| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198804000 |
Endless conveyor
| 669 |
| 198780000 |
Live roll
| 126 |
| 198793000 |
Unit load conveying surface means moved about an endless or rotating path
| 113 |
| 198750100 |
Reciprocating conveying surface
| 89 |
| 198717000 |
Pusher conveyor and separate load support surface
| 68 |
| 198657000 |
Screw
| 57 |
| 198688100 |
Having means to enhance the friction or adherence between the conveyor and load at random locations on conveyor
| 44 |
| 198678100 |
Endless conveyor having means for suspending load
| 32 |
| 198620000 |
Load simultaneously engaged between and moved by a plurality of driven conveyor members
| 29 |
| 198701000 |
Bucket
| 28 |
| 198779000 |
Load-supporting rolls moved about endless path
| 26 |
| 198778000 |
Spiral
| 23 |
| 198619000 |
Load propelled as the reactive means in a linear motor or moving magnetic field
| 12 |
| 198633000 |
Movement of load changed relative to conveyor movement on contact of load with passive means
| 10 |
| 198638000 |
Thrower | 4 |
| 20090173600 | CENTRIFUGAL EJECTOR - In the case of a centrifugal ejector with a centrifugal wheel which has at least one ejection lever, is mounted in a housing having an ejection opening and can be driven such that it rotates, the at least one ejection lever is fixed pivotably on the centrifugal wheel, and a mechanism is provided for changing of the pivoting angle of the ejection lever as a function of the angle of rotation of the centrifugal wheel. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120067702 | SYSTEM FOR THERMALLY CONTROLLING A SOLID FEED PUMP - According to various embodiments, a system includes a solid feed pump. The solid feed pump includes a housing, a rotor disposed in the housing, a curved passage disposed between the rotor and the housing, an inlet coupled to the curved passage, an outlet coupled to the curved passage, a solid feed guide extending across the curved passage, and a thermal control path through a portion of the solid feed pump. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20140353124 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING BIOMASS FOR COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, OR PROCESSING - A system for conveying biomass is disclosed. The system is configured to convey biomass for collection, transport, or processing. The system contains a housing comprising an opening configured for the entry of biomass, at least one shoe skid configured to offset the housing in a vertical orientation, an apparatus at least partially within the housing comprising at least one rotating blade assembly, and a conduit configured to discharge biomass from the housing so that biomass entering into the housing can be projected by the apparatus through the conduit for collection or transport. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20080230354 | TUBE CONVEYER WITH SEALING BELT EDGES - A tubular conveyor for conveying grain or seed includes an intake end having a first roller and a discharge end having a second roller. A tubular portion is disposed between the intake end and the discharge end. A continuous flexible conveyor belt is coupled with the first and second rollers. Seal means are provided for sealing edges of the conveyor belt at a point approximately where the conveyor belt meets at least one of the first and second rollers. | 09-25-2008 |
| 198803160 |
Rotary conveyor without specific locations for supporting randomly placed articles or bulk material | 3 |
| 20100163373 | MEDICAMENT BOTTLE DISPENSER - A bulk loading medicament bottle dispenser comprises a hopper and a medicament bottle dispenser. The hopper includes a ramped shelf and a bin and is configured to receive a plurality of medicament bottles from an external source and roughly align the plurality of medicament bottles to be picked up one at a time. The medicament bottle dispenser includes at least one pick arm, a pick wheel, a chute, a pickup platform, and a gating mechanism. The pick arm is coupled to the pick wheel and may pick up and retain a first medicament bottle from the plurality of medicament bottles as the pick wheel rotates. The chute may receive the first medicament bottle from the pick arm and may pass the first medicament bottle to the pickup platform. However, the gating mechanism may retain the first medicament bottle in the chute if there is already a second medicament bottle present on the pickup platform. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20130256097 | MEDICINE FEEDING DEVICE, AND MEDICINE COUNTING DEVICE - A medicine counting device including a rotary container broadening radially in an upward direction and configured to rotate around an axis of the rotary container; a guide member fixed with a predetermined gap on a top surface side of the rotary container, spirally extending from the central portion towards an outer circumference of the rotary container, and configured to guide a medicine moved by a rotation of the rotary container from the central portion towards the outer circumference of the rotary container. The medicine counting device further includes a detector provided outside of the rotary container and a regulator configured to feed a medicine having been moved to the outer circumference and being in contact with the guide member towards the detector but returns the medicines which are not being in contact with the guide member to the central portion side of the rotary container by overpassing the guide member. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130306439 | LOADING DEVICE AND SPUTTERING DEVICE USING SAME - A sputtering device includes a main body and a loading device received in the main body. The main body includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a sidewall connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, an upper bearing mounted on the top portion, and a lower bearing mounted on the bottom portion. The loading device includes an outer frame, an inner frame received in the outer frame, and a gear device arranged between the outer frame and the inner frame. The outer frame is rotatably connected to the upper bearing and includes a plurality of first rods arranged in a first circle. The inner frame is rotatably connected to the lower bearing and includes a plurality of second rods arranged in a second circle. The gear device is configured for rotating the outer frame and the inner frame in opposite directions. | 11-21-2013 |
| 198716000 |
Flight means in conduit for lifting flowable solid material | 3 |
| 20130087432 | HARVESTER CROP DELIVERY SYSTEM - A crop delivery system for a harvester including a vessel positioned in a harvester for securing a crop therein. A first tube has a first angled orientation and configured to receive the crop from the vessel. A second tube has a second angled orientation. A transition area is positioned between the first tube and the second tube. A continuous belt extends from the first tube to the second tube. A portion of the belt carrying the crop between the first tube and the second tube is structurally supported and substantially covered by the first tube, the second tube and the transition area. The transition area includes a roller positioned substantially transverse to the first tube and the second tube and in contact with the belt, the roller forming a substantially flat bend area in the belt for transitioning the belt from the first angled orientation to the second angled orientation. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130161160 | Continuous Recovery System For Electrorefiner System - A continuous recovery system for an electrorefiner system may include a trough having a ridge portion and a furrow portion. The furrow portion may include a first section and a second section. An inlet and exit pipe may be connected to the trough. The inlet pipe may include an outlet opening that opens up to the first section of the furrow portion of the trough. The exit pipe may include an entrance opening that opens up to the second section of the furrow portion of the trough. A chain may extend through the inlet and exit pipes and along the furrow portion of the trough. The chain may be in a continuous loop form. A plurality of flights may be secured to the chain. Accordingly, the desired product may be continuously harvested from the electrorefiner system without having to halt the electrical power and/or remove the cathode and anode assemblies. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20150136569 | CONVEYING DEVICE, CARRIER, AND FEEDING DEVICE FOR CONVEYING BULK GOODS - The conveying device ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 198629000 |
Diverse | 2 |
| 20120031738 | MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING AND CONVEYING FERROUS METAL ARTICLES - An assembly for loading and conveying ferrous metal articles including a magnet having north and south poles, an axis between the north and south poles, the poles forming an annular belt support; a powered conveyor belt extending over the belt support for rotating the magnet, the magnet being segmented along the polar axis, a first polar axis segment being a magnet mounting plate, a plurality of second polar axis segments being sub-magnets, each such sub-magnet overlying or underlying the magnet mounting plate having north and south poles, and having a polar axis, and a third polar axis segment being a sheath extending annularly about the magnet's first and second polar axis segments, the sheath having a radially outer surface forming the magnet's annular belt support. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20140027245 | CLAMPING MECHANISM AND CARRYING DEVICE AND TRANSFERRING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a clamping mechanism for clamping a liquid crystal panel of a LCD, the clamping mechanism includes a base, a clamping member mounted on the base, and an elastic member connected to the base and applying a drawing force onto the clamping member to allow the clamping member under balanced outer force. With the clamping mechanism, the vertical position of the clamping mechanism can be adjusted as the height of the liquid crystal panel changes, thus, the clamping member can be kept coplanar with the liquid crystal panel, to avoid the fracture of the liquid crystal panel; meanwhile, with the elastic member, the frequency and the precision of adjusting the clamping mechanism can be decreased to reduce the maintaining cost of the clamping mechanism. The present disclosure further provides a carrying device and a transferring apparatus with the clamping mechanism. | 01-30-2014 |
