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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828506 | Dual drive drywall lift system A dual drive drywall lift system for efficiently lifting a panel either manually or through an external motor. The dual drive drywall lift system generally includes a lifting unit including at least one telescoping member, a first drive unit mechanically connected t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7766598 | Bundle transport apparatus for paper sheet materials and handling apparatus for the same The configuration comprises a carrier equipping an ejection plate on the front for ejecting the bundled-paper sheet material P and equipping a plurality of cutout parts, which are open in their top parts, at a predetermined interval on both the left and right sides;... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7618231 | Braced telescoping support strut and system A telescoping support strut configured to support a conveyor assembly of a portable conveyor system includes a first strut section and a second strut section configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround beams of the first strut section. The first ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7470101 | Braced telescoping support strut and system A telescoping support strut configured to support a conveyor assembly of a portable conveyor system includes a first strut section and a second strut section configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround beams of the first strut section. The first ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7431555 | System and method of delivering groceries purchased over the internet Delivery items ordered over the Internet by a particular time in the early evening may be delivered by the next morning to a location within a 5-6 hour delivery radius of a warehouse, according to one specific aspect of the present invention. The order for the deliv... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7326565 | Storage apparatus The invention provides an incubator 1 wherein a microplate transport device 5 is disposed inside a chamber 11 centrally thereof. The transport device 5 comprises a transport table 50 for placing a microplate thereon and is capable ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321984 | Automatic storage unit in smart home A method, system, and device for computer control of access to a storage unit. The computer monitors the physical environment inside the storage unit, assists in placing and retrieving desired articles of clothing, and provides a method of visualizing possible ensem... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318379 | Rail-guided transportation system for containers A linear-motor driven, rail-mounted transport system for containers and interchangeable bodies includes a network of at least two pairs of parallel disposed rails arranged at an angle with respect to each other and having a continuous flat travel surface. The pairs ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7287946 | Unloader for discharging dry materials from bulk bags An unloader for discharging and feeding dry, granular type materials from bulk bags. Among the many improvements of the discharge apparatus is an open frame (20) and offset discharge location. Other improvements include an I-beam (23) and frame design ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284947 | Braced telescoping support strut and system A telescoping support strut configured to support a conveyor assembly of a portable conveyor system includes a first strut section and a second strut section configured to telescopically receive and substantially surround beams of the first strut section. The first ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279403 | Plate-like workpiece dividing apparatus Disclosed herein is a dividing apparatus for dividing a plate-like workpiece, which is put on the top surface of a protective tape affixed to an annular frame and which has reduced strength along dividing lines. The apparatus includes a frame holder for holding the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246685 | Forklift guard A guard for use with a forklift including a carriage and at least one fork coupled to the carriage. The guard includes a first member configured to be coupled to the carriage, a second member configured to be coupled to the carriage opposite the first member, and a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233241 | Low stock alert system A low product stock display system for detecting at least one of fully stocked, partially stocked, and empty (no stock) shelf has been described. The presence/absence of stock can be detected by conductive contact sensors, inductance sensors, weight sensors, optical... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140831 | Attachment for forming shapes following excavation An attachment for a skid steer loader, back hoe or powered excavator that can be used to quickly smooth out the walls of a swimming pool, ditch, etc. following the excavation and the process of using the attachment. The attachment includes a vertical flat surface pe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131803 | Multilength tubular transporter A multilength tubular transporter is provided, comprising a base frame, including at least two main beams, wherein the main beams are connected by a plurality of cross members, a floor substantially covering the areas defined by the main beams and cross members; a p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7070319 | Sample rotator with fixed sampling point A device for holding and rotating cylindrical sample containers for use in analytical instrumentation. The device maintains the surface of material in the container at a constant location during rotation by using a series of fixed contact points. The drive wheel is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055240 | Positioning apparatus for precisely locating a part or other article Horizontal guide rails are mounted on a base and receive linear bearings mounted on the bottom of a tower which carries vertical guide rails receiving linear bearings mounted on a vertical carriage plate. Linear bearings are mounted on the carriage plate and support... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032886 | Carpet removal system A carpet removal system for efficiently removing carpeting. The carpet removal system includes a winch, a base member with a plurality of base teeth attached to the base member, an engaging member with a plurality of engaging teeth, and a cable extending from the wi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007927 | Arborist limb lowering method An apparatus for the controlled lowering to the ground of a cut portion of a tree includes a rope and an anchor having an arrangement of guiding protuberances., each guiding protuberance including a bearing surface frictionally engaging and redirecting the rope with... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007790 | Loading platform with twin roller conveyors A load transfer platform adapted for attachment to a lift has a pair of laterally extending roller conveyor which are space in a front to rear direction thereby providing a pathway there between for a workman loading and unloading merchandise. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001130 | Robotic rack loading apparatus and method Robotic rack loading apparatus and method include features and loading steps that provide essentially damage free rack loading of automotive panel assemblies into a specially designed rack. The rack includes dunnage elements containing sets of slots with lead-in upp... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993400 | System and method for real-time assignment of jobs to production cells System and method for real-time job cell-assignment using soft-computing is provided. The system includes a work-in-progress module, a load estimation module and a fuzzy inference module. Clients send jobs to the system and the system evaluates a plurality of docume... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971498 | Centering device with cleaning means A centering device provided with cleaning elements for cleaning a movable centering rod, and for preventing infiltration of dirt. The cleaning elements comprise at least one annularly-shaped scraping member provided with angularly spaced apart cross-cuts, which divi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938321 | Pallet scuffing apparatus A scuffing device (30) arranged to impart texture to a plastic pallet surface (12) having a plurality of cutting members (34) axially aligned and mounted adjacent each other, the cutting members (34) having radial toothed edges for cuttin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923608 | Trailer for securing and hauling steel coils A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920963 | Apparatus having vertically movable personnel cages for a spreader An apparatus for transporting people by a spreader having a vertically moveable head beam with a pair of horizontally extendable long bars includes a pair of personnel cages carried by a pair of cantilever beams extending from a housing. The personnel cages can be m... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6719097 | Method and apparatus for transporting baggage out of a bagwell A transport apparatus transports objects from one location to another, and in particular between a check station and a conveyor system. The apparatus has an arm that is structured and arranged to be located in a bagwell near the check station. The arm is telescoping... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6709225 | System for installation, maintenance and removal of minienvironment components A system is disclosed for allowing quick and easy installation, maintenance and removal of components within a piece of equipment which may be attached to a front end of processing tool or stand alone unit in a semiconductor processing fab. In a first embodiment, th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6543980 | Teaching tool for a robot arm for wafer reaction ovens A teaching tool for a robot arm for wafer reaction ovens is provided to anchor the robot arm with respect to a tray located inside a reaction oven. The teaching tool provides an upper flange for maintaining a spacing between a handle of the robot arm and ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543990 | Palletizing system and method for palletizing a load A palletizing system includes a reusable pallet and a reusable anchoring device for securing a load. The anchoring device comprises a strap and clamping mechanism for selectively receiving and clamping to the strap and, alternatively, releasing the strap.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533532 | Carrying apparatus An object-carrying system for facilitating object transportation over various ground or floor surfaces includes a transport frame and a hoist means, which transport frame is adapted to be carried by a user such that articles loaded onto such frame may be ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530734 | Methods and apparatus for positive wafer process status identification during semiconductor wafer processing The processing status of a plurality of semiconductor wafers undergoing processing is positively identified by the use of indicator flags associated with cassettes containing the wafers. The flags are moved between at least two processing state indicating... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6511280 | Adaptive Reed-Solomon decoder and methods thereof An adaptive Reed-Solomon(RS) decoder (207) and analogous methods arranged and constructed to decode a RS(n,k) encoded symbol stream, including; a code register (211), coupled to the symbol stream, for storing a received code word including code symbols, a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6499937 | Material distribution system for stick-like objects A material distribution system for stick-like objects such as railroad spikes includes a rake for peeling the stick-like objects from the top of a pile, and transferring them to another location, for example, where they might be reached by a human operato... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485252 | Palletizing system and method for palletizing a load A palletizing system includes a reusable pallet and a reusable anchoring device for securing a load. The anchoring device comprises a strap and clamping mechanism for selectively receiving and clamping to the strap and, alternatively, releasing the strap.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474923 | Sample push-out fixture This invention generally relates to the remote removal of pelletized samples from cylindrical containment capsules. V-blocks are used to receive the samples and provide guidance to push out rods. Stainless steel liners fit into the v-channels on the v-blo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6361265 | Article transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus for an article or group of articles includes a carriage assembly (6) for moving an article substantially horizontally from a first location to a second location. The carriage assembly (6) includes an elongate transfer member (19) and ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6347920 | Apparatus and method for loading agricultural material There is provided an apparatus and method for reduced impact loading of impact sensitive materials, such as agriculture seed material, into a bin from above. The loading apparatus includes a door selectively movable between a lower position and an upper p... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6120238 | Method of maneuvering a slipsheeted load and drawbar device therefor A drawbar device that facilitates engagement to, maneuvering of, and disegement from a loaded slipsheet includes a top plate, base plate, and roller for frictionally engaging a slipsheet tab, a means for disengaging the roller therefrom, and a connecting... | 09/19/2000 |
