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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070277919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AUTOMATED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Systems and methods for monitoring automated composite fabrication processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes performing a manufacturing operation on a portion of a workpiece using a tool moveable relative to the workpiece. Simultaneously with perform... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070272340 | FUSION WELDING FITTINGS WITH WELD BEAD COVER A fitting for use in fusion welding mating thermoplastic components includes a weld bead chamber to capture and conceal a bead formed as a result of the fusion weld. The weld bead chamber integrates the bead into the fitting so that the joined parts have a finished look... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070256774 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROSTRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME A method of and system for manufacturing a microstructure having high form accuracy and a manufacturing system is disclosed. On a rough motion stage having a predetermined positioning accuracy and a large stroke length, a fine motion stage having a small stroke length a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070215262 | Lottery ticket printed on an embossed foil layer A lottery ticket has a substrate layer with game data printed in a game area and has at least one fixing layer applied over the game data in the game area so as to prevent release of the printed game data from the substrate layer and at least one opaque scratch-off laye... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070215263 | Print Cartridge System for Multi-Jurisdictional Tax Stamping A system for applying a stamp to packs within a carton includes a conveyor system and a stamping system positioned along the conveyor system. The stamping system includes a stamp cartridge and a stamp applicator positioned adjacent the stamp cartridge. The cartridge dis... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070209753 | HIGH SPEED DECORATING SYSTEM A label applicator system provides for high speed, accurate label transfer from a web to items moving on an item transport along a path relative to the system. The items, such as bottles, have a contoured surface. The applicator includes a supply reel for supplying labe... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070199661 | Process for laying a strip continuously on a toroidal surface Apparatus designed for laying a strip on a rotating receiving surface S, comprising a laying head (100) moving along axes XX′ parallel to the axis of rotation of the surface (S) and YY′ parallel to a radial direction passing through the point of contact Q bet... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070199641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING OF PARTS Systems and methods for welding of parts are described. In one embodiment, a method for ultrasonic welding of parts by means of an ultrasonic welding device including at least a generator, a converter, and a sonotrode based on a set curve of a time-dependent welding par... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070193672 | Method for affixing adhesive tape to semiconductor wafer, and apparatus using the same In association with movement of an affixation roller, a movement position of the affixation roller is detected by a rotation sensor based on a rotation amount of a motor. A control device changes and controls an amount of an adhesive tape to be fed forcibly based on a r... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070193681 | Method of Calibrating a Printing Apparatus A method of calibrating a printing apparatus which includes a transport mechanism for transporting patches such as labels or RFID tags, each carried on a continuous backing web in a feed direction, from a store to and through a printing station, past a print head which ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070193671 | Method for affixing adhesive tape to semiconductor wafer, and apparatus using the same A separator separating/collecting operation is controlled in correspondence with an adhesive tape supplying operation such that a separating point of a separator on an adhesive tape when supply of the adhesive tape and separation of the separator are stopped is deviated... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070187020 | Web inspection and repair machine with retractable inspection zone A web processing machine permitting inspection and repair of a roll of web material includes an inspection zone vertically juxtaposed to a splicing zone. The inspection zone is structured to be removed from the juxtaposed position to a retracted position in which the sp... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070187027 | Curing system and method of curing A curing device for curing an ink, varnish, adhesive, and/or adhesive with a lamination film on a web includes a curing housing and a control system. The curing housing includes a light or electron source and an outlet for light or electrons emitted by the light or elec... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070181240 | Method for inspecting a film carrier tape for mounting electronic components An apparatus and method for inspecting a film carrier tape for mounting electronic components, in which film carrier tapes for mounting electronic components provided with a plurality of electronic component mounting portions in multiple strips in a transverse direction... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070175563 | Optical component manufacturing apparatus and method, and optical component lens assembling apparatus An object is to provide an optical component lens assembling apparatus which is capable of automating the assembly of an optical component having a minute lens and an optical fiber. This apparatus includes: a fiber block fixing device 20 that fixes in position a ... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070163697 | Devices for conveying and labelling containers and method for connecting a labelling unit to a conveyor unit A device having a conveyance device for conveying containers, to which at least one labeling unit for containers may be connected, wherein at least identification data of the labeling unit can be transmitted to the conveyance device. In addition, a device having a label... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070157878 | Production system for wafer The system includes a first conveying vehicle for holding and conveying wafers as products finished with an inspection step from a stock storage shelf group 11 to a reloading device 17, and a second conveying vehicle for holding and conveying a transportin... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070151651 | Media gap detection by reflective florescence A method of gap detection between successive adhesive layers on a media carrier using reflective florescence. Roll of label media is obtained and placed on a printer (not shown). Labels pass by a UV light source and labels and carrier reflect back a portion of the UV li... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070144653 | Methods and systems for debonding substrates Methods and systems for applying heat to substrates that are in contact with an uncured bonding material or that are bonded with one or more sealants or other bonding material/s. Substrates may be heated, for example, so that the substrates may be debonded by degrading ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070119543 | Method and apparatus for attaching a peeling tape In a peeling tape attaching method for attaching a peeling tape (4) on a surface protective film (11) attached on the surface of a wafer (20), the wafer is supported on a movable table (31) with the surface protective film up and the peeling ... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070116932 | Device and method of making a device having a flexible layer structure A device such as a flexible AMLCD is described comprising first (10) and second layers (11), wherein the first layer is a flexible substrate and the second layer is a brittle ITO conduction line applied to the substrate. The ITO layer has a corrugated stru... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070113948 | Method for winding strips on a tire building machine A strip member is wound by a tire building machine having a building drum for taking up a strip member of predetermined length without discrete ends and a transfer conveyor for feeding the strip member to the building drum. The winding-start end of the strip member tran... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070107826 | Method for avoiding air pockets in a joint between two structural components When two structural components are to be joined, for example, when an aircraft skin section is to be secured to a stringer by an adhesive bonding, it is important that the joining surface areas are well-fitted to each other to avoid the formation of air inclusions in th... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070107827 | Apparatus and method for pressure bonding and method for manufacturing semiconductor device The substrate is placed over a pressure detection film, the element group is placed selectively over the substrate so that a conductive film functioning as an antenna formed over the substrate and a conductive film functioning as a bump formed over the element group ove... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070107825 | Tape monitoring system The invention provides a tape monitoring system for use with a taping machine that is mounted independent of a taping head. The tape monitoring system includes a tape dispensing sensor for determining whether tape is being dispensed from the tape supply and capable of p... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070102092 | Method for manufacturing multilayer flexible circuits A method for manufacturing multilayer flexible circuits is disclosed. The cross-sectional area of an unoccupied signal layer volume is initially determined. The unoccupied signal layer includes multiple conductive elements, and the unoccupied signal layer volume is form... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070102105 | FILM-SHAPED ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUS A film-shaped adhesive application apparatus includes a supply reel retainer for mounting a film-shaped adhesive supply reel used to wind into a roll shape a film-shaped adhesive 1 comprising a base film and an adhesive layer formed thereon, thermocompression bon... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070095451 | Systems and methods for tape flaw and splice avoidance in manufacturing Systems and methods for avoidance of tape flaw or splices in manufacturing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of applying a tape onto a workpiece includes feeding the tape from a tape supply using a tape application assembly, and applying the tape onto the workp... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070089825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FEEDERS OF A SURFACE MOUNT MACHINE A method for managing feeders of a surface mount machine includes the steps of: initializing all IC cards of the feeders; scanning the feeders; inputting initial operational information of each feeder to a corresponding IC card and a first document; inputting current op... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070089826 | Method for producing a multilayer printed wiring board A method for producing a multilayer printed wiring board includes an inner layer formation step of forming an inner layer pattern in a core substrate divided corresponding to a flexible portion that is made bendable and a hard portion that is made rigid, and an outer la... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070084541 | Method and apparatus for inspecting pneumatic tire during production There is provided an inspection method for inspecting an object built on a tire building drum to make up a pneumatic tire with respect to profile thereof in process of production of the tire includes, in which data with respect to a profile of the object for a single ro... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070074803 | AUTOMATIC FLEXIBLE SPACER OR SEALANT APPLICATOR FOR A GLASS WORK PIECE AND METHOD OF APPLYING FLEXIBLE SPACER OR SEALANT TO A GLASS WORKPIECE A dual head horizontal automatic flexible spacer and/or sealant applicator for a glass work piece that applies the flexible spacer and/or sealant along a single axis and will operate on a range of work pieces sizes. The machine will automatically square a work piece and... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070056675 | Method and apparatus for manufacture and inspection of swatch bearing sheets using a vacuum conveyor An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto another... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070039678 | Method for production of layered substrates The present invention relates to a method, a system, computer readable mediums and computer program products for controlling a process for producing a layered substrate. The method comprises the steps of: collecting (32) at least one first set of measurement data... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070039677 | Method and system for controlling label peeling and rejecting bad labels in a label printer or applicator system Instead of raising and lowering the tension in a full length of a liner with labels affixed thereto, the tension in a small portion of the liner is temporarily reduced, such as by clamping the liner between a tensioning device (usually a rewinder) and a peel point. The ... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070034314 | COMPONENT FEEDER HAVING A HIGH DENSITY COVER TAPE RESERVOIR A method and apparatus for the handling and containment of a cover tape peeled from a pocket tape in a component feeder are disclosed. A single folding pulley comprising inclined sides and an undercut at the hub folds the adhesive contaminated edges back onto themselves... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070034313 | Systems and methods for in-process vision inspection for automated machines Systems and methods for in-process vision inspection for automated machines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a head assembly includes a tool moveable over a workpiece and adapted to perform a manufacturing operation on the workpiece, and an inspection unit operatively ... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070029027 | Method for evaluating ply wire anomalies in a tire A method for detecting ply wire anomalies in a tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across a tire carcass, the method comprising the steps: constructing a green tire carcass in a diametrically expanded toroidal configuration, the carca... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20070023122 | Method and apparatus for inspecting pneumatic tire during production An inspection method for inspecting beads provided on a tire building drum in process of production a pneumatic tire includes measuring a displacement amount in a radial direction on each of the beads lying axially on both sides of the drum with a distance sensor such a... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070023121 | Fabrication of three dimensional integrated circuit employing multiple die panels A method of assembling an electronic device includes testing a first wafer of first die to identify the location of functional first die and dividing the first wafer into a set of panels, wherein a panel includes an M×N array of first die. A panel is bonded to a panel ... | 02/01/2007 |
