| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414792700 |
Positions lowest article of stack first
| 39 |
| 414789900 |
With means for removing completed stack from stacking location
| 28 |
| 414791600 |
Sequentially forms or adds completed layers
| 28 |
| 414788900 |
With means vertically aligning stack being formed
| 24 |
| 414789500 |
Inserts separator into stack
| 11 |
| 414794900 |
Positions highest article of stack first
| 8 |
| 414788800 |
Including separate unstacking means
| 7 |
| 414788400 |
Takes articles for stack from another group
| 7 |
| 414788200 |
Stacking tapered or nestable articles
| 7 |
| 414790900 |
Stacks articles on different supports
| 6 |
| 414789700 |
Includes means on or linked with transporting vehicle for forming and discharging stack | 4 |
| 20100028120 | ALL TERRAIN LUMBER COLLECTION AND STACKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for picking up, stacking and bundling lumber, that comprises: a drive means, a conveyor assembly having a receiving bin and a conveyor, a stacking assembly operatively connected to the conveyor assembly, and having an unscrambling hopper, a row conveyor, a stacking bin and a bundling assembly a discharge platform, and a grapple assembly that picks up lumber pieces from the ground and deposits them into the receiving bin, and that also picks up bundles of lumber produced by the stacking assembly, for movement to a secondary location. The apparatus can be used on a variety of different terrains, including inclines and declines and can pick up lumber from a wide radius around the apparatus and from a number of ground conditions including rocky, muddy and wet ground. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20140341692 | Machine For Stacking Bales - A hay bale accumulator comprising a frame configured to be towed and positioned over a hay bale resting on the ground, said frame defining a bale holding compartment comprising means for holding and vertically lifting a bale, wherein said means for vertically lifting the bale include at least one pair of vertical slide carriages of said bale holding means, said carriages being disposed in opposition to each other on the sides of said bale holding compartment, said bale holding means comprising at least two gripping arms, each of which is joined in an articulated manner to each of said slide carriages, said arms being susceptible of being extended to come into contact with said bale when said bale enters the interior of said compartment, the accumulator further comprising means for suspending said bale in said upper stacking position in the interior of said compartment while said carriages move towards a lower loading position to receive a new bale in the same compartment, said gripping arms being susceptible of being retracted to free the entrance of said compartment to receive said new bale while said slide carriages remain on standby in the lower loading position. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20160060049 | Bale Stacker and Method of Using Same - A method of and apparatus for producing stacks of large square bales. Bales are received from the baler via a bale accumulator and formed into a stack, a plurality of bales high. The resulting bale stacks may be dropped in the field for pickup later. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20170233199 | BAKERY TRAY STACKER | 08-17-2017 |
| 414789600 |
Plural article sources | 3 |
| 20110014024 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY JOINING AT LEAST TWO IMBRICATED FLOWS OF FLAT PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for continuously joining at least two imbricated flows of flat printed products which are conveyed at equal speeds and spaced from one another, the method includes initially offsetting a first imbricated flow of flat printed products relative to a second imbricated flow of flat printed products so as to form a first lateral overlapping area of both imbricated flows, continuously lifting the printed products of both imbricated flows in the first lateral overlapping area until the lateral overlapping is eliminated, and lowering or dropping the printed products of both imbricated flows in the raised lateral overlapping area, so that partially a printed product of the first imbricated or the second imbricated flow comes to rest above the first or second imbricated flows above a printed product of the respectively other imbricated flow, whereby a single imbricated flow with a second overlapping area of the printed products is formed. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20130156536 | Apparatus And Process For Providing Arrays Of Absorbent Articles In Varying Orientations For Packaging - Apparatus for producing arrays of absorbent articles with varying orientations, and a methods for forming alternating arrays of absorbent articles, suitable to be operated at a high speed, are provided. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20160151866 | ELEMENT ARRANGING APPARATUS AND ELEMENT ARRANGING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
| 414791200 |
Offsets or crosses adjacent articles in single article wide stack | 2 |
| 20090169351 | AUTOMATIC STACKING DEVICE - An automatic stacking device includes a plurality of successive conveyors to convey properly cut corrugated paper board. By setting the conveyors at different operation speeds and different levels, paper boards can be deposited in stacked forms by predetermined numbers. Thus, the paper boards are deposited to form alternately offset stacks in a vertical pile of paper board. Mechanisms are incorporated to laterally shifted stacks of paper boards during the deposition of the paper boards to allow the paper boards to be piled up in the form of multiple and alternately shifted stacks to facilitate subsequent packaging and shipping. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20130251495 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING SHEET-LIKE OBJECTS AND AN ASSEMBLY FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for depositing leaf-shaped objects ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 414789200 |
Forms layered stack or row and then upends it | 2 |
