Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
414801000 | Of moving intersupporting articles into, within, or from freestanding, orderly layered, or mutually stabilizing orderly group | 78 |
20080213081 | Method for Grouping Boxes on a Conveyor Line and Device for Carrying Out Said Method - A method for grouping boxes, after stopping the head box of a train line, includes transversally displacing a last box of the train line with respect to the first box of the upstream line waiting for grouping and introducing a stop motion unit for holding the upstream line into the space cleared by the last box. The conveyor device includes an endless lateral rail which is used for guiding boxes and is laterally shifted at a length corresponding to at least the box longitudinal dimension and forms something like a funnel at the location of the last box of the train and a device, which is used for transversally displacing the last box by pushing it into the funnel and includes the stop motion unit holding the first box of the upstream line. | 09-04-2008 |
20080273959 | Sealed Enclosure for Transporting and Storing Semiconductor Substrates - The present invention relates to a sealed enclosure for transporting and storing semiconductor substrates, the enclosure comprising a sealed container and support means placed inside the container and including trays for supporting substrates. The container comprises two touching half-shells that can be spaced apart in order to open the container, and each end of said support means is secured mechanically to a respective one of said half-shells. The total height of said means varies depending on whether the container is opened or closed, the trays being separated from one another by equal distances. Said support means preferably comprise an alternation of segments and ball joints having end segments that are mechanically connected to respective ones of the half-shells. Under such circumstances, the total height of said support means varies by the alternation of segments and ball joints moving concertina-like. | 11-06-2008 |
20090010749 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR ASSEMBLING PALLETIZABLE PRODUCTS - The invention concerns a method which consists in cyclically: transferring a first row of products ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090087297 | STACK TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device is disclosed for transferring a plurality of stacks of disk-like objects such as frozen hamburger patties, from a plurality of first trays having bottom walls angled with respect to horizontal to a horizontal support platform spaced from the trays. The transfer device includes a support frame having wheels that is movable between first and second ends of a guide track and a pivotal frame pivotally attached to the support frame which pivotal frame supports upper and lower grippers for engaging the upper and lower sides of a plurality of stacks of objects and securely holding the stacks of objects as they are moved between first and second positions. | 04-02-2009 |
20090092476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING DIFFERENT AUXILIARY MATERIALS TO BE PICKED UP BY A PALLETIZING ROBOT - A device is described for providing different auxiliary materials by a palleting robot for palleting objects at a palleting site. A palleting cell has storage sites, and the device is provided with a single supply site. A palleting cell is supplied with the auxiliary materials. The storage sites are arranged at a side of the supply site sequentially in a direction of transportation so that a gap of the auxiliary materials at one of the storage sites is closed by the auxiliary materials that are located at one of the storage sites and/or the supply site in the direction of transportation. | 04-09-2009 |
20090097957 | MOBILE CART HAVING A RETRACTABLE-WHEEL BASE SYSTEM - A mobile cart for carrying a plurality of fluid canisters. The cart includes a platform configured to support the fluid canisters. The cart also includes a base having a base body and a plurality of wheels movably connected to the base body so that the wheels can be selectively moved with respect to the base body between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, the plurality of wheels extends from the base body so the cart can roll, on the plurality of wheels, over the support surface supporting the cart. In the retracted position, the plurality of wheels is retracted relative to the base body so that the cart cannot roll, on the plurality of wheels, over the support surface. | 04-16-2009 |
20090116950 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS LOADING AND ACCUMULATION OF ROWS OF SUSPENDEDLY HANDLED ITEMS - An apparatus ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090142175 | Lifting Frame - Lifting frames ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090169352 | DYNAMIC ITEM-SPACE ALLOCATION AND RETRIEVAL - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to staging manufactured items and provide a method, system and computer program product for staging items in a manufacturing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for staging items in a manufacturing environment can be provided. The method can include defining attributes of staging locations in a distribution area of the manufacturing environment, defining a set of staging strategies for use in the distribution area of the manufacturing environment, receiving a manufactured item in the distribution area and obtaining characteristics of the manufactured item, comparing the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the set of staging strategies to select the staging strategy to apply to the manufactured item and applying the selected staging strategy to the manufactured item to assign the manufactured item to storage in one of the staging locations in the distribution area based on matching the obtained characteristics of the manufactured item to the defined attributes of the one of the staging locations. The method can further include the retrieval of the manufactured item from the staging location at the appropriate time to allow for subsequent processing or shipment, and may include multiple iterations of the staging-retrieval process as required by the particular implementation. | 07-02-2009 |
