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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997403 | Mechanical interface A mechanical interface for transferring a reciprocating movement from one element to another element releasably mountable thereto. The interface comprises at least three interface points, at least two of which being laterally spaced apart, and at least two of which ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7503449 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between a fruit conveyor and a multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator removably fastened to the frame to be removable therefrom in the upward direction, and a fruit guide body removably fastened to the fra... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7399383 | Vibratory conveyor with non-biased oscillation A vibratory conveyor has a bed or trough that carries the workpieces, and supported above a base plate. A vibratory motor employs linear bearing to provide vibratory that is kept in the plane of the conveyor bed. A directional fabric material lying on the trough is ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7222750 | Transfer and dosing device of pulverulent or granular material contained in a hopper A dosing device of a pulverulent material uses an oscillating drive mechanism with straight to-and-fro movement to extract and dose a pulverulent material contained in a hopper with a calibrated outlet aperture, and then to transfer the extracted mass to a removal p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104394 | Conveying apparatus with piezoelectric driver A conveying apparatus comprises an elongated conveying bed which includes a proximal end and a distal end. A support structure for the conveying bed accommodates vibratory motion of a portion of the conveying bed extending from the proximal end a substantial distanc... | 09/12/2006 |
| RE38756 | Vibratory distribution conveyor In order to provide the capability of distributing a material that is conveyed, a vibratory distribution conveyor includes a deck having a distribution edge. The distribution edge extends between an inlet end and an end remote therefrom and the deck is subjected to ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910569 | Load singulation system and method A system and method for singulating loads are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of similarly configured load manipulation cells arranged to form an array. Each cell has a generally planar upper surface and an actuation system configured for operation indepe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6868960 | Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus is disclosed and which includes a supporting frame; an article transporting bed which is oriented in spaced relation relative to the supporting frame; a plurality of resilient supports mounted on both the supporting frame and the article transp... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6834756 | Conveying system and method A conveyor assembly having a conveying member made substantially of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene material. The conveying member can be provided with a support structure for supporting the conveying member. At least one biasing member and at least one sec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6745893 | Bearing system for the swinging suspension of the swing frame of a conveyor grate A bearing system which is for suspending the swing frame of a conveyor grate in a swinging manner on a support structure. Two elastic spring rods are arranged next to each other in a common plane of swinging. The spring rods have a first end clamped in a fixed manne... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6702102 | Exciter mass assembly for a vibratory device An exciter mass assembly for vibratory processing equipment includes an exciter frame and at least one resilient member connecting the exciter frame to the vibratory processing equipment. A motor is supported by the exciter frame so that the exciter frame... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6659267 | Two-mass, base-excited conveyor A vibratory conveying device comprise an elongated trough for transporting materials, and a base underlying the trough. A plurality of elongated leaf springs support the trough on the base, with a vibratory drive system operatively connected to the base f... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655523 | Excited frame conveyor and excitation process for same An excited frame conveyor is described with a conveyor bed movably supported on a frame having a structural frequency and a vibratory drive on the frame operable to vibrate the frame at an operational frequency that is greater than the structural frequenc... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6631799 | Vibratory feeding system A vibratory feeding system includes a hopper, a tray and a vibrator. The hopper is disposed above the tray so that components can flow from the hopper to the tray. The vibrator is mounted to the tray, so that the tray can be vibrated to move components al... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6588581 | Vibratory apparatus having adjustable spring assembly A vibratory conveying apparatus embodying the principles of the present invention includes a base, a trough, and at least one spring assembly mounting the trough on the base for vibratory conveyance of material in the trough. At least one of the spring as... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6488141 | Article alignment and singulating conveyors and conveyor system A conveyor system of units that move blocks of wood and while moving align them in single file along one or more paths of travel. First in the system is a conventional vibrating conveyor unit followed by a vibrating type conveyor unit having an undulating... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6349817 | Mounting bracket for generating linear impelling pulses from a rotary vibrator mounted thereon A mounting bracket assembly for connecting a single rotary vibrator to a vibratory feeding device that includes an elastomer spacer member retained and sandwiched between a base plate and a vibrator mounting plate. The mounting plate assembly converts sin... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347698 | Modular conveyor apparatus An extruded brush plate for a conveyor is provided with slots preformed in the brush plate for attachment of supports, vibrators and peripheral walls. The brush plates are then cut to the desired length, by making only a single cut across the width of the... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6305524 | Electronic bulk feeder for small assembly components In a feeder supplying assembly components to another machine, an electronic control device monitors a horizontal buffer zone. Pulses of compressed gas are intermittently employed to lift components upon detecting the absence of a component in a portion of... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6216850 | Cyclically powered conveyor with flow leveler A conveyor 10 includes a cyclically powered drive mechanism 24 for moving products along an elongate tray 12 in a forward direction. The tray 12 includes a substantially planar floor 14 for supporting product thereon and tray side 16, 18 on opposing trans... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6116409 | Conveyor for uniformly distributing parts An apparatus for uniformly distributing parts on a conveyor surface which includes a storage bin for holding randomly oriented parts in bulk, a conveyor adjacent the storage bin for acquiring a fragment of the randomly oriented parts in the storage bin an... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112883 | Vibratory distribution conveyor In order to provide the capability of distributing a material that is conveyed, a vibratory distribution conveyor includes a deck having a distribution edge. The distribution edge extends between an inlet end and an end remote therefrom and the deck is su... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6047811 | Method and vibratory conveyor A vibratory conveyor and method of making the conveyor having a frame to which a locator sheet having accurately punched and shaped locator holes for locating spring mounts fixed to the frame. Each mount preferably is a plug having corners which engage no... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5735377 | Modular impact or wear pads An impact or wear pad composed of a rubber or urethane sheet with one or more metal plates secured to one major surface. A threaded bolt is secured to each plate and extends outwardly from the rubber or urethane sheet at a right angle. The metal plates ar... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5704466 | Feed tray attachment for vibratory feeder The vibratory feeder utilizes a releasable attachment mechanism for connecting a feed tray to a vibrator for ease of removal and installation. The attachment mechanism has a first coupling in the form of z-blocks which when pressed together align the feed... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5660265 | Vibratory conveyor for particles of bulk material A vibratory conveyor for particles of tobacco or other bulk material has a trough with an elongated bottom wall the upper side of which merges smoothly into a downwardly sloping convex cylindrical or substantially cylindrical external surface of a tubular... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5646374 | Conveyor for a combination weigher or the like A vibratory conveyor for a combination weigher or the like includes an elongated trough having inlet and outlet ends and a pair of upwardly extending and outwardly flared side walls. The conveyor also includes a pair of ramps for lifting and slowing a flo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5575378 | Transfer method and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for transferring relatively light objects. The objects are supported on a cushion element having a multiplicity of extremely fine and relatively short flexible fibers packed at an ultra high density pile in a backing. The fibers are... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558199 | Apparatus for forming a layer of tobacco particles An apparatus for manipulating a multilayer stream of tobacco particles with randomly intermixed foreign particles has a vibratory conveyor which advances the stream toward and discharges successive increments of the stream onto the upper reach of an endle... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5555967 | Vibratory distributor for bulk articles A vibratory distributor 10 is described in preferred form having an elongated vibratory bed 16 for conveying bulk articles in a flowing stream past a plurality of metering gate stations 12 to selectively distribute the articles at the stations. A metering... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5467975 | Apparatus and method for moving a substrate A device for moving an object, such as a sheet of paper or other substrate, includes a base element, a drive mechanism to move the base element in first and second directions, such as by vibration, and a plurality of flexible ratchets fixedly secured to t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5375694 | Vibratory feeder A vibratory feeder for cohesive particulate solids such as powders and the like. A conveyor frame supports a flexible conveyor membrane and is excited by a vibrator. The vibrator produces standing waves defined by nodes in the sectional configuration of t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5330304 | Apparatus for handling elongated products Weighed, rod-like product is deposited into a receptacle having a bottom wall formed by an iris plate assembly, which may be vibrated and which opens on command to drop the product into one of two cylindrical holding canisters with clamshell doors on thei... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5301791 | Vibratory pile conveyor system An improved vibratory pile conveyor system has an input chute with independently controlled pile covered feeder surfaces that directs elongated articles into an accumulator. The accumulator is also composed of independently controlled feeder surfaces cove... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5277300 | Multiple-channel vibrating table for feeding loose parts A multiple-channel vibrating table for feeding loose parts, including a table which is constituted by a plurality of feeder troughs which are arranged mutually side by side, define the channels for conveying loose parts and are vibrated in order to cause ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5249859 | Vibratory blender/conveyor A device for blending and conveying materials which comprises an elongated trough having an inlet end, a discharge end, and two spaced apart side walls; an apparatus for vibrating the trough; a first blending apparatus connected to the trough between the ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5238303 | Method of and apparatus for mixing of fluent materials enclosed in a bag A method is described herein which provides for mixing of fluent materials enclosed in a flexible bag. The bags are conveyed in sequence along a conveying member which is vibrated to effect bag motion and turning thereof during the advance. Advance is blo... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5214934 | Helical conveyor systems A helical conveyor system in a freezing unit, wherein cold air from an evaporator (20) is fan-forced upwardly through the turns of the conveyor mesh, a primary cold air flow (26) is directed upwardly through the turns of the conveyor mesh, and a secondary... | 06/01/1993 |
