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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079457 | Device for feeding boards to crosscut saws A device for supplying boards to crosscut saws has a feeding device and a transverse transport unit arranged downstream of the feeding device. Several loading planes are arranged downstream of the transverse transport unit and positioned at different levels. The boa... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7699158 | Conveying device A conveying device is provided in systems for safety checking items of luggage or cargo, comprising at least one baggage switch with at least two horizontal conveyors, which are parallelly arranged one above the other at a fixed distance and which can be vertically ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7325672 | Device for stopping a continuous product stream of a rotary press A device for stopping a continuous product stream of the products of a rotary press, with a height conveyor which has a lower loading region to which the products are supplied via a first conveying means, and an upper delivery region, from which the products are con... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284651 | Conveyor system and method of conveying elements The method of conveying elements on a conveyor system of this invention includes conveying an element on a first continuously moving conveyor in a first direction at a first height, then lifting the element from the first conveyor upwardly to a second height and sim... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275635 | Free flow conveyance system A free flow conveyance system includes a plurality of linear conveyance apparatuses each having a plurality of unit conveyors linearly arranged, and a pivot conveyance apparatus having a unit conveyor which is arranged between the linear conveyance apparatuses being... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249678 | Sorting apparatus A sorting apparatus has at least two sorter cells arranged substantially one above the other. Sorter cells are fitted to a driving unit for moving the sorter cells from a horizontal loading plane to a horizontal discharge plane, both of which are assigned to the sor... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231749 | Apparatus and system for detecting under-filled cushions The invention is an under-filled cushion detector that is capable of conveying a string of packaging cushions and detecting whether the string of packaging cushions may be under-filled. The detector includes an upper driven belt that is movably suspended above a low... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7156607 | Carton stacking apparatus and method An apparatus for stacking incoming items includes a receiving mechanism for receiving incoming items, a stacking mechanism for receiving items from the receiving mechanism and stacking the items in a stacking area, a buffering mechanism for receiving incoming items ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124877 | Method and device for the conversion of a conveyed stream of flat articles For converting a stream of flat articles from transverse conveyance to parallel conveyance, two continuously operated conveyors are provided, a transverse conveyor having a direction (FQ) of transverse conveyance and serving as supplying conveyor and a parallel conv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7055297 | Vacuum packaging machine A vacuum packaging machine for performing a vacuum sealing operation on product packages, comprises a vertical stack of vacuum chambers 4 which each manage to receive at least one unsealed product package 2 and are operable to perform an independent va... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6976573 | Transport system for articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, and control method for the transport system A transport system for articles includes an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor, and an elevator having an elevator conveyor and movable in a vertical direction between a lower end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the lower conveyor, and ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975998 | Package delivery notification system and method A package delivery notification system reports impending package deliveries and precisely notifies recipients of when to expect the deliveries. The package delivery notification system utilizes memory, a communications device, and a system manager. Package data iden... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6929115 | System for height adjustment of a station for feeding items in a particular machine In a system for adjusting the height of a station for feeding items in a packaging machine, in which the feeding station has an outlet conveyor for the articles being delivered to other working stations of the packaging machine, the working stations are adjusted in ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6910570 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system A container transport system includes a first conveyor assembly at one transport plane, and a second conveyor assembly at another transport plane, and a transfer device for moving the containers between the conveyor assemblies. Each of the conveyor assemblies has a ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6874615 | Conveyor chute A chute system for selectively moving articles with little to no damage to such articles from a supply source oriented at a first level to a transversely moving conveying system oriented at a second lower level. The chute system includes a powered conveyor belt adap... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868958 | Device for eliminating the front and end trimmings from series of rolls and for sorting the rolls The device for removing front and end trimmings in a series of aligned rolls comprises: at least one continuous flexible suction conveyor (13); a suction system (3) associated with the conveyor so as to generate a suction through openings (13A) ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6814221 | Multi-level conveying apparatus and method The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for transfer of various objects along a multi-level conveyor in a number of pallets, which are transported between levels by two elevators simultaneously going up or down on each end of the conveyor. Since... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6782990 | Method and apparatus for sorting rolls A method and an assembly is disclosed for sorting rolls of paper and paperboard web for shipment into a desired sequence based on customer orders, in which method and assembly a roll to be sortedis imported to an infeed conveyor (2), and from at least two fir... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739445 | Multi-conveyor system A conveyor system for transitioning articles between an external intermittent conveyor and an external continuous conveyor system includes an upper conveyor and lower conveyor. Each conveyor includes an infeed arm movable toward and away from the intermittent convey... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715599 | Conveyor system having an improved chute A package sorting conveyor system. The conveyor system includes: a conveying track; at least one unloading station; and a transition zone funnel upstream of the unloading station to receive the package from the conveying track, the transition zone funnel including a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6688454 | Stacker for tray feeder The present invention discloses a stacker for a tray feeder including: a plurality of frames for forming an outer portion of the stacker; an elevator capable of moving upwardly and downwardly and positioned at a side of an auxiliary frame of the plurality... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681916 | Transfer system for conveying LCD glass substrate A system for conveying LCD glass substrates 100 traveling between processing devices 210, 220 and 230 and conveying LCD glass substrates. The conveyor system 100 includes an upper conveyor 110 for conveying LCD glass substrates in the feeding direction be... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669003 | Transport diverter for plate material conveyor, particularly a plate glass conveyor In a transport diverter for diverting plate material from a supply conveyer to take-off conveyor branches, the transport diverter comprises a series of short conveyor segments, which can be raised in unison for the transfer of a plate from the supply conv... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655897 | Systems and methods for transporting young fowl from a hatchery to a growout house A portable device for transporting young fowl from a hatchery to a growout house within a climate-controlled compartment located on a delivery vehicle, wherein the portable device can be composed, in part, of a frame, at least one conveyor belt, at least ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6649878 | Heating device A heating device for heating merchandise, especially printed boards, comprises a feeding device provided in front of a least one heating line in the transport direction of the merchandise and a discharge device provided behind the heating line in the tran... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619464 | Vertical diverter assembly A diverter assembly includes a frame and first and second driven conveying surfaces, which are supported by the frame. Each of the conveying surfaces is adapted to move between two positions. The first driven conveying surface is pivoted about an input en... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6579053 | Robotic containerization and palletizing system A robotic containerization and palletizing system having a multiple-fingered end effector. The system includes a frame that defines one or more cells. Each cell has one gantry-type robot, which is mounted in a set of tracks on top of the frame. The robot ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6564927 | Apparatus for charging packaging containers with items An apparatus for charging containers includes a first conveyor for advancing items; a second conveyor for continuously advancing containers; a charging device including first and second chutes each having an inlet adjoining the discharge end of the first ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557724 | Vertical conveyor A vertical conveyor including first and second conveyors having first and second ends. The first conveyor is vertically aligned with and above the second conveyor. The vertical conveyor also includes a third conveyor having a free end and a coupled end. T... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6538216 | Scale with sideways ramp A scale with sideways ramp (10) having a bottom conveyor (12A) which has a bottom conveyor belt (12AA) rotatably mounted on at least one bottom conveyor bottom spindle (12AB) and on at least one bottom conveyor top spindle (12AC). The bottom conveyor (12A... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505730 | Distribution arrangement for packages A distribution arrangement for packages has a first conveying device and one or more producing groups transferring packages onto the first conveying device. Target groups receive the packages from the first conveying device for further transport. The firs... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6499582 | Chute A discharge chute having at least one discharge station for receiving items from a single feed source. The chutes can have a receiving trough or upper flipper door for initially receiving the items. The items are then fed to a pivotable flipper door which... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6357985 | System for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products A system for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products comprises a store (13, 19) with shelves inclined and provided with a mobile transversal blocking means (9, 12), and at least one traveling lift (3) provided with mobile bearing tops (4), also... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340084 | Lumber staging device A lumber staging device having a lumber receiving station and a lumber discharge station for positioning a supply of lumber of different lengths within arms reach of an operator of an automated saw. The lumber staging device comprises a first multi-level ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6238175 | Destacking apparatus Foil sheets are removed from two stacks located one above the other on a stack rack by a swingable transfer assembly having a transfer platform along the sides of which guide rails carry a suction beam which, as the transfer assembly is swung up and down,... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227377 | Automated array sorter for conveyors The present invention reveals an automated sorting device capable of receiving articles from an input source, correctly choosing among which of many output destinations to direct the articles, and transferring those articles without slowing the sorting pr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6173828 | Apparatus for rotating products accumulating in an imbricated formation An apparatus for rotating rectangular flat articles that have been accumulated in an imbricated formation on and are moving in a conveying direction along a belt conveyor. A stop is arranged in the movement path of the products, on one side relative to th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6105751 | Device for transporting objects A conveyor for transporting objects. The vertically adjustable end of the first conveyor is positioned near the vertically adjustable ends of at least two further conveyors positioned one above the other. In a first position, the end of the first conveyor... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6052884 | Conveyorized system for rebuilding tread and disc brake actuator units for use in railway cars A conveyorized system and method of use therefor for disassembling, inspecting, reconditioning and testing a brake actuator is disclosed. The disassembly area includes a spring removal fixture and a torque removal fixture. The conveyor system includes mul... | 04/25/2000 |
