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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8434612 | Postal sorting machine having a mailpiece recirculation device comprising a cleated belt The postal sorting machine has sorting outlets in which mailpieces are accumulated, said sorting outlets being disposed in line along a certain longitudinal axis. It further includes a recirculation device for recirculating the mailpieces stored in the sorting outle... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8109383 | Magnetic assembly for loading and conveying ferrous metal articles An assembly for loading and conveying ferrous metal articles including a magnet having north and south poles, an axis between the north and south poles, the poles forming an annular belt support; a powered conveyor belt extending over the belt support for rotating t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7954630 | Conveyor belt A method of attaching a pawl to a region of a surface of a conveyor belt comprising pre-stressing the surface region and fixing the pawl to the surface region while it is in the pre-stressed state. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| RE42361 | Plastic conveyor belt modules with unitary sideguards A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7597189 | Cap sorter and associated cleat A cap sorter for lifting and orienting caps includes a hopper section for holding randomly oriented caps. A conveyor belt travels along a belt path that extends through the hopper section. The belt path extending from the hopper section and moving upward therefrom. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7347331 | Fines removal apparatus and methods/systems regarding same Apparatus, methods and systems are used to separate fines from objects of a feed mixture being processed (e.g., iron bearing pellets, chips and dust). For example, at least a portion of an endless belt defining a channel is movable up an incline relative to horizont... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299912 | Conveyor for bar or pipe A conveyor system for transporting a work piece from a beginning point to an end point in a longitudinal direction with at least one process step applied in between to such work piece is provided according to the invention. The work piece is propelled in the longitu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299916 | Transfer mechanism and method of use A transporting device includes a power roller mounted to a chassis for transporting a tray between positions. A belt transfers power from the power roller to a shaft. The belt may be used to rotate the shaft. A pulley is mounted to the shaft and rotates in substanti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281624 | Air supported impact section for air supported belt conveyors An improved air supported impact section for air supported belt conveyors that includes a cushioned pad incorporated into the plenum plate to cushion the impact form and minimize damage to the air supported belt conveyors. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278433 | Washing a cored lettuce head A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260967 | Elevator slats for an agricultural harvesting machine An agricultural harvesting machine that comprises a crop processing mechanism and an elevator assembly for conveying harvested crop material to the crop processing mechanism is provided. The elevator assembly comprises an elevator housing, an elevator mechanism moun... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210598 | Authomated pill-dispensing apparatus An under-counter portable automatic pill-dispensing apparatus includes a double array of storage units for storing pills in bulk, a retriever between the two arrays for retrieving selected storage units, and a pill-dispensing module for unloading pills into a vial. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182202 | Conveying device for bulk material A conveying device has a support frame and a conveying member with at least two driven conveying belts that circulate in parallel to one another and with a conveying fabric having at least one support surface and being arranged between the at least two conveying bel... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7124879 | Endless belt A flexible endless belt mountable on rotating elements has an outer and inner surface between first and second lateral edges and a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart laterally oriented upraised flights on the outer surface. Each flight has a single medial port... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111725 | Non-skid modular plastic conveyor belt A modular conveyor belt constructed of modules having upstanding ribs, each in the form of textured upper ridge structure atop an elongated rib base. Consecutive ribs are spaced apart laterally on the top surface of the modules. Longitudinal slots between laterally ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032737 | Conveying apparatus for open containers A conveying apparatus for transporting open containers is provided with at least two conveying elements located opposite to each other that are adapted frictionally or positively engage the containers. Each conveying element comprises a plurality of gripping element... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6955108 | Sawing device for sheets of wood, plastic or the like A sawing device for sheets of wood and plastic material has a support with at least one transport belt. The transport belt has longitudinal profiled sections arranged in the transport direction of the transport belt. The longitudinal profiled sections are positioned... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951271 | Flight lug A flight lug is provided for releasable attachment to a conveyor belt. The lug comprises a base and first and second side walls mounted to opposite edge surfaces of the base such that the base extends between and interconnects the side walls intermediate upper and l... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6919122 | Flexible composites with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and methods for producing the same A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making articles of manufacture,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6854590 | Conveyor belt assembly A conveyor belt assembly (10) for conveying an object to be portioned (54) by a fluid jet (52) is disclosed. The conveyor belt assembly (10) includes a conveyor belt formed from at least a first and a second picket (12) each having... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6811021 | Plastic conveyor belt modules with unitary sideguards A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695135 | Flexible flight modules in modular plastic conveyor belts Modular plastic conveyor belt modules with flexible flights. The belt modules are molded out of a hard thermoplastic material. Upstanding structure made out of a resilient rubber-like material is bonded to a base portion of the belt module to form a flexi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6571935 | Monolithic belt with reinforced sidewall A monolithic conveyor belt structure comprising an elongate, substantially planar base belt having a pair of integrally formed, flexible, fabric reinforced, longitudinal sidewalls protruding from its top face. The integral construction prevents delaminati... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6443297 | Pulley lagging with hook and loop fastener attachment system A pulley with pulley lagging, a pulley, pulley lagging and belt system and method are provided. The pulley has an outer surface with a length and a circumference. A hook and loop fastener strip is provided having one of a loop or a hook surface section an... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6371280 | Load carrying belt The present invention is directed towards a belt having a load-carrying surface located between transverse edges of the belt. The load-carrying surface is comprised of a plurality of ribs arranged in a plurality of overlapping columns extending along the ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6332531 | Modular unit for the fabrication of conveyors A first modular unit (1) for the fabrication of conveyors (2), said first modular unit (1) comprising an upper surface (3) and a lower surface (4) and means (5) along at least one, preferably two long sides (13) lying diametrically opposite each other, fo... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6321904 | Conveyor belt with locking member for holder elements A conveyor apparatus for transporting items via an endless conveyor belt having at least one locking member. At least one interchangeable holder element is adapted to releasably interlock with the locking member provided on the conveyor belt, with the loc... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6290453 | Unit for feeding flat diecut blanks of wrapping material to a user machine A unit for feeding flat diecut blanks of wrapping material to a user machine is equipped with a conveyor by which blanks disposed on edge transversely to a given feed direction and ordered in a substantially continuous column are caused to advance along a... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6136191 | Elevating solids separator and drive connection therefor Disclosed is a separator that extracts solids from a manure slurry. The separator includes a powered rotating drive cylinder, a plurality of fins radially extending from the drive cylinder, and a flexible conveyor belt driven by the drive cylinder. The co... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131725 | Belt for conveying chip components, and method of manufacturing the same A chip component conveyor belt of the present invention comprises an endless timing belt having a plurality of teeth at predetermined intervals on its back surface. Wherein a height of the teeth is made uniform by polishing or grinding the tip of each too... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6062379 | Conveyor assembly with compressible layer A conveyor assembly comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation secured together by interlocking belt link fasteners and apertures, combined with a compressible layer to reduce the noise produced when materia... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059093 | Device for transporting printed sheets A device for transporting printed sheets includes a first traction element and a support attached to the first traction element for movement therewith in a transport direction. The printed sheets are deposited in adjacent stacks on the support. Windshield... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5768986 | Crop baler belt system A baler belt system for use primarily in round crop baling machines, includes an elongated elastomeric belt that is adapted for rolling engagement with one or more drive, idler, and tensioner rollers of the type normally used in a round crop baling machin... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5586639 | Powered roller conveyer for light loads A powered roller conveyor especially effective for upgrade conveyance of light loads of 15 kg to 60 kg, wherein the resin coating of rollers 1 is a soft polyurethane rubber having a hardness of 65 to 80 degrees and the outer surface of the resin coating i... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5511652 | Construction conveyor belt An improved conveyor belt construction includes lateral edges which fold upwardly and inwardly upon the application of longitudinal directed tension. The tendency of the lateral edges of the belt to curve upwardly and inwardly, coupled with the presence o... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5439097 | Link for conveyor chains A link assembly for a chain comprising a link portion, a top plate portion having a top surface and a bottom surface made of a predetermined first material, and a plate member made of a different material than the top plate portion and integrally molded t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5423416 | Conveyor belts with spiral overlay A spiral overlay having multiple variations, but generically, comprised of wire spirals intermeshed together by connecting rods extending across the conveyor in the transverse direction. Broadly, a first overlay is made up of spirals which may be tapered ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5413211 | Conveyor incorporating curved surface flight links The present invention relates generally to conveyor belts and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a conveyor belt having ribs formed on a lower surface thereof for moving particles generally outwardly toward the first and the second sides... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5404994 | Agricultural conveyor belt A conveyor belt for agricultural use, and method of manufacturing same, having a conveyor belt fabric material of preferably synthetic fibers with rubber coating and having wooden slats arranged spaced apart along its length, oriented transverse of the be... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5361893 | High friction plastic conveyor belts having modular links formed by two integrated plastic materials A plastic conveyor belt system provides high frictional surface contact between the conveyor work surface and the load carried by the conveyor. This is achieved by modular belt links integrally formed of two diverse plastic materials such as a low frictio... | 11/08/1994 |
