| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198340000 | Having signalling or load identifying means | 28 |
| 20090090597 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH GATE READER ASSEMBLY - A gate reader assembly for positioning and identifying articles carried by conveyor systems. The gate reader assembly including a main housing for attachment to said conveyor adjacent a conveyor line of the conveyor; a sprocket rotatably mounted on said housing and having a plurality of gullets formed thereon, each gullet configured for receiving one of said articles. In addition, said sprocket is configured to rotate about an axis normal to said conveyor line via a horizontal force from said articles such that said rotating sprocket is configured to receive and move said articles along said conveyor line. The gate reader assembly additionally includes a detent mechanism disposed on the housing and slidably coupled to the sprocket for releasably restraining said sprocket from rotation thereby inhibiting said article against further movement along said conveyor line. The gate reader assembly further includes a reader subassembly for mounting on said housing and for identifying said articles when restrained by said detent mechanism. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100258405 | Ejection system - A conveyer apparatus for transporting and processing tablets includes a conveyer and an ejection system. Each of the tablets includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a belly band that interconnects the first and second sides. The conveyer includes a plurality of carrier links to convey a plurality of tablets along a predetermined conveyer path. Each carrier link has a pocket to receive and transport a tablet in a vertical orientation along the predetermined conveyer path. The ejection system is structured to selectively accept or eject a tablet from the carrier link in response to a signal provided by a sensor positioned upstream of the ejection system. The ejection system includes at least one ejection finger movable between a non-ejection position in which the ejection finger is positioned out of the conveyer path of the carrier link and an ejection position in which the ejection finger is positioned with respect to the carrier link to contact and eject the tablet from the carrier link. At least a portion of the ejection finger defines a width that is smaller than a tablet width of the tablet and larger than a link width of the carrier link. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110000763 | Conveyor Device for Analyzer, Analyzer, Analyzing System, and Connector for Conveyor Device - A conveyor device | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110192703 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OBJECT EDGE DETECTION - A system, apparatus, and method for detecting overlapped items in a sequence of items moving along a conveying path based on rigidity and thickness contour measurements. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110226584 | LOCATING STATION - Various embodiments include a locating device for holding a puck in a locating position in a conveyer system, comprising a base portion, a rail section, and a rotating disc rotatable supported in the base portion and having a puck recess, where the locating device comprises a locating position between the puck recess of the rotating disc and a positioning means in the rail section, and that the locating device comprises resilient means adapted to hold a puck in the locating position. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120152693 | Transport Facility - A transport device is configured to transport different kinds of articles which have different lengths from the held portion or a position corresponding to the held portion to one end portion along the fore and aft direction. There are provided an article detection device for detecting an article, end detection device for detecting the one end portion, along the fore and aft direction, of the article detected by the article detecting device, and a determination device for determining the kind of the article based on detected information from the article detecting device and detected information from the end detection device. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120181145 | Mechanism for Improved Handling of Conveyor Packages - An improved sorting system for use with a conveyor assembly includes a transverse roller conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product stations. The sorting system provides a stager system for positioning product on moving conveyor and a diverter system for shuttling product into alternative channels. The system in a preferred embodiment is configured for use with tire handling components, and can be equipped with a bar code reader useable with tires. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130026002 | Modular Manufacturing Line Including Work Tool Having Work Tool Spray Nozzle And Method Of Operation Therefor - A modular manufacturing line includes first and second modular manufacturing stations. Each station includes a framework defining a manufacturing space, and an overhead friction drive system supported on the framework for moving a suspended article through the manufacturing space. A control system is in communication with each drive system and is configured to simultaneously control a first article at the first station according to one operation pattern and control a second article at the second station according to a different operation pattern. A work tool including a work tool spray nozzle is positioned at the first station and is movable along a floor mounted work tool support track. The first article moves through an article pathway volume that intersects with a work tool pathway volume defined by the work tool movement. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130062158 | CONVEYING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATION PRODUCTION LINES - The invention relates to a conveying device for the transport of components or component groups from and to one or more workstations, the conveying device comprising a conveying track and a component carrier truck moved on the conveying track, and there being provided in the region of the workstations, on the conveying track, positioning devices which cooperate with positioning means on the component carrier truck in such a way that a desired position of the component carrier truck in the workstation is assumed in all three space directions (X, Y, Z) directly as a result of the travel-in movement of the component carrier truck into the workstation, characterized in that, during the entire travel-in movement of the component carrier truck into the workstation, each positioning means on the component carrier truck comes into contact with only its positioning device, determining the desired position, on the conveying track. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130105272 | TRANSPORT UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130126299 | ADAPTABLE SCREENING CHECKPOINT - The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for efficient passenger belonging screening at security checkpoints. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for tracking, analyzing, and collecting information in order to improve efficiency at security checkpoints. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130168204 | MACHINING MODULE - A machining module includes a molding system, a painting system and a transporting system. The transporting system is positioned between the molding system and the painting system. The transporting system automatically transports a plurality of blank members produced by the molding system to the painting system. The transporting system defines a detecting station for detecting the blank members and an assembly station for assembling the detected blank members to the painting system. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130240323 | DEVICE FOR FOLDING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a unit cell transfer apparatus for arranging and delivering unit cells to a folding device, which is used in a continuous process for manufacturing a stack/folding type electrode assembly having a structure of planar unit cells wound up over a separate film. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130270062 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A method includes pulling out and conveying a sheet having splice portions, acquiring information relating to a position of an indentation on the sheet formed in addition to a splice portion, and performing processing on the sheet but a position corresponding to the acquired position of the indentation and its vicinity. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130341156 | DETERMINATION AND CORRECTION OF CONVEYOR BELT SPEED/LOCATION - Sprockets ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140202828 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER AND MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR SAME - An automated analyzer includes a conveyance mechanism to convey a specimen, an analysis portion to analyze the specimen, and a device cover to cover a movable mechanism including the conveyance mechanism. The automated analyzer is provided with an interlock mechanism and an interlock release mechanism. The interlock mechanism stops an operation of the movable mechanism when the device cover is opened. The interlock release mechanism disables all or part of the interlock mechanism. The interlock mechanism is enabled when a lever | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140216893 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING THE PRESENCE OF SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONTAINER PRODUCT AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - Method for establishing the presence of specified characteristics of a container product ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216894 | WEIGHING SYSTEM USING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH LOAD CELLS - A conveyor belt module, a conveyor belt, a weighing system, and a method for weighing articles conveyed on a conveyor belt. A conveyor belt includes an array of load cells embedded in belt modules to measure forces normal to the belt's conveying surface. The measurements are transmitted from the belt to a remote controller as part of a vision system that identifies individual articles conveyed on the belt and pressing down on underlying load cells. The vision system determines which load cells underlie the individual articles and combines their measurements to compute the weights of the articles on the fly. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140238818 | Centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with Segmented tooling sections - A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with segmented tooling sections, the feeder system having segmented sections for a common centrifugal feeder bowl. The sections can be quickly and less expensively changed between various part sizes and configurations. With this system one can add and remove tooling segments (outside the bowl); securely and precisely locate the tooling segment with solid pins; maintain and use a tool RFID address to track specific parts and ranges of parts with a PLC Control as the bowl is modified; and harmonize the tooling segments and parts with RFID Tags tied to the PLC and the Tooling segments. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140262682 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING, INSPECTING AND STACKING ITEMS - A machine for inspecting, sorting and stacking items includes a plurality of conveyor lanes for moving items through the machine. An imaging system is arranged relative to the conveyor lanes to view items moving along the conveyor lanes. A reject arrangement is downstream of the imaging system and includes a plurality of selectively actuatable reject mechanisms, each reject mechanism associated with a respective one of the conveyor lanes enabling items to be selectively dropped from each conveyor lane on an individual lane basis. Items that pass inspection are conveyed to a downstream stacker, then on to item stack conveyors before being moved onto a side transfer conveyor. A controller analyzes image data to make a determination of whether any item is below a defined quality threshold and, if so, to control the reject mechanism to drop the below quality item out of the conveyor lane. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140353115 | CHECKOUT-SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150041281 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM INCLUDING TRACKING OF THE CONVEYED ARTICLES BY USING IMAGING AND VIRTUAL SENSORS - A conveyor system includes a conveyor ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150083548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND PROCESSING PELLET-SHAPED ARTICLES - A conveyer apparatus for inspecting and processing pellet-shaped articles, each of the pellet-shaped articles including a first side and a second side, the conveyer apparatus comprising: a conveyer including a plurality of carrier links to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined conveyer path; a first inspection unit including at least one camera to inspect the first side and/or the second side of each of the pellet-shaped articles and determine an orientation of each of the pellet-shaped articles on the conveyer; a processing unit including at least two processing devices, each on an opposite side of the conveyer to process the first side and the second side of each of the pellet-shaped articles; and a second inspection unit including at least one camera on each side of the conveyer to inspect the first side and/or the second side of the pellet-shaped articles after processing. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160023787 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUAL COUNTABLES - Systems and methods for manually filling a prescription order. A manual fill device may be incorporated into a manual fill center of a pharmacy operated by one or more pharmacists and/or pharmacist technicians to manually fill certain prescription containers. The manual fill device may include a control unit which may operate at the direction of the order processing device. The manual fill device may also include a distribution section automating distribution of containers for manual fulfillment, and a manual section in which a pharmacist may utilize available pharmaceuticals to manually fill orders. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160023790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A UNIT-OF-USE WRAP SEAL PACKING STATION - A system comprising a staging area and a packing area. The staging area may include a plurality of staging bins and a shuttle moveable along the plurality of staging bins. A staging bin of the plurality of staging bins may be configured to selectively retain a component of an order therein. Such staging bin may be configured to selectively release the component to the shuttle. The packing area may include a slide, a scanner, and a wrap seal conveyor. The shuttle may be configured to release the component onto the slide, and the scanner may be operable to scan and verify the component during placement of the component onto the wrap seal conveyor. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160176648 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A FRICTION COEFFICIENT MEASURING DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160187186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE FORCE OR LOCATION ON AN L-BEAM - Force and location sensing systems and methods are disclosed. A method comprises bending a L-beam at an initially unknown location on a force-supporting portion of the L-beam, the L-beam substantially having a tension side and a compression side, measuring a first local stress at a first location on the tension side, measuring a second local stress at a second location on the tension side, measuring a third local stress at a third location on the compression side, and measuring a fourth local stress at a fourth location on the compression side. A weight-sensing storage system capable of tracking removed items is disclosed with a product image captured via a camera, a plurality of sensors on an L-beam, a first signal from the plurality of sensors indicating a first state prior to change of the product image, and a second signal indicating lower strain on the L-beam than the first signal. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194159 | GLASS SUBSTRATE CONVEYER | 07-07-2016 |
