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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341140 | Off-loading conveyor of produce An off-loading conveyor of produce having utility in the discrimination and separation of watermelons includes a support structure defining a conveying path, an endless flexible element mounted on the support structure to extend and to move along the conveying path ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7258223 | Pallet conveyor with chain drive recirculating in a horizontal plane A conveyor using a drive chain to drive pallets along a closed loop path on a track lying in a horizontal plane through inside and outside turns so that the conveyor may transport parts along non aligned stations. An advance and a return run extend parallel to each ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240781 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a conveying surface, a plurality of pusher shoes capable of traveling laterally of the conveying surface travel direction, a diverting assembly selectively diverting the pusher shoes and a control. The pusher shoes are general... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7121400 | Systems and methods for guiding conveyance elements Systems and methods for controlling the planarity of a conveyance element with respect to a guide while the conveyance element is in motion. This control is achieved by coupling a guide to a conveyance element where the conveyance element is held in a level position... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108127 | Rod retaining snap rod with enlarged retaining ring A modular belt having a first belt module and a second belt module intercalated and locked into position by a pivot rod having a head at one end and a retaining ring disposed in spaced apart relation relative to the head along the longitudinal axis. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059557 | Rotating station for wound laps A method and apparatus are provided for changing the unwinding direction of wound laps supplied by a delivery station in order to form a group of wound laps in which the face sides of adjacent wound laps are provided with the same distance and the longitudinal axes ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6945380 | Intermediate storage device and process for transporting objects The invention relates to an intermediate storage device for objects (11) to be transported. Said device comprises a plurality of carriers (9) which circulate on a closed strip and are used for the objects (11), e.g. printed products; an introduc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929111 | Apparatus and a method for collating and cartonning product units Apparatus for collating and cartonning product units comprising: product infeed means adapted to dispense a succession of discrete product units; one or more servo-trains, the or each servo-train comprising a plurality of buckets in which each bucket is adapted to r... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6854815 | Carousel shelving unit A powered carousel shelving unit is configured to bring individual shelves to a standard handicap accessible height at a front access opening for viewing and selection of product on the shelves. Stationary guide tracks and complimentary tracking elements connected t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6825446 | Thermal processing chamber and a method of thermally processing products The present invention relates to a chamber and a method for continuous thermal processing of products being conveyed through the chamber. The thermal processing could be quick-freezing of fish or similar food items. The invention relates more specifically to a devic... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6745889 | Articulating cabinet support assembly for moving conveyor system An articulating cabinet support assembly for a moving conveyor system includes a base assembly, fixed to the conveyor, and a movable support arm. A cabinet traveling down an assembly line is arranged on the support arm as the cabinet proceeds through various assembl... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6641358 | Web stacker and separator apparatus and method A separator and stacker apparatus and method for separating a completed stack of web product from a stack of product being built thereafter. Preferred embodiments of the present invention utilize a stack building carriage having a forked or slotted floor ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6446416 | Vertical insert bucket A bucket on a bucket conveyor has a movable member or wall movable to a laid down position for receiving a horizontally disposed item. The member or wall is moved to reorient the item into an upright position for loading into a carton with another item la... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6405852 | Transport device in a packaging machine A transport device in a packaging machine, in particular a tube filling machine, comprises an endless belt guided via at least two deflection pulleys on the outer side of which a plurality of supporting devices are disposed. One end of each supporting dev... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6357580 | Belt-type carrier system A belt-type carrier system is described, that comprises a guide rail structure having straight and curved sections. The guide rail structure has at least one track extending therealong. A belt extends along the guide rail structure. A drive device is prov... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341687 | Equipment for moving cages used for holding and transporting chickens, hens and similar A transportation arrangement includes a closed track with a chain running along the closed track. A plurality of base frames are arranged on the chain and move along the track by the chain which is powered by a motor. A plurality of counter frames are eac... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6341684 | Blown plastic containers and method of handling same An as molded thermoplastic container (10) having a body portion (12) and a moil (16) extending outwardly from a rim (14) of the container, the moil and the body portion being molded integrally with one another. The moil has an opposed pair of outwardly pr... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6322315 | Web stacker and separator apparatus and method A separator and stacker apparatus and method for separating a completed stack of web product from a stack of product being built thereafter. Preferred embodiments of the present invention utilize a stack building carriage having a forked or slotted floor ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6209704 | Apparatus and method for transporting and reorienting items between two locations An apparatus and method is disclosed for transporting and reorienting items between two locations. The apparatus includes first and second upstanding members each having a first end and a second end. The first and second upstanding members are joined toge... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6070712 | High efficiency mechanical transducer A high efficiency mechanical transducer assembly including a primary drive assembly defined by at least one but preferably a plurality of synchronized conveyors being vertically oriented and structured to travel in a continuous path which is defined in pa... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6029797 | Endless articulated conveyor movable in a three-dimensional curved path An endless conveyor belt has a plurality of link members interconnected so that the conveyor belt is movable along a path (22) curved essentially in the plane of the conveyor belt and also about a guide roller whose axis is parallel to the plane of the co... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6003444 | Dolly for straight side conveyor pan A dolly for use in a straight sided flat bottom conveyor pan. The dolly is comprised of a frame, a pair of inner wheels and a pair of outer wheels. The inner wheels travel on an inner track of a conveyor pan and the outer wheels travel on an outer track o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5899659 | Depalletizer collector belt assembly A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is dispose... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5788461 | Automatic depalletizer A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is dispose... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5730273 | Actuating apparatus for tipping a component A tipping arrangement in a sorting system includes a carriage body, a shaft connected to the carriage body, a projection secured to the carriage body, and a component pivotally connected to the shaft to be tippable out of a locked base position into at le... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5407052 | Snubber assembly An improved snubber assembly for interconnecting a driving conveyor assembly to a driven conveyor assembly. The snubber assembly includes a shield tube adapted to be attached to the driven conveyor assembly, a cylinder structure, a piston, and a piston ro... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5388681 | Inflatable conveyor belt A conveyor belt includes a lower surface and a number of article supporting surfaces, each of which is tiltably attached to the lower surface. Inflatable chambers are defined in the belt, the article supporting surfaces being disposed to tilt upon inflati... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5381882 | Tiltable tray of a sorting conveyor installation A tiltable tray apparatus of a sorting conveyor installation for depositing unit loads by a swiveling movement from a horizontal transporting position into a tilting position with a conveyor device, on which the tray is arranged by a supporting member whi... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5353912 | Arrangement for the sorting of piece goods The sorting plant has two loops (2,102) on which endless cart chains (4,104) circulate. The loops (2,102) extend parallel and adjacent to each other at a transfer station (100). The cart chains (4,104) are driven by synchronized drives (6,106) in such a w... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5323912 | Conveyer with an automated sorting system A conveyer with an automated sorting system comprises a transport mechanism, a guide mechanism, and a sorting mechanism. A sorting sensor activates electrical spiral tubes which, in turn, actuate left and the right separation pieces to guide pins of the t... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5260019 | Method and apparatus for heating liquid samples, and a container for use in the apparatus In a method and an apparatus for heating large amounts of uniform milk samples (11) to about 40° C. preparatory to laboratory analyses, the samples are currently introduced into a carrousel-like machine. The machine has two axially offset levels (II and ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5247778 | Self cleaning stabilizing or anti-inertia mount for high speed automatic packaging machine The invention provides a mount for attachment to a link chain conveyor, especially--but not exclusively--for use in an automatic packaging machine. The mount has two pivot points of attachment to prevent unwanted motion caused by centrifugal forces as the... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5244074 | Sorting conveyor arrangement A sorting conveyor arrangement for parcels or the like includes an endless circulating chain on which a plurality of support members for tilting carriages are mounted. Each tilting carriage is tilted in a tilting or emptying station by using switches in w... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5230417 | Distributing transportation device The present invention relates to a distributing transportation device for distributing work fed in a single line into a plurality of lines. A plurality of carrier bars are driven in a form of a conveyer between a pair of chains traveling in synchronism wi... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5191959 | Sorting conveyor with vertical switching system An article sorting conveyor includes an endless flexible carrier having a series of longitudinally spaced cross slats or tubes supporting article transfer pushers for lateral movement on the carrier relative to the direction of movement of the carrier. Ea... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5181597 | Conveyor- and distribution plant Endless conveyor comprising a plurality of inter-connected conveyor units (1) spaced from each other and traveling in a mainly horizontal circuit, each unit being provided with a carrying surface (7) directed outwardly with respect to said conveying circu... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5144790 | High speed automatic packaging machine with anti-centrifugal force transport means A high speed automatic packaging machine is constructed from standardized modules in order to reduce cost and standardize operational and maintenance procedures. The standardized modules include conveyor chains trained over sprocket wheels to form modules... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5086905 | Tipping-conveyor element for a package conveyor A tipping-conveyor element for a package conveyor, having a driven conveyor line which includes a multiplicity of conveyor elements flexibly connected to one another, elements on whose carrying surface, essentially horizontal in the conveying state, there... | 02/11/1992 |
