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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328785 | Low electrostatic discharge conveyor A conveyor for transporting objects sensitive to electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a roller conveyor with conductive rollers in electrical communication with an electrical ground. The rollers preferably have about 105 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322460 | Pivoting unloading door assembly and common conveyor drive for door segments thereof A pivoting unloading door for ramp assembly and common conveyor drive for door or ramp segments thereof. The door or ramp segments are pivotable about a pivotal axis between a folded or closed position in generally overlaying relation one to the other, and an unfold... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7278536 | Molded plastic conveyor chain member for processing poultry A conveyor chain for poultry processing is formed of injection molded regular links in serially connected relationship, and has at intervals a special link adapted to receive a threaded stud for a chicken carcass-supporting cone or other structure. The special link ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7246697 | Washdown conveyor corner section with removable wear strips The present invention is a corner section of a conveyor frame assembly that includes removable slide bars and wear strips. The corner section is formed from two side frames of stainless steel joined by multiple stainless steel cross supports. Each of the cross suppo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7185686 | Feeder device in a timber harvester The invention relates to a feeder device in a timber harvester, which includes a frame, a 3-row roller chain arranged to be rotated around a drive sprocket, a turnover member and roll guides, which roll guides extend for a great length of a gripping side of the feed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100811 | Web guide and method The present invention relates to a method of production and an arrangement for feeding and guiding web materials in laterally separate paths from a web supply to a machine for producing packing blanks. More specifically a web guide is disclosed, capable of controlli... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7025195 | Conveyor system for transport of containers A conveyor system for transport of containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a conveyor having a curved transport path with one end defining an entry zone and another end defining an exit zone. The containers are moved by a container pro... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007729 | Log charging apparatus for sawmills An improved log charging system for a sawmill having a sharp chain infeed conveyor includes a log turning station for scanning and rotating a horizontally supported log about its longitudinal axis to a desired orientation that will produce maximum lumber yield, and ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966433 | Guide plated for roller-chain conveyor A roller-chain conveyor includes a guide plate to support the load carried by the roller-chain conveyor belt, and to maintain the roller-chain on a consistent track. A guide plate is carried on top of a stiff foundation plate to resist load-induced deflection. Found... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945385 | Square bale feeder attachment for flat-bed vehicles A preferred embodiment of a bed assembly for flat bed trucks has a square bale retriever at the rear of the flat bed that includes a pair of lift arms adapted to grasp a bale by its opposite ends and lift it up off the ground and onto a transverse feeder located at ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6626284 | Conveyor/elevator web A conveyor/elevator web is provided and comprises transverse bars attached to rubber traction belts, wherein the transverse bars have a plurality of spaced outwardly extending fingers or projections in order to provide a means of attachment of either a fl... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6516940 | Low electrostatic discharge conveyor A conveyor (20, 120, 220, 320) for transporting objects sensitive to electrostatic discharge. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a slippable roller conveyor (20, 120, 220, 320) with conductive slippable rollers (30, 30') in electrical com... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6446790 | Link for sharp chain conveyor A spiked H-style link for a sharp chain conveyor where the single centrally-placed saddle of the prior art is replaced by a double saddle with a centrally-located opening shaped to receive a sprocket tooth. The double saddle moves each saddle outward from... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6394259 | Feed roller A feed roller for use in feeding timber includes a body and has disposed around its periphery friction elements with anti-slip elements for improving the engagement between the feed roller and the log. A transfer element is arranged between the friction e... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6202719 | Timber harvester and a feeder device for it The present invention relates to a timber harvester (10), which includes two opposing jointed feed devices (14), stripping blades (15), and a cutting device (16). The frame (21) of the feed device (14) is set on articulated arms (13), and in which the fee... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6149377 | Conveyor apparatus for conveying stacks of articles A conveyor apparatus for stacked articles, such as stacked plastic or paper bags, includes a frame, and a plurality of sprocket assemblies about which one or more conveyor chains extend. The apparatus includes a plurality of wicket wire holding assemblies... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6065927 | Spike stick and lath placer A device for placing spacing sticks or lath onto an upper surface of a lumber stack includes a stick holder for holding, in gravity fed abutment, a singulated array of parallel, adjacent, elongate spacing sticks or lath, a stick presenter for receiving a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5996658 | Feed roller The present invention relates to a feed roller (1) by means of which a felled tree (2) trunk is fed into a timber harvester for delimbing. The apparatus comprises a drive wheel (4) and at least one transmission means (5) arranged at the outer circumferenc... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5667468 | Screw adjustable wicket pins A sideweld bag making machine utilizing a rotary transfer device and wicket conveyer is equipped with screw adjustable transfer wicket pins. The bases for the transfer wicket pins are mounted on a threaded rod having two sections of thread, each of opposi... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5624110 | Cut segment pick-up assembly A segment pickup apparatus for handling material segments. The apparatus includes a frame and at least one pair of picker assemblies coupled to the frame. Each of the picker assemblies includes a linear array of carding elements, and each of the carding e... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5601182 | Precision feed chain A high precision feed chain includes multiple support platforms that are each rigidly attached to master links in a drive chain. The master links are pivotally coupled together forming a single continuous drive chain capable of advancing in a longitudinal... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5586640 | Conveyor chain A chain for conveying slices of a food product comprises a series of interlocking U shaped links each having a crossbar and two legs. The legs are provided with loops which partially surround the crossbar of an adjacent link. Some of the loops have an end... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5544737 | Conveyor devices An easily transportable self-powered conveyor device, for use e.g. in transporting pieces of wood over rough terrain, has a drive chain and driven disc installed on a chainsaw in place of a saw chain and bar, the drive chain being in driving engagement wi... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5385186 | Sharp chain charger A sharp chain charger and infeed device for feeding logs in a desired orientation to a sawing machine is characterized by alignment and displacement assemblies for accurately positioning a succession of logs on a sharp chain drive mechanism. The alignment... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5372246 | Conveyor belt for cutting machines According to the invention, a conveyor belt, especially fit for application in a water jet cutter, consists of a number of distanced strip-shaped members extending transversally to the conveyor belt. The edge of the strip-shaped member defining the transp... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5305870 | Method of and apparatus for transporting loosely bound books A conveyor for use with a machine which applies covers to books of the type where the individual pages are loosely bound by means of mechanical binder elements having rounded teeth. The conveyor includes multiple saddle plates, coupled to endless chains, ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5074735 | Wicketing apparatus A wicket post mounting in a bag stacking machine includes a base unit bolted to a conveyor plate. The base unit includes an upstanding wall with a plurality of machined, vertical post receptacles or openings. Each receptacle is identical to receive and ph... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5056202 | Apparatus for making and transporting stacks of foil sections The invention relates, in particular, to the field of plastic bag treatment. The method consists in releasably connecting brackets 29 for holding together stacks 15 to a stack conveying device 21, stacking the individual bags 11 on the legs 31 of the brac... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4997081 | Conveyor system for shredded solid waste material A conveyor system for transporting shredded solid waste material to a boiler is provided. The system includes a flighted drag chain conveyor positioned within a trough-like enclosure. The conveyor includes a number of drag elements mounted to each flight,... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4997080 | Spike chain assembly A conveyor chain trackway to receive a chain. The chain has first and second links, the latter alternating with the first. Each first and second link comprises a pair of spaced side members. There is a pivotal joint between neighbouring links. Spikes are ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4954066 | Thermoforming and conveyor chain guide apparatus A chain guide structure for guiding a conveyor chain through a thermoforming machine to protect the chain from plastic chips and other debris. The chain guide includes a support rail structure for supporting an upper run of conveyor chain, and a spring st... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4930617 | Curved conveyor A conveyor is disclosed which serves for transporting bales of hay or the like material in a curve. It is made up of a frame, having a bale-receiving and a bale-discharging end; of an endless link chain extending between the frame ends and following the c... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4911286 | Steeply inclined conveyor with slippage stops on the conveyor surface A steeply inclined conveyor comprising an endless elastic conveyor belt extending around guide rollers to define a conveying portion and a returning portion, and support rollers for supporting the returning portion of the belt, is provided with longitudin... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4901778 | System for replacing feedroll inserts A system is provided for installing, retaining and replacing the saw-teeth strip inserts of rotatable, cylindrical feedrolls, without concomitant damage thereto. More specifically, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally extending grooves ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4886156 | Log conveyor system A log-transporting conveyor chain is described. The conveyor chain incorporates log-transporting links with attached guide blocks which, in combination with an enclosing chain raceway, prevent undesirable play in the chain.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883159 | Feeder apparatus for timber harvesters The present invention provides a feeder apparatus for timber harvesters, said apparatus being intended to pull the log in for trimming and preferably featuring a three strand roller chain rotating around a turning wheel and a cog wheel with log grabbing m... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4763793 | Installation for sorting articles by weight and shape A sorting installation for separating a first type of articles from a second type of articles fed mixed to the sorting installation. The articles of the first type are relatively light and substantially two-dimensional, while the articles of the second ty... | 08/16/1988 |
