"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7374392 | Method and device for forming a stack of packets A method and device for forming a stack of n packets, whereby the packets, fed successively in a substantially horizontal direction to an input of a substantially vertical conveyor channel, are stacked by being lifted, along the conveyor channel, by an n-start screw... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7210892 | Stacking column The invention relates to a stacking column for storing goods on top of each other or next to each other on pawls (1) which rotate about a rotational axis (2) from an idle position into a working position. The respective successive pawls (1) are ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156607 | Carton stacking apparatus and method An apparatus for stacking incoming items includes a receiving mechanism for receiving incoming items, a stacking mechanism for receiving items from the receiving mechanism and stacking the items in a stacking area, a buffering mechanism for receiving incoming items ... | 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 |
| 7040855 | Blank support device A device for handling blanks, comprises a blank pallet-receiving portion to be positioned downstream of a blank forming machine. The blank pallet-receiving portion defines a plane substantially parallel with a blank-receiving surface on a pallet positioned on the bl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6976573 | Transport system for articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, and control method for the transport system A transport system for articles includes an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor, and an elevator having an elevator conveyor and movable in a vertical direction between a lower end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the lower conveyor, and ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6675553 | Method and device for stacking and packing infusion bags This invention concerns a method and a device for stacking and packing groups of infusion bags, especially for making tea, whereby in continuous production infusion bags arranged one after another in a series in a strand are separated, their speed of move... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6402456 | Lifting device for lifting and/or lowering an ordered stack of articles A lifting method and device. A first lifting device lifts a multi-layer stack of articles from a lower position upwardly to a raised position at which the uppermost layer is at a desired level for removal of articles. The first lifting device continues to... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6241458 | Stacker for grouping and stacking substantially flat articles A stacker for stacking articles, particularly blister packs, into stacks of goods, including a goods feeder, a primary packing unit and a unit for supplying the stacks for secondary packing or processing. The packing unit has a goods magazine with a goods... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238175 | Destacking apparatus Foil sheets are removed from two stacks located one above the other on a stack rack by a swingable transfer assembly having a transfer platform along the sides of which guide rails carry a suction beam which, as the transfer assembly is swung up and down,... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234743 | Stacking column with in-line ratchet elements having alternate off set control arm portions A stacking column for storing articles comprises a plurality of ratchet elements each having a carrying arm and a control arm. The plurality of ratchet elements are arranged successively in one plane such that the carrying arms of each ratchet element are... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6135705 | Product stacking method and apparatus Disclosed is a new machine for continuously stacking packages in a vertical orientation for insertion into cases. A lift area is provided having a plurality of lateral lifting panels on either side. The panels are adjustably attached to pairs of continuou... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6089820 | Unit for forming and supplying stacks of products to a machine A unit for forming and supplying stacks of products to a machine, wherein a stacking device lifts the products successively off a continuous supply conveyor to form stacks which are fed along a supporting surface by a pocket conveyor for supplying the mac... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6077030 | Arrangement for the gathered collection of sheets of a recording medium An arrangement is described for the gathered collection of sheets of a recording medium, which are output by a recording device. The sheets are collected sequentially on the periphery of a drum. In the periphery of the drum is provided a depression in whi... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5823738 | Method and unit for forming stacks of articles A method and unit for forming stacks of articles, whereby the articles are conveyed on a conveying surface and in a first traveling direction to a pickup station, and are lifted successively in a second traveling direction, crosswise to the first directio... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5655761 | Reversible sheet feeder accumulator Apparatus for accumulating paper sheets singulated from a paper sheet feeder on a registration deck. The apparatus includes: a sheet feeder for feeding the topmost paper sheet from a stack of paper sheets; an accumulator having an accumulation deck for re... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5562399 | Automatic mail stacker A stacker for stacking paper documents seriatim is disclosed. The stacker includes: a platform, a helix extending upwardly from the platform; and a device for rotating the helix, whereby a paper document placed at the bottom of the helix can be driven upw... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5354171 | Method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded documents A method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded documents. The apparatus includes: a device for feeding folded documents seriatim along a path of travel; an entrance deck adjacent and downstream of the feeding device for receiving the folded doc... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5288062 | High capacity compiler with vertically adjustable sheet discharge and acquire means An apparatus for stacking, registering and attaching one or multiple sets of electrophotographic printing machine output. The copy sheets are discharged from the machine and fall into an inclined compiling tray and are longitudinally registered by flexibl... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5088883 | Apparatus for lifting articles, especially packs, for forming dischargeable stacks An apparatus has on each side of a conveyor (12) a rotating conveying segment (16, 17) for lifting packs from the conveyor (12) to form a stack (13) of packs (11). An oscillating holding segment (18, 19) oscillates about a common axis with each conveying ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5011457 | Coin stacking apparatus An improved coin stacking apparatus is shown which builds the stack by placing each successive coin at the bottom of the stack made of the preceding coins. This makes the device more compact in the vertical direction. The coins are stacked by a movable wh... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4955783 | Device for forming a pile of blister packs in an upward direction The device comprises two facing parallel walls and a back wall, which forms a stacking station where two facing pairs of series of discs, which form eccentrics, act on related rings, which feature teeth, which in turn work alternately and in conjunction w... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4869029 | Coin stacking and wrapping apparatus Each unit number of coins to be stacked and wrapped are centrifugally aligned on a rimmed turntable and fed in a row along a horizontal coin guideway to a stacking position, where the successive coins are stacked by a toothed stacking wheel capable of pla... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4808054 | Device for piling up flat pieces A device for piling up flat pieces, such as printed and folded box blanks characterized by a piling station having a comb supporting a front edge of a pile of blanks and a rotating sleeve member having an axially extending groove supporting a rear edge of... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4755093 | Device for dividing flat products, such as cookies and the like, into groups for packaging A device which is effective to divide flat cookies into groups of cookies for packaging at a high rate of speed without damaging the cookies which comprises a vertical receiving magazine and a substantially vertical collecting magazine the former being op... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4618302 | Device for accumulating and delivering paper sheets An apparatus for accumulating and delivering paper sheets for use with a bank note dispenser including a paddle wheel for receiving paper sheets among swirling paddles provided on the paddle wheel and supporting the paper sheets thereon, a scraper for scr... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4594042 | Device for stacking microcassettes An improvement in a changer apparatus of the type having a recording deck to which individual recording media are transported, one at a time, and an output stack for receiving and storing in stack configuration recording media that have been removed from ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4377363 | Stacking mechanism A machine which forms openings in can ends and seals the openings with manually removable lengths of tape. The machine includes a mechanism for transporting the taped disk-like objects from holders moving seriatim along a path to the bottom of a stack of ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4363584 | Paper sheet accumulator assembly and bank note dispenser provided therewith A paper sheet accumulator assembly for successively underlaying paper sheets in good order at a collection station which has a paddle wheel disposed downstream of a conveyor belt assembly for delivering paper sheets, such as bills of money, to the accumul... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4352265 | Apparatus for producing bar packages of preferably individually wrapped sweets or similar pieces of confectionery The invention relates to an apparatus for producing bar packages from individually wrapped sweets. The apparatus comprises a sweets holder extending into the path of movement of the sweet grippers of the packing head and revolving continuously at the same... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4335987 | Apparatus for vertically stacking flat weights A system for loading/unloading a series of vertically stacked weights, each eight being substantially flat and having a central aperture. Two parallel aligned spatially separated c-tubes receive a weight and are caused to rotate via a right angle drive sys... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4256528 | Machine for forming openings sealed by manually removable lengths of tape in can ends A machine which forms openings in can ends and seals the openings with manually removable lengths of tape. The machine comprises a wheel and a plurality of plates having through passageways across which the can ends are supported. The plates are slidably ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4219294 | Machine for separating and discharging products in sheet form In a machine for separating and discharging products in sheet form, in which the sheets are supplied by a conveyor and stacked in a stacking position defined by a stop abutment associated with the conveyor, each successive sheet being introduced under the... | 08/26/1980 |