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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347312 | Distribution system and method of operating the same An improved distribution system and method of operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the distribution system includes a plate for loading a plurality of substrates thereon, a first transfer assembly for transferring the substrates from the plate to a co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328924 | Adjustable tip assembly A clamp having an adjustable tip assembly is provided. The adjustable tip assembly includes a finger, wedge and spreader. The finger is configured to engage the workpiece. The wedge is configured to engage the finger. The spreader is configured to engage the wedge, ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7234744 | Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot An end effector (10) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7156606 | Article aligning apparatus An article aligning apparatus for aligning a plurality article tiers to be loaded into a carton. Each article tier comprises an article array delivered from an in-feed stream at an in-feed end of a packaging machine. The apparatus comprises an article conveyor for c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114908 | Method and apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers An apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers comprises a housing configured to releasably maintain a plurality of semiconductor wafers in fixed positions relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a transfer guide proximate to the housing, the transfer g... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094015 | Device for conveying empty rolls A device is used to convey empty rolls that have been removed by at least one roll changer of a web-fed rotary printing press. At least one empty roll receptacle can be displaced between the roll changer, where the empty rolls are held by the receptacle after they a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033130 | Depalletizer for a material handling system A depalletizer includes an input assembly for supporting a loaded pallet loaded with at least one product, a lift assembly, and a product take-away assembly. The input assembly presents the loaded pallet to the lift assembly, which moves the loaded pallet to a produ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017961 | Compressive end effector Apparatus and method for holding an uncompressed bundle of product from the top with a vacuum assisted end effector and then simultaneously compressing the bundle from all sides at the same time with thin compression plates located about the periphery of a vacuum as... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6923614 | Magazine lumber feeder The present invention provides an efficient, reliable lumber magazine feeder that can supply large numbers of boards of all sizes. Some embodiments of this magazine lumber feeder comprise of one or more modules, each capable of dispensing a particular width of board... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6802688 | Apparatus for handling layers of palletized goods An apparatus for handling layers of palletized goods is described, comprising a vertically displaceable lift head with a mainly horizontal suction face which is substantially adjusted in size for a pallet, for example an EU pallet. The head has a large number of dow... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6619652 | Method and apparatus for separating a collation from a supply stack An arrangement for separating an entire collation of individual sheets from a supply stack for downstream processing. The arrangement includes a supply stack tray for containing the supply stack while the collations in the supply stack are being separated... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6543986 | Apparatus with upper displacement member for handling articles The present invention discloses either an apparatus that is adapted for selective mounting to and demounting from a pallet jack for use therewith or a transport vehicle having an apparatus permanently mounted thereto, which can effectively and efficiently... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6431817 | Palletizing or depalletizing unstable articles utilizing article group pick-up and transfer Palletizing or depalletizing unstable articles is disclosed. A first conveyor, connected with a first carriage, has a plurality of pick-up units, each with mechanically movable elongated arms, to engage plural articles in different ones of associated rows... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6379105 | Automatic lumber unloading and feeding apparatus The present invention provides a lumber unloading and feeding method and apparatus that can reliably separate individual boards from a stacked unit and feed the individual boards into other automatic machinery. One embodiment comprises a first load suppor... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6318955 | Hold back bar for bulk depalletizer/palletizer An apparatus that is one part of a conveying system for transferring objects, such as bottles, removes layers of the objects from a pallet on which the layers have been stacked or, in reverse operation, arranges the objects in layers stacked on one anothe... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6273663 | Automatic wicketing apparatus An apparatus for accumulating a stack of bags having wicket receiving holes comprises a paddle wheel conveyor for placing bags, a motorized stacker wheel adjacent the paddle wheel conveyor to receive the placed bags from the paddle wheel, a plurality of s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264421 | Apparatus for palletizing containers on a load carrier and/or depalletizing containers The invention relates to a method for palletizing packing drums (7) on a load platform (P), especially barrels, kegs or the like in substantially cylindrical or barrel-shaped receptacles, and/or for depalletizing the packing drums. The inventive method pr... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241449 | Apparatus and method for unloading plastic containers stored in stacks of tiers A receiving frame, mounted on a horizontal platform includes a sub-frame that is tiltable, with respect to the platform, and has an elevator and elevator platform on its rear wall. The receiving frame receives a stack of tiers of plastic containers on a p... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6135704 | Layer-picking clamp supported on a forklift truck A layer-picking clamp mountable on a truck has clamp arms extending downwardly from and movably mounted to an upper frame section. The clamp arms are linearly movable with respect to the upper frame section in laterally inward and outward directions so th... