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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152150 | Fastening device for electronic component A fastening device includes a base and a fastening member. The base defines a receiving space for receiving an electronic component. The fastening member includes a fastening portion and an elastic abutting portion. The fastening portion is fixed to the base. The el... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8011648 | Clamp for holding work-pieces of any size upon a pallet support table An elongated clamping member upon a conventional pallet support table extends its clamping range by providing several screw-head receiving portions for receiving a conventional clamping screw that presses against a selected screw-head receiving portion to cause the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002254 | Bayer work piece clamping system This patent pertains to a work piece clamping system with manual or powered clamping. Work piece locations of all three axis can be determined from the device. Various clamping devices can be included in the system. Single or multiple work pieces of various sizes an... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7182328 | Spring pin assembly The subject invention provides a work support apparatus (20) including a spring pin assembly (32) for biasing a work piece (22) against a work stop (24), which includes a table (26) having a recess (30) with the spring pin a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159633 | Wheel clamping assembly A wheel clamping assembly provides a frame having three arms, two fixed stops and a turnable cam. The arms are equally spaced and have holes to admit the stops and the cam. The stops have an extension eccentrically located upon the top of the cylinder. Then the cam ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146705 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131893 | Method for grinding liquid crystal display panel Disclosed is a grinding table apparatus for a liquid crystal display panel and a grinder using the adapt to various sizes of unit liquid crystal display panels for grinding edges of the corresponding liquid crystal display panel by adjusting a variable moving distan... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108462 | Workpiece clamping device for automated machining processes A workpiece engraving machine provides for a way to clamp, align and identify a workpiece for engraving. An engravable band with a permanently embedded flexible engravable tag and a method of engraving the tag in the engraving machine. In a first aspect, a workpiece... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101268 | Grinding table for liquid crystal display panel and grinder apparatus using the same Disclosed is a grinding table apparatus for a liquid crystal display panel and a grinder using the adapt to various sizes of unit liquid crystal display panels for grinding edges of the corresponding liquid crystal display panel by adjusting a variable moving distan... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090211 | Assembling device for liquid crystal displays An assembling device for holding a liquid crystal display (LCD) thereon includes a base plate (110), a first clamp plate (120) fixed on the base plate, and a second clamp plate (130) movably set on the base plate. The first clamp plate has a fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090366 | Inspecting apparatus for backlight modules An inspecting apparatus (4) for inspecting light guide plates and/or backlight modules includes a working table (400), a cover device (480), a light-emitting diode unit (420), a movable electric clip (470), and a holding device ( | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086643 | Spring pin assembly The subject invention provides a work support apparatus (20) including a spring pin assembly (32) for biasing a work piece (22) against a work stop (24), which includes a table (26) having a recess (30) with the spring pin a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021614 | Truss assembly table with wedge set stop members The present invention involves a truss table including a frame; multiple spaced-apart panels supported by the frame and defining an elongated slot between the panels; and a stop member including a stop portion, a clamp portion and a fastener. The stop portion includ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015066 | Method for stress reduction in flip chip bump during flip chip mounting and underfill process steps of making a microelectronic assembly A method of making a microelectronic assembly buying restraining a substrate in a fixture at room temperature, placing a flip chip on the substrate so that conductive bumps on the flip chip are aligned with contact pads on the substrate, heating the flip chip, the s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976814 | Workpiece clamping device for automated machining processes A workpiece engraving machine provides for a way to clamp, align and identify a workpiece for engraving. An engravable band with a permanently embedded flexible engravable tag and a method of engraving the tag in the engraving machine. In a first aspect, a workpiece... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967336 | System for precise position registration An apparatus for enabling accurate retaining of a precise position, such as for reacquisition of a microscopic spot or feature having a size of 0.1 mm or less, on broad-area surfaces after non-in situ processing. The apparatus includes a sample and sample holder. Th... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6860476 | Device for clamping mouldings for frame assembling machines A clamping device for clamping mouldings for a frame assembling machine having a mobile plate (4) that carries a straight sliding clamp (6), returned by a spring and rotary clamp (7), each adapted to engage one of two mouldings to be clamped and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6702269 | Truss jigging system A truss jigging system has tools moveable in a channel to different locations on an assembly table and which can be readily interchanged. The tools are capable of snap locking engagement with a carriage mounted in the table channels. A resilient component... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694851 | Multi-angle miter box with clamping feature A miter box is comprised of two incomplex components, namely, a base and a U-shaped guide member, which are assembled by engagement of a pivot post on the guide member within a passage extending normal to the surface of the table of the base. An assembly ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668695 | Clamping system A clamping miter box including a base having a surface, a plurality of holes positioned in a pattern in the surface of the base, and a cam peg including a shaft sized to be rotatably receivable by a selected one of the plurality of holes and a cam portion... