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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207609 | Vacuum assisted methods of removing eggs Egg lifting apparatus are provided that include a vacuum housing having first and second passageways, a venturi assembly in fluid communication with the first and second passageways, and a flexible cup secured to the vacuum housing, wherein the flexible cup has an i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198146 | Device and method for forming groups of products in conveying systems, in particular for automatic packaging machinery A device for forming groups of products in conveying systems, in particular for automatic packaging machinery, includes a path of conveyance in which, in operation, an array of products advances along a direction of conveyance with the products in contact with each ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191578 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products and bakery tray loading system A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns includes a vacuum turntable. A first transfer apparatus moves groups of wrapped bakery products onto the vacuum turntable and a second transfer apparatus moves assembled patterns of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165668 | Apparatus and method for the delivery of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-like articles from a longitudinal conveyor that longitudinal-axially conveys the articles onto a transverse conveyor that transverse-axially conveys the articles. Moreover, the apparatus includes a conveyor that receives the article... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131524 | Apparatus and method for the transfer of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor transporting the articles in a longitudinal axial direction onto a transverse conveyor transporting the articles in a transverse axial direction, in which the directions of transport of t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123987 | Rod member receiving apparatus A receiving apparatus for a filter cigarette making machine comprises a rotatable catcher drum (2). The drum (2) has receiving grooves (6) in its outer circumferential surface, for each receiving a cigarette rod (CR). A rod (CR) received in the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6994206 | Apparatus for feeding rolls of cut products to a wrapper An apparatus for advancing cut products from a saw to a wrapper includes a plurality of product supports for supporting multiple rows of cut products. A first or buffer portion of the apparatus includes an entry portion of the product supports and includes a first c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6915550 | Device and method for eliminating front and end trimmings from series of rolls The device includes at least one continuous flexible suction conveyor which is equipped with openings and which conveys articles along a transfer path from an article feeder to an article received. A discharge point for the trimmings is provided along the transfer p... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6837361 | Diverter for 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 second conveyo... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6786322 | Cooling tunnel for flexible packages filled with hot liquid products Cooling tunnel for flexible packages filled with hot liquid products. The cooling tunnel is applicable to automatic packaging installations and comprises a main conveyor belt (1) adapted for the transport of packages (2) filled with hot liquid products... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6630633 | High speed pneumatic weighing device A pneumatic weighing device has a weigh pan, which is supported for vertical movement by a load cell in response to the weight of an article; the weigh pan is provided with a plenum chamber having an apertured upper surface through which air under pressur... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6553743 | Rotary knife and transfer apparatus A pouch knife and transfer apparatus has two discharge points where severed pouches are discharged onto separate conveyors with one of the conveyors being a direct drop conveyor. Such direct drop conveyor operates initially in a direction perpendicular to... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6401435 | Pattern former and method of pattern forming for wrapped bakery products A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns includes a vacuum turntable comprising a perforated plate which is driven by a belt extending around the periphery of the vacuum turntable and actuated by a motor. A first... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6247226 | Pickup head for a component assembly machine In a pickup head (1) for an automatic component assembly machine a house (5) is provided, which and a transmission (27, 29) is movable in a vertical direction (z-direction) by means of a drive motor (25) and is arranged on a horizontally (x-direction) mov... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6223883 | Vacuum control for a transfer device, in particular for cans The invention relates to a transfer device for goods delivered on a first conveyor device, particularly cans, which are transferred in groups, as a row in the direction of conveyance of said first conveyor device, from said first conveyor device to a seco... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6182814 | Inline vacuum slug feeder An in line feed method and apparatus for forming slugs of incoming items, which are standing on edge and aligned front-to-back is disclosed. The process uses a conveyor belt and a vacuum chamber aligned end to end for separating the flow of items and crea... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5624528 | Apparatus for attaching a spout to a carton An apparatus for attaching a spout to a planar portion of an article, such as a milk or juice carton, which may be integrated into conventional carton forming and filling machines, includes a heater for heating a stem of a spout, a bonding application sit... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5607043 | Device for aligning rod members A device for aligning rod members includes a separation drum, feeding grooves, which are disposed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface thereof, for receiving a pair of charcoal half rods, and a sealing sheet for covering part of the outer pe... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5579893 | Transfer device for products, in particular cans A transfer device for products, in particular aluminum cans, conveyed by a first transport system, which are transferred from the first transport system in groups in the form of a row aligned in the first transporting direction to a second transport syste... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5501061 | Method and apparatus for clearing excess beverage containers from a beverage container packaging machine A method is disclosed for clearing excess trailing beverage containers from the lanes defined between guide rails in a beverage container packaging machine. The method includes providing the guide rails with compressed air nozzles that are positioned and ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5475917 | Trim removing apparatus associated with a cutting-off machine for the formation of small rolls of toilet paper or the like An apparatus is provided for the removal of "trims" and other waste from small rolls of toilet paper, all-purpose wipers and other articles, with arrangement for thrust-operated advancement of rows of said small rolls (R). It includes at least a continuou... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5391386 | Apparatus and method for transferring multiple food product slices An apparatus for transferring multiple individual slices of a food product material from a food material supply source which includes a plurality of food product supply sources to a support substrate without substantially altering the predesignated patter... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5327803 | Transfer apparatus for cigarettes and other rod-shaped articles A transfer apparatus for rod-shaped articles, such as cigarettes, comprising a housing rotatably mounted to a fixed main shaft with a plurality of cooperating crank arms and article holders rotatably mounted to the housing by crank arm shafts and holder s... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5322157 | Apparatus for transferring and changing the direction of transport of rod-shaped articles Apparatus for transferring cigarettes from a file of coaxial cigarettes issuing from a rod making machine into a filter tipping machine has a rotary transfer conveyor with equidistant receivers which are maintained in parallelism with the cigarettes of th... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5311978 | Loading apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for supplying in at least one substantially continuous row onto a first conveyor belt products, particularly beaker-shaped articles open at the top such as metal cans, whereof at least the outer surface of the body is p... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5174431 | Rotary apparatus for transfer of food material slices An apparatus for transferring individual slices of food material from a food material supply source to a support member includes at least two rotating hollow drums disposed on and rotating around two associated stationary inner drums. The first rotating d... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4923363 | Lehr loader pickup arm Apparatus in the form of a vacuum bar for picking up a full row of newly formed glass containers from a moving conveyor on which the containers are sitting and transferring the containers onto a moving lehr mat. The container engaging system is formed of ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4915572 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles A cigarette buffer reservoir system includes mobile containers (18) which are loaded and unloaded by transfer of successive batches of cigarettes between the container and a common transfer station (16) connected to a mass flow conveyor system (2-19) link... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4773522 | Vacuum deadplate A vacuum deadplate is provided which has a surface with a low coefficient of friction and spaced longitudinal slots through which a vacuum can be drawn. The vacuum deadplate can be used in conjunction with a vacuum transfer device or a palletizing device ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773524 | Transfer arrangement A transfer arrangement for transferring articles on one conveyor belt to another conveyor belt comprises a plurality of transfer units disposed alongside the one conveyor belt in spaced relationship. Each transfer unit includes an air nozzle controlled by... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4718535 | Method and apparatus for the rearranging of bakery articles A method and apparatus for rearranging a plurality of baking articles which are transported in successive transverse rows on a first conveyor onto a second conveyor extending at an angle to the first conveyor in which successive transverse rows of the art... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4708582 | Method for feeding a work A method of feeding a work, in which a jig having an attitude controlling groove formed therein is prepared. A first work is controlled to assume a predetermined attitude by placing the work in the attitude controlling groove. The jig is conveyed to a fir... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4699559 | Pattern former/loader system for bakery products A pattern former/loader system for bakery products includes a pair of carriages (94) positionable along first guideways (92) and a second carriage (112) positionable along a second guideway (110) supported by the carriages (94). The second carriage (112) ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4583910 | Vacuum apparatus for transferring round food articles Apparatus for picking up and transferring layers of round food articles and the like is disclosed including movable pickup heads mounted on a carriage, each pickup head comprising a vacuum manifold or plenum forming multiple openings on a lower surface an... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4553661 | Apparatus for horizontally and vertically transporting eggs without dropping thereof Apparatus for horizontally and vertically transporting articles, such as eggs, without dropping thereof, in which an intermittently, substantially horizontally movable conveyor is provided with a plurality of holders, each designed to hold a single articl... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4362461 | Selective vacuum lifting device A vacuum lifting device having a plurality of chambers, each chamber having an isolating member within to control communication between a common vacuum plenum and a sheet engaging surface. Each isolating member is controllable independent of the presence ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4356907 | Machine for distributing groups of workpieces to different destinations Elongate workpieces with enlarged heads to be distributed in groups to different destinations, such as plastic parisons to be delivered to respective mold cavities of a four-cavity blow-molding unit, are fed--partly by gravity--over a pair of sloping, cou... | 11/02/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4032000 | Transport device for cylindrical objects rod-shaped, such as cigarettes Device for the transportation, transversely to their axis, of cylindrical rod-shaped objects such as cigarettes, of the kind comprising an upstream conveyor with sockets in which said objects are lodged, and an ascending downstream conveyor, smooth, arran... | 06/28/1977 |