20090196728 | Apparatus and Method - Associated with a form-fill-seal packaging machine for liquid-packaging cartons is an apparatus ( | 08-06-2009 |
20090202335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND MOVING ELEMENTS OF AN AUTOMATIC PACKING MACHINE - A system for transferring and moving elements removably associable with a packaging machine comprises at least a transferring unit provided with a movement arrangement suitable for receiving and supporting the elements, the movement arrangement being movable for transferring and/or removing the elements to and/or from the machine; a method for transferring and moving elements removably associable with a packaging machine provides supporting and conveying the elements using at least a transferring unit and transferring and/or removing the elements to and/or from the packaging machine using the movement arrangement of the transferring unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090274546 | Hay bale accumulating method and device - A bale accumulator and method in which a plurality of hay bales can be accumulated and arranged into a cluster of ten bales (a “ten stack”). The accumulator first collects a bale in each of two angled bale receivers at the rear of the accumulator. These remain in position as four columns having two bales each are collected in a more forward collection. The result is two angled bales being dragged to the rear of a conventional “eight stack.” As the device releases all ten bales, gate mechanisms rotate the two rear bales 90 degrees so that they lie transverse to the eight bales comprising the “eight stack.” The two rear bales are pressed against the rear of the eight stack in order to form a ten stack. | 11-05-2009 |
20120045310 | Bale Destacker - Biomass may become an important source of combustible fuel in the future. For biomass, such as switchgrass, to be economically viable as a fuel, the processes required to take the plant material from a green, growing plant in the field to an energy dense package must be efficient. A bale destacker may be used to disassemble stacks of bales of biomass after the bales have been brought from the field and before the bales are used for fuel. The bale destacker disassembles a stack of bales with no manual labor. A conveyor is used to move bales, first in stacks, then in pairs to and from the bale destacker. | 02-23-2012 |
20130004287 | Holder for Culture Plates with De-Nesting Feature - A holding structure for holding a plurality of culture plates in a stacked arrangement includes a feature for de-nesting the bottom culture plate from the plate above it. The de-nesting feature is preferably a structure which urges a plate to move laterally relative to the plate above it. The de-nesting of the bottom culture plate from the adjacent culture plate facilitates withdrawal of the bottom culture plate from the base via a robotic plate transfer mechanism. The de-nesting feature can be entirely passive, such as ramps formed in the base of the holding structure. | 01-03-2013 |
20130259634 | MULTIPLE DELIVERY SLING-LOAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - An add-on sling-load system ( | 10-03-2013 |
20130294881 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND PLACING BEADS FOR TYRES, DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD AND SPACER TO BE USED IN SUCH A METHOD AND/OR DEVICE - Method for transferring and placing beads for tyres, providing:
| 11-07-2013 |
20140030053 | Merchandising Grapple and Method - A merchandising grapple is disclosed for removing retail items such as beverage cans, bottles, boxes, and the like from shipping containers in groups and placing them in groups on display shelves within a retail establishment. The grapple has spaced features that receive and hold the items in groups of several items and may have a handle for gripping the grapple and a slip joint for adjusting a width of the grapple. A method includes stocking display shelves by removing items in groups from shipping containers and placing them in groups on display shelves. | 01-30-2014 |
20140050556 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND HOLDING EGG CARTONS - Egg carton and method for transporting filled egg cartons that enables ready stacking of multiple cartons, one filled carton on top of another, for stable transport with or without the use of exterior containers for holding together the stack as are typically used in the industry, | 02-20-2014 |
20140140804 | MAGNETIC RACK SYSTEM, METHOD FOR USING A MAGNETIC RACK SYSTEM AND USE OF A MAGNETIC RACK SYSTEM - Magnetic rack system comprising a holder having trough-holes for receiving tubes, a base having a plurality of receptacles with at least one magnet, wherein trough-holes in the holder are arranged relative to the base such that each tube can be positioned in a respective receptacle in a pre-determined position relative to the magnet, and an adapter, wherein the adapter is designed to allow transmission of motion to the tubes ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140212256 | ANTI-STICK HISTOLOGICAL SPECIMEN SLIDE FEEDER AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for feeding histology specimen slides from a stack of the slides in a slide printer. The stack of slides includes first, next-to-be removed and second slides having adjacent surfaces. A flow of gas is applied to a location that the adjacent surfaces of the first and second slides meet when removing the first slide from the stack. The flow of gas, which may be a jet or blast of air applied through a nozzle, and which may be applied before and/or during the removal of the slide from the stack, helps un-stick the slides to enhance the feeding action. | 07-31-2014 |
20150118010 | ARTICLE OF FURNITURE AND METHOD OF STACKING THE SAME - An article of furniture includes a structure having a surface that supports a weight. The surface may be tiltable from a first position in which the surface is flat or substantially horizontal and a second position in which the surface is substantially vertical. At least one leg rotating mechanism may attach at least one leg of the article of furniture to the surface so that the at least one leg is rotatable about a vertical axis when the surface is tilted. In some embodiments, the article may be a table and the surface may be a tabletop. In other embodiments, the article may be a chair and the surface may be a seating surface of a seat. | 04-30-2015 |
