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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987965 | Assembly device An assembly device (20) used in assembling portable electronic devices is provided. The assembly device (20) includes a support, a transmission belt (24) moveably mounted on the support and several fans (25) rotatably mounted on the trans... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7337892 | Device for sorting products The invention provides a device for sorting products, comprising bogies which are movable in a direction of transport along a conveying path, which bogies are pivotally interconnected, and supporting platforms comprising a supporting surface for supporting products ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7104027 | Product packaging system A product packaging system for receiving a series of products from one or more product transport lines. The products are loaded into a series of carriers and transported through a downstream inserter unit. Inserter assemblies moving in timed relation with the moveme... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6945380 | Intermediate storage device and process for transporting objects The invention relates to an intermediate storage device for objects (11) to be transported. Said device comprises a plurality of carriers (9) which circulate on a closed strip and are used for the objects (11), e.g. printed products; an introduc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6269937 | Conveyor device A conveyor device for erected collapsible box. The conveyor device has a number of conveyor chains with drive ribs for the collapsible boxes. The conveyor chains are made up of chain links that are connected to one another in an articulating relationship.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260690 | Transport and gathering system A modular transport and gathering system used for moving a material to be fed (250) in a direction of transport and comprising a plurality of transport modules (A, B) having input-side and output-side end sections. Each transport module (A, B) includes a ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6260689 | Conveyor apparatus and boxing system using conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus includes first and second groups of fins which are spaced along the conveying direction to provide spaces sufficient to hold packs therein. The fins in each group are divided into first and second sets. The first and second fin groups... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6024207 | Feed device for a packaging machine A feed device for a packaging machine having two conveying elements that circulate adjacent to one another at least along an operating path between a loading station and an unloading station. The conveying elements are driven by separate drive motors each... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5887701 | Method and unit for forming and conveying groups of products A method and unit for forming and conveying groups of elongated products, whereby products, fed successively and continuously along a first path, are stacked along a guide by a stacking device to form a group, which is moved along the guide by a lifting d... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5755317 | Method and apparatus for separating a stream of units of product into discrete groups This invention pertains to apparatus and methods for receiving a stream of units of product, such as from a manufacturing operation, separating the stream into discrete groups of product, in a product carrier bucket, and typically presenting each group fo... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5490591 | Conveyor with cleats having a product-carrying surface and an opposite product-releasing surface A conveyor with cleats having a curved product-carrying surface on one side and a curved product-releasing surface on the opposite side. The cleats are pivotally linked to form an endless loop. A sprocket assembly and motor are provided to rotate the endl... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5474168 | Stacking apparatus and method that reorients product units along a generally helical line while being conveyed from a loading station to an unloading station A method and apparatus for stacking and conveying product units. The product units are conveyed on a conveyor from a loading station to an unloading station. The conveyor has a number of paddles extending therefrom where adjacent paddles define receptacle... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5333723 | Accumulator paddle apparatus Paddle apparatus for an accumulator for receiving and transporting printed circuit panels including a plurality of tip elements and caps are distributed on the tip elements. The caps act as cushion elements to prevent inadvertent damage to the printed cir... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5314054 | Buffer apparatus and driving system An apparatus for buffering or temporarily storing articles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a feed for the articles with at least one endless flexible member moving past the feed. Doglike elements which engage the articles and between which the articl... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5213196 | Support frame for a continuous conveyor installation A support frame for continuous conveying installations for flat, thin and bendable objects used in drying tunnels of a tunnel for thermal treatment. The support frame has a shape which causes the object to be bent about an axis which is in a vertical plan... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5143199 | Hydrostatic cooker infeed A hydrostatic cooker infeed apparatus includes a double cable conveyor transporting horizontally oriented containers to a single cable, stick assembly conveyor. A braking mechanism in conjunction with a counting mechanism limits the number of containers e... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5127209 | Multi-purpose stacker with overlapping material handling devices A conveyor system is disclosed having two independent conveyor belts which travel along the same path at various speeds. Each conveyor belt has at least one set of material handling platens attached thereto. Product is fed into the space between each pair... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5097942 | Multi-drop container discharge system A multi-drop container discharge system receives frangible containers from carriers of an articulating hydrostatic cooker and discharges the containers into carriers of an intermittently driven indexing conveyor. Free fall of the frangible containers is m... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5094339 | Pocket plate A multi-part tray is provided to carry a plurality of objects in precise and accurate array through a process device. The tray parts are each fastened to a flexible plate and also to a conveyor. The conveyor is caused to travel a circuitous route around c... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5033158 | Apparatus for washing oriented stoppers in a closed environment An apparatus for washing position oriented stoppers in a closed environment while retaining the orientation comprises a closed chamber, and a chain conveyor located in the closed chamber for receiving position oriented stoppers. The chain conveyor include... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4903817 | Apparatus for transporting lithographic plates Lithographic plates (S) are transported from an input chute (2) onto which they are released from an overhead conveyor (1) to an outlet (20) at a lower level by a rotary shelf device (10) in which a series of plate trays (16) travel with endless chains (1... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4768642 | Multiple conveyors with overlapping material handling device paths The invention is generally accomplished by providing a plurality of conveyors to which are attached material handling devices. For at least a portion of their travel the material handling devices each travel in the same track or path, although they are at... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4723652 | Accumulator apparatus for printed circuit boards Accumulator apparatus includes an endless belt having a plurality of spaced apart paddles extending outwardly from the belt, and the spaces between the paddles receive printed circuit boards for transporting the circuit boards. The paddles include slots f... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4615431 | Apparatus for conveying plate- or frame-shaped elements An apparatus for conveying plate- or frame-shaped elements, especially unfinished insulating glass parts, with a storage area, comprises, between two conveying devices (1, 3) arranged offset with respect to each other and transporting the elements (6) in ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4558779 | Conveyor apparatus, in particular for use in packaging plants A conveyor apparatus includes first and second elongate conveyor belts which are parallel and adjacent, which have support surfaces which are approximately flush, and which each have a plurality of compartment walls secured on and projecting outwardly fro... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4418815 | Nonmagnetic lead handling system A system for handling axial lead components comprises a flexible metal tape or molded plastic strip (to electrically test components while on strip), that has been especially perforated by die punching to have a plurality of sprocket receiving holes along... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4320826 | Material handling method and apparatus A method of and apparatus for handling sheet material including a peg conveyor for supporting and advancing a plurality of spaced, generally upright sheet articles in combination with a rack having spaced pegs and carried on a mobile lift apparatus for st... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4290519 | Article support system A support system for articles being decorated at a decorating station is disclosed. A plurality of spaced receptacles are disposed on a horizontally moving endless conveyor which transports the receptacles and articles supported therein to the decorating ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4058908 | Apparatus for drying flat printed material An apparatus is provided for drying flat printed material such as paper and card sheets and the like, supports for the printed material being mounted on the chain links of the conveyor chains of an upright chain conveyor having a transfer path which is di... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3973457 | Feed mechanism for component parts A component feeder mechanism for feeding electronic components which are not taped together into a component lead forming machine. The feeder mechanism includes a frame having a guide track extending therethrough along which the component leads pass to en... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3934713 | Method and apparatus for palletizing articles A method and apparatus for palletizing articles such as, for example, hollow cylindrical containers or the like is disclosed herein and includes an apparatus section positionable adjacent a support member such as a pallet and defining a receiving station ... | 01/27/1976 |
