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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331445 | Methods and systems to facilitate spiral conveyance According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a conveyor system that includes a rotatably-mounted drum and a conveyor belt that is movable along a path that includes a helical portion around the drum. During movement of the conveyor belt, a surface ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325672 | Device for stopping a continuous product stream of a rotary press A device for stopping a continuous product stream of the products of a rotary press, with a height conveyor which has a lower loading region to which the products are supplied via a first conveying means, and an upper delivery region, from which the products are con... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7240781 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a conveying surface, a plurality of pusher shoes capable of traveling laterally of the conveying surface travel direction, a diverting assembly selectively diverting the pusher shoes and a control. The pusher shoes are general... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222728 | Adjustable shield for a conveyor belt The present invention is related to an adjustable finger guard or shield for a conveyor. The housing's slide can include the combination of a plate, one or more connectors and a rotable bearing's housing. Moving the slide from a first direction to a second direction... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7150352 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086519 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051869 | Beaded conveyor belt The beads of a beaded conveyor belt for a curve conveyor are constituted by a number of bead constituting bodies (2b) that are disposed over the entire periphery of the outer surface along the outer peripheral edge of a belt main body (2a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025196 | Friction drive conveyor A conveyor 12 includes an infeed/scanning section (18) and a cutting/outfeed section (22). Both sections have an endless belt (70) and (180) each driven by a friction drive roller (100) and (200). Adequate frictional ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974022 | Beaded conveyor belt The beads of a beaded conveyor belt for a curve conveyor are constituted by a number of bead constituting bodies (2b) that are disposed over the entire periphery of the outer surface along the outer peripheral edge of a belt main body (2a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971510 | Curved belt conveyor A curved belt conveyor includes at least two zones, each of which may be defined by a motorized roller and at least one idler roller which are positioned along and between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor, and a continuous belt reeved around the rollers. The conve... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971509 | Endless belt conveyor frame and tensioning device including center drive construction A conveyor construction that includes a conveyor frame assembly formed from a pair of spaced side frame members interconnected with each other by spaced cross members. The upper bed of the conveyor frame assembly is formed from individual bed plate strips attached t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6860383 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter apparatus includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the endless web defining a conveying surface. A plurality of pusher shoes are provided, each moving along at least one of the plurality of ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6394261 | Variable counterweighted take-up assembly for endless conveyor and endless conveyor system having such variable counterweighted take-up assembly and method of controlling same A variable counterweighted take-up assembly for an endless conveyor system is disclosed, wherein the endless conveyor system has a frame, an endless conveyor belt supported by the frame and is adapted to traverse a predetermined endless path. A take-up se... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6220425 | Bucket elevator A boot-driven bucket elevator apparatus for bulk material handling is provided with a boot pulley drive and take-up which effects rotation of the apparatus co-operating bucket endless belt, which is platform lever-mounted, and which automatically effects ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5363951 | Over and under belt conveyor system An endless belt conveyor has vertically spaced, oppositely moving, upper and lower load carrying runs having entrance and exit ends, with the entrance end of one run being adjacent to the exit end of the other run. A first series of rollers disposed betwe... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5358260 | Displaying and conveying apparatus and game machine using the same A main conveyor belt endlessly conveys articles to be displayed. A side conveyor belt guides said articles in the direction of conveyance. Said main conveyor belt is disposed along an endless conveyance path having a plurality of corners, and said side co... | 10/25/1994 |
| 4567980 | Drive unit for a conveyor of the tube-encased cable type with spaced-apart conveying elements, for materials of fluid behavior A drive unit for distribution systems for materials of fluid behavior, such as livestock feed materials, in which a cable provided with spaced-apart conveying elements is caused to slide inside a tube, said drive unit being of the type comprising a geared... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4417654 | Tensioning device for a vertical conveyor A vertical conveyor comprises a driving drum; a tensioning drum spaced vertically from the driving drum and supported shiftably for varying its distance from the driving drum; a vertically oriented endless carrier trained about the driving drum and the te... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4378875 | Sling belt bulk material conveyor A sling belt conveyor has a pair of individually tensioned cables (209, 224) with transverse slings (51) pivotally connected to the cables (209, 224) which support a low tension conveyor belt (61) without being connected thereto. The belt (61) extends bey... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4346649 | Doughnut making machine and improvements thereon A miniature size doughnut fryer has a portable hopper easily removed from the frying machine and which is automatically positioned in an aligned cutting position when installed on the machine. An improved safety cut-out device is provided for a belt drive... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4189047 | Endless conveyor An endless conveyor where the tension of the belt carrying the product cannot be readily adjusted during operation, the conveyor having a progressive counterweight device for tensioning of the belt where lengthening of the portion of the belt carrying the... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4111573 | Triple leg coupler An improved fully mechanized sawmill is provided which is composed of structurally independent modules which are removably mounted on a platform composed of a plurality of side-by-side longerons supported horizontally on files of spaced-apart vertical pie... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4089407 | Constant belt tensioner Apparatus is provided for applying a constant tension to a belt extending around first and second rollers by way of a parallelogram linkage connected to said second roller for moving said second roller to tension said belt. A lever arm is connected to the... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4084809 | Sheet stacking apparatus Apparatus for accurately controlling registration of incoming sheets against a stop with minimal buckling. The apparatus includes a roller positioned on top of the stack of sheets which are registered against the stop. A belt encircles the roller and exte... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4033451 | Self-counterweighted take-up The self-counterweighted take-up assemblies disclosed herein are especially adapted for use with endless conveyor systems comprising a headshaft, a footshaft, an endless conveyor trained around the headshaft and the footshaft, and a first frame which is i... | 07/05/1977 |
