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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6955179 | Straight-through dishwasher with a carriage which is driven in opposite directions A motor drive with devices for translating the rotary movement of an output shaft (44) into a reciprocating linear movement, preferably for driving a reciprocating transporting device (4; 5, 6). The latter comprises catches (9; 9.1, 9.2), which ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6523676 | Continuous treatment apparatus A continuous treatment apparatus is provided that resists thermal shock and treatment gases and correctly transfers treated objects. An urging mechanism 9 that urges a treated object w is adapted to transfer a treated object w by reciprocating rack member... | 02/25/2003 |
| 5553699 | High cycle rate transfer device The high cycle rate transfer device invention disclosed herein enables a continuous conveyance of material in a limited space envelope. Particularly, a roller chain is driven by a center sprocket with outboard rollers on the chain running in a track so th... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5449061 | Apparatus for the transport of products An apparatus is provided for the transport of products in the course of a packaging process, where at least two pushers, pivotably mounted along a guide rod, are driven by a traction mechanism alternately back and forth in opposite directions along a prod... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5320213 | Accumulating ratchet conveyor A bi-directional ratchet conveyor is shown including a carrier bar slideably mounted centrally of a frame and operated by a power cylinder. The carrier bar has a first plurality of gravity dogs pivotally secured along a first side thereof, and a second pl... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320212 | Bi-directional ratchet conveyor A bi-directional ratchet conveyor is shown including a carrier bar slideably mounted centrally of a frame and operated by a power cylinder. The carrier bar has a first plurality of gravity dogs pivotally secured along a first side thereof, and a second pl... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5305871 | Package-conveying apparatus comprising endless member conveyor and pushers A package-conveying apparatus, which is useful with a wrapping-machine of a type capable of wrapping a package with stretch film from a roll moving in an annular path, comprises an elongate table with two front ledges, a pair of endless belts for conveyin... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4853115 | Rake classifier A rake classifier provides reciprocating movement using crank-mounted drive shafts to establish translatory forward movement as well as lifting and rearward movement of the rake structure.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4727978 | Reciprocating conveyor for particulate material A reciprocating conveyor is formed of at least one group of at least three elongated slats of inverted U-shape spaced apart laterally for longitudinal reciprocation in such manner that all or a majority of slats move simultaneously in a load conveying dir... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4632618 | Feed storage for drill rods for a long-hole drilling apparatus A feed storage for drill rods for a long-hole drilling apparatus, said feed storage comprising a magazine provided with fixed guides (11) for storing drill rods (13) in parallel with each other, a delivery opening (14) defined by the guides for transferri... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4363586 | Bunker-discharge apparatus, especially for bulk material A bunker discharge apparatus, especially for bulk material. The apparatus includes conveyor elements having a ladder form or shape and extending parallel to each other and movable back and forth, by way of a drive, in the conveying or feeding direction. T... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4271957 | Mechanical transfer bar drive assembly A drive mechanism for advancing workpieces through a plurality of spaced-apart work stations which are arranged so that the distances between certain adjacent work stations are greater than the distances between other adjacent work stations. During an adv... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4243346 | Unloader for taking feed from a horizontal silo Crank-operated rods are mounted on two vertically spaced apart crankshafts, which are driven to rotate in the same sense. Working tools are carried by said rods on the side thereof which faces the body of silage and penetrate said body as they move downwa... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4231688 | Apparatus for clearing silage or similar material Disclosed is an apparatus for clearing stored material, such as silage, from a stack of such material, comprising a cantilevered frame; at least one crank rod carried by the frame and having milling tools mounted thereon which engage and clear the stored ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4157761 | Discharger mechanism A discharger mechanism is disclosed for discharging solids from the bottom of a pile. The discharger has a single reciprocating stoker rod and thus avoids misalignment and distortion so common in two reciprocating stoker rod discharger mechanisms. The dis... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4111485 | Dump truck with telescoping container body A dump truck having a telescoping container body which is initially telescoped to a reduced length to discharge a portion of the load therefrom in response to the telescoping action and thereafter elevated to discharge the remainder of the load in the man... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4011618 | Barn cleaner scraper A barn cleaner for scraping manure from an alley between two rows of open stalls for cows, which cleaner includes a scraper element which extends transversely of the alley and is of generally triangular cross-section with the base of the triangle against ... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3999476 | Closed chamber baler An improved closed chamber baler includes a hopper into which is fed waste paper or other compressible materials to be baled. The material to be baled is forced into a bale chamber by means of a piston operated ram. Means are provided for sequentially gui... | 12/28/1976 |
