Class 198: CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000


Class
198
CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN


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ClassTitle ===> CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN
300[Patents]CONVEYING APPARATUS ENTIRELY SUPPORTED BY MOBILE GROUND ENGAGING MEANS
301[Patents] . Condition responsive control means for vehicle or conveyor
302[Patents] . Retractable ground wheel
303[Patents] . Including three relatively movable interconnected wheel or track equipped vehicles
304[Patents] . Dirigible vehicle
305[Patents] . . Pulling winch on vehicle
306[Patents] . Ground wheel lockable in transverse or longitudinal position on vehicle
307.1[Patents] . Bucket conveyor
308.1[Patents] . Shovel or tine pushable under load
309[Patents] . Support slidable on ground
310[Patents] . Conveyor driven by motion of ground-engaging element
311[Patents] . Including gravity conveyor section or bin with driven conveyor
312[Patents] . Conveyor shiftably mounted on vehicle
313[Patents] . . Contractible or foldable conveyor section
314[Patents] . . Separate conveyors serially arranged on single vehicle
315[Patents] . . Power means for shifting conveyor
316.1[Patents] . . . Fluid-actuated ram
317[Patents] . . Horizontally swingable conveyor
318[Patents] . . Vertically swingable conveyor
319[Patents] . . . Means for maintaining conveyor-drive motor support in level position
320[Patents] . . . Winch-operated shifting mechanism
321[Patents]CONVEYOR OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR SPECIALIZED TO CONVEY PEOPLE
322[Patents] . With means to control the operation of the section
323[Patents] . . By means responsive to an unsafe operating characteristic of the system
324[Patents] . With means to facilitate passenger entry or exit
325[Patents] . . By support having interdigitating members (e.g., comb plate, etc.)
326[Patents] . By stairway having steps forming an endless member
327[Patents] . . Having hinged plates forming steps
328[Patents] . . Trained about vertical axis or axes
329[Patents] . . With means allowing tensioning of the endless member
330[Patents] . . With drive means
331[Patents] . . . With means synchronizing the operation of the steps and a handrail
332[Patents] . . With paired track step levelers
333[Patents] . . With specified step structure
334[Patents] . By support means having a zone of varying speed
335[Patents] . Moving hand-support structure
336[Patents] . . With handrail tensioning means
337[Patents] . . Specific handrail configuration
338[Patents] . . Handrail guard
339.1[Patents]WITH MEANS TO FACILITATE WORKING, TREATING, OR INSPECTING CONVEYED LOAD AT A STATION
340[Patents] . Having signalling or load identifying means
341.01[Patents] . Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus
341.02[Patents] . . Conveyor displacement controls station apparatus
341.03[Patents] . . Station operation responsive to presence or absence of item
341.04[Patents] . . . Item size
341.05[Patents] . . . Item position relative to station position
341.06[Patents] . . . Quantity of items
341.07[Patents] . . . Item presence
341.08[Patents] . . Conveyor responsive to station operation
341.09[Patents] . . . Speed control
343.1[Patents] . Load supporting conveyor portion is retarded or stopped with load at station without being disconnected from remainder of continuously moving conveyor
343.2[Patents] . . Load supporting conveyor portion is movably secured to conveyor drive
345.1[Patents] . Means engaging conveyor or load on a conveyor to align load for working
345.2[Patents] . . Means engages conveyor to fix conveyor position relative to station
345.3[Patents] . . . Means engages a conveyor portion (i.e., pallet) which is separable from the conveyor drive to fix the position of said conveyor portion
346[Patents] . Static means for supporting load or workman adjacent conveyor for operation on load
346.1[Patents] . Means to convey a palleted load back and forth between an initial location and the work station
346.2[Patents] . Means to transfer a load back and forth between the mainline conveyor and the work station
346.3[Patents] . Conveyor(s) lowers the load to at least one of a plurality of fixed work stations
347.1[Patents]CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING AUXILIARY SECTION FOR STORING ITEMS MOVING BETWEEN SOURCE AND DESTINATION
347.2[Patents] . Auxiliary section has the same entrance and exit
347.3[Patents] . . Auxiliary section has a reversibly driven conveyor for bidirectional article movement
347.4[Patents] . Plural laterally spaced, same direction auxiliary paths
348[Patents]CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SELECTING AMONG PLURAL SOURCES OR DESTINATIONS
357[Patents] . Condition responsive control means to prevent collision on merging conveyors
358[Patents] . Condition responsive control means including sensing condition of source or destination
349[Patents] . With selection responsive to means containing or introducing changeable operating instructions
349.1[Patents] . . By synchronously moving signal carrier distinct from conveyor
349.2[Patents] . . . Moving at different velocity than conveyor
349.3[Patents] . . . . Rotary signal carrier
349.4[Patents] . . . . . Magnetic means on rotary carrier stores code
349.5[Patents] . . Using central memory to store code until article is discharged
349.6[Patents] . . . Memory stores plural sources or destinations
349.7[Patents] . . . . Inventory also in memory
349.8[Patents] . . . . Material detector indexes code
349.9[Patents] . . . . . Plural, longitudinally spaced, material detectors index code
349.95[Patents] . . . . Conveyor detector indexes code
350[Patents] . . By magnetic means
351[Patents] . . By selectively positioned abutment means
352[Patents] . . . Having plural abutments arranged in a specific pattern
353[Patents] . . . Having support means slidably mounting abutment means
354[Patents] . . . Having an abutment support containing a plurality of abutment receiving means
355[Patents] . . By repositionable contact or switch actuator
