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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120038095 | Articulated Work Holder for a Remote Controlled Vehicle and the Like An articulated work holder for a fractional dimensioned, performance vehicle including a base member and first, second and third, support arms having multiple degrees of rotational movement and a vise member carrying vehicle engagement pads for supporting a fractional d... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110304086 | SHADOW FRAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A shadow frame and a method of manufacturing the shadow frame are disclosed. The shadow frame is utilized in photoelectrical semiconductor manufacturing processes and is utilized for fixing a glass substrate by combing with a support base used to carry the glass substra... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110290779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A PORTION OF A HOUSING IN A BUTTON ASSEMBLY Systems and methods for cutting a cover from a portion of a housing of an electronic device, and positioning the cover within the housing are provided. An electronic device can include an interface having an actuator over which a cover is placed. The cover can by cuttin... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110241273 | ONE-PIECE MULTI-LAYER SINTERING CARRIER A one-piece multi-layer sintering carrier includes plural vertical rods, plural X-directed transversal rods, plural Y-directed transversal rods and at least two holding plates. X-directed holes and Y-directed holes, which are mutually perpendicular, are provided in spac... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110156330 | PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE TO BE CUT FROM SHEET MATERIAL A platform for supporting a sheet material having a workpiece portion to be cut is disclosed. The platform comprises one or more movable supports arranged to support the workpiece portion in a support position. The or each support is movable to a cutting position in whi... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148022 | REINFORCED PIN FOR BEING USED IN A PIN CHUCK, AND A PIN CHUCK USING SUCH REINFORCED PIN Improved durability and longevity of spin chucks is achieved by using a composite support pin structure in which a pin body of a chemically inert plastic includes a hollow cavity containing an insert formed from a material whose Young's modulus is greater than that of t... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110101589 | Cut mat There is disclosed a portable cutting mat for improving safety when using a power circular saw for cutting wood sheeting. Said mat has a top surface, bottom surface, top edge, bottom edge, left edge, and right edge. Said mat contains holes through said top and bottom su... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110079947 | Model airplane work station A work station for securely and temporarily holding a model airplane for the purpose of making adjustments, repairs or performing other maintenance on the plane. The work station is on wheels, contains a tool box with tools and a clamp and cradle to securely hold the ai... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110065226 | METHOD TO BREAK AND ASSEMBLE SOLAR CELLS The present disclosure relates generally to a method to break and assemble solar cells to make solar panel. The present disclosure provides a method to produce solar pieces from solar cell, as well as assemble them together. The present disclosure device is unique when ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110049780 | Portable Cradle Device A portable cradle device is provided and includes a cradle top section and a cradle bottom section, wherein the cradle top section includes a top portion base structure having a first component support structure and a second component support structure, and the cradle b... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110037212 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES FOR A FLEXIBLE FIXTURE A system and method for supporting a workpiece includes a plurality of support assemblies with movable heads. Positional errors are ascertained for the heads based on different positions thereof and used to properly position the heads to support the workpiece. Other inv... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100295230 | TRAY DEVICE FOR USE WITH LENS HOLDER An tray device for a lens holder during the process of vacuum coating, the lens holder comprising a base and a lens barrel, the base comprising a recessed portion and the lens barrel comprising an opening communicating with the recessed portion, the tray device comprise... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295229 | Tooling System With Array of Height Adjustable Elements A tooling system (1) having a number of elements (2) arranged in an array, which elements define a contoured surface, or a section of a contoured surface. The tooling system also including means (7) for mounting an element to a support rail (5 | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100276856 | Device for holding an object under measurement in a reference position An apparatus for holding a measurement object, particularly a formed sheet metal component of a vehicle body, in a reference position, comprises at least one carrier which holds the measurement object and has a carrier head that can be placed against the measurement obj... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100252978 | Workpiece Holding Device, System and Method The present invention relates to a workpiece holding device (101, 201) comprising a substantially spherical ball (107, 207) with means for releasably retaining a workpiece (901), a socket (102, 202) with a first ball-receiving surface (105... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100244351 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TUNING A SKI An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for retaining a ski in a position to maintain the ski. The apparatus includes a first support positioned between the front portion of the ski and a support structure to support a front portion of the ski. A second support i... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100181711 | Cutting support A cutting support including a first section and a second section. The first section has a top side with at least two recesses extending into the first section from the top side. A first one of the recesses has a first shape. A second one of the recesses has a different ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100156018 | TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT Embodiments of the present invention provide a jaw apparatus that is tied to a stable anchor (e.g., a vehicle) and that holds wood off the ground in a stable manner to enable cutting by a user. The jaw apparatus can include a main shaft that defines a shaft axis. The ma... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100084801 | PRECISION NOTCH MACHINING FIXTURE AND METHOD A fixture includes an enlarged plate having slots in an upper surface, and support members are secured to the plate at the slots. The fixture is utilized to machine parts that are initially flame-cut from a large plate/sheet of hot-roll steel. A plurality of notches are... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100019432 | Spacing element for plate-like elements The invention describes a spacing element (33) for spacing apart if necessary plate-like elements (4) of a tempering element (25), with a carrier element (35), which comprises a first end area (36) which can face the plate-like element... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090322008 | Reconfigurable Workpiece Support Fixture An exemplary reconfigurable workpiece support fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base, and a plurality of spaced-apart plates are removably attachable to the base. Each plate defines a plurality of notches along an angular profile. A ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090140482 | FLEXIBLE HEADER SYSTEM FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES A manufacturing system includes a configurable positioning apparatus and machining system for processing a workpiece retained by the positioning apparatus. The positioning apparatus has different configurations for retaining different types of workpieces, such as panels... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090127762 | WORK RESTS FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE IN A MACHINING UNIT AND MACHINING UNITS CONTAINING SUCH WORK RESTS Workpiece rests are disclosed, for holding workpieces in machining systems which machine the workpieces using a cutting beam, e.g., a laser beam. A workpiece rest includes a frame, a plurality of rest elements which are arranged adjacent to one another in the frame so a... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090121406 | Weldless mesotube grid holder An apparatus for assembling an electronic device is disclosed, which includes one or more grid holders for maintaining one or more grids in association with a plurality of conducting components positioned perpendicular to the grid(s). One or more insulating components a... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090079310 | WORK BENCH AND WORK BENCH ASSEMBLY A work bench module, (A, B, C, D) comprises a planar work surface (11), a storage (7, 9) space being defined in the module (A, B, C, D) below the work surface, equipment mounting means (15) being provided on which a piece of equipment (13, 19, 20... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090065996 | Device for cutting firewood An apparatus for assisting in cutting firewood from logs, such apparatus comprises a first member having a base member and three substantially parallel legs extending outwardly. There is a second member substantially identical to such first member. The legs of the secon... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090008849 | Jig for Mounting Objects on a Wall or Ceiling An article, method, and kit for holding an object in place on a wall that include a jig with a support member and a platform member that is coupled to, and extends perpendicularly from, the support member. The support member has a top end including a portion adapted to ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080179806 | TERMINAL CONNECTOR CATCH JIG, TERMINAL CONNECTOR FIXING METHOD, AND WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLING METHOD A terminal connector catch jig to fix a terminal connector included in a wire harness terminal. On a placing table on which the terminal connector is set, in opposition to a connection surface of a wire in the terminal connector, a comb-teeth portion constituted by a pl... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080012194 | Device and method for suspending and supporting a workpiece to allow a user to apply a coating to the entire exterior surface thereof A novel device for suspending and supporting a workpiece to allow a user to apply a coating to the entire exterior surface of the workpiece at one time is disclosed herein. The device consists of a first plate, a second plate with a plurality slots formed therein, said ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080006978 | Ski holder for tuning skis A ski holder for tuning skis is disclosed. The device allows a ski to be held in a variety of orientations so that adjustments and maintenance work can be performed thereon. The device includes a track assembly, a plurality of ski support assemblies slidably engageable ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070278729 | METHOD FOR FORMING INTERCONNECTS ON THIN WAFERS A method of forming a semiconductor interconnect including, in the order recited: (a) providing a semiconductor wafer; (b) forming bonding pads in a terminal wiring level on the frontside of the wafer; (c) reducing the thickness of the wafer; (d) forming solder bumps on... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070241491 | Device for Supporting Workpieces The invention relates to a device for supporting workpieces, in particular, for multi-side coating of workpieces in a coating press, comprising a press table for housing the device and an adjusting carriage, arranged below the press table, whereby a number of support el... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070107806 | Ezee-feed An infeed/outfeed attachment for facilitating the processing of sheet goods through a processing device. The infeed/outfeed attachment may have a support frame, a plurality of coplanar ball rollers, a track, an engagement section in sliding engagement with the track, a ... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070080489 | Fixture for bonding workpieces A fixture (10) for bonding workpieces (14) includes a frame (12) and a supporting board (13). The frame includes a first side wall (121), a second side wall (122), and a third side wall (123). The first side wall is oppos... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060237889 | Universal angle self-adjusting V-block workpiece holder A new and improved pivotally angled V-block work holding instrument that embodies the varied uses of the present invention is herein introduced. It provides a holding device to enable the support of a workpiece for machine tooling comprised of a base block having a rect... | 10/26/2006 |