Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
414287000 | STATIC RECEPTACLE OF A MATERIAL CONDITIONING TYPE AND MEANS TO MOVE, OR FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF, MATERIAL TO, WITHIN, OR FROM THE RECEPTACLE | 12 |
20080199286 | PROOFER - An endless dough conveyor | 08-21-2008 |
20090245986 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED CABINET WITH MOVABLE CARRIER - A climate-controlled cabinet that includes a climate-controlled chamber for receiving a storage system, a carrier arranged in said chamber, and at least one storage tower arranged in said chamber and mounted to the carrier. The storage tower includes a plurality of locations for objects to be stored. A transport device is included for automatically transporting objects between the storage tower and an external system, and a shaker for automatically shaking the carrier. | 10-01-2009 |
20090290962 | LIFT AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR COLLAPSIBLE BAG CONTAINERS OF VESSELS AND BIOREACTORS - Disclosed are a lift assembly and methods that may be used to raise a component of a system, a component such as a collapsible bag to be used as a reactor for performing chemical or biological reactions, and/or to position the collapsible bag for use. Use of the lift assembly may allow for the automated assembly of the systems described herein. In some cases, trauma to the system components is minimized. | 11-26-2009 |
20100068017 | Cover, and Method for the Operation of a Cover - The present invention relates to a covering, in particular pit covering. The covering according to the invention has moveable elements, at least one marginal region and a movement unit. The elements extend, at least in regions, over the space to be covered and are arranged essentially parallel to one another. The elements are in each case mounted rotatably and/or pivotably in relation to the marginal region and are moveable by the movement unit. The elements are dimensioned and arranged in relation to one another in such a way that the covering has a drive-on and/or walk-on capability. The present invention relates, further, to a method for operating a covering. | 03-18-2010 |
20120027547 | APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF OBJECTS FROM THE FIELD OF MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A storage apparatus for objects in the manufacture of substrates, in particular of substrates for electronic components, is provided with a housing which forms at least one closed area for storage of the objects. The storage apparatus also has a pure air device by which a pure air atmosphere can be produced at least within a section of the housing. Using at least one input/output device for the storage apparatus, objects can be passed into the interior of the housing or removed from the interior, in which case the objects can be handled by at least one handling device in the interior of the housing, and object receptacles are provided within the housing, in which objects can be temporarily stored outside transport containers. In order to require a position area which is as small as possible for a storage apparatus such as this, despite it having a high storage capacity, the invention provides that two areas which are arranged at least partially one above the other are formed in the same housing of the storage apparatus, with a first area for an object storage device, and a second area for a transport container storage device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120034054 | Transferring Disk Drives Within Disk Drive Testing Systems - A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot. | 02-09-2012 |
20120045302 | Container Storage Facility - The present invention provides a container storage facility in which inert gas can be supplied to a container in a container storage section that can be moved between the storage position and the transfer position while preventing deterioration of the gas supply line and generation of dust to the extent possible. The container storage section of the container storage facility in accordance with the present invention includes a container support provided to be movable with respect to the fixed frame member between a storage position and a transfer position for transferring the container to and from a transporting device. The gas supply line of gas supply system for supplying the inactive gas to the container supported by the container support of the storage position includes a fixed side portion and a moving side portion which can be moved in unison with the container support. And there is provided a connecting member for connecting the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to each other as the container support is moved from the transfer position to the storage position, and for releasing the connection between the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to allow the moving side portion to move away from the fixed side portion as the container support is moved from the storage position to the transfer position. | 02-23-2012 |
20120195721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK - A method and apparatus for preparing a cellulosic feedstock are disclosed. Embodiments of the method comprise passing the cellulosic feedstock through an optional impregnation chamber to an outlet of the impregnation chamber, passing the cellulosic feedstock from the outlet of the impregnation chamber to a holding tank having an inlet and an outlet, and conveying the cellulosic feedstock downwardly and laterally as it travels through the holding tank. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise at least one sidewall defining a passage. The passage has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the lower portion has a greater cross-sectional area than the upper portion. At least one inlet is provided adjacent the upper portion, and at least one outlet is provided adjacent the lower portion, at an elevation below the inlet. | 08-02-2012 |
20120213617 | ANGULAR LOAD SUPPORT AS WELL AS STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM HAVING AN ANGULAR LOAD SUPPORT BEING APPLICABLE UNIVERSALLY - It is disclosed an angular load support ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120219390 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A substrate transfer apparatus comprising: a plurality of floating-transfer guide plates adjacent to each other with a space therebetween, each of the guide plates having a substrate-placing surface on which a substrate is to be placed, and a plurality of floating-gas ejecting holes for floating the substrate with use of a gas; a gas supplying source for supplying the floating gas to the respective guide plates; and an arm for transferring the floated substrate from the guide plate, from which the substrate is to be transferred, to the adjacent guide plate to which the substrate is to be transferred, wherein the substrate-placing surface of the guide plate to which the substrate is to be transferred is situated lower than the substrate-placing surface of the guide plate from which the substrate is to be transferred. | 08-30-2012 |
20130330155 | HORIZONTAL ROTATING DRUM WITH ELEVATED DISCHARGE - A rotating drum with elevated discharge chute to lower the height requirement of a stacked seed treatment system. The height requirement of stacked seed treatment systems can be lowered by elevated the discharge point of the treated seed without requiring additional expense transfer components. The elevated discharge drum incorporates a series of lifting flights at the discharge end of the drum. These flights elevate the seed onto a discharge chute, which facilitates transfer to the discharge conveyor. | 12-12-2013 |
20140341684 | Whole Cane Storage and Handling System and Method - A whole cane sweet sorghum storage and handling system and method is described. The system and method places leaf-stripped whole cane stalks onto a storage pile which is ventilated to control conditions that prevent the deterioration of sugars in storage, which allows the production of sweet sorghum to ethanol after the harvesting season. The system and method comprises a crane system for transferring the oriented cane either from the transport wagons or dump pile to the storage pile and a long concrete pathway. The cane may be further cleaned of leaves, seed heads, dirt and foreign objects. Cane is deposited on a concrete slab on which airflow conduits have been laid with fans providing airflow. Thermocouples monitor pile conditions. | 11-20-2014 |