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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172069 | Diverter ball conveyor A diverter conveyor system for a modular belt. The modular belt has at least two belt modules disposed in rows. At least two rows of spheres are disposed in the belt modules and extend through the top and bottom surfaces of the modules. The rows of spheres may be su... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8132661 | Device for diverting products sideways from a conveyor The invention provides a device for selectively diverting products sideways from a load-bearing conveying surface of a conveyor that is moving in a direction of transport, comprising a frame, an elongated diverter element having an upstream end, a downstream end and... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123021 | Methods for singulating abutting articles Methods for singulating laterally abutting conveyed articles in a conveyor (60). The method includes separating laterally abutting articles by means of a first conveyor section (62) having in-line rollers (64) or oblique rollers rotating at a fi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7971701 | Diagonal sorter In one embodiment, a conveyor system includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of conveyor belt rollers configured to divert articles on the conveyor belt, and a drive mechanism that engages the conveyor belt rollers, the drive mechanism being configured to drive ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7819233 | Device for diverting products sideways from a conveyor The invention provides a device for selectively diverting products sideways from a load-bearing conveying surface of a conveyor that is moving in a direction of transport, comprising a frame, an elongated diverter element having an upstream end, a downstream end and... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7735625 | Apparatus and method for unloading trays having a pallet layer loaded An apparatus and method for unloading a load support, particularly a tray, which can be loaded with at least one packing unit, particularly with a pallet layer of packing units, includes a roller array comprising a plurality of driven rollers, and having a size whic... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731010 | Article-rotating belt conveyor A conveyor (20) comprising at least one belt (22) defining an outer conveying surface divided into at least two laterally offset regions in which the rollers (50) in one region rotate in a first direction and the rollers (51) in a second ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7637366 | High speed diverter Apparatus and methods for diverting objects to a second path from a first path. Some embodiments include an articulatable diverting member coupled to an endless loop placed at an oblique angle above the first path of the conveyor. The diverting members are selective... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631744 | Device for transporting printed products A device for transporting printed products, particularly folded and/or unfolded sheets, comprising a conveying unit with several driven endless conveying belts that are arranged parallel to one another and a roller conveyor with several rollers that are respectively... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7556136 | Conveyor belt module with retained rollers A belt module with embedded rollers retained in cavities in the module by retention structure insertable into the module. The rollers and cavities are elongated in the direction of belt travel and closely separated by narrow dividers that form outward-facing surface... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7540368 | Transverse-roller belts and modules A modular roller-top conveyor belt with a dense array of rollers freely rotatable toward the sides of the belt. The rollers are arranged in offset lines and columns in a checkerboard pattern on the top side of the belt. The rollers rotate on axes parallel to the dir... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533766 | Apparatus and method for activating conveyor belt rollers Apparatus and method for activating conveyor belt rollers by raising and lowering the conveyor belt. Article-supporting rollers extending through the thickness of the conveyor belt are deactivated when the belt is raised to a position in which the belt rollers do no... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7497317 | Apparatus for conveying and raising objects A conveying and raising apparatus includes a conveying mechanism and a raising mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a roller for conveying a first object while rotating, and a motor for rotating the roller. The raising mechanism includes a frame installed bes... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7364038 | Conveyor belt link incorporating one or more rollers A conveyor comprising an endless conveyor belt made from a plurality of rows of hinged interconnected belt links where each row extends in a width direction substantially perpendicular to a traveling direction of the belt and comprises at least one link, where subst... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7344018 | Conveyor and method for diverting closely spaced articles A conveyor and associated method for diverting closely spaced articles conveyed along the conveyor. The conveyor includes a conveyor belt with belt rollers oriented to rotate on axes oblique to the direction of belt travel. A series of arrays of bearing surface elem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7306086 | Sorting system using a roller-top conveyor belt A sorting conveyor system in which a main conveyor is intersected by one or more cross conveyors forming sorting stations at one or more gaps along a main conveying path. The cross conveyor includes a roller-top belt having rollers extending outward of a top article... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305804 | Outlet device for chocolates and the like An outlet device for chocolates and like products (100) for use with a wrapping machine (50) which has a device (51) for moving each product (100). The outlet device has a first belt (2) for moving products (100) to be rolle... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299912 | Conveyor for bar or pipe A conveyor system for transporting a work piece from a beginning point to an end point in a longitudinal direction with at least one process step applied in between to such work piece is provided according to the invention. The work piece is propelled in the longitu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7249669 | Apparatus and methods for high speed conveyor switching Disclosed are conveyors and methods for making and using a conveyor. In some embodiments, the conveyor comprises a modular conveyor belt that includes at least one mat-top chain having at least one cavity and at least one first roller disposed in the cavity of the m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249671 | Roller-belt conveyor for accumulating and moving articles laterally across the conveyor A conveyor using a roller belt with rollers arranged to rotate on oblique axes to urge articles toward a side guide. The conveyor includes an oblique-roller belt supported on a carryway for running in a direction of belt travel. Rollers extend above an outer conveyi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237670 | Transverse-roller belt conveyor A conveyor having a conveyor belt with article-supporting rollers selectively rotated to direct conveyed articles toward one side of the conveyor or the other. The belt rollers are arranged in longitudinal columns and can rotate on axes parallel to the direction of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216759 | Conveyor belt modules with embedded spherical rollers retained in the modules A plastic conveyor belt module with embedded spherical rollers retained in the module and a belt constructed of such modules. The module includes a module body forming a cavity, a spherical roller in the cavity, and a retainer retained in the cavity to hold the sphe... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191894 | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor A conveyor constructed of a single belt or a plurality of abutting belts arranged side by side in the conveyor, in which the belt or belts have rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented at multiple angles oblique to the direction of belt travel. A gradual or monot... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178659 | Methods and apparatuses for inducting articles onto a conveyor An novel apparatus and technique may be used to induct articles onto a conveyor comprising at least one conveyor belt that moves articles along a first path that extends in a first direction. The apparatus may be used to move an article along a second path that exte... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131904 | Automated laterally offset retractable food dislodgement or guiding mechanisms and associated methods and systems Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or ro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114608 | Directional transition module for use in conjunction with a roller-type conveyor A directional transition module for moving an article translating on a primary roller conveyor extending along a first axis to a secondary conveyor for translation along a second axis angularly disposed with respect to the first axis includes at least one flexible d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111722 | Angled-roller belt conveyor A conveyor and a method for rotating and registering an article against a rail. The conveyor includes an angled-roller conveyor belt whose article-supporting rollers are arranged to rotate about axes directing conveyed articles toward a side rail. An obstruction is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073651 | Modular mat gravity-advance roller conveyor A modular gravity-advance roller conveyor for conveying articles down an inclined path. The conveyor comprises an easy-to-configure modular conveyor mat supported in a conveyor frame with an inclined base. The conveyor mat is constructed of a series of rows of rolle... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062893 | System and method for accommodating atypical customer requirements in a mass customization A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the computer with ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054704 | Method, system and facility for controlling resource allocation within a manufacturing environment A method and system provide for the control of resource allocation within a build-to-order manufacturing environment. One example embodiment of a method according to the present disclosure includes an operation for monitoring a work-in-process (WIP) profile that rep... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048622 | Automated laterally offset retractable food dislodgement or guiding mechanisms and associated methods and systems Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or ro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040478 | Steerable diverter system A diverter system for diverting articles being conveyed along the diverter system includes a plurality of diverter wheels arranged between opposite sidewalls of the diverter system. The diverter wheels are rotatably driven by a motorized roller and a plurality of dr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040482 | Bearing life extender for conveyor type rollers Rollers used on conveyors and inside the zinc-pot of a steel-sheet galvanizing line are usually driven by friction between the roller and the belt or sheet. Such rollers operating in high temperature furnaces or in a hot zinc pot of a steel galvanizing line often ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040480 | Zero back pressure conveyor A conveyor comprising an outer roller-top belt loop and an inner drive belt loop inside the outer belt loop for accurate and smooth control of conveyed articles. Rollers on the outer belt loop extend beyond outer and inner sides of the roller-top belt. The inner dri... | 05/09/2006 |
