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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326635 | Method and apparatus for stripping photo-resist A method for stripping a photo-resist includes the steps of: (a) wet stripping a photo-resist off from a substrate; and (b) rinsing the substrate under high-speed conveyance using an aqua knife. A speed of the conveyance of the substrate is 0.2 m/s or higher. Becaus... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318516 | Substrate transfer apparatus for component mounting machine A mounting-waiting process for making a substrate to be transferred into a mounting process wait before the mounting process; and a substrate discharge-waiting process for making the substrate transferred from the mounting process wait before the following process a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290666 | Method and apparatus for sorting article Used articles of different types are sorted into individual types through a sorting line, and are feed to disassembling lines that are provided for the respective article types. The sorting line is provided with a type discriminating section and a sorting section. I... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267217 | Apparatus and method for detecting removal of conveyed work An apparatus comprising a first detector for detecting if conveyed work that has passed or is passing a specific position is or is not present at a first position; a calculator for calculating a distance traveled by the conveyed work based on the specific position; ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264109 | Transport system The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the transportation of a product from a first transporter to a second transporter. Further, a feed transport system and method of use is provided. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7219793 | Apparatus, arrangement and method for braking A braking device for a pallet intended to run in a conveying track. The braking device includes a matrix and a braking element. The matrix includes the support service and exterior surface and a recess having various screws and openings. The braking element includes... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207429 | Feeding device of chocolates and similar products A feeding device of chocolates and similar products for a wrapping machine includes: a first belt means which has a continuous advance motion, supports and moves a plurality of products, aligned and arranged in a single line at mutual contact; a second belt means al... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191895 | Conveyor induct system with probability estimator A conveyor system, such as an induction subsystem for supplying articles to a sortation subsystem, and method of conveying articles includes providing a conveying surface for conveying a series of articles and at least one sensor for sensing the articles on the conv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171796 | Method of forming groups of cigarettes on a packing machine A method of forming groups of cigarettes on a packing machine, whereby a conveyor feeds a succession of pockets in steps past a number of group-forming stations, where the pockets receive respective groups of cigarettes fed axially to the relative pockets by means o... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168552 | Article joining system A conveyance path for conveying articles though an accumulation conveyor, then through a carry-out conveyor, and then through a joining station is disclosed. After a flow of articles and at a time when there are no articles present on a portion of the conveyance pat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157873 | Systems and methods for reducing torque disturbance in devices having an endless belt A system for reducing torque disturbance includes a motor mechanically coupled to an endless belt. The motor is operable to drive the belt, and the belt has a seam that causes a torque disturbance to the system. The system includes a data structure having a set of v... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7059464 | Manufacturing system A manufacturing system that includes a plurality of worktables detachably combined with each other, each of the worktables further includes a mainframe, a transport part provided in an upper part of the mainframe and transporting a product, and a control part provid... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032365 | Packaging machine for wrapping products in related wrapping sheets made of heat-sealable material The wrapping of groups of products positioned according to a determined number of mutually superposed layers is achieved by feeding in succession groups of products firstly into a tubular case made to heat-sealable material and, then, to a first wrapping device when... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035714 | Integrated conveyor bed A conveyor system, and method of controlling the conveyor system, includes providing a conveying surface, at least one motor propelling the conveying surface and a plurality of lower-level controllers. At least one of the lower-level controllers adapted to control t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016768 | Conveyor system for transporting articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, and method for controlling such a conveyor system A system and method is described for transporting articles, in particular for transporting container holding baggage pieces. At least two endless conveyor belts are sequentially arranged to define an upstream conveyor belt and a downstream conveyor belt for transpor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014037 | Conveying device for conveying workpieces A conveying device for conveying workpieces, for example in a production line, the conveying device including at least one driving line divided into several sections, and each section being able to convey workpieces independently from other sections. At least one ce... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971217 | Method and device for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products A method for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products that includes determining the size of an incoming gap in a printed product stream and controlling a speed of the wrapping machine as a function of the size of the incoming gap. The controlling step inc... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959804 | Conveyor assembly The conveyor apparatus disclosed herein is generally formed of a first rail and a second rail, each rail having a plurality of rollers. A portion of the rollers are desirably drive rollers, receiving power from an integral motor assembly. The motor generally compris... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6897625 | Load-dependent asynchronous drive for a transport path A conveyor system for transported goods which are transported with a preset transport speed and method for operating the conveyor system are described. The individual conveyers of the system are driven by asynchronous motors. Sensors associated with the conveyors me... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895303 | Process for controlling the conveying speed of a transporting track In the case of a method of controlling the transport speed of a transport and gathering unit, wherein filling-material stacks are moved from an inlet to an outlet of the gathering path making use of at least one transport means and wherein filling-material units can... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6877502 | Multi-blade concrete cutting saw The multi-blade concrete cutting saw cuts blocks of concrete or aerated concrete into equal sized slates with one pass through the saw. The cutting saw is supported by a frame having a base, an upper support structure and a pair of guide rails. A conveyor track tran... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6853876 | Distributed control system architecture and method for a material transport system An automated transport system for use in a material handling system. The automated transport system employs a distributed control system including a top level controller (transport controller), a plurality of second-level controllers (control logic computers) and a ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848568 | Bulk material distribution system A method, apparatus and software product for moving bulk materials effectively through a path gate in a distribution system provides at least two independently operable conveyors aligned in series such that the end of the first conveyor is adjacent to the beginning ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6823984 | Automatic developing device, roller washing method, photosensitive material processing device, and preparation method for processing liquid A photosensitive material processing device for processing a photosensitive material with a processing liquid while conveying the photosensitive material by a roller pair. A driving device for providing a rotation drive to the roller pair. A drive controlling device... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823781 | Workpiece steady for a decorating machine A reduction to the traveling motion of bottles along a delivery conveyor in an intermittent motion decorating machine is provided by one of a pair of workpiece feed cams rotatably supported in a side-by-side relation to rotate about spaced horizontal axes lying in a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6787724 | Sorting machine A sorting machine receives a bulk of workpieces or fasteners from a hopper unit into a feed station which align the fasteners into a single file for engagement to a transport system of an inspection station. Preferably, the transport system has a conveyor belt with ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6763931 | Conveyor system This conveyor system provides head-to-head or head-to-tail placement of product. More specifically, the system is configured to use the minimum acceleration necessary to perform the targeted spacing. Feedback control continuously readjusts acceleration to perform th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761263 | Method for controlling the run-up of a conveyor belt and drive device for a conveyor belt A method for controlling the run-up of a conveyor belt BY increasing a setpoint value of the belt's speed with an increasing acceleration in a first time interval, and with a decreasing acceleration in a second time interval, thereafter plotting a curve of the incre... | 07/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6668211 | Arithmetic processing device, object-to-object communication method and robot An arithmetic processing device, an object-to-object communication method and a robot, such as an entertainment robot, in which software suited to a current robot configuration is set. The software is changed corresponding to the configuration based on a ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662929 | Parcel singulation software control logic A method and an apparatus are provided for singulating articles received in a slug and/or manipulating such articles to create a controlled gap between a trailing edge of a leading article and a leading edge of a successive article, while targeting a desi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6634483 | Tortilla stack indexer A tortilla stack indexer (10) having an exit conveyor (12) which has a exit conveyor motor (12A) engagably attached thereto. At least two transverse conveyors are in a side-by-side parallel configuration at a perpendicular position to the exit conveyor (1... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6499207 | Automated method for fabricating a wrought-iron fence Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for strai... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6471039 | Conveyor system and a method for operating same The present invention relates to a conveyor system, for use, e.g., at airports for conveying luggage, which has a plurality of conveyor sections with variable conveying speed arranged in series and a method for operating same. The conveyed articles may be... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6459224 | Zone control method in roller conveyor and zone controller In a roller conveyor system for carrying out zone control, a conveyed article can be stopped in an approximately constant position without varying the position where the article is stopped in a desired control zone even if the weight of the article varies... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6405850 | Apparatus and method for advancing signatures using a retracting drive An apparatus and method for advancing and/or slowing signatures in a printing press. The apparatus and method includes a series of two or more belt drives, where each belt drive includes at least a pair of opposed belts. The belts are preferably timing or... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6378865 | Sheet transport system A sheet transport system comprises a plurality of separately driven transport sections (1, 2; 4, 5, 6), each transport section being driven by a respective motor or motors (7-12). A control system (22-27, 50) controls operation of the motors (7-12). A mon... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6341683 | Moving walk A moving walk for effecting transport in a longitudinal direction includes a series of belt modules with modules at a center portion running at a higher rate than modules at exit ends. Among the belt modules are at least first and second belt modules, eac... | 01/29/2002 |