| 20130078074 | ROTATABLE AND TILTABLE RECEIVING TABLE FOR A MID-SIZE OR BIG BALE STACK WAGON - An improved rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table for a agricultural bale transport vehicle that selectively tilts and rotates a layer of bales resting thereupon 90 degrees relative to a preceding bale layer on the transport vehicle to criss-cross tie a load of bales (a plurality of layers of bales) together in a load stack offloaded from the transport vehicle to the field for later pickup and movement or deposit in a bale storage area. Preferably, the bale transport vehicle is a mid-size or big bale stack wagon having a Mil-Stak® bale loader previously installed or concurrently being installed. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20120014774 | Method and Device for Producing Formatted Packagings - A method and a device for generation formatted total packages | 01-19-2012 |
| 414791500 |
Formed with sloped or stepped side | 1 |
| 20100278624 | GOLF BALL STACKING DEVICE - A golf ball stacking device comprises a hollow, elongated body formed of three panels of clear, flexible plastic sheet material connected together at ends to form a hollow tube having an hourglass shape and a generally triangular cross section. Each panel has relatively wide upper and lower ends and a relatively narrow neck portion positioned between the ends. The neck portions are bowed inwardly to form a relatively narrow arcuate throat for balls to pass between larger upper and lower chambers of the body. The upper chamber comprises an inlet for receiving golf balls. The lower chamber comprises a stacking chamber for stacking the golf balls in a triangular pyramid. The panels are not rigidly connected together at the throat, so that the panels surrounding the throat can flex outwardly to prevent ball clogging in the throat. Slots in the side edges permit manipulation of the balls inside the device. A removable flat tray fits under the body and supports a triangular pyramidal stack of balls on the tray. | 11-04-2010 |
| 414791300 |
Articles inverted in adjacent levels or layers | 1 |
| 20170233201 | IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PALLETIZING CONTAINERS AND RESPECTIVE METHOD | 08-17-2017 |
| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
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| 20080213079 | Apparatus and Method for Separating and Transporting Substrates - The invention relates in particular to the separation and transportation of a disc shaped substrate ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080260511 | Stacker - A stacker ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080267758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLACING STICKS - A stick placer is disclosed for placing a stick at a target position, the stick placer comprising a base, a vertically elongated container attached to the base for containing a plurality of sticks in a planar mat, a stick dispensing mechanism secured to the vertically elongated container for selectively dispensing a bottom stick of the plurality of sticks from the vertically elongated container, guiding means secured to the base for guiding the dispensed stick to a horizontal resting position, grasping means for grasping the stick in the horizontal resting position and moving means attached to the grasping means and to the base for selectively moving the grasping means between the horizontal resting position and the final target position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080310947 | Packaging Unit Handling Arrangement - An arrangement for handling packaging units, such as bottles, crates and the like with the aid of a robot, wherein the arrangement includes a mounting part ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090035119 | HANDLING MECHANISM OF TRAYS WITH WHICH ELECTRONIC PARTS ARE FED AND INSPECTION DEVICE OF THE ELECTRONIC PARTS USING THE MECHANISM - In the present invention, through the provision of a tray placing rack for storing trays in multi steps, the trays accommodating electronic parts after inspection are received in the racks and through the provision of a tray stacking rack above the tray placing rack, an empty tray emptied by having been inspected of the electronic parts before inspection at an inspection stage is stacked on the tray stacking rack. When a certain tray is filled with electronic parts after inspection and is discharged, an empty ray is taken out from the tray stacking rack and the empty tray is fed to the rack position of the discharged tray to permit re-use of empty trays | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090162181 | BUNDLE GRIPPER FOR A PALLETIZING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PALLETIZING OF BUNDLES - A bundle gripper for a palletizing machine for picking up respectively at least one bundle and depositing the bundle on a pallet. The bundle gripper including a frame, an adjustable end stop, and at least one gripper finger such that the gripper finger has a front end and is adjustable on the frame. The gripper finger being movable between a first position and a second position. The bundle gripper also including a hold-down clamp coupled to the frame and positioned against the end stop for clamping the bundle against the gripper finger such that a distance between the end stop and the front end of the gripper finger in the second position is changeable to adapt to different lengths of the bundles. The end stop and the gripper finger are each movable to change the distance and the hold-down clamp is correspondingly adjustable to accommodate different lengths of the bundles. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090263226 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE AND SEQUENCE A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT BOOKS - Systems and methods are described to produce and sequence a plurality of different books. An example system includes a plurality of signature feeders to deliver signatures to stations along a conveyor to simultaneously produce and sequence a plurality of different books in a first predetermined order to co-mail, wherein each of the different books has different content. Additionally, the example system includes one or more trimmers to trim the plurality of different books. Further, the example system includes a stacker to stack the plurality of different books in a second predetermined order, wherein the second predetermined order satisfies discount postage rate guidelines. Still further, the example system includes a controller to cause the plurality of different books to be produced in a first predetermined order. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090297323 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STACKING SHEET MATERIALS - A sheet stacking and pallet loading system configured to stack sheets of material on a first pallet while holding a second pallet in a staging position above the first pallet. The system can include an elevator for supporting the first pallet in a loading position while the sheets are stacked on the first pallet. After a sufficient quantity of sheets has been stacked thereon, the elevator can lower the first pallet from its loading position. The second pallet can then be lowered from its staging position such that the sheets can be stacked thereon. The system can further include extendable pallet supports which can be extended to support the second pallet while the first pallet is being lowered by the elevator. The pallet loading system can further include a pallet-grasping assembly having, first, a frame movable along a track and, second, one or more end-effectors movable relative to the frame for engaging a pallet. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100183420 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN OVERHEAD CONVEYING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a transfer device ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100226746 | METHOD FOR HANDLING PACKAGES IN A BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT, A METHOD FOR UNSTACKING PACKAGES IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, A METHOD FOR STACKING PACKAGES IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE METHODS - A method for handling packages in a beverage bottling plant, a method for unstacking packages in a container filling plant, a method for stacking packages in a container filling plant, and arrangements for accomplishing the methods. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100272552 | PALLETIZING ROBOT - A palletizing robot includes at least one rotatable pallet; a crane comprising a rotary base, a lifting frame fixed on the rotary base, and an extensible mechanical hand slidably engaged to the lifting frame to grasp a good; and a controller. The controller controls the crane and the at least one rotatable pallet to cooperatively stack the goods on the rotatable pallet, and control the at least one rotatable pallet to rotate itself to package the stacked goods. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100303599 | HANDLING ROBOT FOR PALLETIZER - According to the invention, the handling robot includes a vertical telescopic mast ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100310349 | SECURED PALLETIZATION FACILITY - The invention relates to facility including a robot ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110076126 | Device and Method for Palletizing Items - An improved apparatus and method for palletizing bagged and other items that are susceptible to being damaged or degraded by the sliding friction caused by apron removal includes a center-opening apron assembly having a left and right side apron consisting of a roller curtain floor and belt. Each roller curtain floor follows a generally L-shaped path by means of roller chains guided through a plurality of sprockets. A single apron motor simultaneously operates both the left side and right side roller curtain by means of a cross-linked synchronization chain. Each roller curtain includes a belt having opposed stationary ends whereby opening of the roller curtain floor results in opposite direction rotation of the belt. This enables bagged items to by palletized in a single layer without causing bunching or tearing of the bagged items as the roller curtain floor retracts. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110268549 | PALLETIZING ROBOT - A palletizing robot includes a lifting frame, an end-effector, an extensible mechanical arm, and a balancing mechanism. The extensible mechanical arm is rotatably connected to the lifting frame. The balancing mechanism and the end-effector are located on opposite ends of the extensible mechanical arm. The balancing mechanism includes a threaded rod, a sliding member, a driving member, and a counterweight. The threaded rod is located on the extensible mechanical arm. The sliding member receives the threaded rod. The driving member is fixed on an end of the threaded rod. The counterweight is fixed on the sliding member. The driving member rotates the threaded rod such that the sliding member slides relative to the threaded rod. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120070263 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STACKING OBJECTS - Apparatus and method for stacking objects on a transport carrier. The apparatus is provided with a forming platform, a loading platform on which a transport carrier to be loaded, such as a pallet or a roller container, can be placed, and a gripper which is movable between the forming platform and the loading platform. The gripper comprises a support frame which is provided with at least one row of parallel forks, which forks comprise an upright to which a horizontal beam is attached at a distance beneath the support frame, wherein the beams can be moved backward and forward in their longitudinal direction, wherein each fork is individually adjustable vis-à-vis the support frame. The forks are independently adjustable vis-à-vis the support frame. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120107082 | Climate Cabinet Having Multiple Intake and Output Stations - A climate cabinet is provided. The climate cabinet includes an object storage device, a first intake and output station for the intake and output of objects and an associated first transport device for positioning objects in the object storage device, and has a second intake and output station for the intake and output of objects and an associated second transport device for positioning objects in the object storage device. A system is also provided. The system includes the climate cabinet and multiple workstations, which can each be situated adjacent to the intake and output stations of the climate cabinet, so that the transport devices of the climate cabinet, which are associated with the intake and output stations, can serve the workstations. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120163953 | IMPROVEMENT TO PALLETIZING EQUIPMENT COMBINED WITH SECURE ACCESS - The invention relates to equipment including a robotized palletizing station comprising a robot ( | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120195732 | DEVICE FOR STACKING FLAT ARTICLES ON EDGE AND A POSTAL SORTING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - This device has an arrival corridor via which the articles arrive, an article-receiving zone on which a stack (P) of said articles is formed, and a rotary actuator ( | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120213625 | Robotic Palletizer Cell And Method Of Construction - A method of constructing a palletizer cell by providing square platform bases which are assembled into an array in abutment with each other, each platform base mounting a respective component of palletizing equipment, such as a robot, one or more conveyors, a slip sheet bin, a discharge module, etc. with one platform base anchored to the factory floor and the rest attached to one or another of the platform bases to form the array of platform bases thereby properly locating the various equipment with each other by the fitting together of the platform bases. Safety fencing sections are mounted atop one or more outer sides to substantially enclose the space within the palletizer cell. Each platform base is formed with side openings which may be engaged with the tines of a fork lift. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120282073 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING VALUE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a device ( | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130071221 | Document Sort Machine Having Dual Feeders - A document sorting machine having dual feeders which feed documents onto common tiers of sort pockets form each end of the machine. The machine includes an induction buffer section which prevents a document already in the transport on a particular tier from colliding with a document being fed into the same transport by a different feeder. Also, the machine includes a serpentine piggy-back unit which can stack consecutive documents going to the same sort pocket. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130209212 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a processing system includes a storage section, a processing section, a mounting section, a first transport section, and a second transport section. The mounting section includes a plurality of holding sections with a first spacing in a stacking direction. The first transport section is configured to transport the workpiece between the storage section and the mounting section and to enter the mounting section at a first position in the stacking direction. The second transport section is configured to transport the workpiece between the processing section and the mounting section and to enter the mounting section at a second position different from the first position in the stacking direction. The first position is provided at two sites in the stacking direction across the second position. The first transport section and the second transport section are enabled to enter the mounting section around a same time. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130251493 | STACKING DEVICE AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a stacking device and an air purification system thereof. The stacking device includes vertically arranged stacking arms and a manipulator mechanism provided on the stacking arms; the stacking arms forming an axially extending duct and comprising first airflow driving devices; the duct forming air inflow openings that are in communication with an outside space of the stacking arms and an air outflow opening arranged at a lower end of the stacking arms; wherein the first airflow driving devices draw in air of the outside space of the stacking arms through the air inflow openings of the duct and drive air inside the duct to flow downward to be discharged through the air outflow opening of the duct to the lower end of the stacking arms. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130251494 | WH (WAFER-HOLDER) PROCESS - A stacking apparatus that stacks chip assemblies each having a plurality of chips disposed continuously with circuit patterns and electrodes, includes: a plurality of stages each allowed to move arbitrarily, on which the chip assemblies are placed; a storage unit that stores an estimated extent of change in a position of an electrode at each chip, expected to occur as heat is applied to the chip assemblies placed on the plurality of stages during a stacking process; and a control unit that sets positions of the plurality of stages to be assumed relative to each other during the stacking process based upon the estimated extent of change in the position of the electrode at each chip provided from the storage unit and position information indicating positions of individual chips formed at the chip assemblies and controls at least one of the plurality of stages. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130259629 | Conveyor System For Controlling Spacing Between Sod Slabs - The present invention extends to a conveyor system that allows the spacing between slabs on a conveyor to be controlled. Because the spacing can be controlled, a single stacking head can be used to pick up and stack multiple slabs at the same time. In this manner, a harvesting machine employing the conveyor system of the present invention can utilize a single stacking head while still harvesting sod at least as quickly as harvesting machines employing multiple stacking heads. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130294878 | TRUSS PLATE STACKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for stacking truss plates, each truss plate having a flat side and a pronged side, receives an odd number of plates. An even number of input channels underlie a stationary shelf and a movable shelf. The channels receive a first odd set of plates in a first cycle with the movable shelf in a first position, each of the first plates being received and falling input channels during the first cycle. The channels receive a second odd set of plates during a second cycle, the movable shelf in a second position during the second cycle. A roller and transport track assembly move each of the odd number of plates to an output so that an even number of plates is output during each cycle. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140003903 | PACKAGE STACKING APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140044515 | BUNDLING APPARATUS FOR SHEET-TYPE MEDIUM - A bundling apparatus for sheet-type medium is used for stacking and bundling sheet-type medium. The bundling apparatus for sheet-type medium comprises a banknote delivery channel ( | 02-13-2014 |
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