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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162129 | Conveyance means A conveying means (1) is described having running rollers (7) which can be supported on a guide (2). At least one running roller (7) is mounted on a roller lever (12a) which can be pivoted between a first and a second positi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7946414 | Conveyor system A conveyor system has a pair of outer wheel tracks and a pair of inner wheel tracks, the wheel tracks of each pair being spaced from each other and extending parallel to each other. Each wheel track has at least one generally vertical portion and at least one genera... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7762384 | Conveyor system A conveyor system has a pair of outer wheel tracks and a pair of inner wheel tracks, the wheel tracks of each pair being spaced from each other and extending parallel to each other. Each wheel track has at least one generally vertical portion and at least one genera... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7500551 | Conveyor system A conveyor system has a pair of outer wheel tracks and a pair of inner wheel tracks, the wheel tracks of each pair being spaced from each other and extending parallel to each other. Each wheel track has at least one generally vertical portion and at least one genera... | 03/10/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7344015 | Conveyor The present invention relates to a method of changing the direction of motion of a pallet at an end of a transport conveyor while maintaining the pallet at a substantially constant attitude. The method comprises conveying pallets in a passenger transport direction a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7275633 | Device for changing the direction of conveyance of flat postal items and the position of the postal items relative to their direction of conveyance A device for changing a direction of conveyance of flat postal items and a position of the postal items relative to their direction of conveyance includes a driven carousel tray to which one or more gripper arms whose lengths are modifiable in a controlled manner ar... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258223 | Pallet conveyor with chain drive recirculating in a horizontal plane A conveyor using a drive chain to drive pallets along a closed loop path on a track lying in a horizontal plane through inside and outside turns so that the conveyor may transport parts along non aligned stations. An advance and a return run extend parallel to each ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7194333 | Pharmacy envelope dispensing arrangement A prescription drug storage and dispensing arrangement allows prescriptions stored, as they are filled, in a cabinet for customer pickup. The prescriptions are placed into receptacles such as pharmacy envelopes and placed on carriers, e.g., hanger bars, that are tra... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182199 | Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7162330 | Method for transporting postal deliveries and a device for storing postal deliveries Disclosed herein are a method and device for transporting and sorting postal deliveries. The method includes verifying whether postal deliveries are to be delivered to an electronic parcel compartment system. Furthermore, the method includes determining whether seve... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156221 | Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends A break-away mounting system for a continuous-motion, high-speed position conveyor system is disclosed. A support cradle may be suspended from a conveyor belt such that the support cradle maintains a fixed position and orientation relative to at least one point on t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7083374 | Gripping members gripping and moving packets stacked by a conveyor A stacking conveyor conveys packets so that the conveyed packets become stacked together in a standing up configuration as an array of packets. First and second gripping members are automatically controlled so that the first and second gripping members mechanically ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080726 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077259 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059466 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032738 | Device for returning workpieces The invention relates to a device for returning machined workpieces from the delivery side of a first machining unit to the feeding side of the first or of another machining unit. The inventive device comprises the following: a transfer device (1) for transfe... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025191 | Moving crank mechanism A moving crank mechanism that is particularly adapted for use in a conveyor system. A moving crank remains in a substantially parallel position with respect to a fixed reference plane as the crank member is driven by its offset opposed ends along an endless loop. Th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997666 | Automated cart unloading/conveyor system An automated cart unloading/conveyor system for automated unloading of articles from a transport vehicle or cart to one or more transfer surfaces, conveyors, or other platforms. A specially configured cart carries articles to be transferred upon shelves. The cart is... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6960058 | Device for stacking and unstacking A device for handling stacking or removing articles from a stack, has a stacking wheel located between the lifting elements for stacks and a conveyor. When the stacking wheel turns, depending on the direction of its rotation, an article is moved from the conveyor on... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6851543 | Conveying machine There are provided linear section moving chain conveyors for moving carrier trucks on linear sections of a guide rail, curvilinear section moving chain conveyors for moving the carrier trucks on curvilinear sections of a guide rail, and conveyance interval variable ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6820671 | Apparatus and method for assembling absorbent garments An apparatus and method for assembling absorbent garments are disclosed. The invention uses an applicator having one or more heads that are adapted to hold parts. The applicator is rotated by a motor, which is controlled by a control device. The control device is op... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6533106 | Conveyor A conveyor transports lightweight articles with a high degree of adaptability to the space it can occupy and the path along which the conveyor units can travel. The track of the conveyor has curving track sections connecting straight track sections having... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6467606 | Conveyor system with diverter A rotary diverter can be operated at high speed to divert selected products from one conveyor to a vertically displaced second conveyor. The rotary diverter can have at least one rotary member with a plurality of radial arms. Each radial arm can have an e... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6378689 | Vertical conveyor for a palletizing apparatus A vertical conveyor (1) for a palletizing apparatus for stacking products (2), especially books, periodicals or other such printed products on a pallet, including carriers (7) driven by a drive chain (19) on a closed path and guided horizontally by a guid... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354427 | Device for introducing containers into a treatment space and/or removing them therefrom A device for introducing containers into a treatment space and for removing the containers from said treatment space having at least one rotatable sluice wheel provided on the periphery with sluice chambers that are open toward the outside, the sluice whe... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6321899 | Device for transferring goods An apparatus for transferring goods from one conveyor of random nature to another, includes a frame, an endless transporter supported therein and at least one carrier connected thereon. The carrier is connected to the endless transporter for rotation on a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296434 | Product supply unit with offset wheel axes for non-tilting horizontal product supports A product supply unit which has a pair of plate members disposed opposite to each other and connected together by a number of supports that are in between the two plate members and disposed around the circumference of the plate members. Each support has a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6264418 | Workpiece positioner A workpiece positioner is provided which is adapted to move a workpiece from a load/unload zone to a work zone spaced from the load/unload zone. The workpiece positioner comprises a first stationary frame, a second frame coupled to the first frame so as t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6213463 | Conveying apparatus for flexible, flat articles arising in an imbricated formation The conveying apparatus has a transport belt (10) which is intended to feed flexible, flat articles (12) arising in imbricated formation (S), resting freely, to a conveyor (14). The transport belt (10) is led around a deflection drum (16) and, together wi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6196373 | Device for transferring cigarette portions A cigarette portion is transferred from a bed of a manufacturing machine to a respective first seat of a supply unit for supplying an input conveyor of a filter-assembly machine by a pickup member having a second seat for receiving and retaining the cigar... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6179115 | Mechanical device three chains for the continuous spacing and transfer of products A mechanism for continuously transporting a variety of receptacles with predetermined adjacent spacing. The mechanism uses a first and a second chain driven by a common shaft around identical closed circuits, but vertically offset from one other. These cl... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6105750 | Method and device for transferring articles A method of transferring elongated articles from a first path to a second path crosswise to the first, whereby the articles are fed longitudinally along the first path in a first and second succession side by side and parallel to each other, and are fed t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105338 | Case packer A case packer includes a mass flow conveyor moving containers in defined lanes and lane deflectors for urging containers laterally across the conveyor into a selectively actuable metering station. Containers are selectively metered into row groups of sele... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079096 | Component mounting apparatus A component feeding device located on a rear side of an apparatus body includes a component feed table circulation path within a vertical plane, and a plurality of movers as well as table lifting mechanisms for moving independently a plurality of componen... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6058985 | Bottling machine with a set-up table and a set-up table for a bottling machine and a set-up table for a bottle handling machine A set-up table or conveyor system for bottle handling machines with inlet and outlet star wheels and corresponding guide rails for the bottles. The drive mechanisms for the individual star wheels are located below and at a distance from the star wheels. T... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6044627 | Device for conveying plastic pots in the transverse direction at high speed A device for displacing articles from a first substantially rectilinear feed track (23) to a second substantially rectilinear feed track (24) forming an angle with the first track (23), comprises apparatus (26) for grouping articles in batches of at least... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5941367 | Output unit for a continuous wrapping machine An output unit for a continuous wrapping machine, wherein packets, substantially in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon and laid flat on respective seats of a continuous conveyor wheel, are fed by the wheel crosswise to a small lateral surface of t... | 08/24/1999 |
