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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325668 | Transfer unit for transferring glass articles In a transfer unit for transferring glass articles from a supporting surface to a carry-off conveyor, a pickup member, for engaging the articles for transfer, is moved between a pickup position and a release position by an actuating device having a single articulate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7264108 | Transfer unit for transferring glass articles A transfer unit for transferring glass articles from a supporting surface to a carry-off conveyor, the transfer unit includes a pickup member for engaging the articles for transfer and is hinged to one end of an actuating arm to rotate with respect to the actuating ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232029 | Cantilevered conveying belt for a sortation system A conveyor system having a primary conveyor and a cantilevered conveying belt. In the preferred embodiment, the cantilevered conveying belt includes a cantilevered frame having at least one conveyor belt and a belt tension assembly attached to the cantilevered frame... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213493 | Infeed apparatus for a sheet material article trimmer An infeed apparatus for a sheet material article trimmer includes a pusher element for moving a sheet material article to be trimmed on a front table of the trimmer and into engagement with a backstop of the front table. The pusher element is moved by a driver which... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7128520 | Method and a device for transferring articles, in particular blister packs, to the feeding line of a packaging machine According to a method for transferring articles, the articles, in particular blister packs, are transferred to a feeding line of a packaging machine, moving continuously and longitudinally with respect to an outlet line of a machine producing the articles, on which ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121428 | Supply apparatus for spouts and bags with spouts A spout supply apparatus including a spout transfer device in which two spout holding devices 43 and 44 are respectively disposed on each end of a reciprocating swing arm 41 that makes a reciprocating swing motion in the horizontal plane through... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112031 | Method and apparatus for mechanized pocket sweeping A method for sweeping mail pieces from pockets of a sorter including the steps of (1) sorting mail pieces to a plurality of pockets based upon a preselected sorting criteria, (2) positioning an unloading robot adjacent to a selected one of the pockets when the pocke... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104390 | Conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts A conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts thereon, including: a circular rotating body which is driven rotationally, a guide rail disposed around the circumference of the rotating body with a predetermined spacing in between, and a plurality of grippers d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7025195 | Conveyor system for transport of containers A conveyor system for transport of containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a conveyor having a curved transport path with one end defining an entry zone and another end defining an exit zone. The containers are moved by a container pro... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923311 | Device to modify the pitch between pushers according to the length of the product The apparatus is formed of two identical devices (A, A′) installed mirror image-fashion, each of which is equipped with a pressure bar (19, 19′) fitted to overhang the relevant lateral toothed conveyor belts (T, T′) which move and recircle the sai bars,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6659265 | Apparatus for the transfer of plates from a plate transport device to a plate storage rack or similar device In an apparatus for the transport of plates from a plate transport device to a plate storage rack or similar device, including a robotic arm having at its free end a plate engagement structure, the plate transport device is provided with a recess over whi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652218 | Inductor station for sortation conveying system An inductor station for a sortation conveying system is able to accommodate an assortment of substantially rectangular items which in general each have unique dimensions. A worker loads the inductor station with a charge of items each standing upright on ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651798 | Method and apparatus for repositioning of workpieces on a lugged transfer chain An apparatus for repositioning a workpiece on a lugged conveyor, where the conveyor has lugs for carrying the workpiece spaced apart by a lug space in a downstream direction. The apparatus includes a sensor for detecting the position of the workpiece on t... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6568895 | Feeder system for feeding object-carriers with objects, in particular for printing machines, and a printing machine equipped with the system A feeder system for feeding objects to object-carriers of a machine for processing the objects, in particular a printing machine, includes a reciprocating finger for pushing each object directly towards an object-carrier to place the object on the object-... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6517308 | Inductor station for sortation conveying system An inductor station for a sortation conveying system is able to accommodate an assortment of substantially rectangular items which in general each have unique dimensions. A worker loads the inductor station with a charge of items each standing upright on ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6494063 | Apparatus for pushing hollow glass articles onto a conveyor belt The apparatus serves for pushing at least one of two hollow glass articles from a dead plate of a glass forming machine onto a conveyor belt. A pusher serves for this purpose, and includes a base portion and, for each glass article which is to be pushed, ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6328152 | Apparatus for producing reciprocating movements Apparatus or gear mechanism for producing linear movements for pushers, carry-along elements and similar elements, in particular during reciprocating movement. The pushers (24, 25) are connected to a gear mechanism (33), in the case of which use is made e... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6223887 | Device for Transferring Products A product transferring device transfers a product onto a conveyor from the side of the conveyor. During transfer, a first device moves the product along the direction of conveyance of the conveyor at about the same speed as the speed of conveyance of conv... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220421 | Transfer device and a conveyor fitted with such a device A transfer device for a linear conveyor (1) comprising means for displacing objects (2) along a direction different of the conveying direction (XX') of the conveyor, whereby a pendulum lever (5) is capable of exerting selectively onto the objects a thrust... