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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431141 | Basket positioning system for multi-chamber washer A conveyor system for conveying a basket or rack through a chamber having a system for stopping a rack at a predetermined location along the conveyor. The system is comprised of a rocker device mounted relative to the chamber. The rocker device has a first normal po... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7219785 | Work transfer apparatus A work transfer apparatus configured to move a work to an operating position while transferring the work by a conveyor, perform predetermined processing at the operating position, and discharge a processed work, the work transfer apparatus comprising an ejector movi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185752 | Apparatus for continuously grouping on a conveyor An apparatus for continuously grouping or marshalling objects together on a conveyor includes the conveyor being divided into a first and a second conveyor section, where the second conveyor section has a higher speed than the first conveyor section. The conveyor se... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6968937 | Method and device for the suspended transport of objects on a transport track comprising an accumulated store Holding elements (1) equipped for transporting individual articles (2) in a held manner and being movable along a stretch of rail (5) independently of one another at least to a limited extent and having in pushed operation a regular minimum dist... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964330 | Elevated grade station drive system An elevated grade station drive system includes a plurality of conveyor sections for conveying workpieces downstream at a variable transfer speed along and between the plurality of sections according to control instructions provided by a control system. The output f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961456 | Method and apparatus for reading and decoding information A method and apparatus is disclosed for reading and decoding information extracted from a form. In the system of the present invention, packages are randomly placed on a conveyor belt, with their labels facing a two-camera subassembly. As the conveyor belt moves, th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6827199 | Article transporting and escapement device A transporting and escapement device includes an internal guide member extending along the conveying path and extending through an aperture in each conveyed article. The guide member will serve to guide the article along the conveying path. The guide member is suppo... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6772875 | Conveyor apparatus Conveyor apparatus for transporting objects, having a continuous circulating guided conveyor line with drivers arranged at intervals from each other, wherein the conveyor line is constructed of continuous circulating guided individual lines, each of which has driver... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6763930 | Accumulation conveyor assembly An accumulation conveyor of the present invention includes a frame, which comprises spaced apart side frame members, and a plurality of rollers that are rotatably supported between the side frame members. The conveyor includes a stop member and an actuator that sele... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6254332 | Nut feeder for feeding nuts for resistance welding The present invention discloses a nut feeder for the feeding of nuts for resistance welding. A stopper 12 is provided which is so energized as to enter into the inside of a chute 7 from a lower-end lateral side of the chute 7. A lowermost nut 5 in the chu... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6202829 | Conveyor system for clinical test apparatus The conveyor system for clinical test apparatus includes a main transport conveyor and a plurality of auxiliary conveyors located alongside the main transport conveyor. The auxiliary conveyors define straight line paths of travel parallel to the straight ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6102188 | Method for supplying chip parts Electronic chips accumulated at random directions are arranged in an orderly line by a chip part supplier. A chip part feeder transfers the first aligned chip onto a printed circuit board. Chip parts having random directions in a hopper are fed to a disch... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079547 | Connector supply method and device In a connector supply apparatus, a plurality of connectors are successively shifted along a shifting passage of a rail member, and a desired number of preceding connectors are separated from the succeeding connectors by the rise/fall of a pair of stoppers... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6056106 | Conveyor system for clinical test apparatus The conveyor system for clinical test apparatus includes a main transport conveyor and a plurality of auxiliary conveyors located alongside the main transport conveyor. The auxiliary conveyors define straight line paths of travel parallel to the straight ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6026948 | Conveying and feeding method and apparatus for film in a film cartridge A conveying and feeding apparatus for conveying and constantly feeding a film cartridge one by one so as to feed the next process where a plurality of cartridges are conveyed continuously to a cartridge housing unit or a printing machine. A conveying port... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024204 | Conveyor system for clinical test apparatus The conveyor system for clinical test apparatus includes a main transport conveyor and a plurality of auxiliary conveyors located alongside the main transport conveyor. The auxiliary conveyors define straight line paths of travel parallel to the straight ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5924546 | Parts orientation feeding apparatus A parts orientation feeding apparatus has a first conveyor and a second conveyor disposed in alignment on a parts feed path. A transfer mechanism is provided for transferring the parts from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. A parts orientation de... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5890579 | Apparatus for separating and dealing individual boards from an uninterrupted mat of boards to a conveyor An apparatus for gathering an uninterrupted mat of boards from an inbound conveyor and for periodically separating and dealing individual ones of the boards to an outbound conveyor is disclosed. A roller accumulator having a first series of transversely s... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5868657 | Cushioning conversion system with accumulator conveyor A cushioning conversion system includes a cushioning conversion machine which converts stock paper into a plurality of cut pads, and a conveyor system positioned to receive pads produced by the cushioning conversion machine and including a conveyor which ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5758798 | Parts orientor and method An improved machine and method for properly orienting two or more sets of parts having different lengths. An escapement mechanism and a length adjusting rod are employed in conjunction with a reciprocating shuttle block. The shuttle block houses a single ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 4650060 | Feed conveyor for machine for forming leads of electronic components A feed conveyor for a machine for forming the leads of electronic components comprises a pair of conveyor belts which have a forward run extending in a face-to-face relationship. A gaping entrance is formed between the conveyor belts at the upstream end t... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4361221 | Film transporting apparatus A transport chain includes chain links having respective nests for receiving spindles, each supporting a bank of film discs. The chain is advanced to convey spindles received in the nests successively along a transport path to photofinishing equipment, fo... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4261456 | Method and apparatus for transferring tubes into cartoner product buckets Method and apparatus for transferring tubes such as metallic tooth paste tubes from a tube filler to product buckets of a cartoner. Tubes are delivered by a conveyor to a tube filler onto the circumferential surface of a rotary drum which has at least one... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4229133 | Lumber spacer and stick layer In abstract, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a lumber spacer which automatically separates lumber in parallel alignment, drops spacer sticks on top of the stacked lumber, and then stacks further lumber thereon. The stick layer portion o... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4222813 | Bottle transport system Method and apparatus for handling bottles and the like in heat transfer labelling and similar applications with increased processing rates. Bottles are delivered on a single lane conveyor, through a preheating station, and then routed through various bott... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4120393 | Device of controlling interval of articles on belt conveyer A device for controlling the interval between articles on a belt conveyer which includes forming the conveyer with a plurality of spaced belts, gates beneath the belts and movable upwardly between the belts and a control device for controlling the gates t... | 10/17/1978 |