359[Patents] . With gravity-conveying means
360[Patents] . . By movably mounted, load-supporting, gravity section
361[Patents] . . . By repositionable idler roll or rollway
363[Patents] . By proportioning the feed from multiple sources
364[Patents] . By moving a load directing means along the length of the section
890[Patents] . Plural laterally spaced locations fed to or received from a conveyor having laterally movable article supports or pushers
890.1[Patents] . . Laterally moving article supports
367[Patents] . By passive material-diverting means placed across the flow path
367.1[Patents] . . Material diverted by plural, successive gates
367.2[Patents] . . Plural, manually manipulated gate actuators
368[Patents] . By a selectively movable stop means
369.1[Patents] . One of a plurality of main line conveyors selectively moves to connect with a spaced path
369.2[Patents] . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a horizontal axis perpendicular to path
369.3[Patents] . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about an axis parallel to path
369.4[Patents] . . Roller pivots about a vertical axis
369.5[Patents] . . Endless conveyor or portion thereof pivots about a vertical axis
369.6[Patents] . . Rollers shift the load vertically to a different plane
369.7[Patents] . . Conveyor slides to provide an opening in main path
370.01[Patents] . By loading or unloading section at selected one of a plurality of pre-established locations along the length thereof
370.02[Patents] . . Conveyor has independent lateral pushers
370.03[Patents] . . Conveyor has independently movable load supporting portions
370.04[Patents] . . . Supporting portions tilt about an axis parallel to path of travel
370.05[Patents] . . . Supporting portions tilt vertically about an axis perpendicular to path of travel
370.06[Patents] . . . Supporting portions are laterally extending belts
370.07[Patents] . . By separate reciprocating or oscillating pusher
370.08[Patents] . . By separate endless or rotary pusher
370.09[Patents] . . By separate supporting rollers
370.1[Patents] . . By separate endless or rotary supporting conveyor
370.11[Patents] . . By separate fluid jet
370.12[Patents] . . By selective application of suction
370.13[Patents] . . By selective application of magnetic field
371.1[Patents] . . By reversibly driving the main line section
371.2[Patents] . . . Endless belt or chain
371.3[Patents] . . . Rollers
373[Patents]CONVEYOR FOR CHANGING ATTITUDE OF ITEM RELATIVE TO CONVEYED DIRECTION
374[Patents] . By optionally facing successive items according to a predetermined recurring cycle
375[Patents] . By actuating item-holder relative to holder-carrying conveyor
376[Patents] . . With holder-actuating means responsive to item-sensing means
377.01[Patents] . . Holder carried by orbiting conveyor
377.02[Patents] . . . Holder rotates item about axis spaced from the item
377.03[Patents] . . . . Holder having load gripping element
377.04[Patents] . . . . . Holder having vacuum or air blast element
377.05[Patents] . . . . . Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element
377.06[Patents] . . . . Holder rotation stops at predetermined position
377.07[Patents] . . . Holder having load gripping element
377.08[Patents] . . . . Holder having vacuum or air blast element
377.09[Patents] . . . . Holder having magnetic or electrostatic element
377.1[Patents] . . . Holder rotation stops at predetermined position
378[Patents] . . . Holder or conveyor moves intermittently (e.g., for "indexing" load)
379[Patents] . By gripping item and turning item about fixed axis
380[Patents] . With pressurized fluid causing change in attitude
381[Patents] . With magnetism causing change in attitude
382[Patents] . By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to uniform facing
383[Patents] . . Including significantly shaped portion of conveyor cooperating with significantly shaped item to face item
384[Patents] . . . Including orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets and means moving item within pocket
385[Patents] . . . . By roller/finder to move item and/or fit surface indentation on item
386[Patents] . . . . . Roller/finder rotating about plural axes
387[Patents] . . . . Pockets comprise grooved, transversely disposed rollers
388[Patents] . . . Including protruding portion of conveyor entering end of slotted or hollow item
389[Patents] . . . For shaped item suspended in or by shaped passageway
390[Patents] . . . For shaped item fitting outline of shaped passageway
391[Patents] . . . Via vibrating bowl having shaped passageway
392[Patents] . . . Via rotating means having shaped passageway or exit
393[Patents] . . . Including orbiting progression of item-fitting elements passing through supply of scrambled items
394[Patents] . . By conveying an item that has a position characteristic and rotating the item until it is positioned
395[Patents] . . With control means actuated in response to sensing of improperly faced item
396[Patents] . . Including separating item from scrambled supply hopper
397.01[Patents] . . . By orbiting progression of item-receiving pockets passing through supply
397.02[Patents] . . . . Rotary pocketed conveyor
397.03[Patents] . . . . . Horizontal axis of rotation
397.04[Patents] . . . . . . Item oriented while on rotary conveyor
397.05[Patents] . . . . . Item oriented while on rotary conveyor
397.06[Patents] . . . . Item oriented while on endless conveyor
398[Patents] . . By distinguishing between alternatively faced items and conveying uniformly faced items
399[Patents] . . . By turning only improperly faced items to uniform facing
400[Patents] . . . By partially turning all items to uniform facing and direction
401[Patents] . With control means for attitude-changer responsive to sensing of item
402[Patents] . For inverting successive items
403[Patents] . . By means driven for inverting conveyed items
404[Patents] . . . Orbiting conveyor-inverter means
405[Patents] . . . . Twisted-belt conveyor means
406[Patents] . For changing both the elevation and the posture of successive items
