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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329299 | Plate-shaped work piece transporting apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a plate-shaped work piece transporting apparatus that has a fan, a dust-removal filter disposed above this fan, and a plate-shape porous member disposed above the dust-removal filter. By forming a chamber in which ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326005 | Air powered storage device for pneumatic transport system An air powered storage device is provided that is operative to temporarily store pneumatic carriers within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. A gate member is selecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284945 | Transporting apparatus The invention discloses a transporting apparatus provided with a air-supplying-type support device for supplying purified air toward a lower surface of a transported object to contactlessly support the transported object in a horizontal orientation or a substantiall... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284934 | Method for supplying a component and a component supplying device A method is provided for supplying a component to a pick-up position located near a stop by means of a component supplying device. The component supplying device includes a guide provided with the stop, at least one air inlet connected to the guide, and at least one... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7223060 | Device for simultaneously conveying and regulating the temperature of shaped parts The invention relates to a device for simultaneously conveying and regulating the temperature of shaped parts, comprising a conveying device, which is suited for advancing objects, and at least one blower by means of which the objects can be subjected to the action ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7165580 | Cable projectile catcher A mechanism is provided for attachment to the exit end of a conduit during cable installation through the conduit. The mechanism absorbs the energy from, and captures the projectile and cable assembly exiting from a conduit during cable installation. A clamp is prov... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144204 | Pneumatic conveyor device and method The invention relates to a device for the pneumatic conveyance of bulk material, including a conveying pipe which defines a conveying path for the bulk material and in portions has a fluidizing pipe segment and a propellant gas source which is connected to the conve... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7139638 | Substrate processing unit, method for detecting the position of a substrate and substrate processing apparatus A thermal processing unit is connected to a substrate position detector, which is in turn connected to a bake unit controller. The thermal processing unit includes a temperature control plate and a lifting device. The temperature control plate and lifting device are... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108474 | Apparatus for transporting plate-shaped work piece It is an object to provide a plate-shaped work piece transporting apparatus provided with a blowing mechanism for contactlessly supporting a plate-shaped work piece that is transported, where the blowing mechanism is provided with a dust-removal filter and a blowing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104734 | One-way pneumatic delivery system A one-way pneumatic delivery system includes a plurality of sending units in fluid communication with a receiving unit via a duct system. Each of the sending units and the receiving unit include a door that selectively prevents fluid communication into the duct syst... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7044306 | Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter An automated machine is used to handle and manipulate individual pieces of particulate matter. The particulate matter is contained in a bin. The machine operates to pick single individual pieces of the particulate matter from the bin. The picked individual pieces ar... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037063 | Substrate floating apparatus and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus using the same There are provided a substrate floating apparatus for preventing interference between a glass substrate and a floating board when floating and conveying the glass substrate and a method of manufacturing LCD devices using the substrate floating apparatus. The substra... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6676365 | Air track conveyor system for disk production An air track includes a concave top surface with a plurality of air outlets or a flat surface with a notch and a plurality of air outlets. The body of the air track includes at least one air filter that runs along the length of at least a portion of the b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6655878 | Device and method for singulating from a holder with liquid and/or individualizing of fruits The present invention provides a device and method for singulating from a holder with liquid and/or individualizing of products, such as fruits, wherein the device comprises: a discharge conveyor extending above the liquid level in the holder for discharg... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6588989 | Handling apparatus for elastic tubular members having a single closed end An apparatus for handling and orienting elastic, thin-walled, tubular members having a closed end and an open end, such as finger cots, such that all tubular members are delivered in the same orientation, the apparatus having a retrieval conduit, a delive... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581534 | Pneumatic agricultural particulate material delivery system A pneumatic agricultural particulate material delivery system for delivering agricultural particulate material to a growing medium is disclosed. The delivery system includes a particulate material supply chamber, a furrow opening device configured to crea... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6514015 | Anti-contamination device for the transport of recipients and air conveyor equipped with such a device The anti-contamination apparatus includes a transport enclosure (13) which has a input face (26) having an opening to admit the recipients and which contains: a guide rail capable of supporting the recipients by their protuberances; an inverted U-shaped l... