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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972087 | Vacuum transfer apparatus and process with improved product weighing controls A vacuum transfer apparatus and process with weighing controls. An exemplary vacuum transfer apparatus includes a hopper that retains food product and includes a discharge port. A vacuum chamber has an inlet coupled to the discharge port of the hopper, and a member ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7399337 | Continuous air monitor filter changeout apparatus An apparatus and corresponding method for automatically changing out a filter cartridge in a continuous air monitor. The apparatus includes: a first container sized to hold filter cartridge replacements; a second container sized to hold used filter cartridges; a tra... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7341406 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331442 | Chip components feeding apparatus A chip components feeding apparatus is provided to be able to lessen a push load applied to a leading electronic part from succeeding electronic chip component to favorably take out the leading electronic part even in the case where a residual pressure phenomenon oc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320562 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318690 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316526 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314337 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314338 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311473 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311475 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311471 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311472 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309192 | Pneumatic transport tube system A pneumatic transport system including an up receive/down send customer terminal having a pivot assembly for vertically and pivotally displacing a pneumatic carrier between a vertical position and an angularly disposed presentation position. The customer terminal in... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302952 | Device and process for conveying rod-shaped filter elements Device and process for conveying filter elements to a filter element magazine. The device includes a rotatable drum comprising at least one seat for receiving a filter element and a detection device that controls a rotation of the drum and detects the filter element... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7240783 | Unit for feeding filters to a filter assembly machine A unit for feeding filters to a filter assembly machine, wherein at least one deflecting device receives a respective succession of filter portions in an axial direction, and feeds the filter portions to the filter assembly machine in a transverse direction crosswis... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228990 | Unitized fibrous construct dispensing system The present invention is directed to a method and system for transporting and dispensing fibers into an aggregate mix, and more specifically, to a method and system for transporting and dispensing unitized fibrous constructs into a mix without affecting the structur... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207156 | Ice bagging apparatus and method An apparatus and method for bagging ice. The apparatus comprises an ice maker for making ice and a hopper for receiving for receiving the ice from the ice maker. The apparatus further includes a roller drum, operatively associated with the hopper, for measuring the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7140827 | Transporting apparatus It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for transporting a transported object in a transporting direction as the transported object is supported by air, the apparatus having a plurality of transporting units. A specific transporting unit of the plur... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134459 | Methods and apparatus for mixing powdered samples Method for preparing a mixed powder sample by mixing two or more different powders comprising transferring a quantity of a first powder to a mixing vessel and transferring a quantity of a second powder to the mixing vessel to form a powder bed in the mixing vessel c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062892 | Ice bagging apparatus and method An apparatus and method for bagging ice. The apparatus comprises an ice maker for making ice and a hopper for receiving for receiving the ice from the ice maker. The apparatus further includes a roller drum, operatively associated with the hopper, for measuring the ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063486 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the powdery medium. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028828 | Magazine for rod-shaped articles, in particular filter rods, in the tobacco-processing industry A magazine for rod-shaped articles comprises a storage unit having at least one inlet for receiving at least one of the articles supplied to the storage unit and at least one outlet for discharging at least one of the articles positioned in the storage unit. A varia... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6955506 | Device for pneumatic conveying of bulk material, especially granular material A device for pneumatically conveying bulk material has at least one flow limiter arranged in a conveying airstream. The flow limiter has a housing and at least one control member arranged in the housing. The control member controls a flow velocity of the conveying a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948888 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and an outlet. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance from its base. In this way a pressu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932544 | Dual inserter applicator An apparatus (10) for feeding sliders (31) from a source of sliders to the slider insertion area (27) of at least two slider insertion devices (18, 19). A sensor (30, 52) on a sender track (20, 21) detects a lack of sliders ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904656 | System for transporting sliders for zipper bags An apparatus (10) for and a method of transporting sliders to the slider insertion area (27) of a slider insertion device (18). A first sensor (30) on a sender track (20) detects a lack of sliders (21) in the sender track. A... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6827529 | Vacuum pneumatic system for conveyance of ice Vacuum pneumatic conveying apparatus and method are described to provide for a simple, economical, convenient (and preferably automatic) system for conveying ice on an as-required basis from a source such as an ice maker to one or more receptors at locations remote ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805175 | Powder transfer method and apparatus Apparatus for aspirating and dispensing powder, comprising a hopper having a powder transfer port and a suction port for connection to a source of suction to establish an upward flow of air (or other gas) through the transfer port.... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6443669 | Electronic component feeding apparatus An electronic component feeding apparatus for conveying aligned electronic components includes a conveying tube, a cylinder for sucking air from an end of the tube, and a movable stopper plate for stopping the conveyed, aligned electronic components.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6390736 | Desiccant feeder system and apparatus A desiccant feeder system comprising, a reservoir for desiccant canisters, means for delivering the canisters through a transfer tube to at a loading station, means for presenting the open end of containers one at a time at the loading station, means for ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6364579 | Apparatus for separating suspended fibrous material An apparatus for separating fibrous material such as wool, wood, paper, cellulose, rockwool, fiberglass, etc., which is conveyed by and suspended in air. The separator can be used with pneumatic vacuum systems and pneumatic pressure conveying systems for ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6261030 | Desiccant feeder system and apparatus A desiccant feeder system comprising, a reservoir for desiccant canisters, means for delivering the canisters through a transfer tube to at a loading station, means for presenting the open end of containers one at a time at the loading station, means for ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6210079 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system has a two storage hoppers (2a,2b) respective storage outlets (6a,6b), There is a pick up location (3) and a passage (4) provides communication... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6068428 | Capsule train separation system for fluid capsule pipeline transporation Apparatus for spacing consecutive capsules of solid material traveling as a capsule train in a pipeline in which the capsules are carried by a fluid flowing through the pipeline includes a separation system interposed between upstream and downstream porti... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5749684 | Particulate material feeding apparatus and process An apparatus and process feed at a controlled rate a free-flowing particulate material entrained in a carrier gas. The apparatus includes a gastight closed supply vessel for holding a supply of the particulate material and a riser tube inside the supply v... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5702209 | Powder feed device, especially for powder coating material A powder feed device, especially for powder coating material, with an injector (2), in which a partial vacuum is created by a feed air stream according to the principle of a Venturi pipe and powder is drawn out of a powder container (10) and transported. ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5656305 | System for dosed conveying and selecting of cylindrical pellets for molding apparatus for lead frames The invention relates to a system for dosed conveying and selecting of pellets for a moulding apparatus for lead frames, with which it is possible to prevent crumbled pellets or fragments and/or dust thereof being able to reach the molding apparatus arran... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5562366 | Method and system for fast cycle transport of materials in dense phase A fast cycle system for transport of particulate material in dense phase has a feeder assembly dispensing material into a pulse pod assembly. The latter is connected to a pressurized pipeline and the pod of material is sent into the pipeline upon receipt ... | 10/08/1996 |
