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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258221 | Storage unit for elongated products The storage unit comprises at least two flexible members (55), equipped with supports (57) for the products to be stored, extending and moving along respective parallel paths defined by a plurality of driving wheels (59, 63). The supports (57... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7175017 | In-line flipper mechanism and conveyor system for achieving the proper orientation of mail tray and mail tub receptacles An article or postal mail conveyor or transportation system which has an in-line mechanism integrally incorporated therein that has been specifically constructed and assembled so as to enable mail tray and mail tub receptacles, which may initially be disposed upon t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7024710 | Parallel-link table and tomographic imaging apparatus For the purpose of providing a parallel-link table that is moved up/down without moving the position of a subject in the longitudinal direction, an upper structure is placed over a base plate connected with a platform via parallel links, and a first bracket on the u... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6896019 | Log positioning and conveying apparatus The log positioning and conveying apparatus is used for conveying a log from an upstream end to a downstream end, and for positioning a log according to a predetermined downstream position. The apparatus comprises an open frame and a number of powered conveying roll... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6871389 | Workpiece feeder for a cutting metal-working machine or the like A workpiece feeder adapted to feed workpieces to the processing main shaft of a cutting metal-working machine individually is disclosed to include a frame base adapted to carry individual workpieces, a conveyer, two striking blocks fixedly fastened to the conveyer, ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6283353 | Press roll device A press roll device for applying pressure on a piece of wood moving along a path. The device has a frame mounted in proximity to the path of the piece of wood and a lower and an upper arm both pivotally connected to the frame. A roller is rotationally mou... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6149376 | Pipe moving method, apparatus and system A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for moving an elongate object such as a pipe between lowered and raised positions, preferably while rotating the object to maintain its shape. The system and method use two apparatuses, an upender and a downend... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5980191 | Rectangular tube clamping and maneuvering apparatus A mounting apparatus is disclosed for securing and maneuvering an elongate tubing of general cross-section which permits longitudinal movement through the apparatus but inhibits lateral movement or vertical movement. The apparatus includes a channel for t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5961271 | Cars for removing long rails stored on transport cars A rail-movable car (1) for removing and pulling out long rails (3), stored on a transport car (2), includes a car frame (6), supported on an undercarriage (5) guided on rails, and a rail-removing device (4) for gripping and shifting a long rail (3) in the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956928 | Method to form bundles of rolled sections and relative device A method to form bundles (11) of one or more layers (20) of adjacent rolled sections (12). The method comprises discharging the rolled sections (12) from a terminal end (13a) of a transporter to cause the rolled sections (12) to fall from the terminal end... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5779623 | Positioner for medical instruments A remote-controlled device is capable of selectively positioning a medical instrument within a predetermined region of space. The device includes a clamp having two pivotally mounted sections enabling the clamp to be placed in either an opened position or... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5632594 | Machine for ordering textile tubes for a continuous spinning machine The machine for ordering textile tubes for entry into the distributor of a continuous spinning machine includes mechanisms that perform that ordering so that, independently, the textile tubes can be delivered to one side or the other of the spinning machi... | 05/27/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5584747 | Shot blasting apparatus for polishing and cleaning wheel An aluminum wheel having a side on which an annular groove is formed is stably led to a polishing and cleaning station in a compact shot blasting apparatus in which the aluminum wheel is uniformly polished and cleaned, and in which an inlet guide way and ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584648 | Bar guide device for bar feeders in machine tools The present invention relates to a bar guide device for bar feeders in machine tools. The device has a plurality of guiding units which are longitudinally aligned. Each guiding unit has a pair of sprockets which are rotatable and have polygonal peripheral... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5540649 | Positioner for medical instruments The invention features a remote-controlled device for selectively positioning a medical instrument within a predetermined region of space. The remote-controlled device has a motor which provides mechanical energy to the remote-controlled device, a driver ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5429161 | Apparatus for optimum positioning of cants for resawing The disclosure herein describes an apparatus for the measuring and positioning of cants and their subsequent feeding to a sawing station. A feed table is used for conveying the cants towards the station and includes a lateral guide against which each cant... | 07/04/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5370166 | Log organizer A log organizer that receives logs fed end-to-end thereinto. The organizer includes a tubular device disposed with its axis paralleling an elongate log support extending under the device. The device has an elongate opening extending along its bottom side.... | 12/06/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5346304 | Apparatus for mixing propellant charge powder rods An apparatus for mixing propellant charge powder rods. The apparatus comprises a flexible band (1) which is suspended freely in a loop between two paraxial, radially spaced drums (2,3) and is movable back and forth between the drums (2,3) by drive motors ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5337811 | Debarker infeed conveyor An infeed conveyor for feeding wood of a variety of types and lengths to a debarking drum which can be adjusted in height so as to optimize the infeed conditions as desired. The conveying apparatus is adapted to convey tree-length logs to a debarking drum... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5313505 | Rod handling apparatus ROD HANDLING APPARATUS comprises a continuously operated modified walking beam conveyor apparatus activated mechanically, electrically and electronically, utilizing computer and servomechanism technology to control the movement of a series of nuclear fuel... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5249912 | Inspection apparatus An automatic inspection apparatus simultaneously rotates and longitudinally translates cylindrical workpieces through an inspection station. The inspection apparatus includes an infeed station where the cylindrical workpieces are first abutting pre-staged... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5238353 | Device for the input and carrying away of smoking or cooking rods for automatic suspension of a plurality of sausages A process and device 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 fir... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5017074 | Bar loader for a multi-chuck machine Bar loader for a multi-chuck machine including a star-shaped structure for supporting a plurality of bar guides, equal in number to the chucks of the machine and openable to receive a bar at a loading position arranged laterally to the structure. One the ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5005692 | Tube feed apparatus A feed apparatus for tubing in which a pair of arms are mounted in scissors fashion and a feed roller and drivingly connected pulley are mounted at each free end of each arm. An endless drive belt is trained around the pulleys and a motor drivingly engage... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4903822 | Tube feed apparatus A feed apparatus for tubing in which a pair of arms are mounted in scissors fashion and a feed roller and drivingly connected pulley are mounted at each free end of the each arm. An endless drive belt is trained around the pulleys and a motor drivingly en... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4778044 | Material magazine for a metal working machine A material magazine for automatically feeding material such as long steel bars to a metal working machine including at least two parallel chain-conveyers, material guide rollers, a material arrival detecting means, and a material feed roller. The chain-co... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4628781 | Lumber mill system A lumber mill system includes an endless lower spike chain conveyor, log loading charger for loading logs one at a time onto such charger such that the geometrical center is laterally offset from the longitudinal centerline of the conveyor and microproces... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4610281 | Apparatus for straightening and severing rod-like materials Apparatus for straightening and severing coiled wire or rod stock has several sets of guides each of which receives stock from a different reel and each of which can be moved into and from register with rollers serving to advance the selected stock into o... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4579498 | Stacking apparatus for forming a stack of a predetermined shape from pipes or other similar long pieces The invention relates to a stacking apparatus for stacking pipes or other similar long pieces into a stack of a predetermined shape for bundling and storage. The purpose is to provide an apparatus in which the stacking need not be interrupted for the dura... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4553900 | Apparatus for removing sprinkler pipe from a field An apparatus for removing sprinkler pipe from a field in which the sprinkler pipe is disposed in rows in the field with the sprinkler pipe in each row being formed of serially connected lengths of sprinkler pipe having an elongate framework. Ground engagi... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4541767 | Pipe loader A conveyor (10) for use in transferring elongated objects (11) between a vehicle (13) and a location. A powered continuous roller conveyor (20), having carrier blocks (26c) attached to certain of its links, is mounted with one end (21c) adjacent to and sl... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4535662 | Method and apparatus for gathering beverage straws and the like The leading end of a continuous tubular supply is fed past a rotating flywheel into a guide. When the leading end reaches the back of the guide, a blade mounted on the flywheel severs the supply to form a straw or stirring stick. The straw is immediately ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4465422 | Methods and apparatus for threading a pipe Methods and apparatus are provided for handling and threading tubular products, including tubing, pipe, and casing for the petroleum production industry. In one embodiment of the present invention, an improved pipe handling system is utilized to transfer ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4417491 | Automatic bar material feeding apparatus In an apparatus for automatically feeding bar stock material into a numerically-controlled automatic lathe, a bar is rotatably clamped and borne by the clamp jaws of several bearing clamps disposed in a row at intervals along the bar and orientated at res... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4362460 | Device for disentangling bars A device for disentangling bundles of concrete-reinforcing steel bars comprises a storage bed composed of a number of frame units each of which defines a respective upwardly opening V-shaped recess, the bars being received in the recesses and the frame un... | 12/07/1982 |
