Famous Patents
The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to hold ice cream and the cone was born.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123023 | Mailpiece conveyance system A compliant conveyance system for processing mailpieces along a feed path, e.g., printing on a first surface of a mailpiece, while being registered against a contact surface of a registration plate. The conveyance system comprises at least one conveyor belt opposing... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7987968 | Chip component carrying method and system, and visual inspection method and system A method and a system for stabilizing the sight line of a chip component being carried on two discs, for stabilizing delivery of the chip component between the two discs, and improving and stabilizing the inspection accuracy in the visual check of the chip component... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7958988 | Conveying device and image forming apparatus A conveying device includes a guiding member that has a contact portion that comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface of a conveying belt in which a plurality of suction holes is formed, and an endless conveying belt that has ridges to hold a recording me... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7857121 | System and method for enhancing conveying performance of conveyors A system and method for conveying and for accurately handling a generally flat object employing a plurality of support elements. The system comprises: a plurality of vacuum preload drive wheels arranged in one or more drive units, each drive unit comprising at least... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857122 | Flexible vacuum conveyance/manifold system A vacuum conveyance/manifold system is provided for processing mailpieces. The vacuum conveyance/manifold system includes at least one conveyor belt and a compliant deck disposed beneath and supporting an underside surface of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt has... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837027 | Workpiece transporting apparatus and electronic component transporting apparatus An electronic component conveying apparatus is provided in which an electronic component is accommodated in a through-hole of a conveyer table and is conveyed. The electronic component can be reliably picked up from the through-hole using a compressed gas in a short... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832547 | Classifying gauge vacuum feeder It relates to an equipment to transport and move material which transfer products in bulk into one by one; it receivers a certain amount of pieces (1) and delivers one by one to the next industrial process. This equipment transfers products from a belt convey... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7770717 | Device for transfer of items A device for transfer of items, in particular food items such as pieces of meat, with the device having a base part using a vacuum source, a conveyor belt having a plurality of openings formed in the conveyor belt, a driver for the conveyor belt and a support adapte... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7743913 | Electronic component conveying apparatus and method of controlling the same When the operation of an electronic component conveying apparatus is to be stopped, application of a negative pressure to through holes is stopped, and a compressed air blowing mechanism blows compressed air from an exhaust nozzle with a pressure greater than a pres... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7510069 | Vacuum belt conveyor for transferring a web threading tail in a web manufacturing machine A vacuum belt conveyor for transferring a web threading tail in a web manufacturing machine has a frame construction (15) and an air permeable belt loop (20), which is arranged around rolls (16, 17). The vacuum belt conveyor also has a first vac... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7367444 | Device and method for optionally drawing in a cutout from a stack of several cutouts, or taking over a cutout from a separating cutting machine A device for optionally or selectively drawing in a cutout from a stack of several cutouts, or taking over a cutout from a separating cutting device, which separates the cutout from a material web, includes a vacuum guide roller in which the cutout coming from the s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364036 | Module for a perforated flat top belt with hinge gap for better fluid flow A belt module comprising an intermediate section having a top surface. A first plurality of link ends have opposed side walls that provide the first link ends with a first transverse thickness. The transverse thickness is connected to the intermediate section at a f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331443 | Vertical parallel transportation of caps A device for conveying closures (D) made from metallic sheet in an essentially vertical direction from a collecting point (1) to a release point (6) is proposed. The closures are selected to be in correct position during conveying in order to release a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305808 | Packaging machine A packaging machine moves its heater unit for longitudinal sealing of a tubularly formed film between a sealing position at which the heater unit contacts the film and a retracted position at which it is separated from the film. In addition to the mechanism for this... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302787 | Defect detection device and bag packaging system equipped with defect detection device A bag packaging system includes a bag packager and a defect detection device that receives bags manufactured by the bag packager and conveys the bags while checking for defects. The defect detection device includes a first conveyor belt that is arranged below the ba... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296792 | Self-valving vacuum distribution for a belt-driven sheet conveyor A self-valving vacuum distribution system for a belt-driven sheet conveyor utilizes the sheets to automatically open vacuum control valves sequentially in a downstream direction as the sheet is carried on the belts. The system also automatically adjusts for varying ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293770 | Sheet-transporting device having a suction belt module with a blower A device for transporting sheets to a sheet processing machine includes a feed table, and at least one suction belt endlessly revolvable over the feed table. The suction belt is subjectible to vacuum from suction regions of different pressure levels disposed behind ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288742 | Method and device for heating a strip-shaped carrier According to a method and a device for heating a strip-shaped carrier in an oven, a carrier is passed through the oven in a direction of conveyance. The carrier is supported by a heatable plate, which together with the carrier is moved through the oven stepwise with... