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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4815636 | Hot melt gun Hot melt guns comprising a melt body having a melt chamber and a mechanism for feeding a rod of solid hot melt material to the chamber for melting and dispensing. The feeding mechanism comprises a carriage mounted for movement towards and away from the me... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4799268 | Lead sense system for component insertion machine A system is disclosed for verifying the proper insertion of the leads of an electrical component. The system includes a camera mounted within a component insertion machine. The camera image is stored within the system and analyzed for the absence of any l... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4792426 | Precision control of the thickness of heat-softenable material A process for precisely controlling the thickness of a heat-softenable sheet material (52) comprising heating the material to bring it to a softened condition, compressing the material while in the softened condition to the desired thickness or somewhat l... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4787792 | Drill screw A drilling and thread forming fastener is provided having a pilot end with a cutting tip and a pair of flutes formed thereon. The flutes define the length of the pilot end, which is tapered in one direction only over the greater portion of its extent.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4775280 | Apparatus for automatically supplying electrical components An apparatus for automatically supplying electrical components from a series of tubular holders held in a cassette to the magazine of an electrical component assembly machine. The apparatus is carried on a channel base movable from a position with the cas... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4768285 | Repair station for component insertion device A repair station located at the insertion head of an electrical component assembly machine, the repair station permitting the testing and placement of components into the sequence of components to be inserted into printed circuit boards.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4756073 | Machines for handling electrical components It is convenient to supply electrical or electronic components for placement on tapes; however it has proved difficult to satisfactorily handle tapes for carrying large components. Use of wide tapes to feed larger components is facilitated by using a driv... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4747294 | Fastener presentation device A device for automatically presenting mandrel rivets to the nosepiece of a rivet installation tool, which receives rivets from a supply in a slidably mounted transfer arm while the arm is in a retracted position, and axially and radially moves the arm rel... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4744799 | Combined sequencer and insertion machine A combination electrical component sequencing and inserting machine having a conveyor for receiving components from a source, a verifier for determining acceptability of the component, a blow out station for removing unacceptable components, a transfer st... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743337 | Jaws for a bag former In a bagmaker, two pairs of opposed jaws to draw a web of material about a former and seal the web to form separate bags, each set of jaws are cantilevered on a support and have electromagnetic assist to provide pressure during sealing.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4736517 | Side by side dip socket insertion device Mechanism associated with the insertion head of an electrical component insertion machine permitting the head to be adjusted from normal IC insertion to side by side socket insertion.... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4733587 | Mechanism for body centering and lead trimming A mechanism for body centering and lead trimming of axial lead electrical components.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4725175 | Groove point screw A drilling and thread forming fastener is provided having a threaded shank and a pilot end. A pair of cutting surfaces are provided on the pilot end, each surface terminating in a cutting edge having a linear groove, arcuate in cross-section disposed adja... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4719810 | Drive mechanism for electrical component placement head A drive mechanism for raising and lowering the placement head of an electrical component assembly machine, the mechanism having a servo motor driving a lead nut engaging a lead screw which carries the placement head. The servo motor, in response to the ma... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4712956 | Plastic wall anchor A plastic wall anchor receives a threaded fastener and thereafter flexes its curved leg portions in such a manner as to provide a firm anchoring to the wall. The wall anchor provides an indication as to when it is about to firmly anchor to the wall.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4708553 | Large secondary head rivet A blind rivet having an easily settable secondary head with the rivet body having a plurality of longitudinally extending circumferentially spaced weakened areas terminating in spaced relation from the rivet flange and the open end of the rivet so that up... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4706585 | Making belt loops and attaching them to articles of clothing Method of attaching belt loops (L) to articles of clothing (6), e.g. trousers and skirts, comprises feeding a strip of material (M) through a cutting station (C) at which it is cut into lengths (L) and securing those lengths in position by stitching. Prio... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4706852 | Inlet sleeve for hot-melt dispensers A hot-melt dispenser or glue-gun is provided with a two-element sleeve at the inlet to the melt chamber, the elements being separated by a thermal barrier to reduce heat flow from that sleeve element in direct contact with the melt to the other sleeve ele... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4707515 | Moisture-curable sealant compositions The specification is concerned with sealant compositions comprising prepolymers which are capable of being cured by atmospheric moisture. The compositions provide a desirable blend of properties with regard to application and use, using prepolymers derive... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4697403 | Bag spreaders An apparatus for flattening the horizontal seal area of a form-fill-seal pouch or bag comprising a pair of spreaders adapted to be located in the interior of the film pouch to stretch the film in the horizontal seal area to eliminate wrinkles in the film ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4688415 | Method of manufacturing metal fasteners A metal fastener for a report folder and the method of manufacturing same comprising the steps of forming the fastener head, forming a single prong portion extending from the periphery of the head, and lancing the prong portion to form two separate prongs... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688288 | Pulling over and toe lasting machine In a pulling over and lasting machine in addition to a toe pincer there are provided two sets of side pincers, each set being mounted on a support pivotal about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe bottom and passing through or adjacent the toe pincer... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687152 | Machines for handling electrical components It is convenient to supply electrical or electronic components for placement on tapes; however it has proved difficult to satisfactorily handle tapes for carrying large components. Use of wide tapes to feed larger components is facilitated by using a driv... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4686915 | Sewing machine system having automatic processing of sewn work Apparatus is disclosed for processing workpieces prearranged within pallets in an automatic sewing machine system. The apparatus includes an automatic release of a pallet containing a sewn workpiece. The front of the pallet drops onto shock absorbing memb... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4685418 | Powder reinforcing machine A machine is disclosed for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the configured powder into a laminate and adhering the fused laminate to a shoe substrate. The machine includes a mounting plate on which the shoe substrate is to be releasab... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4682925 | Tack strip A tack strip for securing upholstery fabric to a frame structure comprising a strip of flexible metal having a longitudinally extending fold line forming upper and lower angularly disposed flanges. The lower flange has a continuous edge and a plurality of... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682552 | Displaceable apparatus for processing pallets in an automatic sewing machine Apparatus is disclosed for processing workpieces prearranged within pallets in an automatic sewing machine system. The apparatus is displaceable from fixed positions wherein the pallets are normally processed from an input location to a sewing location an... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4681650 | Powder reinforcing laminate apparatus A machine for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the configured powder into a laminate and adhering the fused laminate to a shoe substrate. A heater raises the temperature of configured powder to fuse the powder into a laminate. A pair ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4672174 | Monitoring stud-welding-phototransistor responds to arc light Apparatus and method are provided for sensing the presence of arc discharge in arc welding such that the change in electric current is sensed at the time of discharge and light emitted from a welding position is sensed only when the sensed electric curren... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4663813 | Method of making an internal wave generator for strain wave gearing A method of making an elliptoidal internal journal type wave generator for use with a flexspline, the latter having internal spline teeth, an outer diameter (O.D.) designated two times the radius (R), and a radial deflection (d) for spline meshing at mino... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4662206 | Rivet/stud feeder A fastener-installing tool comprises a housing in which a collet which holds a fastener moves back and forth between a forward fastener-installing position and a rear loading position. A curved feed tube is pivoted on the housing to swing about its center... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4661198 | Linear deposition apparatus A machine for applying a configuration of reinforcement/stiffening or decorative material in powder form to a receiving surface, for subsequent fusing, cooling and pressing to a substrate such as a shoe upper. The machine comprises a deposition station, a... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660743 | Melt dispensers A hot melt glue gun is described and claimed having a rod feeding mechanism (14) comprising a trigger (50) arranged to drive clamping means to grip a rod of adhesive and to move the rod towards a melt chamber (17) of the gun. The clamping means comprises ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661542 | Adhesive compositions Pressure-sensitive adhesives which are mixed immediately prior to application, or need drying equipment tend to be expensive in use while those applied as hot melts tend to have poor heat resistance. According to the invention an adhesive composition cura... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4659420 | Shoe substrate reinforcing machine A machine for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the configured powder into a laminate and adhering the fused laminate to a shoe substrate to reinforce the substrate. The machine has a shoe substrate support including a base and a pad a... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657456 | Blind screw anchor A blind screw anchor, made of one piece of metal, has a shank, constituted by sleeve portions connected together by uniformly spaced links. A head flange is integrally connected to an adjacent sleeve portion at one end of the shank by a bridge piece bent ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655149 | Optical sensor for automatic sewing machine An optical sensor system senses encodings on workpiece holders being processed within an automatic sewing machine. The optical sensor system can reliably sense the encodings on the workpiece holders over a wide range of spaced distances dictated by workpi... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4654388 | Latex adhesives for floor laying An adhesive composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of film forming resin, filler and tackifying substances. The dispersion uses wood rosin and esterified rosin as tackifying substances and also includes diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. The composi... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653133 | Shoe machine In a lasting machine shoes are supported with one end aligned with end lasting instrumentalities arranged to operate at that one end, and with the other end thus offset to the longitudinal center line of the instrumentalities (and thus of the machine). Th... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4650538 | Linear deposition apparatus A machine for applying a configuration of reinforcement/stiffening or decorative material in powder form to a receiving surface, for subsequent fusing, cooling and pressing to a substrate such as a shoe upper. The machine comprises a deposition station, a... | 03/17/1987 |
