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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320204 | Process and apparatus for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate within a barrier envelope and a barrier envelope therefore There are disclosed by a process and apparatus for positioning and sealing photostimuable phosphor imaging plates within barriers envelope blanks therefore and formed on a roll thereof wherein a barrier envelope blank including a U-shaped heat sealed portion thereof... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320202 | Stacking of lumber pieces An apparatus for picking, conveying, stacking and bundling lumber pieces from the ground for example for removing stacked support lumber during laying of a pipe line comprises a tracked vehicle to which is attached a frame carrying a transport conveyer along the sid... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308781 | Combination bulk and tote loading harvesting apparatus and method A harvester capable of alternate configurations for bulk and tote loading. In a tote loading configuration, harvested produce is moved along a main conveyor, elevated to a raised conveyor area, packed into totes, and the packed totes are then moved onto a lower conv... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7244089 | Device for removing metallic objects from a railway bed A machine which travels on railroad rails includes a conveyor belt which transports metallic objects from a railway bed into a hopper. The conveyor belt revolves around a pair of rollers mounted on the framework of a conveyor belt assembly. One roller magnetically p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7107742 | Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as oranges An automatic packing device for filling containers with products, includes: two separate feed stations, each adapted to arrange a stream of products in parallel rows; elements capable of picking up alternately, in each feed station and depositing in the container, a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6971214 | Work cell A work cell has an inbound portion and an outbound portion. The inbound and outbound portions are angled relative to each other, at approximately 135°. The inbound portion is comprised of an inbound cradle to facilitate the loading of items within containers. The o... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6796106 | Rotating vacuum assisted carousel for packaging cable A carousel device (10) has a rotatable platform (12) with vacuum assisted suction cups (14) placed circumferentially about the rotational axis of the spindle (32). The spindle protrudes through a bushing (30) and forms an annular c... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6134862 | Device for presenting and adjusting a stock box for removing or storing articles The invention relates to apparatus for presenting and orienting a box (B) in order to enable articles to be removed or stored. The apparatus is characterized by the fact that it comprises a pair of parallel hinged arms (4) which are extended by a pivoting... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5901539 | Tomato harvester, with devices for the automatic displacement of the harvest containers A machine for harvesting tomatoes including devices for the automatic displacement of harvest containers having a conveyor for collecting stacks of containers and directing them toward a displacing device, which device removes the bottom one of the leadin... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5664402 | Method and means for harvesting and packaging seeds The seed packaging machine of this invention is mounted on a conventional plot combine. The harvested seed is blown to a receiving compartment where the seed is weighed and tested for moisture. A bag roll comprising a plurality of bag portions is fed thro... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5491960 | Apparatus for the continuous production of a particulate filled barrier An apparatus for continuously producing a particulate filled bag or barrier. The apparatus includes a frame having terrain engaging members, such as runners. A wound coil of sheet material is mounted on the forward end of the frame, and located to the rea... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5335485 | Flexible bag dispensing apparatus for use in supermarkets and the like Apparatus suitable for disposition in supermarkets and the like for dispensing, in open condition, plastic or otherwise flexible bags for receiving therein articles purchased on site. The apparatus includes a reel formed of a continuous web of bags serial... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5228275 | Process and apparatus for packaging limp articles Stacks of limp articles such as flour tortillas are deposited on a conveyor having slotted blocks to support the stack in arched configuration with the central portion raised and side portions drooping from the central portion. A pusher having depending f... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5218812 | Packing station for lettuce receiving trays An arm and cradle apparatus is disclosed for receiving empty trays from an upper conveyor having empty lettuce holding and transporting trays, lowering the received empty tray to an angular disposition in which it can most conveniently be packed, and fina... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5209043 | Vacuum packaging method and apparatus Vacuum packaging apparatus and method for evacuating and heat sealing bags employs a clamp, swingable over substantially the full length of the bagged product, to effect a temporary air-tight seal of an evacuated bag during transport of the evacuated bag ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5186223 | Filling system An improved filling system for containers of mixtures of liquid and solid material where the liquid/solid ratio is critical is disclosed. A prior art problem was that sticky solid material would adhere to the receptacle or bucket in which it was delivered... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5121589 | Apparatus and process for the automated packing of lettuce A lettuce head holding tray is defined in which both the upper tray layer and the lower tray layer are packed side-by-side at packing stations. At a carton loading station, two side-by-side arrays of plungers each are used for packing of discrete layers o... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4953664 | Ergonomically designed check-out counter system for supermarket and merchandising industries An ergonomically designed check-out counter system for supermarket and merchandising industries is characterized by provisions for differences in human heights, hand and position of operators and for ease in handling of merchandise to reduce fatigue and i... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4944136 | Paper handling apparatus Paper handling apparatus, in particular a folder-inserter machine, includes transport means (e.g. 32 and 38) for transporting a stationery item from an inlet end and along a paper path. It has control means for controlling said transport means to interrup... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4932188 | Apparatus for closing envelopes The apparatus for closing envelopes includes two sets of drive wheels (11A, 11B; 12A, 12B) defining a substantially linear envelope path (1) along which envelopes which are received open are displaced flat, are closed, and are then ejected. The apparatus ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4909021 | Automatic envelope opener A specially designed envelope and a companion envelope opening mechanism are disclosed which operate in combination such that the envelope is automatically opened in a single motion to expose the contents of the envelope for high speed machine or manual e... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4909697 | Automated work station An automated work station which may be used when needed in conjunction with two vertical temporary holding conveyors makes use of a tiltable table and associated transition table for each conveyor. One tiltable table is shifted to a first upper horizontal... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4876844 | Field crop harvesting, carton packaging and packed carton handling machine and method A field crop harvesting, carton packaging and packed carton handling machine, which includes transport means having a front section, central section and a trailing section; the front and trailing sections include ground engaging means and each include a p... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4870799 | Installation for making up batches of articles An installation for making up batches of articles, the installation being characterized in that it comprises at least one work station for one operator, said station including a storage member (4) for storing said articles species-by-species, said article... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4866908 | Table-top mail extraction apparatus having separate, connectable power unit An apparatus for facilitating the extraction of the contents of envelopes includes a mail opening and extraction assembly which opens an envelope along at least one edge of the envelope and spreads apart the opened envelope to facilitate removal of the co... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4785607 | Apparatus to facilitate hand packing of containers of different sizes Packaging apparatus for facilitating the rapid hand packing of fragile ingredients such as used in salads. Mechanisms are provided to transport empty containers to a filling station, introducing the ingredients by a hard raking procedure into the containe... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4617778 | Apparatus to facilitate hand packing of containers Packaging apparatus for facilitating the rapid hand packing of fragile ingredients such as used in salads. Mechanisms are provided to transport empty containers to a filling station, introducing the ingredients by a hand raking procedure into the containe... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616468 | Harvesting/packing system A moveable on-site harvesting/packing plant is built on a framework comprising a floor area and table area elevated above and extending transversely over rows of crop to be harvested such that the table area is to the rear of the moveable plant as it is t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4607763 | Dispenser for a collapsible tube A collapsible tube dispenser includes rollers movably mounted in a housing for squeezing a tube, as the rollers roll axially along the tube. The housing is constructed to permit ready installation of a tube to be squeezed. In one form of the invention, th... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4590739 | Field crop harvesting system A harvesting apparatus is provided wherein a forward harvesting machine tows a rearward shuttle truck, both vehicles being self-propelled, with the harvesting machine having a crop collection system comprising a series of conveyors which convey the crops ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4557368 | Field crop harvesting and packing machine A harvester comprising a vehicle (11) supported on wheels (12) and forming a loading platform (51) on which packers can stand to pack the produce in cartons. Wings (17, 18) extend from opposite sides of the vehicle and include hinged assemblies (22, 24) t... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4527378 | Semi-automatic insertion machine The disclosure is directed to a semi-automatic mail insertion machine which assists an operator in placing materials into envelopes by presenting automatically unfolded and opened envelopes in rapid succession to the operator for manual placement of the m... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4499705 | Semi-automatic insertion machine for envelopes The mechanism disclosed comprises a semi-automatic insertion machine for facilitating the insertion of contents into envelopes of the type utilizing exposed self-sealing adhesive. The envelopes, with the seal flaps in open position and the adhesive expose... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4393640 | Method and apparatus for handling and filling bags or envelopes A method and apparatus for handling and filling bags or envelopes fed from a continuous length supply are disclosed wherein each bag or envelope is open at or adjacent one marginal edge of the continuous length supply for insertion thereinto of filling ma... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4389834 | Loose product bagging and baling system A rotary horizontal table is provided and has item delivery structure associated therewith for supplying items to be packaged to the table and a plurality of stationary worker positions are disposed about the table slightly outwardly of the periphery ther... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4376365 | Waste disposer unit A pet waste containment or waste matter disposer unit is disclosed as including a first sheet of sealable material for receiving the waste matter and a covering sheet of sealable material superimposed relative to the first sheet. The free marginal edges o... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4353197 | Content activated envelope extraction At the content extraction location radiant energy is transmitted through the spread-open envelope. Change in this transmitted energy due to content extraction is sensed and activates removal of the envelope from the extraction location.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350004 | Merchandise delivery conveyor for automatic bagging apparatus A merchandise delivery conveyor apparatus for an automatic merchandise bagging apparatus including a bag receptacle pivotable from a horizontal position to a generally upright position for erecting the bag loaded with articles comprises an endless conveyo... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4292784 | Field crop harvesting and loading machine A means and method are provided for harvesting field crops such as watermelon, tomatoes, cabbages, brocolli, cauliflower, cucumbers, spinach, onions, red beets, turnips, squash, mixed melons, and others. The system utilizes about six identical or very sim... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4286422 | Walking beam bag loader Disclosed is a method and apparatus for loading articles, particularly meat articles, into containers. The apparatus comprises two groups of movably mounted beams cantilevered in a direction of article progression. One group of beams is movable in a verti... | 09/01/1981 |
