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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424798 | Inserter for inserting postal items into envelopes Inserter for inserting postal items into envelopes, wherein an envelope catcher separates the envelopes and transports the envelopes away from the stack of empty envelopes and the envelopes are subsequently transported further with the initially leading flap end tra... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7303523 | Paper-folding apparatus A paper-folding apparatus includes a hopper for holding one or more sheets of paper or other similar foldable media, a discharge feed and stripper assembly, a shuttle associated with the hopper operable to transfer a sheet of paper from the hopper to the discharge f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7226271 | Apparatus and method for feeding plates The present invention is directed to a plate feeder and a method of supplying plates. The plate feeder supplies plates on an as-needed basis and includes a holding structure for holding a plate. A proximity sensor detects whether a plate is held by the holding struc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7081076 | Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools on a robot Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools (10) on a robot (16), comprising means (1) for storing a number of identical fresh tools (10) and means (11) for centering one of these tools (10) in a position for aut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7017640 | Method and apparatus for manufacture of swatch-bearing sheets A method and apparatus are provided for high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via a single set of sheet engaging members. Individual sheets are removed from a stack of sheets at a feeding st... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976574 | Arrangement for transferring plates between a plate conveyor and a storage rack or similar structure In an arrangement for the transfer of plates between a plate conveyor and a holding structure by a transport arm, which is pivotally supported with one end on a support structure and pivotally supports at its other end a plate holder for engaging a plate selectively... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6638003 | Apparatus for taking out PTP tablet sheets A tablet sheet removing apparatus in which tablet sheets (S) are contained in a stacked state within a tablet sheet containing portion (1). Among the tablet sheets (S), at least two tablet sheets (S1, S2), forming the discharge side, are supported separat... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623236 | Vacuum apparatus and method for denesting objects A vacuum picker apparatus for cups includes a vacuum picker head with concave surface areas, each being preferably 1/2° reverse angle, and each surface area having a hole therethrough that allows for a vacuum to be formed at the picker head. When the vac... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6494019 | High speed envelope inserter A system for the automated insertion of documents into envelopes. The system includes a plurality of individual document feeding devices that feed individual documents from an assembled stack onto a moving document conveyor. Each of the document feeding d... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6474635 | Carton unloading and erecting apparatus An unloading and erecting apparatus has a frame fixed to a magazine holding a stack of flattened cartons, an outer horizontal guide on the frame, an outer horizontal slide horizontally displaceable on the outer horizontal guide and carrying a nonstraight ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474932 | Rod loader with transfer member raised and lowered in concert with rod lift A horizontal directional drilling machine including a magazine, a feed member for indexing rods to and from the magazine, a rotational drive head for propelling rods into the ground, and a transfer mechanism for moving the rods between the rotational driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474931 | Directional drilling machine with multiple pocket rod indexer A horizontal directional drilling machine including a multi-column magazine, a feed structure for indexing rods to and from the magazine, and a lift unit for loading the magazine by lifting rods from the feed structure into the magazine. The lift unit inc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6442914 | Tagging system for inserting tags into plant containers A tagging apparatus for placing tags into a container includes a support surface for holding at least one container, a tag insert assembly frame, a tag holder, and a tag handler mounted to the tag insert assembly frame. The tag handler includes an arm and... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434914 | Tag placement apparatus A tag placement apparatus useful for placing a tag or label into communication with a container. The tag placement apparatus includes at least one tagging head having a linear slot in which a cam portion of a tag placement arm assembly reciprocally travel... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6276893 | Folded box hopper in a packaging machine A folded box hopper in a packaging machine comprises a hopper shaft accepting a stack of flattened folded boxes as well as a transfer device having a gripper by means of which the lowermost folded box of the stack can be removed from the hopper shaft, and... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6099239 | Fruit tray denesting apparatus and method An apparatus and method are described for delivering fruit trays such as molded pulp apple trays from a nested stack to a conveyer. A carriage arrangement which is moveable relative to the tray stack and the conveyer is provided with support arms and gras... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6071067 | Tube pusher plate including rotary disk and cylindrical guide rod An apparatus for unloading tubes containing IC devices is disclosed, providing a quiet, low-wear device for separating and ejecting empty tubes from the bottom of a stack. The apparatus consists of a conventional input tube unloading system with novel tub... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6030172 | Tube Guide An improved input tube unloader assembly is provided for use with an IC handler structure so as to eliminate damage to IC packages and/or jamming of tubes. The input tube unloader assembly is comprised of a frame member and a pair of opposed main side pla... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6024358 | Device for the separation of stacked flat objects The invention relates to a device for the separation of stacked objects, the device comprising a stack bearing area, which is formed by a grid of rollers, travelling along the bottom area of the stack, whereby the rollers of the grid of rollers are positi... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6024532 | Disk singulating apparatus An apparatus for discharging disks from the bottom of a stack of aligned disks one at a time is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of feed gate subassemblies supported in a spaced apart, diametrically opposing relationship so as to define a disk rece... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5975839 | Disk singulating apparatus An apparatus for discharging disks from the bottom of a stack of aligned disks one at a time is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of feed gate subassemblies supported in a spaced apart, diametrically opposing relationship so as to define a disk rece... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5941681 | Apparatus for processing flat, flexible objects, for example plastic or paper cards The apparatus has, along with a magazine in which flat, flexible objects such as cords are stored in a stack, a retaining device for holding the stack in the magazine. Symmetrically disposed retaining elements aligned parallel to the surface of the object... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5888047 | Separating and feeding machine for bound booklets A separating and feeding machine is disclosed for removing a succession of bound booklets or the like from a supply hopper adapted to hold a stack of the booklets for feeding them to a subsequent apparatus for further processing. The separating and feedin... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5876180 | Fruit packaging tray denesting apparatus A denesting apparatus for removing a single packing tray from a stack of trays. The tray has a plurality of cups for containing the fruit. The tray has a plurality of pick receiving areas for receiving picks on the denesting apparatus which engage the tra... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5827068 | Fruit packaging tray usable with a denesting apparatus A packing tray of the type for packing fruit usable with a denesting apparatus for removing a single packing tray from a stack of trays. The tray has a plurality of cups for containing the fruit. The tray has a plurality of pick receiving areas for receiv... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5632368 | Optimum carton hold-down element for rotary feeders A hold-down element for a rotary feeder has a curved elongated member for continuously contacting an article during rotation of a rotary head. The curvature of the hold-down element is selected so that the distance from the elongated member to the rotary ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5556253 | Automatic pipe-loading device An automatic pipe loading device includes a magazine containing a plurality of pipes which are gravity fed through a discharge opening at a discharge end of the magazine. A pipe transfer member is mounted beneath the magazine and rotates between load and ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553536 | Screen printing apparatus with vacuum conveyor belt A screen printing apparatus transfers an image onto a substrate. A feed mechanism is provided for moving the substrate along a fixed linear path. Vacuum is provided through the feed mechanism for holding the substrate in at least one position along the fi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5511772 | Oscillating rotary hopper This relates to apparatus for transferring flat members such as cartons from a supplly to an applying conveyor chain and the like wherein the supply is disposed above the conveyor and at an angle thereto. The apparatus is in the form of a rotary hopper th... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5462374 | Card printing apparatus A card printing apparatus for printing a graphic design on the surface of a card comprising a card stage adapted to mount a card on its upper surface. The upper surface of the card stage has two planes separated by about the card thickness. The card stage... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5395103 | Process for removing individual metal sheets from a stack and device for carrying out the process Two sheets (10,14) are removed simultaneously from the sheet stack (1). While one sheet (10) is already in the transfer position, from which it is introduced into the conveyor line by two feed rolls (7,8), a first suction element (20) seizes the next shee... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5346200 | Converted container end bag separator An assembly is provided for separating a bag from a stack of bags. The assembly comprises a bag magazine having a bottom portion for supporting a stack of bags and a cutout section in the bottom portion. A gripping member is employed for engaging a bag in... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5330317 | Transfer device for transferring foldable container A transfer device for a foldable container which has an approximately cubical shape when unfolded and is provided with a pour spout at one surface is described; a plurality of such containers, which have been folded into an approximately triangular shape ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5299907 | Device for transferring flat articles, in particular blister packs, from a conveyor of tablets to a magazine and vice-versa The device is used in conjunction with a step-driven conveyor featuring an upper surface where seats for receiving blister packs are placed with transverse portions of each blister packs protruding symmetrically from the relative seat. At a station where ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5244334 | Apparatus for installing and withdrawing road sign An apparatus for installing and retrieving road signs has a conveyor for conveying a group of road signs, a pair of group of signs-conveying members for conveying the group of road signs while supporting both sides of a bottom portion of the group of road... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5234314 | Rotary hopper transfer mechanism This relates to a transfer mechanism for transferring cartons from a magazine for such cartons. The mechanism includes first and second plates which are joined together for rotation in unison about a fixed shaft. The second plate has pivotally connected t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5169285 | Apparatus for singularizing stacked sheets of paper and the like Apparatus for singularizing stacked paper sheets has a rotary withdrawing conveyor with an annulus of equidistant satellites having suction cups which attract successive lowermost sheets of a stack in a magazine adjacent a first portion of an endless path... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5127207 | Case blank feed device A case blank feed device used in case packaging assemblies is disclosed. The device employs a pair of parallel and spaced apart bars rotatably mounted at the bottom of a case blank container having a stack of case blanks. As the bottom blank is pulled fro... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5120191 | Stack unloader for molded carrier ring components Molded carrier ring-type electrical components are unloaded from a shipping tube by providing the bottom of an escapement mechanism with a substantially flat surface to which the "coin stack" arrangement of components falls during loading of the stack int... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5106260 | Method and an apparatus for singling stacked cards In a method and an apparatus for singling cards such as check cards or identity cards, each card to be singled is moved beforehand into a singling groove, thereby passing out of the area of a stop holding the stack. The card thus presingled is thereupon t... | 04/21/1992 |
