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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047358 | Cover for a conveyor A cover having at least two elongated members with each member having a hook at one end and a prong at the opposite end. The hook receives the prong of an adjacent member to interlock adjacent members. The members also have downwardly extending flanges that fit over... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7886897 | Conveyor belt cover for bulk material handling systems A protective cover for deployment within the interior of a conveyor truss of a conveyor belt-driven bulk material handler. The protective cover comprises an apical support member configured for resilient attachment to an upper, central truss member of the conveyor t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7383944 | Sanitary conveyor center drive assembly A conveyor assembly has a continuous conveyor belt driven between a pair of spaced side frame members by a center drive assembly having a pair of spaced side plates connected to the side frame members. A drive roller arrangement is driven by a drive motor arrangemen... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7337707 | Thermal conditioning system having continuous conveyor A thermal conditioning system for heating and cooling cylindrical containers is disclosed, including a container heating apparatus and a container cooling apparatus, with the container cooling apparatus positioned generally coaxially below the heating apparatus, and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7243758 | Food and drink managing device in circulation type carrying path A food and drink managing device with a circulation type path allows standardizing while adding food and drink onto the carrying path, simplifying management, holding down cost, and achieving precise identification information reading. The food and drink managing de... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228960 | Hot material conveyor A conveyor for hot material comprising a conveying unit for conveying the hot material, a material delivery unit for delivering the hot material to the conveying unit, a housing for covering at least a portion of the length of the conveying unit, introduction device... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219610 | Grate plate arrangement for step plates A grate plate arrangement for step grates includes box-like grate plates (4) positioned on a grate carrier (2) with a front plate (24) placed on its end wall (18) and fastened to the end wall (18) using one or more studs (26... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217183 | Turbulence-free laboratory safety enclosure The present invention relates to controlled airflow and air distribution within a laboratory safety enclosure and in particular, to turbulence-free airflow within a laboratory fume hood. The fume hood of the present invention has a work chamber and an access opening... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6736258 | Apparatus for supplying raw materials at constant amounts An apparatus for supplying raw materials at constant amounts has a raw material tank for storing and feeding raw materials, a belt for transferring raw materials, a level control guide for defining a thickness of raw materials on the belt, and a belt cover. The appa... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6675951 | Apparatus for the handling of containers An apparatus for the handling of containers comprising a frame and a plate that is removably fixed to the frame. The plate is disposed on the frame in a raised position and supports from above one or more distribution units and/or one or more operating un... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675958 | Tube conveyor A tube conveyor arranges the location of the output drive roller such that the upper edge of the conveyor belt lies in a plane, defined by the upturned edges of the belt inside the tubular housing. A saver plate is mounted to each side of the output rolle... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6634490 | Roller bed for a conveyor belt system A roller bed that is inserted between idlers in a conveyor belt system. The roller bed includes a base plate that is oriented substantially parallel to said surface of said conveyor belt. A first side plate on a first side of the base plate is oriented at... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626285 | Collapsible chip conveyer A collapsible chip conveyer includes a conveying member having a forwarding portion and a return portion. The conveying member receives chips discharged from a machining tool at a receiving position set on the forwarding portion, conveys the chips to a di... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6533109 | Method of and apparatus for controlling access to groups of rod-shaped smokers' products in a packing machine An elongated bridge-like member which normally assumes an operative position in which it prevents access to a track for the advancement of finished or partly finished cigarette packs between two successive stations in a packing machine is designed to have... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6281478 | Food cooking apparatus Food cooking apparatus having a two conveyor belts, one of which is heated by a platen to provide a moving cooking surface. Since both belts are movable, they are operable to grip a bun heel or crown and convey it along a cooking path between the two belt... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6260694 | Food and drink circulating conveyer passage provided with opening and closing doors In a food and drink circulating conveyer passage 1 disposed along an eating and drinking counter 3 for conveying and supplying food and drink, a tunnel unit 5 which has at least one side formed to a curved portion having a prescribed radius of curvature i... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6201218 | Food cooking apparatus with removable conveyor assembly and serpentine heater providing non-uniform heating Food cooking apparatus comprises two conveyor belts, one of which is heated by a platen to provide a moving cooking surface. Since both belts are movable, they are operable to grip a bun heel or crown and convey it along a cooking path between the two bel... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176368 | Passive dust control circulation compartment having secondary dust control features A system for providing passive dust control for a transfer of bulk material from a first station to a second station. A dust containment housing encloses a first station and station. A bulk material is transferred from the first station to the second stat... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164431 | Roller or belt conveying device for sheet-like or plate-like workpieces of low specific gravity A conveying device for sheet-like workpieces having low specific gravity (21), such as paper or cardboard, comprises two median conveying elements (11, 12) arranged side by side along the path of the workpieces (21), for changing the orientation of the sh... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6155381 | Checkout counter with transfer plate construction A construction for checkout counters useful with security and payment equipment which permits a customer to conduct price scans and enter payment without the assistance of a cashier includes intake, security and packaging modules, with the security module... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152283 | Circuit-component supplying method and circuit-component feeder A circuit-component feeder, including an endless belt having an outer surface a portion of which provides a component-carry surface, a stopper disposed adjacent to the component-carry surface, a component lining-up device which lines up, on the component-... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6135171 | Passive enclosure dust control system A material handling transfer system which utilizes passive dust control methods for containing and controlling fugitive dust emissions generated during a transfer operation. The present system includes an enclosure containment structure which houses a spe... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6000533 | Passive dust control system A system for providing passive dust control for a transfer of bulk material from a first station to a second station in a material handling system. A dust containment housing encloses a first station and a second station. Bulk material is transferred from... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5931288 | Conveyor track cover A cover for a channel, such as the channel which runs along the top of a section of conveyor track, is disclosed for excluding foreign matter from the interior of the track while allowing a pedestal extending from the interior of the track to traverse the... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5711413 | Flat type IC conveyor A flat type IC conveyor capable of conveying flat type ICs while stabilizing the posture of the ICs. A plurality of recess portions accommodating therein flat type ICs are formed lengthwise and widthwise on a flat type IC conveyor. Through holes are respe... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5682977 | Vertically adjustable cover for an elongated device and adjustment apparatus therefor The invention presented is an elongated device having an adjustable cover therefor. More particularly, the invention includes an elongated device having opposing vertical sides and a top portion; a mounting structure associated with the elongated device, ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5551555 | Guide system for packages on a conveyor system A guide system for packages on a conveyor system includes a generally linear guide member. The guide member aligns the packages as they move along the conveyor system. A generally linear control member is connected to the guide member and lies generally p... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5400897 | Fertilizer conveyor A conveyor for transferring loose bulk material, such as fertilizer and the like, in a manner which minimizes the creation of airborne dust includes structure for movably supporting the material to be transferred, structure for automatically cleaning the ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5186333 | Top cover clamp for screening machine Disclosed is a clamp for securing the top cover of a screening machine. Clamping is not subject to galling or seizing and the force exerted is not temperature or displacement dependent. The clamp is air pressure operated, with super-atmospheric pressure b... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5150796 | Retractable, air pressure actuated hold-down clamp Disclosed is a clamp for securing the cover of a screening machine. The clamp is air pressure operated, both to apply clamping force and to retract or swing the clamp out of the way when it is open. Super-atmospheric pressure is applied for clamping; suba... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5072663 | Shrimp cooking apparatus A shrimp cooking apparatus has a frame having a motor driven endless belt conveyor with a porous endless belt supported to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of upright members, each two upright members being connected by transverse support channel... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4960199 | Bucket distribution system A bucket distribution system for receiving products at an infeed station and selectively discharging the products at a plurality of distribution stations. A plurality of buckets travel in a continuous path and each receive a predetermined portion of produ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4938342 | Continuous conveying mechanism A continuous conveying mechanism especially adapted as the cooker for continuous grilling of hamburger patties and the like uses a shiftable grid which intermittently lifts the patties off a stationary grid and effects advancement after each lift-off unti... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930621 | Attachments for power turns Attachments for a power turn which power turn has a frame having arcuate inner and outer sidewall portions and support plates forming extensions of the arcuate outer side wall portion and on which are rotatably mounted a driving roll and an idler roll. An... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4852723 | Guard for conveyor turns A guard for enclosing the sprocket, trolley and chain elements of a conveyor at a sprocket wheel turn, comprises a circular cover portion having a diameter greater than that of the sprocket and a skirt extending generally perpendicularly from the entire c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4846580 | Large scale concrete conveyance techniques The disclosure describes a method and apparatus for continuous mixing, transporting and placing of large quantities of concrete in which aggregate transported on a belt conveyor is mixed with metered quantities of cement and water adjacent a place of pour... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4798283 | Breading machine A breading machine for selectively dispensing flour breading or free flowing breading and wherein the machine has a frame and conveyor apparatus supported in the frame defining a conveyance path having a product inlet end and a product outlet end, and a h... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4727977 | Cover for a grain conveyor hopper A cover is described which is adapted to be positioned over the hopper of a grain conveyor during the periods that the grain conveyor is not being used. The cover comprises a flat member having the same general shape, but larger, than the upper end of the... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4714151 | Apparatus for supporting and enclosing conveyor systems A system for covering and supporting a conveyor belt system. The conveyor belt system is supported in large measure by a structural support tube. The structural support tube is simply a tube or pipe of the conventional type. Disposed through the center of... | 12/22/1987 |
