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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006826 | Star wheel with vacuum capability for retaining conveyed articles The invention relates to a star wheel used for transporting articles in an arcuate path. The star wheel is provided with a vacuum apparatus to retain the articles within pockets of the star wheel as the wheel is rotated between a point where the articles are loaded ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987964 | Article transfer and placement apparatus with active puck An apparatus for transferring articles such as absorbent cores or disposable diaper chassis components from a rotary mechanism, such as a pad turner, to a linear mechanism, such as a conveyor, for further processing. A puck on the apparatus is capable of manipulatin... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7837025 | Centring drum for filter assembly machines A centring drum for filter assembly machines, the centring drum having external axial seats movable with the centring drum about a longitudinal axis of rotation, and for receiving respective double filters, at least some of which are offset laterally, along the rela... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819235 | Venturi vacuum generator on an electric component handler At least one venturi generator is provided for use with an electrical circuit component handler. The handler includes a stationary vacuum plate and a test plate. The vacuum plate includes vacuum channels, and the test plate includes test seats. The venturi generator... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7650984 | Device for varying the separation pitch between articles conveyed A device for carrying out a “re-pitching” operation, i.e., an operation for changing the pitch between articles included in a flow of moving articles, includes one or more elements for conveying the articles, which are able to perform an orbital movement about a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7510068 | Combination unit for the manufacture of tobacco products Filter cigarettes are turned out by a combination unit composed of a cigarette maker coinciding with a substantially horizontal first leg, also a filter tip attachment machine coinciding with a second leg, of which the downstream machine is equipped with an infeed r... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7398870 | Article transfer and placement apparatus An apparatus for transferring articles such as absorbent cores or disposable diaper chassis components from a rotary mechanism, such as a pad turner, to a linear mechanism, such as a conveyor, for further processing. The invention provides a device for picking an ar... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364029 | Apparatus for simultaneously conveying and rotating objects An apparatus for conveying and simultaneously turning objects has a first conveyor device for conveying the objects into the area of two conveyor-turning stations and a second conveyor device for conveying the objects out of the area of the conveyor-turning stations... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350315 | Edge wheel dry manifold A apparatus for drying a substrate includes a vacuum manifold positioned adjacent to an edge wheel. The edge wheel includes an edge wheel groove for receiving a peripheral edge of a substrate, and the edge wheel is capable of rotating the substrate at a desired set ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334674 | Apparatus for handling information carriers An apparatus for handling information carriers has at least one longitudinally movable striplike belt which holds information carriers detachably and successively, and at least one device for detaching at least some information carriers from the belt, removing selec... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328559 | Device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product In a device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product, each capsule is fed along a feed line defined by two pocket conveyors connected to each other at a transfer station having a detecting device for determining at least the weight of th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305804 | Outlet device for chocolates and the like An outlet device for chocolates and like products (100) for use with a wrapping machine (50) which has a device (51) for moving each product (100). The outlet device has a first belt (2) for moving products (100) to be rolle... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303094 | Vacuum pill dispensing cassette and counting machine A medication storing and dispensing cassette is comprised of a housing defining at least a portion of a bulk storage chamber for storing a medication, defining at least a portion of a pick-up area, and defining at least a portion of a discharge chute sized to tempor... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281621 | Apparatus for the transfer of rod-shaped articles A transfer apparatus is provided for the transfer of rod-shaped articles, in particular filter rods, from a conveying apparatus for transverse axial conveying of the articles to a conveying apparatus for longitudinal axial conveying of the articles or vice versa. Th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278203 | Random-period chip transfer apparatus A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7247130 | Method of forming composite informational item A method of forming a composite informational item having information regarding a pharmaceutical product printed thereon from a first informational item, such as a bidirectionally folded outsert or a booklet, and a second informational item, such as a bidirectionall... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240785 | Method and apparatus for transferring substrates The present invention is directed to a method for transferring substrates by receiving a first substrate at a first substrate receiving station in a first transfer unit capable of holding at least two substrates, moving the first transfer unit containing only the fi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234585 | Perfected drum for filter-tipped cigarette manufacturing machines A drum for a filter-tipped cigarette manufacturing machine is fitted to and projects from a frame of the manufacturing machine, and has a drive shaft; an outer shell connected in angularly fixed and axially sliding manner to the drive shaft; and an axial guide membe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222720 | Device for transferring electronic components from an inclined supply track to another element Device for transferring electronic components (2) from a inclined gravity supply track (3) to another element, more particularly a receiving element (6), characterised in that it comprises at least one swing arm (14) fixed to an inclined ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220094 | Transfer device for cylindrical stacks of products arranged on an edge A transfer device for transferring stacks (4, 4a, 4b, 5, 5a, 5b), which have a cylindrical external shape, of products resting on one of their edges between a conveyor (1) set upstream for advance of the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220932 | Work unit for conveying bottles between two stations and for rejecting faulty bottles A work unit for conveying bottles between two stations and for rejecting bottles considered faulty, includes a selecting disc, having a vertical axis and featuring radial seats made on its edge, for holding, in cooperation with vacuum ducts, bottles. A first track, ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219790 | Star-shaped conveyor for feeding or discharging empty plastics containers or bottles to or from a machine and orienting and algining machine having said star-shaped conveyor The invention refers to the field of systems for conveying empty plastics bottles and more precisely to a star-shaped conveyor adapted to feed or discharge empty bottles to or from an operative machine. Preferably, but not exclusively, the machine which the star-sha... