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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401695 | Component control device, systems, and methods The invention relates to apparatus, systems, and related methods for slowing the speed of components in transport systems. The apparatus includes a component track extending between input and output ends and sized for receiving the components, a speed control device... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7326005 | Air powered storage device for pneumatic transport system An air powered storage device is provided that is operative to temporarily store pneumatic carriers within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. A gate member is selecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7258225 | Method and apparatus for diverting material An apparatus for diverting material in a controlled manner comprising a diverter plate attached to a mounting assembly. The diverter plate is shaped for receiving falling material and facilitating the flow of the material onto a conveyance means or into storage. The... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7134543 | Containment apparatus for multi-pass ovens A containment apparatus for a multi-pass oven consisting of guide rails and tapered guide chutes having side rails. A tapered guide chute directs product pieces from one conveyor to the center of a receiving region of an underlying conveyor. Guide rails are placed a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7029225 | Stacking tray for flat mail items The present invention relates to a receiving area or stacking tray for items. The stacking tray may be flat and the items mail items. The mail items may also be flat. The flat mail items are accommodated in an upright position. The receiving area has a stacking base... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6805232 | Apparatus and method for directing and cushioning items during piling The invention is an apparatus and method for directing and cushioning a plurality of items, particularly potatoes, conveyed from an elevated source into a piling area beneath the elevated source. The apparatus includes: a frame connecting to the elevated source; an ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6691861 | Auger discharge chute with dribble door A discharge chute for the unloading auger of a combine is provided with a discharge opening which provides maximum discharge flow rate and maximum clearance for moving and positioning of the auger. The discharge chute has an upper surface extending downwa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634485 | Object evacuation chute, module incorporating such chutes and object sorting installation equipped therewith In an object evacuation chute for an object sorting installation, a guide duct extends between a horizontal inlet and an outlet defined on a lateral face and at least one elastic deflector is disposed in the duct to push an object toward a guide wall of t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6564528 | Method and apparatus for bagging potatoes A method and apparatus for apparatus for bagging a plurality of filled bags, such as 5-lb., 10-lb. or 15-lb. potatoes, into a larger baler bag, such as a 50 or 60 lb. baler bag, has a chute for receiving the filled bags and defining a path of travel for t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6024208 | Feeder for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder (1) for supplying magnetically attractable electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine. The feeder (1) comprises a hopper (2) for storing the components (20) and a pick up location (3) for supplying the components to the pick-and-place... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5971690 | Parts distribution apparatus A parts distribution apparatus having a funnel hopper to receive parts dropped from above and a flexible distribution chute to deliver parts through a discharge opening into a storage hopper, where said distribution chute is rotated to vary the discharge ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5918726 | Apparatus for transferring separate products, such as eggs and fruit, from a feed conveyor to a packaging apparatus An apparatus for transferring separate products, such as eggs and fruit, from a feed conveyor to a packaging apparatus includes a feed conveyor provided with at least one row of product holders, a receiving conveyor provided with brushes for receiving the... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5911667 | Device for carrying falling objects The objects (6) fall into a well (10) where their fall is slowed down by slanted blades (13) covered by a damping layer and situated in front of a counter-wall (14) from which they are separated by a gap (16). The counter-wall (14) is elastic so as to mak... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5897677 | Sampling of hot glassware in a glassware manufacturing system A glassware manufacturing system in which hot glass containers from an individual section machine are directed by an endless conveyor through a container inspection station. A container to be removed from the conveyor is identified by the inspection equip... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5836721 | Powder coating apparatus A powder coating apparatus feeds fine powdered coating material such as thermoplastic type material to a succession of discrete articles passing by the apparatus which includes a vibratory feeder bowl and a spiral track for delivering a substantially cons... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5682973 | Mail decelerating device A mail decelerating device wherein a straight channel with a V-shaped cross section is supplied by a conveyor channel with a number of mail items; the mail item is intercepted and directed by a deflecting element towards an inclined wall of the V-section ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5626455 | Ethylene oxide catalyst loading device A single tube catalyst loading device is provided which consists of a transport belt system, electric motor, and catalyst loading hopper. Using this equipment, it is possible to control the drop rate of catalyst pellets without incurring mechanical damage... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5464317 | Registration power stacker A power stacker provides for receiving lengthwise orientated envelopes projected longitudinally onto the power stacker at a receiving end of the power stacker from an envelope feed device. The power stacker has a base supporting both an elongated deck and... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5240100 | Apparatus for receiving or transferring, vertically transporting and delivering articles such as eggs An apparatus for receiving or transferring, vertically transporting and delivering articles such as eggs. The apparatus provides a feed conveyor (2) for presenting successive articles (5) in oriented position and an endless, continuously movable and subst... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5197585 | Object sorting apparatus with object holder facilitating lateral transfer An object sorting apparatus has a singulation section, a sorting section, and a transfer section for transitioning objects, such as fruit, to be sorted to a conveyor which drops the objects into appropriate collection bins. Objects for sorting are transpo... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5195652 | Apparatus for regularly delivering ball-shaped objects Apparatus for regularly delivering essentially ball-shaped objects from a quantity, provided with a container for a supply of objects, a discharge channel for the objects to be delivered, and a body rotating about a horizontal axis between the container a... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5154276 | Device for handling of returnable bottles The invention concerns a device (10) for handling of returnable bottles. The device comprises a dropping tube (12), through which a returnable bottle (P) is dropped from an upper position (E1), into a lower position (E2) by the force... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5097942 | Multi-drop container discharge system A multi-drop container discharge system receives frangible containers from carriers of an articulating hydrostatic cooker and discharges the containers into carriers of an intermittently driven indexing conveyor. Free fall of the frangible containers is m... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5086909 | Gentle handling of fruit during weight sizing and other operations Bruisable articles, such as pieces of fruit like apples, are singulated, sorted according to property (e.g., weight), and discharged with a minimum of bruising, even if the fruit is not treated with ALAR (diminozide). The cups for holding the fruit are co... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5052545 | Apparatus for conveying grain An apparatus for conveying grain is disclosed, which includes a conveying belt disposed to extend through a cylinder for movement with the inner wall surface of the cylinder as a guide in order to prevent scattering of dust generated as grain is conveyed ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5048674 | Product stabilizer A product stabilizer for fruits and vegetables on a moving belt includes a very flexible rubber bladder, forming an airtight chamber between two hubs which are mounted for rotation astride the conveyor belt. The bladder is inflated to relatively low press... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5048666 | Nuclear fuel pellet transfer escalator A pellet escalator in a pellet loading apparatus for loading nuclear fuel pellets from a pellet press into a sintering boat includes a conveyor in the form of an elongated arm for moving pellets and being pivotable to vertically move its discharge end tow... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5005816 | Interfolder device with dynamic pressure section connected at the outlet side of the folding rollers An interfolder device for folding sheet material in a zig-zag manner which uses a pair of counter rotating rollers for receiving the sheet material and an elongated guide track disposed below the counter rotating rollers for receiving, supporting and conv... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4995499 | Method and apparatus for reducing the velocity of particulate matter A method and apparatus for reducing the velocity of a stream of particulate matter so as to prevent damage to the particulate matter. The present invention includes a chamber having an inlet port adapted for accepting particulate matter from a conduit, an... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4986408 | Apparatus for handling rod-like articles A stream of rod-like articles such as cigarettes in multi-layer stack formation is separated by a movable gate having a leading end capable of limited reversible movement in a direction generally transverse to the direction in which the gate is advanced, ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4921089 | Trough-type chain conveyor for bulk material A conveyor is used in combination with a supply of bulk material having an outlet of a predetermined relatively great transverse width to move the material from the outlet to an output location longitudinally and horizontally offset from the outlet in a t... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4836355 | Device for transfer of fragile objects from a conveyor to a transporter Fragile objects such as items of fruit are transferred from a receptacle conveyor to a transport belt by a rotary brush transverse to the conveyor and having bristles allowing formation of a cavity in the brush to receive the object when it falls from its... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4832172 | Storage and discharge apparatus An improved storage and discharge apparatus (10) for receiving items to be stored and selectively discharging same. The storage and discharge apparatus (10) comprises a depositary (14) for receiving items to be stored, the depository (14) defining a forwa... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4807734 | Pellet-press-to-sintering-boat nuclear fuel pellet loading apparatus Apparatus for loading friable nuclear fuel pellets into a sintering boat from a pellet press which ejects newly made pellets. An inclined pellet chute (preferably a tube) receives the ejected pellets and discharges them against a first resilient brush whi... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4765453 | Pellet-press-to-sintering-boat nuclear fuel pellet loading system A system for loading friable nuclear fuel pellets into sintering boats from a pellet press which ejects newly made pellets. A chute receives the ejected pellets and discharges them into an upright bowl at a location towards the top of the bowl near its in... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4738774 | Spout line buster An apparatus for loading open top grain hopper rail cars and trucks which eliminates the buildup of a core of small material and grains directly beneath the load out spout. Also, the grain will not build up heat as easily with the core eliminated and a mo... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4658992 | Apparatus for controllably discharging powder and/or pellets from a hopper An apparatus for discharging powder and/or pellets from a hopper defining an outlet adjacent the base thereof. The apparatus includes a control member associated with the outlet to control the rate of flow of the powder and/or pellets and a chute located ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651758 | Apparatus for detecting foreign objects in the distributor of a cigarette maker The distributor of a cigarette maker has an upwardly travelling conveyor which transports particles of tobacco past a rotating paddle wheel serving to remove the surplus of particles and to return the removed surplus into the magazine of the distributor. ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648502 | Transport conveyor for conical object A transport conveyor for empty conical winding tubes includes a recirculating band system to drive jammed tubes for rotation in a direction causing them to remain mutually parallel along the chute of the conveyor. Every alternate tube is reversed by means... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4603772 | Shifting device for objects, such as eggs, to be handled A shifting device installed between a discharge conveyor for objects, such as eggs, to be processed and a receiving conveyor for the same and below the discharge conveyor, and provided with delivery devices for the objects to be processed, the delivery de... | 08/05/1986 |
