Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393176 | Handling unit for palletizing A handling unit (1) for palletizing, comprising: a support (2) for coupling to manipulator means; a framework (3) associated with said support (2) and defining an aperture; ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7063500 | Method and apparatus of stacking veneer sheets A method of stacking a veneer sheet carried by a conveyer onto a pile of similar veneer sheets is disclosed. Veneer sheet is separated from the conveyer thereby to allow the sheet to drop from the conveyer toward the pile. The veneer sheet being dropped is restraine... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7010377 | Method, system, and storage medium for facilitating a transport scheme in an automated material handling system environment A method, system, and storage medium for facilitating a transport scheme in an automated material handling system environment are provided. The method includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event while monitoring production operations in an automated material... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971646 | Module for temporarily storing flat printed products and printed product further processing device A module for temporarily storing a succession of flat printed products includes a first carrier element train on a first transport element assigned to a first side wall, and a second carrier element train on a second transport element assigned to a second side wall ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964288 | Apparatus and method for automated preparation of an optical fiber An automated fiber preparation system and method for automatically fabricating an optical fiber. One or more fabrication processes associated with fiber preparation may be performed on an optical fiber without requiring active user input. The fiber preparation syste... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6691874 | Sheet stacking device A sheet stacking device, comprised of a sheet support bed having a plurality of side-by-side rollers that are freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive assembly moves the sheet support bed in a predetermined direction along a closed path. ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6341698 | Sheet stacking device A sheet stacking device comprised of a sheet support bed having a first end and a second end. The sheet support bed is comprised of a plurality of side-by-side rollers, each of the rollers being freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive as... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6164900 | System and method for palletizing packages A compact, programmable palletizer and method for forming at least one layer of packages on a pallet, comprising a rigid frame, an infeed conveyor positioned adjacent the frame for conveying successive packages into the palletizer, and a rollerbed assembl... | 12/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6074162 | Method and apparatus for laying a stack of wood veneer sheets The present invention relates to a method of forming a layup of wood veneer sheets and an apparatus suited for implementing the method. In the method, each of the sheets (1) is first taken separately into a forward-feed position on a level situated above ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5984620 | Pick and place palletizing device A pick and place device includes a lift head and a build platform. Both the lift head and the build platform include flexible aprons. An item layer is constructed on the build platform and the lift head is moved into position over the build platform. By s... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5803706 | Palleting device for palleting stacks of flat objects A palleting device for palleting stacks of flat objects on a height-adjustable pallet includes a moving support device located above the pallet. The stacks are delivered onto the moving support device by a supply conveyor and into formation on the pallet ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5613827 | Dual arm lumber stacker assembly An article stacking apparatus, especially for stacking and forming packages of lumber, includes a plurality of elongate, parallel stacker arms for engaging and lifting courses of lumber onto a stack consisting of multiple courses to form a package. The st... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5580212 | Side shifting carriage frame stick placer A device for placing transversely aligned spacing-sticks onto a top surface of a lumber stack. The device having a longitudinally translatable conveyor with stick supporting hooks depending therefrom, the conveyor and the supporting hooks adapted to conve... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5244343 | Materials separating equipment A material handling system employs a sheet separator capable of handling sheets of varied thickness and flexibility and a positioner which repetitively positions sheets relative to a pressing unit in a fixed location. A sheet stacker receives and stacks t... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5151009 | Materials stacking equipment A material handling system employs a sheet separator capable of handling sheets of varied thickness and flexibility and a positioner which repetitively positions sheets relative to a pressing unit in a fixed location. A sheet stacker receives and stacks t... | 09/29/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5049030 | Materials handling equipment A material handling system employs a sheet separator capable of handling sheets of varied thickness and flexibility and a positioner which repetitively positions sheets relative to a pressing unit in a fixed location. A sheet stacker receives and stacks t... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4984677 | Device for transferring objects from a conveyor to a collection device A device for transferring objects, such as filled bags, from a conveyor to a collection device, such as a box, placed below the conveyor comprises two conveyor belts (1, 2) placed adjacent to each other. In the conveying position, the top parts of said co... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4973218 | Battery plate stacker 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 ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4946340 | Dunnage handling system A device is provided for unloading parts from a plurality of stacked trays. The device includes a receiving station with an elevator for lifting a topmost tray to a predetermined position; a temporary holder for the topmost tray while the elevator lowers ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4820104 | Device for the stacking and/or palleting of, in particular, thin products of a printing press operation The invention relates to a device for the stacking and/or palleting of, in particular, thin products of a printing press operation, which is characterized by a gathering and depositing station rotatable about a vertical axis. The invention relates, furthe... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4802570 | Stacker with a yoke-type stripping device A yoke-type stripper for an article stacker in which a series of paddles extending horizontally from vertically moving conveyor chains each carries an article that becomes a member of the stack. The stripper has rear and front rows of laterally spaced apa... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4778323 | Bag palletizing system and method Apparatus for assembling products such as bagged particulate material, into a multi-tiered stack upon a pallet, is designed to substantially eliminate relative movement between the articles and article supporting surfaces of the apparatus during the stack... | 10/18/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4712787 | Stacking apparatus An automatic stacking machine is disclosed. The machine is designed to stack pieces of cloth, prior to the use of the cloth in the construction of garments. A conveyor, having a plurality of bands, transports the cloth pieces to a horizontally reciprocal ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711612 | Palleting device A device for the palleting of slab-form products, especially of book blocks or books, being provided with a feed arrangement for the products, an arrangement for the formation of a product row, and an arrangement for the reception of a product layer inclu... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4681501 | Article transfer apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for transferring articles, preferably extruded aluminium sections from a first station to a second station, comprising a conveyor for receiving such articles from the first station, the conveyor being extendible... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4642013 | Apparatus for stacking flat articles In a stacking apparatus for sheets delivered by a double belt conveyor including spaced parallel conveyor belts, a stacking station beneath the discharge end of the conveyor is supplied with sheets by parallel suction arms which move at the conveying spee... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4519740 | Apparatus and method for palletizing bundles of sheets Apparatus and method for palletizing bundles of sheets to move them from a first position or pickup station and into rows and stacks on a pallet on a second or deposit station. A single overhead and endless conveyor is utilized. A bundle pickup mechanism,... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4453874 | Article-handling apparatus An apparatus for removing articles such as boxes from pallets and for placing articles on pallets too, comprising a frame, a mainly horizontal supporting surface, a plurality of parallel supporting fingers which are longitudinally slidably supported in sa... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4439084 | Palletizer for newspaper bundles An automatic palletizer for newspaper bundles is disclosed. Bundles arriving on an infeed conveyor are oriented according to a predetermined stacking pattern. A row staging area receives the oriented bundles, and a row sweep moves completed bundles into a... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4432686 | Apparatus for placing packets of tube sections in the stacking magazine of a rotary applicator In an apparatus for placing packets of tube sections in the stacking magazine of a rotary applicator, a pivotable arm is divided between the stacking magazine and conveyor belt for supplying the tube section packets. The arm carries a longitudinally displ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4360303 | Method and apparatus for locating spacer strips between layers of timber packages Spacer strips are positioned between vertically adjacent layers of timber in timber packages by locating a plurality of spacer strips which are supported by distribution members over the topmost layer of a timber package whereupon a plurality of depressor... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4290722 | Method for using timber sorting compartments and a sorting compartment for said method There is provided a method and apparatus whereby pieces of timber are sorted into lots on supporting arms which are suspended by flexible and extensible members. As the timber is added, the arms are lowered and finally extend down to a conveyor apparatus.... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4256427 | Automatic wire stacker apparatus Apparatus for successively receiving and transporting long cut lengths of wire from a wire cutting mechanism and stacking the cut lengths in a receiver, a pair of long looped belts being supported with confronting surface faces coacting to form a longitud... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4214848 | Palletizer Apparatus is provided for arranging a row of bundles, preferably tied or untied bundles of folded or unfolded corrugated boxes or blanks, into stacks which include a plurality of layers of one or more bundles. The apparatus includes a feeding conveyor for... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4205934 | Stacking apparatus Apparatus for stacking layers of loads, e.g. on a pallet, comprises a stacking carriage and a transfer carriage each independently movable vertically on a main frame, so that the transfer carriage can receive each layer of loads at a low level and raise t... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4159108 | Garment stacker A garment stacking apparatus having a pair of belts travelling together at the same speed in which one belt provided with polyurethane on its surface feeds and urges a garment section on the second belt provided with a frictionless shutter and open space ... | 06/26/1979 |