407[Patents] . . By plural, sequentially acting conveyors
408[Patents] . . By an orbitally moving conveyor
409[Patents] . . By an oscillating or reciprocating conveyor
410[Patents] . By plural distinct occurrences of turning each successive item
411[Patents] . By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed items
412[Patents] . . By means between successive conveyor sections or conveyor elements
413[Patents] . . . By means which interdigitate with conveyor sections or elements
414[Patents] . . . . By turntable which lifts, turns and lowers item(s)
415[Patents] . . By plural, unequal-speed members simultaneously contacting and conveying items
416[Patents] . By member adjacent conveyor for contacting successive conveyed items
417[Patents] . . Longitudinally twisted item-bounding passageway
418[Patents]CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MOVING A GROUP OF ITEMS
418.1[Patents] . Having items discharged from plural distinct outlets into group
418.2[Patents] . . With outlets longitudinally spaced along path of progressively formed group
418.3[Patents] . . . Superposes items within group
418.4[Patents] . . With vertically aligned outlets discharging in the same direction and superposing items
418.5[Patents] . Having plural successive groups discharged by single conveyor into larger group
418.6[Patents] . Having conveyor drop grouped items simultaneously onto another conveyor
418.7[Patents] . Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced groups
418.8[Patents] . . By offsetting first or last article
418.9[Patents] . . And imbricates items within group
419.1[Patents] . . By item engaging stop means
419.2[Patents] . . By different speed conveyors
419.3[Patents] . . . With spaced dividers on conveyor limiting group size
426[Patents] . By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream conveyor to form a group
427[Patents] . . And distributing items of group into plural streams
428[Patents] . . By air blast or suction
429[Patents] . . By reciprocating shifter
430[Patents] . . . Having oblique or orbital movement
431[Patents] . By depositing items successively from one conveyor onto group conveyor
432[Patents] . By shifting group from row conveyor onto row conveyor
433[Patents] . By shifting group from row conveyor onto stream conveyor
434[Patents]CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING OR REARRANGING STREAM(S) OF ITEMS
435[Patents] . By distributing items onto vertically tiered conveyor/receiver
436[Patents] . By distributing items from one stream into plural streams
437[Patents] . . With control means responsive to sensing means
438[Patents] . . By air blast or suction diverter
439[Patents] . . By magnetic diverter
440[Patents] . . By orbiting progression of item engaging elements
441[Patents] . . . On rotating carrier (e.g., star wheel, etc.)
442[Patents] . . By interposing a guide into path of stream
443[Patents] . By queueing items from quantity source of items into stream(s) of items
444[Patents] . . With control means responsive to sensing means
445[Patents] . . Forming plural streams
446[Patents] . . . By jiggling items into streams
447[Patents] . . . And merging plural streams into one stream
448[Patents] . . Merging plural streams (i.e., source) into one stream
449[Patents] . . . By synchronized orbiting progression of item-engaging elements
450[Patents] . . . . On rotating carrier (e.g., star wheel, etc.)
451[Patents] . . . By synchronized gate(s) in paths of plural streams
452[Patents] . . . By guide means in paths of streams
453[Patents] . . Via throat for restricting flow of massed items
454[Patents] . . . With supplementary moving surfaces that form throat
455[Patents] . . . . Including retro-moving surface
456[Patents] . By laterally or vertically moving successive items in longitudinally moving stream
457.01[Patents] . . To change direction of longitudinally moving stream
457.02[Patents] . . . Item supporting rollers cause direction change
457.03[Patents] . . . Item supporting endless belt causes direction change
457.04[Patents] . . . Item supporting screw causes direction change
457.05[Patents] . . . Fixed guide causes direction change
457.06[Patents] . . . Nonsupporting endless belt causes direction change
457.07[Patents] . . . Nonsupporting rotary member causes direction change
458[Patents] . . To respace plural streams laterally
459.1[Patents] . By longitudinally respacing successive articles in stream
459.2[Patents] . . Rotating star wheel
459.3[Patents] . . Rotating screw
459.4[Patents] . . . Varying pitch
459.5[Patents] . . Fixed obstruction and means for moving articles over or around the obstruction
459.6[Patents] . . Movable gate
459.7[Patents] . . . Plural
459.8[Patents] . . Endless or rotary conveyor having zone of varying speed
460.1[Patents] . . With space-control means responsive to article sensing means
460.2[Patents] . . . Variable conveying length conveyor
460.3[Patents] . . . To crowd or imbricate
461.1[Patents] . . By successive conveyors having dissimilar speeds
461.2[Patents] . . . Conveyors having increased speeds only
461.3[Patents] . . . . Belt or chain conveyors only
462.1[Patents] . . . To crowd or imbricate articles
462.2[Patents] . . . . Articles imbricated
462.3[Patents] . . . . Crowding by endless belts or chain conveyors only
463.1[Patents]CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR MOVING A SPECIFIC LOAD AS A SEPARATE UNIT
463.2[Patents] . System includes a linear conveyor or portion thereof which bodily shifts transversely to move a load in synchronization with a transverse, continously operating conveyor section
463.3[Patents] . System includes linear conveyor or portion thereof which shifts to lift or lower load before or after linearly conveying load relative to adjacent conveyor section
463.4[Patents] . System includes gate means
463.5[Patents] . . Load obstructing gate and means for lifting load over the obstruction
463.6[Patents] . . Plural successively operated gate means
464.1[Patents] . System includes control means responsive to sensing means
