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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074790 | Manufacturing method for absorptive article A manufacturing method for an absorptive article having a waistband member, includes: transporting a continuum (for example, second to seventh continuum) including waistband regions 1A and 1B corresponding to the waistband member. In the transporting, ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7810635 | Substrate transfer apparatus and method of driving the same A substrate transfer apparatus and a method of driving the same includes a first guide block and a second guide block, and a single ball screw shaft connected to the first and second guide blocks moves the guide blocks in an axial direction thereof. A first drive un... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784606 | Belt conveyor transporting containers used in semiconductor fabrication A conveyor and conveyor system is defined for moving a container used to hold semiconductor wafers. The conveyor includes a first belt having a first support surface for movably supporting the container and a second belt having a second support surface for movably s... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7597191 | Bulk material bed with improved conveyor A self-unloading bed includes a conveyor with chain bars that are strong, light-weight and non-damaging to the floor upon which the conveyor slides. The preferred chain bar is an elongated bar with two legs, each of said two legs having a foot. The feet extend away ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588139 | Conveyor assembly A conveyor assembly is provided for accumulating and discharging a column of evenly spaced items. The conveyor assembly includes a receiving conveyor, a discharge conveyor and a belt guiding carriage. The receiving and discharge conveyors each include a plurality of... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584840 | Strip belt conveyor A conveyor for moving items in a direction is disclosed herein. The conveyor may comprise a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is not perpendicular to the direction. A first pulley and a second pulley may be located proximate the second end with a co... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571801 | Assembly for conveying glass sheets on sheet working machines An assembly for conveying glass sheets on machines for working sheets, comprising an assembly for feeding the sheets to be worked, which engages the longitudinal edges of the sheets and is arranged upstream of a frame for supporting at least one working head, and an... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7500554 | Device for conveying flat postal articles in an upright position An apparatus for conveying mail flats in an upright position with at least one conveying module has a circulating, horizontally oriented floor belt guided via return rollers, and two endless lateral guide belts guided via deflection rollers. A distance of the latera... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490714 | Transport device, in particular for use in a vacuum chamber A transport device is particularly suitable for use in a vacuum chamber for the transportation of a flat substrate through the vacuum chamber and comprises a belt conveyor with at least one flexible infinite belt guided around at least two deflection rollers, whereb... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7472788 | Belt conveyor for use with semiconductor containers The present invention comprises a conveyor for moving a semiconductor containers throughout a fabrication facility. In one embodiment, the conveyor comprises a plurality of individually controlled conveyor zones. Each conveyor zone includes a first belt, a second be... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7441648 | Systems and methods for transport through curves A transport system including a curved conveyance section configured for moving articles along a curved conveyance path. At least one turnstile wheel is configured to guide the articles along the curved conveyance path. In some embodiments, the turnstile wheel compri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438176 | Stretchable transfer conveyer method of stretching transfer conveyer and stretchable guide device for movable article In a transfer conveyer wherein a pair of guide rails respectively provided with guide surfaces for guiding both side surfaces of a transferred article in a transfer direction are extended in the transfer direction and wherein flexible endless belts are provided for ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434678 | Systems and methods for transport through curved conveyance sections A transport system includes a curved conveyance section configured to move an article along a curved path without significantly slowing or stopping. Exemplary articles for conveyance include semiconductor wafers and substrates for display devices and photovoltaic de... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431556 | Stacking device for hollow stackable objects on exit from a rotating high-speed production machine The device serves for stacking hollow objects generally tapered and intended for accumulation in stacks where they are arranged, each one partially inserted in the next. The stacking device operates at the exit of a rotating machine (20) operating at high spe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431144 | Temporary storage system of belt type A temporary storage system (1) of belt type for lightweight hollow bodies (C), said system being particularly suitable for use with empty plastic containers (C) and of the type comprising a storage buffer vessel (2) provided with a feed entry opening (... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428964 | Chain cover and slat conveyor using the same A chain cover includes side covers each formed with a shaft hole for receiving a coupling pin of a roller chain, two top covers each having a length substantially equal to a chain pitch of the roller chain, and a coupling plate coupling the top covers adjacent to ea... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7377378 | Carrier chain with an improved link A carrier chain includes an attachment link with a wing to limit the tilt of a support member. The wing extends from a base portion of a plate of the attachment link toward a plate of a pin link. When the attachment link begins to rotate in reaction to a force that ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367115 | Component mounting apparatus A component mounting apparatus having a work conveyor-positioner unit is arranged on a supporting base to convey and position a substrate in an X direction. Supporting frames extend vertically from ends of the supporting base and face each other in a Y direction. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364031 | Split spin bar for use with plastic lid handling system An apparatus for handling horizontally oriented flat circular articles, such as plastic lids, employs a pair of parallel rotating spin bars, one of which is divided or split into a shorter lid entry section and a longer lid discharge section. The shorter lid entry s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357389 | Transport device comprising a branch for transporting sheets The invention is concerned with a transport device for sheets, with which branching of the transport path can be implemented in a manner which is simple and not susceptible to faults. This object is achieved by a transport device which comprises a first belt transpo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347312 | Distribution system and method of operating the same An improved distribution system and method of operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the distribution system includes a plate for loading a plurality of substrates thereon, a first transfer assembly for transferring the substrates from the plate to a co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347320 | Top dresser A top dresser (10) includes sheeting (70) in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums (148, 160) and a bed (166) including a plurality of rollers (106). Continuous V-shaped guides (122) are received ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328079 | Process and system for conveying semifinished products during LCD manufacture A system (20) for conveying semifinished products during the manufacturing of liquid crystal displays, includes a first processing station (21); a second processing station (22) proximate to the first processing station; a shortcut conveyor inte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322458 | Orienting and feeding apparatus for manufacturing line Apparatus for orienting and feeding blow molded preforms which are elongated generally cylindrical plastic objects, one end of which is a threaded neck portion for the ultimate blow molded container, and the other end of which extends from the opposed end of the cyl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316308 | Supporting device of a transport device of a soldering apparatus The invention relates to a supporting device of the transport device of a soldering apparatus for the conveying of printed-circuit boards with at least two revolving, endless transport chains, said transport chains running in guide rails in the transport zone and ea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299912 | Conveyor for bar or pipe A conveyor system for transporting a work piece from a beginning point to an end point in a longitudinal direction with at least one process step applied in between to such work piece is provided according to the invention. The work piece is propelled in the longitu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293640 | Discharge conveyor system for a truck or trailer body A discharge conveyor for an elongated truck or trailer body which includes a plurality of relatively long conveyor belt sections having leadings ends which are bolted to support members which extend between a pair of spaced-apart chains. Each of the conveyor belt se... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278533 | Vehicle modular belt conveyor A pair of conveyors having a pair of launch conveyors and at least one pair of drive conveyors is disclosed using modular flat belts. The pair of launch conveyors has zero motion, when a vehicle is driven onto the pair of launch conveyors where the vehicle is placed... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275635 | Free flow conveyance system A free flow conveyance system includes a plurality of linear conveyance apparatuses each having a plurality of unit conveyors linearly arranged, and a pivot conveyance apparatus having a unit conveyor which is arranged between the linear conveyance apparatuses being... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251021 | Substrate transfer apparatus A substrate transfer apparatus has pluralities of pairs of substrate support mechanisms. The substrate support mechanism includes a first roller provided on a first rotary shaft and a second roller provided on a second rotary shaft, the substrate support mechanism t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232029 | Cantilevered conveying belt for a sortation system A conveyor system having a primary conveyor and a cantilevered conveying belt. In the preferred embodiment, the cantilevered conveying belt includes a cantilevered frame having at least one conveyor belt and a belt tension assembly attached to the cantilevered frame... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225917 | Conveyor system having width adjustment unit A conveyor system is disclosed, having a width adjustment unit capable of adjusting a width according to the size of goods to transfer semiprocessed goods in the process line, which includes a transfer unit for transferring goods; conveyor plates provided at both si... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225918 | Transport device for transporting goods, preferably on pallets, comprising two laterally peripheral traction elements, especially transport chains A transport device for transporting goods, preferably on pallets or the like, along a transport path has at least two lateral peripheral traction elements (2), especially transport chains. To this end, support elements (3) are fixed, preferably articul... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210571 | Film conveying mechanism A film conveying mechanism comprises a base, a belt capable of conveying the films, a spring plate, a fixing pin, and a stopper. The spring plate includes an opening on a second end and is longitudinally disposed with respect to the belt. The fixing pin is on the ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210572 | Adjustable guide for a bottle handling system The present invention is directed to an adjustable guide for a container conveyor system. The guide includes multiple pairs of pivoting mechanisms located along the conveyor. Each pivoting mechanism includes a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm which can be inde... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201270 | Device for the storage and feeding of products A device for the accumulation and release of products disposed in ranks, comprises a storage unit with respective receiving and delivery openings for the products, a plurality of container elements movably guided within the storage unit between the receiving and del... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191894 | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor A conveyor constructed of a single belt or a plurality of abutting belts arranged side by side in the conveyor, in which the belt or belts have rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented at multiple angles oblique to the direction of belt travel. A gradual or monot... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174695 | De-packaging machine A de-packaging system for removing film and bands from packages includes a first conveyor configured to move packages. The de-packaging system also includes a loading station for loading packages onto the conveyor, and a film cutting station associated with the firs... | 02/13/2007 |
