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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591629 | All terrain lumber collection and stacking apparatus An apparatus for picking up, stacking and bundling lumber, that comprises: a drive means, a conveyor assembly having a receiving bin and a conveyor, a stacking assembly operatively connected to the conveyor assembly, and having an unscrambling hopper, a row conveyor... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7559737 | Vertically staggered pallet stacking assembly line and method A new type of pallet stacking assembly line. Two pick-and-place robots are used. The first robot has a relatively low position. The second robot is in an elevated position. A pallet dispenser dispenses a first pallet onto a pallet conveyor. The pallet conveyor then ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7431556 | Stacking device for hollow stackable objects on exit from a rotating high-speed production machine The device serves for stacking hollow objects generally tapered and intended for accumulation in stacks where they are arranged, each one partially inserted in the next. The stacking device operates at the exit of a rotating machine (20) operating at high spe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7329081 | Apparatus for transporting containers An automated apparatus suitable for transporting containers arranged in a row of stacks or partial stacks includes an overhead gantry system. The overhead gantry system has a moveable support for supporting at least one stack or partial stack of containers and movin... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287953 | Method for loading and unloading Method for loading and unloading long-distance transportation means (1, 2) and for temporarily storing a standardized cargo (18) in an intermediate storage facility (3) includes a rail-guided hoist (5) with gripper (8). The cargo i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266422 | Automated palletizing cases having mixed sizes and shapes A method for stacking cases on a pallet includes supplying cases to a buffer, determining physical characteristics of buffer cases including dimensions of a case base and case height, and determining available positions on the pallet where a buffer case can be place... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7168910 | Device for transporting a horizontal stack positioned on a support and formed in a gathering machine with upright, lined-up signatures A device is used for transporting a horizontal stack from a stack support to an intermediate deposit, where the stack is formed in a gathering device with upright, lined-up signatures. The device is comprised of a horizontally and vertically displaceable clamp arran... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143567 | Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of toilet paper and/or kitchen towel Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of paper comprising a bagging and/or forming machine adapted to sort packages of said rolls into batches or to bag said sorted loose packages in a plastic bag, and a palletizing station comprising at lease one manipulator pro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111437 | Apparatus for making brick wall elements For producing wall panels (8) from bricks (1), a line-up path (4) on which bricks to be masoned are deposited in a row with a gripper, a transfer device (10) for transporting the brick row from the line-up path (4) to a bricklaying... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097045 | Automated system and method of storing and picking articles An automated storage system for storing and picking articles delivered on incoming load carriers such as pallets comprises a device (depalletizer) for separating the article packing units, a tray storage facility (130) for storing the packing units (15... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070384 | Apparatus and method for automatically unloading brick from kiln cars and preparation for shipment Apparatus and methods for unloading and binding brick or other components include an infeed conveyor that delivers layers of brick to a transfer distribution carriage. The distribution carriage repositions the brick layers on either an outfeed conveyor or a tine con... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056081 | Freight container and lift casting therefore and method for lifting and transporting same An improved freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the improved containe... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7004338 | Empty container storage for the intermediate storage of empty ISO containers An empty container store for the temporary storage of empty ISO containers, in particular in fully automatic container terminals of sea ports or river ports includes a gantry bridge crane which spans the empty container store. The gantry bridge can be moved on an el... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991421 | Sheet accumulation processing device There is disclosed a sheet accumulation processing device having a shielding mechanism of a sheet discharge opening which is simple in mechanism, low in cost and requires no complicated control. In the device, after an end of a sheet bunch sent via one end of a slit... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6951272 | Signature-stacking apparatus In a signature-stacking apparatus, a conveyor chain holding a row of signatures travels along a conveyance path. A first signature release section and a second signature release section are provided in the conveyance path. During travel from the first signature rele... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6871893 | Apparatus and method for carrying signature bundles An apparatus and method for carrying signature bundles are provided that allow for many different sizes of bundles to be handled and manipulated in an easy and very agile fashion for low cycle times and for being deposited in various pallet patterns. The apparatus c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6817829 | Work loading method for automatic palletizer, work loading method, work loading apparatus and attachment replacing method thereof A work loading method and a work loading apparatus with excellent productivity are provided. For this purpose, a work loading method includes the steps of: positioning the work with two centering devices (3a, 3b) every other press shot; a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6695569 | Device for collecting and palletizing bottles A process and a device for collecting and palletizing bottles 3 is provided, especially empty plastic bottles, which are fed from a bottle producer 36 or a bottle conveyor 8 in one or more rows one behind the other to a collecting device 4. They are trans... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6589008 | Container handling device and method An apparatus and method for packaging containers, of the type having an engagement lip, wherein the apparatus includes tacks to engage the engagement lip to move the containers from starting point to a delivery point. The containers are moved by the appar... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579053 | Robotic containerization and palletizing system A robotic containerization and palletizing system having a multiple-fingered end effector. The system includes a frame that defines one or more cells. Each cell has one gantry-type robot, which is mounted in a set of tracks on top of the frame. The robot ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572325 | Freight container and lift casting therefore and method for lifting and transporting same A freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the container, loads... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558108 | Apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects An apparatus for palletizing substantially cylindrical objects. The apparatus comprises at least one position-defining support device for at least one pallet, a supply of the cylindrical objects for palletizing, at least one holder for a roll of material ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6527499 | Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511281 | Device for palletizing parcels A device is provided for palletizing parcels, preferably stacks of tubular sections or flat lying sacks. Said device comprises a lifting frame, which can be raised and lowered in a stand and which is provided with a roller track, in order to slide the pal... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6394744 | Stacking machine for part trays An apparatus for presenting components stored in stackable trays, and removing empty trays having a base member having an input and an output portion; a discharge area; a shuttle member which removes empty storage trays and places them in the discharge ar... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6370837 | System for laying masonry blocks The present invention is directed to a system and method for laying masonry blocks in multiple block units. The system comprises a mortar injection device, a block hoist apparatus and a mortar applying apparatus, The mortar injection device includes a mor... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354793 | Stack grasper for sheet-like products and method of palletizing using a stack grasper A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space (22) which is open towards the bottom, a guide (14, 16, 18, 20) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support (24, 26) on which the stack l... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6183190 | Method of stacking packs of printed circuit boards and relative pack loading and unloading device for a machine tool Each pack has a pair of opposite edges and a pair of locating pins, and is also provided with pairs of holes separated by a distance equal to that between the pins to enable the packs to be stacked in offset manner, with the pins inserted inside the holes... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6129504 | Method of palletizing sheet-like products using a stack grasper A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space (22) which is open towards the bottom, a guide (14, 16, 18, 20) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support (24, 26) on which the stack l... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6082080 | Device for mechanically grasping and palletizing rectangular objects A device for mechanically picking and palletizing rectangular objects of various sizes for attachment to a robotic arm. The device includes a pair of rails having a plurality of longitudinally spaced, elongated L-shaped grips extending there through. The ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065927 | Spike stick and lath placer A device for placing spacing sticks or lath onto an upper surface of a lumber stack includes a stick holder for holding, in gravity fed abutment, a singulated array of parallel, adjacent, elongate spacing sticks or lath, a stick presenter for receiving a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6059519 | Container palletiser Container palletiser, of the type that have an arm equipped with n degrees of freedom, which sustains a head equipped with m degrees of freedom respect to the arm, and an accumulation table for the containers to be palletised, the head being a drawing hea... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6007294 | Apparatus for handling molded leadframes and methods therefor Apparatus are shown for handling molded leadframes comprising, in combination, a gripper portion for grasping a molded leadframe from atop a first magazine holding a first plurality of molded leadframes and for releasing the molded leadframe when placed a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000904 | Apparatus for storing and conveying standing, tubular workpieces made of concrete There is described an apparatus for storing and conveying standing, tubular workpieces (1) made of concrete in layers arranged one above the other, comprising a load pick-up device (6) to be connected to a hoist (2) and designed for at least two workpiece... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5984621 | Pallet stacking machine A machine for stacking articles such as wooden pallets comprises a frame for supporting a carriage assembly that can be raised and lowered under control of a motor and where the carriage assembly supports an article grasping machine that is slidably mount... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975837 | Lifting apparatus for handling objects plus device for loading and unloading pallets Lifting apparatus, especially a palletizing device, with a lifting head (13) attached to an articulated arm (12) for receiving, transporting and setting down objects, especially cardboard boxes. The cardboard boxes or other objects are to be set down on p... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971700 | Fixed path pick and place device A top-picking palletizer and de-palletizer moves pallet layers along a fixed path by use of a single-dimension actuation system and top-picking lift head. The illustrated system includes an actuation assembly operated by a single reversible motor moving d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5927937 | Automated stacking apparatus A stacker (10) for picking up objects (12) from a first location (14) and stacking the objects at a second location (16) is disclosed. The stacker (10) includes a vertically extending support column (18), a swing arm (20) pivotally mounted to the support ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5873214 | Method and apparatus for load building and stretch wrapping A load portion is engaged in an infeed area and transported from the infeed area to a wrapping area with rotational, horizontal, and vertical carriers. Those carriers move the portion of the load horizontally along two horizontal degrees of freedom and on... | 02/23/1999 |