464.2[Patents] . . Responsive to load presence or absence
464.3[Patents] . . . Responsive to condition of at least one conveyor
464.4[Patents] . . Responsive to undesired condition of load
465.1[Patents] . System includes a load supported by a conveyor portion which is separable from the conveyor drive
465.2[Patents] . . Wherein the conveyor portion moves in a closed path in the horizontal plane only
465.3[Patents] . . Wherein the conveyor portion is supported and driven adjacent its opposite sides by horizontally spaced drives
465.4[Patents] . . Wherein the conveyor portion supports the load below the drive
466.1[Patents] . System includes a T-shaped or headed load suspended between parallel conveyors directly
467.1[Patents] . System includes a rotating screw
468.01[Patents] . System includes an oscillating or reciprocating load engaging element
468.2[Patents] . . Comprising load gripping elements
468.3[Patents] . . . Gripping elements movable relative to one another to space articles in the load
468.4[Patents] . . . Suction gripping elements
468.5[Patents] . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripping elements
468.6[Patents] . . Engaging element moves load vertically and horizontally
468.7[Patents] . . . Element pushes load over nonlinear support
468.8[Patents] . . Engaging element moves load vertically only
468.9[Patents] . . Engaging element moves load horizontally in a straight line
468.1[Patents] . . . Element pushes load over separate support and has nonlinear path of travel
468.11[Patents] . . . Element pushes load over separate support and has linear path of travel
469.1[Patents] . System includes a rotating or endless carrier with a load engaging element
470.1[Patents] . . Comprising a load gripping element
471.1[Patents] . . . Suction gripping element
472.1[Patents] . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripping element
473.1[Patents] . . Nongripping elements are adjustable or replaceable for different sized loads
474.1[Patents] . . With means to move load engaging elements relative to carrier
475.1[Patents] . . . Whereby the load engaging component moves relative to the carrier to maintain load in a desired position during travel along a curved path
476.1[Patents] . . . Element is shifted to discharge or receive a load
477.1[Patents] . . . . Element is only shifted with the load during discharge
478.1[Patents] . . Carrier rotates about a fixed axis
479.1[Patents] . . . Elements push the load over a separate support
480.1[Patents] . . . . With a load retaining guard means
481.1[Patents] . . . With load retaining guard means
482.1[Patents] . . Means mounted on the engaging element to forceably eject the load from the element
483.1[Patents] . . Means movably mounted inside the path of the element to eject the load
484.1[Patents] . . Elements comprise a nongripping pair of members which self-open as they pass through a curved path
485.1[Patents] . . Nongripping elements support the load below the endless carrier
486.1[Patents] . . . Elements are hooks
487.1[Patents] . . Nongripping elements are laterally projecting pins which engage the interior of a hollow load
493[Patents]CONVEYOR HAVING IMPINGING FLUID TO FEED, SHIFT OR DISCHARGE LOAD; OR MEANS TO FACILITATE CLEANING OF CONVEYOR; OR STERILIZING OR LUBRICATING MEANS
494[Patents] . Having cleaning means
495[Patents] . . By fluid applying means
496[Patents] . . By conveyor contacting brush
497[Patents] . . By conveyor contacting scraper
498[Patents] . . . Having a moving scraper
499[Patents] . . . With scraper biasing means
500[Patents] . Having lubricating means
501[Patents] . . For rollers forming belt troughing structure
502.1[Patents]WITH ALARM OR INDICATOR
502.2[Patents] . Means for measuring dimensions (height, width, or length) of load on a conveyor
502.3[Patents] . Means for indicating position of unit load
502.4[Patents] . Means responsive to conveyor movement to indicate speed or to actuate alarm due to abnormal speed
506[Patents]CONVEYOR HAVING MEANS SPECIALIZED FOR COLLECTING A LOAD FROM A STATIC SUPPORT (E.G., THE GROUND, ETC.)
507[Patents] . Having control means responsive to load condition or unsafe operating condition
508[Patents] . Having means to form a pile on a static support
509[Patents] . Having buckets specialized to gather load batches
510.1[Patents] . Power-driven feed means
511[Patents] . . Having vertically adjustable feeding means
512[Patents] . . Paired feeding means
513[Patents] . . . Opposite hand screws
514[Patents] . . . Opposed load engaging pushers
515[Patents] . . . . Orbiting progressions of pusher elements
516[Patents] . . . . . Mounted on endless carriers
517[Patents] . . Reciprocating pusher feeding means
518[Patents] . . Rotating feeding means
519[Patents] . Having means mounting conveyor for pile surface attack
520[Patents] . Self-gathering pusher
521[Patents] . By vibratory trough entrance means
522[Patents] . Having passive material collecting means
523[Patents]CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING A GRAVITY CONVEYOR SECTION
524[Patents] . Condition responsive
525[Patents] . With means to affect flow
526[Patents] . . Moving flow control means coordinated with power-driven conveyor section
527[Patents] . . . Successive power-driven conveyor sections
528[Patents] . . Power-driven conveyor section operatively engages adjustable gravity section
529[Patents] . . Conveying element of power-driven conveyor section manipulated to effect load discharge
530[Patents] . . Gate
531[Patents] . . . Actuated by, or otherwise coordinated with, power-driven conveyor section
532[Patents] . . . In generally vertical exit path of gravity discharge material holder
533[Patents] . . By agitating, stirring, vibrating, etc.
534[Patents] . . By retarding velocity or reducing volume
535[Patents] . . Adjustably mounted conveyor section
536[Patents] . . . Section is terminal one of system
537[Patents] . With means to handle portion of load which becomes separated from main flow path
538[Patents] . Conveyor section(s) adjustable for nonoperative purpose (e.g., storage, transport, etc.)
