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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151969 | Baggage conveying system A transport system for piece goods includes a conveyor for moving the piece goods along a conveying path, an unloading device including a multi-axis manipulator for unloading piece goods from the conveyor, and a clearing tool. The clearing tool is moved relative to ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8025142 | Apparatus and method of transporting food products to a loading head An apparatus and method of transporting food products (10) to a loading station (12) having a cooling conveyor (14) that selectively drops food product into a distributor (34). The distributor (34) separates product into at least two lanes (4... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992700 | Device for treating elongate food products with a conditioned airflow A device for transferring elongate food products, comprising: a carrier with a carrying surface for supporting a row of elongate food products, and a displaceable transfer means positioned at least partially above the carrier and provided with at least one contact s... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7591363 | System and method for dividing a flow of objects A system for dividing an object flow can provide slides which are constructed and arranged to displace one or more objects at a time from the object flow toward a different location, preferably another object flow. The slides can be pivotal away from the objects bei... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7581632 | Sequential diverter for narrow belt conveyor and associated methods A narrow belt conveyor system is provided with a pop-up style diverter comprising a plurality of rows of diverter wheels in which each row raises and lowers independently of any of the other rows. Thus, each row of diverter wheels can be raised before the leading ed... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7410045 | Offset overhead plunger A plunger assembly (30) is disposed on the access side of a conveyor (20). The conveyor (20) has a conveying surface upon which it transports articles by moving the conveying surface in a direction of flow (F). The plunger assembly (30) i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7383935 | Motorized roller transverse drive A roller conveyor includes a plurality of idler rollers positioned along and between opposite sidewalls and a transverse drive system operable to rotatably drive at least some of the idler rollers of the roller conveyer. The transverse drive system includes a motori... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357245 | Chain-type conveyor having direction-changing roller Disclosed is a chain-type conveyor having a direction-changing roller capable of easily changing the orientation of an article to continuously transfer the article, without using any separate direction-changing unit at a corner part of the conveyor, in the case in w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331441 | Apparatus for pushing packaging containers The disclosure relates to an apparatus (10) for pushing a number of packaging containers (12) which are supported in cassettes (18) in motion in a first direction in a packaging machine. The apparatus (10) comprises carriers (40) b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7156692 | Eye grounding controller A lifting and anti torque lifting means to be attached to a clamp or other end termination of a temporary conductor. In power distribution services the most common use of such a temporary conductor is a grounding set which is used to provide a conductive path betwee... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7090212 | Apparatus for producing a bound print item An apparatus for producing a bound print item from unbound printed products supplied in a straddling position to be stitched with wire staples comprises a conveying device with a support that is slanted toward the side and consists of individual elements. The convey... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040477 | Container transport system A transport system for transport of containers has a switch with an entry zone, an exit zone with at least two different transport paths for conveying a container, and a switch mechanism for selectively controlling the transport of the container to the transport pat... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029316 | Eye grounding controller A lifting and anti torque bracket to-be-attached to a clamp or other end termination of a temporary conductor In power distribution services the most common use of such a temporary conductor is a grounding set which is used to provide a conductive path between power... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004301 | Transport system for advancing containers, and curve section of such a transport system A transport system for advancing containers includes a curve section for defining a curved transport path which is defined by a curve radius, and a driving and guiding assembly for advancing and guiding a container along the transport path. The driving and guiding a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974020 | High speed baggage diverter The invention provides a diverter assembly for transferring moving articles from one conveying surface to another conveying surface, comprising: a) a frame; b) at least one endless belt suspended between spaced apart pulleys supported on the frame, wherein the endle... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962250 | Conveyor and method for conveying products A conveyor for conveying products (2), comprising a conveyor belt (1) and a moving endless guiding element (12) which includes a straight portion (4) extending between two guide wheels (5, 6), which straight portion (4) is c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6913567 | Device for the extraction of signatures from a folding apparatus Signatures are extracted from a folding apparatus of a web-fed rotary printing press. These signatures are extracted by an optionally switchable shunt that is arranged adjacent a cylinder of the folding apparatus. The folding apparatus is connected to a comminuting ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896474 | Process and device for conveying products, for instance for automatic packaging installations Associated to the first product of each group or slug of products being formed is a first engagement element which follows the movement of advance of said first product, preventing it from falling forwards in the direction of advance. In such conditions, the product... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6868957 | Apparatus for the transfer of a product between two angularly spaced conveyor lines The thrust bars (11), which are placed behind the product in the transfer phase from a first transport line (L1) to a downstream line (L2), have an adjustable stop (12) resting against the one side of the product in the direction of trave... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866138 | Apparatus for discharging load carriers The invention relates to an apparatus for discharging and transferring load carriers to connection conveyors (2), running transversely to a conveying path (1), by means of transporting belts (2a, b and c) which circulate parallel t... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863171 | Device for discharging products from a conveyor system The invention relates to a device for blowing or pushing products from a conveying member, to which end a number of spaced-apart members are employed, each being provided with a controllable air valve, or with sliding parts with a controllable driving mechanism whic... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6763927 | Conveying apparatus, a roller conveyor system and a conveyor assembly A conveying apparatus is composed of a motor-installed roller (2), cams (3), a rotation axis deflector (4), a drive pulley (5), a driven pulley (6), an endless belt (7), a flat support (8) and a spring (9). The... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6536580 | Distribution device for piece goods The invention pertains to a distribution device for parcels with a deflection element for distributing the parcels that arrive on a conveyor pathway in approximately the horizontal direction to branched-off conveyor pathways with approximately the same tr... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505728 | Lumber transfer system A lumber transfer system for transferring lumber pieces conveyed on a main conveyor to an upper conveyor is provided by the present invention. The lumber transfer system comprises a pivotable loading ramp movable between a loading position to direct the l... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6315101 | Chain conveyor, such a carousel for a logistic installation machine, and a machine such as for sorting flat objects A chain conveyor (2), for example a carousel forming an internal revolving stock for a machine (1) for a logistic installation such as for sorting flat objects or a baggage conveyor for an airport environment or similar, the chain of the conveyor (2) bein... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6098978 | Device for changing the moving direction of a flat rectangular sheetlike product A resistance device for use in an exercising apparatus having a plurality of resistance elements, a force transmission device and a resistance adjusting device. Through the force transmission device, a user can apply an exercise force to the resistance el... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6041910 | Baggage pusher device and system A baggage pusher device for pushing baggage off a moving conveyor comprises a pusher cam with a pusher surface, a shaft supporting and rotating the pusher cam in a generally horizontal plane, a motor assembly and a frame to support at least the shaft. The... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5992609 | Apparatus for sorting by directing individual pieces An apparatus for sorting individual pieces includes a plurality of conveying elements which are guided along a closed track and are coupled to each other to form an endless conveying chain. The conveying elements have an at least approximately horizontal ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988356 | Automated diverter capable of sorting bulky articles Provided is an improved sorter assembly that is capable of directly receiving articles from multiple upstream sources and directly sorting to multiple downstream destinations, and that can sort a wide variety of articles, including heavy, bulky articles. ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971132 | High speed automated cog sorter A conveyor sorter includes diverter stations having a plurality of spaced apart powered rollers mounted to carry the articles in the direction of the conveyor; a plurality of laterally movable post carriers, preferably endless belts, positioned alternatel... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5655643 | High speed, compound, belted diverter and method of operating same A conveyor diverter that is capable of engaging objects, such as packages of varying size and weight, traveling at high speed along a conveyor, without dataaging impact, and can reliably divert such objects off the conveyor to an output location without a... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5609236 | Roller conveying device Device for laterally showing off transported goods transversally to the conveying direction of a roller conveyor having rollers supporting the goods. The rollers are pivotally arranged between two longitudinal spars and one of the rollers is connected to ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5538127 | Device for transferring load carriers between conveyors paths arranged at an angle relative to one another A device for transferring load carriers between conveyor paths arranged at an angle relative to one another. The device has at least one guide element which is movable by a drive in the transporting path of the load carriers on a first conveyor path and i... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5400895 | Tobacco container sorting conveyor An endless transport conveyor for sorting tobacco containers, specifically sheets and bales. The tobacco container sorting conveyor includes an endless foraminous belt with top and bottom runs, a slotted support located below the top run, a collecting pan... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5392927 | Sorting apparatus for CD, Micro-cassette and video tape or similar article Sorting apparatus for flat, stackable articles, such as CDs, micro-cassettes, video tapes or similar articles. A single article is continuously removed from a stacked stock at the bottom side of the stack, and is then coded and moved forward by pushing me... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5383761 | Apparatus for selectively separating articles from a stack using wheel mounted pushers An apparatus for separating and sequentially conveying articles from an article stack includes an article accumulator in which the article stack is formed, a wheel, and a plurality of article pushers mounted on the wheel. Each article pusher has an articl... | 01/24/1995 |
