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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360336 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357244 | Device for feeding book blocks, books or similar printed products, in step with the working cycle, to a subsequent processing machine The invention relates to a device for feeding book blocks, books or similar printed products (2), in step with the working cycle, to a subsequent processing machine. The infeed device comprises a continuous-drive accumulating conveyor (3); an arrestor ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322460 | Pivoting unloading door assembly and common conveyor drive for door segments thereof A pivoting unloading door for ramp assembly and common conveyor drive for door or ramp segments thereof. The door or ramp segments are pivotable about a pivotal axis between a folded or closed position in generally overlaying relation one to the other, and an unfold... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7263799 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7207428 | Transport device for containers A conveyor device for containers having multiple narrow lanes formed by guide railings adjustable horizontally across the direction of conveyance, with horizontally adjustable sensors for the containers arranged above the narrow lanes across the direction of conveya... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6978878 | Continuous feeding device for a single layer color film packaging machine A continuous feeding device for a single layer color film packaging machine includes a pair of chains mounted at two sides above a conveyor belt, the chains being engaged with a plurality of gears, a plurality of a linking rods equidistantly mounted between the two ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6837360 | Retractable transfer device metering and product arranging apparatus and methods Product is conveyed as a continuous stream by a meter conveyor (12) unto a transfer plate (32) and a transfer device (42). The transfer device (42) is movable between a retracted position and an extended position extending over a sweep co... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6102190 | Device for intermittently transporting objects, in particular coated wafer sheets or filled wafer blocks Device for intermittently transporting objects, in particular coated wafer sheets or filled wafer blocks. At least one stop (5) that can be lowered below a transport plane is mounted downstream of a device (2) that pushes the objects (1) forward in the tr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5655425 | Method and assembly for stopping a set of rolls The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for stopping a roll set, quickly in a controlled fashion. Typically, such a roll set is comprised of a plurality of rolls which is launched from a slitter wherefrom it is rolled along a downward ramp... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5551555 | Guide system for packages on a conveyor system A guide system for packages on a conveyor system includes a generally linear guide member. The guide member aligns the packages as they move along the conveyor system. A generally linear control member is connected to the guide member and lies generally p... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5341620 | Can feeding apparatus for a can seamer The present invention provides a can feeding apparatus for a can seamer, in which can bodies are fed to a seaming turret are slid on a plate rail and alongside opposed guides by fingers of a drive chain. The seaming turret or a turret opposed to the seami... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5289910 | Transport apparatus A textile machine transport apparatus is provided for transporting tube support members to and between locations at which yarn packages supported on the tube support members are handled. The transport apparatus includes an assembly for advancing the tube ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5201404 | Apparatus and method for distributing product on a conveyer An apparatus (10) for evenly distributing coated cereal pieces across the width of a conveyer is disclosed including a steep angled, V-shaped plow (24) supported in varying angular positions by saddles (38) above the conveyer. Specifically, three saddles ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5197586 | Automatic machine for uprightly positioning and feeding containers An apparatus for use with a continuous belt type conveyor transporting containers from the exit portion of an automatic machine for uprightly positioning and feeding containers, includes at least one first braking unit (1, 11) each having an endless belt ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5168976 | Cushioned stop for powered conveyor A stop mechanism mountable on a powered conveyor, such as a conveyor having continuously-driven drive rollers which support and drivingly move loads such as pallets. The stop mechanism is mounted directly under and between sidewardly-spaced drive rollers ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5149502 | Colorimetric apparatus for continuous control of impurities on hydrate of alumina An apparatus for automatic, quantitiative determination of an impurity contained in a product with an uneven upper surface travelling in bulk on a conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a leveling system including a half-cylinder formed of a plastic sheet,... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5109971 | Pallet transport device A pallet transport device having a securing element positioned between two longitudinal rails in projections of a non-driven pallet transport device. A shaped body is seated on an axle. When docking with a driven pallet transport device, each projection i... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4796746 | Device for braking articles to be conveyed on a conveyer and braking rubber tubes therefor A device for braking advancing packages being transferred on a conveyer including a pair of rubber tubes of a predetermined length having flat surfaces, the tubes being inflated toward the packages being conveyed so that the tubes interpose and stop the p... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4732258 | Vibratory feeding work station module and system A work station module which includes a buffer storage area (B) for the transitory storage of workpiece carriers (A) which are received at non-specific intervals and an escapement station (C) to facilitate performance of some operation of a workpiece carri... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4724945 | Methods and apparatus for turning flat articles Apparatus for turning flat articles supported on a substantially flat surface, including a device for receiving a serial stream of the articles, each of which travels along a first linear path, and a device for rotating each article through a preselected ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4709800 | Bottle conveyor with brush spacer Apparatus for wrapping shrinkable plastic labels about bottles as they are moved in a single file. As the bottles exit the wrapping machine, they are resting on a moving belt conveyor which is driven in the direction of a heat shrinking tunnel. In order t... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4706793 | Conveyor system with rollers and plungers Conveyor element with spaced rollers, including a main body with bores which contain plungers that are movable by means of an inflatable bladder.... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4682682 | Feeding conveyor for feeding articles laterally onto another conveyor, particularly a sorting conveyor In connection with a feeding conveyor for feeding articles laterally onto a sorter conveyor is mounted a retractable V-shaped stop for the articles as conveyed on the feeding conveyor, whereby these articles are temporarily stopped and concurrently center... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4664248 | Device and method for conveying and orienting randomized circular product-carrying pucks Device and a method are taught for specifically orienting and conveying products in a common direction of travel. The products are individually mounted on a plurality of identical, circular, product-carrying pucks. Each circular puck has a flat conveyor-c... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4627526 | Conveyor system with rollers and plungers Conveyor system with spaced rollers, including a main body formed with bores which contain plungers that are movable by means of inflatable bladder.... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4613036 | Roller conveyor with improved comb structure A roller conveyor including: a plurality of spaced generally parallel roller rods; a number of rollers mounted on each of the rods and defining an upper surface for engaging conveyed objects; and a comb structure. The comb structure includes at least one ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4511300 | Apparatus for gathering writing pads or the like Apparatus gathering writing pads into stacks has a row of receptacles disposed at a level below the discharge end of a feeding conveyor which delivers several lines of pads, one for each receptacle. The receptacles have a common horizontal floor assembled... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4511030 | Article accumulating conveyor system In the conveyor system disclosed herein, a plurality of elongate lifting assemblies are interleaved with parallel moving belts on which articles are transported. Each lifting assembly utilizes an air bag which is supported in an upwardly facing, rigid, U-... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4489824 | Apparatus for stopping articles on a conveyor A continuously movable conveyor supports a plurality of articles for movement along a path leading to and beyond a zone at which selected articles are transferred from and returned to the conveyor. At the transfer zone is stop apparatus movable from a pos... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4487309 | Conveyor system A conveying system including a pair of endless belt conveyors that are in vertically spaced relation. A series of work stations are located along the length of the conveyors and a plurality of small pallets which contain workpieces or component parts are ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4448300 | Device for blocking containers against moving on a conveyor For blocking containers that are moving on a conveyor between parallel guide rails, a rotatable star wheel is positioned adjacent the container path. A locking member selectively locks the star wheel in a neutral position wherein it lies completely outsid... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4434887 | Isolated stop for vibrating feeders An apparatus is provided for feeding components by vibration, halting the feed of the components at an unload station, and picking-up the components by an unloader at the unload station in which the pick-up head and the means for stopping the feed of comp... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4408687 | Power brake for article feed apparatus An article processing apparatus including a frame and feed conveyor on the frame for supply of a plurality of rows of abutted articles has provided therefore a stop member positioned above the feed conveyor and extending transversely of the rows of abutte... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4403899 | Apparatus for gathering writing pads or the like Apparatus gathering writing pads into stacks has a row of receptacles disposed at a level below the discharge end of a feeding conveyor which delivers several lines of pads, one for each receptacle. The receptacles have a common horizontal floor assembled... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4397386 | Retractible stop having reduced retraction resistance A retractible stop mechanism is disclosed, for a conveyor system or the like, in which a stop member is moved up and down between a retracted position and a position in which it blocks an article, and a pivoted tension link is connected between the suppor... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4348816 | Method and apparatus for rapid drying of container covers An apparatus and a method for drying substantially flat and approximately circular workpieces, such as container covers, by transporting the covers by means of a conveyor belt through a heated zone and subsequently a cooling zone. The covers are maintaine... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4316534 | Pan indexing apparatus A pan indexer for use with a moulder/panner with a gate and a conveyor, having a carrier for a cantilevered template with a spaced series of tangs for successively engaging and releasing pans on the conveyor when the template is moved up and down in synch... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4289229 | Conveyor table slab stop arrangement A conveyor arrangement for moving steel slabs on motor driven rollers includes a stop assembly which is positionable in the path of movement of the slabs for preventing further movement. The shock of the moving slab against the stop plate is absorbed by a... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4289494 | Brake for sheet stacks on a folding table A brake assembly for stopping moving sheet stacks on a folding table of a rotary printing press and a method of operating the brake assembly is disclosed. A rotatable drum carries a plurality of axially extending stop rods spaced about the periphery of th... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4279338 | Apparatus for splitting a stream of particulate solids An apparatus for dividing a stream of particulate solids into a plurality of streams of particulate solids the apparatus comprising a belt conveyor having a leveler positioned above the belt surface to level the particulate solids on the belt surface so t... | 07/21/1981 |