539[Patents] . Including a load-supporting bridging element (e.g., horizontal surface) between conveyor sections
540[Patents] . Gravity discharge material holder is source of supply, discharging by gravity to power-driven section
541[Patents] . . With at least one more gravity section therebetween
542[Patents] . . . And having plural, successive power-driven sections
543[Patents] . . With at least one more successive power-driven section
544[Patents] . . . Of the apron belt type
545[Patents] . . . Of the screw type
546[Patents] . . Followed by at least one gravity section
547[Patents] . . Apron belt type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section
548[Patents] . . Screw type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section
549[Patents] . . Bucket type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section
550.01[Patents] . Bin having a power-driven conveyor section for discharging or feeding discharge to a gravity or power-driven section
550.2[Patents] . . Having adjustable bin or discharge means
550.3[Patents] . . Excess material on power-driven discharge means returned to bin
550.4[Patents] . . Power-driven discharge means feeds to a subsequent gravity section
550.5[Patents] . . Power-driven discharge means feeds to a subsequent power-driven section
550.6[Patents] . . . Of the screw type
550.7[Patents] . . . Of the bucket type
550.8[Patents] . . . Of the scraper type
550.9[Patents] . . . Of the apron type
550.1[Patents] . . Screw type power-driven discharge means
550.11[Patents] . . Bucket type power-driven discharge means
550.12[Patents] . . Scraper type power-driven discharge means
550.13[Patents] . . Apron type power-driven discharge means
560[Patents] . Power-driven conveyor section feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) feeding in turn to another power-driven section
561[Patents] . . Gravity conveyor section fed by one run of power-driven section, and feeding in turn to another run of the same section
562[Patents] . Gravity conveyor section is gravity flow path feeding to power-driven section
563[Patents] . . Followed by gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path)
564[Patents] . . Thrower type power-driven section
565[Patents] . . Plural gravity sections
566[Patents] . . Plural power-driven sections
567[Patents] . . . Serially arranged
568[Patents] . Plural power-driven conveyor sections feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path)
569[Patents] . Power-driven conveyor section feeding to plural gravity sections (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path)
570[Patents]CONVEYING SYSTEM HAVING PLURAL POWER-DRIVEN CONVEYING SECTIONS
571[Patents] . With condition responsive control of a section
572[Patents] . . By means responsive to presence or condition of load
573[Patents] . . . By overload sensing
574[Patents] . Conveyor carried by load-engaging conveyor
575[Patents] . With means controlling the interrelated operation of plural sections
576[Patents] . With means operating successive sections in timed relation
577[Patents] . With means for altering the speed (e.g., accelerating, decelerating, stopping, reversing, etc.) of a section
578[Patents] . Having a cyclically swingable section
579[Patents] . With means operating successive sections at different speeds
580[Patents] . Recycling load in a closed path
581[Patents] . With means allowing a section to fold upon itself
582[Patents] . With supply chamber for system
583[Patents] . With means connecting sections for quick assembly of disassembly
584[Patents] . . By means allowing relative movement of joined sections
585[Patents] . Including tripper
586[Patents] . With relatively adjustable sections
587[Patents] . . By means mounting a section for lateral swinging movement
588[Patents] . . . With means to vary the effective length of the system (e.g., telescoping sections
589[Patents] . . . With means mounting a section to swing about a generally horizontal axis
590[Patents] . . . With yieldable side walls
591[Patents] . . . With a curved guide or support
592[Patents] . . By means mounting a section to swing about a generally horizontal axis
593[Patents] . . . With flexible means and winding drum
594[Patents] . . By means to vary the effective length of the system
595[Patents] . . . By nested trough sections
596[Patents] . . . . With opposed gripper means
597[Patents] . Including power-driven means for laterally shifting a conveyor-engaged load
598[Patents] . . By a revolving or pivotal member
599[Patents] . Including non-driven means for moving load relative to conveyor
600[Patents] . Including rest for transient load
601[Patents] . Forming plural conveying paths feeding to single conveying path or vice versa
602[Patents] . Forming a single conveying path
603[Patents] . . Superposed sections forming an ascending or descending zigzag conveying path
604[Patents] . . Load simultaneously engaged between and moved by coacting conveyors
605[Patents] . . . With load transfer between coacting conveyors
606[Patents] . . Plural sections each formed of or including a closed flexible loop
607[Patents] . . . With elevating or lowering section
608[Patents] . . Plural rotating sections
609[Patents] . . Plural vibratory sections
610[Patents] . . Diverse sections
611[Patents] . . . Having a rotating section
612[Patents] . . . . With load engaging element carried by the rotating section
613[Patents] . . . . . Element retractable to disengage from load
614[Patents] . . . . And a reciprocating section
615[Patents]CONVERTIBLE
617[Patents]PROCESSES
618[Patents]CONVEYOR SECTION
619[Patents] . Load propelled as the reactive means in a linear motor or moving magnetic field
620[Patents] . Load simultaneously engaged between and moved by a plurality of driven conveyor members
621.1[Patents] . . Reciprocating member
621.2[Patents] . . . Load support member lifted by inclined or vertical supporting fluid actuator (e.g., piston or air bag)
621.3[Patents] . . . Load support member lifted by supporting eccentric cam or rotating crank drive
621.4[Patents] . . . Load support member lifted by inclined supporting surface
622[Patents] . . Oppositely moving members (e.g., doffing, etc.)