| 198631100 |
Conveyor portion only cyclically rotates, shifts, or oscillates for extra-conveying function | 2 |
| 20120103761 | APPARATUS WITH PRODUCT CONVEYOR AND TRANSVERSE DRIVE - The present invention relates to an apparatus having a product conveyor drivable in a conveying direction and a transverse drive by which the product conveyor is movable in a direction transverse to the conveying direction. The product conveyor is coupled to a compensation mass by means of which forces can be compensated which occur by a transverse movement of the product conveyor. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20160176106 | Indexing Welding Device for Tube | 06-23-2016 |
| 198630000 |
Moving wave type | 2 |
| 20090014283 | DEVICE FOR NON-CONTACT CONVEYING, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS - A device for generating a floating state of an object by sound waves includes a rigid support structure having a top surface for absorbing forces generated by the gravitation or acceleration of the levitating object and perpendicularly acting on the top surface. A thin oscillatory element is arranged in parallel to the top surface. Further provided is a vibration generator for making the thin oscillatory element vibrating and levitating above the top surface so that the object is levitating above the thin oscillatory element without contacting it. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100206696 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An acoustic wave device applicable to a wider scope and field and used for transporting a substance of any of wide variety of types to be transported with an improved efficiency without needing to clean a piezoelectric substrate and simultaneously transporting two or more physically separated substances along the propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave. An acoustic wave device has an exciting electrode for exciting a surface acoustic wave formed on a piezoelectric substrate generating a surface acoustic wave by a piezoelectric effect. A transport path plate is disposed adjacently to the exciting electrode over the piezoelectric substrate with a water layer (W) interposed therebetween. When current is supplied to the exciting electrode, a surface acoustic wave is generated on the piezoelectric substrate. The surface acoustic wave causes a longitudinal wave to be emitted into the water layer (W) and attenuates. The emitted longitudinal wave is propagated to the transport path plate, and a droplet (Dp) placed on the transport path plate is displaced by the emission pressure. | 08-19-2010 |
| 198632000 |
Conveyor section folds to facilitate transportation or storage of section | 2 |
| 20130248329 | Folding Transport Conveyor For A Construction Machine, Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Method For Pivoting A Transport Conveyor - In a folding transport conveyor ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130306437 | FOLDING MECHANISM WITH LOCKING FUNCTION - A folding mechanism for a hopper flare, the mechanism comprising a linkage mechanism having a first track provided on a first support, a second track provided on a second support, and a link coupled to both the first and second tracks. The link is capable of riding simultaneously along each of the first and second tracks as the second support pivots about its pivot axis. The first track includes a locking track segment having a bearing surface oriented to resist, by engagement with the link, movement of the second support about the pivot axis in at least one direction. | 11-21-2013 |
| 198644000 |
Conveyor for signatures | 1 |
| 20090288932 | GRIPPER CONVEYOR DELIVERY - A signature transport device is provided. The signature transport device includes a saddle conveyor for transporting signatures, an escalator tucker for lifting the signatures off the saddle conveyor and a linear gripper conveyor located adjacent to the escalator tucker and having a plurality of grippers for gripping the signatures. The linear gripper conveyor has a velocity component that is equal to or greater than a velocity component of the escalator tucker when the signatures are gripped from the escalator tucker. A method for transporting signatures is also provided. | 11-26-2009 |
| 198715000 |
Flexible pocket | 1 |
| 20160060040 | TUBULAR CONVEYOR BELT OR POCKET CONVEYOR BELT HAVING A CHEVRON PROFILE ARRANGEMENT ON THE CARRYING SIDE THEREOF - A conveyor belt includes a carrying-side cover plate and a running-side cover plate. The cover plates conjointly define a belt body having a plurality of reinforcement elements embedded therein. The belt body has edge zones and is closable so as to cause the edge zones to overlap and be in mutual contact engagement to form a tube conveyor belt or a pocket conveyor belt. The carrying-side cover plate has a chevron profile arrangement which includes a plurality of diagonal elements extending in both a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction of the conveyor belt. Each two of the diagonal elements conjointly defines a pair with multiple pairs defining a V-formation having a tip aligned in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the belt. | 03-03-2016 |
