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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037998 | Panel-carrying-out apparatus A panel-carrying-out apparatus used for conveying panels ejected from a press machine includes: a semicircular sorting conveyor adapted to be driven switchably in a normal direction or a reverse direction; and a pair of straight conveyors respectively disposed at en... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7806251 | Panel-carrying-out apparatus A panel-carrying-out apparatus used for conveying panels ejected from a press machine includes: a semicircular sorting conveyor adapted to be driven switchably in a normal direction or a reverse direction; and a pair of straight conveyors respectively disposed at en... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7441645 | Accumulation table An accumulation table is disclosed. The accumulation table includes a frame, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and an adjustable discharge chute. Each conveyor has a U-shaped product carrying section on the top of the frame and an arcuate return section located o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434675 | Facility for fitting component carriers with electric components In a system for equipping component carriers with electrical components, two feed paths for component carriers that are parallel to one another are provided, one being conducted on a straight line over equipping locations of the system and the other being conducted ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7318722 | Molded article conveyance apparatus Disclosed is a molded article conveyance apparatus (MACA) configured to convey a plurality of molded articles away a molding machine. The MACA includes a collection of row-dedicated queuing conveyors, wherein each row-dedicated queuing conveyor is configured to conv... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312408 | Granular material weighing hoppers containing pinch values or flipping-type hoppers Each of a plurality of scale units 10 that constitute a combination weigher is provided with a cut gate 11 attached to a lower portion of a powdery- or granular-material hopper 12, a feeding hopper 13 for temporarily retaining a powdery o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284655 | Method and arrangement as well as apparatus for transverse conveyance of reams The invention relates to a method, an arrangement and an apparatus for conveying objects transversely to their incoming transport direction. In known apparatuses there is a possibility of either removing all the objects in one direction or the other. To a limited ex... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252186 | Accumulation table An accumulation table is disclosed. The accumulation table includes a frame, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and an adjustable discharge chute. Each conveyor has a U-shaped product carrying section on the top of the frame and an arcuate return section located o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246696 | Apparatus for forming groups of battery plates An apparatus for forming groups of battery plates includes at least first and second plate supply lines each including a separation station and a downstream plate supply. The apparatus further includes a first common plate feed line for the envelopers and a second c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7040477 | Container transport system A transport system for transport of containers has a switch with an entry zone, an exit zone with at least two different transport paths for conveying a container, and a switch mechanism for selectively controlling the transport of the container to the transport pat... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038145 | Combinational weighing apparatus with side mounted article supply members The present invention provides a combination weighing apparatus that can rapidly supply articles to the weighing units side by rapidly supplying articles to a plurality of supply units. Combination weighing apparatus (1) is provided with a plurality of weigh ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6845860 | Conveyor transfer apparatus A conveyor transfer apparatus (100) conveys stacks of product (S1) on a multi-row conveyor (110) having a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart belts (112) toward a single-row conveyor (120) oriented transversely to the multi-row con... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6722489 | Screw conveyor arm for dry material A dry bulk unloading apparatus for transferring bulk material from a storage facility to a transport vehicle includes a pair of pivotally interconnected upper and lower screw conveyors. The upper screw conveyor is pivotally connected at its receiving end on a vertic... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6689961 | Combinational weighing apparatus with a stirring member that slopes downward at a different angle than the distribution table A combinational weighing apparatus includes a distributing apparatus for distributing articles fed from above, a plurality of conveyance apparatuses disposed radially below and around the distributing apparatus and a plurality of weighing apparatuses disp... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6491153 | Device and method for splitting a printed product stream A method for splitting a product stream comprising the steps of delivering a plurality of products to an circular path, transferring a first product of the plurality of products inwardly from the circular path to a first substream, and transferring a seco... | 12/10/2002 |
| 5988054 | Automated system for handling returned drink containers An automated container handling and processing system includes a metal container handling subsystem and a plastic container handling subsystem. Each container subsystem includes a roller conveyor for conveying a plurality of large bins carrying crushed co... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5647696 | Loose material combining and depositing apparatus An apparatus for depositing loose materials, such as insulation or fireproofing in worksite areas, may be used for depositing a single or premixed loose material. Alternatively, the apparatus may be used both for combining two constituent loose materials ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5613590 | Device for distribution of material which is loose or in single pieces A device for feeding and distributing material which is loose or in single pieces to a plurality of collection points peripheral to the device itself comprising a main fixed support framework, a plurality of radial channels for transporting the material t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5545856 | Distribution system for a combination weigher or the like A product distribution system includes a cone shaped member for receiving a mass of solid flowable product thereon and a pair of concentric downwardly extending cylindrical walls. A top portion of the first of the downwardly extending cylindrical walls is... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5439096 | Dough slice conveying apparatus Provided is a dough slice conveying apparatus in which a dough slice can peel off from the reversing part in the terminal of a front side conveyer belt without being deformed and without being dropped between the front side conveyer belt and the rear side... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5407056 | Apparatus and method for distributively feeding plural winding bobbins An apparatus and a method for distributively feeding a plurality of winding bobbins to predetermined locations, wherein the winding bobbins can simultaneously be fitted onto a rotational shaft without the necessity for large-sized equipment. The apparatus... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5379881 | Stream splitting apparatus An apparatus for splitting a stream of material into two or more streams. The apparatus includes a cylindrical housing with an axial inlet and two or more radial outlets which are axially spaced from each other. The apparatus includes an impeller which ha... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5219062 | Conveyor arrangement for loose material, especially blasting materials for sand-blasting installations A conveyor installation for loose material, especially blasting materials for sand-blasting installations, includes on the hall floor, respectively, blast chamber floor at least one longitudinal conveyor (1, 2, 3, 4) and at right angle thereto at its conv... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5078261 | Apparatus and method for unloading bulk materials An unloader for bulk materials is provided to transfer material such as cement from a barge or other bulk container. It includes a moveable and rotatable support member such as a crane or cantilevered arm that is adjacent the bulk container. A first conve... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4966273 | Distributive supply device for combinatorial weighing apparatus There is disclosed a precision distributive supply device for use in a combinatorial weighing apparatus. The distributive supply device includes tubular chutes disposed at article discharging portions of an article supply container and having lower ends s... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4941565 | Dispersion feeder A dispersion feeder used in a combination weighing machine for distributively feeding product to be weighed out to a plurality of weighing units arranged around it. The feeder is characterized in that it includes a mechanism for effecting rotational movem... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4790422 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles A conveyor system links two or more cigarette making machines and associated reservoirs with two or more packing machines and includes a first junction to which articles are delivered from at least two makers, a second junction from which articles pass to... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4756056 | Poultry transfer apparatus In a poultry processing conveyor system a plurality of evisceration lines are fed from a single kill line by means of a rotary hock cutter transfer carousel.... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4740127 | Solid fuel boiler/incinerator fuel feeder A fuel feeder for feeding refuse fuel to a boiler/incinerator which includes a pair of opposed inclined conveyors defining end boundaries of the conveyor, the conveyors being independently driven so that the fuel required for variable firing rates in plur... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738350 | Apparatus for unloading bulk materials An unloader for bulk materials is provided to transfer material such as cement from a barge or other bulk container. It includes a moveable and rotatable support member such as a crane or cantilevered arm that is adjacent the bulk container. A first conve... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4720967 | Transport apparatus for roving bobbins for a group of spinning machines In the transport apparatus for roving bobbins in a plant including a group of spinning machines according to our invention each spinning machine has a closed circulating belt on which suspended carriages equipped either with full or empty roving bobbins a... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4662508 | Product feeding device for combination weighing machine A novel product feeding device for a combination weighing machine. The feeding device is designed to feed a plurality of weighing hoppers of the machine with product, such as uncooked meat, having sticky characteristics so that it cannot be conveyed by vi... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4600096 | Dispersion feeder A dispersion feeder for distributively feeding product to a plurality of weighing units arranged circularly about a common axis, comprising a plurality of conveyer troughs arranged radially about the axis for communicating by their outer ends respectively... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4572352 | Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles, especially cigarettes, includes parallel opposed conveyors for delivering articles to a downwardly-extending junction provided with an arrangement for priming the junction such as a pivoted plate or retractable c... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4565283 | Means and process for extracting power from a passing cable A conveyor system having transfer rollers for transferring articles from a conveyor to a branch conveyor having a plurality of rotatable branch sheaves. The conveyor having a plurality of carrier rollers rotatably connected to a pair of support members an... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4552726 | Plant consisting of modular elements for degrading organic wastes by means of earth worms A plant consisting of modular elements for reducing organic wastes by degrading them by means of earth worms, comprising a tank for organic wastes, arranged outside the plant assembly, an inclined main screw feeder for lifting the materials onto work stat... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4549648 | Bucket-wheel loader for bulk material piles A bucket wheel loader, especially a bridging equipment or loader, for bulk material dumps or piles. The loader is equipped with several bucket wheels which are movable along the front of a pile. The axes of rotation of the bucket wheels are arranged so as... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4499664 | Articulated mat revetment assembly machine A machine and method for assembling cables and precast grids or blocks into articulated erosion control revetment mats which utilizes a transfer roller conveyor oriented at right angles to a mat receiving belt or roller conveyor and communicating with the... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4477119 | Planing machine for underground mining with a cutter in the transition _range from longwall to drift, particularly for a simultaneously _mined drift A mining apparatus comprises a planing device which is movable along a longwall to the drift and has a longwall conveyor which extends alongside it and is deflected into the drift for the removal of the cutaway material. A cutter is operable in the transi... | 10/16/1984 |
