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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434704 | Medicine feeder A medicine feeder is composed of: a cassette (2) for housing medicines D in an array; a biasing member (6) for biasing the medicines D in the cassette (2) toward one end side; and a discharge member (16) disposed on one end portion of the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7270248 | Adjustable dispenser for soft pliable lids A dispenser for dispensing flexible lids includes a housing having a lid stack holder for containing a coaxial stack of lids. Lids are supported within a substantially coaxial channel of the lid stack by a pair of opposing indexing shafts that rotate upon operation ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234611 | Article separating and dispensing device The present invention relates to a more robust article dispensing apparatus that is relatively simple in construction and usage for dispensing articles in a clean and protective environment. More specifically, the apparatus accepts, separates, and dispenses articles... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7086562 | Methods and apparatus for retaining a tray stack having a plurality of trays for carrying microelectronic devices Devices and methods for holding a tray stack having a plurality of trays configured to carry and store microelectronic devices. Several devices in accordance with the present invention are particularly applicable to carrying a stack of JEDEC trays that have been loa... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6971546 | Dispenser of single-use portions of preparations for beverages, particularly coffee or the like A dispenser of single-use portions of preparations for beverages, comprising a structure that supports at least one storage assembly for single-use portions provided with a discharge outlet for the discharge of the portions, at least one distribution assembly for th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6913433 | Denesting apparatus A denesting apparatus for a stack of cup-shaped articles having peripheral outwardly extending rims includes a pair of uniquely machined rotary shafts which operate together to support the stack of nested articles and to denest and separate one article at a time as ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866470 | Methods and apparatus for retaining a tray stack having a plurality of trays for carrying microelectronic devices Devices and methods for holding a tray stack having a plurality of trays configured to carry and store microelectronic devices. Several devices in accordance with the present invention are particularly applicable to carrying a stack of JEDEC trays that have been loa... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6824010 | Selective actuating apparatus A selective actuating apparatus involves a barrel 17 rotated due to rotation of a driving motor 2, a revolving shaft 3A supporting rotatably the barrel 17, and a barrel 16 rotated as a result of transmitting torque in the case wher... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6786359 | Dispenser A dispenser is provided for dispensing objects including for example, container lids for beverages such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, and juice. For example, a coaxial stack of lids is loaded into a housing of the dispenser. Upon actuation of a the dispenser, the bot... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6558110 | Tray input-output module A Tray input-output module, comprising a power unit, a clamp unit and a support unit, is capable of automatically retrieving a tray from a transport device and automatically delivering a tray to a transport device for facilitating automation in chip sorte... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550638 | Cup-supplying apparatus Disclosed is a cup-supplying apparatus for supplying tapered cylindrical cups stored in a stack, which comprises cup dispensers each supplying lowest cup from cups stored in a stack; a unit generating a force for cup-supplying; force-transmitting members ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6220450 | Rubber stopper separator A device to separate rubber stoppers that have adhered together, typically as a result of sterilization. The device contains a hopper, a pair of rollers and a mechanism to turn the rollers. The rollers are hexagonal-shaped and each face has a scalloped co... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6134775 | Device for applying nailing plates to the ends of railroad ties and nailing plate dispenser therefor A device for applying nailing plates to the ends of wooden ties includes a plate feeder for applying nailing plates to the generally vertically-oriented ends of a wooden tie horizontally disposed therein. The plate feeder includes a frame on each side for... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6112944 | Ferrule delivery system A ferrule delivery system for placing a ferrule in a desired position on a flat surface quickly and with ease is disclosed. The system includes an elongated shaft having a tapered end and a delivery end, ferrules loaded on the outer circumference of the s... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5975839 | Disk singulating apparatus An apparatus for discharging disks from the bottom of a stack of aligned disks one at a time is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of feed gate subassemblies supported in a spaced apart, diametrically opposing relationship so as to define a disk rece... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5918765 | Container dispensing systems especially useful for dispensing edible cones Container dispensing system sequentially dispense containers from a nested stack. The systems have a support frame for accepting multiple stack of nested containers aligned in a cross-machine direction having upper and lower opposed pairs of gates. The ga... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906472 | Apparatus for removing and storing semiconductor device trays A tray removing apparatus is provided which is capable of automatically removing trays loaded with ICs to be tested from a tray storage container open only at its bottom and delivering the trays to an IC testing apparatus, and a tray storing apparatus is ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5788116 | Adjustable tray dispenser The invention provides an adjustable tray dispenser having a plurality of tray guides for individually dispensing trays from a tray stock. Each of the tray guides is driven by a flexible drive shaft coupled to a gear box. The flexible drive shafts enable ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5775751 | Ball retrieval, storage and discharge device A retrieval, storage and discharge device including an inner cylindrical tube having a lower end, an upper end, an outer diameter, and an inner diameter sufficient to receive the balls, an outer cylindrical tube having a lower end, an upper end, an outer ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5738246 | Disposable cup dispensing device A disposable cup dispensing device having an upper annular member and a bottom annular member connected together. A barrel is mounted on the upper annular member to hold a stack of disposable cups. A pivotable bottom cover is located at the bottom annular... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704515 | Ferrule applicator and method A method of dispensing ferrules onto a work surface without requiring bend motion of the workman. The method utilizes a dispenser which is loaded from the top using a stack of nested ferrules on a retainer which is easily removable to free the ferrules in... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697521 | Hand-held collar dispenser An improved hand-held collar dispenser for securing collars to a lockbolt or other fastening piece is disclosed. The dispenser has a feeding end and a dispensing end connected by a channel. A pair of retention clips selectively retains the collars within ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5664322 | Apparatus for processing palletized small parts utilizing a robot and a vertical pallet magazine A method and apparatus for processing and assembling a plurality of small parts weighing under five pounds using a robot employing a rotatable pallet for holding an array of small parts. Said rotatable pallet being held in place on the robot wrist head, w... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5383571 | Lid dispenser A trough-like support piece extends within a supply tube in a housing and supports a stack of beverage container lids. A spring biases a plate to urge the stack frontwardly to engage against a plurality of spring-loaded members which extend from the housi... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5335826 | Apparatus for feeding nuts or the like A nut feeding apparatus which can surely and easily feed nuts and the like, temporarily supported in a conductor cylinder, to an underlying support member one by one, without scratching them by the downward stress or the like of a plunger. A feeder openin... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5322188 | Lid dispensing Apparatus and method for dispensing lids, such as plastic lids for soft-drink cups, one-by-one from a stack of such lids supported initially underneath by resting on the lower of two pairs of members adapted to grip and ungrip individual lids, the upper p... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5067308 | Mechanism and method for supporting and individual dispensing of nested containers A method and apparatus are provided for supporting and dispensing a nested stack of containers. First and second pairs of support plates are spaced apart and movable between supporting and released positions. The first pair of plates support the container... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5000393 | Dispenser for rolls of sheet material A dispenser for rolls of sheet material including an upright roll chamber adapted to support at least three stacked rolls of sheet material, such as toilet paper, including a lower dispensing station, a primary reserve station above the dispensing station... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4950120 | Apparatus and method for feeding card edge connectors and connector magazines A robotic feeding mechanism for feeding electrical connectors. Connector magazines having a plurality of electrical connectors therein can be held in a magazine feeder which comprises at least two worm gears for holding and moving connector magazines ther... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4936485 | Manually operated marker dispenser A manual marker dispenser for road markers which is supported from a wheel mounted adhesive applicator which deposits small amounts of adhesive at selected spaced positions along a roadway. The dispenser has an upright cage member in which the markers are... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4909412 | Machines and methods for separating nested trays A machine and method for separation of nested articles such as trays. Nested articles of the type that do not separate from one another under the influence of gravity alone are stacked in vertical nesting relation to one another. Plural blade members are ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4899907 | Device for automatically dispensing terminals for electric conducting cables A device is provided for automatically dispensing terminals for electric cables into the receptacle of a reception part. The device includes a tubular body containing the terminals, means for causing a relative movement of the body and of the reception pa... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4897019 | Device for taking containers out of a pile and processing machine equipped with this device The present invention concerns a device for taking containers out of a pile, comprising a magazine formed of a row of articulated parallelograms and, under this magazine, two superimposed rows of deformable parallelograms which are actuatable independentl... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4865515 | Apparatus for unstacking and stacking containers An apparatus for unstacking and stacking containers. The apparatus includes a frame defining a compartment to receive a stack of containers, and a guide mechanism mounted within the frame to guide the stack in vertical movement. Located beneath the compar... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4804108 | Iris mechanism An iris mechanism for preventing unauthorized removal of containers from apparatus for dispensing containers, such as cups. The apparatus separates and releases a single container from a stack of containers. The iris mechanism defines a central opening th... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4747515 | Apparatus for mounting on a land vehicle for the distribution of markers An apparatus for dispensing markers for distribution in a terrain. The apatus is designed as an add-on unit for mounting on the rear of a self-propelled land vehicle. The markers are units of a foldable type comprising each a base plate and a visible mar... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4742937 | Separating and releasing device for single elements for single elements particularly cups From a pile or stack of cups, which is available in a magazine, the lowermost one is released with the aid of a slide (4) in such a way, that simultaneously retaining elements (7, 16) are slid away from and separating and releasing elements (5) are slid i... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741458 | Plastic cup distributor The distributor separates plastic cups (3) which are provided with outwardly-facing rims (5) from a stack (2) in a store (1) and releases them one-at-a-time into a tube (6). The distributor comprises first, lower supports (13) and second, upper supports (... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4710085 | Lamination stack selection method and apparatus A lamination stack selector for supporting a vertical column of laminations in a chute and for selecting a stack of laminations having a predetermined height from the bottom of the column. The selector includes a plurality of support pins biased to a firs... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4702660 | Method and apparatus for storing and handling trays for workpieces The invention relates to an apparatus and method for handling and storing a plurality of workpieces on trays. A storage rack is provided and a plurality of trays may be stored in vertical stacked relationship. A trackway is provided for transferring trays... | 10/27/1987 |
