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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640645 | Automatic work-piece setting method A method for automation of conventional manual operation of setting the work-pieces on the hanger (H) for transporting the work-pieces, which moves such as in the surface treatment equipment (300), so as to provide the labor and power saving effect, to improv... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7587804 | System and method for optimization of product throughput A system, method and apparatus are provided so that the machines and machining stations and the distribution of product along a production line may be managed in a variety of manners while data is taken and analyzed in accordance with this invention to provide optim... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7568272 | Press-forming method, press-forming machine and press-formed product In a press-forming method, a plurality of plates are prepared and end faces of the plurality of plates are butt joined to obtain a blank having joined portions. The blank has deformed-shape sections formed in a vicinity of the joined portion so as to deform in a dir... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546669 | Progressive and transfer die stamping Numerous embodiments of a method to form a base plate for a hard disk drive are described. In one embodiment, a blank base plate is advanced through plurality of die stations and parts of the base plate are press worked to form a disk drive base plate. In one embodi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7434675 | Facility for fitting component carriers with electric components In a system for equipping component carriers with electrical components, two feed paths for component carriers that are parallel to one another are provided, one being conducted on a straight line over equipping locations of the system and the other being conducted ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418773 | Punch and drill machine for a structural angle A machine is provided for making holes in the legs of a structural angle oriented lengthwise along the X-axis of a mutually orthogonal X, Y, and Z-axis coordinate system. The machine includes a first or main frame, a second frame moveable along the Y-axis relative t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7368033 | Security tag and system for fabricating a tag including an integrated surface processing system A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366643 | System, method, and storage medium for determining a packaging design for a container A system, method, and storage medium for determining packaging design for one or more containers are provided. The method includes selecting at least one 3-D CAD model of a manufactured part. The method further includes selecting a first 3-D CAD model of a first con... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360645 | Modular-conveyor-belt-based apparatus and method for the distribution of components which are disposed in strips A system (1, 6) for the distribution of components which are disposed in strips (8), using conveyor belts (12) in order to transfer components (8) to a point at which they can be grabbed by the head of a pick-and-place machine. The system... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340971 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a pallet A system and method for inspecting pallets verifies a pallet meets dimensional and structural integrity requirements for transporting a load. The method and automated system verify that a pallet is within tolerances for dimensions, the load-bearing surface of the pa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337541 | Automatic clasp for wristwatch strap A clasp and a production method thereof. The inventive clasp includes at least one main element (1) and at least one element (3) which pivots in relation to the main element. The clasp is characterised in that each of the aforementioned elements (1,... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331094 | Method and device for positioning components to be joined together A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331439 | Manufacturing plant for parts, particularly vehicle body parts A manufacturing plant (1) is provided for vehicle body parts (2, 3). The manufacturing plant includes a number of processing stations (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), which are situated one behind the other along a transfer line (22), and of a num... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325290 | Method of manufacturing vibration and noise reduction assembly A method is disclosed for manufacturing a multi-part component that dampens vibration and noise caused by forces acting on the component. A pre-formed first part is treated for application of a resilient material. The material is dissolved in a solvent and is select... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325671 | Bowl for vibratory feeder A bowl for a vibratory feeder includes a wall portion having a generally circular cross section and a helical track having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The wall portion comprises a plurality of slots and the track comprises a plurality of tabs which exte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305177 | Apparatus for joining roof covering materials An arrangement for an apparatus (1) for application of roof covering (2) and comprising a wagon (4) moveable by aid of wheels (3) intended to join together two unrolled rolls of roof covering in connection to a joint (5) on top of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303519 | Automatic machine and method for forming a corrugated pallet A folding and gluing machine is provided for converting a corrugated blank into a panel having at least two parallel struts formed from the blank. The machine forms the struts by having compression chains on each side that exert pressure on the sides of the blank so... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299533 | Process for lapping ring and pinion gears A method for processing a gear set through a lapping operation that includes: providing a lapping machine tool having a first spindle and a second spindle, the second spindle being rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to a rotational axis of the f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293351 | Apparatus for protecting and merging a head stack assembly An apparatus for protecting and merging a head stack assembly with a disc stack of a data storage device. The head stack assembly comprises a cantilevered flexure which supports a transducer at a distal end thereof. A carrier includes a carrier support surface arran... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294783 | Mounting component for a motor vehicle and method for installing a vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle The mounting component (2) includes a module rack (4), on which components (6, 10) of a vehicle electrical system have been mounted beforehand, and is intended for installation in the motor vehicle (18) together with the previously mounte... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285486 | Ball transferring method and apparatus Balls are sucked onto a carrier board so as to be temporarily arranged in a ball arrangement region of the board, and then the balls are transferred and bonded onto an objective substance with their positions being adjusted. Gas blow is applied to the temporarily ar... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269900 | Method for assembling a plurality of vehicle body types A production organizing method and a method and apparatus for assembling vehicle body are provided. The production line organizing method comprises the steps of classifying all parts for all types of vehicles to be assembled into groups of main part, synchronous sub... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257933 | Diversion system and method In a water diversion system, in a preferred embodiment, a first fold of a deflector is disposed into a first hanger cavity and a second deflector fold is disposed into a second hanger cavity. The first fold of the deflector cooperates with the first cavity of the ha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249415 | Method of forming members for sealing or baffling There is disclosed a member for sealing, baffling and/or reinforcing components of an automotive vehicle. The assembly generally includes a carrier, an expandable material and at least one fastener. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246423 | System and method for in-line production of insulated glass units for custom windows A system and a method for in-line production of insulated glass units (IGU) for custom windows. The system and method schedule IGU production based on the order in which the cut glass is available, or broken out, from a glass cutting station. Once the IGUs are assem... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240822 | Ball mounting method A ball mounting apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of balls sucked up and held by a head onto a workpiece. The apparatus includes a positioning mechanism for the workpiece, a ball supply device for supplying the balls, the head for sucking up the balls, a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236844 | Web accessible real time system and software for agile and lean manufacturing The present invention is directed to Lean and Agile methods and their applications to manufacturing operations on production floors. A web assessable, modular, user modifiable, and graphically-enriched system and software is disclosed in this document. It provides r... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230441 | Wafer staging platform for a wafer inspection system A wafer staging platform for a wafer inspection system for inspecting of semiconductors or like substrates and method of handling wafers. The platform and related method is designed to reduce the amount of time needed to exchange wafers on a processing tool. The sta... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228622 | Electronic device carrier and manufacture tape A method and machine-readable medium are described for a flexible tape constructed of a material suitable to convey electronic devices through an entire manufacturing process without removing the electronic packages from the tape. According to one embodiment, part r... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228997 | Nailing chuck An apparatus nails a plurality of cross members to an underlying stringer to produce a pallet. The carriage moves in a continuous motion without stopping over the cross members until the cross members are nailed to the stringer. The carriage includes at least one na... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231274 | Method of programming a tire monitoring system A process for identifying TPMS electronic wheel sensors on a production line is disclosed. The line of identification data is transmitted in digital bit stream between the electronic wheel sensor and the production line database. Data from the electronic wheel senso... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225530 | Connector press A connector press provides for learning a specified connector pressed position, adjusting a force based threshold, and simultaneously pressing multiple connector types into a circuit board. The force based threshold may be adjusted via a slider bar on a user interfa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228192 | Method for manufacturing an item According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for manufacturing an item. The method comprises the steps of creating a build schedule; creating a first portion of the item for manufacture; causing the first portion of the item to pass in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197810 | Transport system In a transport system for flow line production, especially in the car manufacturing industry, workpieces are movable along at least two first guides between working stations in transportation direction. At least one working station is configured as a screwing and/or... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200349 | Parts, and part supplying methods A part is designed so that a plurality of parts each identical to the part are arranged in the same attitude in parallel with a part moving direction on a guide (40), and includes projections (10f5, 10f6) for pushing an abut... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188431 | Method of and device for determination of penetration depth For determining a depth of drilling in objects a path over which a resistance is measured which is produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, and the measured path is used for determination of a depth of drilling... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181372 | Design method using knowledge-based optimization A system for designing vehicle chassis carriers comprises a user interface that receives vehicle parameter data. The user interface may be implemented using a spreadsheet or other data entry application as are known in the art. A user enters the vehicle parameter da... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178227 | Workpiece presenter for a flexible manufacturing system A workpiece presenter for fixturing a workpiece of a vehicle assembly is provided, including a platform 50, and a tooling plate 7 removably connected to the platform, the tooling plate including a planar body 10 for supporting fixture tools 3... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175168 | Wing positioner for installing and removing an aircraft wing A wing positioner apparatus for installing and removing an aircraft wing includes a wheeled base having a pair of vertically extending telescoping posts attached thereto. A wing support arm is hinged to each vertically extending telescoping post. A winch couples one... | 02/13/2007 |