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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5871083 | Horizontal convey apparatus for a pallet A horizontal conveying apparatus moves a pallet from an entrance port to an exit port, with either a load or an article placed on the pallet. The apparatus has fixed rails laid horizontally between the entrance port and the exit port, rails movable along ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5538125 | Indexing and feeding systems for apparatus for gelatin coating tablets Methods and apparatus for applying coating to products such as medicaments are disclosed. The present invention provides apparatus and methods for controlling the loading and feeding of tablets onto carrier plates for transfer to various processing statio... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5398600 | Batch conveyor for processing chamber A processing apparatus having a chamber having upstream and downstream ends for processing a plurality of products in batches, each batch of product being supported on a carrier having sides, a bottom and a top. The carriers being capable of being transit... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5289910 | Transport apparatus A textile machine transport apparatus is provided for transporting tube support members to and between locations at which yarn packages supported on the tube support members are handled. The transport apparatus includes an assembly for advancing the tube ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5195630 | Curved ratchet conveyor A conveyor for providing motion of a wheeled cart, and the like, through a curve. A rigid frame supports a central fixed support and a pair of wheel guides on either side thereof. A mounting rail is slideably secured to the central support and includes a ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5156259 | Slat-type conveyer for unidirectional load movement A slat-type conveyer for unidirectional movement of a load is disclosed. A first drive interconnected with a bed causes bidirectional longitudinal movement of a first load bearing slat group in a first direction and a second direction. A second drive inte... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5094341 | Apparatus to facilitate movement of objects over a surface An apparatus for efficiently moving containers, cargo and similar objects (39) over a surface includes two parallel chains (1, 2) of links (3) with rollers (4, 5) perpendicular to and attached between the chains, alternate rollers projecting upwardly (4) ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5073081 | Automatic self-contained stacking machine The present invention comprises devices for receiving a plurality of elongated workpieces, devices for automatically raising the workpieces, devices for forming a single layer of a predetermined number of workpieces, devices for controlling the height and... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4768646 | Accumulator conveyor An accumulator conveyor having a load support frame defined by side rails each having a series of idler wheels, the load support frame defining a load support plane adapted to support a series of loads along its length. A shuttle frame is reciprocable rel... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4687409 | Article handling apparatus There is disclosed article handling apparatus (10) which is primarily intended for transferring ammunition shells to and from a storage magazine in a mobile weapons system such as a tank or warship. The apparatus comprises a storage magazine having a stor... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4610595 | Closed loop automated workpiece handling system for machine tool An automated workpiece handling system for use with a machine tool having a plurality of workstations spaced along a longitudinally movable, elongate worktable comprising a first cart for transporting workpieces to one end of the tooling machine, adjacent... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4603770 | Rake conveyor apparatus A rake conveyor (A) for incrementally advancing containers on an article loading machine is disclosed which includes a linkage assembly (34) having a pair of generally parallel linkage bars (36,38) between which a plurality of pivotal dogs (C, 44, 44a) ar... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4428176 | Reel clip feed system An improved method and apparatus for providing a large number of sealing clips inside a vacuum food bagging machine comprising a coil of clips containing many more clips than the prior art straight magazine. The apparatus includes a racheting positive fee... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4425867 | Apparatus for applying toner An apparatus for applying toner to an imagewise tacky surface on a photo-element. The element advances through the apparatus between a pair of plates covered with pile fabrics. The pile fibers are slanted in the direction of advance. One of the plates car... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4380287 | Oscillating-accumulating conveyor system An elongated oscillating live-roller conveyor is disposed between a pair of horizontal guide rails which project upwardly above the conveyor rollers for slidably guiding skids unidirectionally along the conveyor. A pair of one-way holding mechanisms are m... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4282970 | Oscillating-accumulating conveyor An oscillating conveyor provided with an elongated low-profile frame having support wheels thereon. A plurality of conveyor rolls are rotatably supported on the frame at intervals therealong, which rolls define a horizontal support plane for a load to be ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4124125 | Advancing apparatus for spine fin tubing An advancing system for heat exchangers having a helically wound spine fin material on the outer wall of a base tube member. The advancing system includes a member movable between a resetting and advancing stroke. The member has a passageway that is adapt... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4082178 | Harpoon-type conveyor A reciprocating harpoon-type conveyor for transporting swarf-like material along a conveyor trough is provided with non-jamming barbs each of which comprises a multi-faced member secured to the inside surface of the upwardly extending walls of the conveyo... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4068029 | Molded resilient element for vibratory feeder Resilient element material for a vibratory feeder is molded of a resilient plastic resin to have a base and generally upright elements molded integrally with the base and having upper ends that cooperate to support objects being fed vibrationally. The upr... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4037714 | Reciprocating conveyor A conveyor consisting of a transfer bar provided with article supporting rollers, a stationary frame supporting the transfer bar, and driving means for reciprocating the transfer bar on forwarding and return movements, anti-backup dogs being mounted on th... | 07/26/1977 |