414802000 | Of stacking | 57 |
20080199297 | Method and system for assembling pallets for stock orders - A method of assembling pallets | 08-21-2008 |
20080219829 | Conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards - The present invention discloses a conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards, which is used in a conveyor of a corrugated board production line to stack corrugated boards by a specified number and comprises an exhaust facing the downstream of the conveyor and a sucker arranged at the upstream of the exhaust and facing the procession of the corrugated boards. The sucker and the exhaust are arranged in an elevator for elevating the corrugated boards and respectively suck air and exhaust air simultaneously. | 09-11-2008 |
20090047113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGING AND TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS - A method for storing and transferring containers comprises the steps of a container information-receiving step for receiving information of the containers transmitted from a loading/unloading unit while the containers stacked in the container ship are unloaded by means of the loading/unloading unit, a transferring unit-moving step for moving a transferring unit to the loading/unloading unit having transmitted the information of the containers so that the containers are loaded onto the transferring unit, a storage-determining step for analyzing the received information of the containers to determine whether the containers placed on the transferring unit are to be moved to a stacking unit so that the containers can be stored or are to be moved to a taking-in/taking-out unit so that the containers can be removed from a container terminal, and a container-transferring step for moving the transferring unit to a position selected on the basis of the determination as to whether the containers are to be stored or not so that the containers can be transferred. | 02-19-2009 |
20090053033 | PALLET COVER - A pallet cover includes a deck. A plurality of flanges extend upwardly from the deck and a plurality of legs extend downwardly from the deck. The pallet cover includes a plurality of adjustable corner members that allow the pallet cover to fit pallets of varying sizes. The adjustable corner members operate in an “accordion-like” fashion so that they can be reused on multiple pallets and still retain their original size. | 02-26-2009 |
20090162185 | MAILPIECE CONTAINER FOR STACKING MIXED MAIL AND METHOD FOR STACKING MAIL THEREIN - A system is provided for stacking mail having an escort assembly for handling each mailpiece. The system comprises a containment device, a transport mechanism and a detachment mechanism. The containment device includes a base, vertical walls extending from the base and an open end for accepting the mailpieces therein. The containment device, furthermore, has a slot formed in at least one of the vertical walls thereof. The transport mechanism includes first and second transport segment, the first transport segment conveying escort assemblies and respective mailpieces over an open end of the containment device and the second transport segment lowering the escort assemblies and respective mailpieces into the open end of the containment device. The transport mechanism furthermore aligns the edges of the mailpieces along one of the vertical walls of the containment device and positions the escort assembly through the slot of the containment device. The detachment mechanism is operative to release the mailpieces from the respective escort assembly and move the escort assemblies through the slot of the containment device. | 06-25-2009 |
20090263229 | Infeed station and stack gripper of a palletizing system and method for transferring stacks from an infeed station to a stack gripper - An infeed station has a carriage that is supported on a machine frame of the infeed station in a way that allows it to be moved laterally and a stack conveyor mounted on the carriage for conveying stacks from an infeed position to a transfer position, from which the stacks can each be removed by the stack gripper. The stacks can be centered in two stack chambers, which are arranged side by side on the carriage. A stop element supported on the carriage is assigned to each stack chamber and can be moved between a working position and a retracted position, such that in their working position, the stop elements project into the associated stack chamber in such a way that the stacks can be moved by the stack gripper from a forward holding position of the transfer position towards the stop elements and placed against the stop elements. The stacks positioned on the stop elements are gripped by the stack gripper between a finger and pressing means and conveyed to a pallet. | 10-22-2009 |
20100028121 | System for Arranging and/or Storing Objects - A system for arranging and/or storing objects, for instance for the purpose of forming stacking patterns, comprising: —at least two object group conveyors ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100111664 | METHOD OF USING A SLING JIG ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING AND TRANSPORTING BAGGED AND BUNDLED PRODUCTS - A method for loading a sling having a bottom and sidewalls comprises placing the sling bottom on a raised platform and rolling the sidewalls down into a gutter surrounding the raised platform so that the sidewalls form a negative angle with the sling bottom. Bagged product is then loaded onto the bottom of the sling to form a stack. The sling sidewalls are then rolled up the sidewalls up the stack sides so that the sidewalls form a positive angle with the sling bottom and the sling now encloses the stack of product. The sling jig assembly includes a raised central platform on which is adapted to rest the bottom of the sling. A gutter formed about the periphery of the central platform is adapted to receive the rolled-down sidewalls of the sling. | 05-06-2010 |
20100129190 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STORING SLIP-SHEETS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for storing a slip-sheet removed from a stack of interleaved slip-sheets and printing plates. A materials handling system that separates a slip-sheet from a media stack that includes image recordable materials. A slip-sheet separates each of the image recordable materials from one another in the media stack. The slip-sheets removed from the stack are stored in a movable slip-sheet holder. | 05-27-2010 |
