Class 209/618 - Rollers

Subclass of Class 209 - Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Definition: Methods and apparatus wherein said gripping elements are
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 08/05/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7407056	Automatic container recycling apparatus The invention relates to a unit for automatic recycling apparatuses for containers, e.g. cans and bottles made of glass, plastic, or metal. Said unit comprises a conveying device with a conveyor belt for advancing the containers in the direction of the longitudinal ...	08/05/2008
7389935	Card stripper for removing cards from card carriers An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelop...	06/24/2008
7318304	Device for introducing pharmaceutical products into blister packs Pairs of first and second rolls are supported for rotation in a roll frame located below a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material, each first roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections separated from respective ...	01/15/2008
7284667	Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea...	10/23/2007
7225990	Card stripper for removing cards from card carriers An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelop...	06/05/2007
7117996	Adjustable object size grader An adjustable apparatus for sizing objects, mainly delicate foods, by the rotation of a set of at least 7 rollers, each roller having one less tooth so that the rollers move at progressively higher revolutions per minute, from the in-feed shear roller of 144 revolut...	10/10/2006
7073669	Launcher for compressible materials and associated process A launcher (17, 50, 60) and an associated process for compressible materials (42) includes a frame (22), at least one upper roller (1), at least one lower roller (2) located below the at least one upper roller (1) within the...	07/11/2006
6997326	Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea...	02/14/2006
6776279	Unit for automatic container returns systems The invention described here concerns a unit for automatic container returns systems, with a conveyor device for transporting the containers in the direction of their longitudinal axis, with two rotary-driven rollers arranged along the conveyor path and which can be...	08/17/2004
6382426	Apparatus and method for removing tops or roots from crops A machine for removing roots and tops from crops including a pair of counter-rotating rollers spaced apart so as to define a nip therebetween, and means for rotating the rollers characterized in that at least one roller is in the form of a polygonal twist...	05/07/2002
6305553	Rolling screen gapping system The present invention provides a roller screen gapping system for a roller screen including a series of spaced parallel rolls mounted on pillow blocks at each end thereof, the pillow blocks slidable along respective bed plates transversely of the roll axe...	10/23/2001
5806686	Sorting device and its use The present invention provides a unique mechanical method and device for sorting pieces (e.g. vegetables and fruits) of any desired size from unsorted and irregularly sized pieces. The device includes a pair of elongated cylindrical brushes, one of which ...	09/15/1998
5544761	Soft cranberry and undersize cranberry separator and method A cranberry separator, and method, to separate soft and undersize cranberries from hard, marketable cranberries. Mushy cranberries do not clog the separator. Pressure is repeatedly applied to each cranberry, to a pressure less than 0.50 psi, as cranberrie...	08/13/1996
5373947	Separator for removing foreign materials in granulated materials A separator of the invention is designed to remove foreign materials, such as small stones, included in granulated materials, such as red beans, having smooth outer surfaces. The separator is formed of a supplying section, and a separating section for rec...	12/20/1994
5360119	Separator for removing foreign materials in granulated materials A separator of the invention is designed to remove foreign materials, such as small stones, included in granulated materials, such as red beans, having smooth outer surfaces. The separator is formed of a supplying section, and a separating section for rec...	11/01/1994
5305896	Apparatus for separating crossed garment hangers An apparatus for detangling a plurality of conventional garment hangers located on a common supporting rail, comprising a generally cylindrical elongated rigid barrel having a plurality of spaced elongated bristles fixedly attached to the barrel projectin...	04/26/1994
5175906	Bean cleaning apparatus The invention comprises a bean cleaning apparatus comprising a plurality of pairs of elongated inclined rotating parallel rods. One of the rods in each pair has a spiral groove along its length and the other rod has a smooth cylindrical outer surface. The...	01/05/1993
5109988	Machine and method for sorting out fines, pins, and over-thick wood chips Fines, pins, and over-thick wood chips are separated from wood chip material by using a series of three roller screens having chip agitating and conveying protuberances. The screens are arranged and adapted such that over-thick chips are separated by the ...	05/05/1992
5024335	Automatic sorter A sorter for separating waste material such as aluminum cans, large plastic containers, cardboard containers, cardboard, small lumber or wood material, paper and similar lightweight material by directing the waste material to be sorted downwardly onto pai...	06/18/1991
5019326	Pellet handling and external inspection equipment The present invention provides a pellet handling equipment for conveying pellets. The pellet handling equipment is essentially composed of a first roller device, a second roller device, and a pellet supplying device. The first roller device is supported g...	05/28/1991
5011025	Feeder for seed cleaner A feeding mechanism adpated to feed seeds such as soybeans, navy or pinto beans into a cleaning device. The feeder includes a hopper which is supplied by a hose from a large bin, and which, in turn, feeds a spout emptying into an adjustable chute which fo...	04/30/1991
4821886	Cleaning device for agricultural products Agricultural products often require cleaning before sorting, packing or further processing. Such cleaning generally includes removing unwanted projections, such as roots, stems, loose leaves, foreign articles sticking thereon, etc. If the cleaning is done...	04/18/1989
4471876	Potato cleaning table A cleaning table for sorting newly harvested potatoes or other vegetables from vines, dirt, clods, rocks and other debris. The table includes a deck comprised of a plurality of spaced apart, parallel longitudinal rollers that operate in pairs of counterro...	09/18/1984
4360108	Method and apparatus for checking letter thickness A method and apparatus are described for automatically checking envelopes for objects which would interere with an automatic postal mail sorting operation. The envelopes are moved between inflated rollers and changes in the roller pressures caused by obje...	11/23/1982
3998329	Card sorting apparatus A card sorting apparatus wherein a card is fed one by one from a card hopper, information included on the card is read at a card sensing stage provided along a card feeding path and the card with a specified information is selected comprises: (a) a card r...	12/21/1976

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