| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198468010 | System includes an oscillating or reciprocating load engaging element | 20 |
| 20110083942 | CONVEYANCE RECEIVER FOR HONEYCOMB FORMED ARTICLE, AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE METHOD USING THE CONVEYANCE RECEIVER - There is provided a conveyance receiver | 04-14-2011 |
| 198468200 | Comprising load gripping elements | 5 |
| 20090166156 | CONVEYOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - A conveyor apparatus for conveying sheet material articles includes a conveyor belt mounted at opposite ends thereof to respective rollers and jaws attached to the conveyor belt for gripping the leading edge of the sheet material articles to be conveyed. Actuators selectively open and close the jaws at one or more rotary positions of the conveyor belt to engage, or disengage, the sheet material articles. The jaws positively grip the sheet material articles on the conveyor apparatus for allowing the articles to pass around the rollers without risk of the sheet material articles moving or slipping. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100252400 | Signature transport device - A device for removing folded signatures from a saddle-back conveyor includes a moving arm, a first gripper mounted on the moving arm, and an electromechanical actuator connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper, the electromechanical actuator being mounted on the moving arm. A method is also provided. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110056800 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING FLAT OBJECTS - The device for transporting flat objects from an output unit to an input unit has a conveyor belt with several pairs of flaps to transport flat objects in suspended fashion. A feed unit serves to convey the flat objects into the flaps from below. Each flap has a first side piece and a second side piece, which define an intermediate space for holding an edge section of the flat object. The first side pieces and the second side pieces of the flaps of each pair of flaps face each other. Each flap can be pivoted between an open position for picking up and releasing the flat object and a closed position for transporting the flat objects. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110114446 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A transporter may move a payload along a linear path. The transporter may include a stationary base and a first arm assembly. The first arm assembly may include a first gear coupled to the stationary base, an idler gear that meshes with the first gear, and a second gear that meshes with the idler gear. The transporter may include a driver for rotating the first arm assembly around the axis of the first gear. A second arm assembly may be rigidly coupled to the second gear such that rotation of the second gear rotates the second arm assembly around the axis of the second gear. The second arm assembly may include a third axis that is parallel to the axes of the first and second gears. A payload engager may be disposed at the third axis, for engaging and disengaging the payload. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110226587 | IC DEVICE CONVEYING APPARATUS - An IC device conveying apparatus includes an IC device conveying shuttle, at least a pair of slide guide plates which are placed on the IC device conveying shuttle, and each of which has a plurality of slide guide holes, each of the plurality of slide guide holes being made in a direction inclined to a side of a corresponding slide guide plate, and a plurality of positioning members which guide the placed pair of slide guide plates such that the pair of slide guide plates slides in directions in which sides of the respective slide guide plates are separated from and come into contact with each other, the positioning members being secured to the IC device conveying shuttle and engaged with the plurality of slide guide holes, wherein each of the pair of slide guide plates comprises at least one IC device holding side on a side thereof facing a side of another slide guide plate, and an IC device is placed in an IC device holding space which is formed between at least a pair of the IC device holding sides of the pair of slide guide plates on a top surface of the IC device conveying shuttle, and is held between the pair of the IC device holding sides. | 09-22-2011 |
| 198468600 | Engaging element moves load vertically and horizontally | 6 |
| 20130026006 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING OBJECTS, AND IMMERSION TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system for conveying objects, particularly vehicle bodies, in an immersion treatment system, comprising at least one conveyor carriage having a chassis supporting at least one load-bearing wheel that can rotate about a rotary axis. At least one object can be attached to a mounting device that can pivot about a pivot axis. The at least one load-bearing wheel runs on a guide rail. The conveyor carriage is moved along the guide rail using drive means. The rotary axis of the at least one load-bearing wheel and the pivot axis of the mounting device are disposed coaxially to each other. An immersion treatment system comprising such a conveyor system. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20090314610 | Transfer device for a transport system - The invention relates to a transfer system ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120241287 | SINGULATOR FOR SORTING RANDOM ITEMS - A singulator for sorting a single item from a supply of such items stored randomly in bulk is provided, including at least one primary vertically reciprocating elevator defining a platform reciprocating between first lower position in which the platform receives and holds an initially limited number of the items delivered from bulk storage, and a first upper position in which the items are delivered to at least one secondary elevator. Each secondary elevator has a second platform and reciprocates between a second lower position in which the second platform receives a further limited number of the items and a second upper position in which the items are delivered to a desired location. The platforms are constructed and arranged for orienting the items in a desired orientation at the desired location. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120006651 | ROBOTIC ROW COLLECTOR - A method for collecting and orienting packages and a system for accomplishing the same. The invention describes a method for collecting and orienting packages on a system. The system comprises at least one arm coupled to at least one end effector. The end effector, in a pickup orientation, collects packages from an upstream conveyor. The arm then manipulates the end effector into a delivery position whereby the packages are deposited into a packaging chamber. The end effector can change the orientation of the packages so that they can be packaged in a container. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20090211879 | Mechanical Workstation Skillet Lift - A mechanical skillet lift and conveyor system including a workstation having a lift element securely positioned at a first location and a skillet including a lift device and a vertically translatable table drivenly coupled to the device, wherein the skillet device is configured to automatically cause a predetermined change in table elevation, when the skillet is translated through the workstation such that the device engages the element. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100270124 | PLANT PRODUCT CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A conveyor method and apparatus for transporting and presenting plant products, such as fruit, vegetables, or similar articles, to a pick-up device on a packing machine which packs plant products in cartons by layer. The conveyor comprises a frame, a set of pulleys and belts within the frame, and a set of pre-formed, interchangeable pattern plates that are readily replaceable by alternative pattern plates. The method comprises loading the pre-formed, interchangeable pattern plates at a loading end of the conveyor and transporting them to a pick-up end of the conveyor where the articles are unloaded by a pick-up head on a packing machine. | 10-28-2010 |
| 198468800 | Engaging element moves load vertically only | 4 |
| 20090283386 | SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY MOVE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO OPTIMIZE GEOTHERMAL COOLING - A system for selectively moving computer equipment to a naturally cooled underground data center. In one aspect of this disclosure, the system includes at least one movable pod for mounting computer equipment. The pod is electrically connected to a power and communications source to provide power and communications to the computer equipment mounted in the pod. The pod is mounted on a vertical conveyor that is driven by a motor to selectively move the pod to and from the underground data center. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20080257686 | Vertical Conveyor in a Commissioning System for Vertically Conveying Goods that are to be Transported - A vertical conveyor ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100187071 | SOD HANDLER - A sod handling method and a sod handling apparatus, in one embodiment the sod handling apparatus uses a pressure differential to hold a sod slab during sod transfer, other embodiments include a sod lift member for lifting sod, a sod transport mechanism for moving sod; a sod carriage for transporting sod, a sod bed positioning system for stacking sod, a system and method for checking sod quality as well as an apparatus and method of machine stacking sod to maintain the integrity of a sod stack. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20130015039 | TROLLEY-TYPE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A carriage-type conveying apparatus with a workpiece support base and an elevating drive has a passive shaft interlocked with the elevating drive and a lock to prevent descent of the workpiece support base A power source carriage capable of traveling synchronously with the conveying carriage is aside of a traveling path of the conveying carriage at a workpiece support height changing position so as to be reciprocable along the traveling path. The power source carriage has a transmission shaft driven by a power source and a separable interlock to interlock the passive shaft and a transmission shaft with each other. | 01-17-2013 |
| 198468900 | Engaging element moves load horizontally in a straight line | 4 |
| 20130087431 | Device For Pushing Glass Objects Onto a Conveyor Belt - A device for pushing glass objects onto a conveyor belt consists of a pusher ( | 04-11-2013 |
| 20090026043 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING ADVANCING FOOD PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a positioning element for positioning food products advancing by means of a conveyor. The invention also relates to an apparatus for positioning food products, comprising such a positioning element in combination with a conveyor. The invention finally also relates to a method for positioning food products. | 01-29-2009 |
| 198468110 | Element pushes load over separate support and has linear path of travel | 2 |
| 20130026007 | ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUSHERS FOR AUTOMATED CLIPPING PACKAGING APPARATUS - Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material, such as, for example, netting. The devices include a pusher assembly, an electric motor, preferably a servo motor with a gear box, that drives a linear drive assembly. The devices can include a programmably adjustable index and/or speed profile for the pusher assembly. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20120031735 | CONVEYING APPARATUS WITH USE OF CONVEYING TRAVELING BODY - A driven roller is engageable with a screw shaft and an engaged member is engageable with a pusher of a chain conveyor. The engaged member is projected on the downside of at least one of front and rear trolleys of a conveying traveling body. A conveyed object support base supported via vertical columns of both trolleys includes a driven roller support member composed of an upper column projected downward and aligned in a vertical plane passing through the vertical columns, and a lower arm. The driven roller is pivotally supported by the lower arm at a position higher than a load bar coupling both trolleys. | 02-09-2012 |
