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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712602 | Method for use in a conveyor and a conveyor The invention relates to a method for separating the web rolls (2) of a roll set (1) traveling on a conveyor (3) from each other. The conveyor (3) comprises a conveyor belt or chain (12) adapted to run about driving and tail pulley... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7306090 | Tablet package conveying apparatus for tablet automatic packing machine A tablet package conveying apparatus for a tablet automatic packing machine is disclosed. The apparatus can offset a speed difference among conveyed tablet packages while they are conveyed, such that the conveyed tablet packages discharged from the lower side of the... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7243479 | Apparatus and method for loading a packaging station of an insulation batt packager An apparatus and method for loading insulation batts into a packaging station of a batt-packaging machine includes: an up-stacking station for receiving a plurality of the insulation batts to form a vertical stack of the insulation batts; a staging station from whic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7128205 | Turn-around device for packets A turn-around device for packets, in particular packets of cigarettes, wherein the packets are fed successively, with a first surface facing forwards, to a turn-around station, from which they are extracted, with a second surface facing forwards, by a gripper convey... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104388 | Conveyor system for stacked product An apparatus and method for conveying stacked product from an infeed conveyor that conveys the product in multiple rows and at irregular intervals onto a transverse outfeed conveyor, wherein the product is in a single row and spaced at regular intervals, wherein the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097023 | Finished product receiving unit of a corrugated metal sheet member making machine A finished product receiving unit used in a corrugated metal sheet member making machine for receiving finished products is disclosed to include a rack, rollers arranged in the rack for receiving finished products, two drag rods longitudinally arranged in parallel, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080968 | Loading system and method of use A system and method for loading product onto a conveyor. The system includes a conveyor movable in at least a first direction and a metering section located proximate to at an end of the conveyor. The metering section includes a plate mechanism movable between a fir... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6983837 | Finished product receiving unit used in a corrugated metal sheet member making machine A finished product receiving unit used in a corrugated metal sheet member making machine for receiving finished products is disclosed to include a rack, two pivot shafts arranged in parallel two sides in the rack, two elongated finished product carrier frames respec... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6907978 | Methods and apparatuses for inducting articles onto a conveyor An novel apparatus and technique may be used to induct articles onto a conveyor comprising at least one conveyor belt that moves articles along a first path that extends in a first direction. The apparatus may be used to move an article along a second path that exte... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6889847 | Feeding arrangement for individual feeding of timber pieces A feeder arrangement for the individual feeding of timber pieces (10) to a downwardly moving conveyor (2) includes an incoming conveyor (7) and projecting carriers (23) on the downwardly moving conveyor (2). The incoming conveyor (... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6681916 | Transfer system for conveying LCD glass substrate A system for conveying LCD glass substrates 100 traveling between processing devices 210, 220 and 230 and conveying LCD glass substrates. The conveyor system 100 includes an upper conveyor 110 for conveying LCD glass substrates in the feeding direction be... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662926 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is provided for transferring articles laterally off of a conveyor. One embodiment of the apparatus is designed for use with a belt driven live roller conveyor, and has a serpentine transfer belt arrangement having first and second upp... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6612417 | Product conveying and accumulation system and method A product conveying and accumulation system is provided for use with products of various sizes, shapes, and stability characteristics. The system comprises multiple moving conveyors, including a first conveyor which transports product from an upstream loc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609607 | Article separation conveyor An article separation conveyor system includes a plurality of conveyors which are independently and/or collectively operable to destack, separate and/or align articles being conveyed along the article separation conveyor. The conveyor system includes a de... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6595349 | Article transferring device A mechanism for diverting articles from a first conveying path to a second conveying path comprises a drive chain arrangement comprising chain loops having projecting members over part of their periphery, so that as loops rotate an article is raised by th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6581749 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is provided for transferring articles laterally off of a conveyor. One embodiment of the apparatus is designed for use with a belt driven live roller conveyor, and has a serpentine transfer belt arrangement having first and second upp... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6516941 | Conveyer chain tension adjusting device Chain conveyors in an agricultural harvesting machine can be tensioned by means of a tension adjusting device including an adjusting unit which is coupled to a displaceable shaft via a linkage means or connector members. The adjusting units are advantageo... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6494311 | Method and apparatus for changing the position of chains of sausages A method of and apparatus for changing the position of chains of sausages in sausage production processes with two endless conveying belts which convey the sausages of the chain of sausages over a first length in a first direction and which then deflect t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6343685 | Apparatus for conveying sheet-like articles A first conveying device has first bearing elements which are arranged parallel to one another and define a planar first bearing surface. The first bearing elements are driven such that they can be displaced in a first conveying direction. A second convey... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5996769 | Conveyor system A conveyor system for conveying materials includes an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor. The upper conveyor includes a first pulley, a second pulley spaced from the first pulley and first endless belt extending about the first and second pulleys. The lo... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5975283 | Vertical belt conveyor system An endless belt conveyor including an independently supported first support pulley vertically and laterally displaced from a second support pulley. An endless belt including bulk material carrying compartments entrained around the first and second support... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5913403 | Drive station for a scraper-chain conveyor usable in an underground mine working A drive and transfer station for an underground mining installation employs a frame with spaced apart walls over which material is transferred between scraper-chain conveyors one arranged along a long wall mineral face working and the other arranged along... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5909798 | Unit product loading and discharge system A system for rapidly receiving and storing a quantity of loose copy, for example newspapers, from a high speed printing press and dispensing them to the point-of-use without having to undergo the traditional operation of bundling the newspapers. More part... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5899318 | Device for transporting flat articles A device for transporting flat articles with a cover belt system consisting of a lower and an upper belt, between which the articles are transported, and a deflection mechanism for deflecting the cover belt run. The deflection mechanism has one or more ma... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5787941 | Device for feeding a mixture of friction materials A feed device which can feed a friction material mixture into a mold so that its thickness will be uniform in the mold to improve the quality and stability of the friction member obtained by heating and pressure-molding the material mixture in the mold. T... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5730275 | Cup conveyor An inclined hopper system for the conveyance of irregular shaped geometric blank material upwardly along an inclined specially configured conveyor for presentation to a specially configured gravity hopper having a plurality of adjustment mechanisms for ac... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5653587 | Method for transporting an article through process housing while minimizing a loss of a controlled atmosphere therefrom A method of transporting an article through a processing housing while minimizing the loss of a controlled atmosphere from the process housing. This method includes the steps of placing an article on a first carriage member, then vertically displacing the... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5635235 | Methods for handling masa Masa handling methods for the continuous processing of masa type dough in conjunction with commonly available feed processing equipment, such as a masa extruder, an oven, or cooling apparatus. One masa handling method includes a masa separator having a pa... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632370 | Pivoting transfer means at belt conveyor A pivoting transfer means for a jet of bulk material between a first cover belt conveyor and a second cover belt conveyor. The bulk material leaves the cover belt conveyor in the area of the tail pulleys and enters the receiving mouth of a second cover be... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5611421 | Method of installing multiple-lift conveyor system A method of installing a multiple lift, vertical conveyor system in a conveyor shaft includes steps of: erecting a framework for the vertical conveyor system, installing a first belt for operation on the framework; feeding a second belt into position for ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5496211 | Device for vertically conveying coins A device for vertically conveying coins including a lower horizontal guide path, a vertical guide path, an approximately arc-shaped deflecting path connecting the lower horizontal guide path and the vertical guide path. Each of the path conveys the coins ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5415270 | Transporting device for mass articles A transporting device for mass articles, in particular package covers for use in drying surfaces for drying and/or jelling of varnished or coated surface, the transporting device comprises two endless rotating transporting elements extending parallel and ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5409098 | Apparatus for the transport of cigarette packs In the region of a packaging installation for cigarettes or the like, partially finished cigarette packs (10) have to be transported over relatively long paths and, at the same time, brought into a specific relative position. A horizontal feed conveyor (1... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5409100 | Recycling assembly having three conveying belts A recycling assembly includes a first endless conveyor belt, a second endless conveyor belt, a plate disposed between the first belt and the second belt and a third endless conveyor belt. An upper conveying surface of the first belt is inclined at an angl... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5339537 | Continuous drier for flat piece material A continuous drier for flat piece material, especially for liquid-coated printed circuit boards, and the like, comprises a heatable drier housing and a transport path that ascends in the housing and, after passing an upper turning point descends again. Se... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5267640 | Transfer station assembly for scraper-chain conveyors A transfer station between a scraper-chain face conveyor and a scraper-chain roadway conveyor in a mine working has a frame for guiding the scraper-chain assemblies of the conveyor so that material discharges from the face conveyor to the roadway conveyor... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5219440 | System for cutting and conveying coal and the like In a longwall mining operation wherein a takeoff shaft provided with a takeoff conveyor and an access shaft extend crosswise from a longitudinally extending face, a material recovering and conveying system has a chain itself having a longitudinally extend... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5186600 | Garment stacker apparatus A garment stacker, having a plurality of conveyor belt assemblies, is attached to a worktable. Each assembly has two conveyor belts with one end of each sharing a common axis. All of the conveyor belts are provided with a plurality of flexible cleats for ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5154036 | Process and apparatus for the handling, especially conveyance of blanks Supplying material to high-performance packaging machines is difficult, above all during the processing of blanks (20) consisting of thin cardboard for hinge-lid packs. The arrangement of the blanks (20) within a continuous material web (23), the blanks (... | 10/13/1992 |
