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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7150383 | Storable transfer conveyor system A storable transfer conveyor system for moving bundles from an upstream conveyor to a downstream conveyor utilizing a storable transfer conveyor which is movable from a first operative position, wherein the bundles are transferred to the downstream conveyor, to a se... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7104747 | Load change safety system A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is for... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066462 | Method of and apparatus for stacking sheets of paper and the like A stream of successive sheets of paper, foil or the like is converted into a series of piles at a stacking station where successive sheets are caused to descend onto a pallet which is adjacent a monitoring device serving to transmit signals denoting the levels of su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052009 | Sheet deceleration apparatus and method An apparatus and method for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The apparatus includes a pair of rollers moveable toward and away from one another to nip the sheet traveling between them. The method includes delivering ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048111 | Hopper loader apparatus and method A hopper loader apparatus and method for delivering signatures to a binding line, the hopper loader including a first conveyor having a horizontal entry portion and an arched exit portion. During operation of the hopper, the signatures are loaded onto the horizontal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6986635 | Load change safety system A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is for... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6851919 | Equipment for superimposing two layers of products to be packaged Equipment for superimposing layers of products to be packaged (P), comprising: a feed surface (12) associated to a first product-feed device (18); and a pair of preparation surfaces (24, 26) set on top of one another and designed to receive each... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6427999 | Signature hopper loader apparatus and method A signature hopper loader apparatus and method for delivering signatures in a shingled stream to the hopper.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6390766 | Shingle bundle palletizer with improved metering conveyor, pattern conveyor and shuttle conveyor A shingle bundle palletizer includes a bundle metering conveyor, an incline conveyor, a pattern conveyor, a lug conveyor, an adjustable height transfer conveyor, a shuttle conveyor, and a pallet removal conveyor. The bundle metering conveyor includes one ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6234745 | Container destacking and transfer apparatus A conveyor and transfer apparatus for transferring containers seriatim from a substantially vertical stack of containers includes an endless belt conveyor pivotally mounted on a frame for movement between elevated and declined positions by opposed hydraul... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234744 | Robotic palletizing system A Method of stacking product directly from a conveyor, comprising the steps of conveying a product toward the end of a conveyor; supporting a leading edge of the produce as the leading edge exists the conveyor; releasing the leading edge and a following e... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5980196 | Counter-ejector and box feed machine A counter-ejector and feeder for receiving flexible boxes delivered at a prescribed infeed rate in end-to-end relation along a plane, and a counter-ejector machine, for stacking the boxes in discrete bundles for discharge. The machine includes a general f... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5904465 | Stacker with discharge control A machine for conveying, discharging and stacking sheets such as carton blanks is disclosed in which the velocity of the blanks is substantially reduced as they are discharged from the conveyor into the stacking area.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5829951 | Collecting and stacking device for laminar sheets and stacking method The machine includes: a plurality of conveyors (3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15) for sheets (F) of flat material to be stacked to form stacks or bundles (P); apparatus (6) for partially superimposing the sheets on each other; a surface (19) for the collection and stac... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5697753 | Semiautomatic stacker for stackable articles A box stacker uniquely able to semiautomatically load, in place, inside a variety of enclosures, columns of stackable boxes, said box stacker being in the form of a movable structure that has a conveyor belt carrying structure attached thereto in a cantil... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5672045 | System for stacking sheets on pallets An apparatus for stacking sheets on pallets has a conveyor belt having horizontally extending upper and lower reaches extending through a stacking station with the upper reach defining a horizontal support plane and extending in an outfeed direction. Two ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5642803 | Article loading apparatus and method therefor Article loading apparatus and method for loading articles such as fiberboard containers onto a loading carrier base such as pallet, with which it is possible to reduce required labor and to enhance working efficiency. An article loading conveyer which mak... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5201626 | Method and an apparatus for loading filled sacks or similar articles into endwise open containers or corresponding cargo spaces A loading apparatus adapted to be driven into a container and to receive articles such as sacks or the like one by one and to spread the sacks in horizontal cross roads by a spreading system so as to spread out the sacks in horizontal rows filling out a w... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5135435 | System for transporting and stacking coins A coin transporting and stacking mechanism transports coins between two endless belts which form a coin transporting channel. The coins are gripped on diametrically opposed edges by the counter-rotating belts, and securely held as they travel towards the ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4966521 | Tail stopping and knockdown device A device for slowing cut sheets in seriatum flow by nipping the trailing edge of the sheets as they leave a high-speed conveyor system is provided whereby the sheets pass to a stacking pile at a slow speed. The nipping device is provided in several embodi... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4898511 | Apparatus for stacking products that are highly susceptible to damage, particularly books A stacking of fragile articles, particularly printed matter, is achieved in a substantially frictionless manner in order to eliminate damage. The stacking apparatus includes a feed system wherein incoming books are at least in part supported on an air cus... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4886265 | Apparatus and method for stacking printed products, especially printed products arriving in an imbricated formation Printed products are infed in an imbricated formation by a transport device to a stacker apparatus. These printed products are transported by a delivery belt conveyor and an infeed belt conveyor to a pivotably mounted infeed device. The outfeed end region... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4807741 | Automatic direct soft cookie loading apparatus An apparatus for handling articles has a rotatable table. A pivotable tray support is attached to the rotatable table. The tray support has a slab-like member for entering rear portions of trays to provide resilient support for the trays. The resilient su... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4463944 | Laundry stacking apparatus A laundry piece stacking device which stacks a predetermined number of laundry pieces uniformly and evenly in a stack. Laundry pieces of a predetermined size are conveyed from an ironing area along a double feed conveyor to a swing arm conveyor. The swing... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4384814 | Apparatus for stacking lumber A push-on type lumber stacker utilizes a pivotal conveyor for receiving boards from a bulk supply and discharging complete courses of boards onto a lumber stack. The discharge end of the conveyor pivots upwardly in correspondence with the increasing heigh... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4279555 | Machine for stacking panels A machine for stacking rectangular sheets of relatively rigid material such as panels, counters, doors, plastic sheets, or the like which has an input conveyor for receiving the panels as they are placed horizontally thereon, an elevator conveyor pivotall... | 07/21/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4171179 | Apparatus for loading sacks arranged in layers In a loading apparatus, sacks are moved from a supply source along a conveyor to a device which arranges the sacks into a layer. From this device, the layer of sacks is moved over a double conveyor belt structure to a member which loads the layer directly... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4065122 | Emergency brake for movable conveyor At least one end of a conveyor having guided movement in an upright direction is provided with an emergency brake to stop descent of the conveyor in the event of a component failure. The brake includes elements on the conveyor which cooperate with the con... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4062537 | Apparatus for the infeed of printed products to a stacker An apparatus for infeeding printed products or the like to a stacker, comprising an endless revolving conveyor having an outfeed portion which is elevationally adjustable and automatically accommodatable to the height of the formed stack. The outfeed port... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3938674 | Method and apparatus for stacking paperboard blanks A method of stacking corrugated paperboard blanks issuing from a corrugator that produces parallel streams of blanks from an advancing endless web by shingling the blanks from each of the streams and advancing them to lineally displaced stacking stations ... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3931897 | Load-out conveyor apparatus In loading apparatus for conveying the articles from inside a warehouse or the like and stacking them in a transport car parked at a loading dock or the like in a continuous operation. The loading apparatus includes a main frame positioned a distance insi... | 01/13/1976 |
