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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357242 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus includes an electrical extension and contraction drive device which is connected to a distribution guide body, so that the switching action of the distribution guide body can be performed at a high speed, with shortened response time. Hence, the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353955 | Baggage screening system and method A baggage screening system and method includes providing a plurality of screening subsystems, each including an automated baggage screen device and a feed conveyor for feeding bags to the screen device. A supply conveyor is provided for supplying bags to the screen ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328785 | Low electrostatic discharge conveyor A conveyor for transporting objects sensitive to electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a roller conveyor with conductive rollers in electrical communication with an electrical ground. The rollers preferably have about 105 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322848 | Paperless picking system A paperless picking system for use in a product distribution center includes multiple bays of product supports and operator interfaces, at least one of which is at the bays. The product supports include case flow racks, pallet racks and/or product shelving. The oper... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270227 | Material handling system and method of use A material handling system and method of use for increasing throughput at security checkpoints. The material handling system includes a dual input conveyor with a merge conveyor leading to a detection system. At the output of the detection system is a diverting mech... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270226 | Airport baggage handling conveyor system A system for handling baggage in airports, where the passenger hands over his baggage on check-in and collects it at the place of arrival. The system includes a check-in area for baggage where main baggage scheduled for a single flight and transit baggage scheduled ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7235756 | Mail sorting and sequencing system A mail sorting and sequencing system having a number of DPP units cooperating with one another to sort and sequence mail items of three different types of mail. Each DPP unit having: a conveyor system wherein a number of trucks travel along a path; at least three tr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7145095 | Article sortation system An article sortation system includes a plurality of transport units which are movable along a conveying path between induction stations and discharge stations along each side of the conveying path. Each transport unit has side by side loading and support capability ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128202 | Apparatus and transport container for transport and controller discharge of a load An apparatus includes a frame with a guide for at least one displaceable transport container, a drive element for carrying the container in an endless track, a resetting device for placing a container in a starting position and a discharge station for selectively re... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117657 | Delivery point packager takeaway system and method An apparatus is provided for packaging and taking away packaged sequenced product such as mail pieces. The apparatus includes a packaging device having an output end, and adapted to package sequenced products. A clamping device is adjacent to the output end of the p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077615 | Apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of an aircraft A ground apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a frame, a first conveyor frame comprising a first conveyor with a flat cargo-engaging surface, a first actuator, a routing station for receiving cargo advanced ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017730 | Bi-directional mail tray pusher A bidirectional article pusher for a conveying system, which includes a multiplicity of spaced rollers for moving articles along a longitudinal path. There is a push up stop arranged below the conveyor and movable between adjacent rollers to a position above the rol... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978192 | Single pass sequencer and method of use A single pass sequencer and method of use for transporting the mail pieces in a single pass through a set of feeders. The system includes a transport system which transports articles to an transport system. At least one staging area stages the articles to be injecte... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959229 | RFID control system A system and method for routing a carrier on a movable conveyance system having a multiplicity of switching stations and at least one carrier. Each carrier has an electronic readable tag coupled thereto, and each tag has a specific identifier that can be read. A rea... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6921875 | Method for sequentially ordering objects using a single pass delivery point process A method using a single pass sequencer having a transport system for transporting the mail pieces to a transport system having a first carriage system and a second carriage system with a plurality of holders slidable between the first carriage system and the second ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6820561 | Sorting system for transferring items from a trolley to an unloading station in response to the detection of a magnetic field generated at the unloading station A sorting system includes trolleys traveling along a path between respective stations for loading and unloading items in a direction transversely of the direction of travel of the trolleys. Each station includes an inductor for generating a variable magnetic inducti... | 11/23/2004 |
