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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016099 | Device for transporting freight A device for transporting freight, especially freight containers in the cargo compartments of aircraft, especially to a power drive unit (PDU) having a drive roller (3) received in a frame (1) wherein the at least one drive roller (3) carrying t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006829 | Motorized roller and motor unit for motorized roller A motorized roller includes a roller body of a cylindrical shape, in which a motor and a reducer are housed. The motorized roller has fixed shafts protruding out of both ends of the roller body. A first fixed shaft has a cavity, in which a first connector is housed.... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987970 | Roller drive for a conveyor system and conveyor system A roll drive for driving a drive roller of a conveyor system has a stator which is arranged on a shaft and has a plurality of windings for generating a magnetic field, and a rotor which is arranged around the stator and is connected to a roller tub of the drive roll... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7806252 | Conveyor drive roller There is disclosed a conveyor drive roller of the type which may be used for example for supporting and driving a conveyor medium. The conveyor drive roller has a hollow drum which defines a cylindrically shaped rotatable supporting surface, and an internal surface.... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7565965 | Set of roller conveyors A set of roller conveyors is described, the members of which include a plurality of driven rollers disposed in two parallel tracks. Each member of the set has at least one electric feed-in block, which is connectable to the locally available system voltage and from ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7510073 | Motorized drum roller with stationary ends A motorized conveyor roller having a rotatable portion and at least one non-rotatable portion; including a method of inhibiting contact with a motorized rotatable conveyor roller that drives a conveyor roller that drives a conveyor medium. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7383935 | Motorized roller transverse drive A roller conveyor includes a plurality of idler rollers positioned along and between opposite sidewalls and a transverse drive system operable to rotatably drive at least some of the idler rollers of the roller conveyer. The transverse drive system includes a motori... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374036 | Roller conveyor A roller conveyor including a plurality of driven rollers disposed in two parallel tracks. With each driven roller a separate drive motor is associated, which takes the form of a low voltage motor. The drive motors are supplied from at least one low voltage source. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347799 | Antivibration device having rotary flyweights and an epicyclic geartrain An antivibration device for reducing the vibration of a structure, includes a stationary casing, mounted on the structure, and first and second sets each including two contra-rotary rotors having eccentric flyweights, the flyweights and the rotors being disposed res... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331267 | Apparatus and method of cutting a work piece An apparatus for cutting a work piece is provided that includes a base frame with four upwardly extending supports defining a workflow path there between. A framework may be mounted to the base frame for supporting a rotatable carriage above the workflow path. A pai... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329215 | Cooling structure for motorized roller A cooling structure for a motorized roller is provided, which has a simple construction, and is capable of effectively reducing temperature increases inside the apparatus. Such a motorized roller includes a motor and a reducer which are disposed inside a roller body... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299916 | Transfer mechanism and method of use A transporting device includes a power roller mounted to a chassis for transporting a tray between positions. A belt transfers power from the power roller to a shaft. The belt may be used to rotate the shaft. A pulley is mounted to the shaft and rotates in substanti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299915 | Motorized pulley The present technique, in accordance with one exemplary embodiment, relates to a motorized pulley. The exemplary motorized pulley includes a rim or housing inside of which are disposed an electric motor and a gear assembly, which is configured to transfer torque of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293577 | Toilet tank plumbing fixture assembly Described is a plumbing fixture assembly 10 for a toilet tank 14 comprising an upper portion 24 that connects with a valve 18, a lower portion 26 that is adapted for engagement with upper portion 24, and an attachment pipe | 11/13/2007 |
| 7232027 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228952 | Conveyor roller shaft support for dampening vibrations A shaft support or mount for supporting a conveyor roller and for dampening the vibrations of the conveyor roller or conveyor roller assembly in operation, by providing flexible connection structure in the shaft support, which is usually comprised of rubber. A metho... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207433 | Motor-operated conveying roll, control device for a motor-operated conveying roll, roller conveying system and control method for a roller conveying system A motor-driven conveying roll for conveying systems includes a roll which is rotatably mounted with respect to a frame. A drive unit is fixed to the frame and the output shaft of the drive unit is frictionally connected to the inner surface of the hollow conveying r... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198752 | Drive system for an apparatus for staining specimens For automatic transportation and lifting and lowering of specimens in an automatic stainer, a drive system comprises a motor (16) and a side wall assembly (40), the motor (16) being coupled on the drive side to a first (12) and a second (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175018 | Conveyor assembly The conveyor apparatus disclosed herein is generally formed of a first rail and a second rail, each rail having a plurality of rollers. A portion of the rollers are desirably drive rollers, receiving power from an integral motor assembly. The motor generally compris... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157873 | Systems and methods for reducing torque disturbance in devices having an endless belt A system for reducing torque disturbance includes a motor mechanically coupled to an endless belt. The motor is operable to drive the belt, and the belt has a seam that causes a torque disturbance to the system. The system includes a data structure having a set of v... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7112901 | Construction and method of an electric motor drive In an electric motor drive, a asynchronous motor, such as drum motor, has a stator (2) mounted on a non-rotatory shaft (1) and has rotatory, like by means of bearings (3), connected rotor (4), is arranged to drive the machine construction... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093709 | Belt conveyor A belt conveyor or belt accumulator includes at least two tandem zones, each of which is defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor and a continuous belt routed around the motorized rol... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086524 | Motorized roller A compact motorized roller, which is usable in a wide temperature range with high reliability and is manufactured at low cost. The motorized roller has a motor in a roller body. The motor can rotate the roller body. In such a motorized roller, the motor is a brushle... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083508 | Belt sander A belt sander comprising a first roller (34) a second roller (38) and a casing (28), characterised in that the casing (28) is located between the first roller (34) and the second roller (38). ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7049718 | External-rotor motor having a stationary bearing shaft An improved drum motor, preferably electronically commutated, features a unitary stationary central shaft (18) supporting a stationary inner stator (52), and an external rotor (49), including permanent magnets (50), secured to an inner su... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048112 | Food grade conveyor A yoke for a food grade conveyor is formed of UHMW plastic molded as a single unit having left and right upright portions connected by vertically separated upper and lower cross portions. Each cross portion has a stanchion to provide a support face or ledge for conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040482 | Bearing life extender for conveyor type rollers Rollers used on conveyors and inside the zinc-pot of a steel-sheet galvanizing line are usually driven by friction between the roller and the belt or sheet. Such rollers operating in high temperature furnaces or in a hot zinc pot of a steel galvanizing line often ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021456 | Conveyor roller with brake A conveyor roller or pulley includes an axle portion mountable to opposite sidewalls of a conveyor and a roller portion rotatable relative to said axle portion. The roller includes a braking device positioned at least partially within said roller portion and selecti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014038 | Cargo power drive unit An apparatus (100) for conveying cargo is provided, comprising a support base (105) and drive assembly (110) pivotably mounted to the support base (105) for vertical movement. The drive assembly (110) comprises a roller (120... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007795 | Transport device with contact-free transmission coupling A transport conveyor for workpieces, pallets, or workpiece carriers which includes a drive transmission that includes a traction coupling that interrupts the transfer of torque and driving force to the conveyor rollers, belt or the like upon an interruption in the m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007790 | Loading platform with twin roller conveyors A load transfer platform adapted for attachment to a lift has a pair of laterally extending roller conveyor which are space in a front to rear direction thereby providing a pathway there between for a workman loading and unloading merchandise. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994018 | Roller drive system for a fruit oil extractor Apparatus for extracting oil from the peel of whole citrus fruit includes a frame and a plurality of parallel horizontal rolls including toothed projections for piercing the outer surface of the whole fruit. Each of the plurality of rolls is rotatably supported via ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966427 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959804 | Conveyor assembly The conveyor apparatus disclosed herein is generally formed of a first rail and a second rail, each rail having a plurality of rollers. A portion of the rollers are desirably drive rollers, receiving power from an integral motor assembly. The motor generally compris... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6920946 | Inverted motor for drilling rocks, soils and man-made materials and for re-entry and cleanout of existing wellbores and pipes An inverted motor with a drilling utensil attached to or integrated as part of an outer motor housing that rotates around a fixed non-rotating shaft or tube. The non-rotating shaft or tube is attached to a fixed base and can extend to the end or past the end of the ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918238 | Preloadable, externally installable and removable bearing and shaft assembly An externally installable and removable bearing and shaft assembly for supporting an end of a rotatable member for rotation relative to a support member or structure, which when installed, applies an axial preload force against a shaft of the assembly, for reducing ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907984 | Motor mounting configuration for roll out table and method of retrofitting the same A motor mounting configuration for a roll out table reduces bearing wear and allows the motor of the roll out table to be quickly removed and reinstalled. A method for retrofitting a roll out table with a motor mount configuration that allows the motor to be quickly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6871850 | Apparatus and method of tensioning a flat web of material to be conveyed, by means of a rotary speed difference The invention concerns an apparatus and a method of tensioning a flat web of material to be conveyed, in particular in a printing and dispensing device for labels, which includes: a drive for advancing and retracting the flat web of material, and at least one advanc... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868961 | Roller conveyor with clutched idler rollers A roller conveyor which includes idler rollers which are drivable in a driving direction in response to rotational driving of a drive portion of the rollers, and which are freely rotatable in the driving direction relative to the drive portions of the rollers, in or... | 03/22/2005 |
