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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4279560 | Workpiece transfer apparatus for machine tool A workpiece transfer apparatus for transferring a workpiece for a machine tool. A first crank arm is rotatably supported and rotatably supports a planet gear engaging with a stationary gear and a driven gear engaging with the planet gear. A second crank a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4199050 | Apparatus for the packaging of comestibles and the like, especially dairy products, in cup-shaped containers An apparatus for the packaging of comestibles and other materials in individual cup-shaped containers has a cup-discharge station at the end of a conveyor at which the filled cups are removed from respective receptacles in the conveyor. Individual lifting... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4164808 | Apparatus for producing sets of accurately and identically sized wire leads Apparatus for high-speed production of sets of accurately and identically sized insulated wire leads having wire terminals at the lead ends comprises: a feed mechanism including counter-reciprocating wire feed clamps for repeatedly drawing a plurality of ... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4154350 | Device for transporting hollow plastic blow moldings A device is provided for transporting hollow plastic blow moldings having at least one opening thereinto which device is particularly useful for removing hollow moldings from the cavities of blow molds. The device includes at least one gripper unit suppor... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4095699 | Pick and place machine A pick and place machine operable to transfer a part from a loading station to a horizontally removed delivery station. Jaws for grasping and releasing the parts are mounted on the first of a pair of interrelated members, said first member being verticall... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4087084 | Apparatus for changing blast furnace tuyeres An apparatus for removing and replacing blast furnace tuyeres. The apparatus is indexed with the centerline of the tuyere and downcomer from the bustle pipe to permit removal and replacement of the blowpipe-elbow, tuyere and tuyere cooler.... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4058307 | Feed and takeoff assembly A feed and takeoff assembly particularly adapted for use in connection with a printing press to automatically transfer generally flat stock from a first position to a print position and to a delivery position, having a frame, a transfer carriage mounted f... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4050870 | Molding press having a device for gripping and delivering elements to be molded A molding press is disclosed, comprising a device for gripping and delivering the elements to be molded, wherein movable means are provided in association with said press, such means performing the function of withdrawing the material to be molded as well... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4036356 | Product handling equipment for an imbricated product formation Equipment for the handling and manipulation of articles, especially printed products arriving in a fishscale or imbricated formation, comprising a multiplicity of clamps for engaging said products, each of said clamps comprising clamp jaws forming a clamp... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034867 | Handling device A handling device including a head and a linear transfer arm mounted on the head and slideable along a major length dimension of the arm, and a piston and cylinder for driving the linear transfer arm. The cylinder is fixedly mounted on the head and includ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4014443 | Delivery device for heating furnaces A delivery device for delivering articles to be heated within a compound furnace, including at least two furnace chambers differing in heating conditions and which can effectively prevent damage to the articles by melt adhesion due to contact with each ot... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4005782 | Picker A picker for removing articles from a remote location, including an open frame carrier secured to a molding machine for linear movement along support rods in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of one of the mold platens, i.e., a Y-axis... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3985223 | Universal gripper assembly for frozen confections A series of articulated product gripper mechanisms are mounted on a continuously operating pickup conveyor having a reach adjacent the product transfer zone of a continuously operating transport conveyor that has cold plates running through a freezing tun... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3984006 | Automatic assembly control system In an automatic assembly control system, a flexible coupling mechanism deformable in accordance with the relative positions of an object and a hole to receive the object therein and a detector to detect the displacement or the deformation of the coupling ... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3960264 | Item transport apparatus An item carrier for an item transport system wherein the carrier member is provided with means automatically adjustably movable as a result of the pendulum effect or tilt of the item effective to prevent accidental dislodgement or disengagement of the ite... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3954186 | Apparatus for extracting blown articles from split blow molds This invention relates to an apparatus for extracting blown plastic articles from split blow molds and for precisely placing the extracted article at a receiving point such as on a moving conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a gripping mechanism for grip... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3938846 | Automatic loader for broaching machines An automatic loader for depositing parts in work holders mounted on a movable support for movement continuously and in succession relative to a station at which operations are to be performed on the parts while held by said work holders, comprising instru... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3935950 | Industrial robot An industrial robot well suited for handling heavy work pieces comprises a base; a vertically oriented main support shaft rotatably mounted in the base on a radial thrust bearing; a support frame mounted on the support shaft; a flat-sided extendable main ... | 02/03/1976 |