20100232926 | Chassis packing system - A semi-trailer chassis packing system capable of packing four stacked semi-trailer chassis in a secure bundle having dimensions of a standard forty foot intermodal shipping container. The chassis packing system includes a first frame assembly, a second frame assembly, and one or more spacers. The first frame assembly includes a pair of elongate first bolster receiving members, a first primary connecting member, and a first secondary connecting member. First bolster receiving members are joined by first detachable pivoting joints to opposite ends of the first primary connecting member. First bolster receiving members pivot to perpendicular orientation with respect to the first primary connecting member, receiving rear bolsters of two stacked trailers into cavities provided in the first bolster receiving members. Second bolster receiving members are joined by second detachable pivoting joints to opposite ends of the second primary connecting member. Second bolster receiving members pivot to perpendicular orientation with respect to the second primary connecting member, receiving rear bolsters of the other two stacked trailers into cavities provided in the second bolster receiving members. First and second secondary connecting members are attached to first and second bolster receiving members, respectively, opposite the first and second primary connecting members, to form a square frame, at each end of the stack of trailers. Each square frame corner is provided with a conventional corner casting such that the packed bundle is suitable for handing as a standard intermodal container. | 09-16-2010 |
20100290887 | Soft-Sided Containers and Systems and Methods for Using Soft-Sided Containers - A system and method of packaging a bulk material is provided for scooping a quantity of the bulk material into a standard equipment bucket of an excavating or front loader equipment, covering the bucket with a single soft-sided container such that a bottom of the single soft-sided container spans and covers a mouth of the bucket, securing the single soft-sided container over the bucket to close the mouth of the bucket, and inverting the bucket such that the mouth of the bucket is oriented substantially downward to transfer the quantity of the bulk material from the bucket directly into the single soft-sided container. | 11-18-2010 |
20100316480 | METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A PALLET AND CORRESPONDING PALLETIZER - A method for loading a pallet, including placing packages in layers on a first pallet disposed in a first pallet disposed in a first plane, providing a second pallet above the packed first pallet in a second plane, and transporting the packed first pallet away. Also, a method for unloading for unloading a pallet, including removing packages, particularly bottle crates, in layers from a first pallet disposed in a first plane, providing a second packed pallet below the first pallet in a second plane, and transporting the first pallet away. Also, a corresponding palletizer for loading or unloading a pallet in layers. | 12-16-2010 |
20110103929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORTING AND SORTING OF ARTICLES BY USE OF A CONTAINER - A method and an apparatus for the transporting and sorting of articles uses a container. The container extends along a container axis and has a bottom wall and a plurality of parallel walls. The bottom wall stands perpendicular to the container axis, and the parallel walls are parallel to the container axis. One parallel wall is connected pivotably to another parallel wall of the container. The container is brought into a filling position in which the container stands on a parallel wall. The pivotably fastened parallel wall points upward, so that an orifice occurs. The articles are introduced into the container through this orifice. The container, together with the articles, is transported to a destination and brought into a transfer position. The container stands on a parallel wall. The pivotably fastened parallel wall points to one side. An orifice thereby occurs. The articles are extracted through this orifice. | 05-05-2011 |
20110188984 | Adaptor for Scaffolding - An adaptor for attaching a first scaffold having a stack pin to a second scaffold having an opening includes a sleeve having an orifice adapted for receiving the stack pin. An exterior surface of the sleeve includes a tapered section to facilitate insertion of the sleeve into the opening so that the second scaffold can be stacked on top of the first scaffold. | 08-04-2011 |
20110206494 | Destacking and Restacking of Containers Using a Robot in Poultry Hatchery Operations - A method of destacking or restacking standardized containers used in poultry hatchery operations using robotic means involves the step of moving a container from a conveyor onto a box transport dolly or vice versa. The box transport dolly is dimensionally secured within a dolly docking station adjacent a robot. A quantity of eggs may be transferred into the destacked container. | 08-25-2011 |
20110229298 | Methods and Devices for Shipping Solar Modules - Methods and devices are provided for improved solar module shipping techniques. In one embodiment, the method includes stacking a plurality of glass-based photovoltaic modules in the shipping container, wherein the modules are mounted in a surface supported configuration wherein at least 50% of a top substrate of the modules is a weight bearing surface, transferring weight through cells in the module to a bottom substrate of one of the modules, which transfers weight to a surface of an underlying module. | 09-22-2011 |
20110250045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CATCHING AND STOPPING SHINGLES PRIOR TO STACKING - An apparatus for catching shingles includes a shingle receiving apparatus configured to receive a shingle moving at a machine speed and a deceleration assembly configured to decelerate the moving shingle upon the moving shingle's engaging the deceleration assembly. | 10-13-2011 |
