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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7198219 | Fishing reel transmission Fishing reel control apparatus, comprising a pulley carried for rotation in opposite directions; a ratchet wheel carried for rotation; a spring wire wrapped about a portion of the pulley and having a projecting end; a pivoted dog connected to the wire end so that en... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7128287 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a housing, a handle mounted on the housing by an axle, a spool rotatably mounted on the housing, a transmission gear having multiple ratchets mounted at one end of the spool, a power transmitting device for transmitting power from the axle to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6907981 | Conveyer assembly for a produce packaging system A conveyer assembly used as part of an automated packaging system is disclosed. The conveyer assembly allows the container filling process and produce leveling process to be combined as a single process station in an automated packaging system. The conveyer assembly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6634486 | Distributing apparatus having tapered rollers An apparatus to evenly distribute loose articles within a package. The apparatus includes a conveyor unit to convey and agitate the package and a pressing unit to press on and thereby smooth the package. The conveyor unit includes a plurality of tapered r... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6488193 | Guide conveyor having a laterally adjustable deflector roller at the end A method and apparatus for conveying and applying a strip component (11) such as a tire tread is disclosed. The method includes the steps of placing the strip component on a belt conveyer (16), determining a guideline (52) of the strip component (11) at a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6296108 | Method and apparatus for delivering components on a compartmented belt A configuration for positioning components within the compartments on a delivery belt prior to their removal by an onserting apparatus. The configuration can include a brush and a vibrator.... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6213284 | Method and unit for transferring articles A method and unit for transferring articles between a first seat in a given position, and a second seat traveling along a first path, whereby at least one pickup member for picking up the articles is fed along a second path extending between the first sea... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5820335 | Apparatus for collecting plates A method and an apparatus for collecting plates from two rows of plates travelling side-by-side on a moving conveyor comprising inverting plates sequentially in one row of plates and merging said two rows of plates by depositing a plate from one row onto ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5680746 | Pick and place system The present invention has at least a continuous belt or chain, a sliding bar, at least two drivers--one for moving and driving the belt--, and a plurality of constraining rollers for guiding the belt around all the other components such that the portion o... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5669754 | Method and apparatus for collecting plates A method and an apparatus for collecting plates from two rows of plates travelling side-by-side on a moving conveyor comprising inverting plates sequentially in one row of plates and merging said two rows of plates by depositing a plate from one row onto ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660264 | Endless conveyor having a continuously moving and an intermittently moving conveyor part The invention relates to an endless conveyor following a convex contour for use in cooperation with a discharge/feed conveyor. The endless conveyor comprises a number of article holders, such as grippers, for receiving therein discrete articles, such as f... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5653633 | Screen conveyor for root crop harvester The screen conveyor for root crop harvesters comprises an endless screen belt conveyor, which consists of at least two conveyor belts and transverse conveying rods fastened to the conveyor belts and rotates about deflection rollers, which are rotatably mo... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5641055 | Conveyor belt A conveyor belt including displacement apparatus for laterally displacing pieces of a product across the width of the moving conveyor belt. The apparatus may include a rotatable paddle wheel with radially extending fins or roller sets that are engageable ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5579894 | Direct drop transfer apparatus A product transfer apparatus for transferring individual product from a rotary feeding station to downstream apparatus such as a cartoner conveyor in preselected count stacks for subsequent discharge at a cartoner machine. Stacks of product are formed by ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5253747 | Equipment adapted to perform a coordinated transfer of packaged signature bundles form packaging assemblies to downstream machines The subject matter relates to an equipment adapted to perform coordinated transfer of packaged signature bundles from packaging facilities to downstream machines. The equipment substantially comprises endless conveyor belts mounted on stationary or movabl... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5248340 | Dipping apparatus Take-in and take-out conveyors are provided on horizontal sides of a chucking mechanism, which is adapted to engage a workpiece and vertically move the same, and disposed flush with each other for supplying and discharging the workpiece to and from a posi... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5135435 | System for transporting and stacking coins A coin transporting and stacking mechanism transports coins between two endless belts which form a coin transporting channel. The coins are gripped on diametrically opposed edges by the counter-rotating belts, and securely held as they travel towards the ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5054600 | Transferring system for transferring articles through a processing apparatus A transferring system for use in a processing apparatus having a plurality of processing stations comprises an endless conveyor for conveying a plurality of articles along an endless conveying path through the plurality of processing stations. The transfe... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5038918 | Root crop harvester A root crop harvester including two endless web sections, with the first section overhanging the second section to form a step portion, and drive mechanism to vibrate the two web sections in their own planes by amounts that are unequal or can be made uneq... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5024645 | Apparatus for positioning a port in an aperture in a web of film An apparatus for positioning a port within an aperture of a web of film, including a chain loop having a plurality of forks for releasably retaining ports. The chain loop is fed around a first, a second, and a third rotatable sprocket. The first and secon... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4899890 | Separating apparatus with wobbling take-up roller A separating apparatus employs a foraminous drum with a resilient belt forming a nip therebetween. A take-up roller upstream of the nip is rotatably supported about a center of rotation that is parallel to, but offset from a central axis of the take-up ro... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4897183 | Litter screening and separating apparatus A litter screening and separating apparatus including a storage compartment arranged for towed movement, a loader structure affixed at one end of the storage compartment for picking up encrusted litter material from floors of chicken houses, a conveyor in... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4889463 | Slip sheet removal apparatus A slip sheet removal apparatus for removing a dunnage sheet disposed beneath a paperboard blank stack conveyed by a conveyor assembly, the slip sheet removal apparatus comprising a dunnage sheet removal assembly having a stationary subassembly with roller... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4881584 | Infeed conveyor for saw The invention is an infeed conveyor for a saw which enables feeding sweepy cants or logs in such a manner as to achieve a significant improvement in lumber recovery. The conveyor has at least one portion which can be configured between a straight line tra... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4819811 | Separating apparatus with wobbling take-up roller A separating machine of a type having a foraminous drum with a resilient belt forming a nip therebetween includes a take-up, roller upstream of the nip, having an axis skewed with respect to an axis of the take-up roller. The wobbling motion of the take-u... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4744714 | Bin vibrating discharge device for surge or blending bins or the like A vibrating discharge apparatus for discharging particulate stored material from a surge or blending bin or the like, having a discharge end, a discharge apron defining an support surface near the bottom of the bin extending in a substantially horizontal ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4717027 | Vibratory belt separator for blow-molded parts A separator for blow-molded parts, which separator includes a plurality of endless belts movably supported between a pair of horizontally spaced pulleys, one of which is a drive pulley. The belts, preferably of circular cross section, have upper reaches e... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4703846 | Method and apparatus for arranging fragmentary particles into a row consisting of individual particles The invention relates to a method for arranging conveyor-transported fragmentary particles into one row or several adjacent rows of individual particles before their removal from the conveyor. According to the invention, the conveying base is divided into... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4650064 | Substrate rotation method and apparatus A frame which carries a plurality of circular substrates seated in grooves in planar alignment. The substrates are seated in grooves defined within the circumferential periphery of apertures within the frame. Each groove and aperture have a diameter sligh... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4645066 | Adjustable conveyor assembly for regular periodic transverse movement of a longitudinally moving conveyor belt A conveyor assembly having one of its conveyor rollers which is movable to change the angle of its axis to the conveyor direction for causing sideways movement of the conveyor belt. Movement of the roller is controlled by a linkage drivably connected to a... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4640656 | Device for supplying rod-shaped articles, for example cigarettes, to a processing machine A device for supplying cigarettes (5) to a packaging machine is provided with a rotary head (3) for tipping containers (4) full of cigarettes (5) into a tank (6) whose base is formed by an upper branch (38) of a conveyor (7) for supplying a continuous flo... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4363341 | Plant container filling machine An apparatus for continuously metering soil into moving containers is provided. Two synchronated rotating bladed wheels dispense soil from a hopper into flats of pots moving on a conveyor in a coordinated manner beneath the wheels. The hopper is vibrated ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4257320 | Whole fruit peel oil extractor Parallel horizontal toothed rolls form bights therebetween for reception of non-spherical citrus fruit such as lemons. A body of liquid submerges the toothed rolls so that puncturing of the peel of the fruit takes place below the liquid level. Groups of t... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4231464 | Conveyor with laterally adjustable flights An infeed conveyor feeds logs lengthwise toward a sawing, chipping or other log processing machine. The infeed conveyor has two endless conveyor chains which circulate in an infeed conveyor path carrying flights along low-friction guides. To assist in obt... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4148389 | Apparatus for feeding and orienting screws Randomly oriented screws are deposited onto two horizontally spaced endless belts and are advanced toward a track located adjacent the ends of the upper runs of the belts. As the screws are advanced, the belts are vibrated vertically to shake the screws t... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4063634 | Oscillating flatware washing device A device for holding flatware which flatware is cleaned in a commercial warewashing machine is disclosed. The device is secured to a conventional dolly. A drive wheel on the device engages the conveyor pan. As the dolly moves, the drive wheel oscillates a... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4060166 | Container separator A device for aiding in separating a comingled mass of containers being transported on a pair of conveyor belts. The device includes a cam means which is reciprocally moved up and down for raising and lowering the inner edge of the conveyor belts from a ho... | 11/29/1977 |