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| 20080223692 | PRODUCTION LINE FOR VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT MODELS - A production line for vehicles of different models is disclosed, wherein vehicle bodies for ordinary automobiles and vehicle bodies for compact automobiles are incorporated on the same production line, and multiple components are installed. Two compact vehicle bodies are carried on a conveyance device which is designed for carrying a single ordinary vehicle body. The number of components of a compact automobile is approximately half the number of components of an ordinary automobile, and therefore compact automobiles can be produced efficiently without any downtime. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080236997 | Stage Apparatus and Exposing Apparatus - Disclosed is a stage apparatus which drives an object, comprising a base member, a first guide member disposed along a guide face of the base member, a second guide member disposed along the guide face so as to intersect with the first guide member, first and second sliders disposed such that the first and second sliders can move along the first and the second guide members, respectively, a connecting member having a flexible structure to connect the first and the second sliders to each other, and a movable stage which is to hold the object and is movably disposed on the guide face, and which is connected to the first and the second sliders. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080289933 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, CLEANING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A conveyance apparatus includes: a stage section having: a feeding stage on which a work to be fed is placed; a first working stage on which the work is subjected to a working process; a second working stage on which the work is subjected to the same working process as that of the first working stage; and a discharging stage on which the work to be discharged is placed; and a conveyance section having: a feeding arm feeding the work from the feeding stage to the working stages; a discharging arm which is provided on a discharging stage side of the feeding arm and discharges the work from the working stages to the discharging stage; a first drive unit moving the two arms in an alignment direction of the four stages; and a second drive unit changing distance between the two arms in the alignment direction. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090084659 | Transfer plate and method of interfacing to a belt - An apparatus according to the present invention is a transfer plate used in conveying manufactured product or raw materials onto or off from a conveyor belt. Generally, the transfer plate includes a support member and a transfer extension depending from the support member to interface to a predetermined conveyor belt. The support member may be coupled to a support structure to allow multidirectional flotation, or acceptable operational movement, of the plate due to incidental movement of the conveyor belt. The support member is preferably manually couplable to the support structure, thereby preventing the need for tools during repair or replacement. The transfer interface may include fingers or a modular interface plate. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090205933 | Feeder - A feeder to be able to meet the requirements of positioning accuracy, long distance conveyance, remote conveyance, controllability, high precision feeding, high speed feeding, inexpensiveness, simplicity of construction, space saving, weight reduction, measure for dusting and safety for accident for being provided for multiple utilizations. This feeder comprises a forward winder ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100300843 | LEG FOR A PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE POSITION OF A LEG - A leg and a method for measuring the position of a leg for a processing device, which leg comprises a first transfer member, which is articulated to the processing device and a second and a third transfer member for changing the position of the leg. The leg further comprises at least one measuring means for measuring the position of the leg in relation to the processing device. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110108392 | CONVEYING MECHANISM WITH PUSHING-OFF DEVICE THAT CAN BE DRIVEN COUNTER TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL - A conveyor apparatus with a plurality of transport units movable along a guide means, on the upper side of said transport units there being provided in each case a pusher means which can be driven contrary to a direction of travel of the transport units so that unit load items can be picked up and/or discharged gently. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110127143 | CONTAINER TRANSFER DEVICE INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE PERIPHERAL GUIDE - Adjustable device for transferring containers along an arc-of-a-circle path ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110272251 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING FOOD PRODUCTS TO A LOADING HEAD - An apparatus and method of transporting food products to a loading station having a cooling conveyor that selectively drops food product into a distributor. The distributor separates product into at least two lanes and drops product onto a conveyor. A balancing and diverting conveyor monitors and counts product in each lane and diverts product selectively based upon the sensed product. An orienter transfers product from a loading conveyor to a buffer conveyor. The buffer conveyor transfers product to a main conveyor which transfers product to a loading head. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120061208 | ADAPTABLE ASSEMBLY FIXTURE APPARATUS - An apparatus for transporting a first workpiece assembly, the apparatus includes a pallet, a universal fixture and an adaptable fixture. The pallet has a rectangular base and support members fixed to opposite edges of the base. The universal fixture has a frame, a first and second support arms and three workpiece mounts. The support arms are fixed to opposite sides of the frame and are rotatably supported in the support members of the pallet. The adaptable fixture has a frame, three fixture mounts and three workpiece mounts. The fixture mounts are disposed on the bottom surface of the frame and aligned with the workpiece mounts of the universal fixture. The workpiece mounts of the adaptable fixture are disposed on the top surface of the frame and aligned with a first, second and third locator of a workpiece assembly. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120152696 | OPTICAL SENSOR CALIBRATION USING HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE WIDTH MODULATION - A system and method for adjusting the LED current of an optical sensor that does not decrease the effectiveness of the optical sensor or the length of its operating life, or significantly increase the cost due to hardware requirements. The LED current of an optical sensor is adjusted using a high frequency pulse-width modulated signal generated from a microcontroller. Based on feedback provided by the photo-detector, the duty cycle of the signal can be adjusted by the microcontroller. The signal passes through a low pass filter which averages the modulated signal into a DC voltage, which is then used to control a current amplifier circuit that provides current to the LED of the optical sensor. This adjustability enables the system to compensate for variations in sensor LED's and the LED brightness reduction to due aging and/or build-up of contaminants on the photo-detector and/or LED. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130168208 | MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT - A material processing plant comprising a frame and a body of a material processing apparatus connected to the frame and a feeder, and first joining means having a first support arm having a first pivot point and a second pivot point at a first distance from each other. The first pivot point is connected to a first end of the feeder and the second pivot point is connected to the frame of the processing plant for moving the first end of the feeder. The processing plant includes second joining means having a second support arm having a third pivot point and a fourth pivot point a second distance from each other. The third pivot point is connected to a second end of the feeder. The fourth pivot point is connected to the body of the processing apparatus. An actuator moves the feeder between a first position and a second position. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130233676 | MULTI-CONNECTORS FOR EXTENDABLE CONVEYORS - Multi-connectors for extendable conveyors are disclosed. An example multi-connector to connect an external component to an extendable conveyor is disclosed. The extendable conveyor is to convey articles and includes a base unit, a mechanically extendable section to be supported in a cantilevered manner and to be selectively positioned relative to the base unit, and a conveying surface to convey articles. The conveying surface is to extend at least partially on an upper side of the mechanically extendable section. The multi-connector includes a mechanical connection section to mechanically attach the external component, a fastening section to fasten the multi-connector to the extendable conveyor, and a functional/powered connection section to provide at least one of electric power or a vacuum supply to the external component. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140311867 | CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING METHOD - A conveyor is provided with a supply roll, a plurality of movement parts and a first securing device. The supply roll is rotatably arranged and is configured to support a belt-shaped cell material for an electrode or a separator to intermittently feeding out the cell material by rotation of the supply roll. The movement parts are configured to lengthen and shorten a conveying route by conveyably holding the cell material fed out from the supply roll. The first securing device is configured to secure the cell material. The first securing device is provided upstream from the movement parts along a direction in which the cell material is conveyed. The movement parts are further configured to change position so as to shorten the conveying route in a state in which the cell material is secured by the first securing device. | 10-23-2014 |