| 5845864 | Transport system for a textile machine A textile package transport system utilizing transport plates for transporting spinning cops, particularly within a textile machine which produces cheeses. Each transport plate has an information storage medium in the form of a magnet of ferromagnetic mat... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5799800 | Process and installation for sorting individual goods The invention relates to a method for sorting individual articles having identification numbers. The method comprises the steps of allocating each individual article a position number based on a position in the stream of individual articles. Next, the ind... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5706928 | Picking system Device which is part of a picking system, including a conveyor for carrying containers, a device for automatically labelling the containers, and a device for removing the labels from the containers. In order to allow a straightforward inspection of the co... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5593072 | Automated garment finishing system An integrated automated manufacturing system for finishing individual garments is provided. The system includes a conveyor system, a fixture constructed for movement on the conveyor in a predetermined orientation, a form mounted on the fixture for holding... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5529166 | Central control apparatus for an automated laboratory conveyor system A central control apparatus for an automated laboratory conveyor system includes a conveyor track arranged in a closed loop to continuously transport a specimen carrier having a laboratory specimen therein. A receiving station is provided along the track ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5458265 | Automated garment finishing system An integrated automated manufacturing system for finishing individual garments is provided. The system includes a conveyor system, a fixture constructed for movement on the conveyor in a predetermined orientation, a form mounted on the fixture for holding... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5375691 | Peg tray type yarn tube carrier with transmitting receiving device A peg tray type carrier for transporting textile yarn tubes has a codable, readable and erasable electronic information carrying device such as a memory chip connected to a transmitting-receiving antenna arranged in the area of the central axis of the peg... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5359160 | Peg tray type yarn tube carrier with transmitting-receiving device A peg tray type carrier for transporting textile yarn tubes has a codable, readable and erasable electronic information carrying device such as a memory chip connected to a transmitting-receiving antenna arranged in the area of the central axis of the peg... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5346052 | Feed bucket for programmed delivery system An overhead track construction is provided including clam-type buckets supported from the track for guided movement therealong. The track extends past predetermined feeding stations into which material contained within the buckets is to be released and ea... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5289983 | Production control system in spinning mill In a spinning mill in which a bobbin from a spinning frame is mounted on a bobbin tray and sent to a winder, a package doffed from the winder is loaded on a hanger and then the package is mounted on a package tray, recording media is provided on the bobbi... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5264037 | Powder coating system An apparatus for and method of coating an article by the use of electro-static attraction of ionized particles which are subsequently cured. The apparatus includes a first foraminous conveyor for carrying the article through a powder coating zone and a se... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5190428 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles Containers for rod-like articles are provided with a device, e.g. a transponder, capable of carrying variable coded information. Read and write devices are provided at appropriate positions, e.g. tray fillers and unloaders, to ensure that only containers ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5109973 | Free flowing production system A free flowing production system includes disposing a variety of automatic production machines along a free flowing conveyance apparatus; detachably attaching each card on which the contents on production are written to a pallet on which articles to be co... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5048665 | Diverter mechanism A diverter mechanism, for use with a conveying system having a conveying surface along which articles are carried in a longitudinal direction, has an endless member that is at an oblique angle to the longitudinal direction, and has a plurality of diverter... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5005690 | Conveyor carriage Known conveyor carriages are provided with code carriers disposed on an outer side of the conveyor carriage. These code carriers are neither protected from damage, nor can they be read in alternative positions of the conveyor carriage and/or of the readin... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4940127 | Wound yarn package transporting system A system for transporting a wound yarn package is constituted such that transport media for independently transporting packages thereon are fed along a transport line between winders an inspecting station and each has provided thereon a source indicating ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4921087 | Picking apparatus By providing a wireless communication between a main control unit of an article picking apparatus, a main control device for supply devices and a route setting device and attaching a data carrier having a writable/erasable memory to a mobile article picki... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4917228 | Method of sorting vehicle bodies by the colors of coating expected thereon in a vehicle body coating line An arrangement for sorting vehicle bodies by the colors of coating expected on the vehicle bodies in a vehicle body coating line, comprises vehicle body conveying equipment including a plurality of branch conveyers disposed in parallel with one another fo... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4854439 | Doffed package transporting system A doffed package transporting system in which a memory member on which a mark of a type of a package supported on a package supporting member provided on a package transporting line can be erasably written is securely mounted on the supporting member, and... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4262599 | Conveyor system with a maintenance station In an illustrative embodiment, a scanning and control device which conventionally scans a destination field on each conveyor receptacle is provided with a selectively settable maintenance scanning arrangement for scanning a maintenance field on the convey... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4244672 | System for sequencing articles including mail A system is provided for arranging articles in a predetermined sequence. In mail handling applications, the documents destined for local distribution may be segregated as to the respective routes of the postmen and arranged in sequence within each route i... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4106636 | Recirculation buffer subsystem for use in sorting and processing articles including mail flats The present disclosure involves a system for storing and processing articles such as mail flats which cannot be processed on standard letter mail equipment. The system includes mechanical carriers for transporting and remaining with the articles throughou... | 08/15/1978 |