20110262264 | Method of Using a Window Pallet - A pallet for holding at least one window frame includes a base and movable sides pivotally attached to the base. The movable sides are positionable to be substantially perpendicular to the base and are configured to hold the window frame. Connectors attached to the base and the movable sides, respectively, prevent the first and second movable sides from moving away from each other. A method for using the pallet is also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20120027562 | MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND GROUPING ARTICLES AND PACKAGING MACHINE | 02-02-2012 |
20120045311 | BOX FOR STORING, PROTECTING, AND TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - The present invention relates to a box ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120082537 | MODULE FOR STACKING THIN PANELS AND METHOD OF STACKING THIN PANELS - The present invention provides a module for stacking thin panels and a method of stacking thin panels when a plurality of thin panels are vertically stacked in a state of being supported by the modules capable of securing an adequate load transfer area for transferring a load of the thin panels. The module for stacking the thin panels includes drop-off preventing means for regulating horizontal movement of the thin panel including a protrusion portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the module. When an upper module is stacked on a lower module such that a load releasing surface of an upper module is placed on a load receiving surface of a lower module, an outer surface of the protrusion portion of the upper module abuts on an upper inner surface of the lower module from an inner side thereof. | 04-05-2012 |
20120082538 | Device and Method for Stacking and/or Conveying a Plurality of Flat Substrates - A device for stacking a plurality of silicon wafers has an upright machine carrier for holding a plurality of silicon wafers, the silicon wafers being provided in a horizontal position in the machine carrier. The device has three identical loading cassettes for introducing several silicon wafers therein. The machine carrier has holding devices for the loading cassettes. The loading cassettes have a lower support surface for putting silicon wafers on in stack-like fashion, and a rear side wall running substantially perpendicular thereto. The loading cassette is designed in such a way that the side opposite the rear side wall, and the top side are freely accessible. | 04-05-2012 |
20120093625 | Method For Transferring Articles Picked Up From Several Channels To A Supply Line Of A Packing Machine - In the present method, which includes use of an operating head, groups of articles are intermittently picked up from a plurality of identical flanked channels ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120163954 | MODULE FOR USE IN STACKING THE THIN PLATE PANEL AND METHOD OF STACKING THE THIN PLATE PANEL - A module for use in stacking plate panels, having: a supporting portion a load transmitting portion, connected to the outside of a supporting portion and a portion for positioning the plate panels horizontally, wherein the load transmitting portion includes receiving surfaces formed on the upper and lower portions of the module, and when the releasing surface of one module is mounted on the receiving surface of a second module, upon stacking the upper module on the lower module, the positioning portion has and upper engaging portion attached to an edge of the receiving surface, and limits a relative movement of the upper module to the lower module, and a lower engaging portion attached to the edge on the same side as the releasing surface on which the upper engaging portion is formed to offset the upper engaging portion, and limits a relative movement of the upper and lower modules. | 06-28-2012 |
20120207579 | METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF STACKS OF INTERFOLDED SHEETS IN AN INTERFOLDING APPARATUS - The method for automatic separation of bundles of interfolded sheet articles is carried out in an interfolding machine that includes a folding unit ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120257953 | Pipette Tip Stacking Tray - A stackable pipette tip tray is described. The pipette tip tray includes a deck having first and second opposing longitudinal side edges. A plurality of shaft apertures is arranged into a plurality of longitudinal rows on the deck. Each of the shaft apertures has a first size or shape configured to receive a shaft of a pipette tip. The deck also includes a plurality of tip apertures that is also arranged into a plurality of longitudinal rows such that at least one of the longitudinal rows of tip apertures is located between an adjacent pair of longitudinal rows of shaft apertures. Each of the plurality of tip apertures has a second size or shape, different from the first size or shape, and is configured to receive a distal tip end of a pipette tip when one tray of pipette tips is stacked above another tray of pipette tips. The plurality of longitudinal rows of shaft apertures is further arranged such that an outer one of the plurality of longitudinal row of shaft apertures adjacent the first side edge of the deck is positioned closer to the first side edge than an outer one of the plurality of longitudinal row of shaft apertures adjacent the second side edge of the deck is positioned relative to the second side edge. | 10-11-2012 |
20120269611 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOB SEPARATION IN HIGH VOLUME DOCUMENT SCANNING - A method for job separation in a high volume document scanning is provided. The method includes monitoring a document receiver with a monitor device to determine when a batch of documents has been received by the document receiver and in response to the monitor device determining the batch of documents has been received by the document receiver, automatically inserting a job separation document with a separation document inserter at an end of the batch to separate the batch of documents from a successive batch of documents. | 10-25-2012 |
20120308357 | STACKABLE CONTAINER - The present disclosure is directed at a stackable container including a body with an upper section having a plurality of upper wall panels, a lower section having a plurality of lower wall panels, a middle section positioned between the upper and lower section having a plurality of middle wall panels and a bottom surface connected to the lower section. A container neck is connected to the upper section of the body. The container also includes a cap removably engaged with the neck. To provide stability when the containers are stacked in diagonal orientation, the bottom section includes a recess and the recess and the cap are configured such that there is interconnection between the cap of one container and the recess of a diagonally adjacent container. | 12-06-2012 |
