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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025143 | Bottle distribution table at the entry to single file channels The distribution table (3) is arranged downstream of an introduction table (2) and upstream of single file channels (12) and comprises an entry zone (10) which is provided at the sides with sensors (17) which detect the presence of... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7743906 | Egg orienting and accumulating system with forward and reverse interconnected conveyors for preventing egg overflow/ride up and prior to existing in individual rows upon spool bars A conveying and orienting system for handling eggs including a main conveyor for supporting thereupon a plurality of eggs and for segregating the same into individual file lines prior to delivery to a spool bar conveyor for subsequent egg handling operations. One or... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7350528 | Warewash machine with moveable table and multi-position rack support track A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a washing chamber having an access opening and a door mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet/outlet of wares through the access opening. At least one n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311191 | Conveyor system for singulating and orienting A conveyor system including a plurality of conveyor assemblies linearly arranged to move product from one conveyor assembly to the next conveyor assembly through to a point of discharge and each conveyor assembly having a pair of conveyors arranged in a V-shape, eac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7249669 | Apparatus and methods for high speed conveyor switching Disclosed are conveyors and methods for making and using a conveyor. In some embodiments, the conveyor comprises a modular conveyor belt that includes at least one mat-top chain having at least one cavity and at least one first roller disposed in the cavity of the m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7225913 | Device for discharge rod-like product having one end that is larger sized A device for discharging rod-like products each having one end that is large sized. The device includes a hopper having an opening in its bottom surface, a drive mechanism for oscillating the hopper, and a bottom cover for closing the opening of the hopper. An upper... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198147 | Conveyor unit with accumulation of receptacles such as bottles A conveyor unit with accumulation of receptacles, such as bottles, includes an accumulation table onto which a feed conveyor opens out upstream, whilst downstream, the table supplies receptacles onto a passive aligner for leading the above in single file to a proces... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191894 | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor A conveyor constructed of a single belt or a plurality of abutting belts arranged side by side in the conveyor, in which the belt or belts have rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented at multiple angles oblique to the direction of belt travel. A gradual or monot... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150349 | Mechanical device combined with airflow for untangling springs The object of the invention is a means for untangling springs (60) contained in a supply bin (12), characterized in that it comprises untangling means (14) with a rail (30) for receiving springs, provided with an open groove (36), ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137502 | Mail tray singulator and method of use A mail tray singulator for controlling the handling, movement and sensing of mail trays or other mail items into a single file arrangement on a conveyor system for downstream processing. The mail tray singulator includes conveyor modules configured at preferably rig... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090067 | Conveyor system with distributed article manipulation A system and method for manipulating articles includes providing a bed having at least one conveying surface. The conveying surface is adapted to move articles in a direction of conveyance from an upstream end to a downstream end of the bed. At least one sensor is p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055670 | Sorting apparatus An apparatus for sorting identical flat-bottomed objects has a vibratory conveyor defining a generally horizontal support surface. A plurality of the objects are supplied to an upstream end of the surface standing on their flat bottoms and the objects travel along t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6923309 | Article-orienting conveyor A conveyor for orienting and registering articles in a preferred orientation and position for accurate downstream processing. The conveyor includes a conveyor belt running in a conveyance direction next to an orientation belt running parallel in an opposite directio... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6811017 | Egg transfer apparatus with converging-diverging guides that facilitate even distribution of eggs on a moving conveyor An egg transfer apparatus is configured to distribute eggs substantially evenly with reduced breakage on a moving conveyor. The egg transfer apparatus includes a conveyor having opposite first and second ends, a pair of elongated members that extend along the direct... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776278 | Egg transfer apparatus with converging guides that facilitate even distribution of eggs on a moving conveyor An egg transfer apparatus is configured to distribute eggs substantially evenly with reduced breakage on a moving conveyor. The egg transfer apparatus includes a conveyor having opposite first and second ends and a plurality of elongated, flexible guides extending b... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6732850 | Cigarette hopper A hopper for cigarettes, having at least one outlet and a number of agitating members over the outlet; at least some of the agitating members are integral with a bar, which is movable cyclically along an annular path to move all the relative agitating members simult... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6488141 | Article alignment and singulating conveyors and conveyor system A conveyor system of units that move blocks of wood and while moving align them in single file along one or more paths of travel. First in the system is a conventional vibrating conveyor unit followed by a vibrating type conveyor unit having an undulating... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6360870 | Feeding and sorting apparatus A feeding, singulating, or orienting device which includes a vibratory feeder bowl having a central receiving section and at least two tracks radiating outwardly from the receiving section. The feeder bowl can be convex, concave, or flat in vertical cross... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6269933 | Compact article unscrambler A compact article singulation and accumulation conveyor includes a receiving portion which receives articles in random order including clusters of side-by-side articles and a discharge portion from which articles are discharged in a single file singulated... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6205749 | Foodstuff collating system and method A foodstuff collating apparatus having a plurality of discrete channels within which foodstuffs are collated. The apparatus is elevated at one end to provide a slide for the foodstuff with the channels converging from one end of the apparatus to the other... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6079544 | Dividing wall for installation above a belt for conveying articles such as bottles and the like A dividing wall for installation above a conveyor belt intended to convey articles such as bottles and the like, which allows conveying of the articles divided up into two flows in an easy manner and without obstacles and which is also suitable for constr... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6041911 | Apparatus for sorting blocks An apparatus for sorting blocks made of concrete or concrete-like material, in particular paving slabs, having a vibration arrangement and a sorting arrangement which slopes with respect to the horizontal, has an entry part for the blocks which are to be ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6000527 | Product lane forming conveyor system and related method Multiple receiving conveyors receive randomly spaced product from a feeder conveyor and form discrete lanes for further processing. Upstanding wheels positioned between the receiving conveyors extend partially above the conveying surfaces. The outer perip... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000526 | Dosing apparatus for eggs or like substantially round articles A dosing apparatus for eggs or like substantially round or ellipsoid articles, comprising at least one endless conveyor having a conveying face above which guiding elements are disposed intended for ordering an unordered flow of articles into a number of ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5810550 | Method and apparatus for product separation and stacking Manufactured products, for example those produced by a die press, may be cleaned, separated, randomized and stacked with the apparatus of the present invention. A first conveyor system removes contaminants from the products. A second conveyor system separ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5673783 | Conveyor system The present conveyor system includes a single loading or supply conveyor, plural feed conveyors, an alignment conveyor, a tray conveyor, and a return conveyor loop. The downwardly angled supply conveyor delivers randomly distributed articles to the feed c... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5522493 | Supply hopper for delicate, rod-shaped products, in particular in cigarette packaging machines Supply hopper for delicate, rod-shaped products, in particular in cigarette packaging machines, which hopper (1) is provided in its lower part with a plurality of separate discharge channels (2), each of which is divided by means of intermediate walls (4)... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5515668 | Laning conveyor with changeover system A laning conveyor is provided which may be used as an infeed for a packer. The laning conveyor comprises a central lane guide and a movable lane guide unit including at least two lane guides connected thereto spaced apart a first lane width. The unit is m... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5489019 | Feed tray for singularizing objects The invention relates to a feed tray for singularizing objects. The tray includes at least one guide path extending the length of the tray for transporting and singularizing objects. The path comprises a number of segments, at least some of which define a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5235996 | Bottle washer with multiple carrier Apparatus for washing bottles, in which a transfer conveyor define an endless loop belt between an inlet end and outlet end. A plurality of cups are carried along the endless loop. An inlet elevator adjacent the inlet end supplies a quantity of bottles in... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5123516 | Article conveying and orienting apparatus A vibratory conveyor apparatus is provided for conveying and orienting articles. The apparatus includes a hopper having an inlet and an outlet. The hopper is vibrated to convey articles in the hopper in a predetermined direction from the inlet toward the ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4966272 | Product divider Oscillating lane guide segments define a diverging laterally shifting path for the articles tending to break up the nested articles and to facilitate feeding the articles in orderly rows more suitable for a conventional case packer. Left and right primary... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4840265 | Object distributing and supplying method and apparatus An object distributing and supplying method, comprising a step of receiving ball-like objects supplied in a bulk from a preceding process line by a wide receiving part formed by starting end parts of a plurality of curved conveyors adjacently connected wi... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4823931 | Magnetic can laner A magnetic article laner for use with a conveyor having a conveying surface carrying a plurality of magnetic articles randomly distributed in transverse positions on the conveying surface and moving in a generally horizontal planer path of travel includes... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4733520 | Supply device with an eccentric vibrating cylindrical container for the supply of products to be packaged particularly by machines for blister packaging A supply device with a vibrating cylindrical container for the supply of products, via a multiple channel device, to machines for blister packaging, in which the container has a vertical axis which is eccentric with respect to the vertical axis of the vib... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4681480 | Method for forming roadway-marking means whereby individual retroreflecting elements are gathered and grouped together A method is described whereby asymmetric retroreflecting elements are positioned with their hemispherical sides pointing upwards, made to agglomerate in rows and then deposited onto the road surface or onto a road-marking strip.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4677283 | Device for counting and loading small items into containers A counting and batching device for items such as tablets, capsules or caplets is faster than the electronic radial feeder counters, and is more easily adjustable for different quantities, sizes and shapes of items than slat counters or disk counters. The ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4395625 | Container counter A container counter for counting elongated objects such as empty beverage cans including a hopper for receiving objects to be counted, a plurality of chutes located below and communicating with the hopper for conveying objects out of the hopper, and an os... | 07/26/1983 |
