| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414789900 | With means for removing completed stack from stacking location | 28 |
| 20090208319 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR SEPARATION OF STACKS OF INTERFOLDED SHEETS - The sheets are supplied interfolded by two folding rollers, on a table on which they are piled up forming a stack. When the stack achieves a predetermined height a first plurality of separators and a second plurality of separators, arranged for all the length of the stack and from opposite sides are inserted into the stack to provide the disengagement of the stack already formed from a stack being formed, leaving between them of a wing of sheet hanging. The stack formed is then withdrawn quickly from the stack being formed by means of a table, which translates vertically, and is subject to a blow of air for stretching a possible last sheet. Then, the stack formed is left on a longitudinal conveyor belt located underneath. At the same time, a sheet stretching board moves under the stack of interfolded sheets, for all its length, for provisional support thereof and for stretching completely the wing hanging from the stack being formed with a portion of wing that exceeds sheet stretching board. Then the separators and withdraw laterally and an element moving from a direction opposite to the sheet stretching board, for example a blow of air, stretches the portion of the exceeding wing of sheet just before that the table comes back. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090290969 | ROTARY LIFTING TABLE - The rotary lifting table is equipped with a rotary lifting table plate ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100040451 | INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE AND STACKING UNIT WITH INTERMEDIATE STORAGE DEVICE - The intermediate storage device ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100068027 | Automated build-by-layer rainbow pallet system - An automated build-by-layer rainbow pallet system comprises a layer build track and a layer build cart that carries a layer build robot and a number of positions for building rainbow pallets, for storing emptied supply pallets, and for storing empty half-pallets. On the rail-sides are dozens or hundreds of supply pallet conveyors for pallets of products to be picked-from when building the rainbow pallets. These are placed on one or both sides of the layer build track. The layer build robot can position itself in front of the appropriate supply pallet conveyor for picking. Once in position, half or full layers can be picked from the supply pallets and positioned over the target rainbow pallet to be built. The process of picking and building layers as the layer build cart repositions in front of the appropriate supply pallet conveyor is repeated until all of the on-board rainbow pallets have been built. The layer build cart returns to an unloading area where the emptied supply pallets and built rainbow pallets are conveyed off to respective exit conveyors. Several empty pallets are then moved from an empty pallet supply, and placed in the individual rainbow pallet build locations either by robot or conveying. The system is then ready to build more rainbow pallets. The system is controlled by a software program for orchestrating the overall movement and building of pallets. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100129189 | TAG STACKING SYSTEM AND STACK TRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING AND HANDLING TAGS - There is disclosed a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100189538 | CONVEYING AND STACKING APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE PRODUCT PLACEMENT - A conveying and stacking apparatus for stacking items or substrates carrying items received from an infeed conveyor is provided. The stacker has a housing and at least one movable platform upon which the item or substrate with one or more items located thereon is placed. An overhead loading belt assembly which includes at least one belt assembly positioned to travel over at least a portion of the infeed conveyor adjacent to the at least one moveable platform and the at least one moveable platform is provided. The at least one belt assembly carries the item or the substrate with the items located thereon to a stacking position on the at least one platform. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110158781 | COLLECTING AND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR A STACK FORMED BY LAYERS OF SHEETS - The invention relates to a collecting and conveying device for stacks of sheet layers, comprising a feed conveyor ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110211939 | POSTAL SORTING MACHINE WITH A CARRIAGE FOR HANDLING MAILPIECES - A sorting machine for sorting mailpieces such as letters and flats, said machine having at least one row of sorting outlets ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110286828 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray configured to stack a sheet to be processed, a sheet overlap unit configured to allow a sheet fed while the sheet to be processed is stacked on the processing tray, to be overlaid and made to wait, first and second bundle conveyance rollers configured to convey the sheet to the processing tray from the sheet overlap unit, and a sheet processing apparatus control unit configured to control an overlap operation in the sheet overlap unit, wherein the sheet processing apparatus control unit determines, based on sheet information relating to the sheet fed to the sheet overlap unit, whether a sheet to be then fed is overlaid on the sheet fed to the sheet overlap unit. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120282074 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING STACKS OF BAGS - The invention describes a device for forming stacks of bags, preferably bags of paper, which are individually supplied, comprising:
| 11-08-2012 |
| 20120321429 | METHODS OF PROCESSING ROLLS OF FIBROUS MATERIALS - The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of transporting rolls of a fibrous material. The method comprises providing a V-shaped conveying mechanism, stacking a plurality of the rolls of the fibrous material on the V-shaped conveying mechanism, and transporting the plurality of the rolls of the fibrous material between a first position and a second position. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130028698 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying path; a sheet entrance unit provided in the sheet conveying path; a sheet discharge unit provided in a location separated from the sheet entrance unit by a predetermined distance; a driving unit that drives the sheet entrance unit and the sheet discharge unit; a sheet guide unit that guides sheets and is provided between the sheet entrance unit and the sheet discharge unit to allow the sheets passing through the sheet entrance unit to be sequentially stacked; and a sheet buffer device that is configured such that the stacked sheets pass through the sheet discharge unit while the stacked sheets are loaded on a step with each leading end of the stacked sheets being separated with a predetermined interval. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130149097 | Bale Picking Truck - 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 self-propelled bale picking truck simplifies and speeds bale collecting, stacking, and staging for loading onto a truck for transport over the road. | 06-13-2013 |
