the other sensors for identifying each of the individual products on t... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5100124 | Article stopping apparatus Apparatus for separating sequential batches of overlapping sheets includes a conveyor of laterally spaced belts. Lift bars secured to tubes are mounted for vertical positioning above the belts to raise the sheets from the conveyor and remove the moving fo... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5020305 | Package plattering device and method Automatic package shingling device deposits packages exiting from an end of a package conveyor onto an elongated platter moving in coordination with package movement below the package conveyor. Controls are provided to arrest package feed when a first pla... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4809964 | Apparatus and method for converting bundled signatures to a shingled stream Bundled signatures are placed on a first set of conveyor belts which move the signature bundle to a shingling station. A pair of side belts at the shingling station are spaced so that the signatures are individualy bowed forwardly upon encountering the be... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4746109 | Apparatus for assembling continuous printed forms in storage trays Continuously printed forms, e.g. checks, are cut from a sheet, sequenced and fed longitudinally and horizontally so that they are overlapped. Trays are moved vertically downwardly and are laterally open so that the overlapped checks are inserted and there... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746004 | Device for forming separate batches of flat elements running in a flow A device for forming separate batches of flat objects, such as folded box blanks, from a flow of blanks received from a delivery station of a processing machines, such as a folder-gluer, includes a belt conveyor, a counting device, and a movable stop whic... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4730820 | Comb file for flake/scale feeding of printed products The apparatus for filing or ordering a scale flow of folded, flat printed products from a rotary printing press has sliding teeth formed into a filing comb arranged on both side of the scale flow and fixed to tooth supports and with, in each case, at leas... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4585227 | Apparatus for subdividing a stream of partially overlapping paper sheets A continuous scalloped stream of paper sheets is divided into a succession of discrete sections by an accelerating device in cooperation with one or more belt conveyors which receive the sections. The accelerating device has an elongated rubber pad attach... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4546871 | Gap maker An apparatus forms a continuous moving stream of signatures into groups separated by gaps. The apparatus includes lugs which travel along a path having an upwardly inclined portion between belts of a conveyor. The lugs lift the signatures off the conveyor... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4522384 | Machine for collating signatures in the saddle format A machine for collating signatures has a pair of side-by-side gathering chains as well as feeding apparatus along the chains, with each feeding apparatus being adapted to open signatures and deposit them on the chain along that apparatus, so that the sign... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4266654 | Method and apparatus for separating groups of workpieces being conveyed in superposed overlapping formation Overlapping sheet articles on a first suction conveyor are intermittently diverted in groups by a lowerable second suction conveyor having a direction-changing roller which can be intermittently applied to the first conveyor and moved along therewith at t... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4238024 | Conveyor device A continuously moving supply conveyor delivers articles to be separated or batched to a sorting conveyor. The sorting conveyor includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor arranged to move about common spaced axes. The first conveyor includes an endles... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4214743 | Apparatus for dividing a continuous stream of flat products, especially printed products, into individual sections An apparatus for dividing an imbricated stream of printed products into individual mutually separated sections, comprising a separator device which, in the conveying direction of a conveyor device, can be moved with a speed which is smaller than the conve... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4183518 | Apparatus for separating in groups a predetermined number of continuously fed flat workpieces overlapping in scale formation Overlapping sheet articles continuously arriving on a belt conveyor are separated into groups by brake bands which are intermittently pressed against respective rails disposed between the belts substantially flush with the conveying runs. The brake bands ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4181053 | Food slicers Apparatus for use with a food slicer comprising a conveyor for location adjacent to the said slicer and adapted to receive slices of food as they are cut by the slicer; a pump for generating hydraulic pressure, a motor driven by said hydraulic pressure; p... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4135616 | Method and apparatus for stacking pasta strips In a conveyor line, a pasta stacking apparatus is provided wherein individual spaced strips of pasta such as lasagne are automatically counted and stacked in shingles for loading into a packaging machine. The apparatus comprises an upstream conveyor belt,... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4076114 | Board grouping apparatus This invention relates to a board grouping apparatus wherein boards successively discharged from a rotary cutter which cuts a web, for example, a corrugated board web and which continuously, transversely feeds the boards of a suitable length onto a convey... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4045014 | Sheet film magazine for an X-ray film exchanger A sheet film magazine for an X-ray film exchanger includes a housing with a chamber, a drum rotatably mounted in the chamber with a portion urged toward the cylindrical surface with the teeth resting thereon. A leading end of each sheet inserted into the ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4018326 | Variable length reciprocating conveyor system for spacing articles A conveyor handling system is described in which two endless belts are serially arranged along a predetermined path. The rollers supporting the two belts at adjacent ends of the belts are mounted on a common rotary shaft. The rotary shaft is supported upo... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3964598 | Stacking mechanism and method A stacking mechanism and method brings batches of articles from a shingled formation on a conveyor to a vertically stacked formation without stopping the progress of any of them. Shingled articles are pushed forward from behind by a pusher at a speed grea... | 06/22/1976 |
