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7549275 Machine for filling and closing containers  
A machine for filling and closing containers comprises: a conveyor, step-activated in an advancement direction, laterally provided with a plurality of gripping devices which grip containers at an...
7546916 Curved band conveyor  
The invention relates to a curved belt conveyor comprising: a supporting frame ( 1 ); at least one guide rail ( 2, 2′ ) fastened to the supporting frame ( 1 ); a conveyor chain ( 3 ) guided...
7546915 Square shaft linear actuator  
A linear actuator is provided comprising a housing, a rectangular elongate shaft operably coupled to the housing, and a scraper assembly. The shaft has a hardened bearing surface in sliding...
7547184 Three layer stacking station for forming a pile of items from the three layers  
In a station for forming a pile of layers of items, a surface receives layers of items to be transferred to a first support plane situated after the receiving surface. The items arranged in layers...
7546780 Sensor mounting structure allowing for adjustment of sensor position  
A mounting device configured for mounting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, and related method of mounting, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the mounting device...
7547174 Method of removing a flat article from a holder  
A method for sorting mail to a case having a plurality of slots is described, wherein each slot corresponds to a destination. The method includes steps of loading a mail piece to be sorted into a...
7546726 Chain with protection device  
A chain includes a chain unit. The chain unit includes a pair of first and second plate units, a link pin extending in an inner-to-outer direction, and a protective member. Each of the first and...
7543699 Endless conveyor  
An endless conveyor, in particular a link conveyor for items of baggage in the baggage-reclaim area of an airport, which, by very straightforward and functionally reliable design, is to replace the...
7543696 Handrail for a travelator, escalator or moving ramp and methods for mounting a handrail belt on a handrail and removing from a handrail  
A handrail for a travelator, moving ramp or escalator, wherein the handrail frame ( 5 ) of the handrail comprises a first handrail frame part ( 9 ) fixedly mounted on the frame of the travelator...
7543700 Drive drum for a belt conveyor  
A drive drum is disclosed for a belt conveyor that gearlessly drives a conveyed product. For example, at least one motor is located inside the drum shell, said motor being fixed to the drum shell...
7543698 Article elevator  
The present invention relates to an article elevator for moving lightweight open ended containers from a first level to a second level vertically spaced from the first level. The article elevator...
7543697 Rotary device for transferring containers  
Rotary device for transferring containers, with a base ( 21 ) rotating about an axis ( 23 ) and supporting a mobile assembly ( 25 ) comprising: a main arm ( 26 ) pivoting ( 27 ) on the base, a...
7543424 Beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles  
A beverage bottling plant for filling and closing beverage bottles with a packaging device for packaging beverage bottles. The packaging device comprises a beverage bottle handling machine for...
7546250 Selectively deploying barriers for intra-order separation of purchased items  
Selectively deploying barriers for intra-order separation at a retail checkout terminal includes scanning products purchased by a consumer, determining a position of at least one product in a...
7540369 Product handling system  
A system and method of providing a product to a conveyor and/or carton includes a wheel and a plurality of carriers arranged in rows. A distance between each carrier in the plurality of carriers is...
7540368 Transverse-roller belts and modules  
A modular roller-top conveyor belt with a dense array of rollers freely rotatable toward the sides of the belt. The rollers are arranged in offset lines and columns in a checkerboard pattern on the...
7540370 Device for delivering packets comprising a pouring spout  
The invention relates to a device which is used to deliver packets ( 1 ) comprising a pouring spout ( 2 ) to a rotating star-shaped element ( 3 ). A guiding rail ( 4 ), which co-operates with a...
7540694 Vibratory conveyor  
A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a curved deck defining a conveying surface for supporting the object, the deck having an inner edge and an outer edge. A housing has an...
7540367 Tray parts feeder  
A tray component supply apparatus comprises a main body side replenishment tray holding section 50 provided at an upper part over a tray stocker 40 of an apparatus main body 30 and a tray discharge...
7540375 Directional-change in roller conveyor installation  
A roller conveyor installation ( 1 ) includes a curved roller conveyor ( 2 ) for conveying piece goods, optionally from a first conveying strip to a second conveying strip oriented in a different...
7540374 Chain wear monitoring device  
A conveyor system and method of measuring chain wear includes first and second sensing devices positioned at a conveyor line or path and directed toward a conveyor chain that is movable along the...
7540372 Belt driven and roller assisted media transport  
Disclosed in this specification is a media transportation apparatus that is comprised a conveying and supporting sections. The conveying section is comprised of a motor and a first timing belt,...
7540702 Device for stacking flat products  
The invention concerns a device for stacking flat products, in particular, folding boxes, comprising a lower and upper transport unit, wherein the flat products are transported between the...
7540373 Surface treating installation comprising a transfer station  
The invention relates to a surface treating installation, especially for treating plastic parts or automotive bodies, which includes a transfer station for vertically or horizontally transferring...
7540366 Method for centering of rolls  
The invention relates to a method for moving paper, board and cellulosic web rolls in a roll packaging system having a plurality of roll handling stations and at least one indexing conveyor capable...
