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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789219 | Device and method for changing automatically the size of packs in a conveyor, in particular for an automatic packaging machine A conveyor device, in particular for an automatic packaging machine for paper rolls, having a horizontal plane of advance, at least one pair of motorized flexible transmission members extending along a closed loop and bearing a plurality of transverse bars fastened ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7395916 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing panels from wood pieces An apparatus having several stations that receive, apply adhesive to, crowd, press and cure the wood pieces into a continuous wood panel. A singulation station engages an individual one of the wood pieces oriented in a cross-machine direction from an infeed station,... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7337892 | Device for sorting products The invention provides a device for sorting products, comprising bogies which are movable in a direction of transport along a conveying path, which bogies are pivotally interconnected, and supporting platforms comprising a supporting surface for supporting products ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7303065 | Belt conveyor apparatus Belt apparatus includes clip assemblies that releasably retain objects to the belt to convey the objects from a point of origination to a destination point. A feed system feeds the objects onto the belt apparatus at the point of origination and a deflector apparatus... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7156263 | System and method for metering fibrous material A system and method are used to meter fibrous material into a concrete mixture. The system includes an endless conveyor belt rotatably supported on first and second rollers. Pick up members on the belt project into the direction of travel for collecting fibrous mate... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128205 | Turn-around device for packets A turn-around device for packets, in particular packets of cigarettes, wherein the packets are fed successively, with a first surface facing forwards, to a turn-around station, from which they are extracted, with a second surface facing forwards, by a gripper convey... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6997304 | Accumulating conveyor A preferred embodiment of an accumulating conveyor system has at least one shoe slideably connected to an endless chain. Each shoe includes a pair of opposing rollers, one of which is engageable with the endless chain when the shoe is positioned adjacent an upper su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6834581 | Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles are laterally, longitudinally and rotationa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6505732 | Apparatus for transporting folding package material forms in the tobacco-processing industry An apparatus for transporting folding packaging material forms in the tobacco-processing industry, particularly carton forms for cigarette hard packs that have been scored or pre-punched along fold lines, from a feed station to a processing station. A rot... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6478297 | Arrangement for transporting flat blanks An arrangement is described for transporting cardboard blanks or the like in the flat, in particular for book cover or letter file machines. The arrangement includes at least two sequenced transport belts extending parallel to one another, which are guide... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460684 | Bumper carrier and support A buffer/brake system is provided for carriers used in an automated assembly system. The rear ends of the carriers are each equipped with a flexible ring that is compressed when an upstream carrier strikes the flexible ring. Compression of the flexible ri... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6314876 | Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles are laterally, longitudinally an... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6298980 | Sheet material arranging and feeding conveyor There is disclosed a conveyor for arranging and feeding sheet materials such as plastic bags in a feeding direction, the sheet materials being discharged into a discharge position. The conveyor comprises first sprocket or pulley means disposed near the di... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6161827 | Method of collecting printed products to form final printed products A method and an apparatus for collecting or gathering printed products to form final printed products, such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and/or books, wherein the printed products are moved along supply lines and are supplied to one or more process... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158575 | Links for forming a connector transport chain An electrical connector link adapted to movably couple with at least one other link to form a chain that is adapted to releasably receive and transport an electrical connector from a first station to a second station is provided. The link comprises a base... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6006891 | Container carrying apparatus A container carrying apparatus capable of carrying out containers at high speed with reliability wherein the container is filled with juice, etc. and is manufactured by a filling and packaging apparatus, particularly by a high speed filling and packaging ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5947262 | Conveyor with integrated self-actuating clamp A conveyor assembly includes an endless belt comprised of links which are driven by spaced sprockets. The conveyor carries a plurality of longitudinally spaced pairs of clamping members. The clamping members in each pair are relatively laterally displacea... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5893447 | Product transfer unit A transfer unit for products, wherein a transfer device, moving back and forth in a given direction, connects a first and second conveyor located side by side at a transfer station and presenting respective first and second pockets for conveying the produ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5782337 | Conveyor belt system and heater utilizing said system One aspect of this invention comprises an improved conveyance system comprises an endless flexible belt which circulates through at least two arcs, at least one gripping member attached to the belt, the gripping member having a free end and an anchoring e... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5727369 | Methods for conveying objects through apparatus, packing apparatus and methods for packing materials in cartons Objects such as cartons (16) supported in transport holders (110), are carried on a first conveyor wheel (140) and transferred to a second conveyor wheel in respective transfer operation. Each conveyor wheel has circumferential spaced recesses for carryin... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5685413 | Adjustable pallet for supporting work pieces An adjustable pallet for supporting work pieces having a carriage rod mounted on the pallet; and a pair of support member. At least one the support members is mounted for travel on the carriage rod. The support member, which is mounted for travel, include... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5626453 | Storage system having load-bearing elements and an apparatus for loading and unloading the latter An apparatus for loading and unloading load-bearing elements onto and off shelving is designed so that the load bearing elements are driven by carriers which have a cam contour, designed and matched to abutments, in the form of recesses, so that the load-... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5586642 | Conveyor systems A conveyor system includes a pair of endless chains each having a plurality of links and each constrained to drive around a common endless loop by a pair of spaced rotary sprocket assemblies. Each link of each chain carries an outwardly directed finger. P... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5324025 | Physical delay buffer for paper items A mechanical buffer for imparting a substantial delay to paper items, such as envelopes which are being individually and sequentially conveyed in a high-speed paper transport system, maintains physical separation between the conveyed items and does not re... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5280896 | Sheet refeeding device An apparatus for repeatedly feeding a pile of sheets to a copy section, including a feeding device to feed a sheet from the top of the pile of sheets to the copy section; a returning device to return a sheet from the copy section to the pile of sheets; an... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5203937 | Manufacture of a reinforced tubular article A method for the manufacture of a reinforced tubular article involves forming at a first work station (14) a first flexible reinforced tubular structure in which at least one reinforcing element extends generally circumferentially, e.g. helically. The fir... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5165422 | Apparatus for assembling a contraceptive device In an apparatus for assembling a contraceptive device, an apparatus for transferring a condom from a conveyor to a moving packaging strip, the condom having on opposite sides thereof a pair of polymeric strips, each of the strips having one end thereof ro... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5094339 | Pocket plate A multi-part tray is provided to carry a plurality of objects in precise and accurate array through a process device. The tray parts are each fastened to a flexible plate and also to a conveyor. The conveyor is caused to travel a circuitous route around c... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5060780 | Pallets for supporting workpieces and automatic adjustment of pallet workpiece support members A pallet having adjustable support members and an apparatus for automatically adjusting the distance between two support members for carrying workpieces of different dimensions. The support members are mounted on guides that are fitted to pallets that tra... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5060781 | Apparatus for the automatic adjustment of pallet workpiece support members An apparatus for automatically adjusting the distance between two support members for carrying workpieces of different dimensions. The support members are mounted on guides that are fitted to pallets that travel on conveyor transport systems for automatic... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4861553 | Automatic sampling system The automatic sampling system includes a test apparatus for testing specific characteristics of a fluid withdrawn from a closed test tube. Stoppered test tubes are continuously and automatically delivered to the test apparatus by a conveyor system that in... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4716714 | Apparatus with replaceable trays on automatic packaging machines An automatic packaging machine having a conveyor which travels over a fixed and closed path. a plurality of carriers are mounted at fixed intervals along the conveyor. A tray having a fixed physical dimensions, is mounted on the carrier to carry an object... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4654227 | Method and apparatus for DIP tinning An apparatus for tinning electronic components wherein a plurality of fingers are mounted on a closed loop carrier means for carrying the components through the various steps of the process. The fingers are actuated to move into and out of a component eng... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4573568 | Chain for a flight conveyor A chain for a trough conveyor having individual chain links (2, 3) connected with each other by hinge bolts (1). Flight attachment members (5, 5a) connected with each other by at least one cross piece (10, 10a) are provided on both sides of said chain lin... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4516675 | Conveyor feed mechanism A conveyor feed mechanism, particularly adapted for multiple cut saw machines wherein lumber is fed onto an endless conveyor for moving and clamping during multiple cutting operations. A dual-truck conveyor mechanism is attached to the endless conveyor ch... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4276978 | Sheet conveyor for use in copying machines The invention is directed to a sheet gripper structure for use in a copying machine which is affixed to a pair of chains extending between sprockets. The chains include link plates with an improved attachment formed in each of the link plates. A pair of t... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4187773 | Bundle tying machine A bundle tying machine which operates with a conveyor chain that carries longitudinally spaced pairs of bundle holding plates through a curvilinear loading section and unloading section and a straight bundle tying section with means mounting the plates fo... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4107904 | Machine for loading fish in boxes Machines for loading fish in boxes having a first conveyor supporting a series of transport containers and serving to transfer fish sideways while each is disposed in its respective transport container in a preselected position with the heads of fish in a... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4100950 | End dogging feeding device A device for continuously feeding logs into a machine center to cut or chip pieces from the sides thereof is disclosed. The device includes opposed upper and lower tracks mounting upper and lower endless drive chains. Each drive chain mounts a plurality o... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4068756 | Conveyor with endless chain In a conveying device including an endless chain guided around sprockets to follow a conveying path and to present a loop which is located out of the conveying path and which creates a gap in the conveying path, the length of the loop being adjustable to ... | 01/17/1978 |
