Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7584877 | Tape feeder A tape feeder including an electronic component accommodating part installed at one side of a tape feeder main body to accommodate electronic components which are not picked up by a suction nozzle of an electronic component conveyance robot installed at an electroni... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7243828 | Tape feeder for component mounter and method of automatically setting tape initial position by the same Provided are a small tape feeder for a component mounter, which can transfer one or more strips of tape and can insert the tapes into a tape guide easily and precisely, and a method of automatically setting a tape initial position for such a tape feeder. The tape fe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7220095 | Self-threading component tape feeder The present invention is a method and apparatus for the automatic loading and advancement of component feeder tape in a component feeder for use with a pick-and-place system. The feeder employs sensing technology to determine when a component tape leader is inserted... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7073696 | High repeatability tape feeder for electronic component carrier tapes A tape feeder for precisely advancing a component-carrying tape to present sequential electronic components disposed at a pitch in the tape to a pick-and-place machine. A feed sprocket and an encoder disc are operatively associated with each other and rotatably disp... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052564 | Component feeder having a high density cover tape reservoir A method and apparatus for the handling and containment of a cover tape peeled from a pocket tape in a component feeder are disclosed. A single folding pulley comprising inclined sides and an undercut at the hub folds the adhesive contaminated edges back onto themse... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036702 | Device and method for feeding taped electrical components A drive wheel for a tape accommodating the components is provided with an angle measuring device. This allows for a finely tuned rotational adjustment of the drive wheel. The pick-up position of the components can be detected by a scanning optical system and can be ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6926797 | Electronic part feeder In an electronic component feeding apparatus for feeding components with use of a taping component, a brushless motor is used as a drive motor in a tape sending mechanism that transports the taping component so as to improve productivity in an electronic component m... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901656 | Position control apparatus of feeder stage in surface mount device A position control apparatus of a feeder stage is disclosed, at which a tape reel for feeding parts to be mounted on a PCB is mounted in a surface mount device (SMD). The position control apparatus includes a feeder stage disposed inside a base frame of a SMD, a hei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6665928 | Method for mounting electric components with a mounting device A method of mounting electronic components on a circuit substrate using an electronic component mounting device. The electronic component mounting device is operatively associated with (1) a component-supply table which includes a displaceable table and a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6474527 | Multiple-pitch tape feeder with multiple peel positions The present invention is an apparatus for multiple-pitch carrier tape feeding, including a carrier tape reel support, a slidable tape window and cover tape peel edge for exposing a component at a pick location adjacent a peel edge, and a carrier tape driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6405915 | Feed mechanism for a machine A machine (70) for receiving a continuous strip (10) of elongated products (12) mutually attached end to end includes a frame (82) and is arranged for incrementally feeding the strip of products and performing a manufacturing operation therewith. Each two... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6340132 | Electronic component feeding device In an electronic component feeding device which comprises a component carrier tape wound around a reel, on which electronic components are accommodated in cavities formed on a support tape whose surface is covered by a removable top tape, a reel guide is ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6260260 | Apparatus for supplying electronic components to a circuit board manufacturing apparatus A method of supplying electric components ("ECs") with an EC supplying apparatus including an EC-supply table including a displaceable table displaceable in a reference direction, and EC-supply units provided on the displaceable table such that respective... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6032845 | Variable pitch tape feeder and pitch selection switch therefor In a variable-pitch tape feeder for feeding parts to a pick and place machine used to produce electronic circuit boards, a switch assembly is provided which controls the limits of a shutter movement and the tape advance distance dependent upon the desired... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5839637 | Electronic components feeder A carrier tape for carrying electronic components thereon forward to a sucking position is formed therein with a plurality of recesses for accommodating the electronic components, respectively, and advanced intermittently with the electronic components co... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5725140 | Tape feeder for a surface mount placement system A tape feeder for advancing a carrier tape with pockets containing parts in a surface mount placement system enhances the precision and reliability with which the tape is advanced and reduces the risk of loss of parts in uncovered pockets due to vibration... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5588614 | Electronic-component supplying cartridge A cartridge for supplying a carrier tape which carries a plurality of electronic components, the tape having a plurality of pockets for accommodating the respective components, and a pair of side portions on both sides of the pockets, the pockets projecti... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5531859 | Electronic component feeder An electronic component feeder is provided for transferring a succession of electronic components borne by a carrier tape toward a pickup position one by one, the carrier tape having a backing strip and a protective cover strip adhesively secured to the b... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5308435 | Method and apparatus for fabricating honeycomb insulating material A method and apparatus for producing one or more individual stacks of superimposed, secured together, expandable tubular strips forming an expandable honeycomb panel. The strips coated with adhesive are advanced sequentially to the inlet of a stacking cha... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5203486 | Crank drive for a material feeder A crank drive for the material feeder of a machine tool is constructed so that the position of the crank pin along a line of action thereof, viewed in a position/time curve of the crank pin, is a modified sine curve, which curve is modified in that the pe... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5181642 | Press feed apparatus including a linkage mechanism having a three-link assembly for use in rotating stock material feed rolls A press feed is provided having a simple, low-friction, low-inertia linkage mechanism to positively drive feed rolls or grippers of the press feed with substantially uniform pressure. The linkage mechanism includes a three-link assembly having first and s... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5071113 | Apparatus and method for transporting sheet paper A sheet paper feed unit comprises an actuator, which is formed of a piezoelectric device, and an idling roller, and sheet paper is clamped between the actuator and idling roller and transported by the vibration of the piezoelectric device. A control unit ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4989772 | Automatic file feed register device This invention relates to an automatic film feed register device for feeding film to a bag manufacturing device, in which setting of the film intermittent feeding pitch can be done by a keyboard of a microcomputer by an unskilled worker not withstanding w... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4887778 | Feeder drive assembly and replaceable section for tape supplying and cover peeling A cassette-like supply and peel assembly of a tape feeder, comprising the support and guide for an electrical component supply tape and the mechanism for peeling a cover from the tape, is removably interconnectable with a drive assembly which provides mot... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4821936 | Hydraulic index drive system An hydraulic index drive system including a variable displacement pump closely coupled to a fixed displacement motor through an adaptor which feeds oil to and returns oil from the motor. A lever on the pump controls the position of a swash plate which det... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4562947 | Apparatus for treatment of continuous web material Treatment apparatus for continuous web for producing diecut blanks (for example) has two sets of treatment rolls and the speed of these is adjusted so that although driven at web speed during the treatment portion of each cycle they are accelerated and re... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4549680 | Precise intermittent feeding apparatus for edgewise perforated carrier sheet material Disclosed is economical and reliable apparatus for precisely intermittently feeding prescribed finite-lengths of edgewise perforated carrier sheet material. The intermittent feeding apparatus basically requires a rotatable drum having its cylindrical surf... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4545518 | Web apparatus with variable repeat interval The delineating cylinder of the web apparatus of this invention has a cutout around one-third of its periphery to be out of contact with the web through an idle phase of its rotational cycle during which a web portion at that cylinder is drawn rearward th... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4460421 | Methods of and apparatus for indexing a repetitively patterned strip past a plurality of work stations In methods of and apparatus (28) for indexing a repetitively patterned strip (12) past a plurality of work stations, such as, for example, a bonding station (33) and a dewebbing station (65) of a lead frame bonder, a cyclical, automated adjustment of the ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4316569 | Oscillating cam feed apparatus for a press An input shaft of a press feed is rotated at a preselected speed and is drivingly connected to a cam that rotates with the input shaft. Continuous rotation of the cam is converted to oscillating rotational movement of a cam follower through a preselected ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4194663 | Hydromechanical plastic web indexing system for synthetic plastics thermoforming machinery An indexing system for synthetic plastics molding machinery, wherein plastic web gripping drive elements are employed to feed a plastic web in planar indexing movements to the molds of the machine, utilizes a conventional pump driven hydraulic motor conne... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4106685 | Semi automatic film cutter with movable cursor A film advancement system for use in a photographic film cutter includes a movable cursor which indicates, by its position, a desired feed length. A cursor position sensor senses the position of the movable cursor with respect to a reference position and ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4089451 | Automatic strip-feeder device particularly for dies A strip feeder particularly for punch dies comprises drive and idler rollers engageable with opposite faces of the strip being fed, a spring-loaded member displaceable in a first direction during the foward stroke upon receiving an impact and returned by ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4061260 | Bag making machine A machine for cutting and sealing bags from a web of thermoplastic sheet material includes low inertia drive rolls to feed the thermoplastic sheet in closely controlled, incremental lengths. The drive rolls are driven by a fluid motor which is controlled ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3941289 | Label printing and applying apparatus There are disclosed various embodiments of a composite web of pressure sensitive labels, method and apparatus for making such embodiments of the composite web, and method and apparatus by which a composite web of labels is advanced and by which labels are... | 03/02/1976 |
