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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905343 | Self-propelled crushing machine A self-propelled crushing machine is provided which ensures that, even when crushed pieces of an object include a concrete reinforcing steel bar or other like material piece, it is prevented that the concrete reinforcing steel bar will pierce into a conveyor belt. T... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7832548 | Adjustable magnetic idle station transport mechanism An idle station transport mechanism for a press, including a first plurality of magnetizable transport rails; a second plurality of magnetizable transport rails axially displaceable with respect to the first plurality of transport rails; and a plurality of transfer ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7721873 | Chain link for a circulating transport of a machine tool, and double end tenoner with guide chain formed from said chain links The present invention discloses chain links for the circulating transport chain of a machine tool, which comprise: a pair of rollers which determine the direction of circulation of the chain link by way of the direction in which they roll, over the rollers which is ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7597188 | Belt module with magnetic properties A module for chains or belts that is molded from a plastic compound containing a magnetizable element. The molding may be performed in a standard injection molding machine equipped with a device that produces an electromagnetic or permanent magnetic field. The field... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581636 | Automatic feeder for bakery products An automated feeder transports pastry product dishes and/or moulds and includes a movable headstock arranged transversely above a first conveyor. The headstock includes an upper plate, a main linear actuator attached thereto, a lower mobile plate extendable by the m... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7347317 | Method and device for measuring conveyor belt elongation, method and device for measuring conveyor belt wear extent, method and device for measuring conveyor belt temperature, rubber magnet sheet, and method of producing rubber magnet sheet Methods and devices for measuring elongation, wear, and internal temperature of a conveyor belt to catch signs of conveyor belt failure such as breakage by detecting a magnetic field from a magnetic body by using a magnesium sensor, as well as a rubber magnet sheet ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325674 | Plate conveyor having rapid assembly device A plate conveyor having overlapping plates and a plate-supporting sprocket chain composed of two parallel chain strands formed of inner link members and outer link members, facing ones of which are connected by link pins. The chain is in the form of at least two pre... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311846 | Apparatus and method for separating ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid A method and apparatus for separating ferrous metal particles from non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid, such as a coolant from a machining operation, in which mixed particle containing liquid is discharged across a horizontal, non-magnetic separating s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296675 | Magnetic centering roller for reinforce conveyor belts A centering roller which is used with reinforced conveyor belts has permanent magnets within its outer shell to attract the steel cables used to reinforce the lateral portions of the belt. Preferably, the permanent magnets are of the rare earth variety to provide in... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7272252 | Automated system for combining bright field and fluorescent microscopy A method and apparatus for automated analysis of transmitted and fluorescently labeled biological samples, wherein the apparatus automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. Once can... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255218 | Circulation type line-up conveying apparatus This apparatus automatically lines up and forwards in a single line lengthwise objects supplied at random and in many lines and yet automatically returns objects overflowed from a line-up line to upstream. This apparatus includes: a cantilever type main conveying co... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252189 | Method for aligning laminated electronic parts in desired orientation and alignment device therefor A method and device for aligning orientation of laminated planer electrodes in laminated electronic parts when the parts are conveyed on a transport passage of a parts feeder. A magnetic field generation unit is disposed beside and outside of the parts feeder for ap... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7204192 | Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects such as vehicles, doors and windows are shown and described herein. The embodiments incorporate a track with lower rails having lower permanent magnets and the object with upper rails having upper perm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182201 | Wafer carrying apparatus and wafer carrying method A wafer carrying apparatus 20 for carrying intermediate products comprises: a conveyer 40 for carrying the intermediate products in the carrying direction; and a plurality of platforms 41 arranged in the conveyer 40 along the carrying dir... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177454 | Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156224 | Circulating mechanism, and method of operating such a circulating mechanism A circulating mechanism includes a moving member, e.g. a chain or a belt, which travels along a circulating path and is looped about at least one deflecting member for reversing a travel direction of the moving member. Disposed in a section of the circulating path i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131528 | Chain guide for a continuous running transport chain A chain guide for a continuous running transport chain includes chain links with track rollers and guide rollers that correspond to a guide rail with two tracks for the track rollers at a distance from one another and in between a groove profile for the engagement o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114614 | Magnetic centerguide A magnetic centerguide for a grid structured for travel along the path of a conveyor. The grid defines a support surface that supports a pan. The guide generally comprises a magnet-carrying guide member mounted to the grid, normally but not necessarily on the grid c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097026 | Magnetic turnaround An apparatus for transferring an object from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the apparatus having a drive roller; a guide having a first end and a length, the first end being positioned adjacent the drive roller; a guide roller, the guide roller being magneti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099500 | Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6995837 | Optical inspection system and method of use In a preferred embodiment, an optical inspection machine for fasteners, including: an inspection station; a main dial rotatable through the inspection station and carrying thereon a plurality of fasteners; a reflective surface surrounding each of the plurality of fa... