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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061503 | System for conveying fruit and vegetable products The system comprises a first conveyor and singularization line for fruit and vegetable products defined within a V-slot made in a body and presenting two first motorised belts installed on opposite walls which define the slot near the bottom of the slot and two moto... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7837022 | Vertical parallel transportation of caps A device for conveying closures (D) made from metallic sheet in an essentially vertical direction from a collecting point (1) to a release point (6) is proposed. The closures are selected to be in correct position during conveying in order to release a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7669707 | Material handling apparatus with integrated part sorter A material handling apparatus includes a part feeding device such as a bowl feeder with a perimeter track, a second track extending around the perimeter track, a vision inspection system, and an ejector device. The second track has a transparent floor and the vision... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7350638 | Alignment apparatus for packaging elements An alignment apparatus for use in packaging. The device generally uses a guide plate, dome shaped member through which a stream of air flows, and guide bar to reject improperly packaging elements. This apparatus provides an easy way to ensure properly oriented and a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337893 | Preform feeder system, particularly of a receptacle blowing machine, comprising means for ejecting badly positioned preforms A preform feeder system, particularly for feeding blow machines with receptacles such as bottles, of the type including, from upstream to downstream in the longitudinal direction of travel of the preforms, at least one sorting and alignment device whose top end is p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331443 | Vertical parallel transportation of caps A device for conveying closures (D) made from metallic sheet in an essentially vertical direction from a collecting point (1) to a release point (6) is proposed. The closures are selected to be in correct position during conveying in order to release a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314131 | Elevating conveyor An elevating conveyor for flowable material comprises an inlet (14) and an outlet (20) at opposite ends of a tubular barrel (1) surrounding a helical elevating member (2). Elevating member (2) is restrained against rotation about a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7258222 | Article positioning machine Comprises a pre-orientating device (2) suitable for placing a plurality of articles (50) in the vertical position, randomly head up or head down, on a conveyor (1); detection means (3) for detecting the articles (50) that are in at... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7097026 | Magnetic turnaround An apparatus for transferring an object from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the apparatus having a drive roller; a guide having a first end and a length, the first end being positioned adjacent the drive roller; a guide roller, the guide roller being magneti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028725 | Method and apparatus for dispensing ice and water A method for actuating a dispensing system, wherein the system includes a dispenser cavity and a dispenser is provided. The method includes intersecting at least two beams of light, sensing the at least two beams of light, and actuating the dispenser system based up... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014032 | Method and device for aligning articles and means for detecting the position of the articles A method and apparatus is disclosed for aligning rolls in a feed system. The rolls are spaced at regular intervals so as to enable incorrectly positioned rolls to be turned to the correct feed position, when necessary, while they are moving forward in a feed directi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6918485 | Orientation detection and control system A method and apparatus for selectively orienting an article (28) can include a selective indexing of a movable carriage (94) between a first carriage position and at least a second carriage position, thereby providing a selected face-alignment of a dat... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6909936 | Method and a plant for producing articles, in particular paper rolls or the like, and a conveying apparatus usable in said plant A method for defining the operation of a plant for producing, conveying and packaging articles. The articles include rolls, such as rolls of paper material and the like. The plant includes the following operative sections: at least an apparatus for forming articles ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6499583 | Apparatus and a method for feeding articles An apparatus for feeding articles to an accumulation area (4) is provided to have a conveyor path with a curved section (7) interconnecting a first conveyor path section (8) in the feeding direction upstream of the curved section (7) and a second conveyor... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6467607 | Seal grommet feeder for a harness making machine A seal grommet feeding device having a feeding track that advances seal grommets along a groove in the feed track by vibration of the feed track. Grommets are randomly dropped on an end portion of the feed track, some of the grommets orienting correctly i... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409007 | Mechanism for automatically directing and dispensing parts The mechanism (8) makes it possible to orient and dispense parts (29) that have an offset center of gravity with respect to the middle of their length (L). A first endless chain (9), extending in a vertical or oblique plane, with a horizontal upper strand... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6382395 | Method and system for package orientation checking for laser mark operations Aspects for package orientation checking in a laser marking machine are provided. In a system aspect, the system includes a handler, the handler including a unit loader. A laser mark chamber receives units from the handler for laser marking. A package ori... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6325129 | Test tube orienting system A test tube orienting system consisting of a test tube hopper, and a test tube transport system for directing test tubes out of the test tube hopper with a consistent orientation. The test tube hopper has an open mouth, an internal cavity communicating wi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6216845 | Automatic loader of ferrules for brushes An automatic loader has a vibrational feeding assembly for vibrationally feeding ferrules to a loader of a ferrule assembling machine. The vibrational feeding assembly has a frame for containing the ferrules and a guide channel having a transport surface ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6131723 | Methods and apparatus for conveying packages in manner minimizing jams Packages are conveyed in a direction of travel by transferring the packages from an upstream conveying surface to an intermediate conveying surface, conveying the packages along the intermediate conveying surface, and transferring the packages from the in... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6062395 | Reversed container end ejection system A system (20) is provided for detecting and ejecting container ends having a reversed orientation from an axially aligned group of otherwise similar nested container ends having a non-reversed orientation. The system includes a support member (36) interpo... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5680922 | Apparatus for orienting lids An apparatus for orienting lids each having a plate and a peripheral edge standing away therefrom, the apparatus including a first conveyor belt, moving in a first direction, for supplying a disordered mass of lids and a second conveyor belt connecting th... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5350051 | Agitator apparatus for cylindrical articles An apparatus for agitating cylindrical articles in a bulk flow and removing non-aligned articles from the flow includes a plurality of parallel, spaced rotating pins having helical threads on an outer surface. The flow of articles is directed through the ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5226518 | Method and apparatus for removing inverted container ends from a moving stick A method and apparatus (10) for automatically removing inverted container ends (24) from a longitudinally moving stick (20) of nestable container ends (22) is provided. Inverted ends (24) are ejected from the stick (20) through an outlet as a path directi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5145050 | Reversed can end ejection system A reversed can end ejector system for detecting and ejecting a can end in reverse orientation with respect to a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends is disclosed. The system utilizes a reversed end extractor bar having a hook fo... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5133445 | Device for feeding commodities in succession In a device of the type used to supply a wrapping machine, typically with chocolates, conveyed singly and in succession along a belt, any chocolate incorrectly positioned on the belt is rejected by a device including at least one pair of disks rotating ta... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5069329 | Parts feeder A parts feeder is provided for singulating a plurality of different unique parts without major modification. The feeder has a fabric oriented platform which is mounted on top of a vibrator. A load section is provided for accepting the parts in bulk and im... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5065852 | Machine for automatically positioning and feeding containers A machine for sorting and orienting containers including a main hopper (2) for receiving randomly a plurality of containers (1) or bottles to be sorted, having any convenient configuration and a bottom (4) with a peripheral edge portion at a predetermined... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4991705 | Device for transporting a flow of products to be packaged, with the discharge of wrongly-positioned products The device is constituted essentially by a channel-shaped guide which is intended to be arranged in an inclined position and has a break in its base wall to enable the expulsion of the products which are travelling flat against that wall. In correspondenc... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4977998 | Device for ejecting wrongly oriented covers from a continuous flow The invention provides a device for removing individual covers from a continuous flow of covers, each consisting of a middle portion and a peripheral edge extending around it asymmetrically in relation to the main plane, the main planes of which covers ex... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4934510 | Device for spacing bottles A supply conveyor has a support surface for conveying glass bottles supported at their bottoms in upright condition and feed them sequentially to a gap between the supply conveyor and a delivery conveyor, also having a support surface for conveying the bo... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4909375 | Automatic tie plate sorting conveyor A sorting conveyor for rail tie plates or the like including an inclined frame having an upper end and a lower end, and an endless conveyor belt formed of a plurality of links pivotally joined to each other. The links are designed to have plate retaining ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4884678 | Orbital cap selecting and feeding mechanism An orbital cap selection and feeding device is disclosed having a disk rotating within a circular frame so that caps disposed on the disk tend to move by centrifugal force to the perimeter of the disk. The frame includes structure defining a guide chute t... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4763772 | Apparatus for extraction and feeding of piece articles from a bulk The apparatus comprises a device for extraction of piece articles heaped up in a hopper (2), made in the form of a gripping screw (4) and a transporting screw (5), arranged along whereof are members (8 and 9) for holding of articles (7) in the predetermin... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4735343 | Feeder for bottle capper A feeder for a bottle capping machine comprising a hopper to receive and direct the caps to a conveyor which transports the caps to a chute transversely disposed to the conveyor housing wherein the conveyor housing is adjustably secured to the capping mac... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4699261 | Closure handling apparatus A closure handling apparatus includes a cup-shaped receptacle having an opening in a cylindrical sidewall thereof, a rotary conical member within the receptacle and cooperative with a peripheral shelf member vertically spaced from the conical member to fo... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4690266 | Belt conveyor having article sorting and orienting features Belt conveyor comprises first and second endless belts in side-by-side relationship which move in opposite directions. Articles such as connector housings are loaded onto the first belt at its first end and carried towards the second end of the first belt... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4681230 | Tube transfer device A tube transfer device for transferring usable tubes from a tube feeding device to a tube receiving device includes an elevator advancing tubes in a given transport direction from the tube feeding device to the tube receiving device is steps with pauses b... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4655350 | Reversed end ejector system A reversed can end ejector system is provided for detecting and ejecting a can end in reverse orientation with respect to a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends. This system comprises an optical detection apparatus including a l... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4651864 | Apparatus for arranging containers horizontally and in sequence Apparatus for arranging containers horizontally and in sequence comprises a hopper to which loose containers are fed, an elevator with pick-up teeth defining seatings on which, on the ascending branch of the elevator, containers are disposed in a horizont... | 03/24/1987 |
