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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422097 | Method and apparatus for arranging and orienting packages An apparatus (1) for sorting packages, comprising means (2) for supplying the packages to at least a station (3) for their manipulation and orientation, which is characterised in that the manipulating station (3) comprises at least a mani... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7000755 | Apparatus for repositioning product while maintaining forward conveying speed An apparatus comprising a first conveyor and a second conveyor, the first and the second conveyor being arranged in line with each other, having the same conveying direction and, in use, having substantially the same conveying speed, while between the first and the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962250 | Conveyor and method for conveying products A conveyor for conveying products (2), comprising a conveyor belt (1) and a moving endless guiding element (12) which includes a straight portion (4) extending between two guide wheels (5, 6), which straight portion (4) is c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6907979 | Method and apparatus for grouping aseptic products A system and method for grouping products for packaging, including a metering station in which a line of products is engaged by a series of metering lugs. The metering lugs urge the products into off-set positions to form multiple lanes of products. Selected ones of... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6786328 | Method and device for transforming a supply stream of flat stream elements, in particular a supply stream in which the elements are conveyed overlapping one another A method for transforming a supply stream (2) of elements (1) having one flat object or a group of flat objects lying on top of one another that are conveyed overlapping one another to produce a stream in which the stream elements are distanced from on... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6681915 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6581752 | Method and device for splitting-up a stream of piece goods For splitting-up a supply stream (2) of piece goods into a plurality of conveying away streams, the supplied objects (3) are guided onto a plurality of conveying away paths (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) in a predetermined splitting-up sequence. The device includes a su... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6481559 | Transfer and sorting conveyor A transport-sort conveyor in which a pin of the sliding block of the sort conveyor traveling at high velocity does not cause any trouble at the sorting point and which is suitable for sorting small sized articles is provided. A pusher is provided on any o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478134 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6401903 | Method and device for removing sections from a stream of imbricated items From a scaled stream (2) which is conveyed along a first conveying path (F.1) through a removal region (A) in a held manner, the held conveyance is deactivated at the entrance of the removal region (A) for stream sections which are to be removed from the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6325198 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6158735 | Apparatus and method for splitting a stream of signatures into a first and second substream of signatures A stream of signatures is delivered by a conveyer belt to an angled conveyer. The angled conveyor grips a set of signatures from the stream. The gripped set of signatures is transported by the angled conveyer to a third conveyer belt, and deposited on the... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6126383 | Apparatus for the in-line turning of selected articles An article turner assembly for use with an article handling system such as a palletizer. The article turner assembly selectively turns articles conveyed in a single lane along a particular path so that each article may be turned or not as it is conveyed a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6062372 | Post-folder diverting apparatus using parallel drives A post folder diverting apparatus includes a first and second conveyor system, each having a conveyor drive, a conveyor cable, a plurality of gripper blocks connected to each conveyor cable and a gripper element attached to each gripper block for transpor... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5918726 | Apparatus for transferring separate products, such as eggs and fruit, from a feed conveyor to a packaging apparatus An apparatus for transferring separate products, such as eggs and fruit, from a feed conveyor to a packaging apparatus includes a feed conveyor provided with at least one row of product holders, a receiving conveyor provided with brushes for receiving the... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5746305 | Slat sorter A slat sorter having a series of platens slidably mounted on an array of slats driven by an endless chain with each platen having a diverter pin for enabling it to be diverted between a straight-through track and at least one divert track. A switch having... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5722532 | Convergent/divergent product conveyor A flow directing conveyor mechanism includes a lower conveyor defining an article supporting surface for transporting articles for movement along a path of travel extending between inlet and discharge ends of the lower conveyor; and an upper conveyor havi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5615878 | Method and apparatus for accelerating and diverting flat products The present invention is directed to an apparatus, such as a folder apparatus of a web-fed printing press, having a printed product delivery with two fan wheel arrangements overlapping each other. An exemplary embodiment includes a mechanism for continuou... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5590758 | Slat sorter A slat sorter includes a plurality of platens each supported by two slats. The slats are driven by hollow pin chain and are fastened to the chain by a ball detent pin which passes through the hollow pin of the chain into the slat end. The head of each bal... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5333715 | Sorting conveyor system and divert switch and crossover switch for said system A slat sorter comprises a main line conveyor with a transport surface on which pusher elements are mounted. The main conveyor is driven by a bearing chain that cooperates with a sprocket that is in turn driven by an electric motor. The pusher elements are... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5285886 | Conveyor system A conveyor system for conveying articles includes a conveyor track and at least one branch track. The conveyor track includes endless circulating chains, which are spaced apart and extend parallel to each other, and support rods extending between the chai... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5230417 | Distributing transportation device The present invention relates to a distributing transportation device for distributing work fed in a single line into a plurality of lines. A plurality of carrier bars are driven in a form of a conveyer between a pair of chains traveling in synchronism wi... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5217105 | Sorting conveyor system and divert switch and crossover switch for said system A slat sorter comprises a main line conveyor with a transport surface on which pusher elements are mounted. The main conveyor is driven by a bearing chain that cooperates with a sprocket that is in turn driven by an electric motor. The pusher elements are... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5209338 | Product control apparatus A high speed production line system has a product conveying section wherein a conveyor is formed from a plurality of individual and transversely extending pallets which are movable relative to one another in the transverse direction. Certain of the pallet... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5167315 | Carton aligner for two-way diverter A conveying apparatus for selective lateral alignment of packages with laterally spaced apart right-hand or left-hand vertical planes includes a conveying surface made up of support members connected together in an endless web and a pair of diverting shoe... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5127510 | Modular diverter shoe and slat construction A sortation system includes a plurality of slats connected at opposite ends in spaced relation with each other to a pair of endless chains. The slats define a conveying surface moving longitudinally along a frame. A plurality of diverter shoes are provide... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5115902 | Lane divider Lane divider for conveyor systems which converts from one product path to multiple paths or from multiple paths to a single path. The lane divider system separates a product trail into discrete paths with automatic control for the flow of product.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094142 | Handling system for merging ammunition rounds from multiple ammunition bays to feed a rapid-fire gun An endless ammunition conveyor includes a set of laterally moveable carriers and a set of laterally fixed carriers arranged in alternating relation with the moveable carriers. Incident with conveyor movement, the moveable carriers are cammed between later... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5042636 | Apparatus and method for displacing conveyed articles Items carried by a conveyor belt are deflected from their original path of travel by deflector members that travel at the same speed as the belt, in some embodiments, or by deflector members that travel in a wave-like motion with the items in other embodi... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4984675 | Article sorting device A pair of sorting gates are fixed respectively to a pair of moving shafts that are disposed facing with each other so as to be able to move horizontally along the same straight line, and when a sorting gate is moved horizontally from a retracted position ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4946022 | Article sorting switch An article sorting switch comprising a plurality of pallet support members and means for moving pallet support members through a predetermined closed course. Pallets are slideably supported on the pallet support members in abutting relationship and have s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4860520 | System for controlling the movement of filled and sealed containers A system for controlling the movement of filled and sealed beverage containers so that they will move from a filling and sealing apparatus to a liquid level testing apparatus in a set period of elapsed time which is maintained substantially constant and w... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4711341 | Package sortation conveyor In a package sortation conveyor comprising an endless apron supported for movement on a frame defining a main line and one or more side outlets therefrom, and a plurality of pusher elements mounted for sliding movement on the apron from one side thereof t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4689855 | Poultry line divider A poultry line divider has a rotatable wand constructed so as to engage and move a selected sequence of shackles to one side of a line divider guide while permitting the other shackles to pass unengaged onto the other side of the line divider guide.... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4681002 | Conveyor system for conveying veneer sheets with spacings therebetween A conveyor system for conveying veneer sheets with spacings therebetween comprising a sheet supply conveyor for feeding a train of cut veneer sheets of a predetermined length in contact with one another, the cut sheet length measured in the direction of s... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4678172 | High speed on-line reshingling of printed products A stream of shingled printed products coming off a press at high speed, with variable speed of conveyance and with variable shingle spacing, has alternate products divided into two streams conveyed at reduced speed. Thus two cyclically driven chains prese... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4632238 | Apparatus for arranging oncoming articles, in particular containers, into plural article rows The apparatus comprises two superimposed conveyors the adjacent runs whereof move at the same speed in the same direction. The conveyors are provided with transverse guides on which sliding elements are mounted which provide support for the articles, in c... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4577745 | Apparatus for arranging articles in groups Apparatus for arranging articles in groups includes a conveyor for moving a single row of articles in contacting relation with each other, a plurality of shuttle elements movable alongside the articles and at a velocity less than the velocity thereof and ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4501365 | Transfer system An improved rejector for selectively transferring articles from a conveyor or conveyor-like device, to a delivery region such as a second conveyor based upon one or more signals which may be associated with any of the articles to be so transferred. The sy... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4449624 | Device for conveying and redistributing objects The invention relates to a device for continuously distributing parallelepipedic loads which comprises a conveyor constituted by power-driven rollers whose axis is perpendicular to that of the push-bars of an endless chain conveyor arranged above the roll... | 05/22/1984 |
