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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299912 | Conveyor for bar or pipe A conveyor system for transporting a work piece from a beginning point to an end point in a longitudinal direction with at least one process step applied in between to such work piece is provided according to the invention. The work piece is propelled in the longitu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6634486 | Distributing apparatus having tapered rollers An apparatus to evenly distribute loose articles within a package. The apparatus includes a conveyor unit to convey and agitate the package and a pressing unit to press on and thereby smooth the package. The conveyor unit includes a plurality of tapered r... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6457623 | Roll quadrant with strip centering action A roll quadrant conveyor for conveying strip material generally includes a plurality of support members for supporting a plurality of rolls around a quadrant roll of any desired wrapping angle and, further, a plurality of rolls journaled for rotation in t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431343 | Intake device of an automated redemption machine for returnable containers such as bottles, cans and the like An intake device of an automated redemption machine is disclosed for returnable containers, the intake device comprising half-conveyors for transporting the container in an essentially horizontal position and rotator assemblies for rotating the container ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6367617 | Axle holding yoke for conveyor roller A shaft support for supporting a shaft end of a conveyor roller is pivotable about an axis extending generally along the direction of conveyance of a conveyor, such that the support may pivot to accommodate a change in vertical positioning of one or both ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6286659 | Motorized conveyor pulley A conveyor roller for motorized conveyors including a lateral friction torque limiting mechanism to drive a roller tube via a rotation driving element. The torque limiting mechanism includes a first friction surface associated with the roller tube and a s... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6170637 | Article feeding apparatus The invention relates to an article feeding apparatus for arraying and feeding articles having nearly spherical shape or nearly elliptical shape such as fruits and balls for sports, and more particularly to an article feeding apparatus comprising support ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5797479 | Loading/unloading method and apparatus for a crane-assisted storage A method and apparatus for transporting paper rolls to a pickup point (8) of a crane of a crane-assisted storage area and for transferring a roll from the storage area from the pickup point (8). An upright-oriented roll is centered by a centering conveyor... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5794758 | Roller apparatus A roller apparatus for a corrugator machine comprises a tubular mantle secured to a central core. Circumferential grooves are provided in the surface of the roller. The grooves provided at the centre of the roller are inclined at an angle "" which ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5472080 | Apparatus for conveying a lead frame First and second shafts are held on first and second guides and a belt is wrapped on the first and second shafts. A motor is mounted on the first guide and rotationally drives a belt. The belt has a surface inclined from its opposite-side edges downward t... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5462400 | Method and apparatus for mechanical loading and unloading An insertable pallet for unloading or acquiring objects or for loading or piling objects, particularly in a stacked position, comprising at least one live roller for moving an object being unloaded or loaded along the insertable pallet. In the unloading m... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5160940 | Ink-jet printing device for straws to contain biological fluids An ink jet printing machine for elongate cylindrical articles such as tubes or straws for biological fluids, includes an automatically controlled ink-jet printing station. The printing station includes a printing head, handling apparatus for the straws or... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5145049 | Pattern forming conveyor A conveyor continuously advances bundles issuing from a manufacturing line while manipulating them into a pattern for shipment. Comprised of three zones, the conveyor sequentially centers, rotates and organizes bundles for inclusion in a pattern in prepar... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5052543 | Method and apparatus for positioning work objects An apparatus for positioning work objects having a frame adopted to receive the work objects and to direct them along a course, a plurality of work members mounted on the frame in position for engagement by the work objects in the course, and a drive mech... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4643013 | Coil guide system for hot strip mills A first pair of generally cylindrical rollers are positioned on a run-out table. Each of the rollers has a first section including the first end of the rollers which is of a first diameter, a second section including the second end of the rollers of a sec... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4422543 | Universal conveyor A conveyor system that can readily transport I-beams, angle irons, T-beams, channel members, and like components without any modifications to the system being necessary. The system includes a plurality of sets of roller pairs, each roller being contoured ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4403688 | Tube or bar stock feed system A system for transporting tube or bar stock along its horizontal axis comprising conveyor sections and a drive section each section containing a series of rotating drive assemblies. The drive assemblies contain a pair of frusto-conical rollers upon which ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4294306 | Withdrawal roll unit for horizontal continuous billet casting machines The present invention is used in continuous casting machines where a billet is withdrawn from a mould and simultaneously rotated about its own axis. The invention provides a withdrawal roll unit that has withdrawal rolls mounted on oscillating levers or h... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4243131 | Conveying apparatus Apparatus for conveying metal articles between work stations comprises spaced apart skids which have substantially continuous conveying surfaces composed of rows of rotatable elements. The elements have their rotational axes inclined at a small angle whic... | 01/06/1981 |
| 3980172 | Low line pressure accumulator A power roller conveyor has a plurality of rollers forming an article propelling and transporting surface. The rollers are powered from beneath by a continuously driven propelling member which has a width substantially less than the length of the rollers ... | 09/14/1976 |
