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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438107 | Method and device for attaching a supplementary product that is at least approximately flat to a side of a printed product For attaching at least one flat supplementary product to a printed product, one leaf of the printed product is brought from a folded configuration into an essentially horizontal orientation. A supplementary product is attached, especially by an adhesive, to this hor... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7179346 | Semiconductor apparatus with multiple delivery devices for components An apparatus is provided for transferring components from a pick-up position amongst a supply of components to a placement position on a receptor, such as a die pad, during semiconductor processing. It includes a first delivery device and a second delivery device op... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147028 | Label application system Techniques to apply a label to an object are described. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6874556 | Transfer device for transferring a lightweight object A transfer device for transferring a lightweight object by pneumatic pulse, the device including a pneumatic pulse generator connected to a transfer member, wherein the pneumatic pulse generator includes bellows installed between a fixed base and a plate actuated by... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6626224 | Machine for automatically attaching cover slips to microscope slides A machine is provided for automatically attaching cover slips to microscope slides having specimens for microscopic examination, including a first magazine for microscope slides, a second magazine for cover slips, and a reciprocating transport means for t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6599381 | Combination ultrasonic weld horn/vacuum A method and device for vacuum assist picking and placing a first component part relative to a second component part in preparation for ultrasonically welding the first component part to the second component part and ultrasonically welding the first compo... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6543506 | Modelling apparatus and method A modeling apparatus for producing a model by lamination of sheet material including a support platform which can be raised and lowered, a sheet feed mechanism for feeding sheet material over the platform, a superstructure mounted over the platform, a cut... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6527029 | Labelling station for articles, more particularly bottles, in a labelling machine with a quiet, low-wear drive The invention relates to a labelling station for articles, more particularly bottles, having removal elements (2) which are rotatably mounted on a rotating support (1) and are moved past fixed stations (15, 16, 19) disposed at the periphery of the support... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6422283 | Nonmetallic cutter, a carton having the same cutter attached thereto, a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing the same cutter and attaching the same cutter to the carton An apparatus for manufacturing a cutter includes a cutter cylinder that has a cutter blade on a peripheral surface thereof. The cutter blade extends in a longitudinal direction. A rotary die cutter has a receiving cylinder on a peripheral surface thereof ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6234231 | Device for attaching a supplement to a surface of signatures A device for attaching a supplement to an exposed surface of signatures transported one after another in a transporting direction along a guide arrangement includes a rotating gripping roller for picking up the supplements at the circumference of the rota... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213185 | Feeder for outserts and other articles In a device for feeding articles, cylindrical feed screws having left and right hand pitched helical grooves are arranged in parallel and are driven rotationally in opposite directions such that an article deposited in the space between the roots of the g... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6167933 | Apparatus and method for automatically inserting markers into books A book marker insertion apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, a separator assembly, a gripper assembly, an elevator assembly and a page spreader assembly. The cartridge assembly holds a roll of marker material including a plurality of markers on a back... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6129814 | Device for rotating a label fed into a labelling machine Device for rotating a label fed into a labelling machine, wherein the label is fed to a support element placed on a wheel which rotates between a position where the label is picked up from a conveyor or feed belt and a position where the label is placed o... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6053234 | Lead frame transfer device and wire bonding apparatus comprising the same A lead frame transfer device includes a platform, and front and rear fingers for moving the lead frame from a transfer position to a feeding position, via the platform, with minimal impact and while producing minimal mechanical abrasion. Each of the finge... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6024814 | Method for processing ingots A method for connecting a cylindrical ingot to a support plate includes measuring a crystal orientation of the ingot based on a diffraction of x-rays, rotating the ingot about a center axis based on the crystal orientation so that a center axis of the ing... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5992489 | Cup forming machine A container forming apparatus having multiple working stations for producing a two piece, open top, closed bottom container including means for feeding flat blanks to a first rotating turret; the first rotary turret fixed for rotation about a horizontal a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5893263 | Automatic bar code label applying apparatus for test tubes An automatic bar code label applying apparatus is characterized by comprising at least a test tube containing section (1) for containing test tubes (11) of a same type to be applied with respective bar code labels, a collection device (2) for collecting t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5843272 | Apparatus for automatically inserting markers into books A book marker insertion apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, a separator assembly, a gripper assembly, an elevator assembly and a page spreader assembly. The cartridge assembly holds a roll of marker materials including a plurality of markers on a bac... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5792309 | Pocket coil spring structure assembling apparatus A pocket coil spring structure assembling apparatus for producing a pocket coil spring structure which includes a feeder mechanism to supply a group of pocket coil springs to a positioning transfer conveyor mechanism; a cutting mechanism between the feedi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5693174 | Apparatus for attaching a molding An apparatus for attaching a molding to the peripheral edge of an article such as a glazing used in an automobile. A molding having a groove in its one side is extruded from an extruder. The molding is guided so that the leading end of the molding contact... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5667624 | Polarization plate gluing apparatus The present invention relates to a polarization plate to a surface of a liquid crystal cell in a manufacturing process of a liquid crystal panel, where a rotary table is disposed with loading domains for the liquid crystal cell, with each domain sequentia... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5603802 | Method and apparatus for welding bags to rings An apparatus for welding a reinforcing member to a bag-like device or contraceptive device is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one hollow mandrel. The hollow mandrel has an outer surface with an annular groove for holding the reinforcing member.... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5565057 | Web feed conveyor assembly in a wooden I-beam assembly machine and web feeding method In a production line for manufacturing wooden I-beams in a chords and webs assembly machine, a vacuum belt conveyor system is provided to sequentially feed bottom web members from beneath a web stack into a web run-up and drive system associated with the ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558732 | Process for positioning spacer beads in flat display screens A process is disclosed for positioning spacer beads on a plate of a flat display screen formed by two adjacent plates constituting a flat air-tight chamber. The method includes providing a hollow needle mounted on a mobile head which is connected to a vac... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5540032 | Method and apparatus for attaching headers to plastic bags A method, apparatus and system for sealing filled bags with headers using high speed automated bag sealing apparatus using a header strip aligned against a side of said bag in a predetermined position and simultaneously sealing said bag and said header st... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5480501 | Ultrasonic apparatus and method for placing individual chips of light lock material An ultrasonic apparatus and method for placing individual pillowed chips of light lock material in a cartridge are provided. A vacuum plate mounted on a pivotable arm picks up a chip and releases it into a cartridge. The cartridge has a recessed area into... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5336357 | Manually operable die attach apparatus A manually operable apparatus for selectively assembling chips to substrates comprises a support base having a first support for supporting a substrate preparatory to attachment of a chip thereto, second support for supporting a chip preparatory to select... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5279699 | Sticking apparatus A sticking apparatus in which a continuous film loaded on a film supply roller is cut off to a prescribed length and a base panel conveyed by a base panel conveyor is moved while said film is stuck, under pressure, to the plate by a pressure sticking roll... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5160558 | Petri dish stack transfer system Agar-filled petri dishes with covers on them are taken in rows from a first conveyor belt through interface equipment to a horizontal infeed conveyor transporting them in axially aligned packs of ten through a conventional wrapping machine. Two alternate ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5112430 | Apparatus for applying a sheet to a substrate Apparatus for placing a coupon or other small sheet onto a predetermined location of moving substrate, such as a carton blank. A coupon supply hooper and a glue station are radially spaced about the path of rotation of vacuum gripping heads mounted on opp... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5045148 | Article attaching apparatus This article attaching apparatus (10) for attaching a coin or similar object (38) to each of a sequence of continuously moving carrying sheets (14) includes a vacuum belt conveyor (24) for transporting the carrying sheets through a gumming station (26), w... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4986864 | Page binding method and machine Apparatus for manufacturing, on an automatic continuous basis, successive album pages of predetermined length and width each of which consists of a base sheet having a reinforcing tape bound thereto in overlapping relation with each edge thereof comprises... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4931128 | Electronic parts processing machine An electronic parts processing machine for continuously performing processed like writing information to electronic parts concludes a carrying portion for transferring the electronic parts to be processed, a supplying portion which is disposed upstream to... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4865680 | Ultrasonic securing system A system for securing first and second parts together via a spheroid, wherein the first part has an aperture slightly smaller than the spheroid while the second part and spheroid each include ultrasonically fusible material. The system comprises means for... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4838776 | Label transferring apparatus for blow molding machines A label transferring device which places labels simultaneously in separate sides of a mold used in blow molding machines. A hydraulic cylinder has a carriage assembly mounted to the piston rod so as to be extended between the separated mold sections and r... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4802948 | Apparatus for producing interior trim component for a motor vehicle An interior trim component 1 for a motor vehicle comprises a base 2 of a fibrous base material of approximately 80% wood fibers and approximately 20% synthetic resin fibers, which is compressed and consolidated by the action of pressure and heat into the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4671835 | Handling system for laminar objects Apparatus for applying adhesive film to an annular frame having a substantially circular disc of uniformly tensioned film adhered to one surface thereof, said film covering the whole of the central aperture of the frame and not extending beyond the outer ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4620887 | Method for applying heat shrinkable conical plastic labels on containers Apparatus and methods of applying a preformed conical heat-shrinkable plastic label to a container as disclosed to provide a tamper-resistant cover, the label being applied by a transfer arm and head that rapidly supplies labels to the containers with a w... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4533425 | Apparatus for securing a valve to a wrapper sleeve An apparatus for consecutively applying relief valves to a wrapper sheet fed to the apparatus comprises a chute defining a substantially vertically oriented inner track for receiving the valves in a series; a channel introducing the valves into the track;... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4497681 | Apparatus and method for applying heat shrinkable conical plastic labels on containers Apparatus and methods of applying a preformed conical heat-shrinkable plastic label to a container is disclosed to provide a tamper resistant cover, the label being applied by a transfer arm and head that rapidly supplies labels to the containers with a w... | 02/05/1985 |