7542823 Zone controlled conveyor system and a zone controller for use therein  
The invention aims to provide a zone controlled conveyor system including a plurality of zones for control. A zone controlled conveyor system, while conveyance of any article from a zone to a...
7540236 Apparatus for printing on or otherwise decorating hollow bodies  
An apparatus for printing on and/or otherwise decorating hollow bodies comprises a plurality of processing stations of different types, in which supplied hollow bodies may be processed in different...
7536847 Crop pick-up head for harvesting crops disposed on continuous trays  
A crop pick-up head for use with a harvesting machine to collect and separate a crop from a continuous paper tray on which the crop has been placed. The pick-up head has a support frame attached to...
7537108 Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers  
According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system...
7537101 Travelator and method for servicing the electrical apparatus of a travelator  
A conveyor system called a travelator which includes a frame section installed on top of a base section, including an electrical power unit for driving a conveyor system, an entry ramp and/or a...
7537100 Method and apparatus for moving a pallet running on wheels in a travelator or equivalent  
A method for changing the direction of motion of a pallet moving on wheels at an end of a travelator. The method comprises moving the pallet in a traveling direction at a first level, positioning a...
7537107 External direct drive for a roller conveyor  
A conveyor that is powered by a drive unit is disclosed. The conveyor includes a frame, and the drive unit includes a gearless external drive motor that is configured to fit within the footprint...
7536842 Machine and a method for filling box-like containers with articles arranged side by side and vertically  
In a machine for filling box-like containers with articles arranged side by side and vertically, a station ( 1 ) forms a row ( 11 ) of articles ( 10 ), overlapped at least partially. An article...
7537102 Transportation device with simplified tread units  
A transportation device with steps or pallets arranged in the form of an endless transporter. The transportation device has two or more advance guide rails which are arranged in an advance area of...
7537104 Methods for accumulating, moving, and palletizing articles  
A conveyor using a roller belt with rollers arranged to rotate on oblique axes to urge articles toward a side guide. The conveyor includes an oblique-roller belt supported on a carryway for running...
7537103 Portal-type scraper reclaimer with bent reclaimer boom  
A portal-type scraper reclaimer having a support structure 10 and a boom 16. The support structure 10 includes end support members 12. The boom 16 has a main portion 17 and an end...
7536940 Clean booth and sheet conveyor device  
A clean booth has a conveyor area for carrying recording sheets, and a motor drive area for containing motor and mechanical parts that emit much dust. The conveyor area and the motor drive area are...
7537106 Apparatus and methods for conveying objects  
Disclosed are conveyors and methods for making the conveyors. In one embodiment, a conveyor comprises a modular conveyor belt that includes a plurality of mat-top chains having a plurality of...
7537105 Apparatus and methods for controlling spacing of conveyed objects  
In one embodiment, apparatus for controlling spacing of objects conveyed by an object conveyor include flights that can be actuated from a retracted state to an extended state in which the flights...
7533766 Apparatus and method for activating conveyor belt rollers  
Apparatus and method for activating conveyor belt rollers by raising and lowering the conveyor belt. Article-supporting rollers extending through the thickness of the conveyor belt are deactivated...
7533513 Fill and packaging method  
An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts into packages. A supply of open top containers are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film and are movable by the web into...
7533765 Shock absorbing device for passenger conveyors  
A shock-absorbing device for passenger conveyors comprises shock-absorbing members, which are attached respectively to at least one side of each of an inner rail and an outer rail of a track and...
7533769 Powder coating process and system  
A system and method is described for treating workpieces, in particular vehicle wheels, especially in the context of a powder coating process, with a conveying device that guides the workpieces...
7533768 Retractable transfer device metering apparatus and methods  
Product is conveyed as a continuous stream by a meter conveyor ( 12 ) unto a transfer plate ( 32 ) and a transfer device ( 42 ). The transfer device ( 42 ) is movable between a retracted position...
7533511 Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a packing machine and a rotation machine for rotating packed boxes  
A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a packing machine and a rotation machine for rotating packed boxes. The rotation machine includes a conveyor...
7536144 Endless belt and image forming apparatus  
An endless belt including a belt main body in which a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of an inner peripheral surface thereof is in a range of 2.0 μm or higher and 10.0 μm or lower and an average...
7530455 Module with large open hinge for easy cleaning  
A belt designed for improved cleanability achieved by large link distances thus reducing the number of gaps. The module design reduces the undesirable elasticity of the belt under load by having...
7530451 Support station of conveyor belt and transporter comprising same  
The invention concerns a support station ( 12 ) of a conveyor belt comprising a base ( 20 ) supported on the floor and a cradle ( 22 ) guiding the belt ( 14 ) supported by the base. The base ( 20 )...
7530441 Sortation conveyor and crossover switch therefor  
A crossover switch for a sortation conveyor has actuators that extend into the divert guide path which are operable to respond to the travel of a guide element through the path to move the switch...
7530453 Adjustable neck guide  
A container transport system can have adjustable neck guides coupled along a container transport line and a neck guide positioning system operably coupled thereto. The neck guide positioning system...