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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735624 | Article transporting facility and method of controlling the facility An article transporting facility includes: a single predetermined path disposed along a plurality of article transfer locations and having a first end and a second end; a predetermined number of article ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7686154 | Inspection station for screening hand luggage and other items carried by persons In order to check hand luggage and other objects carried by persons, control stations are needed, which have a control unit, in particular an X-ray checking unit, a conveyor which extends through the control unit, a depositing point which is arranged ahead of the co... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7575112 | Baggage screening system A system for screening items of baggage comprises attaching to each baggage item at a check-in location within a terminal an electronic tag which is periodically scanned as the item travels via baggage sortation system from the check-in location and a loading locati... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7448487 | Transporting apparatus A transporting apparatus is described, a representative one of which includes a transporting apparatus which transports at least one specimen container accommodated in a rack to a specimen supplying position for supplying a specimen processing apparatus, comprising:... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434676 | Methods and apparatus for transferring a substrate carrier within an electronic device manufacturing facility In a first aspect, a first method is provided for electronic device manufacturing. The first method includes the steps of (1) receiving a request to transfer a carrier from a first substrate loading station to a second substrate loading station of an electronic devi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413069 | Methods and apparatus for transferring a substrate carrier within an electronic device manufacturing facility In a first aspect, a first method is provided for electronic device manufacturing. The first method includes the steps of (1) receiving a request to transfer a carrier from a first substrate loading station to a second substrate loading station of an electronic devi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334314 | Work treatment installation A work treatment installation comprises several side-by-side machine tools and at least one work supply and discharge device. It further comprises a work transport device which bridges both of them and comprises a displaceable and vertically sliding lifting skid wit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328079 | Process and system for conveying semifinished products during LCD manufacture A system (20) for conveying semifinished products during the manufacturing of liquid crystal displays, includes a first processing station (21); a second processing station (22) proximate to the first processing station; a shortcut conveyor inte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322459 | Differential speed conveyor accumulation system and method A product conveying and accumulation system and method employs a primary product transporting conveyor with accumulation and re-circulating sections. The conveyor is configured to receive products from an upstream destination and discharge products to a downstream d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320394 | Block sorting system and method A block sorting system includes a block transferring apparatus that has a plurality of independently movable opposing pairs of gripping members. The gripping members pick up the row of blocks on a staging conveyor and move the row of blocks laterally to a set of adj... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287636 | Driving device and diverter, diverting unit, and conveying apparatus incorporating the driving device A conveying apparatus 100 includes a main conveyor line 101 formed by a motorized roller 110 and a free roller 111 arranged at specified intervals and a diverting line 102 for diverting an article from the main conveyor line 101... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277773 | Material handling apparatus and method A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273142 | Packaging cushion delivery system A system for conveying a string of packaging cushions includes a machine capable of manufacturing the string and a conveyor adapted to transport the string. The conveyor has an inlet end to receive the string and an outlet end to deliver the string of packaging cush... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261130 | Automated process for counting and filling containers with meat and poultry products An apparatus for delivering desired counts of products to containers. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving discrete product portions along a path of travel. A force detecting device located along the path of travel measures force applied to the force detecti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260449 | Device for conveying and positioning of structural elements in non-contact way In a device for conveying and positioning structural elements at a conveying track, a structural element is brought into pending state at the conveying track and the conveying track is tilted in conveying direction so that the structural element slides downwards to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243845 | Systems and methods for event driven baggage management Systems and methods for event driven baggage management are disclosed. Readers are used to detect and monitor the location of tags attached to baggage as the baggage moves from the point at which a traveler drops of the baggage at the origin of a trip to the point a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222717 | Device for collecting and recycling articles directed to feeding channels A hopper releases articles onto a selecting sieve which selects and keeps complying articles, separating them from defective and/or fragmented ones and from powders. A linear conveyor, situated downstream of the selecting sieve, receives the complying articles for s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219468 | Automatic watering device for hanging baskets and planter boxes An apparatus for automatically watering a plant in a container by regulating a flow of water to the container through flexible tubing. Upper and lower jaw members are interconnected by a horizontal pivot axis so that they develop a scissors action. A jaw area is for... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213698 | Sensors for article sorter A sortation assembly includes a plurality of chutes which are movable along a continuous loop and along and over a plurality of sort stations. The chutes are operable to deposit articles, such as mail or flats mail or the like, to appropriate bins or trays positione... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207428 | Transport device for containers A conveyor device for containers having multiple narrow lanes formed by guide railings adjustable horizontally across the direction of conveyance, with horizontally adjustable sensors for the containers arranged above the narrow lanes across the direction of conveya... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185754 | Conveyor A conveyor (10) that delivers product to a plurality of transverse conveyors of chutes (11). The conveyor (10) includes conveyor segments (12) along which the product is conveyed. Product is removed from the conveyor (10) by the la... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147097 | Transverse-roller-belt sorter with automated guide A bidirectional sorter using an automated guide to selectively divert articles off a transverse roller-top conveyor belt. A sorting station forms a segment of a conveying line conveying articles in a conveying direction. The sorting station includes a transverse rol... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128204 | Dispensers and methods of dispensing items A dispenser includes a feeder bowl for receiving items to be dispensed, and a first vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl. the dispenser also includes a plurality of dispensing paths positioned around the feeder bowl, and a rotation drive for rotating the d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128217 | Bun laner A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128197 | High volume conveyor sortation system A sortation system and method includes providing a sorter assembly and a slug-building assembly. Product is received by the sorter assembly and sorted to a series of sortation lanes. The slug-building assembly includes a plurality of supply lines supplying product f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128519 | Auto stacking machine for strip articles An auto stacking machine includes a worktable (10), a plurality of chutes (20), a pair of receivers (30), and a cushioning apparatus. Three vertical plates (14) are mounted on the worktable. The chutes are attached to outmost ones of the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128203 | Dispensers and methods of dispensing items A dispenser includes a feeder bowl for receiving items to be dispensed, and a first vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl. the dispenser also includes a plurality of dispensing paths positioned around the feeder bowl, and a rotation drive for rotating the d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124876 | Diverter A paddle diverter assembly according to the present invention includes an arm and an actuator for actuating the arm to move toward a diverting position. The actuator is adapted to permit the arm to move away from the diverting position upon impact with the object to... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121398 | High rate induction system A sortation system and method of inducting product are useful with a sorter having a continuous member defining a plurality of transport positions of the continuous member and a plurality of sort destinations for receiving product discharged from the continuous memb... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104387 | Transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system, for containers adapted to transport individual items A transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system, is disclosed that moves containers with individual items along a transport path. The system includes at least one support element that supports a bottom side of the containers along the transport... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104388 | Conveyor system for stacked product An apparatus and method for conveying stacked product from an infeed conveyor that conveys the product in multiple rows and at irregular intervals onto a transverse outfeed conveyor, wherein the product is in a single row and spaced at regular intervals, wherein the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099741 | Control systems and methods of dispensing items A control system for regulating a dispenser that includes a feeder bowl and a plurality of dispensing paths is disclosed. The control system includes a control unit for controlling a rotation drive for rotating the dispensing paths, a feeder bowl vibration device fo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099039 | Parallel processing high speed printing system for an inserting system A system and a method to control the motion of envelopes within a postage printing module to accommodate the use of slower print techniques and to achieve high throughput in a mail processing system. Envelopes transported in a mail processing system are diverted int... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086518 | Method of supplying workpieces to workstations using an autoloader A method of controlling an autoloader that supplies workpieces to a plurality of workstations. Each of the workstations is operable to generate and transmit a call signal, a ready signal and an error signal. In accordance with the method, the autoloader supplies wor... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080740 | Sorting apparatus A sorting apparatus which separates a work according to a predetermined standard flowing on a production line and arrays the work in one column is characterized by being equipped with a carrying-in line carrying in the work, a work identifying machine provided on th... | 07/25/2006 |
