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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074793 | Boltless conveyor assembly A conveyor system and method of assembling same in which parts are fastened without the use of welding, clamps, or threaded fasteners such as bolts and screws is provided. A bracket and slot mechanism is used to attach one conveyor component to another. The bracket ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7997406 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus includes a tail portion connected to a head portion such that the head portion is moveable relative to the tail portion from a first position to a second position located lower than the first position. It should be appreciated that such movement... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7347418 | Method and apparatus for overlapping sheets in a sheet feeder and providing the overlapped sheets to a printing press The present invention is directed to a sheet feeding apparatus and method. In particular this invention comprises a sheet feeding apparatus having a first conveyance member, a second conveyance member, and a sheet bending member. The first conveyance member conveys ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341415 | Bale processing apparatus A bale processing apparatus and method is provided to lift, hold, transport, and spread one or more round bales of hay or other material. The apparatus includes a belt, rollers, and a means for controlling tension on the belt to position the belt in first and second... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7299728 | Loaf end trimming station for slicing machine A loaf end trimming station for a high speed food loaf slicing machine, includes a frame, a first knife and a second knife spaced apart along the frame and oriented in positions corresponding to a lead end trimming location and a trailing end trimming location of a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6719119 | Self-storing roller conveyor extension A roller conveyor extension includes a base frame having elongated parallel first and second tracks, each of the tracks having rearward and forward ends. First and second carriages reciprocate rearwardly and forwardly between the rearward and forward ends of, respec... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6708813 | Product sorter with transport conveyor A product sorter for diverting products (M) towards a plurality of positions by performing an up and down pivotal movement about an axis of rotation (G3) while the products (M) are successively transported includes a transport conveyor (2) adapted to b... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6619473 | Bolt-up conveyor A bolt-together powered belt conveyor assembly includes adjustable tail assemblies which facilitate adjustment of the overall length of the conveyor, while positively securing the position of the end rollers relative to the conveyor sections. The conveyor... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6494310 | Method and device for feeding flat items to individualization Flat items (2) which have an irregular and/or changeable thickness profile are individualized from a substantially lying stack (3/5), wherein the stack serves as buffer between the individualization and the supply of the items (2) and wherein the items (2... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6409011 | Gate conveyor A conveyor has an endless belt which encompasses a gate section and a fixed section thereof Both the gate section and fixed section have beds which extend lengthwise and widthwise thereof between rails which extend along the lengths of the section. The ed... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6302265 | Fold-over conveyor assembly A conveyor assembly having upper and lower truss portions includes a hinge mechanism structurally arranged to be secured to the upper truss and lower truss portions. Rotational movement of the hinge mechanism lowers the lower truss portion while simultane... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296109 | Fold linkage and method of using same A fold linkage is provided that is usable in combination with a conveyor assembly having a foldable conveyor section and a main conveyor section. The fold linkage includes linkage members and hinge sections that are rotatably attached to each other and th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6189684 | Sheet conveyor belt A device for conveying printing substrates includes a frame, a plurality of spaced-apart and axially parallel cylindrical rollers supported on the frame, one of the rollers being a rotatably drivable drive roller, and the other rollers being freely rotata... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5904235 | Spreader A materials spreader for a plant for the continuous deposition of conveyable material, the substructure of which is supported on three support points and has a discharge jib. The support points of its substructure are designed as pontoons resting on the g... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5423657 | Prefeeder for stacked sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling planar sheets in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequentially pushe... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5205704 | Apparatus for prefeeding sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling sheets of planar material in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequen... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5172804 | Pallet bridge device A bridge device spanning the distance between a set-up station and a machining center for transporting pallets between the two locations. The bridge is pivotedly coupled to the set-up station allowing the bridge to rotate between a horizontal operating po... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5090550 | Belt conveyor with two sections at a variable angle A belt-type conveyor with two sections at a variable angle to each other and with a continuous belt that travels at each end over at least one deflection roller, at least one of which is driven and at least one of which can be shifted at an angle to its a... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5086911 | Foldable framework for belt conveyors There is disclosed an endless conveyor having a foldable framework and comprising a supporting structure (3), a tail conveyor framework (1) which is hingedly connected at one end (2) to the supporting structure (3), a head conveyor framework (6) is hinged... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5022514 | Conveyor frame assembly A conveyor assembly for enabling removal of an endless belt trained around rollers fixed to axles has two rotatable plates connect to a conveyor frame having two parallel stationary plates. A first axle affixed with a roller is connected to the stationary... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5013201 | Traveling conveyor arrangement A traveling continuous conveyor for bulk materials for unloading ships and removing heaps of bulk material. A steep conveyor is provided including a carrying belt (3) and a cover belt (4) which are integrated in the conveyor device. The bulk material is c... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4923359 | Extendable boom for belt-conveyor A gravel delivery truck is disclosed, which carries a moving belt conveyor, on a boom that can swing over the delivery site. The boom is foldable for stowage on the truck. The boom includes a foldable extension, hinged to the main length of the boom. For ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4693360 | Continuous operation bulk goods unloader A continuously operating bulk goods unloader which has by a vertical jib supporter (9) maintaining its direction been affixed to a supporting structure carrying the unloader and within the tubular vertical jib (1) of which runs an endless compartmented be... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4585384 | Multi-stage conveyor system A multi-stage conveyor system consists essentially of a loading unit for loose material to be conveyed, an elevator unit and a transom unit for conveying the material to a depositing station. When transferring the material from the elevator unit to a deli... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4571145 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplar embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited long... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4537302 | Deviating station for handling arrangement, and handling arrangement provided therewith A deviating station for a handling arrangement has a plurality of supporting rollers arranged on a supporting frame in groups so as to form a plurality of supporting points for a movable band conveyor element and a movable cover band element of the arrang... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4478548 | Forage accumulator box A forage accumulator box has an upwardly and forwardly inclined bottom wall on which a main conveyor is situated for moving material upwardly and forwardly in the longitudinal direction of travel of the implement for discharge onto a cross conveyor which ... | 10/23/1984 |
