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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187417 | Disassembly method for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and disassembly method for fuel cell A disassembly method for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell, and a disassembly method for fuel cell are provided, disassembly methods which are advantageous for the recovery of catalysts that are included in catalytic layers by making structural destruction o... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8161631 | Motor controlled bucket replacement tool A motor control bucket replacement tool, such as for circuit breakers, that is portable, and rugged for providing electrically operated controlled insertion and removal of electrical equipment by an operator from a remote location using an easily detachable magnetic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8099862 | Apparatus for detaching a head slider joined to a mounting plate of suspension An apparatus for detaching a head slider bonded onto a mounting plate of a suspension includes a platform on which a head gimbal assembly is mounted; a heating device for heating a joint section between the head slider and the suspension to decrease the bonding forc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8006373 | Tape feeder for chip mounter A tape feeder for a chip mounter is provided. The tape feeder includes a frame, a first link, a second link, and a middle link. A tape is fed along the frame. The first link includes a guide unit guiding the tape and a first end rotatably connected to the frame. The... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992289 | Press-fit connector removal tool A system for removing connector pins from a backplane comprises at least two clamp plates and a plurality of pin plates coupled between the clamp plates, the pin plates configured to be positioned between adjacent rows of the connector pins. The system further compr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7950141 | Apparatus for the reworking of a microwave module A specialized tool is provided for the removal of components in a microwave module in which a fixed tool having a channeled tip is positioned adjacent the component to be removed, with a hot stream of gas, forced through the channel to the top of the component which... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7866034 | Triaxial connector release tool A triaxial connector release tool comprising an outer housing and an inner appliance. The shape and size of appliance is adapted to fit concentrically within the housing of the tool. The appliance is pivotally mounted to the housing of the tool about a tab. In use, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7836583 | Integrated circuit dismounter The present invention provides a system and method for providing a improved device for dismounting integrated circuits for rework tools in the fabrication and manufacture of hard disk drives. Embodiments of the present invention include a vacuum cap with suction cap... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7703197 | Process for depopulating a circuit board Apparatus and methods for removing components from a circuit board. A conveyor transports circuit boards having components attached with solder through a heating section. When the solder has been melted by application of electromagnetic radiation, the circuit board ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665204 | Die detachment apparatus comprising pre-peeling structure An apparatus and method are provided for detaching a die from an adhesive film, the apparatus comprising a vacuum platform having a surface configured to support a part of the adhesive film on which the die is attached. A plurality of pre-peeling columns having subs... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7461449 | Apparatus for reclamation of precious metals from circuit board scrap The present invention springs from the discovery that mild acids could be utilized to shear undesired metals away from desired precious metals that have been plated onto circuit board runners or contacts. This shearing action occurs at a high rate when metal scrap s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7448129 | Peel-off plate for an electronic-part delivery system A peel-off device for an electronic-part delivery system has a front end portion and a recess that is indented inwardly from the front end portion, that is formed through upper and lower surfaces of the front end portion and that has a width larger than that of an e... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7431819 | Method and apparatus for releasing metal-resin joint A method for separating a metal-resin joint including the steps of: (1) immersing an article including a metal-resin joint with a counter electrode in an alkaline solution; and (2) applying a voltage over a certain time period between the metal portion of the joint ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432504 | Dicorotron wire assembly removal and storage tool A system and apparatus that removes and collects non-functional wire assemblies from dicorotron units is described. It has a removal tool mounted on the top of a storage box. The removal tool has an open top and bottom, the open bottom is aligned with an opening in ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422675 | Process for changing anodes in an electrolytic aluminum production cell including adjustment of the position of the anode and device for implementing the process A process for changing an anode of a cell for the production of aluminum by fused bath electrolysis including a plurality of anodes. According to the invention, an anode handling tool is used including a positioning device, a gripping device and a sensor detecting t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406760 | Forming tool for use in a machine for making armored cable The inventions presented herein provide an armor forming tool for use with an armor forming machine. The machine feeds a continuous strip of metal to a sub-assembly of a cable so as to wrap the continuous strip around the sub-assembly. The tool applies appropriate p... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392583 | Securing solid-matrix panels for cutting using a tooling fixture Tooling fixtures and methods are described for securing a solid-matrix panel for cutting. In one embodiment, a tooling fixture includes a first clamping system and a second clamping system. The first clamping system receives a solid-matrix panel of PCBs and secures ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377028 | Electrical connector insertion and removal tool A connector insertion and removal tool for an electrical system including a circuit board and at least one electrical connector therefor includes a first portion configured for coupling to a first surface of the circuit board, and a second portion configured for cou... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367486 | System and method for forming solder joints Disclosed herein are methods and devices for stimulating soldering of a substrate with a component during a reflow process. In an exemplified embodiment, the method involves placing a substrate/component combination into a reflow oven; directing the substrate/compon... