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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7681716 | Work conveying apparatus, method for producing work and method for producing image forming apparatus A work conveying apparatus including at least one movable work conveying device to support a work, a drive device capable of reciprocating by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction, and a latching portion formed on at least one of the working conveyin... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7419348 | Incremental material urging system An incremental urging system comprising a container structure including floor, roof, and side wall structures, and closed at a rearward end. A loading aperture is provided in the roof of the container structure for the introduction of compactable material. An increm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7371040 | Bale wagon having improved rolling rack tines A bale wagon is disclosed having rolling rack tines that pivot, by only a few degrees, so as to reduce the angle between said rolling rack tines and the bale wagons loading bed surface at several preset positions, allows improved control over the lean angle of the u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7313978 | Linear motion device associated to a worm A linear motion device (10) associated to a worm (14) including a body (12) internally provided with a housing seat for partially receiving a worm having a plurality of grooves, a mobile device (52) for temporary engagement in an exposed ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299959 | Urged magazine for a fastener driving tool A magazine cover is integrally molded with a return-preventing claw part to be engaged with a fastener loaded into a guide part. The return-preventing claw part is so constructed as to include: a return preventing surface that abuts against the fastener to prevent t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261198 | Bi-directional package divert mechanism and method of use A bi-directional package divert mechanism used for sorting mail and other packages and items into appropriate bins for future delivery. The mechanism includes a downward extending moving mechanism which is capable of moving items into one of two directions, both per... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219785 | Work transfer apparatus A work transfer apparatus configured to move a work to an operating position while transferring the work by a conveyor, perform predetermined processing at the operating position, and discharge a processed work, the work transfer apparatus comprising an ejector movi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210572 | Adjustable guide for a bottle handling system The present invention is directed to an adjustable guide for a container conveyor system. The guide includes multiple pairs of pivoting mechanisms located along the conveyor. Each pivoting mechanism includes a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm which can be inde... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188722 | Article carrying apparatus An article carrying apparatus is capable of inhibiting a force that acts on the apparatus due to a vibration being applied to its carry section in order to carry an article. The article carrying apparatus includes: a carry section for linearly restricting a carrying... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6692214 | Pusher, puller loader, unloader, and working device A pusher 13 has a leaf spring 12, a driving section 22, a direction changing section 23, and guides 24. The driving section 22 nips the leaf spring to longitudinally advance and retract it. Advancement of a fore end of the leaf spring 12 in a pushing dire... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6547061 | Cargo handling system A cargo system for an aircraft includes an elongate endless drive arrangement extending along the path of travel of a load unit, the endless drive arrangement including a carriage movable along the path and a load unit engaging member on the carriage and ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6422798 | Process and arrangement for continuous treatment of objects The invention relates to a process for continuous treatment of objects in a processing unit, where the objects are moved along a conveyor track passing through the processing unit by a first linear-action conveyor device performing a back-and-forward move... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401902 | System and method for feeding of returnable containers Collecting system for packagings (18), preferably returnable packagings, comprising a feeding-in device (10) for the packagings, which feeding-in device is arranged at a first location, an automatic transport device being arranged to automatically transpo... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6328153 | Device for feeding layers of objects to a palletizing plant A device for feeding layers of products to a palletizing plant, containing an accumulation surface arranged to receive lines of products transferred from a conveyor positioned in front of it by a pusher which acts in a direction perpendicular to the conve... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6296102 | Container rejecting apparatus A container rejecting apparatus is used for rejecting a container filled with a liquid such as beverage from a feed conveyor to a discharge conveyor adjacent thereto. The container rejecting apparatus has a pusher for pushing the container from the feed c... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6237747 | Delivery device for a setting tool with a nail magazine A delivery device for a setting tool has a guide tube (16), a guide rail (1) projecting from the guide tube (16) substantially transverse thereto and having a guide channel (5) for receiving fastening elements (6), a slide (2) for transporting the fasteni... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6179109 | Conveyor device for shelf channels in shelf-storage systems A conveying apparatus (1) for shelf channels of shelf storage facilities comprises two parallely arranged, circulating conveying means (2) for receiving pallets (P). The conveying means (2) are partially designed as support roller chains (3) whose ends ar... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6105752 | Weld gun receiver with anti-rebound device A receptacle for a feed mechanism comprises a receiving body having a receiving chamber connected to a feed duct and a conveying duct extending substantially perpendicularly to the feed duct. At least one blocking means is arranged in the aperture region ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102644 | Ejector blade carriage adjuster An ejector blade carriage mounting system for connecting the ejector blade carriage to the ejector blade in a manner to accommodate variations in the fabrication of a truck body in which the ejector blade is utilized by connecting the ejector blade carria... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102192 | Article pushing device The present invention provides an article pushing device for pushing an array of hanging articles along a hook bar by the action of self-restoring force of a compression spring body which can be elastically compressed with no space loss and be easily fitt... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085894 | Conveyor system The present invention, in certain embodiments, is an apparatus for the movement of objects on rollers. The apparatus comprises a frame element, a series of rollers, a rotating pipe element suspended over the series of rollers, at least one push-arm assemb... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5957266 | Feeder The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding solid fuels in a space limited by a plane bottom plate, side walls and a pusher device arranged adjacent the bottom surface. A drive is located outside the walls and is attached to the pusher in or... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5899317 | Apparatus for pushing pulverized and/or lumpy objects An apparatus for pushing in a predetermined quantity solid pulverized and/or lumpy objects forming a deposited layer to a discharge section includes: a plurality of pusher members disposed in parallel with each other; and a driving device to which the plu... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5735387 | Specimen rack handling system A magnetic conveyor system for transporting test samples in tubes disposed in a sample rack having a magnetic or magnetically attractive region is described. The magnetic conveyor system includes a drive system, a magnet coupled to the drive system and mo... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5699896 | Transfer device, and in particular, a packaging machine for cigarettes or the like, which is provided with the said transfer devices A transfer device includes a transfer tool which is activated by a rectilinear guide, i.e. by a mechanism made such that a point of attachment of the transfer tool describes a rectilinear trajectory when the guide is activated. A drive element for activat... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695045 | Stud feeder Stud feeder with an adapter (1), in which a conveying duct (4) and a stud feed orifice (3) designed substantially perpendicularly to the conveying duct (4) are provided, with a cylindrical or slightly conical stud holder (2) arranged coaxially to the conv... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5638942 | Scraper, scraping framework thus equipped, materials transfer installation and moveable cellular booth A scraper (14) arranged between two parallel side members (12) of a scraper frame, having a metal structure (51) in the shape of a comb (52) with teeth facing downwards and a flexible blade (59) covering the teeth (52) and bonded to the structure (51). A ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5622251 | Transfer device for performing a linear transfer movement The invention relates to a transfer device for performing a regular, linear transfer movement including a body (1), provided with a threaded bar (2), a stepping motor (3) for driving the threaded bar (2), two guide bars (4, 5), a slide (6), and a follower... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5586638 | Discharge apparatus for article handling system A discharge apparatus for an article handling system receives a group of articles in a facewise stacked condition and delivering the group of articles to an outfeed apparatus wherein the articles are arranged in a continuous flow. The discharge apparatus ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5551821 | Worktable loading and unloading apparatus and method An apparatus for loading and unloading components such as circuit boards from a transport unit to a work station. The apparatus includes a flexible tape which is wound on a storage drum and selectively extended or retracted relative to the drum. Component... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5469972 | Screening apparatus and method for screening mixed materials A screening apparatus and a method are provided for separating mixed material into coarse materials and finer materials. After dumping mixed materials with a loader into a bucket located in an upper section of a screening apparatus, a movable wall moving ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5449060 | Discharge apparatus for article handling system A discharge apparatus for an article handling system receives a group of articles in a facewise stacked condition and delivers the group of articles to an outfeed apparatus wherein the articles are arranged in a continuous flow. The discharge apparatus co... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5413638 | Apparatus for metalizing internal surfaces of tubular metal bodies Apparatus for internally coating a pipe, comprising a device for heating a pipe as it is internally spray coated and a plurality of inlet rollers and a plurality of outlet rollers for supporting the pipe while it is being heated and longitudinally advance... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5374148 | Procedure and apparatus for feeding a material into a pressurized space The invention relates to a procedure and an apparatus for feeding solid material into a pressurized space. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a feed chamber (12) communicating with the pressurized space (1) via a gate (13), a piston cylin... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5261524 | Apparatus for conveying loose material, with back-and-forth motion An apparatus for conveying loose material includes a chute with static bottom shaped like a trough, adapted to accommodate the material to convey, and a series of conveyance members mounted to move back and forth on a movable frame. Each conveyance member... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5251892 | Method of and apparatus for ejecting paper in a printing system A paper ejecting apparatus embodied in a printing system, such as a video color printer, that is constructed to push out or eject a printed sheet of paper. The apparatus includes long guide channels formed in a panel for feeding paper toward an ejecting d... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5245900 | Die press unloader A die press unloader which retrieves material from beneath the lower die of a pair of dies mounted in a die press. The material which is retrieved will have passed through the lower die, and can comprise either scrap, for example in making perforated stri... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5228551 | Method and apparatus for transferring coiler cans to and from a can transporting carriage A transporting carriage for conveying a coiler can of curved outer circumferential surface in an upright orientation between a can stand of a sliver producing fiber processing machine and a can stand of a sliver comsuming fiber processing machine includes... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5220994 | Process and apparatus for transporting workpieces with aligned edges on a low friction support platform A process and apparatus for transporting stacked workpieces with aligned edges on a low friction workpiece support platform in which the shifting of individual panels relative to each other under the influence of inertia is precluded. The process includes... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5207986 | Automatic analyzer A rack supply part, an analysis unit part and a rack storage part are formed as units which are separable from each other, and a rack carrier part is integrally mounted on the analysis unit part. The respective units are provided with locating members for... | 05/04/1993 |
