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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7263409 | Method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system A method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system using the trailing edge of the load. The method includes the steps of sensing the trailing edge of the load with a first sensor and updating a load record for the load in response to sensing the trailin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7017731 | Electronic component conveying device An electronic-component conveying device includes a conveying plate which moves in one conveying direction and has a plurality of component-holders arranged at a predetermined pitch along the conveying direction. This conveying device further includes component-cont... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976674 | Method of, and apparatus for, conveying sheet like products The invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, conveying sheet like products (10, 10′), in particular printed products. In each case two or more products (10, 10′) are gripped together, in the region of their leading edges (10 | 12/20/2005 |
| 6746007 | Method and apparatus for controlling enclosure material feeding in a mail inserting system A collating system having a plurality of feeders to release enclosure materials onto a deck and a plurality of pusher finger pairs moving along the deck for collating the released materials. The pusher finger pairs are mounted on a pair of moving belts at pre-determ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6691859 | Automatic feeder for strip-supported contacts A novel feeder construction, and method of operation, that is easily interfaced to a variety of conventional pick-and-place machines and can readily and reliably feed components suspended from a carrier for pickup at a pickup location by the pick-and-plac... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6663101 | Printer to downstream processor sheet feeder A sheet processing system comprises a high speed printer operative to print sheets fed through the printer longer edge first, and a downstream processor for performing a subsequent operation using the printed sheet fed shorter edge first. A sheet feeder f... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644461 | Device for transferring flat objects with an injector comprising elastically deformable wheels The device for individually transferring flat objects from an entry conveyor (2) on which the objects travel in series edge-on in a first direction (A), into buckets (6) of an exit conveyor (5), comprises an intermediate conveyor (7) arranged in the conti... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6454518 | Method for tortilla stacking and transferring A method of moving a plurality of tortilla stacks from a counter-stacker machine to a packaging area comprises the steps of receiving a stack of tortillas at a location elevationally above a loading zone, sensing an initial position of a conveyor block in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6332749 | System for tortilla stack transfer A tortilla stack transfer system for moving a plurality of tortilla stacks from a counter-stacker machine to a packaging area comprises a plurality of transfer finger sets, a plurality of transfer stack supports corresponding to the transfer finger sets, ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6318946 | Interlock system for semiconductor wafer transport apparatus An interlock system prevents collision of handling equipment and damage to wafers in an automated wafer transport apparatus during manual control by an operator. Sensors are used to sense when wafer transport arms and wafer stage are both in their home po... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6073751 | Automatic equipping unit for electrical assemblies with a belt store unit for discharged components An automatic equipping unit for electrical assemblies with a belt store unit for discharged components wherein the components discharged by the automatic equipping unit are placed onto the belt store unit in a defined position. A belt drive that can be co... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6053304 | Storage unit with rates of advance dependent on upstream and downstream rates A storage unit for the temporary storage of rolls, arranged between a first section and a second section of a production line, is described which includes an endless flexible member defining a closed path within the storage unit and bearing a plurality of... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5906262 | Positioning control system for a non-contacting magnetic conveyor system A positioning control system is used to control the stoppage of a conveyed article stably and with good repeatability with a magnetic conveyor system element on the receiving side when a conveyed article is passed between magnetic conveyor device elements... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5881860 | Product conveying method A method of conveying products, whereby a product is fed by a conveying device along a path to a pickup station, through which is fed a gripping member for picking up the product; the product is secured to the conveying device, and a position of the produ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5638941 | Apparatus for loading the containers of a distributing conveyor An apparatus for loading containers of a distributing conveyor with flat product includes an endless belt including a plurality of ribs that define at least one compartment that forms a support surface for supporting the flat product. The endless belt is ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5624020 | Device for linearly conveying sheet like products A device for linearly conveying sheet-like products, fed with a first speed, to a delivery conveyor or an apparatus having a second speed different from the first speed including a conveying surface provided with suction openings for applying vacuum to th... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5441143 | Method and apparatus for arranging fiber bales in a single row in preparation for a fiber tuft detaching operation An apparatus for arranging fiber bales to form a first, operational bale row in preparation for detaching fiber tufts by a bale opener. The apparatus has a conveying device for receiving fiber bales thereon in a second, standby row; a transporting device ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437359 | Parts insertion machine An apparatus and method for feeding a printed wiring board automatically sets a feeding stroke with respect to different types of printed wiring boards and sequentially feeds the boards. In the apparatus for sequentially feeding a printed wiring board to ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431274 | Rotary electronic profile placer A rotary transfer device for placing and feeding articles includes a main rotating body, a motor coupled to the main rotating body, a center gear, a planetary gear, an article transfer mechanism and a servo motor. The rotating drive body motor rotates the... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5368080 | Apparatus and method for a board infeed system A board edging infeed optimization system is described. The infeed system is equipped with a conveyor which transversely advances the board, a conventional optical scanning station, and a computer which calculates a longitudinal reference datum line and a... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5351803 | Apparatus and method for retrieving articles In an apparatus and method for retrieving articles from a conveyor, a carriage member moves bidirectionally along a column member between an upper position and a lower position. In the upper position, the carriage member receives an article released from ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5303809 | Transporting system with cyclic advance A transporting system for supplying and/or discharging workpieces disposed on carriers to at least one processing unit includes a cyclic conveyor driven by a drive as a function of the work cycle, particularly a web belt or chain conveyor which is equippe... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5285888 | Parts mounting apparatus In a parts mounting apparatus, a suction nozzle is caused to perform a cycloid movement. A part such as an electronic part is sucked into the nozzle at one of bottom dead points of the cycloid movement and mounted onto another component such as a circuit ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5244078 | Selective gripper release A selective release for grippers on a conveyor, each of which has a movable arm and a stationary arm. Arms move toward each other to grip a planar product (e.g. a newspaper) therebetween and move away from each other to release the product. The gripper is... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242045 | Conveying system The conveying system is incorporated in automobile assembly line, and comprises an overhead conveyer, a shuttle conveyer, a lift for carrying a work from the overhead conveyer to the shuttle conveyer, a lift controller and a shuttle controller. The shuttl... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5203445 | Carrier conveying apparatus A carrier conveying apparatus comprises a first carrier rest for placing carriers thereon, a second carrier rest to which the carriers are conveyed, a carrier holding member for holding a plurality of carriers at a time from below, a liftably moving mecha... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5147174 | Robotic tool end assembly This invention pertains to a robotic tool end assembly used to transport a blade of a jet engine to a specific workstation and then to transfer this blade to this workstation. It encompasses gripping means to grip the blade and coupling means that couple ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5099982 | Battery plate stacker Apparatus for piling in stacks a plurality of successive individual battery plates moving at a high rate of speed. Synchronized plates are transferred to a carrier conveyor which advances them into work stations with the leading edge of each plate raised ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5083655 | Accumulator conveyor An Accumulator Conveyor having plural zones in which beds or tracks of closely positioned roller elements provide a planar support for moving chains or driven endless elements in successive zones, each zone separately driven from the others. At each end o... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5052541 | Sorter feeder system A sorter feeder system for automatically singulating, orienting, accelerating and conveying an article in the form of commercial packages (boxes, cartons or crates of square or rectangular shape) onto a moving tray or slat sorter conveyor. The article is ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5050725 | Feedscrew system and methodology A feedscrew system includes a conveyor for moving articles, at least one feedscrew for spacing the articles, a first sensing arrangement for sensing the occurrence of a gap between any two adjacent articles as the articles move toward the feedscrew, and c... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4946023 | Apparatus for manipulating garment hangers Apparatus for transferring selected numbers of garment hangers from a downwardly sloping rail onto horizontal rod- or bar-shaped carriers of trolleys which are suspended on and advance along an overhead track has a singularizing device which is adjacent t... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4934509 | Device for transferring products transported by a conveyor and methods of using said device A device for transferring product transported by an endless conveyor onto a receiving surface, the device includes two endless flexible members which each carry at least one pusher member for controlling the movement of product along the conveyor, sensors... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4915209 | Method for controlling the exact positioning of the items to be sorted in an automatic sorting plant A method for controlling the exact positioning of the items to be sorted in an automatic sorting plant, comprises a plurality of carriages or units, each provided with a revolving belt which moves in a direction orthogonal to the direction of feed of the ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4907688 | Device for the transfer of bobbins from a conveyor belt with a large loading capacity to a bobbin conveyor with a small loading capacity An assembly for the orderly and sequentially timed transport of bobbins includes a bobbin producing machine, at least one conveyor belt with a given load capacity and bobbin carrying capacity downstream of the bobbin producing machine in bobbin travel dir... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4898271 | Method and device for signaling of a back-up on a container conveyor In apparatus for the signaling of a back-up in a container conveyor, the actual translation speed of all containers passing a measuring zone is determined separately with the aid of the measuring of the transit time and compared with the simultaneously me... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4869360 | Lug loader A lug loader for loading individual boards of lumber from a feed transfer to a lugged transfer in a lumber mill. A plurality of saw-toothed wheels engaged each board in turn and propels it onto the lugged transfer. A plurality of parallel stop members rec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4840124 | Rove bobbin transporting system The present invention relates to a system for transporting rove bobbins between a flyer frame and a spinning frame wherein transporting operation of rove bobbins can be assured for a long period of time. The system comprises a plurality of driving devices... | 06/20/1989 |