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207430 | Vacuum gripper for handling small components The present invention is a method and apparatus for use within a die feeder associated with a circuit board assembly machines and includes, among other aspects and features, a cavity to capture and maintain the position of the die within a vacuum gripper. The invent... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185422 | Part mounting apparatus and part mounting method A component mounting apparatus and a component mounting method which improve accuracy and a rate of placement of components onto a circuit-formed member. A component sucked by a suction nozzle is recognized at a component recognizing position, a deviation of the com... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165668 | Apparatus and method for the delivery of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-like articles from a longitudinal conveyor that longitudinal-axially conveys the articles onto a transverse conveyor that transverse-axially conveys the articles. Moreover, the apparatus includes a conveyor that receives the article... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163502 | Carton erecting apparatus Rotary transfer mechanism is mounted on a frame for removing a flat folded carton from a storage hopper to move the carton to a flight conveyor assembly and in cooperation therewith erect the carton to be in an open rectangular condition. The transfer mechanism incl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156219 | Installation for assembling tube components Installation for assembling tube components, particularly bodies (1) with shoulders, comprising the following elements arranged in succession: a linear body conveyor (4), a transfer system (7) designed to apply a change in orientation to the bod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144009 | Apparatus for transmitting a workpiece The apparatus for transmitting a workpiece along a press line includes a support frame; a support frame driving unit; a plurality of air pipes; an air flow forming unit; a plurality of rollers; and a roller driving unit. The plurality of suction cups are provided at... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131524 | Apparatus and method for the transfer of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor transporting the articles in a longitudinal axial direction onto a transverse conveyor transporting the articles in a transverse axial direction, in which the directions of transport of t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123987 | Rod member receiving apparatus A receiving apparatus for a filter cigarette making machine comprises a rotatable catcher drum (2). The drum (2) has receiving grooves (6) in its outer circumferential surface, for each receiving a cigarette rod (CR). A rod (CR) received in the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104389 | Conveying drum with clamping device An apparatus for transporting articles of the tobacco-processing industry including a rotationally driven conveying element, a support and, a clamping device. The clamping device has at least one drive element and at least two holding elements. The rotationally driv... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093705 | Article turning-round apparatus An article turning-round apparatus includes a rotary table rotated by a first shaft, load-carrying tables mounted on the rotary table along a peripheral zone thereof, a first conveyor serving to convey articles to a first station and a second conveyor serving to con... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070039 | Apparatus and method for the transfer of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for the transfer of rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor that longitudinal axially conveys the articles onto a transverse conveyor that transverse axial conveys the articles transversely to their axes, a direction of transport of the longitu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052225 | Apparatus for handling mass produced work pieces A high speed device and method for transporting work pieces from one container to another is disclosed. This high speed device utilizes a rotary wheel having a number of pick heads located along the circumference of the rotary wheel. These pick heads are utilized to... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007376 | Part mounting apparatus and part mounting method A component mounting apparatus and a component mounting method which improve an accuracy and a rate of placement of components on a circuit-formed member. A component sucked by a suction nozzle is recognized at a component recognizing position, a deviation ΔL of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000755 | Apparatus for repositioning product while maintaining forward conveying speed An apparatus comprising a first conveyor and a second conveyor, the first and the second conveyor being arranged in line with each other, having the same conveying direction and, in use, having substantially the same conveying speed, while between the first and the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6967475 | Device transfer mechanism for a test handler The invention provides a mechanism for a test handler using for electrical testing of electronic devices. The devices are placed on a platform configured to move semiconductor devices from an onloading position to an offloading position along a predetermined path. A... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942086 | Transfer apparatus for transferring a workpiece from a moving anvil to a moving carrier A transfer apparatus is provided for transferring a workpiece from a moving anvil to a moving carrier. The apparatus comprises: a support structure comprising a support member rotatable about a first axis, and a workpiece gripping structure mounted to the support st... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918588 | Device for separating printing products transported in an imbricated formation into a succession of spaced printing products A device for separating an imbricated formation (2) of continuously conveyed printing products (1) into a succession of spaced printing products (1), comprises a first conveyor (3) driven at a first velocity (v1), a second conveyor... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915550 | Device and method for eliminating front and end trimmings from series of rolls The device includes at least one continuous flexible suction conveyor which is equipped with openings and which conveys articles along a transfer path from an article feeder to an article received. A discharge point for the trimmings is provided along the transfer p... | 07/12/2005 |
