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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167136 | Device for discarding trims formed during the cutting of paper logs Device for discarding trims formed by cutting machines during the cutting of paper logs, comprising an advancing plane on which paper rolls (R) and trims (RT, RC) advance along a given direction (A), wherein the trims can fall through a discontinuity provided on sai... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7413088 | Automatic conveyor slot closure Apparatus for self-clearing of clogs developed between adjacent ends of upstream and downstream conveyors adapted to carry products thereon in the course of transfer of the products past a gap defined between the conveyors. The apparatus comprises a shield disposed ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7080738 | Device for the elimination of trims of rolls or logs of sheeted material A device for the elimination of trims of rolls or logs of sheeted material able to be arranged downstream of a cutting-off machine of at least one roll or log cut into rolls and little rolls or upstream trims (15′) and/or downstream trims (15), all m... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6902067 | In-shell nut sorting and debris removal assembly An in-shell nut sorting and debris removal assembly for removing debris including empty shells and sorting out unacceptable in-shell nuts includes multiple spaced belt sorting assemblies to removed materials having desired size characteristics and send them into a c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6607082 | Device for removal of trimmings in the production of rolls of web material A device for removal of trimmings obtained from cutting of logs of web material by means of a log cutting machine which include a cutting blade for log cutting and a supporting surface downstream of the cutting blade to support cut out rolls. The device f... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6371304 | Device for the selection and elimination of crop ends of rolls of kitchen towel and/or toilet paper A device for the selection and elimination of crop ends of rolls of kitchen towel and/or toilet paper, in which the device is supplied by at least one row of finished rolls (12) and by top and tail crop ends (13) cut in sequence from at least one log, and... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5400909 | Device to discard short bars Device to discard short bars shorter than a predetermined length from a plurality of bars being fed by feeder that comprise a plurality of first conveyor chains (14a) and a matching plurality of second conveyor chains (14b), on which the bars (11) are pos... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5059308 | Installation for processing raw fruit, particularly plums Raw plums fed into a receiving tank and washer (1) are conveyed by a platform elevator (2) to a cord-type sizing device which enables their distribution toward two tray-carrying chains (5A and 5B). The trays are stacked on carts carried by platform elevat... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4927030 | Method and apparatus for debris screening and sorting of peanuts A sorting apparatus to remove sticks, weeds and other debris from a batch of peanuts and sort the peanuts into size categories. At least two longitudinally spaced apart sets of endless belts wrap over separate sets of drive rollers. The belts are interpos... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4892650 | Fruit grading machine A fruit grader comprising a plurality of belts which diverge away from a loading station and which overlie parallel and closely spaced transverse belts, all the belts being of a soft resilient elastomer, and where encountered by the fruit, being between s... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4832205 | Vibrator strips with increased spacing sorter An orienting and sorting device for elongate objects includes a first conveyor surface having a plurality of parallel channel-like sections into which the objects are mechanically aligned. The first conveyor surface is divided into a plurality of transver... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4776467 | Sorting apparatus for sorting articles An apparatus for sorting articles each having a predetermined thickness comprises conveying belt for carrying and conveying the articles in one direction and a first sorter provided through an interval substantially equal to a predetermined thickness of t... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4717027 | Vibratory belt separator for blow-molded parts A separator for blow-molded parts, which separator includes a plurality of endless belts movably supported between a pair of horizontally spaced pulleys, one of which is a drive pulley. The belts, preferably of circular cross section, have upper reaches e... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4593821 | Belt separator for blow molding parts A belt-type separator for effecting separation of blow-molded parts, which separator preferably includes at least two endless belts movably supported on and between a pair of horizontally spaced pulleys, one of which is a drive pulley. The belts, preferab... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4546886 | Method and apparatus for sorting elongate articles A method and apparatus for sorting elongate articles by length is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, a holding mechanism located at the discharge end of the first conveyor belt and a grasping mechanism located... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4432457 | Article selection apparatus An article selection apparatus is disclosed having a first conveying device for conveying an article along a path and a second conveying device for receiving the article at an entrance end spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a conveying end of t... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4402411 | Apparatus for separating articles An apparatus (10) for separating articles is disclosed. Apparatus (10) includes a frame (16) having upper and lower portions (24, 26) yieldably separated by compression springs (28). Belts (90) extend between drive rollers (30) supported by upper frame po... | 09/06/1983 |
| 3998330 | Sizing apparatus An apparatus for separating objects according to size including conveyor means having an endless conveyor belt trained over a supporting surface and mounted on a frame with its transverse dimension disposed at a slope to the horizontal. A plurality of end... | 12/21/1976 |