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6481935 | Device for establishing optimal material flow rate for unloading materials A device for establishing an optimal material flow rate through a material convey line in which a pressurized fluid flow is used to convey material entrained within the fluid passed through the convey line is disclosed. The device includes a plate definin... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6367396 | Pneumatic agricultural particulate material delivery system A pneumatic agricultural particulate material delivery system for delivering agricultural particulate material to a growing medium is disclosed. The delivery system includes a particulate material supply chamber, a furrow opening device configured to crea... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368027 | Air conveyor fitted with a bottom longitudinal guide for transporting suspended articles in an inclined position The air conveyor enables suspended articles to be transported, e.g. empty plastics bottles B, under drive from air jets. It has a bottom longitudinal guide (6) which extends along the path of the articles, which has two facing longitudinal guide walls (7b... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352393 | Apparatus for transporting loosened particulate material using fluid under pressure The invention relates to apparatus for transporting loosened soil from a hole, trench or excavation, comprising a probe device and internal nozzles which are spaced from a distal end of the probe device and are directed towards the longitudinal axis of th... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6318935 | Braking system for air conveyors A braking system is provided along one of a pair of guide rails of an air conveyor that transports plastic bottles along a pathway between the pair of guide rails. The braking system is selectively actuated to move into the pathway defined by the guide ra... | 11/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6024208 | Feeder for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder (1) for supplying magnetically attractable electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine. The feeder (1) comprises a hopper (2) for storing the components (20) and a pick up location (3) for supplying the components to the pick-and-place... | 02/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5931609 | Apparatus and method for moving golf balls from ball washer to ball dispenser An apparatus and method for moving golf balls from a ball washer to a ball dispenser is disclosed. A system of conduits is employed, connecting a ball washer to a dispenser. Balls are forced out of the washer and into an entry conduit where a drain rids t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5704733 | Method and apparatus for handling agricultural or horticultural produce The invention relates to a method for handling agricultural or horticultural products, for instance tomatoes or apples, wherein the products are transported in at least one reservoir filled with water substantially at a transporting level determined by th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5647697 | Method and device for feeding packets of cigarettes pneumatically Packets of cigarettes are conveyed singly and in succession to a first inlet of a propulsion chamber also having an outlet, connected to a duct, and at least one other inlet through which compressed air is directed into the enclosure; as one packet is car... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5127773 | Carrier delivery terminal for a pneumatic transport system A pneumatic transport system includes a pneumatic transport tube having a stop device mounted therein. A window aperture is defined through a wall of the transport tube such that a pneumatic tube carrier is presented for retrieval through the window apert... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4971481 | Pneumatic tube stop device and terminal The present invention describes a stop device for stopping a carrier traveling in a pneumatic tube. The invention also includes a terminal comprising the stop device. The stop device includes a pneumatic tube having an exhaust aperture and a shutoff apert... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4960350 | Process of stalling the speeds of articles to be conveyed in a pneumatic conveying system and a device therefor A process of stalling the speeds of articles to be conveyed in a pneumatic conveying system, wherein the speeds of the articles conveyed by conveying power wind through a transporting piping are stalled at a position close to the outlet of the transportin... | 10/02/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4936716 | Transport device for pneumatically transporting particulate material from a container under high pressure to a container under low pressure A transport device for pneumatically transporting particulate material from a container which is under pressure to a container which is under a lower pressure, in which successive pressure reduction is achieved by repeated deceleration and acceleration of... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4875574 | Infusion package A package for the infusion of tea, coffee, or other substances comprising a cover having a central panel against which an infusion bag is hingedly attached and a pair of side panels extending laterally from each side thereof to form wings adapted to engag... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4832537 | Method and apparatus for dispensing and conveying plastic articles A method and apparatus wherein individual plastic articles are sheared from a cartridge of such articles and conveyed pneumatically through a pneumatic conduit to a desired position.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4826360 | Transfer system in a clean room A transfer system for transferring a SMIF pod™ in a clean room, in which the pod is adapted to contain a wafer cassette. The transfer system includes: at least one pair of SMIF arms™, the arms disposed adjacent to a semiconductor processing apparatus ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823396 | Automated fastener inspection system A device is provided for automatically inspecting a fastener for defects prior to its installation in an assembly operation. The fastener is propelled by air or gravity along a feed line. The inspection device is connected in the feed line and has a cam m... | 04/18/1989 |
