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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167120 | Lateral load building conveyor apparatus A load moving apparatus is operable to move a load, such as a stack of sheet product, in a first and second direction on a staging area. The load moving apparatus includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a translating device. The first conveyor defines the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8127917 | Pile transfer device and method In a mail processing system, a support element has a flat floor with elements spaced from each other so that a comb-type or fork-type structure is produced, wherein the elements have front section extending upwards. A first transport device has a number of bands equ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7819240 | Transfer belt unit and image forming apparatus having the same A transfer belt unit and an image forming apparatus having the same are provided. The transfer belt unit includes a transfer belt circulating and traveling and transferring a toner image formed on a photosensitive body onto a printable medium. A plurality of support... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7404481 | Retaining pins for stacking conveyor for slicing machine A stacking conveyor for receiving slices cut from a food loaf or slab includes a frame, an endless belt conveying surface, a carrier, a plurality of pins, and a motive mechanism. The endless belt conveying surface is supported by the frame. The carrier is arranged b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353955 | Baggage screening system and method A baggage screening system and method includes providing a plurality of screening subsystems, each including an automated baggage screen device and a feed conveyor for feeding bags to the screen device. A supply conveyor is provided for supplying bags to the screen ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7287636 | Driving device and diverter, diverting unit, and conveying apparatus incorporating the driving device A conveying apparatus 100 includes a main conveyor line 101 formed by a motorized roller 110 and a free roller 111 arranged at specified intervals and a diverting line 102 for diverting an article from the main conveyor line 101... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284651 | Conveyor system and method of conveying elements The method of conveying elements on a conveyor system of this invention includes conveying an element on a first continuously moving conveyor in a first direction at a first height, then lifting the element from the first conveyor upwardly to a second height and sim... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7216013 | Singulation detection system for objects used in conjunction with a conveyor system A system and method for reliably detecting singulated parcels traveling on a conveyor belt by comparing parcel characteristics before and after parcel agitation. First, parcel characteristics are evaluated. Then parcels are agitated to promote a change in characteri... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191895 | Conveyor induct system with probability estimator A conveyor system, such as an induction subsystem for supplying articles to a sortation subsystem, and method of conveying articles includes providing a conveying surface for conveying a series of articles and at least one sensor for sensing the articles on the conv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178659 | Methods and apparatuses for inducting articles onto a conveyor An novel apparatus and technique may be used to induct articles onto a conveyor comprising at least one conveyor belt that moves articles along a first path that extends in a first direction. The apparatus may be used to move an article along a second path that exte... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114608 | Directional transition module for use in conjunction with a roller-type conveyor A directional transition module for moving an article translating on a primary roller conveyor extending along a first axis to a secondary conveyor for translation along a second axis angularly disposed with respect to the first axis includes at least one flexible d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090067 | Conveyor system with distributed article manipulation A system and method for manipulating articles includes providing a bed having at least one conveying surface. The conveying surface is adapted to move articles in a direction of conveyance from an upstream end to a downstream end of the bed. At least one sensor is p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7012210 | Singulation detection system for objects used in conjunction with a conveyor system A system and method for reliably detecting singulated parcels traveling on a conveyor belt by comparing parcel characteristics before and after parcel agitation. First, parcel characteristics are evaluated. Then parcels are agitated to promote a change in characteri... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6975747 | Method and system for monitoring and controlling workpieces Methods and systems for monitoring the delivery of workpieces to a position by: storing a digital reference image of the position prior to the delivery of workpieces; storing a digital operating image of the position during delivery of workpieces; performing image a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961456 | Method and apparatus for reading and decoding information A method and apparatus is disclosed for reading and decoding information extracted from a form. In the system of the present invention, packages are randomly placed on a conveyor belt, with their labels facing a two-camera subassembly. As the conveyor belt moves, th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938751 | Vertical lift assembly A vertical lift assembly for raising a plurality of diverting belts between rollers of a roller conveyor, to engage and raise an object from the surface of the conveyor, and to divert it to the side of the conveyor. The vertical lift assembly uses a plurality of hin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907978 | Methods and apparatuses for inducting articles onto a conveyor An novel apparatus and technique may be used to induct articles onto a conveyor comprising at least one conveyor belt that moves articles along a first path that extends in a first direction. The apparatus may be used to move an article along a second path that exte... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6845860 | Conveyor transfer apparatus A conveyor transfer apparatus (100) conveys stacks of product (S1) on a multi-row conveyor (110) having a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart belts (112) toward a single-row conveyor (120) oriented transversely to the multi-row con... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6763927 | Conveying apparatus, a roller conveyor system and a conveyor assembly A conveying apparatus is composed of a motor-installed roller (2), cams (3), a rotation axis deflector (4), a drive pulley (5), a driven pulley (6), an endless belt (7), a flat support (8) and a spring (9). The... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6719126 | Device for transferring mail bins The transfer device for a linear conveyor comprises a fixed framework (5) placed on one side of the linear conveyor (2) and means for moving objects towards the framework in a transfer direction that is different from the conveying direction of said co... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6505733 | Right angle power transfer A transfer assembly for a conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of rollers mounted to the frame, a plurality of grooved transfer sheaves supported by the frame, and an actuator which selectively moves a group of the transfer conveyors between a re... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6471044 | Hold and release singulator A hold-and-release singulator includes a conveyor having a transport mechanism for carrying a group of items such as parcels, packages, containers or the like from an entry end towards an exit end of the singulator, a hold and release system that can hold... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6315110 | Retractable central conveyor in a folder-gluer This retractable central conveyor (1) being used in a folder-gluer converting plate-like workpieces such as paper or cardboard for producing packagings. Such a folder-gluer comprises two frames between which are arranged two lateral conveyors (100, 110), ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6223880 | Conveyor table having selectively enabled conveyor elements This invention discloses a conveyor table, including a supporting construction having a first supporting surface for supporting articles to be conveyed, a plurality of conveyor elements mounted to the supporting construction and defining a second supporti... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6176364 | Device for simplified vertical loading of an X-ray cassette into a transport receptacle of a processing apparatus for X-ray cassettes A device allows easy, rapid, and reliable loading of X-ray cassettes of different formats into a transport receptacle of a processing apparatus for X-ray cassettes in a space-saving and user-friendly fashion. This is achieved, according to the invention, ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6098789 | Conveyor operation control system A package conveyor operating control system comprised of a continuous conveying belt supported on separate plates, air pressure responsive pads supporting the plates to effect lifting and lowering of the plates, photocells associated with each plate to de... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6062376 | Zero back-pressure conveyor system An endless conveyor system includes movable lift rails for supporting the conveyed articles on either side of an endless conveying member. The lift rails are defined by end-to-end sections with adjacent ends of adjacent sections simultaneously movable bet... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5860509 | Conveyor belt system A conveyor belt system for intermittently controllably transporting and arresting workpieces. The belt band of a conveyor belt runs between two upward facing shanks of an H-profile track. The conveyor belt is either actively or passively lowered in the ar... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5826699 | Goods storage and conveyor system In order to be able to continuously operate a storage and conveyor system, consisting of two main conveyor tracks running parallel to each other and containing storage locations for goods in a minimum of space, in such a way as to allow retrieval of speci... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810158 | Belt accumulation conveyor A belt accumulation conveyor includes at least one driven endless conveying member defining a conveying surface and at least one brake surface lateral of the endless conveying member. A plurality of longitudinal members are arranged in tandem, defining a ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5743375 | Conveyer transfer apparatus A conveyer transfer apparatus for use in a roller conveyer for lifting an article upwardly and moving it laterally to another conveyer. It includes a motor as a driving force to drive two pairs of spaced eccentric sprockets and a side-roller-chain, which ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738203 | Apparatus for translating harmonic motion An apparatus for converting rotational movement of a rotary member to harmonic linear motion for moving an article transfer apparatus between a first position and a second position. The apparatus provides a follower pivotally connected to the extending en... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735389 | Conveying system A conveying unit (1) capable of stopping at precise points in an assembly line or the like comprises a conveyor (10), a lift (20) and a support (30) as main components. The conveyor (10) is a double-belt type belt conveyor wherein synchro rubber belts (13... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5727674 | Stacker-bundler transfer apparatus with powered roller table An improved bundle transfer apparatus for sheet material in signature form is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having rails on which a bundle transfer vehicle is mounted. The bundle transfer vehicle has a platform which is movable to a position un... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5685687 | Loading and unloading assist apparatus for a vehicle A truck is fitted with an unloading conveyor for carrying packages of material, e.g. roofing shingles, from a transfer station on the truck bed, preferably at its rear. This conveyor can swing in an arc about its mounting adjacent the transfer station, an... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5685414 | Zero back-pressure conveyor system An endless conveyor system includes movable lift rails for supporting the conveyed articles on either side of an endless conveying member. The lift rails are defined by end-to-end sections with adjacent ends of adjacent sections simultaneously movable bet... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5582282 | Apparatus for the transport of stacks of blanks An apparatus for transporting of stacks of blanks (10) to packaging machines, the stacks of blanks (10) are delivered on pallets (11). Rows of stacks (12) are transferred from the pallets (11) to a stack conveyor (15) which leads to the packaging machine.... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5542809 | Self-driven liftup conveyor, vehicular liftup conveyor, truck freight loader/unloader, and truck freight loading system A self-driven liftup conveyor comprises a channel including a bottom plate and two side plates; a roller tray accommodated in the channel and holding a multiplicity of rollers in a rotatable manner; a belt placed all over the length of the rollers; a driv... | 08/06/1996 |