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220812 | Separation device for rolled bars Device to separate rolled bars (12) advancing on a carrier plane (11) with a direction substantially orthogonal to their axis towards a tying and/or packing zone, the carrier plane (11) comprising a plurality of movement elements (14) arranged in the dire... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213290 | Operating unit A unit (1) for transferring groups (2) of cigarette packets (3) from a conveyor (4) to an input device (5) of a cartoning machine is provided with a transfer member (18) and an epicyclic gear train (25) for moving the transfer member (18) back and forth a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6182815 | Inductor station for sortation conveying system An inductor station for a sortation conveying system is able to accommodate an assortment of substantially rectangular items which in general each have unique dimensions. A worker loads the inductor station with a charge of items each standing upright on ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6106219 | Stack forming and conveying apparatus An apparatus for forming and conveying stacks of documents includes a stacking machine positioned above a conveying machine. The stacking machine includes a compartment for receiving documents to be stacked. Two rotor assemblies are rotated in opposite di... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6045493 | Sheet material feeding apparatus There is disclosed an apparatus for intermittently and successively feeding sheet materials such as plastic bags into a plurality of sheet material processing stations which are spaced from each other along the feeding passage of the sheet material. The a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5713452 | Automated transport system The present invention relates to a modular automated transport system for transporting articles from one location to another. The system is particularly suited for transporting baskets of medical instruments and devices as part of a washing or sterilizati... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5667057 | Device and methods for moving an object between machines joined by a common conveyor An automated assembly that can be retroactively added to a bank of machines in order to advance an object across the bank of machines in an automated fashion. The automation assembly includes a plurality of elongated elements that can be rotated from a fi... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5617944 | Shuttle transfer assembly A shuttle transfer assembly is provided for transferring parts between at least two conveyor lines. The shuttle assembly includes a base and a transfer table which is mounted to the base via a carriage assembly. A conveyor section is in turn mounted to th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5547064 | Apparatus for serially transferring objects between two conveyor means The invention relates to an apparatus for serially transferring objects between a supply conveyor and a receiving conveyor, in which the speed of the supply conveyor is not smaller than the speed of the receiving conveyor. The apparatus includes a feed ca... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5538125 | Indexing and feeding systems for apparatus for gelatin coating tablets Methods and apparatus for applying coating to products such as medicaments are disclosed. The present invention provides apparatus and methods for controlling the loading and feeding of tablets onto carrier plates for transfer to various processing statio... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5515962 | Ice cream sandwich collator sub-assembly An ice cream sandwich collating apparatus comprising a substantially horizontal accumulator platform; conveying means for conveying the ice cream sandwiches along a first substantially horizontal axis onto the accumulator platform; detecting means for det... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5475965 | Machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film The present invention relates to a machine for sealing containers by applying a covering film, which comprises a framework for supporting a container sealing unit which is located between a unit for feeding the containers to be sealed and a conveyor for r... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5435681 | Pusher device for plate-form articles A pusher device for pushing plate-form articles such as lead frames including a pusher for feeding out a lead frame, a pusher supporting plate rotatably holding the pusher and having a stopper section that regulates the rotation of the pusher so as to bri... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409097 | Loading and unloading arrangement The object of the invention is to provide a loading and unloading arrangement that makes it possible to have timesaving loading and unloading of a conveyor of a processing equipment unit, whether it is in an autoclave or in a storage unit or in some other... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5261522 | Pouch delivery system There is shown an endless conveyor having a loading station and an unloading station. Articles, such as pouches are loaded individually onto platters on an endless chain by a walking beam type device. Each platter on the chain co-operates with the next ad... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5220997 | Pushing mechanism in a lead frame conveying apparatus In a lead frame conveying device for bringing lead frames into a storage magazine, a pusher claw is swingably mounted to a claw mover. When a lead frame is brought into the magazine, the claw mover moves towards the magazine, and this releases an engageme... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5184711 | Apparatus for the transfer of pasta nests into packaging containers The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring pasta nests or skeins from drying frames to packaging containers. In particular, it relates to an apparatus having three consecutive and horizontal translators, the first two having vertically... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5184366 | Aircraft cargo handling system An on-board aircraft cargo handling system comprises a plurality of tines which are mounted within a cargo ramp and beneath its surface and are capable of extension aft of the ramp across a truck bed or the like. The tines have a plurality of rollers exte... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5161457 | Hydrostatic cooker discharge A hydrostatic cooker discharge apparatus comprises a flight conveyor, a first belt conveyor and a second belt conveyor. The flight conveyor sequentially receives horizontally oriented sticks of containers from a cooker. The first belt conveyor in conjunct... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5140716 | Cargo rail system for an aircraft Fixed parallel cargo rails are positioned on the cargo bed floor of an aircraft, spaced sufficiently to fit a pallet snugly therebetween. A plurality of collinear slots arranged along the length of the cargo bed floor are positioned just inboard of each r... | 08/25/1992 |
