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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186928 | Device and method for accommodating and transporting steps of an escalator or pallets of a moving walkway An accommodating and transport device for prefabricated steps of an escalator which are reduced in terms of their overall height or prefabricated pallets of a moving walkway includes a frame body separate and independent of the escalator or moving walkway. The frame... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7993088 | Storage system having a dynamic support of moving elements and a pusher assembly carried by a frame A storage system for storing products is provided that includes a frame having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a dynamic support carried by the frame. A mover assembly is carried by the frame and is configured to engage an area of a produc... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7682122 | Article retrieving and positioning system and apparatus for articles, layers, cases, and pallets A warehousing system and apparatus for retrieving articles from a preselected storage area containing a quantity of the same and delivering them to a designated area spaced therefrom. A track extends a selected distance along a predetermined path that is offset a se... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7553118 | Diverter and method for moving bodies between levels of an assembly line or other structure A method and apparatus for moving loaded pallets from one location to another, such as from a region of an assembly line to a vertically lower region of the same assembly line. A first conveyor track is angled downwardly from a source of loaded pallets toward a dive... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7401709 | Container storage and dispensing apparatus with adjustable container position An adjustable positioning apparatus for positioning containers on a shelf tray assembly of a vertically accumulating storage and retrieval apparatus has a container abutting portion and engagement structure for securing the container abutting portion on a portion of... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7347320 | Top dresser A top dresser (10) includes sheeting (70) in the form of an endless belt passing around first and second drums (148, 160) and a bed (166) including a plurality of rollers (106). Continuous V-shaped guides (122) are received ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331471 | System and method for modular sorting stations System and method for modular sorting stations. A sorting station may be subdivided into two or more modular bins. A modular bin may be partitioned into compartments. Each compartment may be configured to receive one order including one or more items. Modular bins m... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261509 | Method and system for operating a racking system preferably in a dispatch unit A method for operating a rack system preferably in a dispatch unit (1), with a rack (2) and an associated rack serving device for the storage and retrieval of containers (3), trays or the like to or from the rack. A rack region of the rack (2... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261510 | Overhead travelling carriage system The present invention provides an overhead travelling carriage system in which an overhead travelling carriage 110 is run along a running rail to convey a cassette 14 between processing devices 111. The overhead travelling carriage system is pro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234604 | Systems and methods for displaying articles A configurable display rack and rack kits include one or more rack systems, shelves, and/or hangers. In one particular embodiment, the rack systems include display structures mounted to bases. A display structure is formed with a mesh backing in an inner area define... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214024 | Push back pallet storage system A push back pallet storage system has a plurality of side members and cross members arranged in several levels, a plurality of carriages for feeding pallets in depth and movable lengthways relative to longitudinal beams fixed to the members, the movable carriages be... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210891 | Water bottle tilting and loading device An apparatus is provided for loading water bottles into a water cooler. The apparatus includes a cradle adapted to assume a horizontal position to receive a horizontally disposed water bottle that is laterally rolled into the cradle, a hinge adapted to rotate the cr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210889 | Circulating storage system A circulating storage system (1) has at least two storage columns (4) of stored-goods carriers (5) that are arranged one above another and circulate during operation, at least one horizontal conveyor device (9) which, during operation, tr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201243 | Storage carts Storage carts for the storage of pallets and other loads that may be moved between an open position into an aisle for access to the load and a closed position out of the aisle when desired. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7155049 | System for creating microscopic digital montage images An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes a motorized stage, a camera focussed relative to the stage, and a processor coupled to the camera. The processor contains instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cap... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140502 | Support system for a moving shelf A support system including opposed flanged rollers (6) for guiding a moving shelf. Coupling members (23) co-operate with the flanged rollers to present co-axial inwardly projecting stub shafts (22). A support (27) is provided for each cou... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128521 | Method of manipulating storage units A method of transferring storage units into and out of a racking system and picking them up from delivery areas and discharging them to despatch areas, in which the storage units are placed on a loading platform of a conveyor vehicle, e.g. rack serving unit, and con... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114904 | Push-back pallet storage system The push-back storage system includes an elongated storing lane defining opposite front and rear ends and at least one pair of spaced-apart parallel elongated rails extending between the front and rear ends of the storing lane and being inclined downwardly from the ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114606 | Selectable width track apparatus and method for a gravity fed shelving system An apparatus and method that effects selectable width of a roller track conveyance system having multiple roller tracks with asymmetric wall heights. The system includes a clip that connects lower or mating walls of two single roller tracks together. The connected r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097045 | Automated system and method of storing and picking articles An automated storage system for storing and picking articles delivered on incoming load carriers such as pallets comprises a device (depalletizer) for separating the article packing units, a tray storage facility (130) for storing the packing units (15... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094015 | Device for conveying empty rolls A device is used to convey empty rolls that have been removed by at least one roll changer of a web-fed rotary printing press. At least one empty roll receptacle can be displaced between the roll changer, where the empty rolls are held by the receptacle after they a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090064 | Auxiliary conveyor with adjustable trays A conveyor includes a frame having a plurality of upstanding legs. At least one tray unit is carried on the frame. The tray unit includes at least one connector element. The conveyor further includes at least one clip connectable to the frame and having at least one... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069701 | Groundwork frame structure An improved groundwork frame comprises a protruded bar each disposed in the middle of the top of an upper board and a lower board; an embedding groove being disposed in the middle of the bottom of the groundwork frame and corresponsive to the protruded bar; an upper... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052228 | Device for stacking empty transport pallets or removing same from a stack A device for stacking empty transport pallets and removing empty transport pallets from a stack has a pallet receptacle with a first leg and a second leg positioned at a right angle to the first leg. The pallet receptacle is configured to receive a pallet stack of p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021880 | Pipe handling apparatus for presenting sections of pipe to a derrick work floor having a high-speed carriage assembly A pipe handling apparatus for raising and lowering pipe to and from a raised derrick work floor. The apparatus comprises a longitudinally-extending base, with a longitudinally-extending cavity therein. An elongate, longitudinally-extending boom member is provided, w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7002772 | Gripper mechanism for tape cartridges A gripper mechanism for manipulating tape cartridges in a tape library system, the tape library system having a plurality of storage cells for removably storing a tape cartridge therein, each tape cartridge formed with engageable side slots located at side portions ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003375 | Load storage apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a load storage apparatus that can automatically and efficiently adjust the distances for which its transferrer moves loads to transfer them. The apparatus may include a rotary rack, fixed racks and a transferrer. Eac... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993169 | System and method for finding regions of interest for microscopic digital montage imaging A system for processing a thumbnail image from a microscope slide to determine tissue locations on the slide. The system comprises an image cropping component, a tissue finding component, and a scan control component. The image cropping component crops the thumbnail... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971833 | Order picking system The invention relates to an order picking system (1) with at least one automatic commissioning machine (2) having article racks (3) in which channels (4) for articles are positioned which are inclined in relation to the horizontal. Said c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951441 | Storage rack having roller track supported on horizontally extending front and back beams A storage rack comprises horizontally extending front and back beams having upper surfaces, on which is supported a roller track comprising two side rails, a series of rollers journalled between and projecting above the side rails, and a series of tie rods extending... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948900 | Flow rack A wire flow rack system including a longitudinal wire, a roller wire, a roller and an optional cap. The roller wire is joined with and transverse to the longitudinal wire and includes an unsupported free end that projects beyond the longitudinal wire. The roller def... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6901946 | Modular spill containment system and method A battery spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the spills from spreading. The system may have rails that are readily removable to permit access to batteries a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851562 | Push back storage rack system A push back storage rack system for storing multiple loads in a single inclined cart lane. Each lane contains at least two wheeled carts, each cart being capable of receiving and storing multiple pallet loads. The carts are vertically spaced so that they can freely ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843632 | Out-processing facility for individual goods A picking store for piece goods is disclosed, which comprises a storage area (1), with a number of storage racks (7), for the goods to be picked, arranged parallel to each other, whereby only goods of the same type are found in each rack, a placing are... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6764266 | Robotic parts handler system A robotic parts handler system for removing containers filled with articles from a sorting, feeding and/or stacking apparatus such as a mail or package sorting apparatus, and moving the container to a selected location for insertion into another conveying system, tr... | 07/20/2004 |
| RE38517 | Universal flow track system The present invention features a universal, low profile, expandable flow track system that can be drop-load mounted to almost any supporting frame or pallet rack. The flow track system of the invention features a flow track that mounts flush with its end supports, a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733222 | Commissioning system with product storage compartments disposed in a shelf and with a positionable ejector unit A commissioning system (1) is provided with product storage compartments (2) vertically to horizontally disposed in a shelf, in which products are stacked. The product right at the bottom of such a stack of a selected product storage compartment can be... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6682289 | Dispensing apparatus and method of using same A vending machine for vending articles, most notably beverage or food containers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vending machine having a cabinet with a plurality of vertically spaced shelves, and an "X-Y" picker assembly for receiv... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6648572 | Magazine with removable inclined frames for storing and transferring panel-like products A magazine with removable inclined frames comprising a plurality of inclined frames arranged side by side in a parking area, each frame having, at its base, a carriage-like structure which carries the inclined frame so that it is mounted on, and slideable... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648573 | Rack storage system with latching spring A latching spring for a push-back cart storage system includes a pair of spaced apart support rails, at least two cross members and a cart frame having a wheel assembly supported on the support rails and at least one latching spring. The latching spring i... | 11/18/2003 |
