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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011498 | Modular conveyor system and method A low profile, portable, modular conveyor system is provided. The conveyor system includes three main components: a drive end, having a motor and gearboxes used to drive a pair of drive wheels, a center section, and an idle section comprising a stationary component ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7918333 | Assembly machine constructed with a light-weight module A plurality of modules of sufficiently light weight ( | 04/05/2011 |
| 7506753 | Conveyor belt assembly A conveyor assembly includes a support structure for a belt constructed of interlocking segments. The support structure includes straight segments that may be cut to any desired length. These straight segments are joined using a friction-fit connector. The connector... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7337895 | Mobile gastronomic table for serving out food A movable table for serving out food has an operating position for serving out food, and a transportation position for moving of the table. The movable table comprises at least two modules, each module comprising an automated transferring device, e.g. at least one c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7237669 | Clip for assemblage by clamps Resilient clamps assemble modular sections of a serpentine conveyor belt at peripheral positions of mated interface walls and retain the walls in sealing, face-to-face contact while the belt moves through a laterally bending pathway. The clamps provide opposed latch... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182024 | Flexible rail section A flexible rail section on which a carriage can be transported may include a longitudinal slot that is essentially parallel to a direction of carriage travel, wherein the flexible rail section can connect two misaligned rails. The flexible rail section may include t... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7137506 | Conveyor belt assembly A conveyor assembly includes a support structure for a belt constructed of interlocking segments. The support structure includes straight segments that may be cut to any desired length. These straight segments are joined using a friction-fit connector. The connector... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070040 | Toggle and toggle connection assembly Toggles are disclosed for toggle connections of conveyor pans of a chain scraper conveyor or conveyor troughs of a mining machine guide. In providing a toggle and a toggle connection, with which high axial forces can be transmitted while, at the same time, maintaini... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059468 | Production line for food products A production line for food products includes a plurality of apparatus modules (1) arranged one after the other, each module being arranged to perform at least one manufacturing stage of the food product. The production line includes a frame (2), which ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048112 | Food grade conveyor A yoke for a food grade conveyor is formed of UHMW plastic molded as a single unit having left and right upright portions connected by vertically separated upper and lower cross portions. Each cross portion has a stanchion to provide a support face or ledge for conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6983838 | Modular construction system for a conveyor for conveying article carriers longitudinally or transversely The invention relates to a modular construction system for a conveyor for conveying article carriers longitudinally or transversely, having lateral longitudinal carriers, having transverse frame elements which connect these longitudinal carriers, and having driven l... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6935487 | Adjustable length conveyor bed An adjustable length conveyor bed includes conveyor sections that are movably positioned relative to one another and that include at least one belt support or roller at an upper portion of the respective sidewalls. A fixed roller support is mounted to one section an... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6830146 | Guide rail system for roller-type conveyors A guide rail for a roller system having a conveyor frame formed by parallel sidebars, the guide rail includes an elongate member and a plurality of clips welded to a lower edge of the elongate member. Each clip has a U-shaped configuration which is sized for snappin... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799675 | Toggle retainer for toggle connections A toggle retainer for toggle connections of conveyor pans for chain scraper conveyers guide pans of mining machines conveyors etc with a securing plate (10) which engages across one of the locking extensions (8, 9) of a toggle and secures it in the acc... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782997 | Deflecting device for conveyor Deflecting device for a conveyor, comprising at least one profiled element (10) and deflecting devices (25) and in which a continuous conveyor chain is driven in the profiled element and the said deflecting devices. The profiled element comprises a fir... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6749191 | Drive system for an article conveyor module The article conveyor module has a drive system comprising a support plate on which there are mounted a synchronization pulley and a drive belt engaging said synchronization pulley. The synchronization pulley is for coupling to the drive belt of another conveyor modu... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6698584 | Conveyor truss bracket An apparatus is provided for modifying a belt conveyor for enabling use of varying belt widths. The apparatus includes a pair of first mounting feet having slots and coupled by a cross member, wherein the first mounting feet are coupled to the cross membe... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6612426 | Conveyor belt assembly A conveyor assembly includes a support structure for a belt constructed of interlocking segments. The support structure includes straight segments that may be cut to any desired length. These straight segments are joined using a friction-fit connector. Th... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6510935 | Low profile extended flow track system An extended flow track system has a pair of inner and outer splice members for linking the side rails of tandem flow tracks. The splice members eliminate horizontal shifting between the front and rear flow track members. Thus, extending flow track members... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478143 | Belt conveyor having support casing for belt A conveyor is provided with a casing (2), an endless conveyor belt (9) located in the casing (2) to circulate. The conveyor belt (9) has a pair of roller chains (11) attached to the peripheral edges on each side of the belt. Each roller chain (11) has a p... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6427831 | Convertible conveyor bed and method A conveyor bed has opposed sides and transverse nose bars on the ends of the sides to form an open frame. The sides carry also rungs. Elongated wear strips lay on the rungs to form a deck for a conveyor to slide thereon. The ends of the sides are formed w... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6325202 | Interconnection for a conveyor system An interconnection for a modular support for a conveyor system includes a first modular frame suitable to support a conveyor and the first modular frame includes a first frame member defining a first cavity therein. A first opening is defined by a first c... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6296111 | Modular conveyor beam assembly A modular conveyor beam assembly is disclosed using readily removable stock components comprising a conveyor beam having an upper surface; a plurality of brackets mounted on the upper surface; a wearstrip mounted to the plurality of brackets; an endless c... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6276521 | Modular truss assembly for a conveyor system A conveyor truss module for constructing conveyor support spans includes a substantially rectangular base assembly and a single-pin top chord joint. The conveyor truss module also includes a plurality of lacing struts coupled to the single-pin top chord j... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269944 | Channeled beam extruded of aluminum alloy for crane or conveyor A beam extruded of aluminum alloy for use in cranes and conveyors is formed with a channel having runs that straddle an open bottom and are strengthened by pin receivers formed in C-shapes with material integrally extruded under the runs. An upper region ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6039172 | Device for processing a disc-shaped substrate as well as a station suitable for being coupled to such a device A device for processing a disc-shaped substrate, which device comprises a plurality of stations arranged in side-by-side relationship, whereby the substrate can be moved into and out of the device in a first station and be subjected to a processing step i... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036003 | Modular assembly machine A reconfigurable assembly machine includes a rigid platform, a plurality of identical modular supports which are arranged in an aligned, adjacent, longitudinally extending configuration, a plurality of links which form a continuous, recirculating chain an... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035997 | Conveyor pan coupling assembly An improved coupler assembly for pans in a longwall mining conveyor system for handling coal or the like is provided. The assembly includes a dog-bone coupler having notched ends. A first end of the coupler is received and secured in place by a stop in a ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5904242 | Modular assembly machine A reconfigurable assembly machine includes a rigid platform, a plurality of identical modular supports which are arranged in an aligned, adjacent, longitudinally extending configuration, a plurality of links which form a continuous, recirculating chain an... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5850907 | Guide track for roller chain drives A guide track for use with a chain drive having roller chains is provided with a plurality of components assembled in end-to-end relation. The transition joints between the individual components are characterized by the component arranged upstream in the ... | 12/22/1998 |
