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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757375 | Lead cutter and method of fabricating semiconductor device Aimed at stably forming sheared surfaces of leads of semiconductor devices, and at raising ratio of formation of plated layers onto the sheared surfaces of the leads, a lead cutter has a die 106, and a cutting punch 110 having a cutting edge at least o... | 07/20/2010 |
| RE40283 | Mounting apparatus for electronic component An apparatus is provided with a component feeding member for feeding electronic components having lead wires in a tape-bonded state, an insertion head for separating the electronic components fed from the feeding member from the tapes and inserting to holes of a boa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334321 | Wire loader An automated wire harness machine is capable of manufacturing a wire harness in an automated process. The wire harness is generally a plurality of bundled, preferably un-stripped, insulated wires. Each un-stripped end portion of each wire is preferably terminated by... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7321165 | Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method In a semiconductor device in which a plurality of substrates each mounting a semiconductor chip are stacked, one ends of the leads formed on the substrates are connected to the semiconductor chip and the other ends thereof are connected to connection terminals of th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305758 | Manufacturing device of electric wire with terminal and manufacturing method of electric wire with terminal A terminal crimping device is used to manufacture an electric wire with terminal by crimping a terminal fitting onto an end portion of an electric wire. This device includes: an electric wire holding portion to hold the end portion of the electric wire at a predeter... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290448 | Physical quantity sensor, lead frame, and manufacturing method therefor A physical quantity sensor is constituted using a lead frame having at least one stage and a plurality of leads whose bases are arranged in the same plane, wherein at least one physical quantity sensor chip having a plurality of electrode pads is mounted on the stag... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275875 | Universal interface for single-handed insertion of cables A method and apparatus for a universal single handed light cable receptive port is disclosed. In one embodiment, a jaw assembly is coupled to a base. A latch is coupled to a base to hold the jaw assembly open and to define an aperture. When a cable is inserted into ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243416 | Apparatus for press-contacting electric wire, method of press-contacting the same and wire harness manufactured by the method A structure of a press-contacting holding part is not complicated so that press-contacting operation of press-contacting an electric wire to the press-contacting terminal is easily and precisely performed. According to the invention, an apparatus of press-contacting... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201867 | Method of installing circuit member in resin-molded panel A method includes a first, a second and a third step, and a circuit member is installed in a resin-molded panel simultaneously when this resin-molded panel is vacuum formed. In the first step, the circuit member to be installed is placed on an upper surface of a cir... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185425 | Method for connecting printed circuit boards By forming a terminal at a tip of a lead part of a lead frame, and by fixing this terminal and a connecting pad which was formed on an upper surface of a first printed circuit board, the lead frame is attached to the first printed circuit board. By cutting off a fra... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162906 | Method and apparatus for removing a carrier part from a carrier A method for removing from a carrier a carrier part with a housing arranged thereon, wherein prior to performing the separating operation a notched line is arranged in the carrier on at least one side of the carrier along at least a part of the length of a separatin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134311 | Device and method for fabricating lead frame by press forming A device for fabricating a lead frame, by press forming, provided with a die having a flat face, on which a lead frame to be fabricated by press forming is to be placed, and a concavity, which is dented relative to the flat face, the die possessing a fabricating fac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124499 | Apparatus for installing a length of wire The apparatus is used for installing a wire in a crimp, in particular a wire being provided on a wire spool mounted on a spool holder. The wire outputs the apparatus at a wire output guide. The apparatus comprises a crimp punch tool located in front of the wire outp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107671 | Method of processing a strip of lead frames A method of processing a strip of lead frames is disclosed. The method includes engaging the strip with a lead frame advancement system, advancing the strip to a tooling member, and performing a tooling operation on the strip. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103968 | Cable terminating apparatus Apparatus and methods are shown for holding a plurality of wires of a cable in fixed positions relative to each other for assisting in the termination of the cable with a connector having plurality of contacts possibly of the insulation displacement type. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096564 | Wire end insert tool with replaceable cutting blade A tool assembly includes an elongated metal tool body for forcibly inserting the end of an insulated wire into a telephone connector of the insulation displacing type, and having a separate and replaceable cutting blade removably attached to the tool body for cuttin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077170 | Method of forming leads of a semiconductor device In a lead forming apparatus for a semiconductor device, a holder holds a semiconductor device with leads to be formed, the semiconductor device having leads extending from a package. Two die assemblies (for bending, for cutting, or the like) are set in parallel, eac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073245 | Multiple-wire termination tool with translatable jack and cutting blade precision alignment carrier A tool that seats and cuts multiple wires inserted into terminals of a multi-terminal jack includes a support housing for a linearly translatable, and removable carrier. The carrier fixedly retains one of a blade head and a jack, and slidably retains the other of th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051427 | Integrated circuit trimming device broken die sensor A broken trim die tool detection sensor. The lands of the tie bar die connect with the leads of the unit to form switches. The states of these switches indicate broken die lands or other malfunctions. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051432 | Method for providing an electrical connection A preferred method for electrically connecting a first and a second component includes inserting a wire pin through a through hole formed in the first component so that a first portion of the wire pin is located within the through hole and a second portion of the wi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026572 | Stripping insulation from flat cables A method for stripping insulation from a region, a so-called window, of a flat cable, a so-called FFC, by means of a laser. The laser used to form the window, preferably a CO2 laser, operates only in the edge region of the window, and in a subsequent step... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971159 | Tool for inserting electrical wires into an electrical connector A tool for inserting electrical wires into an electrical connector for mating with a plurality of electrical contact members fixedly mounted within the electrical connector comprises a base fixture upon which the electrical connector is to be installed, an insertion... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6954981 | Wire connection apparatus A wire connection apparatus having a connector holder, a press-contacting device such as a stuffer, and a guide member. The wire connection apparatus has a wire end alignment mechanism which includes a vertical surface of the connector holder, the press-contacting d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954262 | Automated fiber optic inspection system An automated fiber optic inspection system consists of an inspection station having a motion control system that moves a camera in three dimensions in response to motion control software that is integrated with inspection software. The inspection system automaticall... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948235 | Shroud installation apparatus and method of installation In one embodiment, an apparatus for facilitating installation of a shroud on a pin grid comprises a first alignment structure including a first plurality of longitudinal elements adapted to be inserted within each gap of the pin grid along a first direction and a fi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938329 | Electrical connector wire trim and press apparatus A press apparatus presses a wire into a wire connector that is carried on an elongated strip. The connector has an opening at a top thereof, is stored on the strip in a side-ways orientation and is fed into the press on the strip. The press includes a feed path havi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936788 | Stripping of FFCs A method for stripping flat cables, so-called FFCs, particularly for extruded FFCs, by using laser beams and devices for performing the method. Two coaxial laser sources pointing toward each other are used for removing the extruded material, the flat cable being loc... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915937 | Tool with nosepiece for bending fastener upon installation and fastener therefor A fastener driving tool having a reciprocating driver blade and a nosepiece, and being configured for sequentially feeding fasteners to the nosepiece for engagement by the driver blade for subsequent driving into a workpiece, each fastener defining a plane, further ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6904670 | Frame jig for a connector A frame jig for a connector is provided in order to be able to easily confirm the kinds of electric wires to be inserted in a connector and the installation locations. The frame jig for a connector includes a holder having a recess and apertures adjacent every locat... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904226 | Apparatus and method for preparing a coated optical fiber A method of preparing a coated optical fiber for coupling to a face of an optical device includes placing the coated fiber so that it extends through a stripping station, a cleaning station and a cleaving station. A stripper at the stripping station is brought into ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6625867 | Impact tool cartridge with separate cutting and seating blades A tool cartridge for seating and cutting a communication wire in a terminal block. The cartridge includes a tool end and a base end. A wire seating blade and a wire cutting blade extend outwardly from the cartridge and are mounted for longitudinal movemen... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6609295 | Component mounting apparatus and device for detecting attachment on component substrate A piezoelectric element is mounted to a clinch lever for detecting stress-strain generated therein when cutting and clinching leads of an electronic component that has been inserted in corresponding holes formed in a circuit board substrate. A detected vo... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6601285 | Impact tool cartridge with fixed cutting blade and retractable seating table An impact tool for use by telecommunications personnel for the insertion of communications wires in a terminal block. The impact tool includes an impact tool cartridge having a seating blade and a cutting blade. The seating blade is retractable against a ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581277 | Workpiece moving methods A method of processing a leadframe strip defining a first row of alignment holes and a second row of alignment holes. One embodiment of the method comprises allowing incremental advancement of said leadframe strip using said first row of alignment holes a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6523773 | Wire sensors for tang termination in dynamo-electric machine manufacturing systems Sensor arrangements are provided to detect whether initial and final wire leads were properly terminated to tang terminals of dynamo-electric machine components. The sensor arrangements may detect whether excess wire from the termination of the initial wi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6463849 | Wire bundling and removing apparatus and method There is provided an apparatus for bundling a plurality of wires placed on a receiving plate. The apparatus is provided with a bundling pawl mechanism that includes a plate and a pair of pawl members. The pawl members are respectively supported at pivot p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6445969 | Statistical process control integration systems and methods for monitoring manufacturing processes A method and system for monitoring process parameters associated with a manufacturing or testing process. The system includes: at least one machine which is used in the manufacturing or testing process; at least one sensing device, coupled to the at least... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438832 | Method of forming layered metal components A method of producing layered metal components is described which obviates the need for layering the terminals twice. The method includes the steps of providing a strip of base material, layering the base material with layering material, and cutting indiv... | 08/27/2002 |
