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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364030 | Apparatus for conveying objects An apparatus for conveying objects such as fruits, comprises a first endless conveyor, with conveying elements such as diabolos connected thereto. A conveying position is defined between at least two conveying elements. A second endless conveyor, with product carrie... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341140 | Off-loading conveyor of produce An off-loading conveyor of produce having utility in the discrimination and separation of watermelons includes a support structure defining a conveying path, an endless flexible element mounted on the support structure to extend and to move along the conveying path ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343219 | Device used to organise flat packets according to a determined sequence A device used to arrange flat packets according to a determined sequence of delivery points associated with receiver addresses, whereby below a continuous part of a surrounding pocket ring designated as a covering area, one part of a collector belt, which is displac... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7228972 | Short bar separation and recovery system and method A system and method are disclosed for separating and recovering short bars from full length bars in a rolling mill. The bars are initially conveyed on a run-out roller table from a shear to a transfer station where they are accumulated in a layer. The layer is trans... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7168697 | Device for delivering printed products and machine and method for processing printed products A device that is usable for delivering printed products includes two bucket or paddle wheels that can rotate about two different axes of rotation. Each bucket or paddle wheel includes a plurality of scoop-type elements that can receive printed products from a first ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150374 | Device for storing and transporting unit loads The invention relates to a device for storing and transporting unit loads, especially articles whose dimensions are substantially larger in at least one or two directions perpendicular to each other than in the remaining third direction in space. Said articles are s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6945386 | Bucket elevator conveyors A bucket elevator conveyor system of the straight horizontal, “C” and “Z” configurations. In these bucket elevator conveyor systems, loading of the buckets can occur anywhere along the horizontal run adjacent the take-up end and discharge of the buckets can ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6762382 | Track-type sortation system A sortation system includes a track arrangement and a series of carriers which are movable on the track arrangement, such as by a roller chain or the like. A series of sort stations are provided at various locations along the track arrangement, and items are placed ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6732849 | Sorting system A sorting conveyor is composed of a plurality of front wheels and rear wheels each extending in a transverse direction, and a plurality of endless turning bodies wound between the wheels, respectively, each pair of wheels being arranged opposite each other in a long... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6662925 | Automatic selective sorting device The invention concerns an automatic selective sorting device (10), for simultaneously loading, transporting and placing objects having very different characteristics in receiving containers, comprising a frame (11) bearing two toothed wheels (12, 13) arra... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6640158 | Filling apparatus with feed diverter An apparatus for packaging solid particulate material is described that includes a deflectable, curved weigh pan with a given radius of curvature to receive a continuous flow of material and discharge the material along a first discharge pathway, the radi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595346 | Device comprising a number of superposed bucket conveyors for sorting flat objects The device for sorting flat objects comprises at least one first conveyor consisting of buckets moving along a closed loop first path and a second conveyor, mechanically independent of the first conveyor, also consisting of buckets moving in a closed loop... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6550603 | Rotating belt diverter A diverter for a conveying system which includes a belt conveyor moving along a longitudinal conveying path for transporting flat articles, including a longitudinal conveying path which includes a series of moving belts for moving flat articles therealong... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6208908 | Integrated order selection and distribution system An integrated order selection and distribution system is provided for selecting and delivering a plurality of articles associated with a preselected customer order. The system includes discrete article receptacles, a conveyor, and a plurality of pack stat... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6179111 | Device for conveying folded signatures Folded signatures are delivered to a paddle wheel and then are transported to a plurality of distribution points by a gripper chain with a plurality of grippers. A controllable switching unit is provided at each distribution point in the form of a rotatab... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6095315 | Sorting apparatus A sorting apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of article carriers which circulate on a conveying device. The article carriers are capable of discharging the articles in a controllable manner. Each article carrier includes a fixed wall and a m... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079542 | Object sorter and sizer An object sorting system includes a product presentation device with a floating portion and a subframe pivotally connected to a frame link driven by a chain. The product presentation device and frame link operate with a latch so that the product presentat... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5994657 | Device and method for sorting mailed pieces A device and method for sorting flat mailed pieces. The mailed pieces are individually transferred to conveying cells which can be conveyed one behind the other along a conveying path and are delivered to receptacles which are arranged along the conveying... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5850901 | Sorting installation, in particular for mail A sorting installation, in particular for mail, comprises a plurality of conveyed item carriers, circulating on at least one conveying mechanism, for receiving, transporting and controllably delivering the conveyed items. Each conveyed item carrier has a ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848682 | Sorting installation, in particular for mail A sorting installation comprises a plurality of conveyed item carriers, circulating on at least one conveying mechanism, for receiving, transporting and controllably delivering the conveyed items. The conveyed item carriers are fastened by pairs on circul... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5842556 | Device for sorting goods Device for sorting goods, comprising a stationary frame which is provided with guide means forming an endless path for a number of carriages supported by the guide means and movable along said path. Each carriage is provided with at least one tiltable goo... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5813515 | Sorting machine with always tilted transportation planes A sorting machine comprising a plurality of dollies each provided with a rotating mat forming a transportation and discharging plane for objects, whereby the dollies are are kept in a tilted position during the displacement along their transportation path... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5692434 | Case for temporarily storing pieces of dough Case for temporarily storing pieces of dough, comprising a first continuous conveying apparatus and an identical second continuous conveying apparatus. Each transport apparatus is supported by reversing rollers at the location of which the conveying direc... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5477955 | Conveying system for foodstuffs A conveying system (10) for the classification and sorting of foodstuffs comprising a conveyor (11) comprising at least one endless chain (15) driven by spaced apart drive sprockets (12 and 13), a plurality of chain clips (40) moulded in plastics and clip... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5435430 | Bucket conveying method and apparatus There is utilized a particular bucket conveyor apparatus for the transport of fragile articles such as cookies and crackers from an input feed point to a multiple number of discharge areas. At the discharge areas the bucket conveyors are tilted rearwardly... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5311976 | Method and arrangement for opening a self-closing gripper on a gripper conveyor In order to enable a gripper carried by a rapid moving gripper conveyor to be opened and therewith release an object gripped by the gripper, for instance a newspaper, without influencing neighboring grippers, the gripper is opened (45', 47) while moving a... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5190135 | Tray for use in a sorting machine A tray for use in a sorting machine consists of a rectangular frame (17) which is covered with fabric (18). The frame (17) is pivotally suspended from two U-shaped rods (19) and is horizontal in the position of equilibrium. The frame (17) can be pivoted f... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5181596 | Off-loading conveying system An off-loading conveyor including a support structure mounting an endless chain to extend along a conveying path. Roller carriages including roller mounts and laterally extending elements are pivotally mounted to the chain on either side thereof. The late... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5168977 | Release mechanism A method and apparatus for releasing articles from holders mounted on a conveyor travelling at varying speeds, the varying ballistic trajectory of the released articles being automatically compensated for, depending on the speed of the conveyor, by shifti... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5147048 | Sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories A sorting line for processing envelopes for photographic laboratories including a feeder unit of the processing envelopes to be sorted, a main leg for supporting and guiding a first endless conveyor for a plurality of boxes provided with a base which open... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4972934 | Bucket distribution system A bucket distribution system for receiving products at an infeed station and selectively discharging the products at a plurality of distribution stations. A plurality of buckets travel in a continuous path and each receive a predetermined portion of produ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4969550 | Device for supplying textile tubes for a textile machine A device for supplying textile tubes to the supply cells of a horizontal, trough supply tank situated over the winding units of a textile machine, especially, an open-end spinning machine. The device is mounted on a movable, endless traction carriage and ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4940536 | Apparatus for inspecting and sorting articles The invention is a device for sorting food products such as vegetables or fruit in accordance with their size, weight, and color or the presence of defects on them. In accordance with the device of the invention, a conveyor in the form of a plurality of r... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4909373 | Overhead conveyor An overhead conveyor comprising an endless draw member travelling along a closed stretch and containing regularly spaced claws in which a carrier hook such as a coat-hanger can be suspended, each claw being capable of closing and opening for carrying or d... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4892179 | Bucket distribution system A bucket distribution system for receiving products at an infeed station and selectively discharging the products at a plurality of distribution stations. A plurality of buckets travel in a continuous path and each receive a predetermined portion of produ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4805780 | Sorting machine, in particlar for small parcels A sorting machine with trays which are moved in an endless path extending in a vertical plane in such a manner that the trays face upwardly both in the lower and upper run of the path, the trays being pivotally suspended between two synchronously driven c... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4586613 | Method and apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables In a method and an apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables which is arranged to convey fruits and vegetables of various shapes such as spheroidal shapes, spherical massive shapes, non-spherical massive shapes or amorphous shapes one by one on a tray d... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4565277 | Dough tray for a pre-proofer Dough tray for a proofer, provided with two head walls with means for coupling the dough tray to a chain or the like, an element transporting a plurality of dough trays through the proofer and with a carrier frame extending between the head walls for at l... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4467906 | Transport hanger for transporting dough portions A hanger for transporting dough portions through a fermentation chamber or the like is adapted to be suspended on chains running through said chamber and has an arcuated support member covered by a textile band in the form of an endless loop carrying the ... | 08/28/1984 |
