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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261510 | Overhead travelling carriage system The present invention provides an overhead travelling carriage system in which an overhead travelling carriage 110 is run along a running rail to convey a cassette 14 between processing devices 111. The overhead travelling carriage system is pro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261509 | Method and system for operating a racking system preferably in a dispatch unit A method for operating a rack system preferably in a dispatch unit (1), with a rack (2) and an associated rack serving device for the storage and retrieval of containers (3), trays or the like to or from the rack. A rack region of the rack (2... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7175068 | Method and apparatus for containing mail articles deposited in a mail drop box A mail box configured to contain and reduce exposure to hazardous particulates, which includes a container having a deposit port at an upper end and a collection chamber at a lower end. There is at least one door at the upper end for mail to be placed into the depos... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7080388 | Scalable, space efficient, high density automated library The present invention provides removable-unit storage modules, which can be combined into a network. The storage modules comprise storage cells arranged in a rule based structured configuration, and robotic hands to which move along tracks in order to retrieve objec... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7010797 | Scalable, space efficient, high density automated library The present invention provides removable-unit storage modules, which can be combined into a network. The storage modules comprise storage cells arranged in a rule based structured configuration, and robotic hands to which move along tracks in order to retrieve objec... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6931303 | Integrated transport system A transport system within a fabrication system. The fabrication system contains a plurality of tool bays, each of which has a plurality of processing tools for processing articles. The transport system contains a plurality of intrabay transport subsystems, an interb... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918732 | Changing station for printing machines A changing station for sleeves of printing machines with a lifting platform, disposed on the side of the printing machine, and with a wagon, in which a vertically adjustable shelf with carrying mandrels for receiving sleeves is received, whereby the shelf can be cou... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6832863 | Substrate treating apparatus and method A series of substrate transport paths for transporting substrates is arranged on upper and lower stories. Substrates are transferable between the substrate transport path on the first story and the substrate transport path on the second story. The paths include a go... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6579053 | Robotic containerization and palletizing system A robotic containerization and palletizing system having a multiple-fingered end effector. The system includes a frame that defines one or more cells. Each cell has one gantry-type robot, which is mounted in a set of tracks on top of the frame. The robot ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6089811 | Production line workflow and parts transport arrangement A plurality of subsidiary transport paths are disposed crossing a main transport path, for transferring a workpiece. A stocker is disposed at each cross point between the main transport path and each of the subsidiary transport paths. The stocker transfer... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6077018 | Device for sorting of glass blanks In a sorting unit for glass blanks, next to a device (1) for righting of glass blanks delivered horizontally, there is buffer storage (20) on the side opposite conveyor (10) by which glass blanks are moved to compartmented cars (60) in which they are sort... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5826699 | Goods storage and conveyor system In order to be able to continuously operate a storage and conveyor system, consisting of two main conveyor tracks running parallel to each other and containing storage locations for goods in a minimum of space, in such a way as to allow retrieval of speci... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5734574 | Method of storage control in an automated storehouse and apparatus therefor A method of storage control of component works in an automated storehouse, including a plurality of shelf equipment for storage/delivery of component works conveyed by a plurality of transporters, and an apparatus therefor are provided. The control method... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5727919 | Automatic beverage terminal A beverage terminal for the automatic delivery of beverage crates including a delivery terminal for pallets charged with beverage crates, at least one high-shelf, an individualizing device, at least one depot, at least one customer conveyor, and at least ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5664928 | Commissioning process and apparatus In a commissioning process, variable lines are produced from articles of a variable supply of goods wherein each line consists of a selected number of groups consisting of a variable number of articles of the same type. A dispenser arrangement with a disp... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5478185 | Bulk envelope container and transfer system and method A bulk envelope container for use in a bulk envelope transfer system and method includes a plurality of elongate chambers, each of which can store a stack of envelopes. The chambers can be arranged in rows and columns and the container is designed for use... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5238349 | Article sorting and retrieval system An article sorting and retrieval system for use in warehouses and distribution centers wherein articles are stored in vertical racks with open-sided storage bins. The system includes a linearly extensible lower conveyor assembly adapted to transport items... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5174707 | Three-dimensional manufacturing and assembly plant A three-dimensional manufacturing and assembly plant for installing assembly lines three-dimensionally. The plant comprises a three-dimensional high-rise rack having a plurality of shelves multilayeredly arranged for storing articles and a plurality of ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4874281 | Method of making up batches of small items, and an installation implementing the method The installation comprises a delivery conveyor (4) for delivering unit items in buckets (5). A station (3) injects unit items onto the delivery conveyor. A sorting conveyor (6) carries packs (8) corresponding to respective batches to be made up. The sorti... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4789209 | Casing for storing therein a plurality of cassettes A casing for storing cassettes is provided with a plurality of adjacent slots for receiving a plurality of respective cassettes. A resilient bar is disposed adjacent the innermost end of each slot and is provided with a half-round intermediate portion whi... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4738580 | Sales stand for sewing thread bobbins and the like The sales stand for sewing thread bobbins and the like consists of a housing which is divided into an upper customer array part and a lower equipment part arranged beneath it in which the customer array consists of storage slots arranged in rows and colum... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4674948 | High weight capacity robot to pick and place palleted materials in a confined space with specific rotational control A four-axis robot has three independent linear motions and one rotational component. The robot is disposed between a pair of confronting storage units and is operable to store and retrieve articles in and from them. The robot comprises a carrier disposed ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4448032 | Ice-making and fresh water dispensing apparatus An apparatus, made in accordance with the present invention, comprises an ice-making unit for making pure ice using a refrigeration system, an electric heater for melting into fresh water the ice produced by the ice-making unit, a tank for storing the fre... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4379669 | Tobacco handling apparatus Tobacco handling apparatus that receives tobacco from a source, such as a trailer, and elevates it by a conveyor to a discharge end from which it is discharged in a flow path having a substantial maximum horizontal extent disposed above a container that h... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4190013 | Floating dry storage facility for small boats A floating storage facility for storing small boats not greater than a predetermined length. A floor system comprising a network of longitudinal and lateral support members disposed over flotation blocks provides support for the building. A pair of spaced... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4170432 | Mushroom farming apparatus and method An apparatus and method are described which facilitates the filling of mushroom beds with compost and the covering of a composted and spawned mushroom bed with casing soil. A hopper means adapted to be affixed temporarily to one end of a mushroom bed is p... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4079844 | Automated system for loading wood grinders An automated system is disclosed for continuously feeding a supply a logs to the log holding magazines of one or more wood grinders on demand. A conveyor system conveys logs to a log holder which receives and forms a series of logs into a shaped charge. T... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4077245 | Apparatus for transporting, treating and storing articles A production line wherein extremely heavy and bulky commodities, such as metallic bands which are convoluted on reels and weigh up to and in excess of 20,000 lbs., are treated at several stations is provided with a first magazine at the receiving end, a s... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4076132 | Bobbin transporting and storage system This invention is a wire and transport system for a communication cable manufacturing facility. Bobbins wound with insulated wire roll down a bobbin track from a location where the wires are drawn and covered with a layer of insulation. A number of full b... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4070979 | Floating dry storage facility for small boats A floating storage facility for storing small boats not greater than a predetermined length. A floor system comprising a network of longitudinal and lateral support members disposed over flotation blocks provides support for the building. A pair of spaced... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4067459 | Machine for sorting flat objects A sorting machine comprising several devices for introducing objects into the machine and a mechanism for conveying the objects to magazines mounted on the outer side of a cylindrical casing of the machine. The conveying mechanism is made in the form of a... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4016986 | Closure system An end closure system for selectively opening and closing at least one preselected guideway in a treatment chamber. The end closure system includes a plurality of vertically aligned panels, each having opposite ends slidably engaged in vertically disposed... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4003296 | Stacker crane construction A stacker crane storage arrangement wherein a tray is supported for reversible extension transversely of a tower which is movable on a track, so as to deposit cargo laden pallets in cells or cubicles of open sides storage grids on both sides of the track.... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3993198 | Telescopic column crane for stores in particular for cargo holds A telescopic crane for stores, in particular for cargo holds, designed for transportation and storage of loads placed in stacks or on racks, which consists of a two-girder bridge with the crane movably mounted thereon, and includes a crab with a rotary pl... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3977541 | Storage structure for granular materials A storage unit for granular material has a first wall structure extending upwardly from a base to define connected vertical sidewalls of at least one row of first generally cylindrical bins, and a second wall structure extends upwardly from the base to de... | 08/31/1976 |