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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431140 | Combining conveyor with product path switching arrangement A combiner conveyor arrangement for conveying articles of product has a first longitudinal conveyor for urging a plurality of the articles of product in parallel in a predetermined direction of travel. First and second bilateral guide ways urge the articles translon... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7357242 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus includes an electrical extension and contraction drive device which is connected to a distribution guide body, so that the switching action of the distribution guide body can be performed at a high speed, with shortened response time. Hence, the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7284652 | Tiered control architecture for material handling A control architecture for material handling includes multiple tiers of controllers, such as three. The lowest-level controllers interact directly with sensors and actuators used in the material handling system, such as photo-eyes and motors used with conveyors. The... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249668 | Positive displacement sorter shoe A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface. A plurality of pusher shoes are provided, each moving along at least one of the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243777 | Omega package sorter A method and apparatus for sorting or pre-sorting objects contains a system of conveyors and crossover diverters incorporating the topology of an omega network. The sorter interconnects a series of perfect shuffle networks, interleaved with banks of crossover switch... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240781 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a conveying surface, a plurality of pusher shoes capable of traveling laterally of the conveying surface travel direction, a diverting assembly selectively diverting the pusher shoes and a control. The pusher shoes are general... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213698 | Sensors for article sorter A sortation assembly includes a plurality of chutes which are movable along a continuous loop and along and over a plurality of sort stations. The chutes are operable to deposit articles, such as mail or flats mail or the like, to appropriate bins or trays positione... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086519 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7017730 | Bi-directional mail tray pusher A bidirectional article pusher for a conveying system, which includes a multiplicity of spaced rollers for moving articles along a longitudinal path. There is a push up stop arranged below the conveyor and movable between adjacent rollers to a position above the rol... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000755 | Apparatus for repositioning product while maintaining forward conveying speed An apparatus comprising a first conveyor and a second conveyor, the first and the second conveyor being arranged in line with each other, having the same conveying direction and, in use, having substantially the same conveying speed, while between the first and the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974019 | Conveyor with a motorized transport element A conveying system including individually motorized transport elements or shoes that transport articles laterally across a conveyor. The motorized transport elements ride along tracks across the width of the conveyor. A motor drives each transport element across the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951274 | Tiered control architecture for material handling A control architecture for material handling includes multiple tiers of controllers, such as three. The lowest-level controllers interact directly with sensors and actuators used in the material handling system, such as photo-eyes and motors used with conveyors. The... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6923308 | Conveyor system with diverting track network A diverting assembly for diverting articles from a conveying surface includes a plurality of movable pushers that are associated with the conveying surface and adapted to move transversely across the conveying surface. A plurality of diverting tracks are configured ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6866136 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6814216 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802412 | Conveyor with a motorized transport element A conveying system including individually motorized transport elements or shoes that transport articles laterally across a conveyor. The motorized transport elements ride along tracks across the width of the conveyor. A motor drives each transport element across the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6702106 | Sliding shoe sorter and methods of using sliding shoe sorter The present invention relates to sliding shoe sorters and methods of using those sorters. One or more pluralities of the shoes are interposed between the conveyors lateral edges and can be orderly advanced in lines. Controllers activate or deactivate the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688459 | Article sorting system and method The conveyor sorting system and method are provided. The system includes a conveyor for transporting articles along a predetermined path, and a pair of opposing chutes for receiving articles directed from the conveyor by a sorting device having a single p... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669012 | Conveyor device A conveyor device capable of moving a package also in a main direction orthogonal to a direction of conveyance, and thereby making it possible to change and maintain a package in any posture. The conveyor device 30 of the present invention is formed by couplin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6578697 | Article sorting system and method The conveyor sorting system and method are provided. The system includes a conveyor for transporting articles along a predetermined path, and a pair of opposing chutes for receiving articles directed from the conveyor by a sorting device having a single p... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6481559 | Transfer and sorting conveyor A transport-sort conveyor in which a pin of the sliding block of the sort conveyor traveling at high velocity does not cause any trouble at the sorting point and which is suitable for sorting small sized articles is provided. A pusher is provided on any o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478144 | Sliding shoe sorter and methods of using sliding shoe sorter The present invention relates to sliding shoe sorters and methods of using those sorters. One or more pluralities of the shoes are interposed between the conveyors lateral edges and can be orderly advanced in lines. Controllers activate or deactivate the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460692 | Dual lane conveying apparatus A dual lane board handling apparatus includes a first zone including first and second parallel pairs of rails extending in a first direction; a second zone including third and fourth parallel pairs of rails extending in the first direction; first tracks s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6446781 | Receptacle-transfer installation including a deflector member The receptacle transfer installation comprises an upstream transport starwheel adapted to support the receptacles via their collars, a first downstream transport starwheel, a second downstream transport starwheel. An upstream guide extends as far as the f... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6279735 | Arrangement for feeding product carriers moveably arranged on a rail Apparatus is disclosed for feeding product carriers through a system including a first rail along which the product carriers can move, branches associated with the first rail so that the product carriers can be supplied to and removed from the first rail ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264042 | Bilateral sorter A system for sorting objects includes an upstream and a downstream conveyor positioned to sequentially receive and convey an object along a first path, and a sorting conveyor belt positioned transversely in a gap between the upstream and downstream convey... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6230873 | Conveyor system for automatically transporting items A conveyor system for automatically transporting items along a conveyor path has at least one guide rail and a plurality of vehicles. The vehicles each have a load carrier movable between a substantially horizontal position and two different tilted positi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220427 | Conveyor A displaceable conveyor is used to convey selected printed products to different destination points. A reversing device is positioned intermediate the different destination points and a rigid guide track. A partial guide path connects the reversing device... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202825 | Conveyor The invention relates to a conveyor comprising a frame and a drivable endless conveying element, which is provided with carriers extending transversely to the intended direction of movement of the conveying element during operation, which carriers are cou... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6041909 | Conveyor sortation system with parallel divert A conveyor diverting system having an endless conveying surface and diverting shoes transversely movable across the conveying surface for diverting articles having an upstream and a downstream diverting track where the upstream diverting track is oriented... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5927465 | Conveyor sortation system with parallel divert A conveyor diverting system having an endless conveying surface and diverting shoes transversely movable across the conveying surface for diverting articles having an upstream and a downstream diverting track where the upstream diverting track is oriented... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5732814 | Method and apparatus for reducing noise and wear in a conveyor transition section A method and device in a conveyor for preventing the collision of guide pins on a transversely moving diverting shoe with the side of the conveyor in a conveyor having an endless conveying surface comprised of a plurality of surface members on which diver... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730579 | Bundle feed apparatus for delivering multiple bundles to a load former A load forming apparatus is described for forming a load comprised of layers of bundles, in which first and second conveyors are configured to deliver individual first bundles of load components to individual respective first and second transfer stations.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722532 | Convergent/divergent product conveyor A flow directing conveyor mechanism includes a lower conveyor defining an article supporting surface for transporting articles for movement along a path of travel extending between inlet and discharge ends of the lower conveyor; and an upper conveyor havi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5687851 | Method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles into groups in at least one sorting step Described is a method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles in groups in at least one sorting step in a suspension-type conveyor, the articles being introduced in substantially unsorted manner into a first conveyor circle and being deli... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5657858 | Conveyor A conveyor includes a frame and at least one moving mechanism which can be moved in a longitudinal direction thereof by a driving mechanism. Carriers extending transversely to the direction of movement of the moving mechanism are coupled to the moving mec... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5437530 | High-shelf storage apparatus A multi-tier storage unit is defined by vertical array of rotary conveyors. Independently operable transfer devices for transferring devices to be stored onto selected conveyors and retreiving stored products from the conveyors are positioned at a pair of... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5427223 | Conveyor The invention relates to a conveyor comprising a frame and drivable transport means, provided with carriers extending transversely to the direction of movement of the transport means, parallel to each other. The carriers are pivotally coupled to at least ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5367466 | Sorting apparatus and method of control for the same A method for controlling a sorting apparatus of the type including a plurality of mobile carriages for the transport and unloading of objects transported, in which: a predetermined advance time "t" with respect to the moment of unloading, a signal is sent... | 11/22/1994 |