623[Patents] . . Wherein the velocities of at least two of the members are not equal
624[Patents] . . Rotary members
625[Patents] . . . Screw type
626.1[Patents] . . Opposed endless belts
626.2[Patents] . . . Load is enclosed by belts
626.3[Patents] . . . . Having means to adjust one belt relative to the opposed belt
626.4[Patents] . . . . . By biasing means
626.5[Patents] . . . Having adjustable belt portion
626.6[Patents] . . . . By biasing means
629[Patents] . Diverse
630[Patents] . Moving wave type
631.1[Patents] . Conveyor portion only cyclically rotates, shifts, or oscillates for extra-conveying function
632[Patents] . Conveyor section folds to facilitate transportation or storage of section
633[Patents] . Movement of load changed relative to conveyor movement on contact of load with passive means
634[Patents] . . Load responsive means or timing means controls load engaging means
635[Patents] . . Stripper (e.g., static scraper)
636[Patents] . . Passive means causes load to move laterally of conveyor
637[Patents] . . . To discharge load from conveyor
638[Patents] . Thrower
639[Patents] . . Condition responsive control
640[Patents] . . With guide or deflector for material thrown
641[Patents] . . Adjustable means to control trajectory distance or direction
642[Patents] . . Rotary
643[Patents] . Endless belt strand or chain-like member to lift viscous fluid
644[Patents] . Conveyor for signatures
657[Patents] . Screw
658[Patents] . . Including rotating load confining means (e.g., tumbler)
659[Patents] . . Including a deformable element
660[Patents] . . Including an axially adjustable helical surface formation
661[Patents] . . Having axially varying capacity
662[Patents] . . Plural helical surface formations
663[Patents] . . . Separate, parallel formations supporting same load
664[Patents] . . . Transversing less than 360 degrees
665[Patents] . . . . And reversible
666[Patents] . . . Coupled end-to-end
667[Patents] . . . . With intermediate drive
668[Patents] . . . . Pivotably
669[Patents] . . . Of opposite hand
670[Patents] . . With means for controlling flow or to assist conveying
671[Patents] . . With means to assist in discharging from or feeding to the housing of the helical surface information
672[Patents] . . Including bearing means
673[Patents] . . . Bearing means directly engages periphery of the helical surface formation
674[Patents] . . Including drive means
675[Patents] . . . Having reversible or variable speed
676[Patents] . . Helical surface formation structure
677[Patents] . . With means for securing helical surface formation to driving member
678.1[Patents] . Endless conveyor having means for suspending load
679[Patents] . . Magnetic means
680[Patents] . . Means engagable with hanger to change hanger position relative to drive means or to release load
681[Patents] . . Load directly suspended from means spanning between parallel drive means
682[Patents] . . Having lock connection between hanger and load engaging means
683[Patents] . . Articulated drive means provided with non-load supporting guide means
684[Patents] . . Having means interengaging articulated drive and drive means therefor
685[Patents] . . Elongated drive means and hanger interengaging means
686[Patents] . . . Strand or cable drive means connected to hanger below hanger support means
687[Patents] . . . Chain or pivotally connected members drive means connected to hanger below hanger support means
687.1[Patents] . . Separable conveyor portion
688.1[Patents] . Having means to enhance the friction or adherence between the conveyor and load at random locations on conveyor
689.1[Patents] . . Suction
690.1[Patents] . . Magnetic
690.2[Patents] . . Transversely extending enlongated ridge means formed on or attached by nonmechanical means to the conveyor
691[Patents] . . Electrostatic
692[Patents] . . Impaling
693[Patents] . . . Having impaled load removal assisting means
697[Patents] . . Load-engaging belt having separate load-impelling, projecting member swingably mounted thereon
698[Patents] . . Load-engaging belt having load-impelling, projecting cross members (e.g., slat, etc.) joined thereto by mechanical fastening means
699[Patents] . . . Belt formed of a continuous member of flexible sheet-type material (e.g., canvas, etc.)
699.1[Patents] . . By a plurality of laterally spaced, projecting members on the conveyor
700[Patents] . Single suspended loop
701[Patents] . Bucket
702[Patents] . . To convey liquid
703[Patents] . . Having means to facilitate loading or discharging load from bucket
704[Patents] . . . Bucket has door means to release load
705[Patents] . . . Having means to engage and move load from bucket
706[Patents] . . . Having means to pivot bucket relative to endless drive means
707[Patents] . . Interconnected buckets form chain
708[Patents] . . Having means to close gap between buckets
709[Patents] . . Having means to adjust tension on endless bucket carrier
710[Patents] . . Slide and guide or wheel and track means to movably support bucket
711[Patents] . . Bucket with connection to endless band or strand-type carrier
712[Patents] . . Bucket with connection to endless chain or link-type carrier
713[Patents] . . Bucket structure
714[Patents] . . . Composite
715[Patents] . Flexible pocket
716[Patents] . Flight means in conduit for lifting flowable solid material
717[Patents] . Pusher conveyor and separate load support surface
718[Patents] . . Condition responsive control
719[Patents] . . Having means to prevent damage to conveyor
720[Patents] . . Having means to recycle conveyed load
721[Patents] . . With antifriction or movable supporting surface
722[Patents] . . Rotating pusher
723[Patents] . . . To move load in an arcuate path
724[Patents] . . . . Wherein path is helical
725[Patents] . . Endless-orbiting pusher or its load support
726[Patents] . . . Coacting plural pushers in plural orbits
727[Patents] . . . Pusher edge configured to load-support surface
728[Patents] . . . Pusher connected to endless pusher-carrier
729[Patents] . . . . With carrier drive or guide means configured to pusher
730[Patents] . . . . Integral element forming pusher, connection and carried link
731[Patents] . . . . By detachable or adjustable connection
732[Patents] . . . . By pivot between pusher and carrier
733[Patents] . . . . By connection to single carrier
734[Patents] . . . Pusher-surface configuration
735.1[Patents] . . . Load support, casing, shield or auxiliary attachment
735.2[Patents] . . . . Modules connectable end to end with no relative movement
735.3[Patents] . . . . Door, casing, cover, or load supporting surface
735.4[Patents] . . . . . Casing or load supporting floor with door
735.5[Patents] . . . . . Removable cover overlying the conveyor
735.6[Patents] . . . . Modules connected end to end permitting relative angular positioning (e.g., due to uneven ground)
736[Patents] . . Reciprocating pusher
737[Patents] . . . Plural laterally spaced alternately acting
738[Patents] . . . Mounted on a carrier
739[Patents] . . . . Carrier has a swinging path of movement
740[Patents] . . . . Carrier has an orbital path of movement
741[Patents] . . . . Plural pushers
742[Patents] . . . . . Oscillating about axis or axes
743[Patents] . . . . . . Axis or axes transverse to path of travel
744[Patents] . . . . . . . Axis or axes below load support surface
745[Patents] . . . . . . Axis or axes perpendicular to load support surface
746[Patents] . . . . Pivotally mounted pusher
747[Patents] . . . Pusher having linear path of movement
748[Patents] . . . . Moved by endless actuator
749[Patents] . . . Pusher configuration
750.1[Patents] . Reciprocating conveying surface
750.11[Patents] . . Reciprocating gripper
750.12[Patents] . . . Suction gripper
750.13[Patents] . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper
750.14[Patents] . . Reciprocating surface carries load horizontally and vertically for one cycle only
750.2[Patents] . . Surface formed by plural parallel elongated sections reciprocating horizontally
750.3[Patents] . . . Seals
750.4[Patents] . . . With specified bearing
750.5[Patents] . . . Piston drive
750.6[Patents] . . . . Detachable drive
750.7[Patents] . . Piston drive
750.8[Patents] . . Eccentric cam or rotating crank drive
751[Patents] . . With control means responsive to sensor means
752.1[Patents] . . Vibratory conveying member
753[Patents] . . . Selectively operated to reverse direction of movement
754[Patents] . . . With flexible-belt extension
755[Patents] . . . With retrograde-movement preventer
756[Patents] . . . Having helical path
757[Patents] . . . . Confined within a bowl
758[Patents] . . . Coupled parts from single vibratory trough
759[Patents] . . . Conveying member having support or drive
760[Patents] . . . . With damper for conveying member or support
761[Patents] . . . . With means to control load speed
762[Patents] . . . . . By control of motor speed
763[Patents] . . . . Support for conveying member
764[Patents] . . . . . Pivotal link support
765[Patents] . . . . . Rolling contact support
766[Patents] . . . . . With drive causing conveying member vibration
767[Patents] . . . . . . With damper for drive
768[Patents] . . . . . . By fluid means
769[Patents] . . . . . . By electromagnetic means
770[Patents] . . . . . . By unbalanced weights
771[Patents] . . . Conveying member configuration
772[Patents] . . With retrograde movement preventer
773[Patents] . . Including set of alternately-acting load-support members
774.1[Patents] . . . Longitudinally extending interdigitated sets (lifted by oscillating arms, etc.)