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655535 | Methods for facilitating circuit board processing A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto and the carrie... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6530302 | Cabinetmaking system A cabinetmaking system having a framing table including opposed fences on each side and a series of adjustably positionable clamps. One of the fences includes a removable central section for maneuvering a cutting tool therethrough. The clamps each include... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6514465 | Apparatus for receiving an object, arrangement for transporting and for receiving and object and method for their operation A support surface (3) is bordered on at least two sides by fins while mounted at an opposite corner is a clamping device comprising a slide (6) which can be drawn back from a starting position against the force of a coil spring (9) and which has a clampin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6497025 | Apparatus for attaching window hardware The present invention provides a fixture for securing hardware to a shaped sheet. The fixture includes supports having sheet supporting surfaces generally corresponding to a desired elevational contour of selected portions of a sheet to be supported and a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6398043 | Apparatus and method for facilitating circuit board processing A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto and the carrie... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6389698 | Method for making a motor car body A method of making car bodywork, the method including a step of assembling body sides (4a, 4b) to an underbody (1), the underbody (1) including a rigid engine compartment (2) at one end and being placed in an assembly station in a precise position determi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6336276 | Customizable nest for positioning a device under test A customizable nest plate for securely positioning a device to be nested. An alignment device may be used to position nest pins within one version of the nest plate. In another version, several tugboat stop blocks may be adjusted and secured against a nes... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6294035 | Method of fabricating thin-sheet-coated composite substrate A method of fabricating a thin-sheet-coated composite substrate bonds together a thin sheet and a substrate which unavoidably has an irregular thickness with an adhesive so that the outer surface of the thin sheet has the highest possible flatness. A surf... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6286823 | Workpiece indexing and clamping system A workpiece indexing and clamping system for machining the workpiece. Spherical or narrow cylindrical heads of index pins extend from holes in a base plate into workpiece holes to align and index the workpiece. The pin portions in the base plate holes can... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279758 | Apparatus and method for facilitating circuit board processing A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto and the carrie... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276676 | Manual registration pin alignment system A registration alignment system to be used with a printed circuit board drilling machine for registration of PCBs on the tooling plate for drilling and other operations. The registration alignment system includes a registration bar and a registration bloc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267365 | Truss jigging/pressing systems A locator stop (10) having a body (12) is arranged to be supported on an upper surface of a truss table formed with a plurality of panels (P), so as to extend across a slot (S) between successive panels. The body (12) has a basal surface (22) by which it ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6206356 | Tray for holding food A device for supporting an item of food, comprising a base member having a center longitudinal axis and a center lateral axis, and a plurality of first support members disposed on each side of the center longitudinal axis of the base member. The first sup... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6158595 | Apparatus and method for facilitating circuit board processing A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The circuit board carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6105951 | Work positioning jigs for machine tools A work positioning jig for machine tools is attached to a table with use of a T-slot formed in a work holding surface of the table to position work in place. The jig comprises a jig body having a positioning portion to be brought into contact with the wor... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105949 | Workpiece indexing and clamping system A workpiece indexing and clamping system for machining the workpiece. Spherical or narrow cylindrical heads of index pins extend from holes in a base plate into workpiece holes to align and index the workpiece. The pin portions in the base plate holes can... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079703 | Clamping/securing/connecting system This is a system/method of clamping or securing or connecting one or more objects together in a wide variety of ways with the main means being a specifically designed bar and mated slot combination. While the main embodiment is the "Handy Table" project, ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6042096 | Workpiece locating device There is provided a new and useful workpiece locating device for use on a machine table comprising at least two spaced elongated support members arranged in parallel so as to create at least one elongated slot, in a top surface of said table, between adja... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039312 | Workpiece clamping system A workpiece indexing and clamping system for machining the workpiece. Spherical or narrow cylindrical heads of index pins extend from holes in a base plate into workpiece holes to align and index the workpiece. The pin portions in the base plate holes can... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5992649 | Apparatus and method for facilitating circuit board processing A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto and the carrie... | 11/30/1999 |
