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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172070 | Device for separating and aligning the position of metal container seals Device for separation and position alignment of metallic container closures (21), as well as for conveying the separated and position-aligned container closures (21), preferably crown corks, to a further processing machine, preferably sealing machine. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8074782 | High rate preform feeding device Centrifugal feeder device having an outer enclosure (2) which accommodates a ring (3) mounted rotatably in the enclosure (2) and lying in an approximately horizontal plane, and a disc (4) rotatable in the ring (3). The axis (5 | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061502 | Device and method for discharging elongate, coarse bulk products and for their further transport A device is disclosed for discharging elongate, coarse bulk products—such as bottle preforms—from a product hopper. The device includes a product hopper with a discharge opening and a rotating disc that is configured to receive bulk products passing through the ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7905341 | Handling system for multiple workpieces A handling system for multiple workpieces is provided for repeatedly lifting rows of multiple workpieces on a lift assembly from a collection of workpieces in a hopper and selectively delivering one or more rows of orientated workpieces to an exit conveyor. Any diso... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7743904 | Device for individual conveying of elongate articles The device for individual conveying of elongate objects comprises: a hopper from which batches of elongate articles are extracted, which fall onto an initial tract of a conveyor belt provided with transversal seatings. The belt draws the articles towards a strongly-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7641040 | Textile separating apparatus A textile separating apparatus may include a textile collection area for supporting the pile of textile items, and a transport mechanism having an inclined face intersecting the pile of textile items. One or more pick members may project from the face of the transpo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7527140 | Parts feeder and terminal press-connection device Plural receiving recesses are radially formed at the periphery of the disc-like rotating body. The rotating body is rotatably installed at the base, and the cylindrical cover is provided at outside of the periphery of the rotating body. From the receiving region of ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7464803 | Orientating apparatus An orientating apparatus and associated method includes an agitator, one or more channels adjacent the agitator, and a lower component delivery portion. The agitator is powered by a drive assembly, which induces a motions in relation to the channels. The channels ar... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7347316 | Spiral conveyor belt drive system An improved spiral conveyor self-stacking drive system designed to increase the life of a multiple link conveyor belt by reducing the stresses exerted on the belt when disposed in a spiral configuration. The drive system includes a conical guide ring upon which the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311191 | Conveyor system for singulating and orienting A conveyor system including a plurality of conveyor assemblies linearly arranged to move product from one conveyor assembly to the next conveyor assembly through to a point of discharge and each conveyor assembly having a pair of conveyors arranged in a V-shape, eac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7293656 | Adjustable sorter disc method apparatus and system The present invention provides an apparatus for sorting containers commonly referred to as bottle unscrambler. The apparatus has a bowl assembly consisting of a base and an upstanding generally cylindrical sidewall, a support disc, and an actuator disc overlying the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270229 | Container unscrambler system having adjustable track and method A container feeding system is shown having an unscrambler having an unscrambler bowl providing a track or channel that is adjustable such that it can accommodate bottles of varying sizes. The system comprises an adjustable chute that is also adjustable and having a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246701 | Machine for orienting, straightening and aligning plastic vessels or bottles The invention refers to the field of machines for orienting, straightening and aligning plastic vessels such as bottles, and in particular the invention refers to those types of machines that provide for a hopper for randomly loading the bottles that are composed of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240782 | Device and method for feeding a bolt-like element to a processing unit A device for feeding a bolt-shaped element having a head and a shank to a processing unit, in particular for feeding a screw to a die head of a press. The bolt-shaped element can be fed along a firing direction of the device and the latter has a conveyer channel, wh... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225913 | Device for discharge rod-like product having one end that is larger sized A device for discharging rod-like products each having one end that is large sized. The device includes a hopper having an opening in its bottom surface, a drive mechanism for oscillating the hopper, and a bottom cover for closing the opening of the hopper. An upper... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222719 | Container transport and organizing apparatus for use in manufacturing operations and method thereof An apparatus and method for transporting containers to be processed in a manufacturing operation includes a transfer assembly that transfers containers from a load area on an upstream conveyor assembly to a discharge on downstream conveyor assembly for further proce... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219789 | Bailing apparatus with handle orienter A bailing apparatus includes a bailer feeder and a bailer. The bailer feeder is arranged to feed handles to the bailer. The bailer is adapted to couple the handles to containers. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219794 | Adjustable guide chute and method for processing containers A container feeding system is shown having an unscrambler having an unscrambler bowl providing a track or channel that is adjustable such that it can accommodate bottles of varying sizes. The system also comprises an adjustable chute that is also adjustable and havi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7150349 | Mechanical device combined with airflow for untangling springs The object of the invention is a means for untangling springs (60) contained in a supply bin (12), characterized in that it comprises untangling means (14) with a rail (30) for receiving springs, provided with an open groove (36), ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7108155 | Metering drum for an automatic accumulation system A method and apparatus (20) for accumulating articles (28) can include a dispensing of the articles with a rotating, metering drum (40) for movement to a first conveyor (50). The metering drum (40) has an entry end (86) and ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7036652 | Vibration-type parts feeding method and device In a vibration type parts feeding method and a vibration type parts feeding device, welding nuts are put on a parts transportation track arranged in an inner wall of a vibration bowl of a parts feeder to be arranged in turn, and normal positioned welding nuts are so... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028829 | Transport of bulk material items A device (10) for feeding bulk material items (12) from a mass multiply arranged one above the other in a store (14) into a randomly re-alignable, individually distributed and disentangled position within the reach of a robot (18) compris... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017732 | Multiple extruder configuration The invention concerns a multiple-extruder configuration in which two co-rotating twin-screw extruders and a counter-rotating twin screw extruder are connected to each other with respect to the flow of material. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6991085 | Device for automatically adjusting means for vertically directing and aligning plastic containers in an directing-aligning machine Device for automatically adjusting vertically directing and aligning means in dependence on said containers size. The directing means are formed by a plurality of cradles (5) and the aligning means are formed by a corresponding plurality of discharge channels... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968763 | Orienting and stacking parts The invention provides an apparatus and method for orienting a part detached from a web of parts. The apparatus and method use a duct with at least one interior sloped side to orient the part in a substantially vertical orientation. The invention further provides an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968936 | System for supplying preforms in particular for a container blowing machine A system for supplying preforms, of the type including a hopper inclined relative to the horizontal and at the bottom of which are arranged two substantially parallel rollers driven in rotation about their respective axis, and wherein the preforms are delivered in b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966422 | Adjustable apparatus for orienting containers The invention relates to the field of machines for directing and aligning plastic containers and particularly relates to an universal device for automatically adjusting vertically directing and aligning means in dependence on said containers size. The orienting mean... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945410 | Automatic transfer table for a woodworking machine The invention is an automatic, unmanned, powered, variable speed transfer table for a finger joint machine which receives a controlled supply of blocks from a lineal block feeder. The slat chain is composed of two chain loops, connected at regular, equal intervals b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6919557 | Device for continuous movement of objects with symmetry, use for visual inspection and control A device for controlling a continuous movement of an object with symmetry of revolution (1) comprises a conveyor (5) having two parallel guides, (6) and at least one pair of belts (8) stretched on the guides, between and on which these ob... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913136 | Apparatus and method for positioning separately supplied elongate meat products A device for positioning separately supplied elongate meat products, comprises two driven endless aligning conveyors running with the transport paths substantially parallel to each other, which transport paths together form a support for the meat products for transp... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6884016 | Positioning system for an automatic accumulation system A method and apparatus for accumulating articles (28) includes inputting a plurality of individual articles to deliver the articles from an article supply source (26) onto an inclined slide (42) having a guide surface. In particular aspects, the... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6817465 | Pickup mechanism for microworkpiece A pickup mechanism for handling micro components includes a microworkpiece supplying unit, a microworkpiece orientation unit and a microworkpiece separation unit. The microworkpiece orientation unit connects with the microworkpiece supplying unit and the microworkpi... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6742649 | Non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects A non-horizontal conveyor for feeding objects has a conveyor belt, a first pulley at a first end forming a loading area of the conveyor, and a second pulley at a second end forming a feeding area of the conveyor. The conveyor also has a conveyor cover having an uppe... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6691855 | Apparatus and method for aligning parts There is disclosed a part-aligning apparatus that is simple in structure, less damages chip parts, and operates well even if its chip discharge passage is clogged or overflows. The apparatus has a part-holding chamber for accommodating a number of chip pa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6619467 | Component feeder apparatus and method A feeder for feeding electronic chip components includes a hopper having a discharge opening at its bottom and having and an aligning path forming member for agitating electronic chip components. The aligning path forming member agitates the electronic ch... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6607067 | Method and device for part transportation An apparatus for conveying parts for use with parts with projections the protruding part of which is formed on either the upper side or the lower side as seen in the direction of height, has a regulating member (17) comprising a regulating portion of a wi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598727 | Automatic wire alignment apparatus An automatic wire alignment apparatus that can rapidly align wires on an alignment plate is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated alignment plate 10 having parallel grooves 11 for respectively holding a single wire A, a wire supply box 20, vibrati... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6568523 | Automatic infeed apparatus for a woodworking machine The invention is an automatic, unmanned, powered, variable speed finger joint machine infeed apparatus which receives a random and haphazard delivery of blocks from a controllable supply conveyor. An intermittently operable infeed conveyor moves blocks fr... | 05/27/2003 |