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957734 | Work fixing device A work fixing device in which the load of the conveyor is not increased even when using a fixed magnet. The work fixing device comprises: plurality of plates, on each plate of the plurality of plates a work with a ferromagnetic portion being mounted; a transporter f... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945384 | Parts aligner A parts aligner is provided with an attraction means 8 orbitally movable in a specific orbit R, and also provided with a posture shift guide 11, a regulating piece 12 and a thickness sorting guide 13 along a specific circumference P corre... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913137 | Method of retrofitting magnetic guide to a grid A method of retrofitting a magnetic centerguide to a grid. The grid is of the type adapted to carry a pan along a path defined by a conveyor to which the grid is attached. The centerguide is of bifurcated construction which is split at one or both ends of its struct... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6823986 | Device and method for conveying work pieces The invention relates to a device for conveying work pieces, especially suspended plate-shaped work pieces such as metal sheets or plates. The device includes at least one driven belt (1) that revolves around a retaining device (3) and that conveys wor... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6787724 | Sorting machine A sorting machine receives a bulk of workpieces or fasteners from a hopper unit into a feed station which align the fasteners into a single file for engagement to a transport system of an inspection station. Preferably, the transport system has a conveyor belt with ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6695949 | Feeding device for strip shaped tire components The invention relates to a feeding device for strip-shaped tire components. The inventive device is situated in a conveying device for a tire construction drum. The feeding device comprises one or several storage means, feeding and cutting devices pertain... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6588580 | Apparatus for the transport of workpieces in particular of suspended, panel-shaped workpieces The invention relates to an apparatus for the transport of workpieces (W), in particular of suspended, panel-shaped workpieces (W), such as sheets or plates. This apparatus has at least one rotationally driven conveyor belt (1, 2) for the workpieces (W) t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582178 | Mini-modual manufacturing environmental A mini-modular manufacturing environmental chamber for processing and transporting semiconductor devices is disclosed. The cylindrical chamber is provided with a conveyer assembly that transports items within the chamber and divides the interior into two ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561343 | Magnetic carrying device A drive member has a spiral magnetic coupling in its upper surface configured from a N pole spiral and a S pole spiral. A carrier can slidably move in the shaft direction to pass through a point that is a fixed distance from the upper surface of the drive... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6358319 | Magnetic method and apparatus for depositing granules onto an asphalt-coated sheet A method of applying blend drop granules to an asphalt coated sheet includes moving an asphalt coated sheet in a machine direction, and depositing blend drops of granules on a blend drop conveyor that is positioned above the asphalt coated sheet. The blen... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6332529 | Component conveying device A component conveying device can reliably separate a head component and a second component and can easily take out the head component. A guide groove for aligning and guiding a component P, a conveying member M which is arranged on a bottom surface of the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6325927 | Magnetic separator apparatus A magnetic separator apparatus having a configuration of barium ceramic magnets impregnated into polypropylene bars interspersed onto a conveyor belt which passes through an aqueous solution containing unwanted magnetic particulate. A plurality of spaced-... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6315108 | Carrying device for carrying a number of products, as well as a system provided with such carrying device A system for advancing a carrying device. The carrying device is for receiving a plurality of products for processing. The carrying device has a first conveyor, and a second conveyor connected to the first conveyor for taking over a carrying device at a p... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308861 | Chip component feeding apparatus and attracting plate for use in same A chip component feeding apparatus translates chip components in alignment along a passage and feeds the foremost chip component to a predetermined take-out position. The foremost chip component is separated from the remaining translated chip components. ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6290056 | Conveying apparatus for conveying magnetic workpieces A conveying apparatus capable for conveying a magnetic workpiece at high speed with low vibration and low noise, superior in durability, and capable of achieving a reduction in driving force. The conveying apparatus includes a non-magnetic rail having a g... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6241077 | Transport system for spinning bobbins and bobbin tubes with a transport path bridging a passage A transport system for spinning bobbins and bobbin tubes comprises a transport path with two essentially vertical sections and an essentially horizontal section connected therebetween. The spinning bobbins and bobbin tubes are transported on pallets whose... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6123184 | Parts alignment device A parts alignment device includes: an input port introducing chip-like parts having a magnetic-substance electrode; a storage chamber storing the parts introduced through the input port; a wall made of non-magnetic material, the wall defining a back surfa... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6112389 | Transport device and pallets for containers In order to facilitate production of cans (3,103,103'), in particular of aerosol cans, magnetic conveyors (6,8) and magnetizable pallets (7,107,107') are provided, instead of chain conveyors including mandrels, in plants for producing containers. The cans... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102191 | Device for transporting flat, especially plate-like objects A device for the transport of flat, in particular platelike objects (2, 2'), with a driven transport band (4, 4') which revolves around a transport band body (3, 3') and on which the objects (2, 2') come to bear during transport, the transport band being ... | 08/15/2000 |
