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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220082 | Pneumatic tube system terminal and method A pneumatic transport system including a user terminal at a service provider station having a movable member operably connected with a flexible drive member. The drive member moves within at least one side rail to vertically displace the movable member to permit acc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7140810 | Pneumatic tube system terminal and method A pneumatic transport system including a user terminal at a service provider station having a movable member operably connected with a flexible drive member. The drive member moves within at least one side rail to vertically displace the movable member to permit acc... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134454 | Cap for blocking a pipe A cap for blocking a pipe. The pipe has a rim at an end thereof. The rim defines a pipe aperture. The cap includes a body for blocking the pipe aperture, the body including a bore having a threaded bore portion. A latch is movably mounted on the body for movement be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121215 | Security device for transporting and/or storing paper items of value A security device for transporting and/or storing paper items of value includes an enclosed area (1) for receiving the items of value. The enclosed area is associated with at least one reservoir (3) for an irreversible paper destruction product (4 | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093412 | Glass base material packing method A method of packing a glass base material (10, 20, 30), which is a base material of an optical fiber comprising packing the glass base material (10, 20, 30) into a cylindrical container (16, 26, 36). The packing has: putting the glass base mater... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6276877 | Display carrier container A new display carrier container for displaying a message, such as an advertisement. The inventive device includes a generally transparent tubular body having inner and outer surfaces and a pair of opposite ends. The inner surface of the body defines a lum... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257806 | Device for conveying necked objects and for loading such objects A device for conveying objects having a neck along a given direction having at least one pressure chamber capable of projecting an air flow on the objects along the conveying direction, and a support rail oriented along the conveying direction. The device... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6015246 | Transparent pneumatic tube carrier with transparent elastic holding films A pneumatic tube carrier which is pneumatically conveyed through a pneumatic tube is provided with a container body for carrying articles and a pair of elastic films provided in the container body with their peripheries held by the same. The pair of elast... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5988951 | Pneumatic grain sample transport system The present apparatus relates to a pneumatic transport system to transport samples of grain between a filling station in a grain handling and storage structure and a receiving station in an office or inspection laboratory.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5181805 | Pneumatic tube system A pneumatic tube system comprising: a pair of terminals; an overhead cylindrical tube connecting the terminals; a captive carrier for passage through the tube, the carrier having an internal cavity for carrying articles and removable caps at the distal en... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5181806 | Pneumatic tube system A pneumatic tube system comprising: a pair of terminals; an overhead cylindrical tube connecting the terminals; a captive carrier for passage through the tube, the carrier having an internal cavity for carrying articles and removable caps at the distal en... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5108233 | Hydraulic container conveying apparatus A conduit having a circular or polygonal cross-sectional outline serves for reception of one or more receptacles which are conveyed therein by a hydraulic fluid. Each receptacle can be taken apart or is formed with one or more compartments for one or more... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4995765 | Method of collecting wastes and system therefor A sanitary waste collection system and a method therefor which enable the free disposal of waste at various places in a building, and saves labor required for carrying and collecting the waste. The waste collection system includes charge ports provided at... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4941777 | Apparatus for conveying material Apparatus for conveying material between two terminals using a reversible blower system that conveys a carrier member through a tube by suction from one terminal to an intermediate location and by pneumatic pressure from the intermediate location to the o... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4820086 | Pneumatic tube carrier system and method A pneumatic tube carrier system (10) includes a first carrier receiving and sending terminal (11) and a second carrier receiving and sending terminal (13). A carrier (20) is transported back and forth between the terminals (11,13) through a pneumatic tube... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4792263 | Carrier for large capacity single overhead pneumatic tube system A single overhead pneumatic tube system employs a large rectangular tube, a pair of overhead mounted blowers and a large rectangular captive carrier having a pair of oppositely disposed sliding covers which are locked in position when the carrier is passi... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4324511 | Carrier for pneumatic tube systems A carrier capable of carrying elongated materials without bending or folding through conventional pneumatic tube systems which include a passageway having a predetermined inner cross-sectional dimension wherein the passageway includes curvatures having a ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4273478 | Locking security container A lockable security container for the transportation of valuables and including means for damaging valuables positioned within the container comprising: a container including an internal space for positioning valuables, means for damaging the valuables po... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4066298 | Hydraulically transported capsule A capsule having a cylindrical shell for containing goods to be transported, and a cover member adaped to be fitted over one end of the shell. The cover member is made from a flexible material and is provided on the leading end of the shell. The provision... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4013371 | Jointing device A jointing device for securing a horizontal frame member to a vertical frame member comprises a strip having its longitudinal ends extending beyond the vertical width of the horizontal frame member and including a central portion extending substantially o... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4000927 | Capsule hydraulic-transportation system A capsule hydraulic-transportation system for use in continuously transporting capsules through a pipe line, in which system a discharge duct is connected in parallel at a forwarding station to a plurality of feeding ducts for feeding capsules, and the pl... | 01/04/1977 |
