Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6910586 | System and method for folding conveyors A hydraulic ram assembly adapted to move parts of a conveyor between a number of pre-defined positions. In one embodiment of the invention, the hydraulic ram assembly consists of a single hydraulic ram, pivotally coupled at one end to the chassis of a trommel, and p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6897625 | Load-dependent asynchronous drive for a transport path A conveyor system for transported goods which are transported with a preset transport speed and method for operating the conveyor system are described. The individual conveyers of the system are driven by asynchronous motors. Sensors associated with the conveyors me... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6865973 | Method and apparatus for feeding workpiece A workpiece conveying and feeding unit for conveying a long workpiece in the lengthwise direction to feed the workpiece to a cutting machine is disposed in the rear of the cutting machine. A workpiece conveying unit conveys the workpiece in the lengthwise direction ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6705454 | Accumulating power roll conveyor system A conveyor for transporting parts includes a first electrical switch, a second electrical switch and an automatically movable stop. In another aspect of the present invention, an accumulating power roll conveyor system has two or more independently driven zones. Yet... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681915 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6478134 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6405851 | Conveyor controlling device and conveyor apparatus A conveyor controlling device which can reduce production costs and can be easily attached. The presence or absence of a load in the conveyor portion in the local zone and a plurality of selected downstream zones is detected. The controlling device stops ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6325198 | High speed manufacturing system A high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6264457 | Servo infeed system for transferring preforms in a container manufacturing facility A system for transferring preforms to an oven starwheel of a blowmolding manufacturing facility includes a transport mechanism that is constructed and arranged to be able to hold at least one plastic preform member, a first sensor for sensing a transport ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6178797 | Linking apparatus and method for a can shaping system A linking apparatus and method for connecting two can making and processing machines. The linking arrangement includes a coupling arrangement synchronously connecting the respective drive arrangements for the two machines, and a transfer member for sequen... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6131722 | High speed envelope packing apparatus An apparatus for high speed packing of envelopes is disclosed. The apparatus includes an envelope flap opening assembly which facilitates the opening of each envelope by a finger of an opening element as the envelope passes through packing apparatus. Each... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5732944 | Process and device for the correctly positioned tansfer of folded signatures in folders The actual position of a leading edge of a transversely folded signature is detected. This actual position detection event is used to trigger an instantaneous measurement of the actual angular position of the gripper system used for receiving the signatur... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5696689 | Dispatch and conveyer control system for a production control system of a semiconductor substrate A semiconductor substrate production control system controlling the production of semiconductor substrates grouped as lots so that a delay of each lot between processing operations does not exceed a time limit within which the amount of deterioration of t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5648907 | Production method for handling plates cut out of a plate blank for further production The invention relates to a production method for handling plates to be cut out of a plate blank. The production method is effected via a production system by carrying out a variety of working operations in an integrated manner, at a so-called plate workin... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5641008 | Potting machine A plant potting machine includes a pot track for sequentially conveying plant pots along a potting path. A soil lift conveyor having a soil discharge chute lifting soil above the pot track and discharges the soil through the soil discharge chute and into ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5386981 | Automatic paper processing method and cut-sheet feed rotary press having automatic paper processing apparatus A method and apparatus for processing printed paper in a cut-sheet feed rotary press comprising receiving printed sheets from a printing press on a receiving device at a paper discharge, one sheet at a time, and stacking such received sheets, one on the o... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5317516 | Production method and system for handling plates cut out of a plate blank for further production The invention relates to a production method for handling plates to be cut out of a plate blank. The production method is effected via a production system by carrying out a variety of working operations in an integrated manner, at a so-called plate workin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5279495 | Phase adjustment apparatus for insertion machine A mail insertion machine (10) having an elongated insert track (12) with one or more insert dispensing devices (16) with rotary insert feeding mechanisms (22) for depositing inserts at longitudinally-space movable driving members (14) on the insert track ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5228558 | Control system for an accumulating conveyor An accumulating conveyor includes a plurality of load carrying rollers over which loads are conveyed from an upstream end of the conveyor to a downstream end. The rollers are divided into a plurality of zones. Each zone includes at least one drive roller ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5186308 | Electrical system for industrial conveyors An electrical control system is disclosed for industrial conveyor systems which includes plural individual conveyors. The system includes a single main controller and a sub-controller for each individual conveyor in the system. Each sub-controller is loca... | 02/16/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5092011 | Disk washing apparatus Described herein is a disk washing apparatus for cleaning substrate disks of memory medium, which comprises in combination: a loader section having a magazine for holding a number of disks to be washed; a working section including a washing stage arranged... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5062762 | Battery plate stacker method A method and 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 ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5025909 | Apparatus for controlling the laying and transportation, on conveyor belts, of indexed workpieces manufactured by a line comprising a plurality of automatic machines This invention concerns an apparatus adapted to control both the laying and transportation, on conveyor belts, of indexed workpieces, manufactured by a line comprising a plurality of automatic machines. The subject apparatus substantially includes a plurality ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4982556 | Modularly constructed automatic packaging machine An automatic packaging machine is custom constructed from standardized modules in order to reduce cost and standardize operational and maintenance procedures. The standardized modules include conveyor chain modules which may be ganged to maintain synchron... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4973218 | Battery plate stacker A method and 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 ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4813530 | Conveyor drive for miner A conveyor drive transmission for a secondary conveyor system is disclosed. The secondary conveyor system is designed to feed material cut by a mining machine onto a primary conveyor which would convey mine material to the rear of the machine for discharg... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4750254 | Continuously operating one-sided formatting and edge shaping machine A continuously operating one-sided formatting and edge shaping machine for edge processing four sides of work pieces is driven by a continuously running primary conveying means (10). A conveying device is mounted ahead of this single primary conveying mea... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4709802 | Mass product handling ring system A conveyor system for the mass transport and handling of articles or containers through any packaging and/or processing cycle (for example, uncasing, filling, cooling, sorting, recasing) wherein the individual articles or containers are, at some point in ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4693401 | Apparatus for compressively holding casting nozzles An apparatus for changing casting nozzles such as immersion nozzles easily, quickly, and reliably. The apparatus has a holder frame fixed to the bottom of a molten metal pouring device and defining a substantially C-shaped casting nozzle travel passageway... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4647179 | Development apparatus Toner transporting apparatus for use in forming powder images on an imaging surface. The apparatus is characterized by the provision of a travelling electrostatic wave conveyor for the toner particles for transporting them from a toner supply to an imagin... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4601386 | Device for moving objects An apparatus for moving a plurality of objects or containers for selecting, positioning, or retrieving one of the objects or containers organizes the objects or containers into two similar and parallel packets or stacks. The selection of an individual obj... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4526270 | Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines For the purpose of feeding glass tubes (2) to a glass-processing machine, use is made of an appliance which essentially comprises a glass-tube magazine (1), a separating unit (17), and an endless conveyor (25), the latter being fitted with feeding tongs (... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4489822 | Fruit cup dampening device Dampening device for cups employed with apparatus for automatically sorting articles, typically fruit and vegetables. Fruit, for example, when automatically sorted, are dropped into moving cups from singulators. A pin extending from a closed end portion o... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4482061 | Apparatus and process for sorting articles Successive pairs of rollers in a plurality of juxtaposed continuous feed chain conveyors receive articles, such as fruits and vegetables at an upstream portion of a sorting conveyor system and by movement of the rollers between inclined walls, position th... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4479643 | Method and apparatus for transferring newspapers from pockets to an overlapped stream Bottom opening pockets in a newspaper stuffing machine sequentially move newspapers to a transfer station at a first speed with closed edge portions of the newspapers downward and major sides of the newspapers on which headlines are printed facing in the ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4396110 | Multi-section conveyor and coupler therefor A multi-section conveyor is assembled from at least one power driven section and a plurality of non-powered sections that derive operating power from the powered section through a coupler linking the sections in tandem. The conveyor sections each have opp... | 08/02/1983 |
