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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281710 | Conveyor system and method of setting operation thereof A conveyor system has a monitor for entering information about sheets, an input/output control console for setting operating conditions of a first conveyor and a second conveyor based on the information about the sheets, and a power control console for operating the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7032488 | Device for supporting a material web A support for a material web for use with a longitudinal cutting device for cutting the material web, includes a support shaft having an axis of rotation. At least one bearing mechanism positions the at least one support shaft, wherein the at least one bearing mecha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6182547 | Unloader conveyor for a blanking die A steel blank can be removed from the space between a lower stationary die and an upper movable die by employing a belt conveyor in a cavity in the upper die. The frame for the conveyor belt mounts an array of permanent magnets that exert a magnetic pick-... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5996809 | Flatware sorting machine A flatware sorting machine including a feed bin for holding unsorted flatware, a sorting system for sorting the flatware, and a flatware pick-up and transport system for retrieving the flatware from the feed bin and transporting them to the sorting system... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5450679 | Rotary oven conveyor A rotary oven conveyor apparatus is provided for receiving a continuous flow of articles such as can ends and for conveying the articles in an on-edge, spaced apart condition for a selectable predetermined period of time, to facilitate a treatment such as... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5379880 | Method and apparatus for electrostatic coating of articles A continuous, automated method and apparatus for transporting and electrostatically coating articles including providing a plurality of articles in an unoriented bulk state, each article having a first end portion, orienting each article and transporting ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 4912959 | Overhead magnetic blank unloading conveyor A conveyor belt apparatus is mounted between the upper and lower die shoes of a press for removing a metal blank from the press. The conveyor has magnetic means for magnetically attracting the workpiece to the underside of the belt as it is being moved fr... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4752172 | Apparatus for making a lid having a tear-away opening The apparatus of the invention provides a coat of lacquer or varnish on a tear-off cover, which is formed from a thin ferromagnetic metal, has a circumferential supporting lip and is equipped with a tear-off opening made by scoring and/or punching in or o... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4662620 | Folded products transport apparatus To provide for transfer of folded products, such as folded printed sheets received from a printing machine, between storage bins and a conveyor transport system, transport sheets which, at least in part, are magnetizable, are retained in the storage bins;... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4490922 | Apparatus for drying and calcinating coated welding electrodes with the use of induction heating Disclosed is an apparatus for drying and calcinating coated welding electrodes with the use of induction heating, which comprises a sectionalized slot induction heater provided with a vertically arranged slot and a plurality of electroconductive bus-bars.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4337856 | Transfer mechanism for a magnetic conveyor A magnetic transfer mechanism for transferring ferro magnetic articles from one endless belt conveyor to another. The transfer mechanism includes a magnetic pulley and the conveyor belts are disposed in side-by-side relation on the pulley. Guide rails are... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4234076 | Magnetic roller conveyor A magnetic roller conveyor for transporting magnetically conductive objects comprises at least two magnetically conductive rollers and at least two pairs of permanent magnets each located adjacent to and connected with the respective axial end portions of... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4180257 | Magnetic sheet conveyor Apparatus for handling magnetizable sheet material, and especially heavy metal plates, which apparatus comprises an overhead conveyor characterized by a supporting frame structure on which a plurality of magnetic roll or roller assemblies are mounted whic... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4136781 | Can sorting apparatus A can sorting apparatus is described for processing over 600 filled metal cans per minute. An infeed conveyor moves alongside a main conveyor in which the main conveyor is moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor. A transverse diverter directs t... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4098195 | Transportation system for the distribution of articles to several receiving stations along a track A self-propelled carriage traveling along a track, e.g. within a printing plant, carries a number of flat articles such as printing forms suspended from a common supporting bar with the aid of releasable holders gripping that bar in transversely spaced en... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4051946 | Magnetic conveyor A rail-type conveyor unit is disclosed for handling metal sheets or similar articles which is characterized by an elongate frame having sprocket assemblies at opposite ends on which are supported a pair of parallel, roller-type, endless chains, and having... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3978972 | Can inverting and cleaning apparatus The disclosure is directed to apparatus for inverting ferromagnetic containers so that foreign matter contained in them may fall free or be blown free while they are in the inverted position. The containers are then returned to the upright position and tr... | 09/07/1976 |
