Inventor
SCHMITT WERNER H
US15 patents
Patents
15 patentsUS4723661AFeb 9, 1988
Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism
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US5236077AAug 17, 1993
Linear feeder
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US6311825B1Nov 6, 2001
Recirculation system for a robotic pickup
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US5853077ADec 29, 1998
Article handling device, combination and methods
HOPPMANN CORP20 citations92
US5031295AJul 16, 1991
Multi-purpose turret assembly
HOPPMANN CORP22 citations92
US4828100AMay 9, 1989
Rotating ring orienting feeder
HOPPMANN CORP24 citations91
US4388989AJun 21, 1983
Continuous rotary method of transporting articles
HOPPMANN CORP34 citations88
US5954184ASep 21, 1999
Apparatus and method for feeding, presenting and/or orienting parts
HOPPMANN CORP14 citations73
US5564551AOct 15, 1996
Puck conveying mechanism and method
HOPPMANN CORP14 citations73
US5544732AAug 13, 1996
Method and apparatus for orienting and conveying flexible or thin articles
HOPPMANN CORP10 citations73
US4821920AApr 18, 1989
Method and apparatus for loading articles onto feeder by elevating ramp segments
HOPPMANN CORP16 citations72
US5333716AAug 2, 1994
Linear feeder for varying size articles
HOPPMANN CORP17 citations68
US4848559AJul 18, 1989
Method or apparatus for elevating articles in a feeder
HOPPMANN CORP11 citations67
US5389041AFeb 14, 1995
Rigid disc drive universal link
HOPPMANN CORP3 citations62
US5031306AJul 16, 1991
Assembly turret with universal nests
HOPPMANN CORP3 citations62