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284667 | Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234586 | Self-cleaning foodstuff conveyors A conveyor suitable for use, e.g., in food processing apparatus, includes particular procedures and arrangements for decontaminating the surface of the conveyor. The conveyor surface is subject first to a mechanical cleaning, e.g., by spraying of liquid followed by ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219790 | Star-shaped conveyor for feeding or discharging empty plastics containers or bottles to or from a machine and orienting and algining machine having said star-shaped conveyor The invention refers to the field of systems for conveying empty plastics bottles and more precisely to a star-shaped conveyor adapted to feed or discharge empty bottles to or from an operative machine. Preferably, but not exclusively, the machine which the star-sha... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210571 | Film conveying mechanism A film conveying mechanism comprises a base, a belt capable of conveying the films, a spring plate, a fixing pin, and a stopper. The spring plate includes an opening on a second end and is longitudinally disposed with respect to the belt. The fixing pin is on the ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207429 | Feeding device of chocolates and similar products A feeding device of chocolates and similar products for a wrapping machine includes: a first belt means which has a continuous advance motion, supports and moves a plurality of products, aligned and arranged in a single line at mutual contact; a second belt means al... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207558 | Apparatus for the transport of sheets A conveying apparatus for transporting sheets to a sheet processing machine, in particular a printing press, has a suction belt table between a sheet in-feed and the sheet-processing machine. A transport belt of the suction belt table is formed with at least two row... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182334 | Air diffusing vacuum transport belt An air diffusing vacuum transport belt including a first perforated layer and a second non-perforated layer is provided for transporting image carrying substrates without vacuum belt induced image defects. The first perforated layer includes a top surface and a bott... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7128217 | Bun laner A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125014 | Device for conveying a stream of sheets from a sheet pile to a sheet-processing machine A device for conveying an imbricated stream of sheets from a sheet pile to a sheet-processing machine includes a conveying table provided with at least one revolvingly drivable, air-permeable conveyor belt. The belt has a top strand with an underside slidable over t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118103 | Device for conveying sheets through a printing machine A device for conveying sheets through a printing machine, in particular through an ink jet printing apparatus, permits adaptation to different printing material thicknesses and ensures reliable transport. The conveying device has a conveyor belt which runs over defl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097030 | Long, flexible conveyor belt modules in modular plastic conveyor belts A modular plastic conveyor belt constructed of flexible belt modules molded out of a material such as a flexible elastomeric compound that enables the belt to wrap closely around drive sprockets. Drive elements in the bottom of the belt are uniformly spaced in the d... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083374 | Gripping members gripping and moving packets stacked by a conveyor A stacking conveyor conveys packets so that the conveyed packets become stacked together in a standing up configuration as an array of packets. First and second gripping members are automatically controlled so that the first and second gripping members mechanically ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036656 | Vacuum belt conveyor for plates A conveyor 1 for holding glass plates 2 in position during grinding and drilling operations comprising one or more than one belt 3, 3′ 3″ having a rotating surface and a suction generator 6 for generating a vacuum on the surface. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7023347 | Method and system for forming a die frame and for transferring dies therewith A method, system, and apparatus for a die frame, and for transferring integrated circuit dies therewith, is described. In one aspect for making a die frame, a wafer that comprises a plurality of dies is attached to a surface of a tape structure. A grid of grooves is... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007773 | Lubrication device A lubrication device lubricates traveling lubrication sites, such as on a belt (1), in particular, on a roller or chain belt (1). The lubrication device includes a lubricating apparatus (2) having a catch (C) that is capable of assuming a restin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004309 | Vacuum belt conveyor system A vacuum conveyor has a toothed belt with opposed sets of teeth along the sides of the belt inner surface; the belt is driven by a synchronous motor giving very precise delivery, the motor driving a toothed roll located in the conveyor center section within the loop... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004572 | Ink jet printing system with interleaving of swathed nozzles Disclosed is a continuous ink jet printer that includes an ink jet printing nozzle for a first color positioned to deposit ink drops on a substrate, and a deflection element located proximate an output trajectory of the first ink jet printing nozzle and operative to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997326 | Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932339 | Transport device for sheet or web material The present invention relates to a transport device for transporting sheets (2) in a plant comprising a high-speed printer which is provided for printing the sheets (2) or a continuous web which is cut to sheets (2). The transport device include... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932196 | Lubrication device A lubrication device lubricates traveling lubrication sites, such as on a belt (1), in particular, on a roller or chain belt (1). The lubrication device includes a lubricating apparatus (2) having a catch (C) that is capable of assuming a restin... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6886683 | Conveying apparatus, inspecting apparatus and aligningly and supplying apparatus A conveying apparatus is provided with a rotary disc portion with a suction means which forms a slit on an outer peripheral surface and sucks through the slit so as to convey a conveyed article in a state of holding the conveyed article by suction to both sides of t... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886681 | Conveyor for inverting web of material The present invention relates to a conveyor apparatus, and more specifically to a conveyor apparatus that is capable of accepting a web of material having little to no inherent structural integrity from a first direction, inverting the material, and dispatching said... | 05/03/2005 |
