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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258227 | Drive for conveyor belts A drive for conveyor belts, of the type that comprises, associated with a travel frame for a conveyor belt with at least one transport chain, transport elements for the belt and a device for recovering any elongation of the belt. The belt elongation recovery device ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7040616 | Method and system for high speed digital metering using overlapping envelopes A transporting system and method for use in a high velocity document processing system using lower velocity print technology. The invention including an upstream transport conveying spaced apart documents at a first transport velocity. A deceleration transport decel... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7000755 | Apparatus for repositioning product while maintaining forward conveying speed An apparatus comprising a first conveyor and a second conveyor, the first and the second conveyor being arranged in line with each other, having the same conveying direction and, in use, having substantially the same conveying speed, while between the first and the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978883 | Conveyor and method of using A conveyor for transporting articles is disclosed. The conveyor is for transporting articles having an initial pitch, wherein the initial pitch of the articles is subsequently decreased and/or increased. After the subsequent increase and/or decrease in pitch, the in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6823781 | Workpiece steady for a decorating machine A reduction to the traveling motion of bottles along a delivery conveyor in an intermittent motion decorating machine is provided by one of a pair of workpiece feed cams rotatably supported in a side-by-side relation to rotate about spaced horizontal axes lying in a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6766898 | Surface conveyor with variable delivery rate for bagging bakery products A conveyor 20 comprising a continuous conveyor belt 35, driven at a constant speed, and configured for compression and expansion along the direction of travel of the continuous conveyor belt 35. The continuous conveyor belt 35 passes over... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758472 | Method and system for high speed digital metering using overlapping envelopes A transporting system and method for use in a high velocity document processing system using lower velocity print technology. The invention including an upstream transport conveying spaced apart documents at a first transport velocity. A deceleration transport decel... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6722494 | Method and device for transportation A transfer apparatus 10 includes crank arms 22 each of which is pivotally attached to a driving wheel 21, link levers 23 each of which has its one end pin-linked to the tip of the crank arm 22, and revolving sections 30 each... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675713 | Eccentric belt drive A drive device for producing an at least approximately sinusoidal speed pattern for a transport belt provided in a printing machine for transporting printing material selected from the group thereof consisting of sheets and signatures, includes non-round ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6543767 | Device and method for changing a speed of sheet products A sheet product transfer device includes an elastic belt forming a continuous loop, the elastic belt having an inner surface, a first drive unit contacting the inner surface, a second drive unit spaced apart from the first drive unit and contacting the in... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6454101 | Endless conveyor An endless conveyor for conveying substantially rotationally-symmetrical products, comprising at least one endless conveying element and a number of transverse elements extending substantially perpendicularly to a conveying direction. At least one hourgla... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454079 | Variable-speed moving walkway A variable-speed moving walkway includes an array of support rollers (10) provided with a plurality of horizontal drive rollers (11), having upper surfaces arranged to be generally flush with each other and rotated about each axial center, and an endless ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6341683 | Moving walk A moving walk for effecting transport in a longitudinal direction includes a series of belt modules with modules at a center portion running at a higher rate than modules at exit ends. Among the belt modules are at least first and second belt modules, eac... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6325204 | Method and drive apparatus for continuously casting metal in a continuous block caster A method and novel drive system for use in a continuous block caster for continuously casting metal is disclosed. In particular, a novel worm gear drive system which reduces imperfections that can be created in a cast by movement of a beam chain through a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6315101 | Chain conveyor, such a carousel for a logistic installation machine, and a machine such as for sorting flat objects A chain conveyor (2), for example a carousel forming an internal revolving stock for a machine (1) for a logistic installation such as for sorting flat objects or a baggage conveyor for an airport environment or similar, the chain of the conveyor (2) bein... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6170632 | Moving walk The invention relates to a moving walk which can transport users in opposite two directions. A number of pallets 3 are arranged for rounding or circulation on annular rails 11 having two linear sectors 1A and 1B. Screw rods 16 are arranged on the linear s... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6138816 | Variable-speed passenger conveyer and handrail device thereof A variable-speed passenger conveyer comprises: endless driving chains which disengage the pallets at an acceleration zone and high-speed zone; a screw shaft which has a pitch that changes step by step so as to accelerate or decelerate the palettes; high-s... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082256 | Apparatus and method of decorating articles using a transport screw with a varying screw flight pitch In an apparatus and method of decorating articles which are transported on article carriers through a treatment station along a transport path which is linear at least over a portion of its extent, the article carriers are transported through the linear p... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065583 | Speed-variable conveyor A speed-variable conveyor includes a belt-formed fibrous body deformable in a moving direction and a width direction, a plurality of rollers mounted on both ends in the width direction of the fibrous body, and a pair of guide rails for movably supporting ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6044955 | Accelerating travelling walkway with laterally and longitudinally displaceable step plates A travelling walkway for conveying of persons, comprises sections with different speeds and with varying speeds, is formed from pivotably interconnected and driven carriers, wherein the length distances between the carriers are variable and step elements,... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6035994 | Conveyor The conveyor comprises a conveyor belt (5), two main drums (R1,R4) around which the conveyor belt forms a main loop, two auxiliary drums (R2,R3) mounted between the main drums and around which the conveyor belt forms a secondary loop, and two auxiliary ro... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6009993 | Bucket conveyor apparatus having improved infeed station A bucket conveyor apparatus includes one or more conveyor chains, and a plurality of conveyor buckets which are pivotally mounted on the conveyor chains. While the buckets are positioned in spaced apart relationship along the chains, the present apparatus... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5845765 | Plant and a method for temporary storage of items and the use of such a plant A plant preferably a freezer tunnel for temporary storage of items having an inlet and a discharge station. The plant includes a conveyor for carrying items therethrough. The conveyor loops around fixed turning rolls located opposite each other in the pla... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5826406 | Servo-controlled conveyor system for carrying liquid filled containers A conveyor system for transporting a plurality of liquid-filled containers each having an open top is set forth. The conveyor system comprises a conveyor for supporting the plurality of liquid-filled containers. The conveyor is driven by a servomotor. A p... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816387 | High-temperature furnace and ceramic conveyer belt therefor A high-temperature, conveyer-type furnace includes a selectively flexible-inflexible conveyer belt for transporting articles through the furnace. The belt, which is preferably made of ceramic, includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, pivotally-in... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5743376 | Spiral freezer conveyor belt infeed collapsing system A food processing system comprises a food processor, a food product conveyor belt associated and constructed of segments that are longitudinally displaceable relative to one another and linked together to form an endless conveyor belt that extends through... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5692594 | Transport apparatus A transport apparatus for use in a mass production is provided, which includes a first transport belt for transporting objects at either regular or irregular intervals and for discharging such objects at a zone of transfer. A second transport belt is incl... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5641057 | Bucket elevator conveyors The bucket conveyor system is made up of buckets which are pivotally suspended between two chains and run around an endless circuit. The claims are made up of links being connected by pins in elongated holes. This chain can be compressed to make its lengt... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5503264 | Endlessly circulating items transporting apparatus with individual transporting members The transporting apparatus has a guide which forms a closed loop and in which transporting members circulate. The transporting members are driven at the beginning and end of the effective conveying zone by in each case an independently controllable drive ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5400898 | Conveying system with conveyor chains A conveying system has at least two equidistant conveyor chains. In order that the chain links of the conveyor chains also move synchronously on conveying path portions in which the radii of curvature of the individual chain paths differ from one another,... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5339938 | Variable-speed conveyor element, particularly for accelerated transporters The variable-speed conveyor element applied to a handrail is made up of individual handles linked together by elements of variable length which themselves function like elements of the handrail. Each of these variable-length elements is formed from a cont... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5299681 | Conveyor equipment Retainer grooves are formed widthwise at a constant pitch on the external surface of a timing belt to retain the lead terminals of an electronic component therein. A magnet is mounted to a rail for guiding the timing belt to attract the lead terminals of ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5282529 | Pallet guidance structure for over and under conveyor An improved chain conveyor includes drive sprockets for the chain, and second sprockets for guiding the pallets between the upper and lower runs. The second sprockets rotate at a different rate of speed than the drive sprockets to adjust for misalignment ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5280830 | Apparatus for transporting products, particularly packaged food products, from a product loading station to a product unloading station In an apparatus for transporting packaged food products from a product loading station to an unloading station, series of containers are entrained by a drive arrangement along a closed-loop path and temporarily halted at the loading station and the unload... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5234095 | Conveying device, especially with high speed conveying element A conveying device, especially for pedestrians, merchandise or the like includes an area through which an accelerator assembly loads a main conveyor and an area through which a conveyor unloads onto a decelerator assembly. The accelerator assembly is slig... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5183149 | Belt conveyor system An endless conveyor belt of a belt conveyor system in a plant for air treatment of food products follows a helical path section preceded by a straight path section and followed by another straight path section. In the preceding straight path section, the ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5137138 | Methods and apparatus for chain length adjustment An apparatus for adjusting the length of a chain path having cookie or cracker divider assemblies attached thereto. A continuous series of edge-stacked cookies or crackers may be divided into groups by the divider assemblies. Adjustment of slide bars in t... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5094142 | Handling system for merging ammunition rounds from multiple ammunition bays to feed a rapid-fire gun An endless ammunition conveyor includes a set of laterally moveable carriers and a set of laterally fixed carriers arranged in alternating relation with the moveable carriers. Incident with conveyor movement, the moveable carriers are cammed between later... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5040667 | Variable-speed pallet conveyor A variable-speed pallet conveyor has a moving body, a plurality of rotary shafts rotatably mounted on the moving body so as to extend horizontally and transversely of the direction of travel, tapered rollers and pallet feed rollers fixedly mounted on the ... | 08/20/1991 |
