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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963389 | Conveyor A conveyor for conveying piece goods or the like through a helical path around a central axis in a vertical direction includes a frame which supports an endless conveyor belt that is movable along the helical path in a conveying direction. The conveyor belt includes... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7431142 | Conveyor system with conveyor elements running along a guide-way on rollers and method for the manufacturing of the rollers A conveyor system including a guide-way (2) with guide rails (4) and conveyor elements (1) with rollers (3), wherein the rollers (3) are assigned to guide rails (4) located opposite one another and/or conveyor elements (1... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410043 | Arrangement for coupling pallets of a travelator An arrangement for coupling a pallet in a conveying device includes a pallet having wheels and forming a part of a transport track of the conveying device, and a drive element. A coupling piece is adapted to be connected to the pallet and a fastening parties connect... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7322089 | Method of inserting a valve stem into a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel movable along an assembly line The present invention provides an enhanced method and apparatus for locating a valve stem aperture in a wheel. The invention includes a locating station having an overhead camera to scan the wheel. The scanned image of the wheel is received by a controller and is di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267223 | Belt conveyor with a supporting platform formed from a single sheet of metal A conveyor, primarily but not exclusively for use in the food industry, in which a conveyor belt (19) is supported on a belt platform (11) for movement relative thereto, and the belt platform (11) is formed as a unitary component from a single s... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252192 | Side-flexing conveyor module with detachable roller assembly A link module suitable for use in a conveyor chain intended for travel along an intended direction on a given path. The module includes a first eye and a second eye adjacent the first eye. The eyes define a space therebetween. A roller assembly extends into the spac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198752 | Drive system for an apparatus for staining specimens For automatic transportation and lifting and lowering of specimens in an automatic stainer, a drive system comprises a motor (16) and a side wall assembly (40), the motor (16) being coupled on the drive side to a first (12) and a second (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182024 | Flexible rail section A flexible rail section on which a carriage can be transported may include a longitudinal slot that is essentially parallel to a direction of carriage travel, wherein the flexible rail section can connect two misaligned rails. The flexible rail section may include t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181832 | Valve stem installation device A valve stem installation system includes a robotic arm for moving a valve stem insertion device around the lip of wheel. The system also includes a pair of valve stem aperture sensors positioned on the robotic arm adjacent the valve stem insertion device and moveab... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156224 | Circulating mechanism, and method of operating such a circulating mechanism A circulating mechanism includes a moving member, e.g. a chain or a belt, which travels along a circulating path and is looped about at least one deflecting member for reversing a travel direction of the moving member. Disposed in a section of the circulating path i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143890 | Vertical transfer device for tire assembly line A transfer device is provided for transferring tires from a tire conveyor line to a wheel conveyor line. The transfer device includes first and second surfaces rotatable with respect to one another. The first surface can receive tires from the tire conveyor line. A ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086525 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus Conveyor chains of the type utilized in commercial ovens and proofers are provided with improved bearing support for the rotating and pivoting components of the chains. The rotating components comprising antifriction bearings constructed from superior components whi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082677 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7011207 | Conveying chain guide A conveying chain guide, in which the stick slip phenomenon of a conveying chain, which meshes with a driving sprocket, and a seasickness phenomenon are removed whereby stable conveying of articles can be smoothly realized and the driving force and vibration noise o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988608 | Drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors A drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors having a plurality of steps and pallets, respectively, is provided. The drive system includes at least one driving chain including links and joints connecting the links. The driving chain has a chain pitch such ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6968943 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus Conveyor chains of the type utilized in commercial ovens and proofers are provided with improved bearing support for the rotating and pivoting components of the chains. The rotating components comprising anti-friction bearings constructed from superior components wh... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6930296 | Apparatus, method and system for food management and food inventory An automated food handling system for food servings comprising a transfer means for transporting food servings therealong; a plurality of treatment modules coupled in parallel to the transfer means; means for sensing and recognizing the type of food servings being t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6863174 | System for conveying goods with a self-contained conveyor belt A system for conveying goods by way of a self-contained conveyor belt which, in the end stations, is guided over reversing pulleys. The conveyor belt is constructed with load-bearing rollers that can be moved along load-bearing cables. In this case, each run of the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6766901 | Snap-on side guards An endless conveyor belt formed of plastic belt modules and capable of following a curved path. The modules include first and second module surfaces, i.e., a top, product-conveying surface and a bottom, sprocket-driven surface. An intermediate section extends across... