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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069976 | Conveyor belt deck and frame having a substantially vertical maintenance position A conveyor system apparatus including: a primary conveyor; and a conveying belt comprising: a belt deck comprising a conveyor belt; and a frame supporting the belt deck, the frame comprising a base and a deck support coupled to the base and the belt deck, the deck s... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8051976 | Track frame assembly in conveyor system A track frame assembly is provided having a frame member formed from an elongated channel, a pair of track rail members each fixed in place on a predetermined surface of the frame member, and a plurality of rail fixtures with which the pair of track rail members can... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047357 | Conveying device A conveying device having a drive motor with motor shaft, a motor housing, and a load-receiving support stand, where to improve the conveying device in terms of simplified assembly and ease of maintenance, the motor housing is configured as part of the load-receivin... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8006831 | Multifunction conveyor side extrusions A first extruded side rail (102, 104, 120, 122) of an endless belt conveyor (100) includes several extruded profiles (298, 299, 309, 319, 329, 335, 337, 341, 347, 371, 375, and 381). The extruded profiles (298, 299, 309, 319, 329, 335,... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997405 | Sanitary conveyor A conveyor includes a frame and a bracket assembly attached to the frame, the bracket assembly including a series of mounting brackets having a slot for receiving a member. The slot releasably secures the member to the bracket. The member may be a side rail, a table... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7870950 | V-shaped product conveyor A conveyor system includes first and second upstanding posts disposed in longitudinally spaced apart relation to one another. Each post is surmounted by forward and rearward support arms that form a âVâ-shape. A forward drive belt is mounted for rotation along a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7757842 | Conveyor belt deck and frame having an substantially vertical maintenance position A conveyor system apparatus including: a primary conveyor; and a conveying belt comprising: a belt deck comprising a conveyor belt; and a frame supporting the belt deck, the frame comprising a base and a deck support coupled to the base and the belt deck, the deck s... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735638 | Conveyor frame assembly having side rails including multiple attachment slots and adjustable cross supports The present disclosure relates to a conveyor frame assembly that includes a pair of spaced side rails joined by one or more cross supports. Each of the side rails includes a dedicated wire channel and self-contained air flow cavity that enhances the functionality of... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731022 | Apparatus support structure The invention relates to a pre-table system (V) for container handling machines, comprising at least in-feed and out-feed starwheels (A, Z), arranged such as to be driven on support housings (1), defining a starwheel configuration (K) in the pre-table system ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7432455 | Frame for a monitoring scale A frame for a monitoring scale includes a supporting part and two transverse parts by which the frame is supported on the floor. The frame includes a hollow body that may be filled with a ballast material, such as an antiseptic medium, to suppress longitudinal vibra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7383943 | Method of repairing a slat conveyor A method of repairing a slat conveyor includes an anchor bar and a ratchet puller. The anchor bar preferably includes an anchor frame and a pair of C-clamps. A first C-clamp is pivotally coupled to a first end of the anchor bar with at least one link and the second ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7328785 | Low electrostatic discharge conveyor A conveyor for transporting objects sensitive to electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a roller conveyor with conductive rollers in electrical communication with an electrical ground. The rollers preferably have about 105 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322089 | Method of inserting a valve stem into a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel movable along an assembly line The present invention provides an enhanced method and apparatus for locating a valve stem aperture in a wheel. The invention includes a locating station having an overhead camera to scan the wheel. The scanned image of the wheel is received by a controller and is di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275638 | Method and blank for manufacturing a bent curve element, bent curve element, curve unit comprising a bent curve element and also conveying track comprising such a curve unit Method for manufacturing a bent curve element and a blank for manufacturing a bent curved metal element for an endless chain conveying track are disclosed. The bent curve element has a support flange intended to constitute a guide rail for a first side of chain elem... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267223 | Belt conveyor with a supporting platform formed from a single sheet of metal A conveyor, primarily but not exclusively for use in the food industry, in which a conveyor belt (19) is supported on a belt platform (11) for movement relative thereto, and the belt platform (11) is formed as a unitary component from a single s... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251544 | Storage system A storage system comprises a first plurality of storage cartridges along an accessible side of a path, a second plurality of storage cartridges along a non-accessible side of the path, and a transport device to move the first and second plurality of magazines around... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246701 | Machine for orienting, straightening and aligning plastic vessels or bottles The invention refers to the field of machines for orienting, straightening and aligning plastic vessels such as bottles, and in particular the invention refers to those types of machines that provide for a hopper for randomly loading the bottles that are composed of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207436 | Anti-static roller conveyor A roller conveyor having motor driven rollers with electronic motor controls mounted on the conveyor side plates is subject to damage of the motor controls from arcing discharge of static electricity generated by articles traveling on the conveyor. The static electr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204358 | Wheeled conveyor rail A conveyor apparatus comprises a plurality of conveyor rail segments joined longitudinally, each of said plurality of conveyor rail segments comprising: a support rail having an upper wheel-seating portion and a lower base portion, the lower base portion having a fr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181832 | Valve stem installation device A valve stem installation system includes a robotic arm for moving a valve stem insertion device around the lip of wheel. The system also includes a pair of valve stem aperture sensors positioned on the robotic arm adjacent the valve stem insertion device and moveab... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178665 | Converting a pre-existing conveyor frame into a belt conveyor A kit and associated methods for converting a pre-existing conveyor frame into a belt conveyor. The converted conveyor comprises a U-shaped pan mounted to the top of a pre-existing conveyor frame. The U-shaped pan has a pair of side walls flanking a base. A carryway... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152730 | Conveyor with profiled cheeks The invention pertains to a conveyor with profiled cheeks consisting of at least one profiled member that is manufactured from light metal and contains longitudinal hollow spaces that are partly realized in the form of sliding block channels, and of a cover for clos... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150352 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143890 | Vertical transfer device for tire assembly line A transfer device is provided for transferring tires from a tire conveyor line to a wheel conveyor line. The transfer device includes first and second surfaces rotatable with respect to one another. The first surface can receive tires from the tire conveyor line. A ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7114615 | Web bracket for an open frame conveyor This patent teaches and claims web brackets for open frame continuous conveyor systems and open frame continuous conveyor systems utilizing these web brackets. An exemplary web bracket is comprised of a plate; a side grip slot defining an opening within the interior... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090427 | Bar connecting clamp A clamp for connecting together a set of structural bars having a body defining at least one pair of prismatic guides for positioning one of the bars within the clamp and a locking mechanism for securing the bars inside the guides. The body is defined by four sheet ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086517 | Cargo system roller/lock/power drive unit tray integration An apparatus is provided for housing cargo-moving devices in a cargo handling system. The apparatus comprises a variable width tray having a wide section, a narrow section, and a transition section for connecting the narrow section to the wide section. The narrow se... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082677 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070041 | Linear guide unit A linear guide unit has an elongated guide housing having a longitudinal axis and having walls bordering a guide cavity, with two side walls form a longitudinal opening of the guide cavity, a slider that is movably guided in the direction of the longitudinal axis on... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036726 | Takeaway belt with item weight handling A method of operation is provided of a retail terminal having: a housing; a take away belt having a first end adjacent the housing and a second end remote from the housing; a cover plate positioned over a gap between the housing and the first end of the take away be... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014030 | Modular substructure for material handling A structural frame assembly that is adapted to support a chute of a sorting machine, the frame assembly including two laterally spaced beams and at least one cross-beam interconnecting the two laterally spaced beams, the beams and the at least one cross-beam includi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000759 | Conveyor conversion kit for replacing rollers within a conveyor system and method An endless loop belt conveyor system that is free of rollers is produced from a roller conveyor or a powered endless belt roller conveyor using a conversion kit. The conversion kit includes at least one endless loop belt conveyor guide; and at least two conveyor gui... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971510 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966433 | Guide plated for roller-chain conveyor A roller-chain conveyor includes a guide plate to support the load carried by the roller-chain conveyor belt, and to maintain the roller-chain on a consistent track. A guide plate is carried on top of a stiff foundation plate to resist load-induced deflection. Found... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942085 | Height adjustable mini-support roller for supporting a piece of material The present invention is a durable, lightweight, compact, portable and adjustable roller support apparatus for supporting an end of a piece of material while maintaining the end at a height substantially equivalent to the worked-upon opposing end of the material in ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913139 | Conveyor, and connection piece for conveyor beam sides Conveyor for light goods, and connection piece for beam sides of a conveyor. The conveyor has a first supporting guide arrangement (10) for controlling the conveyor chain (11) in an operational direction, a second guide arrangement (17) for cont... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6889824 | Redirecting device for a conveying means located on a conveying section A turning device (10) for a conveyance device (4) on a transfer line includes a housing (15) closed by means of a cover (30). Recesses are formed in the housing (15), into which the guide bars (43) of a semicircular-shaped t... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871737 | Endless belt conveyor frame A conveyor construction that includes a conveyor frame assembly formed from a pair of spaced side frame members interconnected with each other by spaced cross members. The upper bed of the conveyor frame assembly is formed from individual bed plate strips attached t... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6848572 | Modular conveyor system A conveyor system providing for convertibility of existing and new conveyor equipment, incorporating use of a double âTâ slot for mounting the conveyor beam to existing equipment and/or connecting existing accessories to the new conveyor beam and for ease of con... | 02/01/2005 |
