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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364031 | Split spin bar for use with plastic lid handling system An apparatus for handling horizontally oriented flat circular articles, such as plastic lids, employs a pair of parallel rotating spin bars, one of which is divided or split into a shorter lid entry section and a longer lid discharge section. The shorter lid entry s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353933 | Product loading system A loading system for the high speed loading of product in varying numbers comprising: an infeed conveyor having an infeed conveyor stop, a staging conveyor moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor and having a staging conveyor stop and a picking conveyor m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340971 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a pallet A system and method for inspecting pallets verifies a pallet meets dimensional and structural integrity requirements for transporting a load. The method and automated system verify that a pallet is within tolerances for dimensions, the load-bearing surface of the pa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316305 | Flow through article storage device A flow through article storage device that includes a housing into which a plurality of stacks of articles can be positioned. The housing has a bottom and a front and rear end. A plurality of elongate abutment elements are coupled to the housing and configured for i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303065 | Belt conveyor apparatus Belt apparatus includes clip assemblies that releasably retain objects to the belt to convey the objects from a point of origination to a destination point. A feed system feeds the objects onto the belt apparatus at the point of origination and a deflector apparatus... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267499 | System, apparatus and method for printing oversized print media Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, apparatus, and method for printing oversized print media which allow for the printing of a preassembled substrate or a single piece substrate without compromising the integrity of the print quality. Preferred em... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7220094 | Transfer device for cylindrical stacks of products arranged on an edge A transfer device for transferring stacks (4, 4a, 4b, 5, 5a, 5b), which have a cylindrical external shape, of products resting on one of their edges between a conveyor (1) set upstream for advance of the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201268 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150598 | Pallet handling apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for handling pallets, such as for inspection and sorting, are disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, an up-ender includes a support frame, a pallet-tilting mechanism coupled in a pivotal manner to the frame, and first and second generally uprigh... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7025347 | Sheet aligning apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus in which after a bundle of sheets is placed in an erect posture on a sheet supporting stand, the bundle of sheets placed on the sheet supporting stand is continuously vibrated upward and downward for a predetermined time, and is moved in a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008128 | System, method and apparatus for printing oversized print media Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, apparatus, and method for printing oversized print media which allow for the printing of a preassembled substrate or a single piece substrate without compromising the integrity of the print quality. Preferred em... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957944 | Method and apparatus for stacking small sheets of glass A method and apparatus for stacking small sheets of glass or other material, wherein manual stacking is eliminated and robotic/machine cycle times are significantly reduced, and wherein such an apparatus enables the stacking of small sheets of glass or other materia... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951333 | Method and device for producing stacks from continuously supplied, flat articles For being stacked, flat articles, in particular printed products, are supplied to a feed point in an imbricated stream, in which they overlap one another and are arranged standing substantially upright. In the feed point, their leading edge is pushed against an alig... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6925784 | Flexible manufacturing system for consumer packaged products A flexible manufacturing system for producing and packaging consumer products into different packages is disclosed. The system includes one or more supplying means for providing the consumer products, and a multiplicity of packaging means for packaging the consumer ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6814534 | Apparatus and method for stacking food portions An apparatus for stacking substantially rigid food portions in preparation for packaging, and without human intervention, including a conveyor for receiving and moving food portions, at least one counter for counting each of the food portions as the food portion is ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6666323 | Loader/unloader of printed circuits 1-Loader/unloader of printed circuits that includes a chassis (1) that carries a storage tray (2), a conveyor belt (4) and a mechanism for transferring the printed circuits (3) from the storage tray to the conveyor belt and vice versa. The transfer mechan... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6461100 | Method and apparatus for removing tire treads from storage device An apparatus and method for removing an unvulcanized tire tread from a storage device (14) includes the step of inverting the tread (12) and transporting it to a roller conveyor in a single step. The tread (12) is picked up by a vacuum bar (80) fitted wit... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6135697 | Transfer of cartridges containing flat articles A method and apparatus for automatically transferring and handling cartridges containing flat articles. The method and apparatus robotically transfers filled cartridges from the output compartments of a sorting machine to a buffer shelf; and from the buff... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6079939 | Pallet handling apparatus Apparatus for handling pallets for inspection and sorting includes an in-feed conveyor mechanism for conveying in index fashion a stack of pallets positioned on edges toward the discharge end of the conveyor whereby the pallets will drop off the discharge... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5984624 | Article loader/unloader The high speed rack loader/unloader system uses a two arm loading machine to allow flat pieces of material to be loaded on a horizontal conveyor from a vertical rack or to a vertical rack from a horizontal conveyor. The two arms are mounted on a single in... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980197 | Method for laying spacing ribs between prelaminated glass panels The invention relates to a method for laying spacing ribs between prelaminated glass panels. Suction pads (10) grabbing a glass (13) and grippers (9) picking up ribs (12) are manipulated together with a common transfer device (1). In a first sequence, the... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5970834 | Depalletizer and hopper feeder Disclosed is a system which includes a method and apparatus for the removal of carton bundles from where they are stacked, such as on pallets, re-positions the carton bundles relative to a carton holding structure such as a hopper, removes the restraining... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5941365 | Air assisted collator A collator includes a first conveyor having a rotatable drum positioned at its discharge end. The rotatable drum is comprised of a plurality of disks. Two pairs of air nozzles are positioned between the rotating disks of the rotatable drum. A second recei... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5620293 | Glass sheet handling apparatus A glass sheet handling apparatus for horizontally receiving a glass sheet from a roller conveyor and placing the sheet vertically on a pyramidal conveying shelf comprising a discharging platform at the end of the conveyor to receive a glass sheet; an angu... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5597285 | Apparatus for forming stacks An apparatus for forming stacks of individual articles, particularly diapers, contains a supply mechanism, which transfers the diapers successively and tangentially to a transfer device. The transfer device contains a plurality of revolving, tangentially ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5538392 | Method and apparatus for placing fiber bales in series for a fiber tuft detaching operation An apparatus for placing fiber bales end-to-end in a series includes a bale emplacement for supporting thereon the bales forming the series; a bale depositing device for setting a fiber bale at an inclination on the bale emplacement to build the series; a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5460481 | Device for placing objects, in particular filled bags, in a row A device for placing objects, in particular filled bags, in a row in such a way that they overlap slanting backwards, comprises at least one rotor (3) to be driven so that it rotates, which rotor is provided with at least one cam in the form of a diameter... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5431530 | Apparatus for transferring and stocking lead plates for storage batteries A plate stacking and transferring apparatus includes plate stacking mechanism for continuously stacking plates. The mechanism comprises: a pair of rollers provided at the leading end of a conveyor for transporting pasted plates, for taking a plate in a ga... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5421700 | Envelope flap up pick and place apparatus and method An envelope flap up pick and place apparatus and method uses a conventional envelope delivery spider which has been adapted to deliver envelopes to an accumulating surface, such as a belt conveyor, in a position with the folded envelope seal flaps facing ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5387068 | Method and system for loading rigid sheet material into shipping containers at a work station and end effector for use therein A robotic end effector adapted to be mounted at the end of an arm of a program-controlled robot is capable of providing compliance within a vertical plane. A method and system utilizing the end effector pick-up flat or curved glass panels from glass racks... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5282717 | Apparatus for storing and transporting printed circuit boards An apparatus for storing and transporting printed circuit boards is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a body having a base defining an upwardly facing support surface for supporting a stack of printed circuit boards. The support surface may optionally ha... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5169280 | Polyvalent device for the rapid lifting of sheets of glass A device for lifting sheets of glass brought on a conveyor, has at least one arm rotatable about a horizontal spindle, situated at the lower end of the arm, between a substantially vertical position for gripping the sheets on the conveyor and a substantia... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5163073 | Can end counting system A can end counting system which receives a stick of converted can ends, separates and counts the can ends, restacks and conveys a pre-determined number of can ends comprising an output stick to an end line packaging station. At least two counter-rotating ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5137415 | Power stacking apparatus A power stacker for collecting delivered articles such as envelopes from a mailing machine is comprised of a support housing having a deck fixably mounted along the housing. A registration wall is fixably mounted to the housing and extending generally per... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5131645 | Sweeper assembly for document conveyor system A sweeper assembly for use in a document conveyor system having belt conveyor means operative to convey generally flat documents in upstanding on-edge relation to a stacker station. The sweeper assembly includes feed augers adapted to receive the lower ed... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5122029 | Apparatus and method for automatically counting and stacking trimmed molded articles An apparatus for automatically stacking molded articles successively trimmed by a trim press from a web of thermoplastic material, the trim press having a stationary die member which includes a die plate and a die shoe, the apparatus comprising: (a) a fra... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5083898 | Base plate conveyor A base plate conveyor for supplying a base plate storage section at one end of a base plate conveyance passage to the conveyance surface of the passage or receiving the base plate from the passage to the storage section. The conveyor is characterized by i... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5058725 | Method and device for successively conveying flat-shaped items A method and device for successively conveying flat-shaped items, i.e. slab-like items, such as sweets or biscuits, for the formation of groups consisting of a number of items positioned on edge; and whereby the aforementioned items, laid flat, are fed su... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5030059 | Installation for rapidly lifting and stacking sheets of glass An installation for lifting and stacking or unstacking sheets of glass and particularly sheets of small dimension (i.e. one meter by 1.5 meters). The installation has a secondary conveyor (1), an elevator and a panel (24). The elevator has at least one ar... | 07/09/1991 |
