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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971703 | Conveying apparatus and conveyed object inspection apparatus A conveying apparatus and a conveyed object inspection apparatus which can perform accurate, damage free image inspection. One conveying roller has a conveying surface formed in a spiral manner on an outer periphery surface thereof. The conveying surface is slanted ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7654384 | Adjustable conveyor for varied size and shape containers A conveyor for varied size and shape containers has a pair of feed screws mounted parallel to one another on opposite sides of a line of container travel. A mechanism is provided for moving the screws toward or away from one another in a manner to maintain an equal ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7335311 | Sludge treatment An apparatus for treating sludge, comprises a press for dewatering the sludge, a compaction device for receiving and compacting sludge dewatered by the press, a shredder for receiving and shredding sludge compacted by the compaction device, and a tube conveyor for c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318304 | Device for introducing pharmaceutical products into blister packs Pairs of first and second rolls are supported for rotation in a roll frame located below a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material, each first roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections separated from respective ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7284577 | Container control apparatus and manufacture-related plant Damage or deformation of a container in a processing device downstream a convey path is prevented. A filling device includes a filling unit (1), star wheel (2), and timing screw (3). Containers (10) are supplied to the timing screw (3 | 10/23/2007 |
| 7255223 | Mixture with a smooth throughput A transport device for transporting a transportable product, especially a bulk-type product, includes an essentially cylindrical chamber containing at least one shaft which extends along the cylindrical chamber and comprises a plurality of first transport elements f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7168554 | Grain cart and auger construction A folding auger assembly. The auger assembly includes at least one auger housing configured to receive at least one driveshaft. The auger assembly further includes flighting connected to each driveshaft, a lower drive assembly configured to operatively couple the dr... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131252 | Method of and apparatus for automatically packaging encased product An automatic packaging apparatus has an arraying and supplying station, a sorting station and a packaging station. The arraying and supplying station forcibly arrays and supplies encased products to orient their caps in one direction. The sorting station selectively... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100760 | Deicer mixing apparatus and method An apparatus for applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, methods of applying a liquid coating to a deicer composition, and solid deicer compositions that have been coated using the apparatus or method of the invention are disclosed. The apparatus includes... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6991089 | Cooling station for disk-shaped substrates A cooling station for data carrier disks, in particular for injection-molded substrates of optically readable data carriers, such as CD, CD-R, DVD, CD single, DVD single and the like, has at least three rotatable cooling spindles which are arranged in spaced-apart p... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6910882 | Vertical conveyor apparatus for high temperature continuous processing of materials The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a continuous processing apparatus for high temperature thermal treatment of granular materials. The apparatus includes a vertical conveyor means with an internal feed mechanism for transporting granular feedstock upward,... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6763932 | Particulate material handling systems The particulate material handling system comprises a tube, an endless belt that passes through the tube and returns outside of the tube, and a flighting that is suspended a predetermined distance from the belt through the entire length of the tube. The distance may ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6698578 | Granular material conveyor Disclosed is an improved conveyor. The invention provides an apparatus for conveying material having an elongated tube with an input end and a discharge end, an intake hopper having a front end secured to the input end of the tube and an endless belt for ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6561342 | Granular material conveyor Disclosed is an improved conveyor. The invention provides an apparatus for conveying material having an elongated tube with an input end and a discharge end, an intake hopper having a front end secured to the input end of the tube and an endless belt for ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6357577 | Conveyor arrangements with multiple shaftless screws The present invention relates to a vertical conveyor (2) with double spirals (21, 31). The vertical conveyor (2) consists of a casing (20) and two shaftless spirals (21, 31). The spirals (21, 31) are driven each by a motor (24) via a gear and journal unit... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6298751 | Drive transmission apparatus for twin-screw extruder A drive transmission apparatus for a twin-screw extruder is provided which transmits a rotational driving force from a single prime mover to a first screw and a second screw disposed in parallel to each other, which comprises a transmission shaft, two idl... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6213185 | Feeder for outserts and other articles In a device for feeding articles, cylindrical feed screws having left and right hand pitched helical grooves are arranged in parallel and are driven rotationally in opposite directions such that an article deposited in the space between the roots of the g... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6062373 | Method and apparatus for discharging a food material A method and apparatus for discharging a food material is provided, in which a plurality of supply rollers provided with grooves or ridges on their surfaces are circularly disposed to form a funnel-shaped space, into which space the food material is charg... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5823738 | Method and unit for forming stacks of articles A method and unit for forming stacks of articles, whereby the articles are conveyed on a conveying surface and in a first traveling direction to a pickup station, and are lifted successively in a second traveling direction, crosswise to the first directio... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823123 | Transporting a particulate material to a discharge opening In a combustion system for particulate fuel including a combustion chamber with an opening at the base of the combustion chamber and a vertical discharge duct pushing the particulate fuel through the opening there is provided a hopper spaced from the comb... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5788050 | Adjustable can end counting apparatus An apparatus for moving a series of disk-like articles, such as can ends. The apparatus includes an article moving assembly, an article counting system and an article separating assembly. The article moving assembly includes an adjustment assembly for adj... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5622248 | Adjustable container feeding system for printing presses An apparatus for engaging and feeding containers to a printing press, including a support frame having a plurality of shafts mounted thereon; a plurality of worm members mounted on the shafts and each having spiral grooves for engaging a bead of a contain... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5480135 | Sheet collating or storage device A device for collating sheets, in which the sheets are offered at an input of the device, which comprises conveyor member which convey the sheets in a circuit arranged between the input and an output of the device, the conveyor member comprising at least ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472076 | Device for changing the position of a lid Two cooperating spiral conveyors are provided between a transport device having a transport plane and a transport segment. The conveyors are driven in opposite directions and are provided with opposite thread directions. The axes of the spiral conveyors a... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5407057 | Super infeed system A conveyance system particularly adapted for food processing utilizes an article handling apparatus including a feed device which is particularly adapted to convey cans in clusters of a predetermined uniform number to a toppler apparatus for manipulating ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5385074 | Apparatus and method for cutting helically shaped potato pieces An apparatus for cutting helically shaped pieces from potatoes has a top portion forming a drive section, a center portion forming a feed section and a lower portion forming a cutting section. The drive section comprises a plurality of rotatable shafts ex... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5350051 | Agitator apparatus for cylindrical articles An apparatus for agitating cylindrical articles in a bulk flow and removing non-aligned articles from the flow includes a plurality of parallel, spaced rotating pins having helical threads on an outer surface. The flow of articles is directed through the ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5310043 | Feed apparatus with two feedscrews A feed apparatus including two feedscrews for supporting flat articles as they are moved along a conveyor. The two feedscrews are mounted in parallel and are spaced apart so that each feedscrew supports the flat articles along a different edge of the arti... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5273149 | Reverse vending machine with rotary-bristle-drive scanning station A system, such as a reverse vending machine, for handling redeemable beverage containers of the type carrying side-borne, optically readable information codes. Featured in the machine specifically described herein is a scanning station along the sides of ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5122263 | Continuously and automatically functioning device for the drainage of sludge, especially of sewage sludge A continuously and automatically functioning device for the drainage of sludge treated with a flocculent, especially of sewage sludge, comprising a screw conveyor installation with a driven conveyor screw consisting of shaft (16) and helix (17) and a scre... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5107978 | Article distributing apparatus Article Distribution apparatus is disclosed having a main frame straddling a conveyor feeding a single row of articles to the inlet of a pair of timing screws. The timing screws are mounted for horizontal and vertical adjustment above the conveyor and are... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5058725 | Method and device for successively conveying flat-shaped items A method and device for successively conveying flat-shaped items, i.e. slab-like items, such as sweets or biscuits, for the formation of groups consisting of a number of items positioned on edge; and whereby the aforementioned items, laid flat, are fed su... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5050720 | Interchangeable feedscrew system A feedscrew system includes a support structure for rotatably supporting a selected feedscrew assembly adjacent a conveyor in order to control articles moving on the conveyor toward a processing station, mounting components for mounting the selected feeds... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4969348 | Feed system for a redraw press This invention provides a feed system comprising a base on which a portion of the article being fed rests. The base extends along a feed path for the article. The feed system also includes at least one rotatable feed screw lying in an axis parallel to the... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4947979 | Transfer apparatus Apparatus for transferring articles, such as containers, along a processing path includes a reciprocating slide with opposing, rotating feed screws disposed thereon for engaging the containers wherein reciprocation of the slide and rotation of the feed sc... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944647 | Bottle cutting and emptying machine A high capacity machine cuts the tops of plastic bottles and inverts the bottles for discharging their contents. Bottles are conveyed through the machine by a feed screw. At the cutting station means are provided for standing the bottles erect so that the... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4875309 | Disc cleaner This relates to a disc cleaning machine wherein abrasives are thrown at a disc as it travels along a predetermined path and wherein the disc is rotated as it travels along that path. A principle feature of the machine is that discs are conveyed along a pa... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4872939 | Apparatus for assembling lined packaging tray In an apparatus for preparing absorbent pad lined packaging trays, means sense the tail end of a liner supply that is to be discarded, determines and cuts off the length thereof, withdraws the cut off length from the line of machine operation and feeds in... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4865158 | Vertical bale elevator A vertical bale elevator to transfer bales of hay, straw or the like between the ground and a barn has an elongated frame with two opposing augers mounted on opposite sides of the frame. The frame contains a guide for the blades. The augers are mirror ima... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4784557 | Cup or cover stacker of a cup filling apparatus for dairy products A cup and/or cover strand can be fed with the cup and/or cover feed device according to our invention, especially a cup and/or cover feed device of a cup filling unit for nutrient and palatable items such as dairy products. The cup and/or cover edges of t... | 11/15/1988 |
