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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398134 | Sorting apparatus with arbitrary user-specified sequence control A sorting system may include a sorting apparatus coupled to a programmable control system which is configured to actuate the sorting apparatus so that it assembles similar products for packaging in an arbitrary, user imposed order or selection bias. In preferred imp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389574 | Method of enabling the stacking of electrowon metal units The invention teaches the nesting and spacing of electrowon metal units via an electrowon metal sheet having thereon a spacing feature. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371151 | Lens stocking apparatus and lens processing system having the same A lens stocking apparatus capable of stocking a plurality of lenses, which has a first stage, on which a plurality of trays respectively accommodating lenses are mountable, for transferring a tray, a vertically movable second stage, on which a plurality of trays res... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361130 | System for production and subsequent palletizing of tube segments, bags or sacks A system for the production and subsequent palletizing of tube segments, bags, or sacks has at least one functional unit for production of tube segments, bags, or sacks, at least one device for depositing and stacking, which places and stacks the finished tube segme... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7266422 | Automated palletizing cases having mixed sizes and shapes A method for stacking cases on a pallet includes supplying cases to a buffer, determining physical characteristics of buffer cases including dimensions of a case base and case height, and determining available positions on the pallet where a buffer case can be place... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264108 | Transfer unit for transferring glass articles A transfer unit for transferring glass articles from a supporting surface to a carry-off conveyor, the transfer unit includes a pickup member for engaging the articles for transfer and is hinged to one end of an actuating arm to rotate with respect to the actuating ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7210892 | Stacking column The invention relates to a stacking column for storing goods on top of each other or next to each other on pawls (1) which rotate about a rotational axis (2) from an idle position into a working position. The respective successive pawls (1) are ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156607 | Carton stacking apparatus and method An apparatus for stacking incoming items includes a receiving mechanism for receiving incoming items, a stacking mechanism for receiving items from the receiving mechanism and stacking the items in a stacking area, a buffering mechanism for receiving incoming items ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150790 | In-line marking system A receptacle adapted to receive a disk from a conveyor surface. The receptacle includes a housing adapted to receive a disk from a conveyor surface and a removable hopper. The housing includes a guide member, at least one support member, and a base member. The remov... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131645 | Device for separation of folders in a layer of folders A device for separation of folders within a layer of folders includes elements for blocking the advance of a folder in the layer, elements for unlayering the folders preceding the retained folder, and elements for retaining the blocked folder and the folders followi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104510 | Removable balancing assembly for rotating cylindrical structures The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for compensating for small variations in balance and alignment when supporting and rotating a massive cylindrical drum. The apparatus comprises a self-aligning flange having projections spaced 90° apart about... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070384 | Apparatus and method for automatically unloading brick from kiln cars and preparation for shipment Apparatus and methods for unloading and binding brick or other components include an infeed conveyor that delivers layers of brick to a transfer distribution carriage. The distribution carriage repositions the brick layers on either an outfeed conveyor or a tine con... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070058 | Horizontal stacking column A horizontal stacking column used to store articles which are placed next to each other at a reciprocal distance on two-armed rachet levers which are rotationally mounted on two axes of rotation between two wall strips, comprising a carrier arm for holding the artic... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6974298 | Lens stocking apparatus and lens processing system having the same A lens stocking apparatus for stocking lenses includes: a first stage and a second stage, each of which can stack lens accommodating trays in a vertical direction; vertical movement mechanism portions which move the first and second stages in the vertical direction,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942444 | Skid positioning machine A stacking machine has a conveyor which supports skids onto which panels sheared from side-by-side strips of metal sheet fall, there to accumulate in stacks. As the stacks form, empty skids are organized on a skid positioning machine located to the side of the stack... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925931 | Method and apparatus for marking objects in a pile A method and an apparatus for making e.g. boardlike objects (11) arranged in a pile (12), in which method the objects are marked with a marking printed by a print head (26) and containing e.g. information about the object. To improve the marking... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915602 | Sizing tag The combination of a soft-goods item of folded fabric adapted to be displayed in a stack, and labeling for each item, has at least one band engaged around the item, spanning at least one of the narrow edge surfaces of the item. A self-supporting tag has a pair of sl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915601 | Sizing tag An information displaying arrangement and method for items of soft-goods displaying in a stack, uses a band engaged around each item and spanning an edge of the item, and a tag having a pair of slots with the tag being threaded on the band which extends through the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899512 | Bottom sheet inserter A bottom sheet inserter is described in which a conveyor is provided on a frame that defines a path for a load. The conveyor is operable to move the load in a forward direction along the path. A bottom sheet insertion station is situated between first and second con... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6783317 | Method and device for stacking flat-folded boxes A machine for building a stack of stiff flat articles comprises an input device for feed of a horizontal flow of flat articles in an overlapping shingled relationship and travelling in a first direction, a pusher mechanism for engaging with a side of one of the flat... