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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269475 | Distributed control system with global contraints for controlling object motion with smart matter Embedded in a transport assembly are arrays of microelectromechanical sensors and actuators for detecting and propelling an object. A controller having defined therein local computational agents and a global controller controls the array of sensors and actuators. Th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6742779 | Automatic document transport method and device using suction to retain unfed documents during feeding In connection with a method for automatically inserting documents to be displayed on a display device and/or copied in a digitizing device, such as microfiches, microfilm jackets or the like, in which process one document at a time is transported from a stack of doc... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6224298 | Object transport apparatus having a floating conveying means Grooves for constructing transport passages 12 for transporting semiconductor chips 28 are provided (the grooves are provided in parallel to one another in a number corresponding to quality levels of the semiconductor chips 28). An air blow pipe 27 is pro... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6074161 | Apparatus for pushing out stacked signatures An apparatus for pushing out stacked signatures includes a table on which the signatures are placed in a stack. A push-out element is seated above the table in a lever gear so as to be rotatable on a closed path for being applied to the stack in a push-ou... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5868549 | Palletizer with air assisted slide plate assembly and indexing pallet hoist A palletizer has an improved slide plate assembly and an improved indexing hoist. The slide plate assembly incorporates measures to reduce friction between it and the bags or other articles being handled by it. The orientation of the slide plates of the a... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5669482 | Trailing end air hold-up assembly An article hold-up assembly for use with an article handling apparatus to maintain at least one article defining a trailing end of a group of articles in an abutting orientation with a group as the group is moved by a conveyor along an elongated lane. The... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5569016 | Multiple conveyor stacking apparatus An apparatus for stacking sheet-like products delivered one after another in a spaced relationship to each other with a transporting device, including a conveyor arranged above a transporting plane of the transporting device for conveying the delivered sh... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5465951 | Fabric piece handling system A fabric piece handling apparatus for picking up and placing fabric pieces. The fabric piece handling apparatus includes a pickup assembly having a pair of opposed jaws, a "trapeze" unfolder assembly adjacent to the pickup assembly, and a vacuum assisted ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462400 | Method and apparatus for mechanical loading and unloading An insertable pallet for unloading or acquiring objects or for loading or piling objects, particularly in a stacked position, comprising at least one live roller for moving an object being unloaded or loaded along the insertable pallet. In the unloading m... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5271706 | Self-loading paper transport system A movable cart has an air deck with a gripper assembly mounted thereon which has two opposed gripper arms which may be extended into a jogger/aerator to engage and grip a stack of paper supported on an air deck therein and to withdraw the stack fully onto... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5143509 | Process and apparatus for removing articles from an underlayer with high frictional resistance This invention relates to a process and an apparatus for removing articles from an underlayer with high frictional resistance, especially for removing several layers of cartons with one underlayer each from a pallet. By generating an air cushion at the up... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5051058 | Apparatus for palletizing stacks of paper sheets and the like A palletizing apparatus for stacks of paper sheets has a set of conveyors which deliver a succession of individual stacks or groups of two or more stacks to a palletizing station and onto an air cushion which is defined by two plenum chambers of a table. ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4964781 | Apparatus for sorting, stacking and conveying plate workpieces An arrangement for conveying and stacking final products created by subdivision of a succession of plate blanks into a plurality of such products comprises an input conveyor for supplying the products in a longitudinal transport direction at a predetermin... | 10/23/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4812099 | Signature stacker A stacker having platforms movable along a path by chains. Cam followers on the platforms engage a cam surface which controls the platform path. The chains are driven by a motor in a closed-loop system which monitors the platforms and controls their speed... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4778323 | Bag palletizing system and method Apparatus for assembling products such as bagged particulate material, into a multi-tiered stack upon a pallet, is designed to substantially eliminate relative movement between the articles and article supporting surfaces of the apparatus during the stack... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4765790 | Apparatus for accumulating stacks of paper sheets and the like Apparatus for converting a continuous stream of partially overlapping sheets of paper or the like into a succession of stacks has a table which is movable between a first position adjacent the discharge end of a conveyor for the stream of sheets and a sec... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4708564 | Palletizing apparatus Palletizing apparatus having an air table pivoted on a compression plate, the table being swung up to a raised inclined position for receiving bags to be stacked on a pallet from an infeed conveyor with the bags arranged in a layer on the table, and swung... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4702664 | Air-equipped table An air-equipped table is disclosed which includes a frame mounted table top of sturdy, planar construction. The table top is formed with a laminate of a thin top hardboard layer, a thin bottom hardboard layer and a relatively thick particle board layer sa... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4613267 | Device for the intermediate stacking of material that is to be cut The invention concerns a device for the intermediate stacking of material that is to be cut, wherein the material is supplied from the work table of one work station, especially a jolting table, to a fork lift, on which the material is made into component... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4530632 | Stacking apparatus for flexible, generally planar food products An apparatus for counting and stacking food products such as tortillas. The tortillas are initially placed on an entry chute containing a large number of air outlets for creating a cushion of air to allow the tortilla to slide down the entry chute onto an... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4500244 | Air lift for blank stackers Apparatus for directing a flow of air between the bottom blank of a stack and a blank advancing beneath the stack, particularly for corrugated paperboard counter stacker machines, comprising an air supply means adjacent the trailing edge of the bottom bla... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4457657 | Integral paper collection and transfer assembly A ream collection lift table and asssociated transfer conveyor system are contained in a unitary assembly which is mounted beneath a sheet discharge end of a sheeting machine. The lift table portion utilizes a scissors-elevating structure for reciprocatin... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4426184 | Bag palletizer A bag palletizer (20) includes a support frame (22) including a pallet magazine (24) for maintaining a stack of pallets therein. A loading plate (160) is mounted for reciprocating movement relative to the frame and is movable between a retracted position ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4395038 | Telescoping air jets for piling A piling assembly for a sheet stacker utilizes air pressure to corrugate a paper sheet for stiffness and to transport the sheet from a conveyor onto a pile formed against a backstop. The assembly is comprised of a plurality of telescoping rods which overl... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4387890 | Apparatus for changing the orientation of stacked paper sheets or the like Apparatus for changing the orientation of successive stacks of overlapping paper sheets has a first conveyor which delivers stacks seriatim onto the upper side of a support located below a vertically movable and rotatable turntable having at its underside... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4298413 | Method and apparatus for producing concrete panels The invention provides a process and apparatus for producing fabric-reinforced, thin concrete panels suitable as a backer board for construction materials such as ceramic tile, slate and thin brick. A process is described whereby the components of the pan... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4274780 | Apparatus for stacking layers of objects Objects to be stacked on a pallet or packaged without using a pallet, are transported by a conveyor to an inlet roll track where the objects are assembled into rows, from the inlet roll track a row of the objects is transferred to an intermediate support ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4178119 | Arrangement for turning, multiple stacking and aligning a paper stack An arrangement for turning and multiple placing on top of each other and for alignment of paper stacks which are located on the rear contact plate of a turning stacker in a position preferably turned by 90°. Intermediate members in the form of a rake are... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4055256 | Package stacking method and apparatus Method and apparatus whereby a predetermined number of packages are moved over a cushion of air into a horizontal row, following which the row is deposited on an elevator which is then depressed a distance equal to the thickness of the packages. This is r... | 10/25/1977 |
