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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987886 | Protective tape joining apparatus A chuck table is configured with a table main body having a wafer placement part holding a wafer placed thereon, and an annular tape support frame provided outside the wafer placement part with a cutter blade traveling groove being interposed therebetween. The tape ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980286 | Device for applying a protruding tab to double-sided adhesive tape, and method of using Herein is disclosed a device and method for attaching a tab to an elongate length of double-sided adhesive tape, the tab protruding beyond a terminal end of the elongate length of tape and being attached to both surfaces of the adhesive tape. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7900677 | Sheet sticking apparatus A sheet sticking apparatus comprises a sheet feed-out unit 12 including a peel plate 22 for peeling off an adhesive sheet S from a release liner PS; and a press roller 14 for pressing the adhesive sheet S onto a wafer W supported by a table 1... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896050 | Apparatus for cutting the protective tape of semiconductor wafer An outer edge of a protective tape projected from a semiconductor wafer is fixed and held by a tape holding section. In the condition, a part of the projected protective tape is caught and supported with a tape supporting section with a face having lower adhesive pr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7841375 | Tow catch for fiber placement head An apparatus and method are provided, for selectively clamping a fiber tow against a support in a fiber placement head, in a manner allowing one-way motion of the tow in a forward direction from an input side to an output side of the support, and precluding motion o... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7435209 | Contact-bonding film insertion means included in contact-bonding paper manufacturing apparatus A contact-bonding film insertion device included in a contact-bonded paper manufacturing apparatus which produces releasable and expandable contact-bonded paper such as postcards (Q) by inserting a contact-bonding film (F) carried on a vertically movable support pla... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422045 | Sealing unit for applying a plastic foil to a substrate material A sealing unit (8) for applying a plastic foil (7) to a planar substrate material (1) by means of heat and pressure using a sealing plate (11) with a heated active surface and a back plate (9) which is movable relative thereto. In ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370455 | Food container sealing apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for sealing food containers using a sealing film. The apparatus includes a base, a container holder for holding a food container; a heater platen positioned within the base, and a pressure applicator positioned on a surface of the heater pl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361249 | Apparatus for applying a removable cover to a ticket substrate A covering apparatus (10) includes a cutter (12), an applicator (14) and a continuous length of removable cover material (16). The cutter (12) is adapted to cut off a discrete section (50) of cover material, and the applicat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357165 | Method and apparatus for cutting protective tape The present invention provides a method of moving a cutter blade along a circumferential edge of a semiconductor wafer, thereby cutting a protective tape joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer with a pattern formed thereon for protecting the pattern before t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357169 | Automatic machine for applying a spacer tape made of flexible material to flat glass panes, particularly glass panes for manufacturing double-glazing units An automatic machine for applying a flexible tape on a substantially flat glass pane, comprising a machine body in which there is a plane for the substantially vertical arrangement of at least one substantially flat glass pane, a carriage with which a head for apply... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316358 | Identification band with adhesively attached coupling elements An improved identification band such as a wristband or the like is provided of the type including a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit for communicating wearer information with a remote reader. A pair of electronic coupling elements such as capacitor plat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300531 | Tape application device A device and a method for applying tape to one or more sheets of material in a moving line-up. The device can include a tape applicator, a sensor, a tape cutter, a tape gripper, an engagement-initiation press, and a hold-down portion. During intermittent operation, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235151 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying adhesive t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213628 | Photosensitive layer laminator and photosensitive layer laminating method Photosensitive material includes a support, and a photosensitive layer overlaid thereon and containing resin. A photosensitive layer laminator transfers the photosensitive layer from the photosensitive material to a glass substrate. In the photosensitive layer lamin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207367 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape In an adhesive tape joining method for joining an adhesive tape to a surface of an article, cutting out the adhesive tape along an outer peripheral edge of the article and, then, collecting the unnecessary adhesive tape which has been cut out, the unnecessary adhesi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204899 | Apparatus and method for mechanically bonding and cutting an article In a method and apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197109 | Real-time digital x-ray imaging apparatus A x-ray diagnostic apparatus and methods perform Real-Time Digital Radiography with particular application in dental x-ray imaging modalities, such as Orthopantomography, Scannography, Linear Tomography and Cephalography, by using a versatile and robotized mechanica... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195048 | Adhesive film dispenser An ergonomic dispenser of a roll of adhesive film facilitates application of that film to a surface with minimum manipulation by the user. The dispenser has a low profile where the cutting blade, axis of rotation of the adhesive film roll and dispenser handle lie in... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191576 | Device for applying a prepared handle to a pack A device for making it possible to apply to a pack, moved along a conveyor, a handle (n) of nominal length L situated at the end of a tape. The tape includes a succession of handles (n+i), each handle comprising two adhesive ends and a central part. The device inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191814 | Resin film coated heat insulating and sound absorbing material, and method and equipment for manufacturing the material A resin film is provided wherein distortions generated at ear portions of films at shorter sides of a resin film coated heat insulating/sound absorbing material can be eliminated. The front and rear surfaces and both side surfaces in the direction of longer sides of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182682 | Apparatus for making a surface treating article An apparatus for making a surface treating article, and in one embodment for making a plurality of surface treating articles. The apparatus includes an attaching means for attaching a fastener to a surface treating web and a cutting means for cutting the web around ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165591 | Masking machine Methods and apparatus for masking a planar surface and providing information at the point of use of an assembly including the planar surface are disclosed. In one advantageous method in accordance with the present invention, a masking material comprising a substrate... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144470 | Process and device for producing electronic anti-theft elements This invention concerns a process and a device for producing strip elements for electronically securing articles and a corresponding produced strip element. The aim of the invention is to present a process, a device, and a strip element which can be economically pro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137182 | Parallel configuration composite material fabricator A device for fabricating a composite article having a plurality of material dispensers to increase productivity. The device includes a structure defining a work surface datum, the plurality of material dispensers which are movable relative to the structure, where ea... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128793 | Method and device for cutting a laminate The invention relates to a method for laminating and cutting a laminate (8) comprising a sheet having the shape of a web (1) and separate sheets (2). Said laminate (8) is fed towards a cutting station (9) and a computer controls cu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118645 | Method and apparatus for joining protective tape to semiconductor wafer A method for joining a protective tape to a semiconductor wafer includes the steps of: mounting a semiconductor wafer, which has a surface with a pattern formed thereon, on a holding member; joining a protective tape, which protects the pattern, to the surface of th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080493 | Machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products A machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products has a folding device located between an input station, where the products are fed onto the machine, and an output station, where the products are fed off the machine; a feed device for feeding the st... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070672 | Process for making a feminine sanitary napkin or other absorbent article having place and cut wings A process (100) for forming an article (20) includes delivering an article web (120) which provides an interconnected plurality of article-segments (104). At least one selected article-segment (104) can include at least one wing-pa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063118 | Composite tape laying apparatus and method A fully automated method and apparatus is disclosed to laminate various structural articles with a layer of resin impregnated fiber tape. The tape laying member removes a releasable backing layer from the tape being employed, then deposits the unbacked tape on the s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059505 | Method and system for breaking a web perforation An apparatus for breaking a perforation of a moving web includes a web conveyor adapted to move a web in a machine direction, wherein the web has at least one perforation, and at least one breaking member moveable between a first position and a second position. The ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036545 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying adhesive t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022204 | Method and apparatus for bonding polarizing plate Method and apparatus for bonding a polarizing plate high in operating efficiency and yield. The apparatus includes a cutting unit for cutting at least a polarizing plate of a strip-shaped film, composed of the polarizing plate and a release film bonded to the polari... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017636 | Apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device, method of manufacturing an electronic device, and program for manufacturing an electronic device A mounting zone and a reflow zone are arranged in parallel between a loader and an unloader, and mounting and reflow processes are performed simultaneously. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013942 | Apparatus and method for producing print A print producing apparatus of a print producing system is provided with a recording medium conveying section which intermittently conveys a strip-like hologram recording medium, a cutting out section which cuts out, as a piece of hologram recording medium, a predet... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006894 | Interactive medication cassette This invention relates to an interactive medication cassette with a machine readable and writable information strip that contains information corresponding to the medication in the cassette. The interactive medication cassette holds the medication and couples the co... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976521 | Apparatus for assembling refastenable absorbent garments An apparatus for fabricating the refastenable absorbent garment includes a web perforator adapted to perforate a base web in a cross direction and a construction drum positioned downstream of the web perforator and adapted to receive the perforated base web. A landi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972067 | System and method for automated placement of pre-printed sheets onto a web A system and method for producing flexible magnets includes apparatus for automatically feeding a plurality of individual, pre-printed sheets into continuous webs of a magnet material and a laminate to laminate the individual sheets to the web of magnet material in ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962185 | Device for sticking protective sheet on substrate surface The device for sticking a protective sheet on the substrate surface according to the present invention comprises a sticking unit for sticking a surface protective sheet on a semiconductor wafer, and a thermocompression and cutting unit which conducts thermocompressi... | 11/08/2005 |
