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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762759 | Feeder device for bars and relative feeding method Device and method to pick up and remove from a bundle one or more bars in order to arrange them for use in an operating machine. The device comprises first magnetic means to separate from the bundle an end segment of a plurality of bars and to arrange at least the e... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7364397 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7234911 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219521 | Rolling mill product handling system A product handling system comprises a support structure defining a pair of stationary inverted first channels with downwardly facing open sides. At least one cylindrical drum is interposed between each of the first channels and an underlying receiver. The drums are ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7018164 | Auxiliary pipe loading device A pipe handling device with an auxiliary pipe loading device for use with a horizontal boring machine is disclosed. The auxiliary pipe loading device includes an auxiliary pipe receiving member that is connected to a pipe handling assembly at a location remote from ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6910848 | Erector for J-Lay pipe laying system A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water which provides an erector for raising new pipe sections to be added to a pipeline which is depending from the system, the pipe sections being raised into accura... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6854952 | Device for extending or shortening a network of pipes In a device for extending and shortening tubings used to transport drill cuttings and stripped material, a tube storage or tube magazine is provided on a frame (1) capable of being supported on the floor, wherein at least one lifting means (3) capable ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808359 | Method and apparatus for automatically feeding metal profiles in bar form in systems for machining said profiles A method for automatically feeding the metal profiles in bar form entails gripping a set of the metal profiles from a magazine for collecting said profiles and transferring the set of metal profiles into a raised position and arranging the raised metal profiles on a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6779649 | Rotary log singulator with staging cam surfaces A log singulator and associated method for conveying and controllably discharging logs are provided. The singulator has a plurality of rotatable lifters with outwardly-extending arm members that contact the logs with a leading side to convey the logs to successive p... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6763926 | Method and apparatus for automatic feeding of bar form metal profiles in profile working machines A method for feeding automatically metal profiles in bar form entails gripping a group of the metal profiles from a magazine for collecting the profiles and transferring the group of metal profiles or their end to a raised position. The raised metal profiles are arr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6711457 | Working machinery for elongated work Working machinery for working an elongated work comprises a work stocker configured to store a plurality of works, a work carrying-in machine configured to carry in the works from the work stocker to a working area, a positioning device configured to position the wo... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6588981 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus for laying elongate articles in deep waters includes a tiltable pipe handling structure housing a traveling clamp for holding and/or paying out under tension the elongate article and a fixed clamp. The traveling clamp is driven v... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6554559 | Device for supplying to a machine-tool bars to be machined The invention concerns a device wherein the bars (13) are arranged in bulk in the container (5). The mobile frame (17) of the grasping mechanism (14) moves forward such that the jaw (24) can seize a bar by its middle part and remove it in position (13a) w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6503046 | Apparatus and method for extracting a single bar from a plurality of bars An apparatus for extracting a single bar from a plurality of bars, comprises a holding device for nipping the single bar. The holding device comprises nipping-members, which face each other and are capable of being opened and closed. The nipping members h... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491475 | Cable bed system utilizing drag route formers and layer device , and cable laying method using same A cable laying method is disclosed, which facilitates an easy cable laying on a cable bed without damaging cables. The method comprises dragging a cable onto a cable drag route of a cable bed, and shifting the cable onto a cable housing provided adjacent ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474931 | Directional drilling machine with multiple pocket rod indexer A horizontal directional drilling machine including a multi-column magazine, a feed structure for indexing rods to and from the magazine, and a lift unit for loading the magazine by lifting rods from the feed structure into the magazine. The lift unit inc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474932 | Rod loader with transfer member raised and lowered in concert with rod lift A horizontal directional drilling machine including a magazine, a feed member for indexing rods to and from the magazine, a rotational drive head for propelling rods into the ground, and a transfer mechanism for moving the rods between the rotational driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6386823 | Machine for conveying lumber or logs of wood A machine is disclosed for conveying wooden piece such as logs of wood and lumber, in wood transformation industries such as sawmills. The wooden pieces are conveyed in a conveying direction from the front towards the back of the frame of the machine. The... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374928 | Method of blocking a pocket of a multi-pocket feed member for a directional drilling machine A method for blocking a pocket of a multi-pocket feed structure used to feed rods to and from a magazine of a directional drilling machine. The method includes providing a blocker at a non-blocking position, engaging the blocker with the feed structure, a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360830 | Blocking system for a directional drilling machine A horizontal directional drilling machine including a magazine for holding a plurality of rods. The magazine includes a plurality of columns in which the rods are held. Each of the columns has a separate bottom opening. A feed structure is positioned bene... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6318952 | Pipe laying tool A tool for attachment to a working end of an excavator arm for use in supporting a pipe section while lowering it into a trench. The tool has a proximal end from which extends an elongated arm, held in an approximately horizontal position when in use. A v... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6283702 | Drill rod loader An automated drill road loader particularly suited for thin walled drill rods. The loader, generally affixed to a drill, includes an open frame sufficiently wide to accommodate and store drill rods. A clamp rod gripper and a swing gripper consisting of tw... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267544 | Log positioning and securing device A log positioning and securing device is described in which a frame supports a log receiving trough with sides positioned to receive and support a log along a longitudinal plane. A log clamp including a pair of log clamp members is movably mounted to the ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6220812 | Separation device for rolled bars Device to separate rolled bars (12) advancing on a carrier plane (11) with a direction substantially orthogonal to their axis towards a tying and/or packing zone, the carrier plane (11) comprising a plurality of movement elements (14) arranged in the dire... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5626454 | Bar storage apparatus A bar storage apparatus comprises: a shelf frame (19) provided with a plurality of pallet accommodating shelves (17) each for movably accommodating a pallet (15) on which a plurality of bars are mounted; an elevator device (23) disposed on one side of the... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620299 | Process and device to store and seperate textile tubes The invention relates to a process and apparatus for the random storage of tubes stacked on top of each other in a tube magazine, and for the transfer of the tubes at a transfer position to a conveyor. The tubes are stored randomly in the magazine with th... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607280 | Apparatus for loading pipe onto a machine An underground boring machine including an automatic pipe loading apparatus. A plurality of pipes are gravity fed through a discharge opening at a lower end of a magazine combining several columns of pipe. A selection member has a plurality of pipe receiv... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5536129 | Apparatus for transferring long stock between positions associated with storage and processing stations An apparatus for transferring long stock (3) from or to either of two storage racks (1) arranged in parallel to each other, to a processing station, such as a saw. The apparatus is located in an aisle (4) between the storage racks and has a pair of arms (... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5490752 | Bar storage apparatus A bar storage apparatus comprises: a shelf frame (19) provided with a plurality of pallet accommodating shelves (17) each for movably accommodating a pallet (15) on which a plurality of bars are mounted; an elevator device (23) disposed on one side of the... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5435688 | Bar-like article supplying apparatus A bar-like article supplying apparatus is constructed such that a tray is carried in while remaining in an erected condition on a dolly, which moves intermittently. The tray is open at an upper face thereof and is turned over and fed to drop and supply ba... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5427490 | Bar storage apparatus A bar storage apparatus comprises: a shelf frame (19) provided with a plurality of pallet accommodating shelves (17) each for movably accommodating a pallet (15) on which a plurality of bars are mounted; an elevator device (23) disposed on one side of the... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5366335 | Device and method for transferring bars in spatial storing system A transfer device for transferring elongate bars with respect to a spatial storing system which includes a frame provided with vertically arranged multiple shelves constituted of a plurality of supporting beams for carrying the bars, comprising: a movable... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5354169 | Storage system for rods A storage system for rods including a conveyor device and a crane system. The conveyor device is for feeding a working machine such as a cutting-off machine, and in particular for supplying and discharging rods to and from at least one roller path for fee... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5193966 | Feeding device for bolt blanks in machines for profiling by means of rolling jaws The feeding device (1) comprises two sliding rails (2, 3) arranged in parallel to each other and obliquely to the horizontal. The gap (5) between these rails can be adjusted to the diameter of the bolt blanks to be profiled. In order to be able to perform... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5115599 | Apparatus for removal of workpiece elements, particularly bolt, rod or disk-shaped elements, from a cutting apparatus A unitary workpiece handling system has a frame (10) which can be operatively coupled to a supply conveyor (1, 4, 5, 6) which transports workpieces to a supply position. Two transfer jaws (17, 18) engage and guide and may grip the workpiece at end faces a... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5083897 | Deck for metering logs to debarking drum infeed chute Apparatus for feeding logs into a feed chute comprising a dead deck extending laterally outwardly and sloping upwardly at least from a feed chute first side top edge; the sloping dead deck being capable of supporting a grapple load pile of side-by-side lo... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5082419 | Process for the input and carrying away of smoking or cooking rods for automatic suspension of a plurality of sausages A process for the input and carrying away of smoking rods or cooking rods to and from a station for the automatic suspension of sausages provided with loops on a rod which in turn is tightly chucked at one end works as follows: the rods are first brought ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5011024 | Rotary log sorter A rotary drum log sorter for sorting logs received from a log feeder adjacent to the log sorter. A circular rotating drum is mounted to a frame and has a set of circumferential pockets for receiving logs from the log feeder as the pocket rotates to a posi... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4997334 | Apparatus for automatically supplying long-continuous blank An apparatus for automatically supplying long-continuous blanks comprises a hopper formed with a front wall having a V-shaped cut-off, a rear wall and an open bottom portion; a disk provided at its circumferential portion with at least one notch to receiv... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4929138 | Device for feeding rodlike workpieces In order to markedly reduce the necessary installation area for a device for feeding rodlike workpieces to a machine tool with at least one rod feed tube for a rodlike workpiece (15) to be processed, feedable from a magazine (16) into the rod feed tube, i... | 05/29/1990 |
