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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6446783 | Electrode tip loading method and apparatus A method and apparatus for singulating and delivering wire leads as part of an electrode welding process in lamp production. Leads in bulk form are transported by a feeder. The leads are dropped from the feeder and passively caught in a desired orientatio... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5419442 | Separating device for discriminating between defective and nondefective articles The separation device includes a container having a dome-shaped base and a peripheral wall surrounding the base to define a chamber for receiving a random mixture of defective and nondefective articles. A spiral-shaped ramp on the peripheral wall which su... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5065852 | Machine for automatically positioning and feeding containers A machine for sorting and orienting containers including a main hopper (2) for receiving randomly a plurality of containers (1) or bottles to be sorted, having any convenient configuration and a bottom (4) with a peripheral edge portion at a predetermined... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4909375 | Automatic tie plate sorting conveyor A sorting conveyor for rail tie plates or the like including an inclined frame having an upper end and a lower end, and an endless conveyor belt formed of a plurality of links pivotally joined to each other. The links are designed to have plate retaining ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4735343 | Feeder for bottle capper A feeder for a bottle capping machine comprising a hopper to receive and direct the caps to a conveyor which transports the caps to a chute transversely disposed to the conveyor housing wherein the conveyor housing is adjustably secured to the capping mac... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4653964 | Single filer blow-back apparatus An air single filer apparatus for receiving cylindrical articles in upright position in random bulk and discharging them serially in horizontal single file is provided. Articles are received into a bulk storage zone, from where they move to a layout zone ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4496039 | Bottle alignment apparatus The present invention discloses an apparatus for the alignment of bottles, which apparatus has no moving parts, and includes an assembly of trough and slide surface. The trough is substantially parallel to the major axis of the bottles. The bottles descen... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4393973 | Method and apparatus for removing non-rectified capsules from a capsule rectification and transport device A capsule rectification and transport device is disclosed. Means are provided for removing occasional improperly positioned capsules from the transported array. The capsules are carried in spaced apart pockets. When a capsule is undesirably mis-oriented w... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4282965 | Feeding and orienting device A method and apparatus for feeding and orienting parts having at least one terminal depending from each body. The parts are fed with at least one terminal in sliding engagement along a guide rail. Misoriented parts are blown out of engagement with the gui... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4091915 | Machine for packaging dispensing spoons and method In the packaging of dispensing spoons with bottles in containers, the spoons are oriented by means of protuberances on shank portions thereof extending normal to the shank in the same direction as the hollow side of the spoon bowl. The spoons are tilted l... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3938654 | Method and machine for conveying and aligning rod-shaped fasteners A method and machine for conveying rod-shaped fasteners from a container holding a supply of unaligned fasteners into alignment with each other and then to a fastener treating mechanism having a high working capacity in which the conveying and aligning me... | 02/17/1976 |
