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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191892 | Apparatus for transferring products from a first conveying line to a second conveying line, in particular for feeding a boxing machine In an apparatus for transferring products from a first conveying line to a second line conveying line operated stepwise in a feeding direction and particularly for feeding a boxing machine a plurality of compartments are aligned along the feeding direction. Each com... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6857629 | Automated reciprocal stacking assembly An automated reciprocal stacking assembly for stacking thin, narrow, continuous sheets of stock material. The automated reciprocal stacking assembly has a stationary outer frame, a laterally reciprocating inner frame, a vertically moveable carriage, a reciprocating ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6594342 | Anti-scatter grid, method, and apparatus for forming same An anti-scatter grid for radiography includes a plurality of generally radiation absorbing elements and a plurality of generally non-radiation absorbing elements in which the generally non-radiation absorbing elements include a plurality of voids. Desirab... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6494668 | Method and device for stacking unpacked processed cheese slices A method and a device are disclosed for stacking unpacked processed cheese slices. Single stacks consisting of a plurality of superimposed processed cheese slices are continuously supplied by a transportation device to a first turning station. At the firs... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6234467 | Apparatus for stacking and sorting printed documents and feeding them to a finishing machine The apparatus comprises a conveyor (2) for feeding paper sheets into a cassette (4) in a stacker (2). The conveyor (2) can be switched between two positions such that successive documents are separated from one another by a lateral shift. The cassette (4)... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6179548 | Folded carton stacking and packing apparatus Apparatus is provided for receiving folded cartons of non-uniform thickness from a conventional gluing device, stacking those cartons into stacks of a predefined number, and rotating successive stacks 180° from each other in order to compensate for the u... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155551 | Reciprocating stacker for continuous strip material A reciprocating stacker for relatively narrow, thin, and flexible continuous strip material provides for the stacking of such material in evenly distributed layers on a pallet or the like. The machine includes a distribution or feeder head which receives ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155153 | Apparatus for stacking egg carriers Apparatus for stacking egg carriers comprises in linear disposition a carrier delivery conveyor feeding onto a loading station. A transfer arrangement is provided to lift a load from the loading station, displace it linearly and deposit it on a stacking s... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5993146 | Apparatus for facilitating unloading and loading of articles on pallets A tub-like member is recessed below floor surface level in a pit and carries therein an extendable and retractable lifting mechanism. The tub includes a horizontal outwardly extending flange essentially at floor surface level, and overlying the floor surf... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5511936 | Separation method and device Separating flat parcels from a stack of parcels is accomplished by moving a drawing element in a conveying direction so that a surface of the drawing element comes into contact with a first parcel of the stacked parcels. A stacking pressure is generating ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5490758 | Pit-mounted load elevator A self-adjusting pneumatic load elevator is adapted for mounting in a pit so that it can be used with pallet trucks. The elevator has a base, a rotatable, horizontal load platform, a vertically expandable scissors linkage mechanically coupled between the ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5387077 | Apparatus for handling signatures The signature handling apparatus of the invention includes a first stacker for accumulating layers of signatures, a second stacker for piling a plurality of small stacks of the signatures accumulated by the first stacker, and a pair of third stackers arra... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5299906 | Self-adjusting pneumatic load elevator A self-adjusting load elevator has a base, a horizontal load platform, a vertically expandable scissors linkage coupled between the load platform and the base, and an air actuator chamber. The air actuator chamber is formed of a compressible bellows and a... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5051058 | Apparatus for palletizing stacks of paper sheets and the like A palletizing apparatus for stacks of paper sheets has a set of conveyors which deliver a succession of individual stacks or groups of two or more stacks to a palletizing station and onto an air cushion which is defined by two plenum chambers of a table. ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5002456 | Process and apparatus for forming stacks of folded printing products A stacking apparatus includes a stacking unit and a bundling unit arranged under the stacking unit. Located at the end of a prestacking space, as seen in the direction (F), is a limiting element which serves as a stop for the folds of the printing product... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4765487 | Automatic article stacking system An automatic article stacking system wherein a plurality of articles to be stacked are arranged in layers prior to being stacked. The layers are advantageously arranged horizontally orthogonal to one another so as to enhance the stability of the stack. A ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4636139 | Method for bundle stacking Apparatus and method for stacking bundles of sheets onto a table top or the like, and with the bundles being stacked in an interlocked manner where, in all layers of the bundles, the bundles have right angled relationships with each other, for sturdy and ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4547112 | Signature handling apparatus An improved apparatus is operable to stack signatures having one edge portion which is thicker than other edge portions of the signatures. The apparatus compensates for the thickness of the one edge portion by flattening the one edge portion and offsettin... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4457656 | Stack assembling apparatus and technique Stack handling apparatus includes an input delivery section having two spaced apart conveyor segments operatively arranged to move equidistantly with respect to a centerline between the two conveyor segments. A stack formation section receives articles co... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4421221 | Revolving table for book-binding stackers and the like An improved revolving table intended for stackers as utilized in book-binding shops and the like, has a pusher reciprocating arrangement which is accommodated in the table structure, the pusher being, at its travel limit positions, located on the surface ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4344727 | Method and apparatus for stacking and collating articles A conveyor accumulates collapsed, flexible flat tubes into roughly aligned stacks which are transferred to a collator comprising an inclined tray-like receptacle mounted for multidirectional movement. The receptacle is simultaneously rotated and pivoted f... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4302142 | Apparatus for automatically loading eggs directly from stacks of egg-filled flats An apparatus and method for automatically loading eggs directly from stacks of alternately rotatably oriented flats includes a conveyor for supplying stacks of eggs to an egg loading station which includes a device for removing of the eggs from the upperm... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4274623 | Method and apparatus for stacking printed products continuously arriving in a substantially fish scale overlapping arrangement A method of stacking printed products continuously arriving in a fish scale overlapping arrangement wherein the fish scale stream of products is transformed into a substantially spiral-shaped stack by deflection of the arriving printed products in their p... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4264255 | Apparatus for stacking folding boxes An apparatus for forming a regular stack of folding boxes wherein each box has unequal thicknesses at the end portions thereof. The apparatus has a conveyor belt for feeding the boxes and an upper and lower stacking station situated on two different plane... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4183704 | Compensating stacker for printed signatures There is provided an improved compensating stacker for stitched, folded, stapled, or the like signatures which is characterized by a temporary platform including a pair of counter-rotatable shafts having tines extending therefrom and toward the opposite s... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4103785 | Apparatus for rotating and discharging articles An improved apparatus for rotating and discharging articles such as stacks of newspapers combines a turntable and discharge elements in a sub-assembly that rotates as a unit relative to the frame. Rotation of the turntable and motion of the discharge elem... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4068567 | Combined ejector-gate means for rotatable table of an article counter-stacker An oscillating stack receiving table carries thereon a pair of cooperating chain driven ejector assemblies which function in their "at rest" position as gates to stabilize the stack of articles during rotation of the table and which are operable to sweep ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4015724 | Method and apparatus for handling substacks of business forms to develop balanced stacks Method and apparatus for handling substacks of business forms to develop balanced stacks for packing wherein alternate substacks are rotated 90° incident to the formation of a stack whereby the glued edges are alternately reversed.... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3977538 | Apparatus for manufacturing and stacking hemmed fabric pieces This disclosure teaches an apparatus for manufacturing and stacking hemmed fabric pieces (usually pockets) with the hems either lined or unlined. In the case of lined hemmed fabric pieces, pieces of a liner tape are fed in cut lengths in turn along a path... | 08/31/1976 |
