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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6386372 | Process for recycling wooden pallets and installation for practicing such a process Wooden pallets are recycled by carrying out a first separation in a reception region (10) between pallets easily reparable and those which are not, in directing the separated items to conveyors: one conveyor (11) which brings them to a disassembly station... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5984621 | Pallet stacking machine A machine for stacking articles such as wooden pallets comprises a frame for supporting a carriage assembly that can be raised and lowered under control of a motor and where the carriage assembly supports an article grasping machine that is slidably mount... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5765989 | Method and apparatus for the automatic provision of a sheet stack for a printing machine A method and apparatus for preparing a sheet stack for automated processing in a sheet-fed machine; comprising manipulating a sheet stack and transportation pallet to a release position; removing the transportation pallet, and placing a system pallet adja... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5727919 | Automatic beverage terminal A beverage terminal for the automatic delivery of beverage crates including a delivery terminal for pallets charged with beverage crates, at least one high-shelf, an individualizing device, at least one depot, at least one customer conveyor, and at least ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5647725 | Method for preparing a sheet stack for processing in a sheet-processing machine A method and apparatus for preparing a sheet stack for automated processing, wherein a sheet stack and transportation pallet are deposited on a system pallet, the resulting stack is manipulated to a release position where the transportation pallet is free... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5630695 | Pallet sorting machine A sorting machine 10 having a lifting and rotating apparatus 11 which includes a rotatable platform 16 upon which a stack of pallets 1 can rest so as to be supported from underneath and a scissor lift 14 for raising and lowering the stack so that the uppe... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5336041 | Storage and retrieval device and method for imbricated planar articles A device for stacking and destacking a stream of imbricated, substantially planar, flexible units to form or destack a layered stack. The device is a stacker, adapted to receive a stream of units from a source thereof, and a plurality of transfer sheets. ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5232325 | Apparatus for stacking flat objects An apparatus for stacking double bags, which have been severed by hot-wire welding from a tubular web of plastic and have opening-defining edges adjacent to their center line, includes a wicketer having a horizontal shaft and pairs of juxtaposed spokelike... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5222860 | Floor space efficient printer with high load and unload capability High speed printers with extended run capabilities are disclosed. A plurality of like containers are provided for carrying copy sheets to the printer and for receiving copy output from the printer. The containers are fed one after the other to supply inpu... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5207727 | Can end handling system A system for storing and transporting can end members comprising multiple tray units having multiple parallel rows of elongated compartments for receiving and supporting stacks of end members. The tray units are nestable and stackable one upon another to ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5118243 | Pallet load transfer method and apparatus A frame includes a plate mounted thereon for driving movement along the frame. A captive pallet having a load thereon is staged onto the frame. The plate drives into an edge of the captive pallet thus driving the pallet from beneath the load and shifting ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5102282 | Unit load transfer device and method An apparatus and method for transferring a unit load from one pallet to another pallet or slip sheet without creasing the containers constituting the unit load. In one embodiment the unit load containing pallet and the empty pallet are aligned side-by-sid... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4977827 | Signature handling apparatus A signature handling system is provided to form and handle stacks of signatures. The signature handling system includes a stacker which receives signatures and forms stacks of signatures. A plurality of containers have side-by-side cells to hold the stack... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4844686 | Collating apparatus In a stacking apparatus of the type having tines for pushing one workpiece out of each of the bottoms of a plurality of aligned reservoirs, an improvement is disclosed which comprises a ramp adjacent to the reservoirs and inclined with respect to the bott... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4768773 | Apparatus and method for the stacking and storing of workpieces A system for the stacking and storing of workpieces particularly from a sewing machine comprises a movable carrier with two receiving compartments for the workpieces to be stacked, two storage channels spaced from each other by the width of a receiving co... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4739607 | Conveyor A conveyor system having first second and third stations and a return conveyor in communication with and linking the first and third stations: The first station has a device to selectively feed pallets, one at a time, from the return conveyor to a positio... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4720228 | Automatic parts handling apparatus An automatic parts handling apparatus feeds a stack of accumulated pallets from a delivery apparatus to a separator apparatus that separates the lowermost pallet from the stack and conveys it to a pallet positioning apparatus whereat parts on such pallet ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4655664 | System for transferring workpieces between pallets and at least one machine tool Workpieces to be machined by a machine tool are taken from pallets by a loader-unloader, which subsequently deposits the machined workpieces on pallets. To simplify the handling of the pallets and to reduce the nonproductive times, a pallet support is pro... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4557656 | Top feeding and ejecting materials handling apparatus A materials handling device, such as a palletizer and/or depalletizer, which may be adapted to operate in either mode, has a mechanism, for feeding pallets to be loaded and ejecting pallets which have been unloaded, at the top of the device. The pallets a... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4557655 | Delivery of articles to and from a mechanical treating machine served by an industrial robot A method of and a magazine for serving machines for mechanical treatment with a robot. Articles to be machined are supplied on pallets on a first conveyor. A robot collects an article from a pallet on said conveyor, places it in the machine and collects a... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4525978 | Sterilizing system for filled and sealed articles An improved sterilizing system for filled and sealed articles which are treated by way of the steps of filling a content into packing means and sealing the filled articles in a filling and sealing station, loading a tray with the filled and sealed article... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4468165 | Apparatus for transporting sorted stacked matter Sorted stacked matter in a plurality of stacking boxes arranged in an array in a vertical plane is transferred to a plurality of trays supported on a plurality of horizontal endless conveyor belts arranged one above another. These trays are transferred to... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4462735 | Newspaper live storage buffer A live storage buffer for receiving newspapers from a printing press which includes an endless conveyor having carriers adapted to travel about the pathway of the conveyor and to removably support newspaper container members thereon. A pair of spaced tran... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4400128 | Pallet unloading apparatus An apparatus for unloading stacked sheet material from a supporting surface such as a pallet. A frame structure is provided including a station for positioning a loaded pallet. A ram reciprocates between an advanced and a retracted position at a height su... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4355939 | Palletized poultry coop handling system An apparatus for automatically handling palletized poultry coops containing live birds to empty the birds from the coops for hanging. A pallet loaded with tiers of poultry coops after removal from the livehaul truck by a forklift is placed on a conveyor t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4274779 | Handling plant for cement tiles or the like with the aid of trays upon which the tiles are placed for seasoning A plant for handling cement tiles and similar articles is disclosed which includes a charging station, a roller conveyor for serially moving trays through a first conveying path toward the charging station, two or more switches along the first conveying p... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4252231 | Bottom board feeder apparatus The specification discloses a bottom board feeder apparatus for feeding bottom boards onto the top surface of mold boxes of varying heights. The bottom boards are supplied in succession to the apparatus by a first conveying line. The mold boxes are suppli... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4222311 | Process and system for producing folded boxes An improved process and system for producing folded boxes which system includes a device for printing sheets of material with the configuration of boxes, a device for die cutting the box blanks from the printed sheets and producing piles of box blanks, a ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 3976208 | Apparatus for providing endless succession of compartmented trays An apparatus is disclosed for providing an endless succession of compartmented trays for holding pouches or the like to be processed. The apparatus has a first conveyor to provide a plurality of compartmented trays end on end in endless fashion; means for... | 08/24/1976 |
