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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407345 | Method and a system of distribution of fluidizable materials A method and a system distribute fluidizable materials from a reservoir of materials to one or more material receiving units. The distribution system has at least two hydraulic levels between the reservoir and the material receiving units. The system further include... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407346 | Methods and apparatus for air conveyor dust emission control A collector assembly is configured to vent dust-laden air through at least one filter in one direction using pressure in an air conveyor, whereby dust collects on one side of the filter or filters. The collector assembly is further configured to pulse compressed air... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7347649 | Powder purge tube To supply a powder lacquer sprayer, the coating powder is pressed by a pig through the supply line and, in the process, it is fluidized from the side of the pig which is turned toward the powder. The fluidization air can be led to the powder, for example, by a centr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329071 | Device for the pneumatic conveying of particulate and powdery bulk material Devices for the pneumatic conveying of particulate and powdery bulk goods to obtain high conveying speeds with low energy expenditure. The devices have a fluidized conveying pipe with fluidizing elements, in which pipe the fabric layers of the fluidizing elements ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328617 | Air levitation apparatus with neutralization device, and neutralization method for levitation apparatus To reduce installation space for neutralization devices of neutralization of static electricity generated by work levitation air in an air levitation apparatus which levitates plate-shaped work by jettisoning of air. With an apparatus wherein multiple air jets are p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326025 | System for detecting warped carriers and associated methods Disclosed herein is a warp detection system (200) for determining warping in a carrier (110) configured to carry substrates (120) for processing. In one embodiment, the system (200) includes a guide plate (210) configured to guide ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320561 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316721 | Ceramic foam insulator with thermal expansion joint A canister for maintaining entrained particles in a gas stream passing there through. The canister has an outer annular member and an inner porous annular member. The inner porous annular member has rings with at least one expansion zone in each ring. An annular int... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7296951 | Vibratory spiral conveyor A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a spiral deck enclosed in a housing having passageways for allowing air flow between adjacent deck tier segments. In addition, the conveyor may include two concentric spiral decks operably coupled to one anoth... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7269475 | Distributed control system with global contraints for controlling object motion with smart matter Embedded in a transport assembly are arrays of microelectromechanical sensors and actuators for detecting and propelling an object. A controller having defined therein local computational agents and a global controller controls the array of sensors and actuators. Th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7191807 | Apparatus for toner processing including a variable-orifice non-contact valve An apparatus (10) for handling bulk particulate material (M) includes a reservoir hopper (16) having a gas-permeable liner (42) and a gas inlet (44) connecting the reservoir hopper (16) to a pressurized flow of gas sufficient to fl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137759 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7076191 | Toner, toner conveying apparatus and method, and image forming apparatus A toner for forming a visual image on an image bearer having a maximum shearing stress of about 30G (N/m2) when a maximum shearing stress test is performed using a uniaxial collapsing stress measuring method and a vertical stress 16G (N/m2) is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048475 | System for distribution of pulverulent material with controlled gravimetric flow rates Method for conveying a pulverulent material making it possible to divide said pulverulent material, from a single storage capacity (10), between several conveyors (50) with a controlled flow rate in each of said conveyors, characterized in that said st... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7004711 | Transporting apparatus The invention discloses a transporting apparatus having a transport member provided with a air-supplying-type support portion for supplying purified air toward a lower surface of a transported object to contactlessly support the transported object, and a drive force... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6843633 | System and apparatus for filling containers with bulk particulate materials A particulate material conveying apparatus generally consisting of an upper conduit having a material receiving inlet; a first intermediate conduit communicating with the upper conduit and swivable relative to the upper conduit about a first axis; a second intermedi... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6764253 | System and method for assuring fluidization of a material transported in a pneumatic conveying system In a system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material, a second conduit formed of an impermeable material encompassing and spaced from the first conduit, a plurality of partition walls dispos... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6722822 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk particulate materials A system for pneumatically conveying a bulk particulate material generally consisting of means for holding such material, having an inlet and an outlet; a first material transport line segment including a first conduit formed of a gas permeable material having an in... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6626612 | Transporting apparatus having an air cushion, and method of operating such a transporting apparatus A transporting apparatus includes a transporting plane and a transporting platform which can be displaced in different directions in a largely friction-free manner on an air cushion above the transporting plane, the air cushion being generated by air nozz... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6609871 | System for handling bulk particulate materials A system for handling a bulk particulate material generally consisting of a vessel for holding a mass of such material; a first elongated tube formed of a gas permeable material, having an inlet communicating with such vessel; a second elongated tube form... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6227768 | Particulate conveyor device and apparatus A device for use in transporting particulate materials including: a conduit adapted for transporting particulate material from the first end to the second end of the conduit via an interior hollow chamber; a gas impermeable outer wall; a gas permeable inn... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220056 | Device for handling thin panes of glass and fragile work pieces For handling thin panes of glass or similar work pieces and products in conveyance systems, machining installations, and the like, by means of pneumatic forces, a device is proposed that is characterized by two plates (1, 2) with flat surfaces on at least... | 04/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5884126 | Apparatus and method for transporting finely powdered toner material For transporting finely powdered toner material from a reservoir to a delivery opening, a porous bed that forms a down grade is charged with compressed air proceeding from below, whereby the toner material mixes with air to form a liquid-like mixture. Thi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5722802 | Powder delivery apparatus A powder delivery apparatus for use in a paint supply system. The apparatus has a flexible inner hose having an innermost and outermost surface with pores extending therebetween. The innermost surface defines a channel along which powder particles may flo... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5588787 | Pulse-operated point feeder A point feeder for metering powder materials, for example aluminum oxide, to a Hall-Heroult electrolysis cell includes a vertical tube and a horizontal tube which are joined so that they form substantially an L-shaped channel with a material input at an u... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5474401 | Pulse-controlled metering device A pneumatic metering device for metering powdered materials, for example in connection with feeding aluminum oxide and aluminum fluoride to an electrolysis cell for production of aluminum, includes a container in the form of a relatively long, closed chan... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5360297 | Apparatus for automatic level control in a closed channel or container for transport and/or distribution of fluidizable material An apparatus having a closed channel or container for transporting and/or distributing fluidizable material includes an air- or gas-permeable wall arranged in the channel and forming a partition between an upper pathway for the fluidizable material and a ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5252007 | Apparatus for facilitating solids transport in a pneumatic conveying line and associated method An apparatus for facilitating solids transport in a pneumatic conveying l. The apparatus reduces the velocity of a gas within the pneumatic conveying line. The following describes a preferred embodiment. An inner cylinder is spliced into the line. An upp... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5222840 | Double plenum air conveyor/accumulator An air conveyor moves light objects from one location to another and may also act as an accumulator for storing objects transported thereon. The conveyor has an elongated primary plenum and one or more elongated body members disposed over and in communica... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5163787 | Apparatus for pneumatic transportation of a particle material This invention relates to an apparatus for transporting particularly a powdery material for example from a silo after discharge. The apparatus comprises a flexible hose (1) the inside of which is provided with members (2) for fluidizing the material to be... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5107981 | Device with flow medium stratification for positioning and/or transporting unit loads The device disclosed comprises a support surface for unit loads, on which a load-bearing flow medium cushion, in particular an air cushion, can be constructed. Passages in the support surface communicate through a channel with a pressure source for the fl... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5037245 | Article transfer device and method for air conveyors A device and method are provided for transferring articles to and from an air conveyor. The device comprises a first plenum chamber, a second plenum chamber, and an air supply. The first plenum chamber has a transfer surface with a first plurality of perf... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5029835 | Method and device for conveying sheets A method of conveying sheets by displacing in a sheet-conveying direction an upermost sheet of a pile of sheets having a contact surface of given length includes linearly lifting the sheet at a trailing edge thereof, briefly opening periodically and succe... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5018909 | Powder feed hopper A powder feed hopper includes a housing which mounts a porous plate adapted to support particulate powder material and receive an upwardly directed flow of fluidizing air to form an air-entrained fluidized bed in the housing above the porous plate. In ord... | 05/28/1991 |
