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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136655 | Heat resistant conveyor belt with side walls The heat resistant conveyer belt with side walls according to the invention aims at solving such a prior technical problem that cleats and skirt-boards easily get loose from a base belt. The conveyer belt of the invention comprises a base belt and cleats positioned ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7891482 | Work carrier apparatus in assembly line The object of the present invention is to improve the productivity and make the assembling operation easier in a carrier apparatus for carrying a work while performing an assembling operation by making effective use of an inside region, even in the case where a conv... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7401696 | Flexible transfer installation and foodstuff transfer system provided with the flexible transfer installation The present invention is featured in that a plurality of transfer pieces composing a transfer conveyer are connected to be able to be piled vertically spirally, the transfer pieces having pairs of spacer members each of which is formed to have an inside-part and an ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7316308 | Supporting device of a transport device of a soldering apparatus The invention relates to a supporting device of the transport device of a soldering apparatus for the conveying of printed-circuit boards with at least two revolving, endless transport chains, said transport chains running in guide rails in the transport zone and ea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7284651 | Conveyor system and method of conveying elements The method of conveying elements on a conveyor system of this invention includes conveying an element on a first continuously moving conveyor in a first direction at a first height, then lifting the element from the first conveyor upwardly to a second height and sim... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278535 | Net belt A chain link is described which may be assembled with other chain links to form a conveyor belt which is particular in that along the front and rear edges, recesses are provided such that a recess along one edge corresponds to no recess at the opposite edge, and tha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270231 | Self-stacking spiral conveyor belt An improved self-stacking spiral conveyor belt that includes a plurality of interconnected links each including two side plates connected together with two transverse rods. A flexible support structure is disposed around the rods which connect the links together. Ea... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249668 | Positive displacement sorter shoe A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface. A plurality of pusher shoes are provided, each moving along at least one of the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237669 | Clip for assemblage by clamps Resilient clamps assemble modular sections of a serpentine conveyor belt at peripheral positions of mated interface walls and retain the walls in sealing, face-to-face contact while the belt moves through a laterally bending pathway. The clamps provide opposed latch... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222731 | Laterally adjustable conveyor A laterally adjustable conveyor utilizes a belt support assembly consisting of a plurality of pivoting support plates connected by pivots for sliding support of a flexible belt. A plurality of support stands provide support for the pivot plates from the floor or oth... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210574 | Pasta dryer A pasta dryer comprising a conveyer belt for conveying and delivering dried pasta, the conveyor belt being configured as a continuous conveyor. To operate more efficiently, the conveyor belt has a delivery table in the vicinity of an idler, the table comprising an a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097030 | Long, flexible conveyor belt modules in modular plastic conveyor belts A modular plastic conveyor belt constructed of flexible belt modules molded out of a material such as a flexible elastomeric compound that enables the belt to wrap closely around drive sprockets. Drive elements in the bottom of the belt are uniformly spaced in the d... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7083682 | Method and assembly for coating articles A coating assembly paints a coating on a plurality of articles having first and second article portions. The coating assembly includes a rail frame defining a longitudinal path for the plurality of articles to travel along. An endless chain having a chain portion th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070043 | Modular plastic conveyor belt suitable for tight turns A modular plastic conveyor belt having an A-shaped edge portion in belt edge modules along each belt row for tight collapse of the belt at the inside of a turn. The A-shaped region comprises two alternating series of laterally spaced links, each extending from oppos... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7004331 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997308 | Welded conveyor belt modules, belts made of welded modules, and method of making welded modules Welded belt modules, belts made of such modules, and a method for making such modules. Wide belt modules are made by welding together side to side narrow belt modules to a selected width. Modular conveyor belts are constructed of rows of welded modules connected ser... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6827204 | Belt for conveyor A belt (100) is described for a conveyor, in particular for conveying molded items of plastic material leaving a molding unit. Said belt comprises a plurality of transverse plates or tracks (1) disposed side by side and constrained hingedly to each oth... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811023 | Modular trough conveyor belt and modules A modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of rows of belt modules with a hinge formed in each row and aligned in the direction of belt travel with hinges of adjacent rows. The hinge allows the belt to conform to a non-coplanar carryway support to form, for exa... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811021 | Plastic conveyor belt modules with unitary sideguards A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796420 | Self-stacking conveyor belt and method An improved endless conveyor belt made of a plurality of interconnected links, each including two rods with two side plates perpendicularly aligned and attached to their opposite ends. The improvement comprising the addition of an internal buttress-type welded joint... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6702104 | Conveyor for conveying bulk material A conveyor for conveying bulk material includes a conveyor loop (2) having an upper section forming a transport deck (5) extending along a transport path and a lower return section. The conveyor loop (2) includes an array of pins (7) and connections (8, 9... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698577 | Baggage carousel advertising display panels and system A baggage carousel including an attachment member movable about a continuous circuit and a conveyor panel coupled to the attachment member. The conveyor panel includes a base plate, an indicia plate, and a bumper layer carried therebetween. The base plate... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6550601 | Aligning and feeding device for panel-shaped workpieces In order to monitor the adjustment state of the entrainers (1), which are arranged in each case in pairs transverse to the feed direction (4), of a feed chain (2), it is proposed to arrange an adjusting station along the guide of the feed chain (2) and to... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6412429 | Extended life traveling grate side plate An extended life traveling grate side plate having a heat transfer opening formed in a front portion of the side plate. The side plates are attached to the lateral side surfaces of each chain in a traveling grate conveyor. The front portion of each side p... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6237750 | Transport band for conveying along a spiral path A conveyor belt (1) is composed of a number of identical links in the formation of an endless belt, where each link comprises at least one axle (3) arranged transversely in relation to the direction of travel (2), and an outer link (4) at each side in eng... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6223552 | Device for the controlled cooling of hot-briquetted directly reduced iron sponge In an arrangement for the controlled cooling of hot-briquetted direct-reduced sponge iron in the form of an apron conveyer consisting of individual plates and located in a tank, the individual plate is designed as conveyor trough (4), wherein at least one... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6152280 | Articulated conveyor The present invention provides an articulated conveyor for transporting articles on guide tracks having sections that curves in the horizontal and/or vertical plane. The conveyor comprises a plurality of interconnected uniform conveyor units each includin... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5462154 | Slat for transporting device for extruded articles of aluminum or aluminum alloy A slat for a transporting device for an extruded article of aluminum or an aluminum alloy in which only a worn-out portion of a heat-resistant member may be exchanged easily. The slat includes an elongated base member secured to the transporting device fo... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5346057 | Conveyor belt for treatment of particulate solid material An improved endless conveyer belt is provided which can carry minute particles of conveyed product such as are found in packed bed applications, without limiting the ability of the conveyor belt to articulate into a spiraling conveyor stack. The perforati... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5228557 | Chain conveyor with improved drive device Chain conveyor (11) with a drive device (16) comprising a toothed wheel (39) designed to engage with a chain (18) of the chain belt in a conveyor system (10) and the toothed wheel (39) is arranged so as to be coplanar and between the lateral chains (18, 1... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5174436 | Flexible module chain conveyor A conveyor has a plurality of overlapping modules having horizontal and vertical flexibility while forming a tight surface which are provided by chain links which include an articulated pivot which is connected by a spring to a module lug.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5152605 | Apparatus for making cooled concrete The apparatus for making cooled concrete of this invention produces cooled fresh concrete by cooling the aggregate (or gravel). The aggregate is cooled by immersion in a cooling water bath accommodated in a cooling water tank. The cooling water in the tan... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5137144 | Conveyor system A conveyor system having conveyor pieces connected together, without gaps, and links having projections engageable with sprockets connected in an endless manner to thereby constitute an endless conveyor. The arrangement permits powdery goods or fluid good... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5101966 | End-to-end molded conveyor belt modules A module for forming by a simple two-piece mold, a conveyor belt of integral plastic molded construction and having a conveying surface of selected cross-sections is disclosed. The module includes a first plurality (22) of pivot ends joined to a second pl... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5042647 | Overlapping, non-leaking conveyor slat for dry bulk materials An improved slat conveyor includes an improved slat having leading and trailing edge configurations inhibiting conveyed product leakage through the slat-formed apron. A leading edge of one slat overlaps and engages the depressed rearward edge of a precedi... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4991710 | Structure of overlapping portions in apron conveyor An apron conveyor having a chain formed by a plurality of elongated links. Each link has a forward end pivotally connected to a rearward end of an adjacent link. An apron member is fixed to each link. Each apron member includes a base plate having a front... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4983098 | Separating and feeding a preformed container from a nested stack An improved apparatus for separating and feeding a preformed container fron a nested stack, said apparatus adapted for accepting a nested stack of containers in a vertical array, tilting the nested stack to a horizontal array by means of a tilting carriag... | 01/08/1991 |
