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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133001 | Device for overturning containers The invention relates to a device (1) for overturning containers (2), particularly roller bottles intended for cell cultures, characterized in that it comprises a rotation actuator (3) associated by means of a transmission shaft (13) to a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 6719036 | Fugitive patterns for investment casting A fugitive pattern of an article to be investment cast wherein the pattern includes a plurality of locator embossments disposed in an array to provide a datum reference system by which the pattern can be held and positioned by a manipulator, such as for example a gr... | 04/13/2004 |
| 5857827 | Cassette chamber A cassette chamber according to the present invention comprises a housing defining a space stored with a cassette for holding a plurality of objects of treatment, a lift base having a rotatable shaft and located in the housing for up-and-down motion, an a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5638878 | Log debarking apparatus An improved log debarking apparatus characterized by a pair of shafts with cleated wheels for supporting and rotating a log under a rosser type debarking tool. The improved log debarking apparatus further has a plurality of log lifters movably supported a... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5507614 | Holder mechanism for simultaneously tilting and rotating a wafer cassette A holder mechanism tilts and rotates a vertically oriented wafer-loaded cassette for proper presentation in a horizontal orientation to the robotic arm of a workstation. The mechanism includes a cassette holder, a support member, and a motor. The cassette... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5443358 | Indexing part loader An indexing part loader for orientating a part for transfer and subsequent use. A transfer machine has a carousel magazine mounted thereon, with each magazine containing a stack of parts. The parts are sequentially lifted out of the magazine by a pickup h... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5316431 | Automatic loading device for bales of hay, alfalfa and the like A ramp (1) is provided with spiked chains (2) for handling bales (4), movable from a gathering position, parallel to the direction of advance of the trailer (8) and inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, for gathering the bale from the ground, to ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5291984 | Device for uprighting containers from a position with their axis horizontal to a position with their axis vertical A device for uprighting containers from a position with their axis horizontal to a position with their axis vertical comprises a circular plate (3) fixed to the end of a shaft (5) of horizontal axis by a support structure (4) arranged to undergo stepwise ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5209629 | Pile-handling apparatus An apparatus for handling palletized piles of sheet-shaped materials including a first carriage having a fork tower with upper and lower forks which are actuated to grip the pile. The fork tower swings about a horizontal axis and rotates about a vertical ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5020789 | Drive up teller machine A teller machine for drive up applications is disclosed. The machine has a safe with an access slot. The machine also has a user panel which has an opening that lies transverse to the slot. A document carrier is described which rotates documents around tw... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4995779 | Method and device for aligning and storing in a given order moldings having a tubular perforation "Method and device for aligning and storing in a given order moldings having a tubular perforation."Individual moldings (6) are introduced successively from above into a turbulence space above a receiving mandrel (5) profiled for reception in the perforat... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4881868 | Apparatus and method for rapid transport of an elastic band An apparatus (21) and method for rapid transport of elastic bands (34) from a band loading station (22) to a band unloading station (23). The apparatus (21) includes a movable arm assembly (24) having a finger (26) thereon dimensioned to loosely receive a... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4593451 | Apparatus for cleaning large pipe threads Apparatus for cleaning each threaded marginal end portion of large pipe. The apparatus has a cleaning head assembly which includes a rotatable member having circumferentially spaced cleaning brushes adjustably mounted thereon so that the cleaning brushes ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4573863 | Fluid driven tube positioner Apparatus for positioning or orienting a hand of tubes, or the like, includes clamp arms for clamping the hand while on a conveyor, a fluid activated ram for raising the hand, inverting it 180°, lowering it back onto the conveyor, and releasing the clamp... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4547109 | Drill pipe handling and placement apparatus A cylindrical goods lifting and placement apparatus comprises a platform, an angularly disposable frame pivotably connected to the platform and having a drill pipe holding system for holding a length of drill pipe. An angularly displaceable member is pivo... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4449886 | Apparatus for fining bottled wine An apparatus for manipulating bottles of wine to precipitate and collect sediments in the wine includes a base frame from which a pair of stanchions extend upwardly. A rectangular frame is disposed between the stanchions and pivotally supported by the sta... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4322198 | Coil handling device A coil handling device which orientates heavy coils between two positions, e.g. vertical and horizontal. The device is constructed to cause the center of gravity of the coil and a turning coil support to coincide with the axis of rotation. Hence, forces o... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4296541 | Tool storage magazine for a machine tool A tool storage magazine of the type wherein a circulatable endless chain pivotably carries a plurality of tool storage sockets is provided with a cradle member adapted to carry thereon any of the tool sockets indexed to an exchange position and a mechanis... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4262410 | Protector removal tool Apparatus for removing protective members from the threaded ends of pipe joints. A rotating head assembly is attached for longitudinal movement respective to a main frame having a motor mounted therewithin. The head includes a plurality of protector gripp... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4237599 | Tool changer assembly A tool changing mechanism or assembly for a machine tool, which has a spindle for rotating a tool on an operating axis and has a tool storage magazine having at least one tool receiving means such as a socket for supporting a tool on a storage axis, has a... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4048783 | Case loader with invert grid and pushdown feature Articles are fed in a plurality of lanes from an infeed conveyor, across a deadplate, and into a grid which has lane defining structure adapted to expand and to hold the articles while the grid is inverted. After a charge is formed in the grid, means is p... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4042122 | Reorientation device for an object manipulator A reorientation device for use with a general purpose object manipulator is disclosed, comprised of an arrangement for rotating the object while in the grasp of the manipulator through predetermined detented angles, this reorientation thereby reducing the... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4013186 | Tire press unloader A tire press unloader for use with a tire press of the standing bladder type which includes a vertically extensible elevator stanchion pivoted at its lower end at the back of the press and pivotally supporting a conveyor platform. When the press is opened... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3995745 | Article transfer unit A unit for transferring an article from one work station to another has a rotary table with an arm mounted on the table for reciprocation in a radial direction, the arm carrying an article holder at its outer end and being reciprocable by means of a cam f... | 12/07/1976 |
