Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971709 | Workpiece carrier system and friction conveyor A workpiece carrier system for the loose support on a friction conveyor comprises a displacement element. The displacement element has a friction surface adjacent to drive elements, such as drive rollers of the friction conveyor for displacing the workpiece carrier ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7628268 | Device and method for displacing gas turbines, especially during maintenance thereof A device is provided for displacing gas turbines, especially during maintenance thereof. The device comprises several transporter platforms which are arranged behind each other. At least one gas turbine can be positioned on each of the transporter platforms. The or ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7377377 | Overhead conveyor The invention relates to an overhead conveyor of the type that comprises at least one drive carriage (13) which is drivably arranged in a girder system and from which load-holding means (18) are suspended, and where the girder system comprises an elong... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331443 | Vertical parallel transportation of caps A device for conveying closures (D) made from metallic sheet in an essentially vertical direction from a collecting point (1) to a release point (6) is proposed. The closures are selected to be in correct position during conveying in order to release a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320396 | Load carrier for use with work piece conveying apparatus A load carrier is designed for use with a work piece conveying apparatus, the work piece conveying apparatus including a conveyor chain for conveying a plurality of load carriers via transfer of friction forces onto the load carriers and a guiding rail for guiding a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7263799 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7219793 | Apparatus, arrangement and method for braking A braking device for a pallet intended to run in a conveying track. The braking device includes a matrix and a braking element. The matrix includes the support service and exterior surface and a recess having various screws and openings. The braking element includes... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7121400 | Systems and methods for guiding conveyance elements Systems and methods for controlling the planarity of a conveyance element with respect to a guide while the conveyance element is in motion. This control is achieved by coupling a guide to a conveyance element where the conveyance element is held in a level position... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048109 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, and incline conveyor for a transport system A transport system, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a container having an underside formed with a grooved recess which defines a leading edge and a trailing edge, as viewed in a transport direction of the container. The transport system ha... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040480 | Zero back pressure conveyor A conveyor comprising an outer roller-top belt loop and an inner drive belt loop inside the outer belt loop for accurate and smooth control of conveyed articles. Rollers on the outer belt loop extend beyond outer and inner sides of the roller-top belt. The inner dri... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021455 | Wet chip pick-up assembly A wet chip pick-up assembly includes a slotted rotary drum. A comb member is seated for movement in each of the drum slots. A friction drive assembly frictionally engages the drum causing the drum to rotate which, in turn, causes the comb members to rotate. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997304 | Accumulating conveyor A preferred embodiment of an accumulating conveyor system has at least one shoe slideably connected to an endless chain. Each shoe includes a pair of opposing rollers, one of which is engageable with the endless chain when the shoe is positioned adjacent an upper su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971506 | Test tube carrier The invention relates to a test tube carrier (4) for transporting test tubes in a transport system, said carrier (4) comprising a base (8) having a recess made thereto for accommodating the bottom of a test tube/vial (1), and support memb... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957734 | Work fixing device A work fixing device in which the load of the conveyor is not increased even when using a fixed magnet. The work fixing device comprises: plurality of plates, on each plate of the plurality of plates a work with a ferromagnetic portion being mounted; a transporter f... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6742648 | Rail guidable conveying device and apparatus for conveying printed products A rail guidable conveying device for conveying sheet-like products (21) in a conveying direction (F), having a guide part (2), a carrying part (3) which is arranged on the guide part and is configured for retaining a product, and a coupling part... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732852 | Trunnion mountable fixture A rotatable frame mounted on a base with trunnions. The frame can support a workpiece on more than one surface and can have workpiece engaging devices such as clamps, locating pins or nesting fixtures on both sides. The engaging devices can be different on different... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6443293 | Transporting installation with conveyor having idling rollers supporting transport members A transporting installation (10, 110) comprises at least one conveyor belt (11, 111) on which are mounted at intervals carriages (12, 112) each equipped above with a horizontal roller (13, 113) for support of transport members (14) and side guide wheels (... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6398016 | Conveyor device A conveyor device comprising a guiding rail for guiding at least one transport mechanism. A ferromagnetic guide, including a magnet, is fixed to the guiding rail. An article carrying part is detachably connected to the transport mechanism through a magnet... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6378423 | Friction drive system floor conveyor A friction drive system floor conveyor includes a tubular guide rail laid along a conveyor line, a tubular support rail laid directly above, and disposed in parallel relation to, the tubular guide rail, multiple inverted J-shaped carriers having rollers p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6318546 | Pallet retention and release system An apparatus for retention and release of pallets used in a production line system comprising pallets, means for advancing pallets, latching means, rolling means, and a rail member, wherein the latching means are pivotally coupled to the advancing means t... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308818 | Transport system with integrated transport carrier and directors A director assembly for selectively directing a transport carrier from one conveyor path portion to another. The director assembly having a pair of spaced director rails positioned below and in between drive and support rails of the conveyor. The pair of ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6269941 | Roller conveyor for conveying elongated articles A roller conveyor for conveying an elongated article includes a row of drive roller units arranged in a conveyance direction of the elongated articles at intervals smaller than the length of a roller engagement portion of the elongated article. The drive ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269942 | Force transmission or transport device A force transmission or transport device having a line of force transmitting elements (2), a guide (1) for guiding the line of force transmitting elements (2) along a predetermined course, and at least one drive. A tensioning drive (6) is provided at one ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6237755 | Chain drive with adjustable friction A system is provided, in which the drive chain has features that permit control of the threshold driving force that will be reached before the chain's carrier rollers begin to rotate to permit accumulation or slip. The threshold driving force is controlle... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6112886 | Snap-in runner for conveyor carriers An improvement in a conveyor system having sets of laterally spaced drive and idler wheels, a plurality of at least two different size carriers for containing articles to be worked on and for operating on the same conveyor system; and two runners attached... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112389 | Transport device and pallets for containers In order to facilitate production of cans (3,103,103'), in particular of aerosol cans, magnetic conveyors (6,8) and magnetizable pallets (7,107,107') are provided, instead of chain conveyors including mandrels, in plants for producing containers. The cans... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102194 | Pallet type transfer device A pallet type transfer device utilized to transport parts or components along a conveyor-type assembly line is disclosed. The pallet type transfer device includes a body member having a rear bumper member with a pair of oppositely disposed idler wheels ro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6062378 | Accumulating conveyor chain with controlled friction A conveyor system is provided, in which the drive chain which drives products along the conveyor has features that permit control of the threshold driving force that will be reached before the chain's carrier rollers begin to rotate to permit accumulation... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5960938 | Conveyor for cantilevered loads A conveyor is provided for conveying cantilevered loads on wheeled carriages. The frame of the conveyor includes carriage roller support surfaces, which support the weight of the carriage and the load and guide the carriage along the conveyor. There is a ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5941366 | Transport system for biospecimens A tansport system for biospecimens includes a conveyor including a conveyor each divided into two or more lanes by lane dividers means. Specimen carriers, each carrying one biospecimen container, include a base which engages the conveyor to transport the ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5927481 | Arrangement for transporting wire coils An arrangement for transporting wire coils and similar products in a rolling mill or the like, including conveyor system, along which a load carrier, carrying the wire coil, is intended to be conveyed, and the conveyor system having a large number of modu... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5873452 | Accumulating conveyor An endless loop accumulating conveyor of the over/under type adapted to slidably support pallets and to frictionally transport them over both the upper and lower conveyor runs. The conveyor including a coupling to couple the pallet to the endless loop inc... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5657856 | Conveyor system, particularly for material carriers for use in medical laboratories A conveyor system, particularly for material carriers for use in medical laboratories, includes two endless motor-driven round belts which are guided in the conveying area in a horizontal plane parallel to each other and in the same direction. The conveyo... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5485912 | Latching transport system Apparatus for transporting a carrier for welding equipment or the like along a predetermined path comprises a latching mechanism capable of releasably latching onto the carrier. The latching mechanism has a pair of latch arms mounted on a latch housing. T... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5474166 | Automatic adjustment of pallet workpiece support members An apparatus for automatically adjusting the distance between two support members for carrying workpieces of different dimensions. The support members are mounted on guides that are fitted to pallets that travel on conveyor transport systems for automatic... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5372240 | Conveying system having carrier unit with bumper and braking capabilities and method of shock free conveying A buffer/brake system is provided for carriers used in an automated assembly system. The rear ends of the carriers are equipped with a flexible ring that is compressed when the queued carrier is struck by an oncoming carrier. Compression of the flexible r... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5284457 | Belt guide pulley There is provided a clam shell shaped belt guide pulley having first and second curved halves which are hinged together. Each pulley half has curved inner and outer surfaces. The pulley is adapted to be placed on a large diameter shaft without the need to... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5282712 | Organizer system and method for a rotatable storage structure A storage system for the storage and retrieval of material goods, having an inserter assembly for inserting containers onto a storage carousel while the carousel remains in continuous motion.... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5224585 | Carrier for coded containers A carrier for supporting a coded container in a predetermined orientation on a magnetic conveyor system having magnetic means on the carrier with at least one window in the carrier to expose a coded container held therein.... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222587 | Device for moving parts from one station to another along a line for processing them Track (2) serves the stations of a line. A plurality of pallets (1) travel on track (2). The track and the pallets have guide elements (4, 54, 55) working with one another. The track is bordered by at least one marginal driving belt (7). The pallet (1) ha... | 06/29/1993 |