20120321431 | STACKABLE CARTRIDGE HOLDING TRAY SYSTEM - A stackable tray device and system is constructed for retaining substantially cylindrical objects, such as cylindrical cartridges of ammunition, and generally comprises upper and lower sections that have perimeter dimensions of unequal value, which provide for a means of stacking or nesting two such configured trays in adjacent arrangement to each other in a stable manner, the upper section of the stackable tray being configured with a plurality of cells, each sized to receive a substantially cylindrical member, and the cell being structured to retain the cylindrical member in a substantially stable upright, or vertical, position within the cell. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321432 | Container Auto-Lock System - A container according the present application includes a container auto-lock system. The container auto-lock system is integrated into the outboard apertures of the lower castings of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system includes a locking mechanism which is configured to recess when the container is lowered onto a surface lacking an acceptable receiving aperture. The locking mechanism is also configured to automatically lock when placed on top of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system is configured to be compatible with international sized container by allowing the inboard apertures on each lower casting to be available for attaching the domestic container on top of an international container with a conventional locking device. | 12-20-2012 |
20130078077 | HEAT TREAT CONFIGURATION FOR POROUS CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES - A method of heat treating a substrate for a fuel cell includes stacking substrates to form a group. A dimension is determined for a plate corresponding to a resulting mass that is less than a predetermined mass. The plate is arranged above the group to apply a weight of the plate to the group. The resulting masses for spacer plates and intermediate lifting plates, for example, are minimized to reduce the pressure differential between the bottom and top substrates in the heat treat assembly. In another disclosed method, a dimension for a plate, such as a top plate, is determined that corresponds to a resulting mass that is greater than a predetermined mass. The plate is arranged above the group to apply a weight of the plate to the group. The top plate resulting mass is selected to minimize a variation in the average pressure of the substrates throughout the heat treat assembly. | 03-28-2013 |
20130164112 | SYSTEM OF DELIVERING AND STORING PROPPANT FOR USE AT A WELL SITE AND CONTAINER FOR SUCH PROPPANT - A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 06-27-2013 |
20130177381 | WORKPIECE CARRIER FOR TRANSPORTING AND/OR STORING COMPONENTS OF DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES - The present invention relates to a workpiece carrier for transporting and/or storing components of a drug delivery device, comprising: an array of accommodating recesses extending in a first lateral plane (x, y) and being adapted to receive at least one component of the drug delivery device, at least one stack forming structure adapted to mate with a corresponding stack forming structure of another workpiece carrier for mutually aligning workpiece carriers when stacked on one another, wherein the center of the at least one stack forming structure is arranged laterally offset with respect to the center of the array of accommodating recesses in at least one lateral direction, and wherein the stack forming structure comprises a surrounding edge comprising at least in sections a corrugated or undulated structure. | 07-11-2013 |
20130251498 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING LOAD AND FETCHING POSITIONED LOAD OR STACKING LOADS WITH CRANE - A method positions a load and fetches a positioned load or stacks loads with a crane having location measurement arranged thereto. The method includes taking a load to a selected position; detecting the unloading of the load mainly automatically; storing coordinate information of the load position mainly automatically into the memory of the crane or its control; when fetching a load or adding loads to a stack, activating, at a selected first time instant, a positioning switch arranged in the crane and connected to the memory, whereby coordinates of a load or stack most advantageously positioned relative to the movement of the crane are selected, after which the crane begins to move to said coordinates; and then hoisting or lowering the load at the selected coordinates, and at a selected second time instant, deleting the coordinate information associated with the position of the load from the memory. | 09-26-2013 |
20130343860 | Container Auto-Lock System - A container according the present application includes a container auto-lock system. The container auto-lock system is integrated into the outboard apertures of the lower castings of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system includes a locking mechanism which is configured to recess when the container is lowered onto a surface lacking an acceptable receiving aperture. The locking mechanism is also configured to automatically lock when placed on top of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system is configured to be compatible with international sized container by allowing the inboard apertures on each lower casting to be available for attaching the domestic container on top of an international container with a conventional locking device. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343861 | Collapsible dolly for use with a truss - A foldable dolly for use with a truss. The dolly is also extendable. | 12-26-2013 |
20140003904 | METHOD OF USING SLIP SHEETS EXHIBITING COMPRESSIBILIY PROPERTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING PULSATING GRAVITY CONVEYOR SYSTEMS | 01-02-2014 |
