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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540702 | Device for stacking flat products The invention concerns a device for stacking flat products, in particular, folding boxes, comprising a lower and upper transport unit, wherein the flat products are transported between the transport units in the direction of a stack shaft, each transport unit compri... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7367444 | Device and method for optionally drawing in a cutout from a stack of several cutouts, or taking over a cutout from a separating cutting machine A device for optionally or selectively drawing in a cutout from a stack of several cutouts, or taking over a cutout from a separating cutting device, which separates the cutout from a material web, includes a vacuum guide roller in which the cutout coming from the s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7281710 | Conveyor system and method of setting operation thereof A conveyor system has a monitor for entering information about sheets, an input/output control console for setting operating conditions of a first conveyor and a second conveyor based on the information about the sheets, and a power control console for operating the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7178714 | Container for flat objects in a vertical position The invention relates to a container for flat objects in a vertical position, comprising a base, two lateral longitudinal sides and two front sides, the flat objects being aligned with their largest surfaces facing the front sides. At least one front side consists o... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172818 | Copper foil for chip-on-film use, plasma display panel, or high-frequency printed circuit board A copper foil for chip-on-film use, a plasma display panel, or a high-frequency printed circuit board obtained by rolling copper foil to smooth the surface to give a surface area of not more than 1.30 times an ideal smooth surface, the smoothed copper foil having de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137234 | Vertical flat stacking apparatus and method of use A device and method for stacking product into a container in a vertical orientation. The device includes at least one pivoting mechanism pivotable between a loading position and an initial/final position. The at least one pivoting mechanism retains a container there... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125216 | Device for loading a three-knife trimmer In a device for loading a three-knife trimmer with brochures, periodicals or like bound book blocks (1), comprising a feed conveyor (4), a stacking device (16) operable in magazine mode and counted stack mode and including a magazine (17)... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104388 | Conveyor system for stacked product An apparatus and method for conveying stacked product from an infeed conveyor that conveys the product in multiple rows and at irregular intervals onto a transverse outfeed conveyor, wherein the product is in a single row and spaced at regular intervals, wherein the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080969 | Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects A system for forming a plurality of discrete objects into a stack is disclosed which system includes a frame having a top, a bottom and sides; a conveyor associated with the frame and having an end edge for dispensing discrete objects, a first support mounted on the... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080968 | Loading system and method of use A system and method for loading product onto a conveyor. The system includes a conveyor movable in at least a first direction and a metering section located proximate to at an end of the conveyor. The metering section includes a plate mechanism movable between a fir... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6974300 | Sticker handling means for lumber stacking Sticker handling apparatus include an actuating assembly that operatively supports one or more sticker support brackets. The actuating assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is configured to impart motion to the sticker support ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964150 | Apparatus for supplying articles to a transferring line, in particular for feeding a container filling machine In an apparatus for feeding articles to a transferring line leading to a container filling machine, a conveyor moves a plurality of articles to an inlet section of the apparatus, where a plate moves vertically from the inlet section to an outlet section of the appar... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6918736 | Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects A system for forming a plurality of discrete objects into a stack is disclosed which system includes a frame having a top, a bottom and sides; a conveyor associated with the frame and having an end edge for dispensing discrete objects, a first support mounted on the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6840733 | Apparatus for transporting and stacking goods, in particular in the form of plates, and corresponding process The apparatus (10) serves for transporting and stacking goods (12), in particular in the form of plates such as metal plates or the like, and includes a feed transport device (14), which is connected to a stacking device (16). In this app... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6776572 | Method and device for stacking flat articles For stacking flat articles (2), a stacking shaft (10) including a pusher (11) for removing stacks from the shaft is used and for supplying the articles (2) into the stacking shaft (10) a supply support (12) is used. The supp... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6659710 | Station for forming stacks of layers of articles In a station for forming stacks of layers of articles, a horizontal supporting surface has a window for allowing a layer to pass freely therethrough. First pushing bars drive the layers along the support surface. A stationary descending ramp starts from t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6612799 | Cart loading system A cart loading system for loading materials on a cart in a orderly and compact manner even if the materials being loaded have different dimensions. The cart loading system includes a frame for positioning on a floor surface adjacent to a material shaping ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6585477 | Counter-stacker for flat food products A counter-stacker includes an infeed conveyor having a plurality of lanes for containing planar food articles. A vacuum conveyor system is located adjacent to the infeed conveyor and includes a plurality of vacuum conveyors. Each vacuum conveyor includes ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6574943 | Conveyor assembly for packagings, and method for delivery of a pack Conveyor assembly for packagings, comprising a substantially horizontally conveying conveyor. Situated near the delivery end of the conveyor is a bearing plate, which when the pack moves onto it moves further substantially at the same speed as the conveyo... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6491492 | Batch sheet feeder A shingling nip roll is added between an infeed conveyor and a reciprocating table. The nip roll slows the speed of the sheets thereby reducing bruising and buckling as sheets are ejected to the table. Further, the trailing end of a dropped sheet is overl... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6318954 | Device for stacking sheets, in particular sheet-fed paper or cardboard sheets delivered onto pallets Devices for stacking sheet-fed paper or cardboard sheets (1) on pallets (4) are known to have a vertically stationary conveyor (2) at a height above the maximum stack level above the floor and a storage platform (5) which can be raised and lowered upon wh... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6146084 | Automated bundling and stacking of folded corrugated boxes A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and stacking bundles of corrugated folded boxes into accurate loads. The method comprises advancing a squared bundle of flattened folded glued corrugated boxes along a conveyor while applying a compressing f... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129503 | Combination counter-ejector shingle-output delivery system A system assembles and conveys a stream of plate-like workpieces from a production system, such as a specialty box folder-gluer, to a strapping or tying system, as counted stacks. The system can be converted from counter-ejector mode, automatically counti... | 10/10/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6085813 | Method for making plywood A method for making hardwood or decorative plywood. The plywood includes a number plies including a back veneer, a face veneer, and a number of core and center plies. The method forms subunits of plies and stacks the discrete formed subunits to form a uni... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6022018 | Arrangement for positioning flat articles An arrangement for positioning flat articles, transported inside a container with straight sides. For a gentle positioning of flat articles of varied thickness and mass, which are transported at high speed into the container having a pivot bearing is prov... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6010300 | Stacker A stack (7) piled from a feed conveyor (3) can be transferred with stack definitions (15, 16) which can be lowered and optionally shifted in opposite directions to the left or right onto an exit conveyor (4 or 5), whilst the stack plies (6) continuing to ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997238 | On-line package stacking apparatus and method A product stacking apparatus, and a method of using it, is provided, where the apparatus is located inline with a product conveyor, and includes a frame having at least one spanner connecting plates which together straddle the product conveyor, a drive ro... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5791865 | Bag palletizer A bag palletizer has a frame equipped with two tier guides, two pallet lift mechanisms, two stacker work stations, and a lift control at each work station. A belt conveyor delivers bagged articles successively to both work stations. A pallet is supported ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779432 | Compact product stacker A compact product stacker is provided for simultaneously receiving, stacking and moving a three line series of flat-shaped products. The stacker utilizes product support paddle combinations which share common, pneumatically rotated, pivot rods. The produc... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5720593 | Apparatus and method of counting, inspecting and stacking planar food products An apparatus for counting, inspecting, and stacking flexible, generally planar food products such as tortillas, or the like. The apparatus has an inclined infeed conveyor with adjustable alignment guides thereon to adjust the lateral position of each tort... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5711649 | Sheet stacking apparatus An apparatus and method for stacking sheets on a stationary stack is disclosed comprising conveying a sheet to a roller and rolling the sheet onto the stack of sheets. The roller is preferably moved across the stack of sheets by a carriage while the sheet... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5558488 | Apparatus for stacking books The present invention discloses a high speed apparatus for stacking books received from a delivery conveyer and accounting for the books and the operation of the stacker as part of a manufacturing data and control system. The apparatus is formed of an inp... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5460480 | Installation for handling the conveyance of blanks from a cutting machine to a stacking device An installation for handling the conveyance of a blank from a cutting machine to a stacking device has at least one cyclically operable conveyor programmed to convey the blank from the cutting machine to a position above the stacking device and to stop in... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5454687 | High speed sorter/stacker An apparatus for sorting and stacking thin rigid plates, such as used in storage batteries, receives the plates horizontally in spaced-apart groups, transports the groups horizontally and deposits them into stacks on a stacking apparatus that orients them... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5431530 | Apparatus for transferring and stocking lead plates for storage batteries A plate stacking and transferring apparatus includes plate stacking mechanism for continuously stacking plates. The mechanism comprises: a pair of rollers provided at the leading end of a conveyor for transporting pasted plates, for taking a plate in a ga... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5336041 | Storage and retrieval device and method for imbricated planar articles A device for stacking and destacking a stream of imbricated, substantially planar, flexible units to form or destack a layered stack. The device is a stacker, adapted to receive a stream of units from a source thereof, and a plurality of transfer sheets. ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5308223 | Package handling system Disclosed is an automated system which collates (i.e. counts and assembles packages into stacks) and positions the stacks on a cartoner conveyor. The system includes an abort plate movable between a first position and a second position for supporting a st... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5280902 | Conveying device with continuous conveyor belts for, in particular, sheets of paper or similar materials A conveying device for sheets of paper, or similar materials, with some continuous conveyor belts (8 and 9) which are led over localized drive rollers (18 and 19) and also over localized return rollers (6, 7) and then over additional mutually displaceable... | 01/25/1994 |
