Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984543 | Methods for moving a substrate carrier Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for electronic device manufacturing. The invention includes removing a first substrate carrier and a second substrate carrier from a moving conveyor using an end effector assembly and concurrently transferring the first a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975362 | Processing device and use thereof for the production of covers with a film which can be torn off The invention relates to a processing device for covers (20), wherein processing stations are embodied as individual processing stations (47) provided with, respectively, one tool for one cover. Several of said stations work in parallel for the simulta... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7676900 | Apparatus for processing a carrier with electronic components The invention relates to an apparatus for processing electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising at least two engaging elements which co-act when engaging on a carrier. The invention also relates to a processing element for processing electronic component... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7624493 | Manufacturing apparatus for a winding assembly of a rotating electrical machine There are proposed a manufacturing method of a winding assembly of a rotating electrical machine using a rotation block and a fixed block and a manufacturing apparatus used for the same. The rotation block includes a rotation surface rotatable around a rotation axis... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7478470 | Device for assembling, tuning, and testing motor vehicles A device for assembling, tuning and testing motor vehicles may be installed anywhere in a flat hall without modifying the ceiling or floor and is transportable. The device may be assembled from individual, transportable, modular, interconnectable components that can... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7356896 | Mounting device for a cable cup A cable cup can be mounted in an optimal location on the wall of an otherwise inaccessible duct, so that, above all, inlets into the duct are not obstructed. A mounting device has a carriage that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the duct. A supporting uni... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346975 | Method of manufacturing a stator for an inner type of rotor A method of manufacturing a stator core for an inner rotor type of motor. The core back of the stator core in the motor has an arc shaped inner circumferential surface therein that is offset from the center thereof. The stator core is produced from a laminated body ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343662 | Manufacturing method of stator coil composed of conductor segments In manufacturing a stator coil for a rotary electric machine, a U-shaped segment is deformed at the turn portion thereof so that one of two straight portions thereof moves against the other one in a direction generally perpendicular to a borderline which connects tw... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337522 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a circuit board with a three dimensional surface mounted array of semiconductor chips A method and apparatus for fabricating a three dimensional array of semiconductor chips is disclosed. The method uses a multiple step fabrication process that automates the surface mounting of semiconductor chips with unique chip carriers to achieve the three dimens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318271 | Device for assembling connector A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296334 | Method and device for manufacturing wire harness A wiring harness manufacturing method and a wiring harness manufacturing apparatus is provided, wherein manufacturing costs of a wiring harness is reduced. The wiring harness manufacturing apparatus (1) has a pair of wire stocking units (10a, | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284321 | Method for testing a chip with a package and for mounting the package on a board A method for testing a chip with a package having connecting pins and mounting the package on a board combines the advantages of a package with inline connecting pins with that of a package with offset connecting pins. The package with inline connecting is inserted ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266877 | Tooling for manufacturing large-section rigid harnesses The invention relates to tooling for preparing a large-section harness comprising at least one cable. The tooling includes an output module (19) for receiving the terminal end of the cable. The output module (19) comprises three tools mounted on an out... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266878 | IDC tool with extended reach A tool system for inserting an insulated wire between knife blades of an insulation displacement type electrical connector, in which the reach of the tool is expanded by use of a an extension member easily inserted between a punch down tool and a wire end insert too... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266884 | Apparatus for cutting and removing wedges of a stator core of an electrical machine The wedge removal apparatus includes an elongated frame having telescopic elements at opposite ends with cylinders to engage pads along opposite sides of the frame against diametrically opposed wedges of stator core slots. The frame mounts a linear drive assembly ca... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228613 | Wire harness manufacturing apparatus and method A device and a method for manufacturing of bundles of wires fixed in terminal boards for building wiring allows manufacturing of bundles of wires for individual sections from one to another junction point, so that the length and sheathing of each bundle correspond t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7202581 | Electric compressor motor having a stator core of reduced height A stator (1) is configured so that a plurality of power supply terminals (4) each having a tab (4a) of a planar protrusion are located on an end face of a stator core (2), the power supply side end of the winding (3) is conn... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7127792 | Method of manufacturing spring assembly A method of manufacturing a spring assembly, which includes two annular plates and compression coil springs, and which is adapted so that the compression coil springs are assembled to the annular plates by caulking projection portions formed on the two annular plate... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114246 | Method for handling boards in a component mounting machine and a component mounting machine for performing the method A component mounting machine is arranged to perform a method for handling boards in a component mounting machine includes the steps of moving a plurality of boards substantially simultaneously from a first plurality of cassettes, arranged in parallel at the machine,... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114248 | Method of handling an electrical component A method of handling an electrical component is disclosed. The method includes initiating a first engagement between the electrical component and a conveyor, initiating a second engagement between a tool and the electrical component without altering the first engage... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111389 | Apparatus for adhering a clamp to a hose An apparatus for attaching a clamp to a hose assembly, preferably automatic or semi-automatic, incorporates precisely located mounting devices for receiving clamp tooling, cooperating hose guiding and positioning tooling which can support a unique hose assembly and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111374 | Door seal drilling and pinning Improved drilling and pinning machines and methods for processing elongate flexible e.g. rubber strips of seal material for forming seals about openings. The machines and methods form precisely positioned holes in the rubber strip, and insert pins in the holes. Oppo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103959 | Conduit for preventing oxidation of a electronic device An apparatus to prevent oxidation of an electronic device, such as a semiconductor substrate during a semiconductor packaging process, comprises a substantially-enclosed conduit having at least one movable support defining a path through which the electronic device ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7043820 | Electric-component mounting system An electric-component mounting system including a substrate-holding device for holding at least one circuit substrate, at least one first mounting unit and at least one second mounting unit, each of which has at least one mounting head each operable to receive a sel... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044651 | Ferrule heating apparatus and method of adhering ferrule and optical fiber A ferrule heating apparatus 1, which is configured to heat a ferrule and thereby adhere an optical fiber and the ferrule together, includes a plurality of ferrule housing portions capable of freely housing and aligning ferrules 27, a holder 5 ma... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028396 | Semiconductor chip pick and place process and equipment A process and tooling for removing a semiconductor chip (31) from a handling tape (321) without damage to either the chip or tape by one or more horizontal beam type ejector tools (333) driven by a variable speed motor (332) applying unif... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021111 | Forging machine with a guiding roller mechanism for guiding movement of a sliding plate unit A forging machine includes a machine bed, a driving unit driven by a driving source to activate a feeding unit, a sliding seat unit, and a forging unit. The machine bed includes left and right sidewalls. The driving unit is disposed at an inner side of the left side... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017266 | Locator wire terminator Methods for electrical isolation of a locator wire for locating the position of a utility conveyance include, in one aspect, the steps of positioning at least one locator wire in substantial alignment with the utility conveyance, and placing the locator wire in elec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003872 | Electronic component mounting apparatus and method An apparatus and a method for mounting electronic components are provided which shorten a cycle time required for mounting and enable a component mounting machine to be arranged in a small area. There is provided a controller, so that a retreat control for a second ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003865 | Machine for trimming doors and/or drawer fronts for cabinets and method In a preferred embodiment, a machine for milling doors and/or drawer fronts, including: apparatus to horizontally clamp a door or drawer front to a horizontal movable table; apparatus to remove vertically disposed scribe pins from the door and/or drawer front, backs... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996889 | Electronic part mounting apparatus and method An electronic part mounting apparatus includes a chamber for cleaning a substrate and an electronic part by plasma, a mounting mechanism for mounting the electronic part on the electronic part, and a conveying robot for conveying the substrate and the electronic par... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975050 | Brushless DC motor A system and method for reducing the cost of producing a brushless DC motor is presented. The brushless DC motor provides higher power density and efficiency with an increased tool run time. The brushless DC motor includes a rotor assembly that has an unmagnetized p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961993 | Method of transferring and mounting elements A device mounting method capable of efficiently, accurately arraying micro-devices on a circuit board is provided. The method includes a device separating step of separating a plurality of LED chips, which have been arrayed with a specific period on a wafer, into in... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957486 | Device and process for the production of gasket layers In order to provide a device for the production of gasket layers for single or multiple layered gaskets from one respective gasket layer section of a starting material comprising several continuous gasket layer sections, comprising a follow-on combination tool with ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6944928 | Process and apparatus for producing a pallet from folded material The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the production of pallets (2), which are assembled from several base beams (4) and at least one load deck (3), which is folded to form a deck level (10) comprising essentially prism-... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938323 | Method of manufacturing stator coil of rotary electric machine A stator coil of a rotary electric machine such as an alternator for use in an automobile is composed of a plurality of U-shaped conductor segments inserted into slots formed in a stator core. Each segment has a head portion and two legs extending from the head port... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6895654 | Apparatus and method for attaching a component to a fiber An automatic apparatus and method for attaching a ferrule to a fiber, such as an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a ferrule supply, a ferrule support, an adhesive dispenser and a fiber support. Components may be computer controlled and the method may provide... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6880294 | Diversion system and method Methods are provided for installation of a rain diversion system including formation of a deflector with a machine placed above a forming machine dedicated to formation of a trough. As trough is run from a first machine, end caps are installed where appropriate, out... | 04/19/2005 |