| 414790000 | Interfingers with stack support moving vertically relative to removing means | 4 |
| 20140017057 | DEVICE FOR FORMING AND PASSING ON STACKS OF BLISTER PACKS - The device for forming and passing on stacks of blister packs comprises three drive units and three endless transfer units. Each transfer unit can be actuated by one of the drive units independently of the others. Each transfer unit comprises at least one conveyor belt on which two carrier elements are mounted rotatably and with an offset to each other. Each carrier element is positively guided in such a way that it is oriented horizontally at least when in a transfer area between a blister pack receiving position and a blister pack discharge position located underneath the blister pack receiving position. The drive units are actuated in such a way that two carrier elements of two different transfer units in each case move at a predetermined distance apart from the blister pack receiving position to the blister pack discharge position. | 01-16-2014 |
| 414790100 | Articles received and stack discharged at interfingering location | 3 |
| 20100215472 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING CONTINUALLY STACKED FLAT MATERIAL PIECES - A process for depositing stacked flat material pieces involves receiving the flat material pieces as a stack on a depositing surface in a receiving position, upon achieving of a predetermined number of stacked flat material pieces on the depositing surface, moving an auxiliary depositing surface out of a rest position to a working position, whereby stacking of the stack of flat material pieces on the depositing surface is terminated and a new stack of flat material pieces is formed on the auxiliary depositing surface, moving the depositing surface into a delivery position in which the stack of flat material pieces arranged on the depositing surface is delivered, moving the depositing surface into the receiving position, during which the new stack of flat material pieces then arranged on the auxiliary depositing surface is taken by the depositing surface and further stacked, and moving the auxiliary depositing surface into the rest position. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110158782 | HIGH SPEED INTERFOLDER SEPARATOR - An interfolder separator apparatus and method utilize a pair of count fingers that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to a stream of folded sheets, for temporarily supporting each successive pack formed by the separator and then releasing each successive pack when partly completed to alternating build fingers, so that the operation of separating successive packs from one another is performed separately from the operations of completing the build of each pack and transporting the completed packs to downstream operations. The count fingers may be mounted to pivot about axes that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to the stream of sheets. A first or last panel of the completed pack may also be folded back partly upon itself, after the partly completed pack is released by the count fingers. Some or all of the fingers may be spring loaded and automatically resettable for clearing jams. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120288354 | LOAD TRANSFERRING MECHANISM IN A SHEET-FEEDING SYSTEM - An apparatus for transferring load in a sheet-feeding system is described. The apparatus employs a rack, which is vertically movable between a loading position and a rack transfer position. The rack has a ribbed structure. Further, a movable cart in the apparatus can shift between a cart transfer position, an external position, and an unloading position. The cart, like the rack, is also a ribbed structure including a number of ribs. The rack ribs and the cart ribs are positioned to intercalate in the respective rack and cart transfer positions. In addition, the apparatus facilitate elevation of the cart from the floor once the load is transferred from the rack to the cart. | 11-15-2012 |
| 414790200 | Includes stack gripping device | 4 |
| 20080260512 | Packaging System Including Pallet De-Layering System - A packaging system for handling palletized product arranged in multiple layers of product cases, a pallet de-layering system includes a gripper mechanism. The gripper mechanism is configured to clamp a layer of the multiple layers by applying a clamping force to one or more product cases of the layer such that the layer can be removed from an adjacent layer of product cases to a different location. The layer includes a void between adjacent product cases. The gripper mechanism includes a void filling member carried by the gripper mechanism. The void filling member is sized and located to be positioned within the void to limit movement of the adjacent product cases into the void during a clamping operation. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090087295 | GRABBER FOR AUTOMATICALLY GRABBING PACKING UNITS - A grabber for automatically grabbing and placing packing units of different dimensions and configurations includes a frame with a support, a hold-down device and a stripper attached to the frame. The support supports a bottom portion of a respective packing unit, and is generally horizontally movable with respect to the frame. The hold-down device is downwardly movable toward the support to clamp the respective packing unit between the support and the hold-down device. The stripper is disposed above the support and is generally horizontally movable. The respective packing unit is substantially immobilized by the hold-down device and the stripper as the support is retracted. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090180857 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND CONVEYING STACKS OF SHEETS - The invention relates to collecting and conveying devices for stacks of sheets ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20140363266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING STACKABLE ARTICLES - Systems and methods for processing stackable articles, such as, frozen hamburgers or compact disks, are provided. The systems include mechanisms for determining the number of articles in a stack of articles, a transfer device adapted to transfer the articles when the number of articles equals a predetermined number of articles, a gripping device adapted to receive the stacks of articles from the transfer device, an automated manipulator adapted to transfer the gripping device with the stacks of articles, and a mechanism for discharging the stacks of articles from the gripping device to, for example, a container. The systems and methods may also provide staging areas adapted to receive the stack of articles and then transfer the stack of articles to the gripping device. Though aspects of the invention may be uniquely adapted to handle food items, aspects of the invention may also be used for non-food items. | 12-11-2014 |
