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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360740 | Telescopic carpet conveyor Apparatus for storing and dispensing portions from a bulk roll of carpet. The apparatus is portably mounted in a vehicle or the like and telescopically extends from the vehicle in position for the dispensing measured portions of the carpet from the roll, following w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341415 | Bale processing apparatus A bale processing apparatus and method is provided to lift, hold, transport, and spread one or more round bales of hay or other material. The apparatus includes a belt, rollers, and a means for controlling tension on the belt to position the belt in first and second... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7267516 | Pedestal mounted light pole erector and remover A light pole erector and remover (10) for pedestal mounted light poles (74) that is comprised of three major elements: a transportation dolly (20), a pedestal attaching and lifting mechanism (22), and a pole tilting mechanism (24).... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229045 | Store control device and system for the preparation and intermediate storage of paper reels and feeding thereof to at least one reel stand and method for its operation A store control device of an intermediate store carries, on a pivot mounting which is mounted on a chassis capable of travelling along a track, so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis through 360°, a pick-up device for a paper reel which has a continuous track ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222902 | Spool handling device A spool handling device (10) for engaging and disengaging a spool (5) having, a base (14), a spindle (15) supported by the base and adapted to receive the spool, a latch assembly (74) pivotally mounted relative to the base and incl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201553 | Method and device for feeding reels to a machine A device (2) for feeding reels (3) has a manipulator (14) having a gripping member (19) for picking up one reel (3) at a time off a pallet (16) and transferring the reel (3) to an unwinding pin (4a; 4... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198452 | Bar stock loading table and apparatus A bar stock loader for an elongate member and a method for use is includes a support apparatus with a support surface for supporting the elongate member and a translation apparatus proximate to the support apparatus. The translation apparatus is moveable and has an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195077 | SOD harvester An improved method of mounting the cutting head of a sod harvester with respect to the conveyor employs a single ball joint between the cutting head and the conveyor, and a pair of side links spaced outwardly of the conveyor and arranged to constrain the cutting hea... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192236 | Shelf stacking machine The invention relates to a shelf stacking machine for stocking and removing paper reels, especially in the printing industry. The shelf stacking machine can be driven in a lane with storage places at both sides. Said storage places receive paper reels which are stac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182568 | Bale handling apparatus The invention provides a bale handling apparatus capable of being used to lift and transport two similar bales in a substantially side-by-side manner. The apparatus includes at least two vertically and horizontally offset main spears. Each main spear is grouped with... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175579 | Machine tool with gripper and/or tool magazine system A tool magazine system and a gripper for a machining spindle. The gripper is fed to the tool laterally with respect to the rotational or longitudinal axes of the tool, particularly substantially at right angles to the axis, and should grasp the tool. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168280 | Roll-changing tool Roll-changing tool having a dismantling device which can be supported on a rolling machine by a hook and which, on a carrier, has a lifting device mounting and a roll holder for a roll journal of a roll, the carrier having a trolley which can be moved in its longitu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165629 | Pallet presenter for agricultural equipment Disclosed is an automatic pallet presenter for agricultural equipment. The pallet presenter has a storage magazine for storing pallets and a rotatable table mechanism for bringing pallets into a desired location. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7096967 | Robotic sod stacker with software control A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm mounted to a sod harvester comprises two segments pivotally coupled together. One segment is rotatably coupled to a fixed base on the harvester while the second segment carries a pick-up head which can turn with respe... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070004 | Robotic sod stacker A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm mounted to a sod harvester comprises two segments pivotally coupled together. One segment is rotatably coupled to a fixed base on the harvester while the second segment carries a pick-up head which can turn with respe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066277 | Robotic sod stacker A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm mounted to a sod harvester comprises two segments pivotally coupled together. One segment is rotatably coupled to a fixed base on the harvester while the second segment carries a pick-up head which can turn with respe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059559 | Device for supporting a web and device and process for removing a web from an axle A device for supporting a web with a holding device (5), a first spring element (14), which generates a first spring force directed roughly against the force caused by the load in case of a loading of the holding device (5) and with a second spr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059557 | Rotating station for wound laps A method and apparatus are provided for changing the unwinding direction of wound laps supplied by a delivery station in order to form a group of wound laps in which the face sides of adjacent wound laps are provided with the same distance and the longitudinal axes ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056078 | Hydraulically-synchronized clamp for handling stacked loads different sizes A clamp for handling stacked loads of different sizes has a hydraulic circuit capable of selectively causing closing movement of a pair of clamp arms in synchronized unison with each other and thereafter, automatically in response to resistance to closing movement b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011487 | Apparatus for transport and delivery of articles A vehicle (10) includes a hollow transfer device (20), a side translating assembly (40), and a lift mast assembly (90). The transfer device has at least one substantially open end and a longitudinal opening intersecting the substantial op... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007992 | Internal tube gripping device An internal tube gripping device having first and second gripping arms including elongated sections with a central axis and gripping ends attached thereto and angled sections extending non-parallel to the central axis and including connecting ends attached thereto. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008162 | Bale lift device, a front end loader having a bale lift device, and method for moving bales A bale lift device is provided by the invention. The bale lift device includes a back frame, a spear member, and rotation axis. The back frame includes a first end, a second end, and at least one extension separating the first end from the second end. The back frame... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004718 | Downender transport table An improved downender device for translating heavy objects such as steel coils from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration. Comprises a downender transport table having a center channel, a drive chain disposed in said center channel, and an arbor for... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000706 | Automatic net and core tube feeding system for a sod harvester An automatic net and tube feeding system for a sod harvester having a conveyor upon which rolls of sod are formed includes a net feeder comprising a supply roll from which net is dispensed, a pair of feed rollers positioned to engage a portion of the net therebetwee... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978964 | Apparatus for supplying a ribbon-like material to one or more work machines and component parts of said apparatus Apparatus for supplying a ribbon-like material or fabric to one or more machines for cutting the material, comprising a reel storage having a plurality of housings for storing a respective reel, elements for supplying the material to a respective machine, elements f... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971696 | Hay bale spike assembly A lift truck assembly for impaling, lifting, and transporting large bales of hay. The assembly has a frame that is adapted for attachment to a standardized Industrial Truck Association (ITA) carriage. The assembly frame has several forwardly projecting spikes for im... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962307 | Rotating station for reels The invention relates to a method for changing the winding-off direction of reels (W,W1) which are delivered in succession by a delivery station (1) in order to form a reel group (WG) in which the front faces of adjacent reels (W) are equally spaced (a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948901 | Paper roll storage and handling installation and method for storing and handling paper rolls In a storage and handling installation for paper rolls for a printing facility, a storage structure is provided with two parallel storage racks separated by an aisle. The first storage rack provides a series of floor strips interrupted by load stations as well as sh... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932294 | Multipurpose cable handling trailer system A multipurpose cable handling trailer system for dispensing and retrieving cable from a spool of cable. The system includes a trailer with a lifting assembly for lifting items into and off of the trailer. The system may include a cable guiding mechanism for guiding ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921240 | Industrial roll handling apparatus An industrial roll handling apparatus allows the user to lift and maneuver industrial rolls and other heavy objects without the aid of another individual. It is removably attached to a forklift or tow motor for maneuverability. It has a triangular truss body that pr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6865818 | Caliper for measuring the thickness of collated printed products A caliper for measuring the thickness of collated printed products and which has a lever arm which is pressed into engagement with each of a plurality of printed products as they are serially conveyed past a measurement station. The lever arm is actuated by a servo ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6848883 | Hay bale spear A loader bucket mounted bale spear comprising an inverted “T” shaped unitary frame having a transverse base adapted to sit on the floor of the bucket and having a stem attached perpendicularly to the base with a free distal end, a plurality of same facing socket... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834729 | Sod roll pre-starter A pre-starter for starting a turn in the end of a sod strip travelling up a conveyor in a sod harvester. The pre-starter includes a metal plate sloping downwardly and rearwardly with its end pressing against the sod strip to catch the blades of grass on the upper su... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817826 | Coil handling device A coil handling device for engaging a coil having a depth and an interior surface defining a diameter and defining a longitudinal axis, is configured to engage the coil with the longitudinal axis oriented vertically and reorient the coil to position the longitudinal... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6782933 | Single facer quick change corrugating rolls A corrugator single facer of the type utilizing a large diameter bonding roll and a small diameter corrugating roll provides quick roll change capability by mounting three large diameter bonding rolls on a rotatable turret and carrying corresponding small diameter c... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779610 | Defective sod rejector and deflector A sod harvester having a conveyor assembly to receive sod from a cutting head, a roll-up mechanism to form rolls from the cut sod, and a storage conveyor to receive a set of formed sod rolls, with a clamp to clamp the set of sod rolls and transfer it to a pallet. A ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6767318 | Method and unit for feeding packaging material to an operating unit On a machine for producing articles, in particular a packaging machine for producing packets of cigarettes, a reel, laid flat on a support, is fed, by means of a transfer device, to a relative unwinding pin fitted to the periphery of a rotary platform rotating about... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758324 | Reciprocating conveyor for transporting heavy cylindrical objects The present invention discloses a lift-table flatcar conveyor for transferring a roll (3) or, respectively, group of rolls of cardboard, cellulose or paper from a first station to a second station, the lift-table flatcar conveyor comprising a rail (2) ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742322 | Portable plastic film wrapping system A portable plastic film wrapping system comprises a push-cart having a vertical mast member mounted thereon. A film roll carriage is vertically movable along the mast member, and the film roll carriage is operatively connected to a counterweight which is movably dis... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6733058 | Winding roll lifting device with adjustable supporting arm and chuck member A winding roll lifting device is provided in which the base end side of a supporting arm (5), having a tip side installed rotatably on a hook part (34) of the lifting device (1), is installed on the upper side of a main body (2), and a ba... | 05/11/2004 |
