| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414791600 | Sequentially forms or adds completed layers | 28 |
| 20080213080 | Compact Storage System and Its Application - The invention relates to a compact storage system and a corresponding method for storing frozen specimens. The compact storage system comprises one storage area, a housing with thermal insulation and at least one refrigeration unit, with which at least the storage area is coolable down to a temperature of at least −15° C. The compact storage system also comprises storage shelves arranged completely within the refrigerated storage area and a transfer area arranged above this storage area. An essentially horizontally moving robot is arranged within the transfer area. The compact storage system is characterised in that it comprises at least one essentially vertical paternoster device, with a plurality of essentially horizontally oriented storage shelves circulating on an essentially oval path. The robot working in conjunction with the paternoster device is accomplished for removing or depositing a storage shelf and/or objects from/onto a storage shelf respectively. The robot is capable of this removing or depositing, when at least one storage shelf is located in the area of the upper semicircle of the path of this paternoster device. These objects for removing or depositing are selected from a group comprising the transfer frame, container racks and containers. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080298949 | Palletizing Unit and Method for Installing a Palletizing Unit - The invention relates to a palletizing unit ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090317225 | Clampable container system - A layer of containers which can be moved by a clamp lift truck. The containers are held together by a layer lift sheet which is attached to the bottoms of the containers and holds them together along their sides and ends. The layer lift sheet has perforations that align with the juxtaposed sides and ends of the containers. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100278625 | CONSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOADING A FREIGHT CARRIER - The invention relates to a consignment system and method for loading a freight carrier ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100284775 | LIFTING DECK FOR A PALLETIZER - The deck for lifting a layer of products ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100284776 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE STACKING IN LAYERS OF TIMBER PACKAGES - The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for stacking timber packages in layer that uses a transfer arrangement comprising mobile carrier planes. The carrier planes in turn form a direct continuation of an input transporter in order to receive layers fed from this transporter by being caused to lift from below a complete layer from the input transporter and displacing the layer in over the stacking table. After that, the carrier planes are withdrawn from the stacking table while the layer of timber is scraped off from the carrier plane or, the stacking table is arranged to move downwards. The transfer arrangement uses a first, a second and a third carrier plane which are arranged to move mutually in a cycle in such a manner that one pair of two consecutive carrier planes is located at the same time at a position above the stacking table. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100316479 | Method and Device of Handling Packages - A method and device for handling packs or similar unit loads in a packaging plant where packs exiting from a packaging machine are distributed and in the process optionally rotated and palletized in a palletizer, wherein distribution, rotation and palletizing are performed essentially continuously and directly consecutively from the packaging machine to the palletizer. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110076128 | PALLETIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A first layer of items is assembled on a movable conveyor belt on a support platform, and the conveyor belt advances to position the first layer of items above and in registration with a pallet while a second layer of items is assembled behind the first layer. The conveyor belt then stops, and part of the support platform and an associated portion of the conveyor belt retract from beneath the first layer of items, depositing the first layer of items on the pallet, after which the pallet is indexed downward. The retractable portion of the support platform and the associated portion of the conveyor belt then extend to the position above and in registration with the pallet, and the conveyor belt advances during this extension to position the second layer of items above and in registration with the pallet. Apparatus for placing slip sheets onto pallets is also described. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120027555 | PALLETIZER WITH BOX LAYER PREPARATION - The invention relates to a palletizer including a device ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130177379 | AUTOMATED LAYER PICKING AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A material handling storage, retrieval and load building system receives source pallets, bearing product loads in full or partial layers, stores them in a variety of locations depending on the frequency of demand for products thereon and builds homogeneous product or similar product full or partial layers on target or order pallets, in both single and multiple layer picks, from products on the source pallets, to order after retrieving the source pallets to a building pallet location. Pallets are transferred within the system on pallet stands which are selectively coupled to automatically guided vehicles, thus providing significant flexibility in the pallet storage locations and in the transfer distance within the system. Apparatus and methods are disclosed. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130216349 | BOARD STACKING APPARATUS - A board stacking apparatus having one or more movable supports having at least two arms each, a rear stopper and a power assembly operatively connected to the movable support to move the same according to a layer stacking routine. The layer stacking routine includes positioning the movable support at a receiving position, maintaining the movable support in the receiving position while the boards are dispensed thereon, and moving the movable support in a rearward direction. The board stacking apparatus further comprises abutment components located proximate to and slightly below a board dispensing mechanism of the apparatus to support the receiving end of corresponding arms when in the receiving position. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130243558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLE LAYERS BETWEEN ADJACENT MODULES - A method and apparatus for horizontally shifting an article group or article layer, composed of a plurality of articles, from a first position and/or from a conveying movement into a second rest position while largely maintaining the relative positions of the articles in the article layer or group to each other, said transfer being effected by at least one first pusher bar engaging with the articles located at the back of the article group or article layer, as considered in relation to the conveying or feed direction. A support bar, which is at least temporarily allocated to the articles located at the front of the article group or layer, as considered in relation to the conveying direction, moves ahead at a slight distance from or abuts on the foremost articles of the article group or layer at least immediately before or on reaching the rest position. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140199151 | Method and Apparatus for Storing and Dispensing Bagged Ice - An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in an upper portion of the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140328661 | DEVICE FOR STABILIZING A PALLET - A device for palletizing a plurality of articles and for stabilizing selected ones of the plurality of articles is provided. The device includes at least one load stabilizer and at least one stabilizer applier. The at least one load stabilizer includes a stabilizer sheet and an adhesive layer coupled with the stabilizer sheet. The at least one stabilizer applier receives the at least one load stabilizer and applies the adhesive layer to a select potential shift point of a palletized load. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150063971 | Method and Device for Horizontally Transferring Layers of Articles Between Adjacent Modules - The invention comprises a transfer unit ( | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150086318 | APPARATUS FOR PALLETIZING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - Apparatus for palletizing bottles or similar containers, comprising: a conveyor including a support structure and a closed ring belt having a horizontal branch movable in a direction of transport (A) and having an upper surface on which a layer of bottles (B) or similar containers rests when in use, and a movable pickup device positionable above the conveyor for picking up said layer of bottles (B) from the belt and movable in a palletizing station for depositing the layer of bottles (B) on the base of a pallet or on a previously deposited layer of bottles, wherein the pickup device comprises a frame open at the bottom and a shutter movable relative to the frame between a retracted position in which the shutter leaves the lower opening of the frame open and an extended position in which the shutter closes the lower opening of the frame, wherein, in use, the shutter during the movement from the retracted position to the extended position is inserted between the layer of bottles (B) and the upper surface of said horizontal branch, so as to transfer the layer of bottles (B) from the conveyor to the pickup device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150110593 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING LAYERS OF ARTICLES BETWEEN ADJACENT MODULES - The invention comprises a method for horizontal movement of a group or layer of articles ( | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150359160 | SOD HARVESTER STACKING HEAD THAT IS MOVABLE WITH A STACKING CONVEYOR - A stacking head of a sod harvester can be configured to move with a stacking conveyor during a pick up operation. A stacking head on a roll harvester can be configured to move with a stacking conveyor to allow the stacking conveyor to be moved while the stacking head is removing rolls of sod from the stacking conveyor. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150359161 | REMOVING SOD FROM A STACKING CONVEYOR - Sod harvester stacking head and stacking conveyor configurations can increase the rate at which sod can be harvested. The movement of the stacking head and/or the stacking conveyor can be controlled to maximize the rate at which the stacking head can remove sod from the stacking conveyor. A stacking head can employ multiple pick up positions. A stacking conveyor may also advance sod for pick up at varying rates. A stacking head may include a pivoting connection to allow the stacking head to rotate around a pivot during a pick up operation. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160001990 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LAYERED STACKING A SUPPORT - A device and method for automatically stacking packages on a roll container in a predetermined spatial arrangement for forming a stack, comprising at least one feed conveyor which arranges the individual packages in a predetermined order; a lifting and lowering unit for lifting and lowering of the roll container in the Y-direction; at least one sliding plate and one pusher in order to transport the packages in the Z-direction to the predetermined position in the stack; moveable journals being provided in order to separate the lateral walls of the roll container. In a particular embodiment the journals are arranged on rotating disks. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160145051 | EQUIPMENT FOR STACKING ITEMS SUCH AS CANS AND ARRANGING THEM ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED ORDER ON A STACKING PLATFORM - Equipment for stacking and arranging items according to a predetermined order on a platform includes at least:
| 05-26-2016 |
| 414791800 | Leaves void between articles in layer | 1 |
| 20080260513 | Apparatus and Method for Stacking Objects - An apparatus for stacking objects, provided with positioning means ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 414792000 | Crosses articles in adjacent layers | 3 |
| 20130259630 | Electrically Operated Turf Stacking System For Sod Harvesting Machine - The present invention extends to a stacking mechanism having electrical actuators for stacking slabs of sod on a sod harvesting machine. The electrical actuators allow the stacking head to be driven in three axes. The stacking mechanism also includes position feedback sensors for reporting the position of the stacking head to enable precision when operating the stacking head at a fast rate. The stacking mechanism of the present invention also provides temporary pallet support wings to enable the continued stacking of slabs of sod on one pallet even while another pallet is being dropped from the sod harvesting machine. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20150307294 | SUPPLY DEVICE FOR THE SUPPLY OF FILLED SACKS TO A PALLETIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a supply device for the supply of filled sacks to a palletizing device, comprising a main supply belt for the supply of a first row of filled sacks on a sliding area of the palletizing device, wherein beneath the main supply belt at least one secondary feed belt is assembled for the supply of another row of filled sacks on the sliding area beneath a first row of filled sacks. | 10-29-2015 |
| 414792100 | Includes swingable pusher for turning article shoved to layer | 1 |
| 20080206037 | Pallet Loading and Uploading Apparatus - The apparatus comprises a platform ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 414792600 | Adds rows of articles to layer | 3 |
| 20100254794 | 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. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20130058753 | 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. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20150307291 | PALLETIZING DEVICE FOR A PILING OF FILLED SACKS - A palletizing device for a piling of layers from at least two rows of filled sacks to a sack stacking comprising a sliding device with a sliding area for the formation of a layer of filled sacks and a supply device with at least a conveyor belt for the supply of filled sacks in a feed position on the sliding area, wherein the sliding device comprises a sliding table beneath the sliding area and a slider for sliding of the filled sacks from a sliding position on the sliding area on the sliding table, wherein the conveyor belt is performed in a way that a supply distance between a feed position and the sliding position is smaller than a sliding distance between the sliding position and a frame of the sliding device at the supply edge of the conveyor belt. | 10-29-2015 |
