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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011862 | Carrier transportation system with brake valve device proximate to a carrier receiver A transfer system for a carrier that features a flow supply tube in fluid communication with a flow supply generator and in fluid communication with a carrier transport tube network dimensioned for transfer reception of the carrier. The carrier transport tube networ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006613 | Transfer mechanism for use with a food processing system A transfer mechanism for transferring food product from a compartment of a food processing system includes a conduit having a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantiall... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002109 | Drive roller assembly for tire conveyor assembly A drive roller assembly for engaging a conveyor belt assembly for movement of a conveyor belt includes a sandwich assembly of components including a pair of outer annular scalloped wheels for engaging a conveyor belt for its movement, a rectilinear drive shaft runni... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997831 | Multilayer hydrodynamic sheath flow structure A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for foc... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993081 | Substrate carrying device, substrate carrying method and computer-readable storage medium A device capable of causing a substrate to float by a gas can suppress the consumption of a gas. The device includes a carrying passage along which a substrate is carried. The gas spouted through the gas spouting pores causes the substrate to float and creates gas f... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992701 | Conveyor system aligner and method of aligning A conveyor system aligner, method of aligning and continuous aligning belt includes providing a belt support assembly having a generally vertical support surface and a channel defined in the support surface. A belt drive propels the aligning belt along the support s... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988386 | Split collar with offset hook and hinge hopper assembly A mounting assembly uses one hinge and one cam bolt mutually offset upon a two piece collar. A hopper tee has a member usually a vertical pipe and occasionally a horizontal pipe that connects to a hopper flange to receive bulk material. This assembly has two collars... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987966 | Removable cartridge cleaner A removable cartridge cleaner assembly is provided that allows for faster and easier removal of the belt cleaner blades out from under a conveyor belt. In one aspect the assembly includes a biasing surface of one of an elongate support assembly and a channel member ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975831 | Conveying apparatus for changing the forward motion direction of sheet articles A conveying apparatus is capable of changing the forward motion direction (V1) of sheet articles (10) by means of a first rotating diverting member (4) situated above a lower active run (2h) of a second conveyor (2). The sec... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975829 | Tire conveyor assembly and components thereof An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotat... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976259 | System for feeding biomass into a pressurized vessel The present disclosure provides for a system for feeding biomass into a pressured vessel, the system includes a screw-feeding housing, a drive motor, a rotary airlock, a first conveyor screw, a second conveyor screw, a barrel, a low friction liner attached to a subs... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971703 | Conveying apparatus and conveyed object inspection apparatus A conveying apparatus and a conveyed object inspection apparatus which can perform accurate, damage free image inspection. One conveying roller has a conveying surface formed in a spiral manner on an outer periphery surface thereof. The conveying surface is slanted ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972088 | Conveyor for a preparation machine used to orient objects A conveyor which can be used to route oriented objects, such as caps, covers, lids, etc. from a finishing machine of the type including a belt, a vibrating bowl or other. The conveyor includes a module having a vertical conveyor in the form of a column with an adjus... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972089 | Device for enabling the displacement of parts inside a conduit Disclosed is a system of displacing a plurality of parts to be stocked and distributed, each part defining a first end and a second end. The system comprises a conduit, the conduit defining an interior to house an actuation fluid, an axis of displacement in the inte... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972087 | Vacuum transfer apparatus and process with improved product weighing controls A vacuum transfer apparatus and process with weighing controls. An exemplary vacuum transfer apparatus includes a hopper that retains food product and includes a discharge port. A vacuum chamber has an inlet coupled to the discharge port of the hopper, and a member ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971706 | Conveyor chain and conveyor chain driving device A conveyor having conveyor chain 100 adapted to be engaged and driven by drums 180 and 190 having spiral flights. The conveyor chain has a number of interconnected conveying modules 120, 140, 150 and 160. Selected modules 120 | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963387 | Transportable pick-up conveyor Material handling apparatus (10) for collecting and handling particulate material such as particulate coal, the apparatus (10) comprising an elongated hollow conveyor housing (19) along which an endless chain (43) extends, the chain (4... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954631 | Chain link conveyor for use in material handling equipment A chain link conveyor for use in material handling equipment such as a feed cart. The chain link conveyor comprises a series of sprockets and a pair of spaced apart chains trained around the sprockets. Each chain includes a series of interconnected links. Each link ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946410 | Conveyor machine having pivot connector comprising curved track and rollers engaging track A hitch apparatus is provided for use on a first mobile machine such as a conveyor vehicle to be used with a second mobile machine connected to the first machine. The apparatus includes a track member adapted for mounting at an end of the first machine, this member ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946797 | Egg transport module An egg transport system has an egg transport module (10) where eggs are stored on a plurality of shelves (20) on a transportable frame (30) with wheels (11). The module (10) is loaded or unloaded by a loader (50, 150)... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938253 | Methods for mounting or removing belts from telescoping conveyor mechanisms that cooperate with packaging systems having clippers Methods for removing a belt from a telescoping conveyor having a plurality of spaced apart idler rollers in communication with the belt include: (a) translating an idler associated with a telescoping conveyor downward from an operative position to a belt removal and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934592 | Conveying system which conveys an object from a first building to a second building A plurality of conveying apparatuses ace arranged from the inside of the first building to the inside of the second building along a conveying direction. A plurality of connection mechanisms connect each pair of adjacent conveying apparatuses such that the conveying... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934889 | Hydraulic elevation apparatus and method In various embodiments, a method for transporting objects within a multiple chamber framework may include loading objects into a transport container, elevating the container in a delivery chamber and lowering the container in a return chamber. Preferably, fluid elev... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931138 | Automatic tire transfer apparatus using traverser An automatic tire transfer apparatus using a traverser comprises: a vertical lift adapted to lift and lower a tire from a tire storage place; a tire charge section adapted to be supplied with the tire from the vertical lift and adapted to automatically push the supp... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926689 | Adjustable clip advance The invention concerns a clip conveyor apparatus for conveying a clip line (2) comprising a plurality of clips in a clipping machine, in particular a sausage clipping machine, comprising a drive unit (10) and an advance element (20) which is cou... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921981 | Method and apparatus for conveying and arranging bakery products A method and apparatus for conveying and arranging bakery products such as hot dog buns or breadsticks. The products are delivered with their length dimensions at a variety of angular orientations and some products inverted. An aligning conveyor receives misaligned ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918331 | Transport device, rolling body and transport body A conveying device (100) according to the invention includes several conveying bodies (102), which roll on a guidance (101) via several rolls (3), wherein the rolls (3) are connected and mutually distanced by means of a flexible co... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913834 | Apparatus for automatic transfer of textile articles from a linking machine to a boarding machine An apparatus (1) and a related method for automatic transfer of socks (4) from a linking machine (2) to a sock-modelling piece for boarding operation (36) according to a predetermined orientation, the apparatus comprising reversing means ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896584 | Method and apparatus for conveying material and ejector apparatus A method for conveying material by applying a pressure difference in a conveying conduit (4), in which method the material is fed into the conveying conduit (4) and in the conveying conduit further into a separating device (5), where the materia... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891954 | Method and apparatus for conveying material and ejector apparatus A method for conveying material by applying a pressure difference in a conveying conduit (4), in which method the material is fed into the conveying conduit (4) and in the conveying conduit further into a separating device (5), where the materia... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891481 | Conveyor belt for mounting oblique rollers on lateral rods A conveyor belt and a method for providing a conveyor belt with rollers that rotate on axes oblique to the direction of belt travel. Axles are mounted on rods extending perpendicular to direction of belt travel. The axles have cylindrical outer bearing surfaces that... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887264 | Apparatus for transferring particles Method and apparatus are provided for transferring particles from an upper zone through an intermediate zone to a lower zone. The transfer of particles between the zones through valveless conduits is regulated by varying the pressure of the intermediate zone and the... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878736 | Apparatus for transferring particles Method and apparatus are provided for transferring particles from an upper zone through an intermediate zone to a lower zone. The transfer of particles between the zones through valveless conduits is regulated by varying the pressure of the intermediate zone and the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874769 | Method for transferring particles Method and apparatus are provided for transferring particles from an upper zone through an intermediate zone to a lower zone. The transfer of particles between the zones through valveless conduits is regulated by varying the pressure of the intermediate zone and the... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871231 | Vertical carrying apparatus An elevation conveyor 5 includes a turntable 17 and a roller conveyor 18. The roller conveyor 18 is supported onto the turntable 17. A turntable controller 7 turns the turntable 17 so that the roller conveyor 18 | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866461 | Roller actuating device for machines used for processing metal products Roller actuating device for flattening machines used for metal products in the shape of sheet metal, strips or the like, also used with similar machines for other applications, comprising a device for transmitting motion to driven rolls (8), extremely functio... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862260 | High capacity particulate loader and transfer apparatus A high capacity particulate loader having an intake hose on one sidewall thereof which communicates with a source of negative pressure formed by a multi-stage suction mechanism, to create a high suction, high volume and high speed air stream that draws particulate m... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861851 | Apparatus for moving grain from a pile or a bag An apparatus for moving grain from a grain includes a vertical main auger at a rear end of a frame, a knife extending rearward to cut the grain bag, a turret auger pivotally attached to the top of the main auger, and a feed auger extending laterally from the bottom ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857123 | Parts conveyor apparatus A parts conveyor apparatus that conveys parts using the vibrations includes an electromagnetic motor that generates the vibrations; a rotary panel which is mounted on an output shaft of the electromagnetic motor and rotates eccentrically by the rotation of the outpu... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854314 | Dynamic singulator An article singulating conveyor assembly and method of singulating articles includes providing a conveying surface defining a plurality of tandem zones. The conveying surface travels in a longitudinal direction. Each of the zones includes a pair of laterally spaced ... | 12/21/2010 |
