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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141697 | Method and apparatus for transporting caplets A carrier bar for conveying at least one caplet along a predetermined conveyer path includes at least one pocket adapted to receive a caplet. Each pocket includes a longitudinal axis that is angled or offset from a direction of travel of the carrier bar in use. Each... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132664 | Product holding puck with noise reducing bumpers A product holding puck having a base including an outer wall and a radially spaced apart inner wall defining a cavity between the outer and inner walls, the outer and inner walls extending axially about a central vertical axis. The outer wall of the puck defining fi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113338 | Wear-resistant, continuous, flexible transfer belt A continuous, flexible transfer belt is disclosed. The transfer belt may be used in a transfer system for a progressive press, and is particularly suited for the transfer of easy open can ends. The transfer belt includes at least one lane that extends along an axis ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096408 | Segmented material conveyor system, threshold assembly and method for making and using the same A conveyor system is provided. The conveyor system includes a threshold assembly. The threshold assembly has a base plate that is secured to a floor, and the threshold assembly has a channel that is formed between two support beams that are secured to a base plate. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7383945 | Conveying units An apparatus is provided for transferring products, in particular eggs, comprising at least one height, at least one row of conveying units positioned under an endless sorting conveyor, wherein the products are discharged in a well-defined manner from the sorting co... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364030 | Apparatus for conveying objects An apparatus for conveying objects such as fruits, comprises a first endless conveyor, with conveying elements such as diabolos connected thereto. A conveying position is defined between at least two conveying elements. A second endless conveyor, with product carrie... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311193 | Box-conveyor chain A conveyor chain has a succession of longitudinally succeeding links, a respective entrainment lug projecting transversely outward from each link and formed with a latch seat and a plurality of identical entrainment elements. The entrainment elements each have a tra... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311513 | Installation for producing objects by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material The installation for manufacturing objects such as receptacles by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material includes conveyor means for conveying the pellets through the various stations in the installation, said stations including a heating station and a ther... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306092 | Transport system for small components A system for transporting small components, generally electrical components, arranged in a row comprising an arbitrary number of chain links. The components are accommodated within a cavity present in the chain links. The cavity is defined by at least two walls, at ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293643 | Plate link chain having inner and outer plate members A plate link chain in the form of a conveyor chain comprising at least two chain strands that are disposed parallel to one another and are comprised of a sequence of inner plate members and outer plate members, wherein the inner plate members are provided with openi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246695 | Conveyor apparatus for conveying closure A conveyor apparatus for conveying and orienting multi-diameter plastic closures includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of conveyor flights each having a channel configuration. Each conveyor flight includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls which are spaced apar... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240785 | Method and apparatus for transferring substrates The present invention is directed to a method for transferring substrates by receiving a first substrate at a first substrate receiving station in a first transfer unit capable of holding at least two substrates, moving the first transfer unit containing only the fi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225914 | Transfer apparatus for transferring body side of automotive vehicle and transfer method thereof A transfer apparatus for transferring a body side of an automotive vehicle which is supported so that a front-to-rear direction of the body side coincides with a transfer direction, includes a hanger having a plurality of support members for supporting a side sill l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195114 | Transfer units An apparatus for transferring products, in particular eggs, comprising at at least one height, positioned under an endless sorting conveyor, at least one row of conveying units, wherein the products are discharged in a well-defined manner from the sorting conveyor i... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182199 | Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182201 | Wafer carrying apparatus and wafer carrying method A wafer carrying apparatus 20 for carrying intermediate products comprises: a conveyer 40 for carrying the intermediate products in the carrying direction; and a plurality of platforms 41 arranged in the conveyer 40 along the carrying dir... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7093708 | Linear conveyor system A conveyor system for moving articles, such as microtiter plates, includes an endless belt with dividing ribs spaced to accommodate and position the plates to be moved. The belt is driven by a reversible servo motor. The system comprises removable workstations assoc... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7051866 | Cafeteria tray accumulator A cafeteria tray accumulator includes a plurality of tray holding cages that are suspended from a drive track that moves in a loop with one transverse leg disposed above another transverse leg. Each tray-holding cage includes a plurality of shelves that hold cafeter... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6971506 | Test tube carrier The invention relates to a test tube carrier (4) for transporting test tubes in a transport system, said carrier (4) comprising a base (8) having a recess made thereto for accommodating the bottom of a test tube/vial (1), and support memb... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959714 | Device and method for a washing system The present invention relates to a loading system in a washing installation comprising a plurality of dishwashers arranged essentially in parallel. The loading system comprises a dish holder to be loaded with goods to be washed, and a traveller which is adapted to c... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6926134 | Plastic conveyor belt module with embedded fasteners A plastic conveyor belt module having an embedded high-strength fastener for securely fastening an assortment of attachment elements. A fastener, such as a nut, or threaded insert, is press-fit into a countersunk hole that extends through the thickness of the module... | 08/09/2005 |
