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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109697 | Air conveyor with a device for orienting bottles vertically An air conveyor for transporting plastic bottles, in which bottles are driven by applying air, in the area of the bottle openings. In a partial area of the air conveyor, means are provided to apply air to the bottle bodies. These means are arranged such that the bot... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7338102 | Manipulator This invention provides a manipulator having an arrangement which easily makes it possible to execute fine work such as attitude control while properly grasping even a minute target object. The manipulator of this invention has, at, e.g., the contact portion to a ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7223060 | Device for simultaneously conveying and regulating the temperature of shaped parts The invention relates to a device for simultaneously conveying and regulating the temperature of shaped parts, comprising a conveying device, which is suited for advancing objects, and at least one blower by means of which the objects can be subjected to the action ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207428 | Transport device for containers A conveyor device for containers having multiple narrow lanes formed by guide railings adjustable horizontally across the direction of conveyance, with horizontally adjustable sensors for the containers arranged above the narrow lanes across the direction of conveya... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7128516 | Workpiece transport apparatus While periphery or peripheries of workpiece(s) W lifted in floating fashion by simultaneous suction and expulsion of gas(es) between pair(s) of first and second, or upper and lower, transport stages 14, 15 is/are retained by plurality of elevator pins 16 | 10/31/2006 |
| 6969224 | Workpiece levitating device A communication chamber defined in a body is supplied with a fluid under pressure through a pipe connected to a supply port defined in the body. The fluid under pressure is ejected from the communication chamber through fluid ejection members, which are made of a po... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6585263 | Deceleration drum assembly containing air guides A deceleration drum assembly has a deceleration drum with at least one gripper for gripping and transporting signatures. A guide surface assembly is provided which produces a fluid flow for transporting the signature in a contactless manner above the guid... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6488449 | Conveyor for transporting articles having a collar and including a fitted stop to reduce the risk of the articles jamming The conveyor comprises two spaced-apart under-neck guides (3) along which articles are designed to be transported by being suspended via their collars (2) on the under-neck guides (3), and also a longitudinal stop (6) which is mounted above the under-neck... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6398007 | Aligning and feeding device for a parts feeder An orientation identification device is provided in a transporting route for a parts feeder which transports parts in a desired orientation. The orientation identifying device can identify the orientation of the parts, and according to the orientation thu... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6368027 | Air conveyor fitted with a bottom longitudinal guide for transporting suspended articles in an inclined position The air conveyor enables suspended articles to be transported, e.g. empty plastics bottles B, under drive from air jets. It has a bottom longitudinal guide (6) which extends along the path of the articles, which has two facing longitudinal guide walls (7b... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6293736 | Plenum and cross block for a pneumatic conveyor A plenum for a pneumatic conveyor of the type used for the movement of bottles and the like. The plenum comprises a central housing for receiving pressurized air, a cross block positioned within the central housing and generally spanning across its width,... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6257805 | Switching device for conveyor system installation A route switching apparatus for conveying articles, including a plurality of lines suitable for conveying the articles along respective separate paths and a body having a polygonal cross-section and pivotable about a longitudinal axis. The body is positio... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6116284 | Guide structure for pneumatic applicator A guide structure is provided for guiding the flow of particulate matter from a source to a distribution manifold. The guide structure includes a generally tubular elbow defining a flow path for the particulate matter. First and second veins are positione... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5769286 | Hosiery item spreading unit with pneumatic feed, usable with pneumatic hosiery item convenience systems equipped with a centralized suction A hosiery item spreading unit with pneumatic feed, usable with pneumatic hosiery item conveyance systems equipped with a centralized suction, comprising: a structure which forms an elongated spreading chamber arranged with its longitudinal axis substantia... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5634636 | Flexible object handling system using feedback controlled air jets A fluid transport system for moving flexible objects includes a conveyor configured to direct fluid flow against opposite sides of flexible objects. A sensor unit senses motion state of flexible objects, and a motion analysis unit is connected to the sens... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5468299 | Device comprising a flat susceptor rotating parallel to a reference surface about a shaft perpendicular to this surface A device comprising a flat susceptor (14) rotating parallel to a reference surface (30) about a rotary shaft (20) perpendicular to this surface and comprising means for obtaining the stability of the susceptor held in sustentation and means for obtaining ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5191961 | Bowl-feed apparatus A part feed bowl is provided with removable bowl tooling to allow the same bowl to be fitted to feed varying parts from time to time. The bowl tooling is an air feed and has the capability of variable feed speeds thereby improving efficiency.... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5133636 | System for chip orientation A queue of randomly oriented chips is advanced down a track. Each chip in the queue is sequentially and individually elevated into a pneumatic circuit and pressed against a mirrored surface of an upper slide member to which it adheres if the chip was orie... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5108513 | Device for transporting and positioning semiconductor wafer-type workpieces A device in which the wafers are moved with the aid of aqueous media, is posed for the transportation of semiconductor wafers and also for use in processes for the cleaning thereof, the device including a guideplate having a bottom plate with nozzle syst... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5044872 | System and method for chip orientation A queue of randomly oriented chips is advanced down a track. Each chip in the queue is sequentially and individually elevated into a pneumatic circuit and pressed against a mirrored surface of an upper slide member to which it adheres if the chip was orie... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5009550 | Article handling device with low profile side guides An air conveyor system is provided for transporting a stream of articles en masse along a channel from a generally upstream position in a generally downstream direction towards a generally downstream position. A conveyor surface has opposing edges with th... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4978253 | Air cushion conveying device with magnetic guidance Device for conveying on an air cushion with magnetic guidance having a track (12) provided with air jet pipes issuing obliquely in one longitudinal direction onto its upper face, permitting the longitudinal displacement of a disk (30) without contact with... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4915547 | Article transport system A transport system particularly for flat articles, e.g. cards, includes guides which allow alternate articles to be conveyed in different orientations through the same duct (122) so that the risk of jamming or shingling during conveyance is eliminated. In... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4883362 | Device for enriching a carrier gas with the vapor of a sparingly volatile substance An enriching device consisting of a container which comprises a removable tightly fitting metal body the sparingly volatile material being present in a coiled groove. During operation of this device transverse flows and shortcuts, respectively, of the car... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4865491 | Apparatus for positioning a semiconductor wafer An improved semiconductor wafer positioning apparatus which can achieve preliminary positioning of a semiconductor wafer with accuracy. The apparatus includes a positioning stage for receiving a semiconductor wafer thereon. The positioning stage has a pai... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4860687 | Device comprising a flat susceptor rotating parallel to a reference surface about a shift perpendicular to this surface A device comprising a flat susceptor rotating parallel to a reference surface about a rotary shaft perpendicular to this surface and comprising means for obtaining the stability of the susceptor held in sustentation and means for obtaining its rotary move... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4832537 | Method and apparatus for dispensing and conveying plastic articles A method and apparatus wherein individual plastic articles are sheared from a cartridge of such articles and conveyed pneumatically through a pneumatic conduit to a desired position.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4828434 | Device, apparatus and method for distribution of fluid and selective movement of articles thereby A device, apparatus and method for distribution at a utilization area of fluid maintained adjacent thereto under pressure to thereby effect movement of articles at the utilization area are disclosed. The device includes a thin plate having a plurality of ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4714505 | Methods for handling sheet material In the feeding of sheet material to a machine such as a tire building former a sheet is first placed on a table and one edge of the sheet is aligned with a first datum line, preferably by tilting the table and supplying floatation air under the sheet. The... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4618292 | Controls for semiconductor wafer orientor This specification deals with electro-optic controls for stopping and orienting of a semiconductor wafer being transported along a track on an air film. At one or more locations along the track the characteristics of the air film are changed by electronic... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4609134 | Jet guide rivet injector Air pressure means for maintaining rivets in axial alignment as they pass through a feed tube to a riveting machine. The air pressure means comprises a circumferentially spaced series of air discharge passages directed obliquely toward the axis of the fee... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4575284 | Distribution tube for pneumatic applicator A section of tube with a series of inwardly directed projections is placed in the main conduit of a pneumatic applicator, upstream of the primary distribution head. The inner projections in the tube serve to center the direction of the blown granular mate... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4466073 | Wafer prealigner using pulsed vacuum spinners Wafer alignment apparatus includes an aligner platform having defined thereon X and Y axes and a desired rotational orientation for a wafer. A first vacuum spinner is supported for rotation in the platform about the intersection of the X and Y axes and se... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4441853 | Disc orienting device A device for orienting a disc having a flat portion formed on the outer periphery thereof, for example, a wafer for the manufacture of a semiconductor circuit element. The disc is guided and rotated by a rotatable roller and a drive roller which point-con... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4425075 | Wafer aligners An apparatus for prealigning a silicon wafer prior to transfer to a work station. The wafer is spun on an aligning platform by means of air jets emanating from holes disposed in the surface of the platform while simultaneously being stopped by means of a ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4242038 | Wafer orienting apparatus An apparatus and method for orienting a substantially flat wafer are described. The wafer preferably has two flat registration edges of unequal length. Upon contact of any edge portion of the wafer with a sensor projecting forwardly from one registration ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4219110 | Wafer probe apparatus with pneumatic wafer orienting mechanism For properly orienting, or setting in a predetermined angular position, a semiconductor wafer on a table on which integrated circuits or the like produced within and upon the wafer are tested with probes, the wafer is buoyed up from the table by a gas und... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4211505 | Fluidic transport intersection The invention taught is an apparatus and method for providing automatic or semiautomatic interconnections and intersections in a fluidic transportation system. In particular the teaching relates to the transportation of semiconductor wafers or slices betw... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4201504 | O-ring stacking device and method An apparatus and method for collecting and stacking a plurality of torroidal-shaped articles by which the articles are introduced and entrained in a substantially laminar flow gas stream in which at least one collector member is removably disposed in inte... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4182586 | Air operated conveyor apparatus Air operated material handling equipment for use with similar articles which may be received separately, or en masse from intermediate bulk storage with apparatus for dispensing said articles for movement along a guided path in an organized series of indi... | 01/08/1980 |