20140010629 | BASIN FOR USE WITH COMMERCIAL DISH AND GLASSWARE RACKS - A basin which stackably interlocks with 20-inch square racks that hold dish and glassware washed in commercial dishwashers. The basin has substantially the exterior configuration of a commercial dishwasher rack and receives a plurality of dishwasher racks slacked above. The basin solid on its base and sides for prohibiting substances which drip down into it from racks stacked above from dripping onto the floor. The basin has circular indentations in the top surface or the base, trapping water and preventing it from sloshing from side to side of the basin when it is carried or moved. The basin may be loaded into a dolly used to transport commercial dishwasher racks, as the dollies typically have an open bottom. Thus, the basin can provide the water-catching function for racks loaded onto a dolly. Grooves in the basin's bottom surface permit stacking on top of a rack or other basins for storage. | 01-09-2014 |
20140037421 | CASSETTE REPLENISHMENT - A Currency Cassette Replenishment Terminal (CCRT) and its method of use are disclosed. The CCRT includes a currency cassette support for locating a currency cassette in a loading position, a currency note support comprising at least one loading orifice located in said loading position, and a plunger located on a first side of the loading orifice and movable from a retracted position, through the loading orifice, to an extended position within the currency cassette. | 02-06-2014 |
20140079526 | SPACER, SPACER TRANSFERRING METHOD, PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of present disclosure, a spacer is provided. The spacer includes at least a protrusion formed to protrude from an outer periphery of the spacer. The protrusion serves to locate the spacer in place in a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the spacer when the spacer is fixed by the transfer mechanism in such a way that the protrusion comes in contact with the transfer mechanism, and configured to allow the spacer to rotate or move in case the spacer is deviated from a predetermined transfer position when the spacer is engaged with the transfer mechanism. | 03-20-2014 |
20140154042 | Palletizer Puller Bar - In an item-handling device, a layer head includes an item layer building platform defining an item receiving plane, the layer building platform being vertically positionable. A puller bar mounts to the layer head and moves in relation thereto within a plane above the item-receiving plane. The puller bar is positionable between a retracted position above the layer building platform and an extended position offset from the layer building platform. | 06-05-2014 |
20140178171 | CONTAINER HANDLING AND FLOW SYSTEM, USE THEREOF AND METHOD OF HANDLING CONTAINERS - A container handling and flow system comprising a plurality of base elements ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140294554 | PACKAGING OF OBJECTS LOCATED IN ONE OR MORE LAYERS - The packaging for at least one layer of at least two objects includes in combination an assembled blank produced from a flat blank and a cover which are secured rigidly together head-to-tail, the flat blank including at least one pair of two panels for receiving objects, two external edge panels, at least one pair of two internal spacer panels, at least one of the edge panels and the spacer panels including, on its top, supporting side, its top, supporting folding line, at least one projecting part, at least one of the receiving panels including, next to its bottom folding line, at least one penetrating part, the projecting and penetrating parts being dimensioned and positioned such as to be able, when the blank is assembled, to engage respectively with a penetrating part of another assembled blank located vertically above and with a projecting part of another assembled blank located vertically beneath. | 10-02-2014 |
20140308109 | Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line - A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 10-16-2014 |
20150063975 | CONVEYOR CHUTE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING AND METHOD OF PALLETIZING SAME FOR SHIPMENT - A chute apparatus for conveying objects by gravity from at least one higher floor to at least one lower floor of internally a building includes one or more sets of discrete sections having passages which form an elongated conduit which may pass through one or more floors inside the building. The passage of one section of each set section decreases in transverse cross section in a given longitudinal direction and a passage of one of the other sections increases in transverse cross-section by a substantially corresponding amount. Two sections of each set couple telescopingly to permit their longitudinal span to be selected and/or adjusted in the field. | 03-05-2015 |
20150086323 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY TRANSPORTING VARIOUS ARTICLES - A method for delivering articles using a container having a substantially vertical rear wall with a baseplate extending therefrom is disclosed herein. A plurality of articles may be loaded onto the baseplate. The rear wall, baseplate, and articles are preferably transported to the destination. Once at the final destination, the articles can be removed from the baseplate by sliding the baseplate and rear wall away from the articles. In some embodiments, the rear wall remains substantially vertical during transportation to the destination. In other embodiments, the rear wall can be removably connected to a wheeled apparatus for secure transport. | 03-26-2015 |
20150098789 | WASTE SHIPPING METHOD USING RAILROAD FLATCARS - The waste shipping method using railroad flatcars includes producing or receiving a plurality of plastic wrapped bales of waste for transport. The wrapped bales of waste are loaded onto railway flatcars, preferably center beam flatcars, and secured thereto by ties or cables. The bales may be loaded horizontally or stacked vertically on the flatbed. A right angle corner protector, which may be made from high-density polyethylene or heavy-duty cardboard, prevents the securing cables from tearing the plastic wrap along the outside edges of the bales. The cables may be secured to the center beam and extend through holes formed in the corner protectors, and then secured to the bed or the side of the flatcar. Recyclable waste may be packaged and transported to recycling centers in this manner. | 04-09-2015 |
