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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273144 | Rotary conveyor A rotary conveyor has a supporting shaft rotating about a respective longitudinal axis and having a top attachment end having a radial projection; a bottom platform fitted to the supporting shaft; and a circular top plate having a central opening for fitment to the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264110 | Feeding device A device for feeding packages from a packaging machine has first, second, third and fourth package drivers. The drivers are arranged to transport packages in a transportation direction from an infeed station to an outfeed station. The drivers are arranged diametrica... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7200975 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine. A transfer device for container handling machine... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186087 | Method and apparatus for a dispensing system with a dual direction paddlewheel A dual rotation paddlewheel includes tangs that are equally effective in either direction of rotation. The paddlewheel includes tangs disposed around an outer periphery of a body. The dual rotation paddlewheel includes a primary face for use in a first direction and... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7104390 | Conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts A conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts thereon, including: a circular rotating body which is driven rotationally, a guide rail disposed around the circumference of the rotating body with a predetermined spacing in between, and a plurality of grippers d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7021453 | Conveyor with gear mechanism gripper and related conveyor link Various conveyor designs are disclosed, along with related link designs, suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction. The conveyor may include a plurality of connected links. Each link may have a length extending across the direction of transport and ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6523669 | Article guide for an apparatus for controlling the flow of articles An article transfer member including a resiliently mounted guide for aligning articles being transferred onto an outfeed conveyor from an infeed conveyor. The resiliently mounted guide includes an arcuate guide plate that is spring biased so as to flex re... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6474919 | Method and apparatus for application of 360° coatings to articles A method and apparatus for applying coatings to a portion of the internal bore or threads of a fastener or similar article having an opening on at least one end is provided. A 360° coating with material is provided using centrifugal force to assist in di... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6374989 | Conveyor system for clinical test apparatus The conveyor system for clinical test apparatus includes a main transport conveyor and a plurality of auxiliary conveyors located alongside the main transport conveyor. The auxiliary conveyors define straight line paths of travel parallel to the straight ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6279725 | Adjustable rotor machine An adjustable rotor machine having a plurality of adjustable spoke assemblies radially spaced apart for holding bottles or other objects therebetween as the machine is rotated in a circular path, wherein the separation distance of the spoke assemblies can... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6058985 | Bottling machine with a set-up table and a set-up table for a bottling machine and a set-up table for a bottle handling machine A set-up table or conveyor system for bottle handling machines with inlet and outlet star wheels and corresponding guide rails for the bottles. The drive mechanisms for the individual star wheels are located below and at a distance from the star wheels. T... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5806656 | Container rotation arrester An apparatus is provided for arresting the rotation of a container while the container is conveyed so that a peripheral point on the container moves along a predetermined path. A conveyor includes an engagement structure for engaging a first portion of th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5772001 | Star wheel system A machine and method for handling a plurality of articles, and a feed apparatus for transporting the article between a first station and a second station. The machine generally includes a conveyor which supplies a stream articles to an infeed station and ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5697489 | Label processing machine A machine for labeling or delabeling vessels is disclosed. The machine has a turret with a series of work stations and input and output transfer stations for supplying and removing vessels to and from the turret. Input and output star wheel assemblies are... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695041 | Method to separate articles and an apparatus to supply separated articles A star index wheel with a plurality of semi-circular notches furnishes round or cylindrical articles to a supply index wheel of the automatic machine at an rate coinciding with the spacing of the semi-circular notches in the supply index wheel. The star i... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5533608 | Quick-change center star assembly for a capping machine A center star assembly for use with a capping machine where the center star assembly can be quickly removed from the capping machine and replaced with another center star assembly for handling different size bottles or containers without having to remove ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5439095 | Apparatus for serially conveying receptacle lids An apparatus for serially conveying receptacle lids includes two lid-advancing wheels each having a plurality of circumferentially spaced peripheral pockets for receiving individual lids. The wheels peripherally adjoin one another in a border zone for tra... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5404227 | Container inspecting apparatus having rotary indexing apparatus A container inspecting apparatus for inspecting containers such as vials, ampuls, or the like has an inlet star wheel rotatable for admitting containers successively, and an outlet star wheel rotatable for discharging the containers successively. A plural... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5373934 | Bottle-gripping insert element A bottle-gripping insert element is configured for detachable mounting in respective association with a bottle-receiving pocket of a star wheel of a bottle-handling apparatus. The insert element is formed from elastomeric material, and is dimensioned for ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5341620 | Can feeding apparatus for a can seamer The present invention provides a can feeding apparatus for a can seamer, in which can bodies are fed to a seaming turret are slid on a plate rail and alongside opposed guides by fingers of a drive chain. The seaming turret or a turret opposed to the seami... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5310041 | Device for equally-spaced transportation of randomly arranged incoming products A device for equally-spaced transportation of randomly arranged incoming products, such as packets of cigarettes, whereby the products traveling successively and in randomly arranged manner along a first path and in a first given direction are brought int... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5261207 | Machines for the treatment of bottles In a machine for processing bottles of different sizes, an arrangement for converting the machine to process bottles of one of the sizes, comprises a star wheel rotatable about an axis and having radially open pockets to which upright bottles having necks... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5123518 | Apparatus for properly positioning vials A device for properly positioning upstanding vials that are exiting from or entering on to a conveyor. A guide wheel, having a plurality of identations for the vials, is driven by a coaxial propulsion wheel located beneath the guide wheel. A stationary gu... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5082105 | Adjustable star wheel conveyor for containers of circular and non-circular section The art field is that of conveying systems for containers, more especially containers of circular or near-circular section; in a star wheel typical of the type used to guide and convey bottles, use is made of a radially adjustable push rod to distance the... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5056650 | Vessel treatment machine A vessel handling machine comprises a machine frame on which is arranged a drivable conveyor start with the star crown (3) consisting of several superimposed external star rings and a concentric internal flange plate (10) located at the level of the lowes... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5046599 | Article hand-off apparatus An article hand-off apparatus comprises a rotatable body having a plurality of article receiving pockets formed around its outer peripheral surface, and an arcuate guide member disposed in surrounding relationship with the outer peripheral surface of the ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5029695 | Improved starwheel This invention relates to an improved starwheel (20) for use in continuous packaging, filling or labelling lines for articles such as cans and bottles which has a plurality of spaced orienting devices (18) around its periphery. The improvement resides in ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4938341 | Apparatus for altering the distances between articles moved one behind the other A plurality of spokes (24) project at certain angular distances apart away from a hub (22) which can be driven in rotation about an axis of rotation (A). Disposed at one end of each of the spokes (24) is an entrainer (26), each of which is adapted to entr... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930614 | Receptacle handling machine A receptacle handling machine for the handling of receptacles which are passed through the machine and having a machine frame and at least one receptacle guiding body releasably mounted on the machine frame, the guiding body on its end adjacent the frame ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4915210 | Positioning a can on a rotating turret In a high speed apparatus having a rotating turntable, an infeed device has a rotatable turret from which radiate a plurality of can holders which act to transfer cans from an infeed conveyor along an encircling guide rail to the rotating table. A cam ele... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4909377 | Preliminary stage of container processing machines A preliminary stage of a container processing machine, including a container inlet for containers that are to be processed, a container outlet for processed containers, and transport elements for effecting the flow of containers between the inlet and outl... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4880098 | Receptacle handling machine A receptacle handling machine for the handling of receptacles which are passed through the machine and having a machine frame and at least one receptacle guiding body releasably mounted on the machine frame, the guiding body on its end adjacent the frame ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4746257 | Road-rail trailer and container transfer system A driveway for tractor-trailers is elevated along one side having a side coupling runner mounted to roll on wheels in a track along the side of the driveway facing a single-arm rotary loader. The runner is longer than the tractor-trailer and has a lift pu... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4721200 | Can filling system to prevent damage to cans A can filling device for minimizing damage to cans during filling by providing full can pockets on a filler wheel having upper and lower arm portions which maintain the constant vertical orientation of the can during the filling process. A locator brush i... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4624098 | Container restraint system A method and apparatus for restraining containers against rotation when being moved through operation stations of a cap application process. In the embodiment shown a resilient belt is supported on a star wheel so that a section of the belt subtends an ar... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4619205 | Conveyor arrangement A conveyor arrangement for conveying a workpiece carrier in a conveying direction, the carrier having two opposite sides, and a guide for laterally guiding the carrier in this direction, the guide comprising a drive associated with one of the carrier side... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4479343 | Device for feeding-in and moving-on containers to and from a rotary capping unit Apparatus for feeding containers to a rotary capping machine and removing the containers therefrom, comprises a carrier wheel pivoting about a fixed axis lying parallel to and offset from the capping unit axis of rotation. The carrier wheel takes containe... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4458805 | Bottle stabilizer Apparatus for stabilizing bottles and like articles after transfer to an underlying conveyor. A bottle ejected from a turret or other transport device is trapped under an inclined belt, and steadied thereby to travel in an upright orientation at the speed... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4388989 | Continuous rotary method of transporting articles Rotary transport of singulated articles, i.e., utilizing the periphery of a rotating transport disc to advance an article from one stationary work station to another. Particularly, radially outwardly pushing the article from the rotating transport disc in... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4230219 | Cavity identification handling system In a cavity identification system the containers, which are upright, will be in single file and will be diverted from a linear conveyor by a rotating starwheel, having in the periphery thereof, pockets which generally correspond to the external diameter o... | 10/28/1980 |
