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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861868 | Chip sorting and stacking devices Chip sorting devices include a rotatable disc having a plurality of wells for receiving chips therein, a plurality of channels for holding stacks of chips, at least one ejector for ejecting chips from the wells of the disc into the channels, and at least one removal... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7398885 | Apparatus for the diversion of objects of different mass An apparatus for selective diversion of objects such as containers, packing and packing units of different mass. The apparatus has a first transport device for the objects and a diversion device for diverting predetermined objects from the first transport device ont... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364043 | Fastener inspection system A high-speed fastener inspection system is provided to perform 100 percent inspection of various geometry features and to sort a large number of fasteners at high speed. The inspection system includes a rotary table having an outer periphery, an inner periphery, and... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334687 | Gate assembly for diverting articles and the like A gate assembly for diverting substantially flat articles is provided. The gate assembly comprises a mounting bracket having an upright support member and a mounting member secured to the upright support member and a diverter vane having a slot for slidably receivin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7216866 | Sheet transport path switching mechanism A sheet transport path switching mechanism includes a movable guide to be moved rotatably about a support shaft parallel to the width direction of a transport path so as to selectively take either a main posture where the movable guide directs a sheet to the downstr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207444 | Device for redirecting objects having different masses An apparatus for selective diversion of objects such as containers, packing and packing units of different mass. The apparatus has a first transport device for the objects and a diversion device for diverting predetermined objects from the first transport device ont... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6976589 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved b... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6840384 | Gate assembly for diverting articles and the like A gate assembly for diverting substantially flat articles is provided. The gate assembly comprises a mounting bracket having an upright support member and a mounting member secured to the upright support member and a diverter vane having a slot for slidably receivin... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6822181 | Container diverter The present invention provides a device and method for selectively removing an article from a stream or line of similar articles travelling in a pathway on a transport system such as a conveyor. The invention utilizes a synchronous electric motor which, in response ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6799684 | Multi-head portioning system A counting and portioning system which counts discrete articles that conform to predetermined specifications into lots having a predetermined number of articles or a target volume. The system includes at least one portioning bin positioned to receive articles from a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6787724 | Sorting machine A sorting machine receives a bulk of workpieces or fasteners from a hopper unit into a feed station which align the fasteners into a single file for engagement to a transport system of an inspection station. Preferably, the transport system has a conveyor belt with ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6659287 | Apparatus and method for grading articles An apparatus and method for inspecting and sorting articles such as fruit and vegetables in which the articles are presented, on a conveyor, under a viewing device and classified. A take-off position is determined from the classification and the article i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5775475 | Device for transporting products, such as fruit and vegetables in a station for sorting them This device includes a conveyor chain on which are fixed support members for supporting products, such members being between positions for transporting the products in the station and for removing the products from the device, under the control of a sorti... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5469974 | Method and apparatus for selectively directing work objects A method and apparatus for selectively directing work objects wherein the work objects are passed along a path of travel, predetermined characteristics of the work objects are sensed and work objects having the predetermined characteristics are diverted f... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5431273 | Apparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying system The conveyor system is comprised of a plurality of spools connected by chains at each end of the spool. The space between an adjacent pair of spools defines a pocket. An ejector is carried by the chain within each pocket to eject fruit from the pocket. Th... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5386913 | Document transport selection device for scanners and classifiers of documents, especially bar code bearing documents A document transport device for document scanners and classifiers such as bar code readers which is able to send a read document different directions depending on its classification is discussed. The transport device uses a pivotable surface to direct doc... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5305893 | Conveyor system including flow diverter means A conveyor system for moving small particles of material from one location to another includes a flow diverter to divert the flow leaving a first conveyor to a second or third conveyor wherein one of the second or third conveyors is a reject conveyor to r... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5280838 | Apparatus for conveying and sorting produce An apparatus for conveying and sorting produce, in particular fruit, provided with a mechanism to discharge the produce is described. The apparatus includes a pair of conveyor lines located on either side of an endless drive chain. Each conveyor line incl... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5215179 | Off-loading conveying system Off-loading conveyors having endless roller chains to which are mounted bow tie rollers on rods extending laterally from the chain. The bow tie rollers define concavities for receipt of product units to be conveyed and off-loaded at an appropriate station... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5174429 | Conveyor discharge apparatus and method A conveyor discharge apparatus, and a related method of operation, that can lift and thereby eject any article carried by a conveyor of the apparatus through substantially relying on the motor that advances the conveyor of the apparatus. The apparatus inc... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5042637 | Conveyor discharge apparatus and method A conveyor discharge apparatus, and a related method of operation, that can lift and thereby eject any article carried by a conveyor of the apparatus through substantially relying on the motor that advances the conveyor of the apparatus. The apparatus inc... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5029692 | Off-loading conveying system Off-loading conveyors having endless roller chains to which are mounted bow tie rollers on rods extending laterally from the chain. The bow tie rollers define concavities for receipt of product units to be conveyed and off-loaded at an appropriate station... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5009332 | Output hopper apparatus A card output hopper apparatus (20) receives cards (82) and delivers them to a preselected card tray (42). The output hopper rotatable deflector (52). The deflector (52) is situated in a recieving position to deflect a delivered card (82) toward a card tr... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4961489 | Product handling system A system for the processing and handling of products including the method and apparatus therefor. A conveyor includes rocker elements fixed thereto which may be selectively tipped by means of an actuator and camming surface to off-load products conveyed i... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4746109 | Apparatus for assembling continuous printed forms in storage trays Continuously printed forms, e.g. checks, are cut from a sheet, sequenced and fed longitudinally and horizontally so that they are overlapped. Trays are moved vertically downwardly and are laterally open so that the overlapped checks are inserted and there... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4711357 | Automated system and method for transporting and sorting articles An automated system and method for transporting and sorting various types of articles, such as parcels and sacks of mail. The system is comprised of a primary conveyor track and a plurality of secondary conveyor tracks which intersect the primary conveyor... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4655350 | Reversed end ejector system A reversed can end ejector system is provided for detecting and ejecting a can end in reverse orientation with respect to a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends. This system comprises an optical detection apparatus including a l... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4624452 | Board inserter for printing press A board inserter for use with a printing press provides for the automatic insertion of paper boards or the like between predetermined numbers of printed sheets as they emerge from the printing press. The board inserter is used to make note pads or the lik... | 11/25/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4375856 | Apparatus for inserting and extracting flexible flat objects into and out from a magazine A guide unit (9) for the flat objects, the unit includes a plurality of guide paths (12,15,16) and movable along one side of a magazine for holding flexible flat objects transversely to the one side in locations spaced along the one side of the magazine, ... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4320840 | Device for culling articles such as package units identified as defective Articles that pass an inspection station seriatim are removed from their subjacent conveyor or not, depending on the results of inspection, by an ejection device which is a pair of vertically superposed horizontal chains that carry between them upright ho... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4193596 | Pool ball separator A ball separator for pool tables that strikes only the "Q" ball as it passes through the ball run which directs playing balls to one crib and the "Q" ball to a separate crib, utilizing a magnetic "Q" ball and a magnet pendulum attracted thereby to strike ... | 03/18/1980 |
