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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921990 | Tote for conveyor A tote for a conveyor system may include an upper part and a lower part. The upper part may define an upper, article-supporting surface. The article-supporting surface may be adapted to receive and support articles while the articles are conveyed in or on the tote. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7681720 | Device for transporting containers The device for transporting containers comprises a cogged belt which extends along a ring-wound trajectory and is wound on at least a pair of cogged wheels which are rotatable on vertical axes, and a plurality of regularly distanced support means borne on the extern... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7364622 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a device, and the device and an electronic equipment The invention provides an apparatus for fabricating a device, in which a high operation efficiency is maintained in a drying treatment for a multilayer-interconnection device. The device can also be fabricated inexpensively. An apparatus for fabricating a device has... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311193 | Box-conveyor chain A conveyor chain has a succession of longitudinally succeeding links, a respective entrainment lug projecting transversely outward from each link and formed with a latch seat and a plurality of identical entrainment elements. The entrainment elements each have a tra... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278536 | Molded plastic conveyor chain member for processing poultry A conveyor chain for poultry processing is formed of injection molded regular links in serially connected relationship, and has at intervals a special link adapted to receive a threaded stud for a chicken carcass-supporting cone or other structure. The special link ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7114616 | Device for removable fastening of seats for housing containers to a metallic belt conveyor The device (D) for removable fastening of seats (3) housing containers (C) to a metallic belt (1) includes first fastening means (10) made on the metallic belt (1) and aimed at being mutually coupled with second fastening means (34... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059468 | Production line for food products A production line for food products includes a plurality of apparatus modules (1) arranged one after the other, each module being arranged to perform at least one manufacturing stage of the food product. The production line includes a frame (2), which ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6948613 | Module with high friction conveying surface A belt module having a peripheral frame and a network of channels or holes disposed in an upper surface for attaching a high friction material. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941640 | Method of manufacturing a base plate for a miniature hard disc drive The present invention is directed to a miniature hard disc drive having a metal base plate, an actuator assembly wherein the actuator assembly comprises a plurality of bearings, a shaft, and a housing; a spindle motor assembly comprising a stator with conductors, a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918486 | Conveyor chain To provide an improved conveyor chain, which can convey even a conveying object having high center of gravity at high speed without felling it down in a curved conveying section. A conveyor chain according to the present invention has a plurality of links (10... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6814218 | Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus suitable for driving a number of carriers in such a manner that the front end of each carrier thrusts the rear end of the preceding carrier is provided. The conveying apparatus comprises a guide rail and carriers. The rail includes a U-turn pat... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6736252 | Work holder for through hole examination apparatus A work holder is provided for a through hole examination apparatus that reduces the generation of scrubbed-off metal powder caused by abrasion during the movements, and has a high operability. Also, it is an object to provide a work holder for a through hole examina... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6644467 | Track for drawing assembly and method to remove the relative gripping elements Track for drawing assembly and method to replace the gripping elements associated with said tracks, wherein the track comprises a plurality of links able to support at least part of at least one gripping element of a product to be drawn, each of the gripp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6491157 | Toothed belts for transporting objects The toothed belt has a band-shaped belt body which carries integrally formed teeth on one side. At least one of the teeth is provided with two openings which extend from the crown surface of the associated tooth through the toothed belt to the other side ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6386356 | Conveying means which can be rail-guided and a guiding rail for guiding said conveying means The invention relates to conveying means (1) which can be rail-guided and are provided for conveying especially flat products in a conveying direction (F). Said conveying means comprises a guiding part (2) which runs in a v-shaped manner in a conveying di... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6176370 | Endless conveyor having quick release slats In an endless conveyor, a plurality of slats are positioned in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another, thereby defining a work supporting surface which in turn is carried by a frame. The slats are driven via at least one chain that includes a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6152288 | High volume storage system with power and free drive An active high volume storage carousel provides an improved drive system. The carousel includes a driven conveyor, which defines a continuous path and includes at least one container handling location along the continuous path. A track rail extends around... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5911303 | Flight lug assembly A flight lug assembly (5) for use on an article transport conveyor (50) is disclosed. The flight lug assembly includes a fill block (7) removably mounted on a flight lug (8), the flight lug being attached to the conveyor chain (35) of the article transpor... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5890584 | Detachable material handling tray with automatic parcel ejection mechanism A conveyor system is provided including a platform for attachment to a conveyor which may be utilized for transporting items of various sizes and weights to designated output destinations along the conveyor. The platforms may be used for the transporting ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5720161 | Sliver can, can changer and pallet A sliver-processing system has at least one sliver-processing textile machine with at least one work station, at least one discharge station for filled sliver cans and a discharge station for empty cans. A sliver can assembly includes a sliver can with a ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5713455 | Suspended storage apparatus An apparatus for the suspended storage of foodstuffs, particularly slabs of chocolate or the like, arranged on shelves (15) lying flat on trays (14) capable of accommodating a number of such shelves. The shelves (15) are releasable and arranged parallel t... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5653324 | Lift and transfer mechanism Article handling apparatus includes a pair of first and second spaced parallel elongate conveying tracks defining a conveying path and at least one transfer station. A carrier mechanism is movably mounted on the tracks for linear movement along the convey... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5653587 | Method for transporting an article through process housing while minimizing a loss of a controlled atmosphere therefrom A method of transporting an article through a processing housing while minimizing the loss of a controlled atmosphere from the process housing. This method includes the steps of placing an article on a first carriage member, then vertically displacing the... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5634550 | Direction changing mechanism for transferring articles between transverse conveyors The invention provides a conveying apparatus including an upstream conveyor, a downstream conveyor oriented perpendicularly to the upstream conveyor to form a butt turn, and a mechanism for transferring conveyed articles from the upstream conveyor to the ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5605218 | Conveyor system, particularly for material carriers for use in medical laboratories A conveyor system, particularly for material carriers for use in medical laboratories, includes two endless motor-driven belts which are guided in the conveying area in a horizontal plane parallel to each other and in the same direction. The conveyor belt... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5582287 | Drive chain for accumulation conveyor A zero-pressure accumulating conveyor including a bed defined by rotatable rollers mounted in parallel sidewalls and powered by an endless drive chain. Pneumatic actuators lift the drive chain into engagement with the rollers to empower same. Sensor rolle... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5529168 | System for translationally/rotationally conveying a support member A translational/rotational support member conveying system including at least one basic conveyor (CE) consisting of two shields (1,2) each provided with opposed rectilinear (10) and/or circular (11) guide channels, as well as a translating and/or rotating... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5477955 | Conveying system for foodstuffs A conveying system (10) for the classification and sorting of foodstuffs comprising a conveyor (11) comprising at least one endless chain (15) driven by spaced apart drive sprockets (12 and 13), a plurality of chain clips (40) moulded in plastics and clip... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5439097 | Link for conveyor chains A link assembly for a chain comprising a link portion, a top plate portion having a top surface and a bottom surface made of a predetermined first material, and a plate member made of a different material than the top plate portion and integrally molded t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437361 | Article conveyor unit A filling method is disclosed, which comprises a step of filling a content into a bottle 1 and a step of fitting a cap 2 on the bolt 1 with the content charged thereinto. The bottle 1 is conveyed in a state held by a bottle container 3 on a conveyor, whil... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5325974 | Display device for elongated objects A display device for elongated objects is presented, the device being suitable for use in conjunction with a flat plate baggage claim apparatus. The device includes a rigid plate adapted to be attached to the upper surface of a flat plate of the claim app... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5303810 | Magazine rack and positional adjustment system therefor A magazine rack and adjustment/transport system therefore includes a conveyer line for introducing magazine racks into a production process. As a new magazine rack is introduced to the line, a positional adjustment means is active to position the magazine... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5249662 | Parts feeding apparatus A parts feeding apparatus includes a parts feeding table detachably supporting parts cassettes. A working area wherein a rail is laid and a standby area are arranged in parallel with each other. A box or frame constituting a table positioning unit is mova... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248028 | Apparatus for firing printed matter onto substrates In electronics manufacturing, it is conventional to print a film onto a substrate (1) and then fire it in a continuous oven. A sequence of substrates is fed through the continuous oven on a conveyor belt (9). In order to fire substrates, even substrates p... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5238351 | Organizer system and method for a rotatable storage structure A storage system for storage and retrieval of material goods, including a lift having a vertically traveling endless lop and inserter assemblies for inserting containers onto a storage carousel while the carousel remains in continuous motion.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5209626 | Organizer system for a rotatable storage structure A control system for a storage system wherein containers may be extracted from and inserted on the carousel while the carousel remains in continuous motion.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5197844 | Organizer system for a rotatable storage structure A storage system for storage and retrieval of material goods, including an extractor assembly for extracting containers from the storage carousel while the carousel remains in continuous motion.... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5090863 | Organizer system and method for a rotatable storage structure The present invention relates generally to automated distribution systems for storing and retrieving goods. More particularly, the invention relates to a rotatable storage carousel and supporting mechanisms for inserting and extracting containers from the... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5060786 | Belt conveyor for a packaging machine A belt conveyor for packaging apparatus includes an endless belt which supports a plurality of spaced article receiving cells, the belt being passed about a pair of direction-changing wheels. Variations in the loading of the endless belt are minimized by ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5044877 | Magazine for storing and feeding flat articles to be unstacked The magazine has slats for advancing flat articles to an unstacking head. The magazine comprises a first zone into which articles are loaded and along which they are advanced by removable slats, which slats are individually mounted in the first zone, bein... | 09/03/1991 |
