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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157083 | Self-clearing conveyor transfer system and transfer plate A self-clearing conveyor transfer system for transferring articles between two mutually perpendicular conveyor belts. One version of the transfer system includes a finger transfer plate with fingers at one end extending into the end of a raised-rib belt and powered ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7210569 | Transfer device for conveyor belt A transfer device for transferring small items from one conveyor belt to another includes a plurality of independent wedge-shaped sections, supported by at least one rod. A tapered end of each section is preferably positioned proximate a moving conveyor belt. Each w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7097026 | Magnetic turnaround An apparatus for transferring an object from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the apparatus having a drive roller; a guide having a first end and a length, the first end being positioned adjacent the drive roller; a guide roller, the guide roller being magneti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6334525 | Transfer conveyor system An apparatus is provided for transferring containers from one moving conveyor to another. The conveyors may be aligned with a common direction of travel. One or more guide rails may be provided to guide conveyed items through a curved transfer section. Th... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5850902 | Transferring articles from a moving belt edge onto a normally disposed moving conveyor belt This invention provides improvements in modular links and conveyor belt systems for transferring moving articles from one conveyor belt to another disposed at ninety degrees. Thus a transferring belt has specially constructed links with two integrally for... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5634550 | Direction changing mechanism for transferring articles between transverse conveyors The invention provides a conveying apparatus including an upstream conveyor, a downstream conveyor oriented perpendicularly to the upstream conveyor to form a butt turn, and a mechanism for transferring conveyed articles from the upstream conveyor to the ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5622561 | Particulate material treatment system and conveyor belt mixing system A system and a process is provided for reducing the dust formation during the transfer of a particulate material on an endless conveyor belt. During transfer of the material on the conveyor belt the material is first sprayed with a wetting agent then by a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5167319 | Direction changing conveyor A conveyor having [means for changing direction of conveyed articles in which there is] an input chain 20, output chain 24 at an angle with the input chain, inner and outer guide rails 30 and 44 and one or more supplemental discharge chains 50, 54 and 56 ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4766992 | Coal conveyor construction Apparatus for hauling mined coal in a subsurface mining operation with a longwall conveyor, a drift conveyor and a cross frame with stripper for the connection of the longwall conveyor with the drift conveyor. The longwall conveyor and the drift conveyor ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4733770 | Transfer station A transfer station is disclosed for transferring mineral material from a longwall conveyor to a loading conveyor. The loading conveyor has two straight portions joined by a curved portion, one of the straight portions extending in the longitudinal directi... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4673079 | Transfer station A transfer station assembly is provided for transferring mineral material from a longwall scraper-chain conveyor to a roadway scraper-chain conveyor. The transfer station includes a box frame, in which the upper run of the roadway conveyor is guided betwe... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4645404 | Apparatus for removing an adhered fragile food product from a support surface An apparatus for use in releasing a fragile food product which has become stuck to a support surface as a result of a prior processing operation, and for transferring the released food product from the support surface in an orderly fashion so that the foo... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4633997 | Redesigned body centering mechanism A mechanism for centering the body of an electrical component in a carrier during a phase of processing the component. A pair of centering fingers are pivotally supported for movement toward and away from the carrier and adjustably downwardly biased towar... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4619358 | Conveyor assembly A conveyor assembly having a first, generally, horizontal, endless belt conveyor and a second, generally horizontal, endless belt conveyor extending perpendicular to the first conveyor and with its trailing end overlapped with the leading end of the first... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4609092 | Circulative catering table A circulative catering table having a counter and an endless path of travel for dishes and meals, provided in the counter, at least a bypass path of travel is provided, dishes containing therein meals, which have been transferred on a going path portion o... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4518136 | Device for collecting spools A device for collecting ejected wound, partially wound, or empty spools at the working stations of an automatic spool winding machine, includes a device guided along the working stations for horizontally transporting the spools; at least two laterally spa... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4413724 | Horizontal accumulator This invention relates to a power-driven conveyor system for transporting and accumulating a plurality of items along a path of movement from a source to a destination. The system includes a horizontally oriented section for accumulating the items along t... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4353455 | Article handling apparatus A potato handling apparatus includes a roller conveyor for receiving a continuous stream of irregularly sized potatoes with an aligning section at the upstream end of the conveyor which includes a series of two parallel flaps for turning and pushing the p... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4346722 | Apparatus used in the treatment of cans An apparatus, used in the treatment of cans, is made up of a number of individual units, each of which essentially comprises a pair of drums that are mounted for rotation about parallel axes which are vertically disposed. One of the drums is used in the t... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4337856 | Transfer mechanism for a magnetic conveyor A magnetic transfer mechanism for transferring ferro magnetic articles from one endless belt conveyor to another. The transfer mechanism includes a magnetic pulley and the conveyor belts are disposed in side-by-side relation on the pulley. Guide rails are... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4298117 | Apparatus for discharging articles from conveyor belts Apparatus for diverting articles from a belt conveyor at an article-discharge zone, wherein a diverter is moved from a position at the side of the belt to a position wherein it extends at an angle to the direction of movement of the belt transversely of t... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4213525 | Feed delivery apparatus Apparatus is provided for delivering animal feed to animals and especially to feedbunks for cattle. The apparatus includes a carriage which travels back and forth over a conveyor belt which carries the feed along the feedbunk. The carriage has a plow and ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4194300 | Apparatus for handling creme filled sandwich cookies Apparatus for handling creme filled cookies during a period in which the filling is hardening. The cookies are formed of a pair of baked base cakes separated by a layer of creme filling material which is applied in a heated fluid state and hardens as it c... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4173274 | Conveyor load shunting apparatus Conveyer load shunting apparatus having a housing with a main shaft equipped with a radial shunt bar extending over the conveyer to divert a load traveling on one conveyer to another. A lever on the main shaft is swung by a solenoid via a push-pull rod to... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4147557 | Method and apparatus for feeding a sugar cane mill The feed blanket is conditioned prior to entering the mill to provide more uniformity of thickness and to control maximum thickness. Overfeeding is prevented by self-regulated by-passing of excess feed. Plural mills of a milling tandem can be made to oper... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4142636 | Apparatus for sorting containers for liquids Apparatus for sorting containers such as bottles according to their shape, size or color in which there is a conveyor along which the containers pass with a plurality of exits. Container recognition apparatus is provided which controls means to direct the... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4133436 | Method of retrieving articles from storage and an apparatus for carrying out the method Article storage and handling systems for retrieving articles from a storage rack and transferring the articles to a collecting conveyor. An article retrieving device is adjusted into retrieving cooperation with a preselected one of a plurality of roller t... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4116323 | Apparatus for conveying objects one by one A conveyor having a plurality of indentations sufficiently wide to receive a single article and a bar transverse to the movement of the conveyor, the bar being suspended from filaments above the conveyor a distance sufficient to pass a single layer of art... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4026202 | Apparatus for automatically producing waffles and similar food articles An elongated endless conveyor unit extends in a horizontal plane and successively carries a plurality of article forming molds from a batter coating station through a hot oil within a cooking vessel located under the conveyor and then to a discharge stati... | 05/31/1977 |
