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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371041 | Assembly station with rotatable turret which forms and unloads a completed stack of articles Method and apparatus for forming and unloading a completed stack of articles. An assembly station includes a rotatable turret from which at least one stacker arm projects. The turret rotates to each of a number of article loading positions to sequentially load artic... | 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 |
| 7311488 | System and method for conveying flat panel display A panel conveying system includes a panel cassette for receiving a plurality of panels, and a conveying vehicle for conveying the panel cassette. The conveying vehicle includes a loading/unloading unit installed on the main body to load and/or unload the panel casse... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287952 | Feeder load automation system and method of use A feeder load automation system and method of use including a lifting device capable of lifting a pallet of bundled product from a lowered positioned to a raised position and a platform positioned on the lifting device which holds the pallet of bundled product. A he... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284946 | Mobile skid turner A mobile skid turner for inverting skid loads of paper includes an H-shaped base frame portion with casters for facilitating movement in desired directions and opposing upright structural members at an intermediate location. A rotatable shaft facilitates the rotatio... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7255551 | High volume print-forming system A system is provided for high volume print-forming of structures made up of multiple separate layers. A support bed is provided which has multiple steps arrayed thereon at different heights. Substrate blocks rest upon each of the steps. A printing process is utilize... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219786 | Operator position adjustable production line machine An operator position adjustable production line assembly includes a main unit having a product path and an interior including a product cavity. An operable top is attached to the main unit with a plurality of support posts enabling equal or near equal access to the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200465 | Automated container storage and delivery system A material storage and delivery system includes an individual container storage and delivery system (ICSDS). A palletizer is provided for placing containers from the ICSDS on a pallet. A layer storage and delivery system (LSDS) places full layers of containers on a ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179346 | Semiconductor apparatus with multiple delivery devices for components An apparatus is provided for transferring components from a pick-up position amongst a supply of components to a placement position on a receptor, such as a die pad, during semiconductor processing. It includes a first delivery device and a second delivery device op... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143567 | Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of toilet paper and/or kitchen towel Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of paper comprising a bagging and/or forming machine adapted to sort packages of said rolls into batches or to bag said sorted loose packages in a plastic bag, and a palletizing station comprising at lease one manipulator pro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131361 | Workpiece-transfer device The present invention provides a workpiece-transfer device that has functions for both loading and unloading workpieces, without requiring a workpiece-storage device to enable a function for replacing material and product workpieces with each other, and that require... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110856 | Automated container storage and delivery system A material storage and delivery system includes an individual container storage and delivery system (ICSDS). A palletizer is provided for placing containers from the ICSDS on a pallet. A layer storage and delivery system (LSDS) places full layers of containers on a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033130 | Depalletizer for a material handling system A depalletizer includes an input assembly for supporting a loaded pallet loaded with at least one product, a lift assembly, and a product take-away assembly. The input assembly presents the loaded pallet to the lift assembly, which moves the loaded pallet to a produ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997340 | Ergonomic packs for production supply An apparatus is disclosed for providing easier, more ergonomic access to parts stored in a shipping container to be used in a manufacturing environment. Shipping containers having trays with packaging cells for containing production parts may be accessed by a person... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974300 | Sticker handling means for lumber stacking Sticker handling apparatus include an actuating assembly that operatively supports one or more sticker support brackets. The actuating assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is configured to impart motion to the sticker support ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971838 | Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head A feeder for porous battery plates has a vacuum-operated pickup head that is positioned above the plates. The pickup head pulls the top plate off of the stack of plates and moves it to an outfeed device. The opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6648586 | Sample chip collating apparatus A collating for collecting sample chips includes a framework supporting a plurality of supply bins housing sample chips and a track running adjacent the plurality of supply bins. The apparatus further includes at least one collection bin shaped and dimens... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629812 | Method and apparatus for circulating pallets in an elevator unit of the module IC handler A module IC handler used for testing module Ics is disclosed in which the handler enables loading and unloading operations for module ICs, without further elevating pallet over an installation plate, and provides sequential transferring operations for the... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6554561 | Automated cell for handling parts received in parts carriers An automated cell is provided for handling parts received in part carriers. The device comprises a working space closed to the outside, within which a first, second and third stack position are sequentially arranged. A transfer device is provided with a f... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6481954 | Method and device for feeding panels to a panel saw machine The feeding method concerns the transfer of panels (2) from the top of a vertical stack (17) to a loading table (4) on a panel saw machine. The panels (2) are pushed by mobile horizontal pushers (7) from the stack (17) until they arrive at an infeed devic... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6457928 | Inter-row transfer unit for moving tape cartridges between rows of library systems An easily installed inter-row transfer unit is disclosed employing a movable cartridge bin assembly suspended via linkage from a pair of bearing blocks, wherein the resulting bin assembly carriage travels horizontally along a support housing extending bet... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443689 | Apparatus for forming stacks of discoidal articles of predetermined number, in particular of metal lids for cans and the like The apparatus comprises a screw device (10) arranged to deliver the articles one at a time, in a manner spaced from the others, after withdrawing them from a vertical pile resting on it, means for counting the articles delivered by the screw device (10) a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6273663 | Automatic wicketing apparatus An apparatus for accumulating a stack of bags having wicket receiving holes comprises a paddle wheel conveyor for placing bags, a motorized stacker wheel adjacent the paddle wheel conveyor to receive the placed bags from the paddle wheel, a plurality of s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6179547 | Work loading/unloading apparatus A material pallet (5) is disposed on a lower portion on a front side of a main body frame (3), a product pallet (7) which is capable of moving up and down is disposed on a lower portion on a rear side of the main body frame, a workpiece carrier (19) which... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6007294 | Apparatus for handling molded leadframes and methods therefor Apparatus are shown for handling molded leadframes comprising, in combination, a gripper portion for grasping a molded leadframe from atop a first magazine holding a first plurality of molded leadframes and for releasing the molded leadframe when placed a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5957653 | Transferring apparatus A transferring apparatus which enables articles interlock-stacked on a pallet for a single-article to be bar-stacked on a shipping pallet includes lifters 4, 6 for shipping pallets (transferring pallets) B, C provided on the respective sides of a lifter 2... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5903464 | Conveying system and method for mixing stacked articles Homogeneous layers of articles are mixed in a conveying apparatus, and in accordance with a conveying method. A first conveying path originates at a first working station and terminates at a second working station. A second conveying path originates at th... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5724788 | Foundry core assembling apparatus An apparatus for assembling foundry cores comprises a conveyor (4) operating between a removal station (1) of a core shooting machine (2) and a transfer station (3), a packing assembly (5) having at least one first manipulator (6) and adhesive applicators... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5702099 | Arrangement for separating flat stacked objects An arrangement for separating flat stacked objects is composed of a stacking hopper, the base of which supports the stack and is composed of rolls. The rolls pass through at intervals and roll against the respective bottommost workpiece. The rolls are pro... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5588795 | Handling apparatus A handling apparatus can be used with particular advantage as a pallet moving apparatus, and includes a machine frame with an extension arm, movable in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction, on which is provided an engaging element for re... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5494399 | Can end distributor apparatus A distributor apparatus is characterized by having a transfer starwheel with individual pockets which are successively advanced beneath a feeder unit, such as, a downstacker mechanism, each pocket having a ring gear and individual feed screw elements cont... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487637 | Automatic tray loading, unloading and compensating system An article handling method is provided for receiving articles such as can ends or the like, or similarly shaped disk-like articles supplied in elongate stacks from a first location, for loading the stacks of articles into trays for selectively storing the... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5405239 | Method and equipment for the feeding of pre-formed boxes to a machine, for example to a box-filling machine The boxes are stacked in a station from which they are collected singly by suitable devices and transferred to a conveyor which carries them to the feed store of the box-filling machine, where they are released singly at a frequency such that the load lev... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397213 | Conveying devices used in a semiconductor assembly line A conveyor system used in semiconductor manufacturing line, etc. including guide rails which guide workpieces in one direction and a pair of magazine stackers for workpieces installed at both ends of the workpiece guide rails and has magazine guide rails,... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5372473 | Automatic tray loading, unloading and compensating system An article handling method is provided for receiving articles such as can ends or the like, or similarly shaped disk-like articles supplied in elongate stacks from a first location, for loading the stacks of articles into trays for selectively storing the... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5281080 | Pulp slab stacker A method of restacking pulp slabs from a slab press allows smaller stacks to be conveyed on to a bale press without reducing the production rate of the slab press. A first stack having a predetermined number of slabs is conveyed to a transfer station, a t... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5269646 | Process and installation for the rearrangement of articles palletised according to sorts to form groups of specific sort composition For the rearrangement of articles of different sorts, which are deposited according to sorts on pallets, to form groups of articles of a plurality of sorts, each deposited on a base, pallets of the different sorts of articles are depalletised continuously... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5222857 | Process and apparatus for picking up a load from a stack A process for picking up a load from a stack which includes the steps of calculating a height by which a pallet carrying a stack of layers of a load thereon will have to be raised to enable the upper end of the stack to reach a set level of height for det... | 06/29/1993 |
