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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192237 | Accessible cart for use with beverage distribution system A series of transport carts are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van to leave an aisle between them. The carts have wheel supported upright frames with bottom supports for the products disposed... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156607 | Carton stacking apparatus and method An apparatus for stacking incoming items includes a receiving mechanism for receiving incoming items, a stacking mechanism for receiving items from the receiving mechanism and stacking the items in a stacking area, a buffering mechanism for receiving incoming items ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063746 | In-line marking system An in-line writing and marking system, which includes a dispenser for dispensing a disk from a stack of disks, and at least one duplication system which receives the disk from the dispenser and writes data onto the disk. A conveyor belt assembly receives the disk fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052006 | Process and apparatus for producing stacks of printed products provided with an additional sheet A method and apparatus for producing stacks of flat objects, such as printed products 28, wherein the printed products are fed to a preliminary stacking compartment 20, into which opens the outlet 32 of an arrangement 12 for feeding addit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040855 | Blank support device A device for handling blanks, comprises a blank pallet-receiving portion to be positioned downstream of a blank forming machine. The blank pallet-receiving portion defines a plane substantially parallel with a blank-receiving surface on a pallet positioned on the bl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6769862 | Apparatus and method for placing horizontally oriented flats into vertically extending stacks thereof An apparatus for stacking horizontally conveyed individual flats into vertically extending stacks including a stacking housing with an upper station for receiving the flats singly and releasing them downwardly into an intermediate station wherein multiple flats are ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6543989 | Lowering arms stacking apparatus Groups of individual shingled items such as graham crackers or cookies are stacked in vertical stacks of predetermined heights and/or number of items using a stacking apparatus having at least one set of lowering arms. A stacking conveyor belt continuousl... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6435352 | Sorting machine for stacks of sheet metal panels A sorting machine at the end of a sheet metal slitting and shearing line receives side-by-side stacks of sheet metal panels and separates and rearranges those stacks so that they are more easily wrapped, banded, or otherwise processed. The machine include... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6293543 | Universal sheet receiver for stackers Sheet receiving apparatus is disclosed for receiving paper sheets from a supply of printed sheets, aligning the sheets edgewise, dropping the sheets to a receiver tray through horizontally openable preliminary sheet supporting plates, the sets of sheets b... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6241233 | Stack forming and removing apparatus with undersheet placement An apparatus for stacking flat printed products, wherein a stack (22) is ejected from a stacking well (12) by means of an ejector (30), and a cover sheet (28) is pulled into the stacking well (12) as the ejector ejects the previously formed stack. The nex... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227373 | Electronic device handling system and method An apparatus for handling electronic devices in a system that assigns a category corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined categories to the electronic devices and sorts the electronic devices according to the categories is provided. A pluralit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209863 | Stack changing device A sheet stack changing device for a sheet processing machine having a main stack lifting mechanism and a remaining-stack carrying device. The remaining-stack carrying device has bars for temporarily holding a remaining stack, a drive mechanism for moving ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6099452 | Forms stacker A stacker and cart are provided for vertically stacking forms fed from a printer, folder, or other mechanism, by a conveyor, which do not require tilting of the cart to allow offloading of the forms. The stacker has a housing with side walls parallel to a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099240 | Method and apparatus for handling sheet stacks The invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling sheet stacks, in which sheet stacks including at least one sheet are moved into a storage area with the help of handling apparatuses into sheet piles of at least one sheet stack. By virtue of th... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6090031 | Tilting stacker for fanfold sheet An apparatus and method for forming a stream of shingled fanfold sheet device into a vertical stack comprises a first table having lengthwise belts which receive and push the shingled sheet against a stop, causing the sheet to form into a horizontal stack... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6006638 | Automated sheet metal blanking apparatus An automated sheet metal blanking apparatus includes a loading table having a conveyor horizontally moveable between a loading position wherein sheet metal pieces are loaded onto the conveyor and a destacking station wherein the conveyor transfers the she... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5882175 | Stacker for flexible sheets A machine for stacking sheets is disclosed which includes an overhead conveyor for conveying sheets to a stacking area, and first and second sets of support fingers which support the sheets as they are stacked in bundles as the support fingers are moved h... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5669755 | Device for producing individual stacks of sheets The invention relates to a device for the non-stop operation of a delivery unit of a rotary printing machine in which sheets in a flow of sheets are collated into individual stacks supported on a stack base with a surface interrupted by grooves and in whi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5494400 | Battery plate stacker Apparatus for transporting and stacking battery plates in which pasted battery plates are delivered from a drying oven to a stacking station by an entry conveyor. In the stacking station, a stack of battery plates builds up on a stacking elevator which th... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5255584 | Device for cutting and stacking of products packed in a foil tube The device for cutting and stacking products is based upon product slices which are packed in the form of a chain in a foil tube whereby the individual product slices are separated from one another by sealing seams which run perpendicular to the width of ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5062762 | Battery plate stacker method A method and apparatus for piling in stacks a plurality of successive individual battery plates moving at a high rate of speed. Synchronized plates are transferred to a carrier conveyor which advances them into work stations with the leading edge of each ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4997339 | Device for stacking trays with articles A device for stacking egg-trays comprising a feed conveyor (2) advancing the trays one after the other, a second conveyor (3) for discharging the trays stacked on each other, a transport mechanism (15) operating between the feed and the discharge conveyor... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4953687 | Method and apparatus for automatically transferring and accumulating groups of flaccid articles An apparatus for transferring groups of pantyhose from loading stations to an unloading station with intermediate accumulating stations inbetween. An endless conveyor belt advances the pantyhose groups from either of the unloading stations to the next emp... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4909702 | Device for automatically palletizing upright automible wheels An automobile wheels automatic loading device according to the present invention provides full automation of pallet preparation and automobile wheels loading work; a lining up apparatus lines up automobile wheels in the specific number, an automobile whee... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4878659 | Method of and apparatus for gathering and manipulating stacks of paper sheets and the like Successive stacks of paper sheets are gathered from successive sheets of a stream of sheets at a first station where the sheets are fed downwardly to form a lowermost stack on mobile belt conveyors mounted on a reciprocable carriage, and a growing stack o... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4810153 | Machine for receiving and stacking blanks of cardboard or like material of variable shape and format, successively cut out from a continuous web A machine for receiving and stacking blanks of cardboard or like material, of variable shape and format, cut out successively from a continuous web by a cutting-out apparatus located upstream of the machine, supplied in "scales" on an endless conveyor bel... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4776741 | Stacking device for stacking elongated goods A stacking device for rigid elongated goods, such as metal bars, pipes, sectional materials, and the like, comprises a stacking section, in which at least one set of rollers for conveying the goods are provided. The rollers are arranged to extend with the... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4352617 | Bucket stacking and conveying apparatus An apparatus for stacking buckets in order which are carried by a conveyor and an apparatus for conveying the stacked buckets in section. The apparatus comprises stanchions disposed vertically on both the side portions of a conveyor, a supporting member c... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4180361 | Plant for handling cement tiles and similar articles that require a seasoning and subsequent workings Plant for handling cement tiles and similar articles that require a seasoning and subsequent workings. It includes: trays set up to be superimposed on one another and to slide along a track with a stripping station, a station to pile up the trays, an un-p... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4042125 | Method and apparatus for stacking and feeding blanks to a tiered multi-opening press for the production of pressed board Method and apparatus for producing pressed board and the like in a tiered, multi-opening press, in which the sheet blanks are deposited individually on conveyor platens which are conveyed by conveyor means successively at predetermined intervals to a stac... | 08/16/1977 |
