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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815034 | Device for grouping individually packaged goods A device for grouping individually packaged goods which are fed in a substantially closed stream by the means of conveyance along a transport plane, and grouped by at least one divider finger which can be introduced from below transversely to the transport plane int... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7357243 | Packaging machine and method The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7306087 | Arrangement and a method for controlling units within a flow Apparatus for controlling units within a flow from at least one incoming feeder track into at least one outgoing feeder track is provided, including at least one shifting unit for controlled shifting of the flow into one or more selectable paths of the outgoing feed... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7240465 | Transfer system of food products by means of pickers A transfer system for food products (P) having a product conveyor (11); a first support conveyor (13) suitable for moving supports (12) in equicurrent with the food products (P); a plurality of pickers (R1, R2, R3) situated ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232026 | Device for dividing a disorderly flow of cylindrical objects, for example drinks bottles, into several pathways The apparatus serves to distribute a random stream of items into several lanes in which the items are transported individually one after the other. The apparatus has a transport device for the items, wherein the transport device has one or more driven conveyor belts... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207428 | Transport device for containers A conveyor device for containers having multiple narrow lanes formed by guide railings adjustable horizontally across the direction of conveyance, with horizontally adjustable sensors for the containers arranged above the narrow lanes across the direction of conveya... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7128217 | Bun laner A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7110857 | Method for leaving an empty pitch in a vehicle conveyer line The method for leaving an empty pitch in a line of vehicles entering a trim line range of a trim shop conforms with operating and production restriction conditions of the trim shop. The method determines an empty pitch pattern for vehicles sent into the trim shop fr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6981582 | Systems and methods for compact arrangement of foodstuff in a conveyance system A system for arranging foodstuff in compact formations is presented. The system contemplates a lateral conveyance apparatus having a transport surface, such as a moving conveyor belt, that is adapted to receive foodstuff from an upstream food presenting machine and ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981581 | Diverter The present invention relates to a machine for dividing one incoming lane of containers into a first and a second lane of containers. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964330 | Elevated grade station drive system An elevated grade station drive system includes a plurality of conveyor sections for conveying workpieces downstream at a variable transfer speed along and between the plurality of sections according to control instructions provided by a control system. The output f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961638 | Reject bottle detection and ejection mechanisms A reject bottle detection and ejection apparatus has a plurality of sensors positioned along the length of a belt conveyor that senses whether a bottle conveyed by the conveyor is positioned in an upright orientation, in an inverted orientation, in a sideways orient... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6843361 | Method and device to regulating spacing and speed of objects travelling randomly Method and device to regulate the spacing and speed of objects being conveyed randomly. Objects such as nuclear fuel pellets (P) are stopped by a stop (12) placed in the extension of a conveyor (10). When the presence of at least one pellet is d... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6564927 | Apparatus for charging packaging containers with items An apparatus for charging containers includes a first conveyor for advancing items; a second conveyor for continuously advancing containers; a charging device including first and second chutes each having an inlet adjoining the discharge end of the first ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543600 | Early detection photo controls A conveyor system includes a diverter positioned between an upstream conveyor and several downstream conveyors and splits or switches a procession of objects conveyed by the upstream conveyor to one of the downstream conveyors where the downstream conveyo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540063 | Conveyor assembly for providing selectively spaced products A conveyor assembly is disclosed for providing selectively spaced products for packing in cases. The conveyor assembly includes a feed conveyor belt for supplying products and first and second pick conveyor belts. A diverter conveyor belt is disposed betw... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508350 | Apparatus for avoiding falling over of objects conveyed on a conveyor system A conveyor system includes a diverter positioned between an upstream conveyor and a pair of downstream conveyors and splits or switches a procession of objects conveyed by the upstream conveyor to one of the two downstream conveyors where both downstream ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6463713 | Apparatus for manufacturing and packaging products in roll form Mass manufacturing and packaging apparatus (10) of products in roll form, in particular paper products including, from upstream to downstream, a cutting station (12) for cutting very long consecutive logs (20) of a specified diameter into consecutive sequ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6131720 | Device for separating individual or a plurality of rotationally symmetric containers under backup pressure The device for separating individual or a plurality of rotationally symmetric containers (11) from a stream of rotationally symmetric containers (10) conveyed under backup pressure comprises a first conveyor path (12) for the stream of containers (10) and... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5692593 | Method of and apparatus for automatically conveying workpieces An automatic conveying apparatus has a lower conveyor, an upper conveyor, and a distribution conveyor. The upper conveyor is associated with a first photoelectric sensor, and the lower conveyor is associated with a second photoelectric sensor. A workpiece... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5678680 | Method and arrangement for producing consolidated lines of products A method and an arrangement for producing consolidated lines having a predetermined content of products of a plurality of product types, each line being produced in a sequence of alternating steps including the steps of conveying the line to be consolidat... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5655644 | Seamless paper media gate A seamless paper media gate (10) for supporting moving sheets thereon while enabling the sheets to be directed in a range of angular directions, includes a plate member (12), a deflector member (48), and a spring (44). The plate member includes a first sh... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5638938 | Apparatus and method for handling flow of packages Apparatus and method are provided for receiving a flow of packages such as parcels or bundles, dividing it into plural streams for easier singulation, singulating each such stream, and delivering the produced packages one at a time to a user, each stream ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628614 | Continuous motion stacking apparatus and methods A continuous motion stacking apparatus (10) is disclosed including a positive drive device (14) which places abutting products on a conveyor (12). When the leading series of products is detected to have reached a predetermined position by a sensor (94), t... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5423409 | Apparatus for forming a plurality of article rows from a single article row An apparatus for forming a plurality of output rows from a single input row of articles has a conveyor advancing articles in a row parallel to the conveying direction; a deflecting device including an endless deflecting belt trained about two end rollers ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5323912 | Conveyer with an automated sorting system A conveyer with an automated sorting system comprises a transport mechanism, a guide mechanism, and a sorting mechanism. A sorting sensor activates electrical spiral tubes which, in turn, actuate left and the right separation pieces to guide pins of the t... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5310037 | Automatic loading mechanism for electroplating This invention relates to an automatic loading mechanism for electroplating and in particular to one utilizing an inspecting means to inspect the orientation of the workpiece from the vibration, a turning device to transmit the workpiece to an outlet, an ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5186306 | Method and an apparatus for marshalling objects A method and an apparatus for marshalling objects from one ingoing conveyor to two outgoing conveyors is disclosed. Counting gaps are created by a belt brake operating at a slower speed than the ingoing conveyor. The counting gaps are registered by a pair... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5147023 | Method and apparatus for converting a multi-row container into, a single row stream Method and installation for converting multi-track flow of containers into a single track flow, wherein an infeed conveyor is slanted relative to the horizontal plane, an intermediate conveyor is slanted at the same angle and so is a discharge conveyor. T... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5107978 | Article distributing apparatus Article Distribution apparatus is disclosed having a main frame straddling a conveyor feeding a single row of articles to the inlet of a pair of timing screws. The timing screws are mounted for horizontal and vertical adjustment above the conveyor and are... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5101958 | Flowspitting conveyor A flowsplitting conveyor device for controlling a load imposed on a conveyor utilizes a load allocating device which is capable of dividing a incoming load between two receiving conveyors for the purpose of balancing the load between the two receiving con... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4909374 | Flat article direction changing device A device for guiding flat articles being fed horizontally and changing the direction of movement from one direction to another wherein the change in direction may be as great as 90°. This is accomplished by providing a housing with internal rollers capab... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4867299 | Apparatus for distributing veneer sheets Apparatus for distributing veneer sheets comprises a pair of vertically-movable upper and lower relay conveyors for receiving veneer sheets from a veneer conveyor and supplying the sheets to different treating sections of different heights of a veneer tre... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4823930 | Apparatus for redistributing flat articles A conveyor apparatus includes a first guide assembly defining a plurality of inlet lanes in which inlet columns of flat articles are forwarded in a direction of advance determined by the first guide assembly and a second guide assembly defining a pluralit... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4781742 | Method and apparatus for detecting unwanted materials among cullet An apparatus and a method for inspecting cullet for the presence of unwanted materials among the pieces of glass. A light source such as a laser directs light onto the cullet. At least one array of at least two light detectors is positioned to detect refl... | 11/01/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4756403 | Device for lowering and lifting containers The device has a rotary drum provided with a plurality of guide recesses, an outer cylindrical plate surrounding the rotary drum and a helical bar disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the drum and the plate. Containers are lowered and lifted a... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4699263 | Feeding and processing apparatus A feeding and processing apparatus has a plurality of intermediate conveyor members disposed between upstream and downstream conveyor means, the intermediate conveyor members being vertically spaced. The feeding and processing apparatus also includes a de... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4681208 | Method and apparatus for presenting an article to a work station A technique for moving and presenting an article to a work station is described. A plurality of articles, loaded onto a conveyor system, are moved so that a leading article is positioned at a pick-up and elevating station (46). A separating mechanism (44)... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4593806 | Multiple transpositor conveyor system A conveyor system having a segmented lengthwise supply conveyor comprised of a plurality of dual transpositors, whereby product from the supply conveyor is redirected laterally to a plurality of cross-feed conveyors that, in turn, supply product to stacki... | 06/10/1986 |