775[Patents] . . . . Each set movable
776[Patents] . . . . . Sets move through a closed-loop path
774.2[Patents] . . . . Load support member lifted by inclined supporting fluid actuators
774.3[Patents] . . . . Load support members lifted by supporting, eccentric cam or rotating crank drive
774.4[Patents] . . . . Load support members lifted by inclined supporting surface
777[Patents] . . . Including transverse pivoted sets of alternately acting load-support members
778[Patents] . Spiral
779[Patents] . Load-supporting rolls moved about endless path
780[Patents] . Live roll
781.01[Patents] . . Live roll drive engages, disengages, or slips responsive to load position or blockage
781.02[Patents] . . . Friction drive slips or disengages
781.03[Patents] . . . . Belt drive
781.04[Patents] . . . . Friction wheel drive
781.05[Patents] . . . Live roll is driven by load sensor (e.g., trigger roller)
781.06[Patents] . . . . Sensor and drive interconnected by fluid or electric means
781.07[Patents] . . . . Positive gear drive
781.08[Patents] . . . . Friction wheel drive
781.09[Patents] . . . . Flat belt drive
781.1[Patents] . . . . O-Ring drive
781.11[Patents] . . . . Chain drive
782[Patents] . . Having means to adjust position of roll relative to load (i.e., vertically, horizontally, angularly, etc.)
783[Patents] . . Having intermittent, periodic, timed or programmed drive for rolls
784[Patents] . . Arranged or having means to change load speed
785[Patents] . . Roll (s) center load on conveyor
786[Patents] . . Load moves axially of roll
787[Patents] . . Rolls causes load to travel curved path
788[Patents] . . With motor means for roll
789[Patents] . . Roll drive means
790[Patents] . . . Belt drive
791[Patents] . . . Gear drive
792[Patents] . Conveyor having a zone of varying speed
793[Patents] . Unit load conveying surface means moved about an endless or rotating path
794[Patents] . . With manual, position or condition responsive drive control
797[Patents] . . Unit load conveying means maintained in uniform orientation while transiting from one direction to another
798[Patents] . . . By coacting with guide only while transiting from one direction to another
799[Patents] . . . Plural endless means support and maintain conveying surface horizontally orientated while moving around associated but axially displaced sprockets power-driven section
800[Patents] . . . By constant engagement with guide means throughout conveying course of travel
801[Patents] . . Conveying surface elevates load and has cantilever-type connection with endless means
802[Patents] . . Conveying surface movable relative to path
867.01[Patents] . . Holder is removable or replaceable relative to drive
867.02[Patents] . . . Holder grips load
867.03[Patents] . . . . Suction gripper
867.04[Patents] . . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper
867.05[Patents] . . . . Gripper portion biased to load engaging position
867.06[Patents] . . . . Gripper portion made of resilient material which is self-biased into engaging position
867.07[Patents] . . . . Cam means moves at least one portion of the gripper to a load engaging position
867.08[Patents] . . . . Holder is adjustable for different sized loads
867.09[Patents] . . . Holder for hollow load contacts interiorly
867.1[Patents] . . . Holder formed of nongripping elements which separate from each other as they pass through a curved path
867.11[Patents] . . . Holder means forms recess to receive or seat load
867.12[Patents] . . . Holder means forms an aperture for receiving load
867.13[Patents] . . . Holder has frictional engagement with drive
867.14[Patents] . . . Holder has positive engagement with drive
867.15[Patents] . . . Holder is attached by a detachable connector to the drive
803.2[Patents] . . . Holder supported and driven by horizontally spaced drive
795[Patents] . . . Each conveying surface means abbutted and pushed by succeeding conveying surface means
803.3[Patents] . . Holder grips load
803.4[Patents] . . . Relatively adjustable grippers space portion of load
803.5[Patents] . . . Suction gripper
803.6[Patents] . . . Magnetic or electrostatic gripper
803.7[Patents] . . . Gripper portion biased to load engaging position
803.8[Patents] . . . Gripper portion made of resilient material which is self biased into engaging position
803.9[Patents] . . . Cam means moves at least one portion of the gripper to a load engaging position
803.1[Patents] . . . Gripping portions self-open as they pass through a curved path
803.11[Patents] . . Nongripping holder is adjustable for different sized loads
803.12[Patents] . . Holder for hollow load contacts interiorly
803.13[Patents] . . Holder formed of nongripping elements which self-open as they pass through a curved path
803.14[Patents] . . Holder means forms recess to receive or seat load
803.15[Patents] . . Holder means forms an aperature for receiving load
803.16[Patents] . Rotary conveyor without specific locations for supporting randomly placed articles or bulk material
804[Patents] . Endless conveyor
805[Patents] . . Magnetically guided, supported or driven
806[Patents] . . Revolvable means engaging carrier belt face automatically skews to correct belt training deviation
807[Patents] . . . With power drive (e.g., pressure cylinder or electric motor, etc.) for skewing revolvable means
808[Patents] . . . With revolvable means supporting belt in transversely troughed form
809[Patents] . . Vertically shiftable belt situated between auxiliary load supports
810.01[Patents] . . Condition responsive
810.02[Patents] . . . Belt damage sensor
810.03[Patents] . . . Belt tracking sensor
810.04[Patents] . . . Belt tension sensor
811[Patents] . . Pressurized fluid or suction applied to carrier belt to modify its reaction with support
812[Patents] . . Having variable conveying length
813[Patents] . . Device for tensioning belt
814[Patents] . . . With spring biasing means
815[Patents] . . . With counterweight
816[Patents] . . . With screw adjusting means
817[Patents] . . Separate, parallel conveying reaches supporting same load
818[Patents] . . Having upwardly facing trough configuration in transverse direction on conveying reach
819[Patents] . . . Edges movable together to enclose load
820[Patents] . . . Having preformed trough shape
821[Patents] . . . . Formed of or including a continuous member of sheet-like material (e.g., canvas, etc.)
