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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708135 | Food transport system and method A food transport system and method are provided for transporting a packaged food item from one floor of a restaurant, such as a cooking or preparation floor, to another floor of the restaurant, such as a serving or dining floor. The food transport system includes a ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7273343 | Rotary pick and place technology A rotary transfer apparatus, comprising a frame structure; a rotatable main shaft supported by the frame structure; a first planetary member connected to the main shaft; at least one first planetary shaft rotatably connected to the first planetary member and rotatin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258221 | Storage unit for elongated products The storage unit comprises at least two flexible members (55), equipped with supports (57) for the products to be stored, extending and moving along respective parallel paths defined by a plurality of driving wheels (59, 63). The supports (57... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7011206 | Vertical conveyor in the form of a c-shaped circulating conveyor for vertical conveyance of unit load items A vertical conveyor in the form of a said C-shaped fixed tray conveyor (1) for the vertical conveying of individual products from and to a lower level (3) to or from a upper level (2) on essentially horizontal, vertically movable spaced carrying... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6952801 | Book assembly process and apparatus for variable imaging system The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled i... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6279732 | Carousel apparatus A carousel apparatus including a track plate, two or more tracks that define a closed circuit, and an alignment block that travels about the closed circuit while maintaining a fixed orientation. The alignment block may be adapted to support a load so that... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273242 | Rotary transfer apparatus with an in-line cam mechanism A rotary transfer apparatus, comprising: a frame structure; a rotatable main shaft supported by the frame structure; a primary body connected to the main shaft; at least one first planetary shaft rotatably connected to the primary body and rotating in rel... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264418 | Workpiece positioner A workpiece positioner is provided which is adapted to move a workpiece from a load/unload zone to a work zone spaced from the load/unload zone. The workpiece positioner comprises a first stationary frame, a second frame coupled to the first frame so as t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6044627 | Device for conveying plastic pots in the transverse direction at high speed A device for displacing articles from a first substantially rectilinear feed track (23) to a second substantially rectilinear feed track (24) forming an angle with the first track (23), comprises apparatus (26) for grouping articles in batches of at least... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6006897 | Closed circuit switching machine, on a vertical plane, with devices to maintain the articles' transport planes in an essentially horizontal position A switching machine having a number of trolleys pulled by belts mounted on drive wheels set at the ends of the machine and comprising a mechanism suitable for imposing a counter rotating motion on the trolleys, so as to maintain them in a correct position... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5788057 | Suspended storage apparatus An apparatus for the suspended storage of foodstuffs, particularly slabs of chocolate or the like, arranged on shelves (15) lying flat on trays (14) hanging from two parallel chains (12, 13) moving around a closed circuit that includes a supply run and a ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5657615 | Spacing conveyor mechanism There is provided a spacing conveyor mechanism 10 having a pair of spaced, identical drive chains 13, 14. A number of conveyors 20 are attached to the chains, each conveyor having a leading carriage 21 pivotally attached to one chain 13 and a trailing car... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5642604 | Spacing conveyor mechanism A spacing conveyor mechanism (10) for conveying cans (11) along an article feed path (12) in a packaging machine for forming the cans into groups of cans is disclosed. The spacing conveyor mechanism has a pair of spaced drive sprockets (15) positioned alo... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5638665 | Spacing conveyor mechanism There is provided an article conveyor mechanism comprising a drive chain 13 on which is pivotally mounted a number of carriages 16 each having a conveyor 17 secured thereto. Each conveyor 17 has a plurality of pockets 18. Each conveyor 16 has two pins 19,... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5447407 | Large container storing and dispensing module assemblies for a vehicle A modular storing and dispensing assembly (20) for a plurality of large containers (21) of substantial weight. The modular assembly (20) comprises a container support track mechanism (24) supporting the containers (21) for movement toward a dispensing sta... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5425442 | Drive system for a vertical storage conveyor A vertical conveyor is disclosed having a frame with a first and second vertical frame section spaced apart but supportingly connected to each other. Load supports having first and second ends are conveyed around a looped path. Each load support is movabl... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5361891 | Tape conveyor system A tape conveyor system for moving a carriage along a path having at least one vertical curve and at least one horizontal curve comprises a carriage track, a tape guide, and a carriage. A block on the tape is movably positioned between two elements on the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5273392 | Automated work center and method This invention relates to an automated work center for use in materials handling operations. The work center includes a randomly accessible vertically moving temporary storage queue 11 for receiving containers 25 that hold material goods. A fixed loading ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5216949 | Conveyor for transporting lasagne and similar forms of pasta through a drier A conveyor for transporting fresh lasagne through a drier includes a plurality of container-supports substantially like cylindrical cages and each having a plurality of radial pockets for receiving and holding the lasagne. The containers are mounted remov... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5214999 | Zig-zag path processing facilities A processing facility, for subjecting products to process conditions for lengths of time and having a processing chamber equipped for establishing a predetermined condition within and throughout the chamber, a pair of continuous flexible conveyor elements... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5113970 | Food service system for drive-in restaurants An integrated system for delivering food and other products from a central processing station to one or more remote delivery stations, the products being transported in carriers which travel both vertically and horizontally in an upright position on conve... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4989722 | Apparatus for transporting yarn packages An endless belt is driven between two yarn processing machines. A plurality of package carrier members are mounted at spaced intervals to the endless belt by pivot connections which permit the carrier members to travel in freely pivotal hang disposition. ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4957188 | Conveyor system with stabilized conveyor basket A carrier basket is suspended between an opposing pair of drive members which define a path of travel between a processing station and a remote delivery station, the path of travel having vertical flights at each station interconnected by a horizontal fli... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4887953 | Storage installation The installation comprises an endless circulating shelf plant which is divided into a plurality of individual endless bucket belts having run returning stations with horizontal run returning axis in a common plane. A shelf serving apparatus is located in ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4869361 | Collecting device for polyethylene-sheet calendar manufacturing machine A collecting device for polyethylene-sheet calendar manufacturing machines including a supporting plate having horizontal upper and lower plates, a pair of rollers disposed adjacent to the supporting plate, a belt disposed on and driven by the rollers and... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4867051 | Barbeque grill apparatus A barbeque grill apparatus having a container with a curved bottom, two sides connected to the bottom and two ends interconnecting the bottom and the sides. A shaft is rotatably attached to a top portion of the container and a plurality of arms extend rad... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4712650 | Hood conveying apparatus having an outwardly reaching basket A conveying system is provided, which is particularly designed to convey food over a traffic lane to another traffic lane. The system includes a track extending from inside the restaurant, over the adjoining traffic lane or lanes, to a food-receiving stat... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4688735 | Paper tube supply system A system for automatically supplying tapered paper tubes to an automatic winder which includes a number of winding units. The system includes a paper tube discharging device which provide a stock section for retaining tapered tubes in heaped up condition ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4643633 | Rotary transfer device This invention provides a rotary transfer device or apparatus for the pickup, transfer and deposit of articles. The rotary transfer device has a drive source, a frame structure and an article pickup and deposit mechanism that travels in a predetermined, b... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4558778 | Transferring device for rod-like articles A device for sequentially transferring cigarettes or cigarette pairs from a rectilinear, preferably horizontal path, so-called "longitudinal", along which the cigarettes are moved forward in a file in which they are axially aligned, to a rotary fluted dru... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4541524 | Case packer Case packer apparatus including endless driven conveyor, article gripper, and carrier bars for the article gripper which depend therefrom and where the conveyor has a downwardly extending reach connecting a pickup station to an article deposit station, th... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4524863 | Conveyor apparatus A conveying apparatus for moving a plurality of spaced and interconnected support trays along horizontal pathways of different levels and thru pathways interconnecting the horizontal pathways. The apparatus includes tie rods interconnecting the sides of o... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4334609 | Chain mechanism A chain mechanism composed of a main chain provided with triangular links disposed at a certain pitch interval and formed with a pivot apart from the joints of the chain and an auxiliary chain having the same pitch and pitch number as the main chain and p... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4244250 | Apparatus for transporting tools in machines for the processing of rod-shaped articles Apparatus for transporting knives, sockets, holders and analogous devices for severing, supporting, transferring and/or otherwise manipulating rod-shaped articles which constitute or form part of smokers' products has first and second disks which are rota... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4231470 | Conveyor system A conveyor system of the type which may be utilized with an apparatus comprising a plurality of treatment areas such as an oven system containing a proofer for conditioning dough and a baking oven downstream of the proofer for baking the conditioned dough... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4195736 | Egg grading system An improved high speed egg grading system wherein a pair of opposed lifting bars disposed on rotating rings transfer eggs over a plurality of weighing stations, and a conveyor belt is provided for removing graded eggs spaced two abreast. An improved drive... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4168776 | Accumulator apparatus Accumulator apparatus including spaced frame members with an accumulator space therebetween. Alternate pairs of fixed axis sprockets and slidable take up sprockets are mounted on opposite sides of the frame. A pair of endless chain members are reeved over... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4142626 | Accumulator for wound paper logs An accumulator for logs of wound paper conveys logs between an input end of the accumulator and a discharge end and accommodates speed differences in the log processing equipment at the input and discharge ends. The accumulator includes stationary upper a... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4135617 | Article conveying mechanisms In a cigarette packing machine bundles of cigarettes are wrapped in metallic foil and fed along two parallel rows. Successive foremost articles in the rows are inserted into holders of pairs of planetary mechanisms. After indexing of the mechanisms in opp... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4003315 | Conveyor carriage and lading supporting rack A support rack for handling packaged goods in conjunction with an overhead conveyor, such as a suspended monorail conveyor. An upright member has spaced apart, outstanding bars hingeable and detachably connected thereto to receive the goods to be moved, p... | 01/18/1977 |