20150118011 | TRAY STACKER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A system and method of operation of a tray stacker system includes: an input stacker for providing a source tray having a plurality of electrical components; an unload receptacle for receiving the source tray from the input stacker; an output stacker for providing the target tray empty of the electrical components; a load receptacle for receiving the component tray empty of the electrical components from the output stacker; and wherein: the unload receptacle is for receiving a source replacement tray from the input stacker, the source replacement tray having a plurality of the electrical components, and the load receptacle is for swapping the target replacement tray in the output stacker with the target tray in the load receptacle, the target tray having a plurality of the electrical components. | 04-30-2015 |
20150125255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING UNIQUE STACK REGISTRATION USING ROTATING SHELF STRUCTURES FOR SET COMPILING IN IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A system and method are provided for improving stack integrity for a set of image receiving media substrates at an output of a compiler in an image forming device positioning a plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a vicinity of an exit/ejection port of an image receiving media processing or post-processing unit. The plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures cycle between a first (support) position and a substantially orthogonal second (drop) position with respect to a rotating axis for the rotating shelf structures. Each of the rotating shelf structures has a uniquely-portioned top surface that includes a substantially-parallel top (supporting) portion and a ramped lead-in portion facing the exit/ejection port from the image receiving media processing or post-processing unit in an effort to reduce any image receiving media substrate “stubbing” against a first of the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a process direction. | 05-07-2015 |
20150132098 | DEVICE THE CONVEYING AND HANDLING OF PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for the handling of products in a product-handling installation, comprising the following method steps:
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20150147153 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even when descending of a sheet stacking unit is interrupted by an obstacle, sheet stacking operation is resumed in a range in which the sheet stacking unit is movable. | 05-28-2015 |
20150336755 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED FILLLING OF A MAIL TRAY FROM A VERTICAL STACKER - An automated mail tray filling apparatus for taking envelopes from a vertical stacker output of an inserter machine and placing them in mail trays. A vertical stack of envelopes rests on a long stacker table. The mail tray filling apparatus has a track positioned next the vertical stacker table parallel to the length of the vertical stacker table. A mail tray transport is positioned beneath the track and arranged to transport mail trays beneath the track in a direction parallel to the vertical stacker table. A movable mail tray filler is movably mounted on the track to travel in parallel next to the vertical stacker table and above the mail tray transport, and is arranged to withdraw envelopes from the end of the vertical stack in a sideways direction. Envelopes are then redirected into a downward direction and fed into a mail tray positioned beneath the movable mail tray filler. | 11-26-2015 |
20160001989 | Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line - A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load, of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001991 | System and Method for Automated Truck Loading - An automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement sensor, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, product advances through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the product within the trailer. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement sensor detecting objects within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the product provided to the control subassembly. | 01-07-2016 |
20160039433 | PROPPANT STORAGE AND TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a rail car for supporting and transporting one or more containers storing proppant therein. A spine member extends from a first end to a second end of the rail car, and having a variable height that is greater at a midpoint than at the ends. A bolster is arranged on a top surface of the spine member, extends laterally in two directions, and has a greater width proximate the spine member than at a distal end. A mounting platform is positioned on the distal end of the bolster, has a container surface that receives the one or more containers, and extends vertically from the bolster to position the container above a top surface of the bolster. A locking assembly is positioned on the mounting platform and secures the one or more containers to the rail car when moved to a locked position. | 02-11-2016 |
20160090234 | Vertically Collapsible Semi-Truck Trailer - A collapsible container including frame assembly, a lifting mechanism, a retractable side wall, a retractable end wall, a top member, and a bottom member is disclosed. The frame assembly includes rectangular frame members and articulated vertical frame members disposed between the rectangular frame members. At least one rectangular frame member includes a receptacle member. The articulated vertical frame members are positioned and arranged to retract within the frame assembly. The lifting mechanism is positioned and arranged to elevate the rectangular frame members from each other. The retractable side wall is positioned and arranged to retract into a receptacle member. The retractable end wall is positioned and arranged to retract into a receptacle member. The top member is disposed on an uppermost rectangular frame member. The bottom member is disposed on a lowermost rectangular frame member. A method of transporting a plurality of containers is disclosed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160167882 | CONVEYOR CHUTE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING AND METHOD OF PALLETIZING SAME FOR SHIPMENT | 06-16-2016 |