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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8021099 | Reversed venturi system for separating and feeding nested foam cups An apparatus for separating nested foam cups, includes a support for guiding a stack of nested foam cups in a first direction to a mandrel for printing thereon; a first annular opening in the support for supplying an annular supply of pressurized air to a position b... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7731473 | Medicine tray supply apparatus A medicine tray storage member (100) capable of storing medicine trays (7) in a stacked condition includes: a tray support member (101) for supporting the medicine trays (7); a tray transport member (102) having a transport mechani... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7641438 | Variable-sized molded product tray denesting apparatus A tray denesting apparatus is provided comprising a receptacle for holding at least one nested stack of packing trays. A conveyer belt is further provided for receiving each of the packing trays upon release from the receptacle. The denesting apparatus has at least ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7556470 | Nested-stacked tire separator and bottom unstacker with inflator A device for separating individual tires that have become entwined including a movable head for engaging at least one tire in a stack of tires, an engaging finger coupled to the movable head, and at least one manipulating apparatus for moving the engaging finger and... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7484923 | Packaging apparatus for packaging rigid containers in dimensionally stable wrappers An apparatus is provided for the individual production of rigid containers that are open on one side, such as cones or cups, by inserting the containers into dimensionally stable individually produced sleeves which are matched to their external contour. The containe... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7381026 | Mail traying apparatus A mail traying apparatus which trays or sweeps mail envelopes, which are positioned in a mail stacker bin, into a mail tray and to deliver the same to an outbound conveyor or cart. The apparatus includes a robot having a robot arm mounted thereon with the robot arm ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7341416 | Machine and method to feed filled bags, open the bags, empty the bags, and dispose of the empty bags A filled plastic bag may contain insulation. The bags are stacked in a loader. A pair of reciprocating arms rotate a bottom-most bag causing that bag to fall through an opening of a base. A conveyor receives the bag and moves it through a transverse knife and a long... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337919 | Beverage lid dispenser The current invention is a lid dispensing device and method of use comprising a base unit, a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit, a blade operatively mounted to the base which moves between a first position and a second position, the blade supporting a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7162391 | Remote beverage equipment monitoring and control system and method The present disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring and controlling modifications to beverage equipment. The system includes at least one beverage equipment which may include a controller. The controller communicates over a communications network with... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158918 | Machine performance monitoring system and billing method A system for monitoring the performance of beverage preparation equipment includes a device, such as a data collector, for monitoring the use of the equipment. Information regarding one or more inputs to the equipment is provided to the data collector which uses the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153089 | Storage device A storage device for storing trays, the device including a first movable member and a second movable member positioned opposite the first movable member. The first and second movable members are adapted to selectively vertically move and support at least one tray th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131965 | Medical fluid collection and removal device Liquid collection apparatus usable during surgery, comprising a shallow tray defining a liquid receiving zone that is upwardly exposed for receiving liquid dropping from a surgery area, and a liquid collector in a zone for collecting dropping liquid while allowing a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097444 | Part catcher An apparatus includes a mold machine and a part catcher. The mold machine is configured to mold a part and to discharge the part from the mold machine. The part catcher is arranged to catch the part discharged from the mold machine. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055671 | Method for forming and spacing out successive batches of articles A method and apparatus for forming and separating successive batches of articles such as bottles, cans, etc. The invention includes a first driving system for receiving, at a feed station, articles driven by a first rotating transfer system. The speed of the first r... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036682 | Destacking device for ice-cream cones A destacking device for rolled cone-like structures with or without sleeves, and in particular for ice-cream wafer cones, has at least one gripper for the cones, with the jaws of the gripper that come into contact with the cones being made of an elastic material tha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021887 | Singulator for stacked work pieces An apparatus and associated method for singulating a first work piece from a plurality of stacked work pieces, the plurality of stacked work pieces comprising a second work piece adjacent the first work piece. A stripping member is engageable against the second work... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976836 | Biaxial stretch blow molding method and apparatus for wide-mouthed containers In a biaxial stretch blow molding apparatus (10) for wide-mouthed containers, preforms (6) that are in an inverted state are conveyed on a single plane by preform carriers (40) that go around a carrier circuit (30) in the form of a loop, ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6913433 | Denesting apparatus A denesting apparatus for a stack of cup-shaped articles having peripheral outwardly extending rims includes a pair of uniquely machined rotary shafts which operate together to support the stack of nested articles and to denest and separate one article at a time as ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6887030 | Apparatus for resisting rotation of can ends in a downstacker and method regarding same An apparatus for resisting rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker is provided, that includes a housing having a bore, a ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing, a second ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing and a sleeve hav... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6846153 | Tray destacker A tray destacker is operable to separate individual trays from a stack of trays and to discharge the individual trays. The tray destacker includes a tray separating device which engages an edge or handle of the individual tray and moves the tray away from the stack ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6764273 | Device for unstacking containers An arrangement (1, 1′) for automatically unstacking containers (6, 6′) nested in each other in lying posture, by depositing them on a support, e.g. a conveyor (3a), with the container opening (6a) facing upwards, the arr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6623236 | Vacuum apparatus and method for denesting objects A vacuum picker apparatus for cups includes a vacuum picker head with concave surface areas, each being preferably 1/2° reverse angle, and each surface area having a hole therethrough that allows for a vacuum to be formed at the picker head. When the vac... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6550637 | Drink cup supplying apparatus A drink cup supplying apparatus in which cup replenishing work can be conducted easily in a short time and also maintenance characteristic is improved. In the apparatus, the main body 1 is enabled to be opened and closed in both faces by a pair of the fro... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6508044 | Apparatus for setting a corner protector on the corner of a package and system for protecting a package An apparatus for setting a corner protector on a corner of a package comprises a gripping and positioning device (1) for gripping the corner protector and placing it onto the corner of the package, and a corner protector magazine (2). A storage space (3) ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6443689 | Apparatus for forming stacks of discoidal articles of predetermined number, in particular of metal lids for cans and the like The apparatus comprises a screw device (10) arranged to deliver the articles one at a time, in a manner spaced from the others, after withdrawing them from a vertical pile resting on it, means for counting the articles delivered by the screw device (10) a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6418701 | Automated filling machine and method An automatic bulk filling machine is provided having a container input end which includes a fill station for filling a container in accordance with weight or volume requirements followed by a lid dispensing and attachment station wherein the lids of the c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6413034 | Distributing/feeding device Distributing/feeding device including: a rotary seat including a rotary disc, each time the rotary disc is driven, the rotary disc rotating by a predetermined angle, several material racks being disposed on predetermined portions of the rotary disc; a fee... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6357599 | Machine and method for facilitating separation of members of a stack A machine comprising a base and an elongated cradle pivotally mounted on the base is used to facilitate separation of nested tapered drums from a stack. With the cradle in an upright position, the machine is moved toward the stack to embrace the stack in ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354792 | IC receiving tray storage device and mounting apparatus for the same An IC receiving tray storage device is provided which is capable of securedly identifying the category of the tested ICs sorted for each category and received in the corresponding tray in the unloader section after end of test. Mounted to the tray storage... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6152683 | Method, apparatus and container for shipping printed matter The invention relates to a method, an apparatus and a container for shipping printed matter. The method of the invention is essentially distinguished in that the printed matter reaches the respective shipping points in returnable containers adapted to its... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5876180 | Fruit packaging tray denesting apparatus A denesting apparatus for removing a single packing tray from a stack of trays. The tray has a plurality of cups for containing the fruit. The tray has a plurality of pick receiving areas for receiving picks on the denesting apparatus which engage the tra... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5827068 | Fruit packaging tray usable with a denesting apparatus A packing tray of the type for packing fruit usable with a denesting apparatus for removing a single packing tray from a stack of trays. The tray has a plurality of cups for containing the fruit. The tray has a plurality of pick receiving areas for receiv... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5791867 | Apparatus for automatically unstacking of trays from a vertically extending interlocking stack thereof An apparatus for separating stacks of detachably interlocking totes or trays one at a time by removal at the uppermost tray for processing thereof such as cleaning, sanitizing or otherwise refurbishing. The apparatus includes an elevating platform for mai... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5746570 | Apparatus for positioning a handle of a pail for a printing operation on the pail An apparatus for positioning a handle of a pail for a printing operation on the pail, includes a mandrel assembly for rotatably supporting a pail thereon, the mandrel assembly including a backstop; a first stopper mechanism for restraining second and subs... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5738034 | Fairing system for subsea drilling rigs and method for installation and removal The present invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for minimizing vortex induced vibrations and hydrodynamic drag of a drilling riser. Vortex induced vibrations and hydrodynamic drag are minimized by installing on a drilling riser streamlin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5709315 | Method and apparatus for removing newspapers and similar folded sheet units from a stack Folded sheet units, such as newspapers and magazines are successively removed from a stack of such sheet units by inserting at least one sheet engaging member such as a pin in the fold between adjacent sheet layers of the sheet unit to be removed. The pin... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5674047 | Loading mechanism for probe tip tray In a system for installing, from a supply of disposable probe tips, one such probe tip on a probe for each sample by an automated fluid analyzer system and for removing the tip after each use to allow a fresh tip to be installed, a mechanism for making a ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5632595 | Glass plate conveying apparatus A glass plate conveying apparatus has a movable robot arm, a first suction device for attracting glass plates which are stacked and rested against a support member, a second suction device for attracting guard sheets which are inserted between the stacked... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5590999 | Method and apparatus for making snow cones Improvements in a snow cone making machine including a retaining collar which interacts with a cone cup to prevent relative movement with respect to each other; an automatic cone cup dispenser having opposing forceps for extracting cone cups singly from a... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5547335 | Handle orienter for buckets An apparatus and method for denesting and orienting a stack of handled receptacles. Each receptacle comprises a substantially open container having a base, an upper portion through which access to the open container is provided, and a pivotable handle con... | 08/20/1996 |