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6711883 | Strapping machine for strapping a stack of products In a strapping machine for strapping a stack of products, in particular a stack of periodicals or the like, by means of a strapping tape, it is provided, with a view to reliable and clean conveyance of the stack of products, in particular in the not yet strapped sta... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6658816 | Bulk palletizer system This machine is a cell for bulk palletizing a load such as the packaging of containers (bottles). The machine comprises a tier building system, a bulk load and dunnage supply systems. The cell also includes a programmable robot with cantilevered arm inclu... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6631898 | Gripping arrangement for the stacker of a printing press A gripping arrangement for a stacker device or delivery tray of a printing press. At least one upper gripper arm and at least one lower gripper arm are provided, which have a first opened position and a second closed position. Sheets are located between t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6612568 | Piling rack for flat parcels The present invention relates to a piling rack for flat parcels which is open on one side for withdrawing piled parcels. The rack has a bottom (4) as well as an impact wall (7) inclined outwardly and turning inwardly relative to the cutting edge, wherein ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6594342 | Anti-scatter grid, method, and apparatus for forming same An anti-scatter grid for radiography includes a plurality of generally radiation absorbing elements and a plurality of generally non-radiation absorbing elements in which the generally non-radiation absorbing elements include a plurality of voids. Desirab... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6527500 | Automated packaging system for loading compact discs and booklets into compact disc cases An insertion automation apparatus for discs and booklets in disc packages has plural parallel belts for transporting containers through successive stations. A first station is adjacent the belts for unstacking containers. A second station is adjacent the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6470655 | Packaging line for periodicals, magazines and similar printed products A packaging line for periodicals, magazines and similar printed products comprises at least four of the following functional components a first strapping device for the longitudinal or cross-strapping of the stack of products arriving from a compensating stack... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461102 | Charging apparatus A charging apparatus for handling stations for sheet-like, flexible articles, in particular envelopes, particularly for mail-processing machines, the drive in a feed-channel for stacks of articles standing on edge being controlled in dependence on a detec... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6439569 | Sheet accumulator having a circular feed path A sheet accumulator of compact design has a circular paper path. Individual sheets moving along a main (linear) path enter the accumulator one by one, and each sheet is then diverted onto and around the perimeter of a set of driven disks. The disks are pa... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6325592 | Method and device for removing printed products from a conveying stream and for stacking the removed printed products In a method for removing printed products (2) from a conveying stream and for forming stacks of the removed printed products (2), the conveying stream is a stream of printed products (2) held by a gripper in a hanging position and conveyed in a direction ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6238173 | Apparatus for placing groups of products on pallets An apparatus (1) for placing products in groups on pallets, in particular to place, according to a pre-set planar configuration, at least on a plane (15) of a pallet (7) presenting a first dimension or width (X) and a second dimension or length (Y), produ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234743 | Stacking column with in-line ratchet elements having alternate off set control arm portions A stacking column for storing articles comprises a plurality of ratchet elements each having a carrying arm and a control arm. The plurality of ratchet elements are arranged successively in one plane such that the carrying arms of each ratchet element are... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6209860 | Billing statement system A billing statement system comprising a billing statement having a plurality of sheets or pages of multiple lengths or which are otherwise of multiple sizes and/or shapes. The billing statement preferably comprises a plurality of sheets wherein at least o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206594 | Print media level sensor and method for use in printing devices A print media level sensor and method for determining a height of a stack of print media for use in printing devices are disclosed. An embodiment of a print media level sensor includes a print media stack follower configured to contact a top of a stack of... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6129503 | Combination counter-ejector shingle-output delivery system A system assembles and conveys a stream of plate-like workpieces from a production system, such as a specialty box folder-gluer, to a strapping or tying system, as counted stacks. The system can be converted from counter-ejector mode, automatically counti... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5996321 | Method and device for manufacturing hinge-lid packets for cigarettes Method and device for manufacturing hinge-lid packets for cigarettes from individual, prefabricated blanks (11) which are delivered as piles (10) of blanks. Before being transferred to a packaging machine, each pile (10) of blanks is laterally aligned in ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5957050 | Method and apparatus for effecting shingling of conveyed printed products An arrangement for decelerating and shingling printed products as they are conveyed from a variable rotary cutter by a high-speed belt conveyor to a slower speed belt conveyor includes at least one depressor wheel at the entry end of the slower speed conv... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5904465 | Stacker with discharge control A machine for conveying, discharging and stacking sheets such as carton blanks is disclosed in which the velocity of the blanks is substantially reduced as they are discharged from the conveyor into the stacking area.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5895540 | Method for unitizing containers A linerless double-backed adhesive tape structure is disclosed. In one embodiment the tape has three tape strips each with an adhesive coated surface and an adhesive free surface. Two of the strips are joined to a center strip along its lateral edges with... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5844806 | Work processing stacking device A device that is able to sort and stack processed products according to their intended use, moreover is able to stack efficiently within a limited area and is able to simply produce control programs to affect such processes. Products which have completed ... | 12/01/1998 |
