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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7131904 | Automated laterally offset retractable food dislodgement or guiding mechanisms and associated methods and systems Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or ro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7048622 | Automated laterally offset retractable food dislodgement or guiding mechanisms and associated methods and systems Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or ro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6975229 | System and method for acquisition management of subject position information A system and method for acquisition management of subject position information that utilizes radio frequency identification (RF ID) to store position information in position tags. Tag programmers receive position information from external positioning systems, such a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6467605 | Process of manufacturing An automated assembly line is operated and controlled by a computer system. The assembly line includes of a plurality of machines which are each segmented into its basic unit operations providing work stations. The work stations are then controlled by the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466828 | Device controller with intracontroller communication capability, conveying system using such controllers for controlling conveying sections and methods related thereto Featured is a device controller in a system having a multiplicity of such controllers and a conveying system and method for controlling a multiplicity of devices using such controllers. Each controller includes a plurality of bi-directional communications... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6370447 | Conveyance system A communication master unit of a conveyance controller and communication slave units for a main conveyor, loading conveyors and unloading conveyors are connected by a serial transmission line to transmit and receive different kinds of data signals to and ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6085892 | High speed sorting/diverting apparatus, an apparatus controller and systems using same Featured is a sorting/diverting apparatus that diverts articles from a plurality of moving belts that are at a nominal base height. The apparatus includes a support frame, a plurality of rollers that are rotatably mounted to the support frame, a moving me... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076652 | Assembly line system and apparatus controlling transfer of a workpiece An automated assembly line is controlled by a computer system. The assembly line is comprised of a plurality of machines which are each segmented into its basic unit operations providing work stations. The work stations are then controlled by the computer... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5842555 | Automated baggage tracking system and method for use in a baggage conveyor system The present invention is an automated baggage tracking and sorting system having a conveyor system controlled by a system controller, and a distributed baggage identification system. The distributed baggage identification system comprises a plurality of z... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5810346 | Paper handling system A paper handling system including a gathering path and a plurality of paper handling units. The (114 to 138), said gathering path is defined by a plurality of essentially corresponding modules (102, 200), each of said modules (102, 200) being provided wit... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5385243 | Modular system for automatically staging letters in connection with a letter sorting machine A letter sorting apparatus comprising a letter sorting machine, and an automatic storage and retrieval system including a staging rack defining a plurality of staging locations, and a storage and retrieval machine which is positioned to receive letters fr... | 01/31/1995 |
| 4719694 | Installation for automatic assembly and testing of electronic card modules A production facility is provided for automatic assembly and testing of electronic card modules. Heretofore it has only been possible to manufacture card modules in batches without a quick conversion to another type of production, as required, being econo... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4554873 | Material handling and sorting system Mechanized mail sorting offices require packets to be sorted according to destination into one of many bags. A typical mechanized system includes a loading mechanism for transferring packets from stationary input pockets onto a continuously moving sequenc... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4392767 | Storage apparatus including conveyor means Storage apparatus for articles capable of being retrieved includes at least one conveyor disposed generally in at least one plane and arranged in a generally sinuous manner formed by a plurality of joined loops each having generally U-shaped portions and ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4168133 | Feeding station for a sorting conveyor A sorting conveyor for flat rectangular items has a guide surface extending in a conveying direction; a drive continuously moving along the guide surface in the conveying direction; a plurality of pusher fingers attached in a spaced relationship to the dr... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4093081 | Transfer arm for transferring small or medium sized parts A low inertia transfer arm for rapid operation and for manipulation of small or medium sized parts comprises a supporting arm adapted for connection at one end to a device for movement of said arm having at least two degrees of freedom, a pair of tongs co... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3995750 | Document transport and system A document transport and system particularly useful as a bank-proof machine employs a keyboard of a type for normal use with two hands simultaneously for recording data read from checks by the keyboard operator. A feed hopper feeds checks one at a time fr... | 12/07/1976 |