822[Patents] . . . . Formed or including transverse plates tandemly disposed lengthwise of carrier belt
823[Patents] . . . Supported in trough form by separate, unattached means engaging carrier belt face
824[Patents] . . . . Roller or roller assembly
825[Patents] . . . . . Independently rotatable rollers canted relative to each other
826[Patents] . . . . . . Means for selectively adjusting angle between rollers to vary carrier belt shape
827[Patents] . . . . . . Pivotally linked rollers form chain supported only at its ends
828[Patents] . . . . . . Roller-supporting transverse frame connected to side-frame stand
829[Patents] . . . . . . Individually cantilevered roller
830[Patents] . . . . . . Transverse frame carrying at least three transversely spaced roller supports
831[Patents] . . Upper and lower runs of same belt travel vertically aligned, laterally bending paths
832[Patents] . . Carrier belt drive means
832.1[Patents] . . . Indexed or intermittent drive
832.2[Patents] . . . Brake means to slow, stop or hold carrier belt
832.3[Patents] . . . . Brake means directly engages carrier belt
833[Patents] . . . Carrier belt driven by contact with separate drive belt, or connected thereto by quick-release clamp
834[Patents] . . . Wheel with radial teeth-engaging carrier belt or means connected therewith
835[Patents] . . . Roller, wheel, or drum-engaging belt
836.1[Patents] . . Having load retainer or guide separate from carrier belt
836.2[Patents] . . . Load retainer biases load transversely against carrier belt
836.3[Patents] . . . Laterally adjustable or yieldable guides contact load
836.4[Patents] . . . Replaceable modular guides for changing the conveying path cross-section
837[Patents] . . Support, guide, or hold-down means for carrier belt
838[Patents] . . . Track which supports rollers attached to belt
839[Patents] . . . Means twists carrier belt or guides it between angularly oriented horizontal reaches
840[Patents] . . . Guide exerting lateral force on nonload-supporting belt surface
841[Patents] . . . Means slidably supporting belt
842[Patents] . . . Rotatable support or hold-down engaging non-load-carrying face of belt
843[Patents] . . . . Resilient
844.1[Patents] . . Carrier belt structure
844.2[Patents] . . . Connection means joins ends of sheet-like belt
845[Patents] . . . Carrier belt supported or guided by rotatable means attached thereto
846[Patents] . . . Formed of or including a continuous member of sheet-like material (e.g., canvas, etc.)
847[Patents] . . . . Including separate reinforcing elements or plural sheet-formed plies
848[Patents] . . . Formed of or including wire mesh, or rods hooked together at belt edges
849[Patents] . . . . Link belt attached to carrier belt
850[Patents] . . . Formed of or including pivotally interconnected rigid links
851[Patents] . . . . Separate pins interconnect links
852[Patents] . . . . . Links pivot about mutually perpendicular axes
853[Patents] . . . . . Links having interfitted ends
860.1[Patents]CONVEYOR FRAME OR CASING
860.2[Patents] . Modules connectable end-to-end with no relative movement
860.3[Patents] . Casing, cover, shield or load supporting surface
860.4[Patents] . . Casing with door
860.5[Patents] . . Removable cover overlying the conveyor
861.1[Patents] . Adjustable conveyor frame or casing
861.2[Patents] . . Conveyor frame or casing flexes or pivots intermediate its ends to move one end relative to the other
861.3[Patents] . . . Single horizontal pivot axis only
861.4[Patents] . . Entire conveyor pivots about horizontal and vertical axes
861.5[Patents] . . Entire conveyor pivots about horizontal axis
861.6[Patents] . . Entire conveyor pivots about vertical axis
866[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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950[Patents]CONVEYOR TRANSVERSES WALL APERTURE
951[Patents]TURNING CIGARETTES END-FOR-END
952[Patents]HEATING OR COOLING
953[Patents]COIL SPRING UNTANGLING APPARATUS
954[Patents]OVERFLOW
955[Patents]AIR MANIFOLD
956[Patents]IMPACT PLATES
957[Patents]CONVEYOR MATERIAL
958[Patents]LOAD UNITS COUNTER
959[Patents]WEIGHING


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