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6666327 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus In one embodiment, a conveyor comprises identical carriages and apparatus for connecting the carriages end-to-end. The carriages each include first wheel pairs supported for a rotation about spaced apart parallel axes and a second wheel pair supported for... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6615977 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus In one embodiment, a conveyor comprises identical carriages and apparatus for connecting the carriages end-to-end. The carriages each include first wheel pairs supported for a rotation about spaced apart parallel axes and a second wheel pair supported for... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588583 | Conveyor system The conveyor system for transporting goods has a conveyor belt to which transversely oriented supporting beams are attached. The system has two support tracks that are arranged at a vertical distance from one another and are each formed by two supporting ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585110 | Modular conveyor system with side flexing belt having roller support A modular link conveyor system (10) for transporting articles is provided having a plurality of modular link sections (15) providing a support surface for the articles and wherein one or more rollers (30) are positioned in the underside of selected link s... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6491156 | Fluid plenum conveyor trough and method for fabricating and joining the same A fluid plenum trough conveyor support that provides a near frictionless fluid film bearing to support a conveyor belt. The apparatus of the present invention may be used as a discrete conveyor belt support element. The discrete elements formed by the met... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6478143 | Belt conveyor having support casing for belt A conveyor is provided with a casing (2), an endless conveyor belt (9) located in the casing (2) to circulate. The conveyor belt (9) has a pair of roller chains (11) attached to the peripheral edges on each side of the belt. Each roller chain (11) has a p... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6394260 | Conveyor system including roller-guided carriage assemblies A conveyor system for transporting articles between various locations along a conveyor path including multiple sections extending in different directions. The conveyor system includes a conveyor roller assembly that includes an articulated conveyor body. ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6321895 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus In one embodiment, a conveyor comprises identical carriages and apparatus for connecting the carriages end-to-end. The carriages each include first wheel pairs supported for a rotation about spaced apart parallel axes and a second wheel pair supported for... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6269937 | Conveyor device A conveyor device for erected collapsible box. The conveyor device has a number of conveyor chains with drive ribs for the collapsible boxes. The conveyor chains are made up of chain links that are connected to one another in an articulating relationship.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269751 | Length-variable sliding rail element for a roller chain A length-variable sliding rail element enables a roller chain to be easily guided. Two complementary sliding rail elements fit together. Each of the sliding elements may be comprised of two or three segments. These various segments interengage each other ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6257397 | Conveyor for continuous proofing and baking apparatus In one embodiment, a conveyor comprises identical carriages and apparatus for connecting the carriages end to end. The carriages each include first wheel pairs supported for a rotation about spaced apart parallel axes and a second wheel pair supported for... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213462 | Chain conveyor for a sheet-processing printing machine; and a printing machine having the chain conveyor A chain conveyor for a sheet-processing printing machine has conveyor chains bearing gripper systems for transporting sheets. The chains are revolvable, during operation, along closed chain tracks having at least substantially circular segment-like chain ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6105757 | Rail and bed system A rail comprising a rail member and at least one plug is used to direct the flow of objects along a predetermined path of an assembly line or conveyor belt system or to support the weight of the objects thereon. In its preferred embodiments, a stainless s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079553 | Carrier chain A carrier chain is provided which vibrates less when moving on the curved portion of the guide rail. The carrier chain can carry the article to be carried smoothly and in a more stable state, and can prevent the one-sided wear of the guide rail and the ch... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6076657 | Apparatus for continuously casting metal The present invention provides novel methods and apparatus for continuously casting molten metal in a block caster. In accordance with the present invention, novel track and drive systems are provided for reducing imperfections that can be created in a ca... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6070711 | Conveyor chain having a roller housing cylindrical rollers therein A conveyor chain having a hollow roller housing (15), an annular series of cylindrical rollers (14A and 14B) therein providing rotation of the hollow roller on an internal bushing (13). Alternate cylindrical rollers (14A) have a pair of cylindrical roller... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070716 | Chain conveyor The chain conveyor comprises a roller chain and a supporting rail adapted to vertically support the roller chain. The roller chain is provided with a plurality of roller members which are connected to each other by means of strap members. In order to late... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5960938 | Conveyor for cantilevered loads A conveyor is provided for conveying cantilevered loads on wheeled carriages. The frame of the conveyor includes carriage roller support surfaces, which support the weight of the carriage and the load and guide the carriage along the conveyor. There is a ... | 10/05/1999 |