| 414790300 | Pusher | 3 |
| 20130209214 | PUSHER ASSEMBLY WITH DYNAMIC WIDTH ADJUSTMENT FOR STACKER - A pusher assembly for a stacker includes first and second opposing moving sidewalls, each sidewall defining a lateral side of a chute region, the chute region defining a centerline therethrough. A first pusher is located on the first sidewall and is movable therewith and a second pusher is located on the second sidewall and is movable therewith. The first and second pushers, when in a home position, are staggered from one another relative to the centerline. The first pusher engages a leading edge of a stack of material in the stacker and the second pusher engages a trailing edge of the stack. In a conveying position, the first sidewall moves to engage the first pusher with the trailing edge of the stack of material, and the first and second sidewalls both move in a forward direction to discharge the stack of material. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130209215 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING STACKS OF TISSUES OR SIMILAR FOLDED PRODUCTS TO AN AUTOMATIC PACKAGING SYSTEM - An apparatus for feeding tissues or similar folded paper articles towards an automatic packaging system, comprises means for forming stacks of articles with one or more sets of separating wheels, and means for radially ejecting and feeding the stacks to the packaging system; the ejection means comprise at least one ejection device with two or more pushing members inserted between a wheel and the other; article stop means are adjustable in a direction that is substantially tangential with respect to the separating wheel, and orthogonal with an ejection direction. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130280023 | TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SUCH AS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRESS OPERATION AND INCLUDING FLUID CYLINDER RELEASED MECHANISM FOR HANDLING PARTS WITH LARGE TWO DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS - A transfer assembly incorporated into a part forming operation including a structure exhibiting a generally open interior. A pair of elongated pivotal supports extend in parallel fashion along inner facing sides of the structure and channel the received opposite edges of each part delivered from the part forming operation. A rotary actuating component is mounted at an intermediate end location of the structure between the sides and pivotally interconnects to the end supports via a pair of linkage arms. A proximity trigger switch determines delivery of a part from the out feed location and, upon being activated, actuates the rotary component to separate the side extending supports to release the part for stacking in plural fashion within the open interior, following which reverse actuation of the rotary component pivotally resets the supports for receiving a subsequent part. | 10-24-2013 |
| 414790400 | Includes carrier having distinct supports each successively receiving a stack thereon | 2 |
| 20100310350 | MULTIPLE ARTICULATING ELEVATOR AND STACKER SUPPORT SYSTEM - This is a paper-stacking support with segmented shelves that can support paper and can also fold upon being rotated around rollers by a driver belt. Once an upper shelf is fully loaded, it is moved downwardly by the drive belt and another shelf is moved into an upper loading position by the drive belt. This allows for a continuous running of the stacking operation without an interruption during the unloading of the stacked paper. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20150291373 | WORKPIECES STACKING APPARATUS - The invention provides a compact and easily movable workpiece stacking apparatus which uses only an electric source as a power source. A workpiece stacking apparatus includes lift bars on which workpieces are stackable and a lift bar drive apparatus which drives the lift bars in the upward and downward directions. The lift bar drive apparatus includes a support pillar which guides the lift bars in the upward and downward directions, a first sprocket, a second sprocket disposed below the first sprocket and guided movably in the upward and downward directions, a roller chain of which one end is fixed to the lift bars and extended from the lift bars to be engaged with the teeth of the first and second sprockets and the other end is fixed so as to hang the second sprocket, and an electric motor which drives and rotates the first sprocket. | 10-15-2015 |
| 414790700 | Includes driven conveyor whereon continuously supported stack is formed | 1 |
| 20110150620 | PRESSWARE STOP RAMP AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - Pressware stacking systems and methods for using same. The system can include a conveyor for moving pressware in a first direction; a stop ramp at least partially disposed on the conveyor; and a lifter in communication with the stop ramp. The lifter is adapted to move at least a portion of the stop ramp to an inclined position above the conveyor. | 06-23-2011 |
| 414790800 | With temporary support for incoming articles during discharge of stack | 1 |
| 20150050113 | NON-STOP GRID DEVICE FOR A FORMING MACHINE - A non-stop rack device for temporary receipt of the flat elements in the form of sheets in a converting machine, the device comprising a plurality of parallel bars which are integral with a mobile support which can be displaced between a receipt position, in which the bars can support temporarily the flat elements which are being stacked, and a released position, in which the said bars are placed spaced from any stack of flat elements. Each non-stop bar is mounted so as to be mobile in transverse displacement relative to the mobile support, and the non-stop rack device also comprises a blocking arrangement, which can block the transverse mobility of each non-stop bar. | 02-19-2015 |
