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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293642 | Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252192 | Side-flexing conveyor module with detachable roller assembly A link module suitable for use in a conveyor chain intended for travel along an intended direction on a given path. The module includes a first eye and a second eye adjacent the first eye. The eyes define a space therebetween. A roller assembly extends into the spac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7150350 | Processing apparatus with conveying unit for continuously conveying heat pipes A processing apparatus for continuously conveying heat pipes includes a feeder, a conveying unit and at least one processing station. The feeder includes a processing stage, which includes a feeding end and an exiting end opposite to the feeding end. A feeding direc... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128520 | Method and a device for transferring articles, in particular blister packs, to the feeding line of a packaging machine According to a method for transferring articles, the articles, in particular blister packs, are transferred to a feeding line of a packaging machine, moving continuously and longitudinally with respect to an outlet line of a machine producing the articles, on which ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6896121 | Conveyor pan The present invention relates to a conveyor pan (50) for underground face and gate conveyors, with a bottom pan (2) and a top pan (3) for the guidance of scrapers of a scrapper chain, the conveyor pan (50) having a welded frame constructi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6698576 | Method and device for transferring a product in a packaging machine In a method for transferring a product in a packaging machine, the product is engaged from behind by a pushing element which is mounted on and driven by a first circulating continuous conveyor and moved from a transfer station along a sliding surface for ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6598731 | Feed mechanism for a conveyor belt A feeder conveyor belt system applies force to the upper surface of objects and assists in moving the objects over a planar surface. The feeder conveyor belt is mounted on a suspension system which allows the feeder conveyor belt to adjust to the contour ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6435330 | In/out load port transfer mechanism A transfer system for moving one or more articles between a conveyor and a station. The system includes a transfer assembly having a lifting mechanism configured to engage the article as it is carried by the conveyor, lift the article to a raised position... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6189682 | Position control apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a block in a woodworking machine The present invention provides an automatic lug loader to place blocks on each lug on a lug conveyor in a finger jointing machine. The lug loader includes a support structure with a control station and a feed table. A powered loading conveyor overlies the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5901833 | Golf ball conveyor A golf ball conveyor including an endless chain having link pins arranged vertically which moves along a travelling line in a golf-ball conveying direction to convey golf balls. A driving device rotates the chain in an endless manner. A plurality of ball ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5431272 | Part moving mechanism To move or remove a workpiece from a worktable, as for example a finished workpiece from a work station, an elongate conveyer member, once it has been positioned so that at least a portion thereof is superposed over the finished workpiece, is lowered to c... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5363968 | Automatic blister inspection system An automatic blister system includes an inspection station into which blisters are delivered in seriatim. After inspection the blisters are removed from the inspection station. A transport assembly conveys the blister through the inspection station. A sen... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5360099 | Adjustable flight bar system An adjustable flight bar system (10) for advancing articles along a predetermined path includes a pair of conveyor chains (11) and a series of adjustable flight bars (13). Each flight bar has a support member (23) and an auxiliary member (24) coupled to t... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5203446 | Single and continuous flexible belt conveyor A conveyor mechanism for transporting trays utilizing a simple, single closed belt loop that is round in cross-section. The belt runs in and over a slider bed in straight sections and/or curved sections, and its upper edge extends above the slider bed so ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5158280 | Letter processing apparatus Apparatus for processing letters, comprising: an elongate deck; structure for feeding respective letters in a downstream path of travel extending longitudinally along the deck, the feeding structure including a pair of axially parallel spaced rollers, the... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5131524 | Conveyor system with movable partitions Disclosed is a conveyor system with movable partitions, which is so designed that powdery goods, grainy goods or other shapeless goods, or loose stuff, such as molded resin articles, can surely and safely be conveyed, when excessive resistance is applied ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5069327 | Shavings conveyor The invention relates to a shavings conveyor which has a continuously turning conveyor belt (1) provided with two lateral conveyor chains (2) as well as a housing (6) equipped with guide rails (8) for these conveyor chains, openings (11, 12) for the coola... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5056651 | Flight for collecting sludge by sweeping and roller shoe fixed thereto A flight for collecting sludge by sweeping comprises a roller shoe, comprising (a) a frame having a substantially U-shaped cross section and having a pair of side plates, (b) a shaft having a diameter-enlarged portion at one end and a threaded portion at ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5048671 | Belt-pulled drag conveyor A conveyer for particulate or comminuted material having flighting carried by a belt rather than a chain or cable. The flat belt is oriented with its broad sides in a substantially vertical plane and is driven and supported by pulleys at each end of the t... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4909378 | Mechanical handling apparatus Mechanical handling apparatus for moving a load over a support surface comprises an endless powered conveyor device which extends substantially over at least part of the length of the support and is trained round guides or pulleys rotatable about substant... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4884679 | Secure transport construction for banking depository devices A depository for receiving under conditions of security bank transaction deposits in envelopes of carying thicknesses one at a time, wherein the envelopes may contain coin in different sizes and numbers. The depository has a transport mechanism including ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4878578 | Split-cam conveyor rollers The specification discloses a split-cam conveyor roller assembly including a pair of eccentric rollers rotatable relative one another between transportation and accumulation positions. A pin fixed in one roller is received within a circumferential slot in... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4870241 | Conveyor device for can bodies in a can welding machine Can bodies (1) rounded around an arm (16) are taken over by endless conveying tracks (30;50). These are each guided over guide devices (32;52) and a drive wheel (33;53) and each comprise a run parallel to the arm (16) in order to convey the can bodies (1)... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4721202 | Frictional drive units A frictional drive unit, suitable for effecting linear sliding movement of a structural member into a cantilevered position, includes a frame, at least two sprocket assemblies mounted in bearings in the frame and spaced apart with their rotational axes pa... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4615432 | Coiled flexible workpiece transporting device In a device for the transport of workpieces of flexible materials which are to be supplied to a treatment station in a coil for treating their longitudinal edges and the workpiece in the form of a coil from which a portion to be treated projects is sent, ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4538801 | Paper sheet handling mechanism A slitter feeds paper sheets one-at-a-time from a stack onto an alignment table and against a guide surface. A quick and accurate adjustment for the guide surface enables the orientation of the guide surface and thus of the sheets to be adjusted. The shee... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4458806 | Conveyor chain for dishwasher system A conveyor chain for a dishwashing system which chain includes a plurality of pinned links and travels on a conveyor pan and supports at least in part racks to be carried. The links are pinned for movement about a vertical axis (in a horizontal plane). Pa... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4422748 | Apparatus for transporting and processing photographic materials or the like Apparatus for developing photographic film includes a substantially cylindrical, open sided carrier which retains spaced-apart parallel sheets of photographic film within the cylinder. A plurality of horizontal open-topped chemical troughs are disposed si... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4410081 | Conveyor system A conveyor system is provided which includes a conveyor table which has an advancing section wherein a conveyor transports racks of small objects from a loading position to a position wherein the racks can be removed from the conveyor or unloaded, and a r... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4375845 | Tail section for multiple chain drag conveyor A tail assembly for a multiple chain drag conveyor, including a take-up assembly and multiple tail shafts rotatably mounted on the take-up assembly, each of which carries a chain engaging sprocket. Adjustment devices are connected to the tail shafts. The ... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4330018 | Shuttle return conveyor mechanism The conveyor belt for the shuttle return conveyor mechanism is formed with a support on the upper surface for laterally supporting a series of shuttles thereon and drivers which act as abutments for moving the shuttles from the catching mechanism to the p... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4318468 | Conveyor device An accumulator conveyor has rollers forming an object transport surface and an endless flexible drive member. The drive member, at intervals, rests on and travels over support members each resiliently supported for vertical movement. Each support member h... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4269304 | Scraper chain conveyor assembly A scraper chain conveyor assembly comprises a plurality of trough sections arranged in end-to-end relationship and a bracket side section extending along each trough section. Each bracket side section includes a hollowed sectional part and a mining machin... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4234288 | Apparatus for transporting elongated cylindrical workpieces Elongated cylindrical workpieces are transported by gripping same between a driven belt and a supporting surface. The belt imparts rotation to the workpieces for rolling same along the supporting surface.... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4193491 | Apparatus for feeding stacks of sheets, such as reams of paper Apparatus for feeding stacks of sheets, in particular reams of paper, comprising a table along which the stacks are pushed forward by the flights of a flight conveyor, each flight having a foot adapted to support the stack, and the apparatus having means ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4134489 | Coupling device for a scraper conveyor tub The invention relates to a coupling device acting between to adjacent tubs of a scraping conveyor for mines in which each tub comprises two side members. The recesses for the abutment flanges, like the access openings, are laterally accessible. The retain... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4103767 | Elevating apparatus Packages, containers and the like are moved from one elevation to another by means of an endless conveyor having generally vertical runs and a generally vertical, slippery reaction surface along said vertical run. The endless conveyor has elastic cords or... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4072156 | Coin sorting device A coin sorting device has a coin passage with a floor and a lateral perimeter defining structure on one lateral side (or each of the lateral sides) of the passage, the floor having holes for successively larger coins disposed successively along the passag... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4062444 | Apparatus for cycleless transportation A conveyor for the nonforced displacement of a multiplicity of workpiece-supporting carriages along a transport path whereby the carriages can be selectively stopped and, after unloading, are returned to the starting end of the conveyor. Flanking this pat... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4037713 | Scraper-chain conveyors A frame assembly for a scraper-chain conveyor which is usable as a drive or reversing station. The assembly has bearing units, which are supported by spaced-apart side walls. A shaft carrying a chain wheel for engagement with the scraper-chain assembly of... | 07/26/1977 |
