Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168910 | Device for transporting a horizontal stack positioned on a support and formed in a gathering machine with upright, lined-up signatures A device is used for transporting a horizontal stack from a stack support to an intermediate deposit, where the stack is formed in a gathering device with upright, lined-up signatures. The device is comprised of a horizontally and vertically displaceable clamp arran... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7066708 | Methods and apparatus for retaining a tray stack having a plurality of trays for carrying microelectric devices Devices and methods for holding a tray stack having a plurality of trays configured to carry and store microelectronic devices. Several devices in accordance with the present invention are particularly applicable to carrying a stack of JEDEC trays that have been loa... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6872044 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing sheets Sheets held by a sheet transfer mechanism are supplied from a supply unit to an aligning unit, and aligned with each other by the aligning unit. Thereafter, corners of the sheets are cut off by first and second cutting units, and then the sheets are vertically inver... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6748855 | Device and method for blocking a stack of stacked objects The invention is a method and a device for blocking a stack of stacked objects. A device for blocking in accordance with the invention includes two opposed side walls which engage the stack, a pressing device which has at least two pressing elements opposite one ano... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746203 | Gripping and transport clamp mounted at the end of a robotic arm and method for operating the same The present invention relates to a gripping and transport clamp mounted at an end of a robotic arm. The clamp has a support member mounted at the end of the robotic arm and two lower pressing plates and one upper pressing plate mounted on the support member. A senso... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6702278 | Paper hold mechanism for stacked paper handlers This invention includes a weighted apparatus for gently holding an existing stack of paper at opposite sides thereof so that a new job may be deposited over the existing stack without degrading the stacking quality of the existing stack. The apparatus may... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6692220 | Device for transporting printed products placed in a stack on a support A device for transporting stacked printed products has a support on which the printed products are stacked to form a stack. A conveying device is arranged downstream of the support in a conveying-effecting manner. A reversible pushing device acts on a bac... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688215 | Stacker with integral strapper and modular head assembly An integrated stacker for positioning materials in a stack, compressing the stack and positioning and sealing a strap onto itself around the stacked and compressed materials includes a frame, a conveyor mounted to the frame, and a stacking assembly mounte... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6663104 | Method and system for aligning moving sheets A method and system for aligning a moving stack of sheets. A pair of cams, positioned on opposite sides of the moving stack, rotate synchronously to each other but in opposite directions. When the stack approaches the cams, the distance between the outer ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6626631 | Paper turner for work and turn printing operation A load turning device specifically designed to turn paper in a work and turn printing process includes a pair of slides mounted on a pair of parallel tracks. To turn the paper stack, the paper turner is positioned so that a first slide is under the pallet... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6527499 | Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527502 | Sod collector A sod-collecting apparatus, comprising a collecting platform for supporting juxtaposed rows of coiled sods, a feed conveyor for feeding coiled sods, and a conveyor belt downstream of the feed conveyor, the conveyor belt extending along the collecting plat... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6454518 | Method for tortilla stacking and transferring A method of moving a plurality of tortilla stacks from a counter-stacker machine to a packaging area comprises the steps of receiving a stack of tortillas at a location elevationally above a loading zone, sensing an initial position of a conveyor block in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6386824 | Apparatus for processing layers such as stack layers of paper On a lifter table (23) a pallet (2) is first deposited in a lower position and then following lifting of this table (23) the pallet (2) is precisely aligned by suitable apparatus (40). Thereafter reams of paper are deposited on the pallet (2) by a conveyo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379106 | Depalletizing machine A depalletizing machine for unpacking pallets, each defined by a number of stacked layers of products; each layer having a number of parallel, side by side rows of products; the machine having a work platform on which the packed pallets are positioned; a ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6332749 | System for tortilla stack transfer A tortilla stack transfer system for moving a plurality of tortilla stacks from a counter-stacker machine to a packaging area comprises a plurality of transfer finger sets, a plurality of transfer stack supports corresponding to the transfer finger sets, ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6260843 | Sheet-receiving device having sorting feature A sheet-receiving device has multiple sheet receiving faces on which to receive different print jobs. The print faces are positioned in tandem with respect to each other. Sheets ejected from an apparatus are ejected onto a first of the multiple faces and ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6146084 | Automated bundling and stacking of folded corrugated boxes A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and stacking bundles of corrugated folded boxes into accurate loads. The method comprises advancing a squared bundle of flattened folded glued corrugated boxes along a conveyor while applying a compressing f... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6120239 | Compensating stacking machine and method of using same A machine and method is disclosed for stacking product, including but not limited to, cardboard, magazines, newspapers, newspaper supplements, flyers, press signatures, and softcover books. The stacking machine includes an infeed assembly for receiving a ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106218 | Apparatus for the vertical stacking of printed products An apparatus for the vertical stacking of printed products has a precollecting device with a collecting shaft and a precollecting support, with at least two stacking baskets being arranged on a carousel. The apparatus is provided with a first holding down... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102651 | Stacking device for a conveyor tray The invention relates to a device for forming stacks of items, e.g. stacked newspapers, periodicals or the like, on a tray for further conveyance in the direction of transport, where the stack is taken further by a cross assembler to a compacting tunnel, ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6024533 | Battery plate feeding and handling apparatus A plate feeding and handling apparatus (10) that includes an improved plate feeder (32) and pick-up (36) that more effectively feed and remove plates from a stack of plates is disclosed.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5970834 | Depalletizer and hopper feeder Disclosed is a system which includes a method and apparatus for the removal of carton bundles from where they are stacked, such as on pallets, re-positions the carton bundles relative to a carton holding structure such as a hopper, removes the restraining... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944477 | Bundle squaring machine A machine and process is described for squaring sheets stacked in a bundle supported along a plane. The bundle includes a leading bundle end, a trailing bundle end and opposed bundle sides. The machine includes a frame with a leading end stop mounted by a... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934866 | Plate feeder apparatus A plate handling apparatus (10) including a plate feeder (12) for sequentially advancing a stack of plates (11) and a pick-up assembly (14) for successively removing the forwardmost plate from the stack is disclosed. The plate feeder (12) includes a conve... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5893258 | Building and wrapping a stabilized load A method of building and stretch wrapping loads of layers of load units that includes the steps of providing at least one layer of load units in a load building and wrapping area, applying horizontal compression to the at least one layer, subsequently app... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5878999 | Device for forming and transferring ordered stacks of sheets, in particular banknotes Banknotes emerging from a checking machine are caused to advance singly in succession along an outfeed duct of which the runout connects with a stacking channel; the banknotes come to rest on a companion element operating along the channel and capable of ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876033 | Device to stack and collect banknotes with the possibility of returning them A device to stack and collect banknotes with the possibility of returning them. It comprises conveyors (18) to take every banknote at the level of the inlet (12) and to drag the buntnote and spread it on a support surface (14) over a central opening (14')... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5868546 | Device for forming a stack on a transport table The invention concerns a device for forming, on a conveyor table (7), a stack (6) of stacked objects, such as, for example, newspapers, magazines or the like, which stack is to be conveyed in the conveying direction. The stack is to be conveyed in the con... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5769600 | Bulk handling apparatus A method and apparatus for stacking newspapers is disclosed which obviates the need to fasten individual stacks. Once ejected from a stacking device, stacks of newspapers pass through an assembly station where they are arranged into groups of three, calle... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5697762 | Garment stacker A garment stacker for stacking garments in a garment stack. The apparatus includes a stacking tray having a support tray for supporting garments placed thereon in a garment stack and a tray actuator for adjusting the position of the support tray. A rotary... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694679 | Device for automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for the manufacture of armatures of electrical machinery or the like In a device for the automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for armatures of electrical machinery or the like, the pack (P') is formed by the controlled drop of a sheet stack (P) housed in a tubular magazine (1) open at the bottom. The pack is ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5687644 | Apparatus for expelling air from stacks of superimposed sheets Apparatus for expelling air from between the sheets of stacks of superimposed sheets has a conveyor which advances successive stacks of a series of stacks along a horizontal first path from a stack assembling first station toward a second station. The con... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685536 | Device for guiding and holding down of sheets on a sheet stack The subject is a device for guiding and holding down of sheets supplied singly by a conveyor device to a sheet stack formed in a storage container, said device comprising a two-armed lever pivotably mounted about a bearing point located above the sheet co... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5617784 | Apparatus for bundling, transporting, and feeding sheets The invention provides an apparatus and method for feeding, bundling and transporting a stream of sheets, such as printed sheets in signature form. A vertical stacking machine stacks a stream of signatures and then clamps, compresses and straps the signat... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5567102 | Method and apparatus for correcting load appearance A method and apparatus for correcting the appearance of each of a plurality of vertically stacked load stages each stage having a load placed on a pallet. Each of the vertically stacked load stages is separated independently of the other, and each separat... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5558318 | Separator for forming discrete stacks of folded web A system for conveying folded web and forming discrete stacks of folded web comprising a conveyor that receives a stack of folded output web from a web folder and separator. The conveyor drives the web from an upstream end, adjacent the web folder and sep... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5556251 | Sheet finisher A sheet post-processing apparatus includes at least one tray for stacking discharged sheets; a stacker, disposed adjacent to the tray, for receiving a set of sheets from the tray; a controller operable in one of a first mode in which the set of sheets is ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5540545 | Palletizing system A palletizing system adapted particularly to the formation of stacks of rectangular prismatic shaped articles utilizes a conventional vertical stacking station which is uniquely supplied with tiers of articles alternately formed on and deposited from oppo... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5537731 | Method for automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for the manufacture of armatures of electrical machinery or the like In a method for the automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for armatures of electrical machinery or the like, the pack (P') is formed by the controlled drop of a sheet stack (P) housed in a tubular magazine (1) open at the bottom. The pack is ... | 07/23/1996 |