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6106220 | Slipsheet retainer for bulk depalletizer/palletizer An apparatus that is one part of a conveying system for transferring objects, such as bottles, removes layers of the objects from a pallet on which the layers have been stacked or, in reverse operation, arranges the objects in layers stacked on one anothe... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089819 | Method and apparatus for palletizing and depalletizing layers of articles on stackable pallets A palletizer/depalletizer system includes a palletizer assembly and depalletizer assembly stacked one beneath the other on a common frame assembly. Both assemblies are adapted to handle layers of articles and stacks of pallets. The palletizer loads articl... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5996321 | Method and device for manufacturing hinge-lid packets for cigarettes Method and device for manufacturing hinge-lid packets for cigarettes from individual, prefabricated blanks (11) which are delivered as piles (10) of blanks. Before being transferred to a packaging machine, each pile (10) of blanks is laterally aligned in ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5979458 | Apparatus for transferring layers of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry Discrete cigarettes or layers of parallel cigarettes which are being propelled by a reciprocable pusher from the magazine into successive receptacles of an indexible conveyor in a cigarette packing machine are prevented from moving away from a stationary ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971700 | Fixed path pick and place device A top-picking palletizer and de-palletizer moves pallet layers along a fixed path by use of a single-dimension actuation system and top-picking lift head. The illustrated system includes an actuation assembly operated by a single reversible motor moving d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5899659 | Depalletizer collector belt assembly A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is dispose... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5879129 | Continuous breakdown tilt hoist with overhead rotatable secondary hoist A continuous breakdown tilt hoist having an overhead rotatable secondary hoist where the overhead rotatable secondary hoist is selectively rotatable about a pivot, selectively rotatable between an elevated non-engaging position into a lowered lumber stack... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5795126 | Tilt hoist with multiple independent rotatable masts A tilt hoist for breaking down a lumber stack has an inclined face such that a lumber stack may be translated by sliding upwards over the inclined face. The tilt hoist includes a plurality of tilt masts having translatable hoist arms for receiving the lum... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5788461 | Automatic depalletizer A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is dispose... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5492444 | Method and apparatus for storing imbricated sheets upon a pallet Imbricated or overlapped copies of printed material are formed within a plurality of rows to form a single layer of a multi-layered and cubic-shaped stack. The stack allows for more efficient use of space for the storage of printed materials, and allows f... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5462401 | Method of separating two rows of cigarette packets A method of separating two superimposed rows of cigarette packets originally in direct contact with each other, whereby the two superimposed rows are fed into the input station of a separating device in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5451136 | Automatic depalletizer A material handling system includes a depalletizer comprising a tower frame and a tilt bed which extends into the tower frame and is tilted to a predetermined angle. A lift bed raises a loaded pallet to the level of an exit conveyor. A back dam is dispose... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5437533 | Thru-flow palletizer/depalletizer Article diverting and storage system and method utilizing a thru-flow palletizer/depalletizer. Articles on an article conveyor are diverted from the article conveyor at a first location and moved along a first path toward a discharge end where a sweep uni... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5425402 | Bottling system with mass filling and capping arrays Two or more of a bottle-cleaning operation, a bottle-filling operation, a cap-dispensing operation, and a cap-affixing operation simultaneously process arrays of equally sized containers in an x-y array by engaging the bottles with movable heads of a head... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425457 | Document mailbox device The present invention relates to a document storage device which allows for temporary and secure storage of a number of documents upon their exit from a document processor. The device (10) is comprised of a document stack system (12), a retrieval system (... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5310307 | Depalletizing device and method A device and method are disclosed for moving articles, such as cans, by groups, or tiers, from a pallet to an adjoining surface, such as a belt conveyor. A pair of sweep arms of a sweep unit move about a closed loop path to alternately engage the trailing... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5305809 | Gang array filler with relocatable nozzles A filling machine for containers simultaneously fills an array of containers, for examples immediately following depalletizing, and includes motor driven positioners for the nozzles to accommodate changes in the size of container being run. The containers... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5269646 | Process and installation for the rearrangement of articles palletised according to sorts to form groups of specific sort composition For the rearrangement of articles of different sorts, which are deposited according to sorts on pallets, to form groups of articles of a plurality of sorts, each deposited on a base, pallets of the different sorts of articles are depalletised continuously... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5249915 | Dual independent hoist breakdown station A dual independent hoist arrangement for a breakdown station is shown. The breakdown station includes an input conveyor depositing loads on an L-shaped tilting frame. The tilting frame pivots the load into a transport path whereat one of the two independe... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244340 | Semiautomatic equipment for the separation of loose large size reams from a stack of single sheet The semiautomatic equipment included a pair of horizontal knives disposed mutually parallel, adjustable for height, and positioned a short distance from the edge of a stack of sheets for penetrating the depth of one ream, selected previously by hand. The ... | 09/14/1993 |