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346980 | Press-connecting head of press-connecting pliers for coaxial terminal A press-connecting head of a pair of press-connecting pliers for connecting a coaxial terminal, it is composed of an inserting/retracting member and two pressing dies respectively provided on two mutually opposite sides of the inserting/retracting member; wherein th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340821 | Stator and resolving method and device thereof The method for resolving the stator having a coil disposed in the slots provided around an inner circumferential face of a cylindrical iron core and having an opening portion includes a step of enlarging the opening portion of the slot, and a step of extracting the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7313860 | Mounting device A mounting apparatus includes an X-Y table for holding a board onto which components are to be mounted, and drive units for moving a mounting section by which the components are to be mounted, and also moving individual sections. When an effective torque calculated ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303220 | Connector coupling/decoupling tool A connector tool for holding a cable connector, such as a fiber optic or similar connector, for coupling and/or decoupling the connector into or from a connector port in an area having a high density of connector ports. The connector tool comprises a sleeve and a gr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299530 | Ball grid array rework using a continuous belt furnace Disclosed is an apparatus for separating interconnects between, for example, a card and a substrate. The apparatus includes one or more rotationally biased (e.g., spring-loaded, etc.) partial-circle structures (e.g., blades, squeegee, plow, etc.) and one or more tem... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299544 | Apparatus for separating cull of semiconductor package molding system Disclosed is an apparatus for separating culls coupled to a lead frame when a semiconductor chip is molded. The apparatus includes a lower plate, on which culls coupled to a lead frame are placed, an upper plate pressing culls placed on the lower plate in order to s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296340 | Apparatus of recycling printed circuit board The present invention provides a recycler that recycles a printed circuit board for separating and retrieving a metallic material, which includes a printed metallic material, and an insulating material, both composing the printed circuit board. The insulating body b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296341 | Disassembling tool for process cartridge A disassembling tool pushes first and second coupling members out of a process cartridge that also has an electrophotographic photosensitive member, and first and second coupling members for rotatably coupling first and second frames of the cartridge together. The d... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296335 | Method of detaching of magnetic head slider from head gimbal assembly A method is provided for reworking a head gimbal assembly (HGA). An ultrasonic probe is used to stress the connection between the slider component of an HGA to remove the slider from its mounting position. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288471 | Bumping electronic components using transfer substrates A method for forming solder bumps on an electronic component. Providing a transfer substrate having a plurality of solder balls, disposing the transfer substrate on the surface of the electronic component, heating to reflow the solder balls onto the electronic compo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280360 | Socket adapted for compressive loading A ball grid array (BGA) socket is adapted to receive and electrically connect to an integrated circuit disposed between a circuit substrate and a heat sink. An attachment element is adapted to hold the Socket BGA to the circuit substrate with a compressive load isol... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275313 | Unlocking jig An unlocking jig (40) is fit on a female housing (10) from below. As a result, a guide groove (43A) on a bottom portion (43) of the unlocking jig (40) engages a convexity (22C) on a lower surface of the female housing (10... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243419 | Spark plug boot removal tool The present invention involves a spark plug boot removal tool having a handle portion, an extension portion, and a grasping portion. The handle portion includes a spring-loaded trigger. The grasping portion includes a fixed grasping member and a rotatable grasping m... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243418 | Apparatus and method for opening a sealed module containing a circuit board An apparatus and method is provided which permits effective removal of a circuit board from sealed housing while minimizing stress, bending and flexing of circuit board sufficiently to prevent damage to circuit board and its electronic components. The apparatus incl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240422 | Apparatus for semiconductor chip detachment An apparatus and method is provided for detaching a semiconductor chip from an adhesive tape on which it is mounted. The apparatus comprises a platform adapted to contact the adhesive tape at a position of the chip and a retaining force generator coupled to the plat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238919 | Heating element movement bonding method for semiconductor components According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bonding method, comprising disposing on a first body a second body with a bump interposed therebetween; and electrically and mechanically bonding the first body and the second body with the bump by... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198222 | Drill-operated tool to assist in the opening of fiber-optic cables A tool is provided for opening a cable having a length of filament disposed within a sheath. The tool has a mechanism for gripping an end of the filament and is equipped to be engaged with a powered mechanical rotation device that rotates a column about which the fi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197811 | Method for separating stator windings of an electric motor during manufacture A technique for separating the stator leads of an electric motor during the manufacturing process. The technique comprises a system having a lead gathering assembly, a lead separator, and a drive mechanism. The lead gathering assembly is adapted to gather together a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188405 | Pin removal structure used in printed circuit board drilling machine A pin removal structure used in printed circuit board drilling machine comprised of a main body, a first driving member, a first driving rod, a collet member, a lower mounting cover, a socket, a second driving member, a plurality of second driving rods, and an air p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182234 | Substrate cutting device and method An automatic cutting device is described for cutting an assembly. The assembly includes a material having a weakened zone therein that defines a useful layer and being attached to a source substrate. The cutting device includes a cutting mechanism and a holding and ... | 02/27/2007 |
