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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107081 | BOARD CONVEYING HAND AND BOARD CONVEYING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME An adsorbent in a board conveying hand includes: a pad for adsorbing a board in contact with the board; and an elastic member interposed between the fork and the pad and provided with an adsorption passage for allowing an adsorbing fluid to pass between the fork and the... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120042979 | AIRCRAFT HOSE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM The present embodiments are directed towards the transfer, retrieval and storage of flexible materials. In one embodiment, a system is provided that generally includes a hose retrieval system having a first hose gripper assembly. The first hose gripper assembly includes... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120027552 | RETRACTABLE ASSEMBLY A retractable assembly for introducing an insertable device into a container through a container opening, comprising: a linear guide, which is releasably mountable on the container via a holder; and, guided along the linear guide, a slider, on which an articulated head ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120014773 | HIGH THROUGHPUT METHOD OF IN TRANSIT WAFER POSITION CORRECTION IN A SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE ROBOTS Methods correcting wafer position error are provided. The methods involve measuring wafer position error on a robot, e.g. a dual side-by-side end effector robot, during transfer to an intermediate station. This measurement data is then used by a second robot to perform ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003073 | TOOLING DEVICE Exemplary embodiments are directed to a tooling device which for connecting to a manipulator. The device includes a base unit and at least two manipulator modules each with a first and a second end. At least one degree of freedom in movement is provided between both end... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110255945 | CASH HANDLING SYSTEM The invention relates to a system for transporting a sheaf of notes from a storage location to a dispensing outlet. The system comprises a conveyor apparatus, a carrier within which the sheaf is transported through the conveyor apparatus, and an extractor for removing t... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110211936 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND VACUUM APPARATUS The present invention provides a technology for holding an object to be reliably conveyed for the sake of high speed conveyance not only in a low temperature environment but also in a high temperature environment, and for reducing dust while conveying the object to be c... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110194922 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING DRUMS INTO DRUM CONTAINER An apparatus and method for loading drums into a drum container, in which a function of gripping a lid of the drum container is added to a gripper used when a drum filled with radioactive waste is loaded into the drum container, thereby considerably reducing loading tim... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110182709 | Method for Speed Optimizing a Robot The invention relates to a method for speed optimizing a robot which is configured to carry out a plurality of product transfer procedures which follow one another and in which products are transferred from a pick-up region into a placement region, wherein at least one ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168830 | Center/Surface Rewinder and Winder A winder for winding a web to produce a rolled product is provided. The winder includes a web transport apparatus that is used for conveying the web. Also included in one exemplary embodiment is a plurality of independent winding modules. The winding modules are indepen... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110123306 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING VIALS There is provided a device and method for arranging a vial, which can efficiently arrange a plurality of vials in the same arrangement place. A device for arranging a vial includes an arm member 150 for sandwiching one vial 1 and a carrying means 58... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110076125 | SINGLE-BRIDGE MANIPULATOR MANEUVERING SYSTEM In one aspect, the invention is directed to a load maneuvering system that includes a pair of runway rails, a bridge that is movable on the runway rails and that includes a single bridge rail, a carriage that is movable on the single bridge rail, and a manipulator suppo... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110064556 | EDGE GRIP END EFFECTOR An end effector blade (201) is provided which has a region (203) defined thereon for receiving an article. The end effector blade is also equipped with a plurality of tabs (213) disposed about the periphery of said region. Each tab moves from a firs... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110064555 | Gripper unit for supporting and transporting articles A gripper unit for transport systems for supporting and transporting articles. A gripper unit that includes a gripper head with at least two gripper arms which can be opened and closed against each other. The top of the article to be gripped and to be transported is sup... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110027058 | ASSEMBLY METHOD OF TRANSFER MECHANISM AND TRANSFER CHAMBER An assembly method is capable of assembling a transfer mechanism which transfers a target and includes a pick unit for holding the target, a slide unit for sliding the pick unit and a drive unit for driving the slide unit. The assembly method includes installing a lifti... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100310348 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PRODUCTS An apparatus for transferring products for ice-cream parlors comprises a pick-up device (2) provided with a grippers (3) for gripping an orderly row of products (100), the pick-up device (2) being movable between a position for loading and un... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100290885 | DETECTING COMPONENT CARRIER TAPE SPLICING In one aspect, detecting a splice connection along a component carrier tape extending from a component carrier tape feeder in a feeder slot on a pick-and-place machine having a pickup head is accomplished by scanning a section of a component carrier tape with a sensor, ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100221093 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STABILISING AN EGG TRAY The invention relates to an automated method for positioning eggs on a tray that comprises the automated detection of the presence/absence of eggs in the cells of a tray, and the picking-up of eggs from a supply and the placement thereof in the empty cells of a tray. Th... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100202866 | Transfer System In a transfer system, transport beams are displaced in three types of motions, i.e. toward each other, along a longitudinal extension thereof for advancement, and up and down. Two of these types of motions are triggered by a double-function motor. Such a double-function... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100178148 | PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING GRIPPING GROOVE The invention relates to a container (1) comprising a base body (2) and a thread (4), comprising an at least partially circumferential securing ring (6) which extends essentially radially outwards relative to the base body (2) of the c... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100172734 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS An apparatus for transferring a plurality of electronic components includes a row of pick heads operative to pick up the electronic components simultaneously from a first location and to place them at a second location. Additionally, there is a driving mechanism operati... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100119352 | Camera Module Insertion Machine With Gripper An assembly system includes an electronic component, a gripper, and a socket. The electronic component has sides and a top face, the top face has a top-face peripheral area and a top-face central area. The gripper has a gripper head, the gripper head being movable to an... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100098523 | Device For Conveying And Removing Glass Waste In A Machine For Filling Vials Device for conveying and removing glass waste, of the type which is associable to a sealing station of glass vials in a machine for filling the vials, operating in a chamber in which there is a controlled atmosphere. The glass waste are unloaded by gripping means, provi... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100074722 | PART MOUNTING DEVICE A part mounting apparatus of the invention comprises: a pickup head having a pickup tool for picking up a part; a pickup head supporting unit for supporting the pickup head; a pickup head supporting arm having one end portion where the pickup head is disposed and an oth... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100048035 | ROBOT APPARATUS AND PROCESSING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH, ASHING SYSTEM, AND ASHING METHOD A robot apparatus according to the invention is configured to hand over a workpiece by rotating by a prescribed angle a finger including a holding means for holding the workpiece. The robot apparatus includes: a drive shaft including a first finger and a second finger s... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100047051 | DEVICE FOR TREATING AND/OR HANDLING ARTICLES A device for treating and/or handling articles (10), especially molds in the production of chocolate articles, comprises a gripper (6) that is arranged on arms (3.1-3.5) which can be displaced along a rail (1) on carriages (2.1-... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100040449 | Apparatus For Mounting A Flip Chip On A Substrate The invention relates to an apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips as flip chip on a substrate. The apparatus comprises means for supplying the semiconductor chips, a pick-and-place system with a bonding head with a chip gripper, a flipping apparatus with a gripper ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100034631 | METHOD FOR CONVEYING OBJECTS A method for conveying especially light objects (23, 23.1), particularly empty or full PET bottles. In the method, the object (23, 23.1) is accepted between two claws (5, 6) of claw arms (3.1, 3.2) of a griping vehicle (2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090297319 | COMPOSITE FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING DEVICE A composite support arm for an automated handling device includes an elongated tubular body having an outer metal layer and an inner fibrous reinforcement layer adjacent to the outer metal layer.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090290967 | End Effector An apparatus for transporting a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes an upper portion housing an electric motor, the electric motor having a drive shaft. A motor housing encloses the electric motor. A pivot bracket having a first end and a second end, where the... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090245993 | MANIPULATOR An exemplary manipulator includes a main body, a plurality of holding devices, and a supporting arm. The main body includes four connecting surfaces. The holding devices are connected to the connecting surfaces of the main body. The holding devices are configured to sei... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090232631 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSFERRING ROBOT EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION APPARATUS A substrate holding apparatus includes a base plate with a two-pronged portion, a holding plate arranged above the base plate, a driving portion provided therebetween, a holding portion formed by a tip end of the two-pronged portion and a tip end of the holding plate, a... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090196725 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BUFFERING CONTAINERS WITH PLANTS The invention relates to a method for buffering containers (3, 74, 140) with plants, comprising of: providing a buffer space (1) for buffering containers in a greenhouse; providing containers with plants; supplying and disposing a number of containers in a... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090129910 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING OF ITEMS Method and system for transferring items (2) from an inlet flow or a bulk of items at a first area to a second area, from which the items are transferred in an orderly flow of items,
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| 20090074554 | MANIPULATOR A manipulator includes an end effector, a support member that supports the end effector, and a fixing member provided to the support member and made of a tube-shaped flexible film with a space therein. In the manipulator, a fluid is supplied to the space of the fixing m... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090019715 | INTEGRATED GAUGING AND ROBOTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD An apparatus includes a robotic arm in one example. A workpiece holding portion is coupled to the robotic arm and is configured to selectively hold a workpiece. At least one measurement device is coupled with the workpiece holding portion and is configured to measure a ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080286085 | Media Transportation Mechanism And Media Processing Device Having The Media Transportation Mechanism A media transportation mechanism and a media processing device enabling carrying media without transportation errors or picking errors by accurately detecting if media is present. A media transportation mechanism 31 has a gripping mechanism 130 for holding... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080267757 | Apparatus for Forming Stacks of Panels and Feeding them to a User Station An apparatus for forming stacks (2) of panels (3) from a vertical pile (4) of panels (3) to be fed to a user station comprises: a crossbar (5) that moves above the pile (4) of panels (3) and mounts selector means (6; 7... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080240899 | CARD-HOLDING DEVICE IN A CARD-PROCESSING APPARATUS In a card processing apparatus a card tray and, a card-transporting device are provided. A device for sensing the position or detention of a card in the card tray and a holding device for a card that has stopped in an irregular manner in the card tray due to manipulatio... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080213078 | PICK AND PLACE APPARATUS A pick and place apparatus includes a plurality of device holing elements in a predetermined arrangement; a power supply mechanism for supplying a power for controlling a horizontal pitch between the plurality of device holding elements; a power transmission mechanism f... | 09/04/2008 |
