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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798749 | High-efficiency material inlet with particulate diffuser plate for use in entraining particulate solids in a prime mover fluid An improved pneumatic particulate conveyance system including a particulate diffuser plate is disclosed. The assembly includes a pipeline with one or more particulate inlets for introducing solid particulates to a prime mover, wherein the pipeline has at least one p... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7392984 | Process for guiding printing media and printing media guide Guiding a printing medium that is being conveyed along a travel path in a printing machine, whereby the printing medium is not making contact along at least one edge. A stream of sucked air (9) is directed at least partially outward, with respect to at least ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7338102 | Manipulator This invention provides a manipulator having an arrangement which easily makes it possible to execute fine work such as attitude control while properly grasping even a minute target object. The manipulator of this invention has, at, e.g., the contact portion to a ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316735 | Dust collector An apparatus, which collects particulate matter contained in a gas flowing through a flow path formed in a cylindrical shape having an outer surface and an inner surface, includes: an outer shell that forms the outer surface of the flow path; a ground electrode that... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311476 | Multilayer hydrodynamic sheath flow structure A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for foc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7260449 | Device for conveying and positioning of structural elements in non-contact way In a device for conveying and positioning structural elements at a conveying track, a structural element is brought into pending state at the conveying track and the conveying track is tilted in conveying direction so that the structural element slides downwards to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182552 | Method for delivering a fine particle dispersion, and device for delivering a fine particle dispersion Provided are a method for delivering a fine particle dispersion which makes it possible to flow the fine particle dispersion, as a stable flow, in a microflow-channel without sedimentation, being deposited on the bottom face of the inner surface of the channel or bl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182553 | Method for delivering fine particle dispersion, and device for delivering fine particle dispersion Disclosed is a method of delivering a fine particle dispersion in the state of laminar flow from an inlet port to an outlet port of a microflow channel having the inlet port and the outlet port, the fine particle dispersion containing fine particles having a volume ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182918 | Desulfurization process A hydrocarbon desulfurization system that circulates fluidizable solid particles through a fluidized bed reactor, a fluidized bed regenerator, and a fluidized bed reducer to thereby provide for substantially continuous desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing flu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165918 | Air conveyance system An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7080962 | Air conveyance apparatus An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7014392 | Device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material The present invention is directed to a device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material. The device includes a conveyor line, an inner pipe in the conveyor line that is parallel to the axis and preferably eccentric. The inner p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974279 | Ejector, fine solid piece recovery apparatus and fluid conveyor An ejector is configured to generate a high negative pressure capable of sucking and conveying fine metal pieces or chips, such as machinings or cuttings, for example, when using the ejector as a driving source for a fluid conveyor. The ejector includes a convergent... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6905300 | Slide feeder with air bearing conveyor A slide loading mechanism utilizes compressed air as the transport medium to move the slides from a magazine to the stage of a microscope. The stage is provided with a carriage moving horizontally along a direct path between the stage and the magazine. A conveyor co... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6843367 | Adjustable top guide assembly for air driven conveyor A conveyor for transporting articles includes an upper surface for transporting the articles and a top guide that is resiliently supported relative to the upper surface for preventing the articles from tipping over as they are transported. A plurality of resilient s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6827203 | Positioning system of conveyor guides A positioning system of guide elements of a conveyor of articles comprises: at least one guide positioning unit comprising a guide positioning element adapted to be operatively associated with a respective guide element for the positioning thereof; a system of tract... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6779650 | Apparatus for levitating objects and apparatus for transporting objects An apparatus for levitating objects has an elongated diaphragm and a transducer. The diaphragm has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is fixed to a horn and the second end portion is fixed to a supporting member. The transducer is co... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6632049 | Device for transferring pulverulent materials A device for transferring pulverulent material, for example, powdery material, including an enclosure (3) wherein the pulverulent material to be transferred is stirred and pressurized; a first pipe (8) and a second pipe (9) which transport the material to... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6575669 | Method for transferring levitated objects A method for transferring an object levitated by sound waves from a transporting device to an unloading device. The transporting device includes a transporting vibrator, which levitates the object with sound waves. The unloading device includes an unloadi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568882 | Apparatus for conveying containers suspended by protruding neck rings The invention relates to the field of conveyors for containers of plastic, for example PET, with protruding neck rings. In particular, the apparatus (1) comprises a supporting structure (4) that mounts a track (5) which supports the containers by their ne... | 05/27/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6494151 | Exhauster diffuser discharge valve A discharge valve plate of the type used in the conduit between an exhauster fan and a riffle box in a coal fine delivery system for a coal-fired combustion chamber in a power plant. The axis of rotation of the discharge valve plate is oriented generally ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478514 | Neck ring guide change-over for an air conveyor A series of pneumatically controlled linear reciprocating actuators adjust the lateral spacing of a conveyor slot between opposed flanges of an air conveyor employed in conveying plastic bottles suspended by their neck rings in the conveyor slot to quickl... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6454497 | Installation for conveying objects by air flow such as, in particular bottles and/or flasks An apparatus for conveying objects by air blowing including at least one transfer line along which the objects can be conveyed, a loader connected to the transfer line for loading the objects onto the line, and a blower cooperative with the line and the l... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6416051 | Sheet guiding device and method of production A sheet guiding device having a top plate formed with a smooth side facing towards sheets to be guided past the device, includes at least one depression defining at least one connecting region, the at least one depression being formed in the top plate fro... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6402436 | Method and device for conveying planar ribbon of crimped fiber using air jets A method and device for conveying a ribbon of crimped material includes an air mover, a plenum connected to the air mover to receive air from the air mover, a series of directional slits and side walls. The directional slits air in fluid communication wit... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6374992 | Unstable article conveying device with diverter A conveying device with a diverter is disclosed for conveying lightweight unstable articles, such as plastic bottles having a neck portion with a neck ring thereon. The unstable articles are conveyed along a first path established by a first guide unit to... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6361253 | Method of forming a fire break in a duct A duct cleaning apparatus for cleaning an inside surface of a duct including an elongated flexible element extending inside the duct having a first end supported in the duct spaced from an inside surface, a second opposed free end and having a length suff... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6332740 | Device for conveying objects such as, in particular, bottles, flasks or the like A device for conveying objects having a protuberance at their neck including a blowing chamber for blowing an air flux for driving the objects and a support rail cooperating with the objects at the protuberance. The chamber includes a body and a plate rem... | 12/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6293735 | Apparatus for cleaning a duct A duct cleaning apparatus for cleaning an inside surface of a duct including an elongated flexible element extending inside the duct having a first end supported in the duct spaced from an inside surface, a second opposed free end and having a length suff... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6287055 | Air conveyor neck ring change-over with vertical pivot section A multichannel pivoting coupling between an upstream multichannel air conveyor and a downstream multichannel air conveyor includes a mechanism that can be selectively controlled to simultaneously adjust the lateral width dimensions of the slots between op... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6263883 | Interchange apparatus for a pneumatic conveying system An interchange apparatus for a pneumatic conveying system including a plurality of branch tubes joined together at an acute angle in an interchange chamber to form a main tube and a flap positioned between at least two branch tubes of the plurality of bra... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6227770 | Conveyor tube and distributor header for air conveyor An improved conveyor tube and distribution header for air conveyors such as air seeders serves to distribute seed and/or fertilizer products from the aircart to individual delivery tools via pneumatic conveyor tubes. The apparatus is adapted to achieve su... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6190094 | Pneumatic conveying apparatus Apparatus includes a pneumatic conveyor for supporting the articles to be conveyed and air under pressure in the conveyor to convey the articles, wherein the conveyor includes a first elongated channel with a first hollow interior volume, a second elongat... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183169 | Precision dispensing of ultra-fines via a gas medium A dispensing apparatus for the dispensing of ultra-fine particles on a dry basis in a reproducible manner. The apparatus includes a first gas-solids suspension chamber having particle fluidization means adapted thereto, and a conduit adapted between the f... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6053668 | Water slide for transferring semiconductor wafers A water slide for semiconductor wafer processing minimizes water usage by confining water to flow within spaced-apart grooves in the absence of a wafer. When a wafer passes down the water slide, a meniscus of water formed above the grooves is spread out t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045299 | Unidirectional gate between interconnecting fluid transport regions A unidirectional gate disposed between interconnecting fluid transport regions in a manufacturing process. The gate allows workpieces to pass from a first transport region to a second transport region but prevents them from returning to the first region a... | 04/04/2000 |
