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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033379 | Cross belt sorter and method for transporting and sorting piece goods Disclosed is a method and a cross belt sorter for transporting and sorting piece goods, having a plurality of carriages either coupled on a continuous conveyor track to form a train or moved individually, where piece goods are transported in a resting position and l... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7987963 | Container for transporting piece goods, particularly pieces of luggage A loading and unloading station for a container that transports piece goods, particularly pieces of luggage on a conveyor belt is provided. The upper part of the container receiving the piece goods is formed by a storage surface for the piece goods, the surface incl... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7681710 | Modular conveyer transfer systems and methods Modular transfer band assemblies and systems are provided. The modular transfer band assemblies may include a frame, pulleys supported by the frame, and a belt provided around the pulleys. The belt is configured to be driven to transfer an article off of a main conv... | 03/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7284655 | Method and arrangement as well as apparatus for transverse conveyance of reams The invention relates to a method, an arrangement and an apparatus for conveying objects transversely to their incoming transport direction. In known apparatuses there is a possibility of either removing all the objects in one direction or the other. To a limited ex... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7166814 | Sorting machine The sorting machine main body of a sorting machine is a slender machine provided with a chain conveyer along an upper and lower two level endless loop route, and includes an IN side turn back portion, a transfer portion, a sorting portion, an OUT side turn back port... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156220 | Automatic tray handling system for sorter A method for handling trays for use with an article sorter includes providing a conveying surface along a plurality of sorter units and conveying empty trays along the conveying surface. The empty trays that are being conveyed along the conveying surface are stopped... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131523 | Transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system A transport system, in particular an airport luggage transport system, and guide means for a transport system of this type, for transporting individual items, are disclosed. The items are transported along a transport path with at least one straight section, with su... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086519 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084365 | Methods and apparatus for a non-discrete sortation process A system and method for distributing and sorting discrete items into a large quantity of discrete groups is provided. The system includes multiple sorting steps including an upstream sorting step that sorts items into both discrete and non-discrete groups and a down... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080725 | Sorting conveyor provided with cross sorter A sorting conveyor has a cross sorter which can travel smoothly on a semicircular corner part of a traveling path. A large number of transporting units 1 are connected and travel on loop shaped transporting route in which an endless belt conveyor 2 pro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7012211 | Single pass sequencing assembly A method and apparatus for sequencing articles via a single sort pass or process includes a plurality of article receivers or collators positioned along a conveying or transport path and a plurality of carriages movable along the path. The carriages receive articles... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008164 | Automated guided vehicle An automated guided vehicle has plural conveyors for transferring materials to be transferred mounted on a self-propelling dolly and juxtaposed in a transverse direction. Each of the conveyors includes plural part conveyors whose operation can be controlled individu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997666 | Automated cart unloading/conveyor system An automated cart unloading/conveyor system for automated unloading of articles from a transport vehicle or cart to one or more transfer surfaces, conveyors, or other platforms. A specially configured cart carries articles to be transferred upon shelves. The cart is... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976572 | Method and system for synchronizing loads before injection on a tilt tray type sorting system A method for synchronizing loads before the injection thereof on a sorting machine, consisting of trays which pass in front of an injection system comprising conveyors for moving the loads towards an injection site, a synchronization conveyor for positioning a load ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6947912 | Method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale In a method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale, the conveying speed of a conveyor belt for items of mail in the dynamic operating mode is independent of the format of the pieces of mail. During dynamic weighing, a controller of the scale deactivates the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938750 | Sorter conveyor A sorter conveyor having cross-belts for supporting and discharging article is disclosed, wherein the cross-belts are driven by interaction between a rotor moving with the cross-belts and stationary electric stator parts, wherein the rotor is arranged separate from ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907982 | Automatic tray handling system for sorter An automatic tray handling system for use with an article or mail sortation system, such as a flats mail sortation system, is operable to automatically remove filled or partially filled trays from individual sorter units and to replenish the sorter units with empty ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6889814 | 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 ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883659 | Conveyor transfer assembly The invention described herein is transfer assembly for transferring articles from an input conveyor to an output position. The transfer assembly includes a support structure and a conveyor assembly mounted to the support structure. The conveyor assembly has a worki... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854584 | Linear belt sorter and methods of using linear belt sorter The invention is particularly useful for sorting, altering or maintaining the orientation items of differing sizes moved by a sorter. The endless loop's carriers include belts that both transport and sort the items. Followers clasp the belts about the lengthwise per... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6796417 | Apparatus and method for transferring electric energy onboard of the train of carriages of a sorting machine for operating electric equipment thereon A sorting system includes a train of carriages moving along a track. Each carriage has an electrically driven cross belt for onloading and unloading items to be sorted. Some, but less than all, of the carriages, i.e., master carriages, carry electricity generating e... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6736256 | Apparatus and method for controlling a longitudinal shifting of an elongated piece along a predetermined length The method and apparatus are for controlling a longitudinal shifting of an elongated piece along a predetermined length SL as said piece moves transversely within a plane at a given speed PS. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal arm having a given length PL pivota... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6669001 | Linear belt sorter and methods of using linear belt sorter The invention is particularly useful for sorting items of differing sizes. The endless loop's carriers include belts that both transport and sort the items. Followers clasp the belts about the lengthwise periphery of the carriers' slats and also engage li... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669012 | Conveyor device A conveyor device capable of moving a package also in a main direction orthogonal to a direction of conveyance, and thereby making it possible to change and maintain a package in any posture. The conveyor device 30 of the present invention is formed by couplin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6644459 | Belt transfer assembly A transfer assembly for positioning between conveyor sections and for transferring at least one article laterally with respect to the conveying surface defined by the conveyor sections in a direction angled to the conveying direction of the conveying surf... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6585101 | Double width sorter A sortation system includes a plurality of transport units movable along a conveying path. Each of the transport units is capable of carrying side-by-side articles thereon. The plurality of carriages pass at least one induction station and at least one di... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571933 | Inductive energy transfer system An inductive energy transfer system supplies energy from a stationary primary rail to a number of movable secondary rails each connected to a movable unit. The system is particularly suited for conveyor units of a sorter system, each unit having an articl... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554122 | Conveyor assembly An assembly is disclosed for conveying and rotating/transferring individual containers or beverage bottle cases or the like articles as well as moving or, laterally in a direction orthogonal to the travel direction of the articles, transferring the same, ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554123 | High speed parcel sorter A conveyor system particularly configured for discrete parcels, which combines tilting tray concepts with "cross-belt" or powered conveyor concepts, which allows for the acceleration of parcels above one gravity force "G". In one configuration, two levels... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6478138 | Double width crossbelt sorter A crossbelt sortation system is provided which includes a pair of side-by-side carrier belts on each of a plurality of transport units movable along a conveying path. The carrier belts may be operable independently or in a synchronized manner, in order to... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446782 | Shuttle top diverter A transfer assembly of the present invention provides for a low impact transfer of an article between conveyors so that the article can be diverted from a direction of flow without impeding the flow of other articles in the conveyor system. The transfer i... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6390275 | High speed parcel sorter A conveyor system particularly configured for discrete parcels, which combines tilting tray concepts with "cross-belt" or powered conveyor concepts, which allows for the acceleration of parcels above one gravity force "G". In one configuration, two levels... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6360868 | Unit load transport device A transport device for transporting unit loads, wherein unit load parts being respectively deposited onto a transport element in a depositing station and laterally discharged from the transport device. Commonly driven transport elements are arranged behin... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6273268 | Conveyor system for sorting piece goods The sorting system comprises a sorting line with ejection stations successively arranged along the line. There is a conveying system guided along the sorting line and having a sorting device successively arranged as well. Each sorting device has a conveyo... | 08/14/2001 |