| RE38747 | Vial filling apparatus Apparatus for filling sterile containers is disclosed which defines an elongated but narrow sterile zone in which a number of operating stations are disposed. An elongated vertical wall is armed by an elongated frame and a cabinet type enclosure cooperates with the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6880694 | Method and apparatus for transferring substrates An apparatus for continuously transferring substrates such as tablets from a rotary, double-sided tablet press to a second location is provided. The apparatus comprises a flexible conveying means on which transfer units adapted to receive the substrates are mounted.... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851549 | Product capturing chain construction A product gripping device adapted for mounting on a link of a product capturing chain, the device including a base plate having on its lower side a connector structure for attaching the plate to a chain, and having two opposing posts extending upwardly from opposite... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6799674 | Coveying apparatus and rotary type transfer apparatus for spout-equipped bags A rotary type transfer apparatus used in a continuous manufacturing apparatus for spout-equipped bags. The transfer apparatus includes a transfer rotor and a driving device and installed next to an extraction apparatus. The transfer rotor has spout holding members o... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6763928 | Bottle alignment apparatus Apparatus for the alignment of a plurality of bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, and which are furthermore oriented in such a manner that said bottles are provided with respective axes centered on to the respective mouth, and the respective wall... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761262 | Linear conveyor system A conveyor system for moving articles, such as microtiter plates and the like, includes an endless belt with dividing ribs spaced to accommodate and position the plates to be moved. The belt is driven by a servo motor. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6708816 | Device for handling components A device for handling components (i.e. chips) is described. The device utilizes a conveyor belt that has crowns or recesses in a frame configuration into which singled semiconductor chips can be inserted. The conveyor belt has openings or holes between the chip posi... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708968 | Device for gathering flat articles into stacks and for further processing the stacks Flat articles are gathered on stack supports (2) being conveyed past feed points substantially continuously and one after the other. After the gathering operation, bottom edge zones (13) of the gathered articles are exposed for a further processing ope... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695129 | Uncovering device on a belt conveyer of a pick-and-place installation and method for picking and placing component using the same An uncovering apparatus may be used on a belt conveyor of a pick-and-place installation having a transporting belt loaded with pick-and-place elements. The pick-and-place elements are covered by a flexible covering and a rigid covering, which may be coupl... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688457 | Conveyance system for interface with component production and assembly equipment Machinery for automated manufacture of formed wire structures such as innerspring assemblies for mattresses and seating and flexible support structures includes one or more coil formation devices configurable to produce helical spring coils having a termi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6651842 | Article dispensing machine and method An article dispensing apparatus is described. The dispensing apparatus includes a plurality of slats, each having one or more holders for holding and dispensing articles. Each slat has a cavity and an open end. Further, each holder includes an aperture th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644462 | Conveying apparatus and rotary type transfer apparatus for spout-equipped bags A rotary type transfer apparatus used in a continuous manufacturing apparatus for spout-equipped bags. The transfer apparatus includes a transfer rotor and a driving device and installed next to an extraction apparatus. The transfer rotor has spout holdin... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6612209 | Food processing apparatus A food processing apparatus for conveying food items such as carrots and the like to a cutter comprises a conveyor having a plurality of pockets for receiving the food items. The conveyor moves in a conveyor direction to the cutter for topping, tailing, o... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6568151 | Conveyor for use in contamination sensitive equipment The present invention relates to a disposable conveyor for use with an apparatus handling contamination-sensitive discrete items. The conveyor has at least one cavity, each cavity capable to carry at least one discrete item. The conveyor is adapted to be ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6516939 | Device for transporting bottles For transporting bottles with a carrying ring in the neck region, particularly PET bottles, along a specified path of motion through processing stations (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), of a processing installation particularly a bottle-filling installation, in each case... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508498 | Holding device for holding a container and a method for fixing a container A holding apparatus for a container and a method of holding a container of any size or shape, and formed of any material by supporting a container on a holding plate and employing a gripping mechanism to apply a frictional clamping force to the container.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6491157 | Toothed belts for transporting objects The toothed belt has a band-shaped belt body which carries integrally formed teeth on one side. At least one of the teeth is provided with two openings which extend from the crown surface of the associated tooth through the toothed belt to the other side ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471042 | Transporting device for food products The invention relates to a transporting device for transporting food products to be processed. The transporting device includes at least one advancing element for advancing carriers of food products for processing that are fixed to the advancing element a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 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 |
