Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7357244 | Device for feeding book blocks, books or similar printed products, in step with the working cycle, to a subsequent processing machine The invention relates to a device for feeding book blocks, books or similar printed products (2), in step with the working cycle, to a subsequent processing machine. The infeed device comprises a continuous-drive accumulating conveyor (3); an arrestor ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7296674 | Conveyor system load transfer methods and apparatus Conveyor systems for storage and movement of goods on pallets and slip sheets. The transfer structures enable slip sheet mounted loads to be transferred to a roller conveyor by providing structures that cooperate with wide platen forks of a lift truck. The structure... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7266935 | Case sealer assembly with spring-loaded side drive mechanisms A new and improved case sealer assembly comprises a pair of oppositely disposed case drive mechanisms for conveying a multiplicity of cases through a sealing station. The drive mechanisms are laterally separated from each other such that an interior space is formed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232025 | Electromagnetic conveyor stop A conveyor stop assembly for stopping objects traveling along a conveying path includes a magnetically attractable stop member pivotally mounted for movement out of the conveying path when contacted by an object traveling along the conveying path and an electromagne... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7134465 | Process and apparatus for identifying, tracking and handling lumber to be cut-in-two An apparatus for identifying, tracking and handling lumber to be cut-in-two includes a scanner and optimizer to scan the length of a board and to compare the scanned board to predetermined criteria so as to identify a board which, optimally, would be cut into two pi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111721 | Stop apparatus for conveyor systems A pallet stop apparatus for interrupting the motion of a pallet or other item along a conveyor system includes a stop head having both an open arm depending and a stop arm depending therefrom and a front surface for engaging a pallet. The apparatus also includes a s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7055673 | Device for feeding threadlike objects such as hooks for garment hangers, a system for conveying and feeding garment hangers and a method for feeding threadlike objects The invention relates to a device (1) for feeding threadlike objects (2) such as hooks for garment hangers (3). The device (1) comprises a guide rail (4) along which threadlike objects (2) are to be conveyed, a feeder elemen... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036655 | Method and device for supplying regularly objects to a work station A method and an apparatus wherein regular articles are fed to an operating station and the articles have handle elements arranged on two opposite sides. The successive articles are advanced up in abutment against one another on a moving transporting path, and are se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017734 | Apparatus and a method for marshalling out individual objects from a row of objects The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for marshalling out individual objects (1) from a row of such objects (1). The apparatus includes two pusher arms (8) placed one on each side of the row of objects (1). The apparatus also... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011202 | Conveyor for moving flat battery components A conveyor system is disclosed for sequentially moving a plurality of flat battery components. The conveyor has a plurality of separators for receiving a flat battery component between each of the adjacent separators. The conveyor supports an end of each flat batter... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007791 | Container storage and delivery system A container directing apparatus for directing containers carried by a conveyor, includes a lifting device for lifting the containers off of the conveyor. A moving apparatus moves the container off of the lifting device. The lifting device can include a lifting surfa... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945380 | Intermediate storage device and process for transporting objects The invention relates to an intermediate storage device for objects (11) to be transported. Said device comprises a plurality of carriers (9) which circulate on a closed strip and are used for the objects (11), e.g. printed products; an introduc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6732851 | Apparatus for delivery of impact-sensitive articles A device for the transfer of objects that are sensitive to impact, such as eggs, includes a horizontally-feeding collection conveyor, a vertically-feeding elevator, and at least one separation wheel located in a transition area between the horizontally feeding colle... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6712195 | Conveyor apparatus with cushioning holdback bar A cushioning holdback bar of a conveyor apparatus is provided with a shock absorbing actuator that enables the holdback bar to move in the downstream direction of the conveyor when an array of conveyed objects contacts the holdback bar to cushion the impact of the a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6588576 | Methods of and device for feeding fastening elements A fastening element 30 is fed from a feed track 64 through a feed chamber, formed by interfacing closed channels 132 and 160, to a junction point located in a feed passage 84, formed by two communicating feed openings 86 and 88. An inclined surface 82, lo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6557693 | Conveyor section arrangement for containers being filled with items or bulk material at a filling station The invention relates to an arrangement (1) of a conveyor section (2) for containers (A, B, C, D, E) which are conveyed on said conveyor section and which are to be filled with items (3) or with a bulk material through a filling funnel (5), at a filing st... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6523671 | Conveyor escapement An escapement is provided for use in conjunction with a conveyor having a frame which defines a plane on which articles are conveyed along a predetermined direction of movement. The escapement includes a housing which is pivotally secured to the conveyor ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6497319 | Work transfer apparatus A work transfer apparatus is equipped with a work feeder 23, a rotatable turn table 11 formed several work-storing pockets 11a at its outer periphery and a separation mechanism 24 provided between the work feeder 23 and the turn table 11. The separation m... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6450322 | Escapement device An escapement device configured to control the flow of items along a flow path having a housing, first and second shafts positioned in the housing to move between extended and retracted positions and a spherical lock member positioned to contact one of th... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439369 | Flip-flop assembly for conveyor system A conveyor system is provided for controlling the flow of a plurality of containers therealong. The conveyor system includes a conveyor having first and second opposite ends and an upwardly facing surface for slidably receiving the plurality of containers... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434912 | Apparatus for depositing groups of edgewise standing, flat items into containers An apparatus for depositing a group of stacked, edge-wise standing flat items into a container includes a support for engaging opposite ends of the group; an arrangement for adjusting the support to the group length; a first holding unit; a second holding... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6379105 | Automatic lumber unloading and feeding apparatus The present invention provides a lumber unloading and feeding method and apparatus that can reliably separate individual boards from a stacked unit and feed the individual boards into other automatic machinery. One embodiment comprises a first load suppor... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375406 | Apparatus for transporting parts A part transporting apparatus comprises: a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding the parts; a transporting member which is provided at the base of the guiding groove and transports the parts in a forward direction by itself moving forw... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371278 | Patty loader and method An apparatus and method for stacking and loading disc-like objects into receptacles is provided. The apparatus includes a lane combining conveyor which receives multiple lanes of product and combines one or more of the outer lanes into the remaining lanes... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6332529 | Component conveying device A component conveying device can reliably separate a head component and a second component and can easily take out the head component. A guide groove for aligning and guiding a component P, a conveying member M which is arranged on a bottom surface of the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6305526 | Ampule transfer unit An ampule transfer device for receiving ampules from a first conveyor and transferring them to a second conveyor. The device includes a stocker that is vertically movably mounted and a guide that is pivotally mounted. The stocker has a base member, an end... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6235998 | Stopper gate for product conveyor An improved method and apparatus for distributing a food product, such as potato chips, which reduces the problem of staling. A plurality of stopper gates are placed adjacent to a plurality of slide doors on the downstream end of a distribution conveyor s... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231288 | Conveyor head and lift for feeding tires into a rotating kiln A tire conveyor and lift apparatus for conveying, lifting and orienting fuel tires for injection into a rotating cement kiln by force or by gravity. The apparatus brings tires from a tire source by a variable speed conveyor belt to a gate or alternatively... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220420 | Semiconductor composition material conveyer module A semiconductor composition material conveyer module, which includes at least one horizontal conveyer unit and at least one vertical conveyer unit arranged with the at least one horizontal conveyer unit to form an automatic production line for conveying s... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6122821 | Assembly apparatus with toothed-belt conveyor An assembly apparatus has a plurality of stationary work stations spaced apart in a transport direction extending downstream from a holding station, a plurality of holders each adapted to carry a respective workpiece and each formed with at least one down... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6102190 | Device for intermittently transporting objects, in particular coated wafer sheets or filled wafer blocks Device for intermittently transporting objects, in particular coated wafer sheets or filled wafer blocks. At least one stop (5) that can be lowered below a transport plane is mounted downstream of a device (2) that pushes the objects (1) forward in the tr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6065390 | Bakery pan indexing apparatus and method A conveyor indexing mechanism for a bakery production line includes a variable speed motor, a conveyor, a number of baking pans, a dough packet drop mechanism, a sensor, and a timing generator. The conveyor moves the baking pans under the dough packet dro... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6032782 | Assembly and method for turning articles An assembly and method for turning an article traveling on a conveyor. The assembly includes a conveyor having an upstream end and a downstream end, and first, second and third turning stations spaced apart from each other and disposed adjacent the path o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6021887 | Battery plate feeding and handling apparatus A plate feeding and handling apparatus (10) includes a synchronization assembly (30) for temporarily suspending the transport of plates on a conveyor (224). The synchronization assembly includes mini-stack assembly (268) and a perch assembly (270).... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5967293 | Belt feeder for component delivery system with intermittently moving conveyor A belt feeder for the rapid and successive in-line transportation of small electronic components. The belt feeder has an inclined dispensing portion with at least one dispensing lane, a conveyor portion having an intermittently moving conveyor belt and at... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5950801 | Separation device for separating a first component from a row of components A separation device for separating a first component (5a) from a row of components disposed in a supply duct (2) by means of a separation member (6) disposed after an outlet (4) of the supply duct, which separation member (6) has a recess (7) for receivin... | 09/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5890577 | Load separator for a dynamic storage lane Pallet separator including a pedal located at a downstream end of a storage chute. The pedal is connected via a tie to a stop such that movement of the pedal by a load causes movement of the stop which retains and separates loads arranged upstream of the ... | 04/06/1999 |
