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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117732 | Multi-step systems for processing workpieces Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions us... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7963020 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing foam parts A method and machine for manufacturing foam parts are provided. The method generally includes cutting a plurality of sections across the width of the base sheet, engaging and reorienting at least one portion of each section, and joining the portions of each section ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7617587 | Apparatus for supports a printer circuit board substrate An apparatus is provided for supporting a PCB substrate during printing. The apparatus includes first and second fixing units that cooperate to edge-clamp the substrate. The first fixing unit includes a first movable plate, a first actuator, and a first stopper that... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7337932 | Hanger beam construction An I-beam having a web curved in two dimensions is used to provide an enhanced stiffness to weight ratio for molded plastic hangers. The I-beam includes first and second generally parallel flanges which extend in a longitudinal direction. The flanges are joined by a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305748 | Automated floor assembly machine An automated floor assembly machine is provided for attaching longitudinally aligned floor boards to transverse positioned cross-members of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a carriage for longitudinal movement relative to the floor boards, a drill mounted on... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165304 | Block attacher apparatus and method A block attacher for attaching blocks to slats as stringers for pallets includes a slat dispenser disposed to dispense individual slats to a slat driver, the slat driver being selectively positionable. A first block dispenser dispenses a block to an assembly station... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6932192 | Boat stairs bracket A bracket to hold a boarding ladder to a boat. A quick release mechanism for both the ladder and the bracket itself are disclosed. A mounting plate is substantially flush with the side of the boat. The bracket slides down into the mounting plate and latches into pla... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913397 | Method and system for insertion of fibers of a fiber cable into a ferrule A system and method for insertion of fibers into respective rows of fiber holes in a ferrule that involves mounting the ferrule in a first element and a proximal end of a first cable containing exposed fibers onto a movable element, adjusting the movable element unt... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877208 | Apparatus for connecting a terminal-connected wire to a connector A mixed wire conveying step is provided to supply a plurality of terminal-connected wires having different specifications to the same production line. A wire holding step is provided to hold a terminal of the supplied terminal-connected wire such that the terminal c... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6848174 | Apparatus and method for processing electronic components The invention relates to an apparatus for processing electronic components, such as semi-conductor products, comprising at least two processing stations, at least one supply/discharge position for electronic components, a robot arm with engaging means for engaging t... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6841728 | Solar cell stringing machine A machine for the automated assembly of wafers such as solar cells into strings, comprising a control system, a cell loader with wafer inspection station, a cell tab loader, a string assembly station, and a platen with adjacent pairs of individual cell, opposing edg... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6807719 | Automatic variable shear for bridged and unbridged terminal insertion An apparatus for inserting terminals carried on a carrier strip into cavities in a housing having a slide assembly with a cam track movable between a first and a second position, and a pivoting lever with a cam follower. The cam follower is positioned in and coopera... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6704982 | Automatic machine for assembling frames The machine comprises two independent fastening stations. The first station (2), designed to assembly the corners of the frame separately and successively, is provided with two cutting heads (3, 7) for cutting the mouldings (5, 9) forming the co... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6631557 | Method and apparatus for mounting electronic device A part mounting apparatus mounts a part, such as a film electronic part, accurately and efficiently on a substrate, such as a glass substrate. A measuring device (21) moves along the edges of a glass substrate (31) and measures the distance between the me... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6588093 | Method and device for producing bundles of sheet metal laminates for magnetic cores In a manufacturing method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet metal packets in punch-packeting technology with a round or oval iron cross section. laminations are punched from a ribbon and are provided with depressions at one side and with elevations at... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6477766 | Axial-type electronic component inserting apparatus An axial type electronic component inserting apparatus is provided for inserting into holes of a board a pair of lead wires of each of axial type electronic components connected by a tape at regular intervals. A first kind of the components have a larger ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460235 | Device to produce reinforcement metal cages Device (10) to produce reinforcement metal cages comprising a plurality of longitudinal round pieces (13) associated with a plurality of stirrups (12) arranged at intervals along them, said device (10) comprising at least a supporting plane (20) on which ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6317961 | Wire laying apparatus, a wire laying method, a wire laying mold, a wire straightening mechanism and a backup assembly of a press insulation-displacing mechanism A wire laying apparatus is provided which can easily position a wire with respect to a work and improve an operability when the wire is laid on the work. The wire laying apparatus is provided with a base 12, a turntable 13, a support frame 14, a wire layi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6237214 | Apparatus for manufacturing laminated parts with center interlock Progressive die assembly for forming a centrally interlocked stack of laminations for rotors, the stack of laminations having a central stack axis. The die assembly includes a punch which forms a centrally located, circular indentation in each lamination,... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6128811 | Apparatus and method for forming table aprons An apron forming apparatus and method for bending and joining the ends of a pair of apron half segments includes a series of four apron support surfaces lying in a common plane. A clamping arrangement is mounted on each of the apron support surfaces for s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6098269 | Transfer line with processing stations A transfer line with devices for conveying work pieces along the central bases, lateral bases set up along the sides of the central bases on which the processing units are mounted so as to be capable of displacement, and supply devices for the processing ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6081999 | Wire-circuit sheet manufacturing method A wire-circuit sheet includes; a resin sheet with circuit connecting holes, wires lying across the circuit connecting holes, and at least one cutting hole to punch the resin sheet so as to cut simultaneously the wires. Further, a wire-circuit sheet and it... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5937503 | Apparatus for manufacturing a dimple compensated laminar stack An apparatus and method for manufacturing laminated parts from a plurality of laminas, in which the laminas for forming the laminated parts are blanked from strip stock material. The laminas and are then cut and stacked to form the laminated part. The app... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5933949 | Surface mount device terminal forming apparatus and method Terminals for a surface mount device are crimped about the device core in a staple-like manner, utilizing spooled wire as the terminal filament. The spooled wire is supported above the core material in a mechanical platform, and first and second slide ass... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5918359 | Apparatus for manufacturing an interlocked core spaced for anneal penetration A process and apparatus for manufacturing lamina stacks used to form rotor or stator cores for electric motors. In the process of forming a plurality of blanked lamina, a blanking and tacking machine forms dimples in the laminas prior to coaxially stackin... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5855050 | System for installing a signal transmitter to a key A signal transmitter for transmitting control signals is fitted to a key element so that signals can be transmitted to an operating device with which the key is used. Illustrative is the fitting of an automobile ignition key to a fob housing in which the ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5771565 | Method of making a dimple compensated laminar stack An apparatus and method for manufacturing laminated parts from a plurality of laminas, in which the laminas for forming the laminated parts are blanked from strip stock material. The laminas and are then cut and stacked to form the laminated part. The app... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5635280 | Postforming method and apparatus An apparatus for forming a laminate to a core having a profiled edge, comprising a frame for supporting the core and laminate, a resilient sheet, and means mounted to the frame for placing the sheet in tension and moving the sheet between a position out o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5507087 | Cover sheet assembling apparatus for electronic component A cover sheet assembling apparatus for an electronic component such as a ladder-type filter, which delivers a sheet member stepwisely by feed means, punches out a cover sheet from the sheet member with a punch and a die, and inserts the cover sheet in an ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5501005 | Mounting device of electronic components and a mounting method In an apparatus for mounting electronic components, punched out from film carriers to a substrate, there is disclosed an upper die for punching the electronic components through a hole formed in a lower die. A take out nozzle is located under the through ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5419036 | Insertion and bending ram and method for its use An apparatus and method for first inserting wire pins in a printed circuit board and then bending the pins in progressive die fashion by means of a bending ram. The apparatus consists of an improved insertion and bending ram for use with a pin insertion m... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5412855 | Cable-feeding and cable-changing apparatus for a cable processing machine A cable-feeding and cable-changing apparatus, whereby a cable change can be performed in an optimized time manner in cable-processing machines which include a stationary pivotable gripper and treatment stations arranged within the pivotal range of a gripp... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5412861 | Apparatus for laying a wire in a junction box An apparatus for laying a wire in a junction box comprises means for performing the steps of: setting (S1) a covered wire E on a wiring plate along a wiring pattern arranged on said wiring plate by causing a relative movement between a wire feeder which s... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5271140 | Index-feed machining system An index-feed machining system having a pilot machining device for sequentially forming pilot portions on a workpiece indexed at predetermined pitches, a pilot guide means engaging with the pilot portions, and a plurality of independent machining means co... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5210927 | Pipette tip filter inserter and method therefore A method for and a device to insert filters into disposable pipette tips uses a turntable adapted to receive a plurality of tips adjacent its circumference and powered by a stepping motor to incrementally rotate pipette tips to various positions for appro... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5144733 | Apparatus for bonding and laying conductors An apparatus is described for bonding and laying conductors by means of a multi-axial positioning unit in which the cable is guided in a laying tube and is advanced by a feed unit. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized by the combinati... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5095609 | Work piece assembly machine A machine for assembling components in the form of ferrules (22) to electrical terminals (10) arranged in side-by-side strip form, comprises a rotary disc cam (50) with respective cam tracks (78 to 86) in which cam followers are connected to a feed member... | 03/17/1992 |
