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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784601 | Pallet-forming roller-belt 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... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7617923 | Roller-belt conveyor for moving articles 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... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7314049 | Unit for transferring cigarette sticks from a cigarette maker to a filter tip attachment Cigarette sticks are transferred from a cigarette maker to a filter tip attachment by a unit that includes a conveying roller made to rotate in a first feed direction and furnished with channels aligned on a second direction transverse to the first direction. Each c... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7258223 | Pallet conveyor with chain drive recirculating in a horizontal plane A conveyor using a drive chain to drive pallets along a closed loop path on a track lying in a horizontal plane through inside and outside turns so that the conveyor may transport parts along non aligned stations. An advance and a return run extend parallel to each ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210569 | Transfer device for conveyor belt A transfer device for transferring small items from one conveyor belt to another includes a plurality of independent wedge-shaped sections, supported by at least one rod. A tapered end of each section is preferably positioned proximate a moving conveyor belt. Each w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201270 | Device for the storage and feeding of products A device for the accumulation and release of products disposed in ranks, comprises a storage unit with respective receiving and delivery openings for the products, a plurality of container elements movably guided within the storage unit between the receiving and del... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198147 | Conveyor unit with accumulation of receptacles such as bottles A conveyor unit with accumulation of receptacles, such as bottles, includes an accumulation table onto which a feed conveyor opens out upstream, whilst downstream, the table supplies receptacles onto a passive aligner for leading the above in single file to a proces... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199323 | Postal sorting machine including an injection carousel fitted with flexible deflectors A postal sorting machine includes an injection carousel (1) and a system (4) for injecting mail items (3) standing on edge into receptacles (2) of the carousel (1). Each receptacle (2) of the carousel (1) is defined b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175029 | Mail sorting machine comprising a blower between a system for the injection of mail articles and an injection carousel A postal sorting machine comprises an injection carousel (1) and a system (4) for injecting mail items (3) standing on edge into receptacles (2) of the carousel (1). Each receptacle (2) of the carousel (1) is defined ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7086521 | Adjustable lane guide An adjustable lane guide system comprising: 1) first and second generally parallel and spaced apart support bars; 2) a plurality of lane guides generally perpendicular to the support bars; and 3) a plurality of adjustable attachment mechanisms joining the lane guide... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051866 | Cafeteria tray accumulator A cafeteria tray accumulator includes a plurality of tray holding cages that are suspended from a drive track that moves in a loop with one transverse leg disposed above another transverse leg. Each tray-holding cage includes a plurality of shelves that hold cafeter... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044286 | Method of separating streams of displacing multi-layered stacks of rodlike elements and valve device for separating streams of multi-layered stacks of rodlike elements A method and device is provided that separates non-parallel streams of displacing multi-layered stacks of rod-like elements which fill a horizontal conveyor (wherein the elements are displaced by force) and a channel positioned at an angle (wherein the elements are ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6896120 | Passive transfer guide for conveyor track The passive transfer guide of the present invention is positioned in a section of tangency between a first continuous loop conveyor and a second continuous loop conveyor, with a first guide lane for directing a specimen carrier from the first conveyor to the second ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6666324 | System and method for reorienting flat articles A system and method reorients flat articles in a serial stream, by receiving a horizontally moving, serial input stream of substantially vertically oriented flat articles each having a downwardly oriented primary edge, laterally diverting the flat article... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6609607 | Article separation conveyor An article separation conveyor system includes a plurality of conveyors which are independently and/or collectively operable to destack, separate and/or align articles being conveyed along the article separation conveyor. The conveyor system includes a de... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6523674 | Belt conveyor transition with vacuum stabilization A transition between two sections of belt conveyors transfers a series of objects conveyed on the ending section of one conveyor through a pair of guide rails laterally over to a beginning section of the second conveyor. A source of vacuum is positioned b... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6334525 | Transfer conveyor system An apparatus is provided for transferring containers from one moving conveyor to another. The conveyors may be aligned with a common direction of travel. One or more guide rails may be provided to guide conveyed items through a curved transfer section. Th... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6241074 | Guide device for transferring articles between conveyors An apparatus for regulating and controlling the flow of articles between conveyors includes a first conveyor moving in a first direction and a second conveyor onto which the articles from the first conveyor are to be transferred. The second conveyor moves... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5934443 | Fin alignment and delivery apparatus An apparatus for aligning and delivering fins manufactured in a fin mill for use in manufacture and assembly of heat exchangers used for controlling temperature conditions. The apparatus includes first and second conveyors, the first conveyor receiving an... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5895043 | Device for feeding a conveying apparatus An arrangement for feeding a conveying apparatus comprising hoppers for flat products such as envelopes, mailing pouches, workpieces and the like, which can be emptied at certain intervals and are secured on a rotatably driven traction element. A device i... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5850902 | Transferring articles from a moving belt edge onto a normally disposed moving conveyor belt This invention provides improvements in modular links and conveyor belt systems for transferring moving articles from one conveyor belt to another disposed at ninety degrees. Thus a transferring belt has specially constructed links with two integrally for... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5816384 | Cut type wire receiver The present invention relates to a wires receiver, and particularly to a cut type wires receiver mounted on the rear section of output wheel set of cutting stripper; said wires receiver comprising a spline shaft with equal-divided circumference between th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5634550 | Direction changing mechanism for transferring articles between transverse conveyors The invention provides a conveying apparatus including an upstream conveyor, a downstream conveyor oriented perpendicularly to the upstream conveyor to form a butt turn, and a mechanism for transferring conveyed articles from the upstream conveyor to the ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5518102 | Diverter A diverter for redirecting a single member or portion of a generalized set of material passing thereby. The device includes an electromechanical actuator which moves from an extended to a retracted position. A flexible strip has a first end attached to ac... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5391034 | Furnace with refractory longitudianl members and with central charging for heating and storing hot products Furnace with refractory longitudinal members and with central charging for heating and storing hot products, whereby the central charge arrives from a continuous casting plant or from previous hot processes, the furnace (10) comprising a first furnace por... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5374052 | Change of direction conveyance of paper sheets or business forms A direction of movement of substantially fiat elements, such as sheets or business forms, is changed about 90°, without rotation of the forms. Nip rolls receive the forms driven in a first direction and accelerate the forms to make them airborne until th... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5277296 | Ware transfer mechanism A ware transfer mechanism is disclosed which includes equally spaced pockets which have a fixed rear wall and a side wall advanceable from a retracted position to an advanced position as the pockets are displaced along an arcuate path across the transfer ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5097941 | Conveying rod-like articles In a conveying system for a stream of rod-like articles in multi-layer stack formation, in which system the stream is moved along a path which is curved in a generally horizontal plane, suction is applied to the hub (30) of a turntable (10) for the stream... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5088589 | Conveyor system, conveyor or buffer and distribution system, and process for transforming a goods flow A conveyor system for pivotally suspended carrier containers travelling through a closed path composed of interconnected straight portions each lying at a right angle to the previous and to the next portion. The subsequent portions of the path through whi... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5065857 | Method in handling of returnable bottles and device for handling of returnable bottles The invention concerns a method in handling of returnable bottles (P), wherein the returnable bottle is dropped vertically from an upper space (E1) into a lower space (E2) and wherein the returnable bottle is transferred from the dro... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4951804 | Conveyor for turning conveyed parts A conveyor for turning conveyed parts is disclosed that operates on a lift and carry type principle. A first straight lift and carry section delivers parts to a first point. A corner or turn lift and carry section lifts these parts and turns them through ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4752384 | Method for recycling cans A method and apparatus for recycling cans is disclosed. Discrimination of overweight conductive material from acceptable conductive materials from a mixed material input, while maintaining a high level of acceptable material recovery is achieved by contro... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4730720 | Device for transporting cans The device for transporting fiber sliver cans employs pairs of rails for supporting a can during travel in a non-linear path. The pairs of rails are moved relative to each other in an endless path so that a can is supported on only one pair of rails durin... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4723651 | Device for transporting cans The fiber sliver can transporting device uses rails which are driven in an alternating manner to lift and roll a can along a horizontal guide plate in a step-wise manner with the can being guided by the vertical boards through a non-linear path.... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4714153 | Device for transporting cans The can transporting device transports the cans by using rails which are driven synchronously by crank drives. In one embodiment, the cans rest on a floorplate while the rails are moved so as to transport the cans in a forward step-wise manner along the f... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4706799 | Oriented strand lay-up An apparatus for continuously forming a product having elongated members at least about one foot long which are oriented, compressed and bonded is provided. The apparatus deposits elongated members on a moving carrier with an orientation that is substanti... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4703901 | Apparatus for exchanging winding frames and used at a winding station for printed products At a winding station for printed products a mobile winding frame coupled with the winding station is to be removed and exchanged for a winding frame which is to be coupled in its stead with the winding station. For this purpose there is provided an entrai... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4678074 | Apparatus for separating objects (packages) from a continuous row of objects Positionally correct transfer of elongated objects, particularly cigarette cartons, to a packing machine for producing large packages with re-orientation, in relation to the feed, in close succession, is achieved by transversely pushing the successive fro... | 07/07/1987 |
