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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6766844 | Peel assembly for a printer A peel assembly for separating a label from a liner is provided. The assembly includes a structure for mounting the assembly to a printer, a structure for driving the liner and labels through the assembly, a stripper for bending the liner therearound, a plurality of... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764569 | Adhesive system for form reversible glued joints An adhesive system for forming reversible adhesive bonds includes at least one polymeric adhesive component comprising at least one of polyurethanes, polyureas, or epoxy resins and at least one additional component that includes a functional group that can be activa... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6763872 | Method of stripping an optical fiber A method of stripping an optical fiber including a silica optical waveguide and a coating to be removed over a portion to be stripped includes making a cut in the coating of the portion to be stripped, depositing a stripping gel on the coating of the portion to be s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761790 | Wiring board and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a wiring board, including the steps of forming a through hole on a prepreg having a releasing resin film on at least one of its surfaces, the prepreg being obtained by impregnating a porous film having a thick... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6761789 | Method of manufacturing a soft hearing aid A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a receptacle with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The receptacle has a cavity for holding electronic components (eg. battery, microphone, amplifier). A soft polymeric bo... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6757961 | Wireless suspension salvage method A method to salvage suspensions from defective head gimbal assembly units is presented. Because the performance of a slider becomes more sensitive to signals and the wafer manufacturing process produces a lower yield, a suspension salvage method is developed to recy... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6752896 | Method of detaching a film of material from a substrate A method of detaching a film of material (2) from the surface (5) of a substrate (1). An outlet (11) of a fluid delivery device (10) is engaged with an aperture (7, 8) in the substrate (1) from the opposite side of th... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6752192 | Label release and separation system A system for releasing and separating labels from containers has a releaser for mixing the containers with introduced fluids and for providing the containers with a sufficient retention time and agitation to clean the containers and release the labels therefrom. The... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749713 | Apparatus and method for separating a fuel cell assembly from a bonding fixture A method and apparatus for separating a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) from a fixture assembly subsequent to MEA bonding within the fixture assembly involves stabilizing the first fixture of the fixture assembly. The second fixture of the fixture assembly is stab... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749711 | Apparatus and methods for coverlay removal and adhesive application Apparatus and methods for synchronously removing coverlay film from an adhesive film and applying an adhesive strip cut from the adhesive film to cover one or more reject die sites and/or functional die sites on semiconductor package support elements are disclosed. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746564 | Manufacturing method and apparatus for optical disc A method and apparatus for manufacturing an optical disc, a transparent disc substrate having two relatively wide-area surfaces thereof on at least one of which an information is recorded and a first reflective film is formed onto a dummy disc having similar relativ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746559 | Method and apparatus for separating composite member using fluid To separate a composite member consisting of a plurality of bonded members without destructing or damaging it, a fluid is jetted against the composite member from a nozzle to separate it into a plurality of members at a position different from a bonding position. | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740379 | Adhesive tape for adhering inserts to a page of a magazine The present invention provides an adhesive tape for laminating a first substrate to a second substrate, wherein the adhesive tape includes a carrier having on a first major surface a first adhesive layer and having on a second major surface opposite to the first maj... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740193 | Gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof In accordance with the present invention, there are provided gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof. When cured, thermosets comprising invention gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof have thermally and/or chemically labile gem-diester groups inter... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736922 | Consumable staple refill The present invention is directed to a system and method for building a consumable part refill, which may be a staple refill, the method comprising the steps of fabricating an array of consumable parts detachably connected along a first direction, stacking a plurali... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732780 | Print media coating device One embodiment is directed to a print media coating device that includes first and second web supplies, first and second web take-ups, and a fuser defining a print media path therethrough. The first web supply and the first web take-up are positioned on one side of ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730250 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers A method for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers including the steps of: separating coating from raw material obtained by cleaning, fracturing and drying recyclable bumpers to form a recycled matrix; mixing an additive with the recycled ma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6723199 | Lamination method A lamination method, which is a method in which a dry resist film, formed by providing a color resist layer on a base film, is cut based upon the length of a substrate in the feeding direction, and press-bonded onto the substrate, and then the color resist layer is ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720239 | Synthesis of layers, coatings or films using precursor layer exerted pressure containment Systems and methods are described for synthesis of films, coatings or layers using precursor exerted pressure containment. A method includes exerting a pressure between a first precursor layer that is coupled to a first substrate and a second precursor layer that is... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716297 | Methods and apparatuses for detaching components adhesively bonded to one another The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for separating components adhesively bonded to one another wherein transmitters for mechanical vibrations, in particular for ultrasound, and/or for electromagnetic radiation, in particular laser light, are placed in t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716295 | Protective tape applying and separating method A protective tape is applied by a tape applying mechanism to a surface of a wafer suction-supported by a chuck table. The protective tape is cut to the shape of the wafer by a cutter unit. Then, a protective tape having stronger adhesion than the first protective ta... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715524 | DFR laminating and film removing system A DFR laminating and PET removing system which is capable of both laminating a dry film resist (DFR) layer on a semiconductor wafer and removing a DFR support film such as polyethylene terepthalate (PET) from the DFR layer on the wafer at a single location. The DFR ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6708749 | Apparatus for stripping a coating from an optical fibre Apparatus for stripping a coating from a coated optical fiber. The apparatus has a pair of opposed blade holders, one end of each blade holder being adapted to releasably receive and retain a blade. The opposed ends of the blade holders are joined with a flexible me... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709543 | Semiconductor chip pickup device and pickup method A semiconductor chip pickup jig which separates semiconductor chips affixed to an adhesive sheet from the adhesive sheet includes first and second thrust pin groups and a pin holder on which base portions of the first and second thrust pin groups are mounted. The th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706131 | Film lamination and removal system and methods of use Vacuum-assisted film laminating and removal systems and methods of using the same. The systems include a vacuum-assisted laminator for applying large format films to substrates where lamination pressure is generated at least partially by a vacuum drawn in a vacuum c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705376 | Device for supplying electronic components to a pick-up position The invention relates to an apparatus for supplying electronic components to a pick-up position, for example for automatically picking up and mounting said components on a printed circuit board by means of a mounting device, at least two supply carriers (8... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703565 | Printed wiring board A printed wiring board includes at least one insulator sheet having through holes filled with conductive material and a conductive wiring pattern. The wiring pattern is embedded in the insulator sheet so that an upper surface of the wiring pattern and sur... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699355 | Method and means for exposing components in a component carrier tape A method and means for exposing components (13) positioned in sequence in a carrier tape (7) and covered by a cover tape (8), in order to release and lift the cover tape from the carrier tape and expose the components in a picking position (12) for subseq... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6700104 | Portable stripping head induction heating system for stripping coated and lined metal objects and surfaces and methods for stripping coated metal objects and surfaces The invention is of a portable stripping head induction heating system and associated method of use thereof which system and method is useful in heating metallic components to which protective coatings or linings are applied for enabling their easy remova... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698486 | Apparatus for removing wafer ring tape An apparatus for removing a wafer ring tape, on which defective chips remain, from a wafer ring after normal chips are detached from the wafer ring tape, is provided. The apparatus comprises a ring table for supporting a tape-adhered wafer ring in which t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6699345 | Method and device for disposal of waste paper grids The method of the invention for disposal of waste paper grids in printing machines consists substantially in that the produced strip-shaped grids are spirally wound to form a tube-shaped body that can easily be further treated or disposed of. To this end,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695943 | Method of manufacturing a soft hearing aid A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a plate member with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The plate member is preferably of a harder material such as hard plastic. A soft polymeric body is bonded ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692612 | Adhesive removal compositions and methods of using same Novel compositions and methods of using the same which are highly effective at removing adhesive materials. The compositions are useful for removing adhesives, such as those used to secure floor coverings, to thereby aid in the removal of the floor coveri... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685795 | Device and method of separating adhered layers A device and method for separating adhered layers such as a pressure sensitive adhesive and release liner is provided. The device is comprised of a base including a hook extending from the surface of the base which is adapted to engage one of the adhered ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681828 | Method and apparatus for separating image-bearing media Method and apparatus for peeling a carrier web having a protective layer from a keeper sheet of image-bearing medium. The carrier web and the protective layer are peeled about a peel member as the keeper sheet moves over and is deformed by a constraining ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681829 | Automatic separator and method to obtain circuits for microelectronics Automatic separator to separate the supporting sub-layer from the print support in work elements for microelectronics and method to realize such separation. The automatic separator comprises a pick up plate provided with depression-type elements for picki... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680097 | Easily removable label for reusable containers A self-adhesive film label, in particular for reusable bottles, is proposed which can be readily detached in conventional washing equipment. This is achieved by means of a self-adhesive label with a stretched film layer, which shrinks back at elevated tem... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676896 | Component comprised of a composite material containing a formable metallic material and method for producing the same The invention relates to a method of a composite material from superposed layers of solid and frothable metallic materials. The structural component consists of at least one layer of a solid metallic material and at least one layer of frothable metallic m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672358 | Sample processing system This invention is to provide a processing system suitable for manufacturing an SOI substrate. A processing system includes a scalar robot for conveying a bonded substrate stack held by a robot hand, and a centering apparatus, separating apparatus, inverti... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669805 | Drill stack formation The present invention provides a method of temporarily adhering a stack of sheets together to facilitate drilling a hole through the stack of sheets. The method includes using a temporary adhesive that prevents burring while drilling a hole through the st... | 12/30/2003 |
