Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162362 | Gripper system for stacked unit loads There is provided a gripper system for stacked packaged goods. An exemplary gripper system comprises a first gripper unit for gripping a package by a front surface of the package. The exemplary gripper system further comprises a second gripper unit for gripping the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146969 | Pick-and-place module for test handlers A pick-and-place module for test handlers includes a main body, and a kit. The main body has N-th vacuum paths (where N is plural). The kit has M-th pickers. The M-th pickers are provided so as respectively correspond to M-th vacuum passages (where 1≦M≦N), which... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146972 | Device for fetching die-cut cartonboard blanks The fetching device has an arm which captures die-cut blanks located in the magazine of an erecting machine for erecting these blanks to form boxes or the like. The extractor arm is provided with suckers and these suckers are supplied by circuits and. The circuits a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8038191 | Pick and place apparatus A pick and place apparatus includes a plurality of device holing elements in a predetermined arrangement; a power supply mechanism for supplying a power for controlling a horizontal pitch between the plurality of device holding elements; a power transmission mechani... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025323 | Ratcheting level compensator for robotic end-of-arm tool A ratcheting end-of-arm (EOM) tool having a spring-loaded level compensator, a distally mounted gripper, and a ratcheting mechanism. In operation, upon a selectively adequate contact between the gripper and a payload, the ratcheting mechanism is engaged which holds ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7971916 | Reconfigurable robotic end-effectors for material handling A tool module associated with an end-effector for a robot arm that includes both linear and rotational locking mechanisms providing movement in five degrees of freedom. The tool module includes an integrated locking assembly that includes a linear locking mechanism ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954869 | Pick and place apparatus A pick and place apparatus includes a 1st to an nth device holding element arranged in a lengthwise direction, every one of the 1st to the nth device holding element being connected to its neighboring one(s) of the 1s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7850217 | Equidistance pick-and-place device for ICs An equidistance pick-and-place device for ICs is disclosed. It comprises a housing, a driving device, a guideway structure, a moving structure, a lazy tongs, a plurality of pick-and-place structures, and a transmission structure. The housing supports the equidistanc... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7798546 | Material handling device with level indicator A material handling system includes a support assembly, a cup assembly comprising a cup and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a post extending from the cup, and a mounting collar movably attached to the post and adjustably attached to a support arm... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7690706 | Gripper device An apparatus for transporting objects may include a plurality of grippers having a first spacing at a first position and second spacing at a second position. A drive mechanism may be provided is for selectively displacing the grippers from the first position to the ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677622 | Method for operating a vacuum handling device A method is proposed for operating a vacuum handling device controlled by a programmable controller (39) which can be connected to a machine controller (10), with at least one vacuum generator (28) and with a number of gripper modules (20... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7648182 | Terminal portion of a robotic pick-up element provided with vacuum suction cups A terminal portion for a robotic pick-up element lifts and transfers objects, the terminal portion lifts objects using vacuum suction cups. The terminal portion includes: a) a main unit, on the lower face of which are fixed a support suction cup and a vacuum transfe... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7628434 | Vacuum-operated vehicle glass handling system A vacuum-operated vehicle glass handling system includes a plurality of suction cups movably disposed on a frame. A powered vacuum source is fluidly connected to the plurality of suction cups for providing a vacuum at each of the plurality of suction cups. A powered... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611180 | Robotic end of arm tool method and apparatus An end of arm tool has a mounting bracket mounting the end of arm tool to the robot arm for movement therewith and has a plurality of operating mechanisms mounted to the mounting bracket, a plurality of gripping devices each operatively connected to a respective ope... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7568747 | Curved and angular panel arm Curved and Angular Panel Arm is an arm attachment for use with vacuum lifts that has a hinged section and a pivoting vacuum head mount. To use the preferred embodiment of Curved and Angular Panel Arm, a user attaches the arm to a vacuum lift unit using an attaching ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7390040 | End effector with multiple pick-up members An end effector for use with a moving device has a frame and a plurality of operational members mounted for movement on the frame. The effector also has an actuation mechanism directly connected to a first operational member and is operable to move the first operati... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7370895 | Work transfer device and method of transferring work Provided are a work transfer device and a method of transferring work which are capable of safely transferring work without letting the work to fall even when poor adhesion of a frame occurs due to troubles. By providing an adsorption part which adsorbs a frame, and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367601 | Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate transfer method The present invention provides a substrate carrying apparatus capable of surely carrying a substrate with electronic parts mounted thereon, at low costs without causing the electronic parts to fall off the substrate, and without damaging the substrate. A substrate c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338102 | Manipulator This invention provides a manipulator having an arrangement which easily makes it possible to execute fine work such as attitude control while properly grasping even a minute target object. The manipulator of this invention has, at, e.g., the contact portion to a ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331161 | Combination vacuum manifold and support beam for a vacuum packaging system A vacuum packaging system includes a series of vacuum chambers that are carried by a movable combination support member and vacuum manifold, which defines an interior connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum chambers are in communication with the interior of the com... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309204 | Articulated arm robot In a multi-axis articulated arm robot for transferring workpieces, there is a robot base, on which a movement unit is able to be pivoted about a first axis, which is vertical in an operational state. The movement unit has a pivoting part adjacent to the base, an art... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296834 | Air-powered vacuum tool for handling multiple workpieces An air-powered vacuum tool for handling multiple workpieces includes vacuum ports formed in a vacuum manifold body and associated air-powered vacuum generators operatively connected with the vacuum manifold body such that each of the vacuum ports is provided with va... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293354 | Apparatus for mounting columns for grid array electronic packages A vacuum controlled fixture is provided for positioning columns on sites of an electronic substrate. The fixture includes an internal chamber having spaced apart first and second surfaces extending beneath its principal face. A regular array of column receiving hole... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292427 | Pin lift chuck assembly for warped substrates A vacuum chuck apparatus may include chuck plate having a substantially flat chucking surface, one or more lift pins, and a lifting mechanism. The lift pins are configured to clamp a substrate at three or more locations. The lifting mechanism lifts the heads of the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281739 | Adjustable mount for vacuum cup with offset mounting post and swivel A material handling device includes a vacuum cup pivotally attached to a receiving collar and pivotable to engage a surface of an object to be picked up by the material handling system. The receiving collar includes a support post and a mounting collar that is movab... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276200 | Apparatus and method for removing a part from mold An apparatus for removing a part from a mold includes a frame and a retrieving assembly having a member mount attached to the frame and a plurality of part retaining members attached to the member mount, at least two of the retaining members being offset from one an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270357 | Distance and orientation adjustable suction device A distance and orientation adjustable suction device includes two suction cups and a controlling mechanism connected between the suction cups. Each suction cup has a rotatable mounting block. The controlling mechanism includes a main body forming a knuckle joint wit... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267383 | Method and support arrangement for fixing and demounting a gripper tool to the transverse beam of a transfer press A method and an apparatus serve to secure a gripper tool detachably to a movable crossbar of a transfer press. The gripper tool has two saddles, with spacing between them, which are brought into engagement with two bearings mounted on the crossbar and locked in a de... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261350 | Negative pressure attraction device and attraction confirming sensor An air suction passage (4A, 4B) is provided with a pick and place confirming sensor (1) comprising a gas flow sensor. The pick and place confirming sensor (1) measures the flow rate of air sucked in from an air suction port (33) of... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240935 | Suction grip arm A vacuum gripper for suctioning work pieces, having a vacuum connection, a flexible suction body and a suction body holder, where the side of the suction body facing the work piece has a sealing lip bounding a vacuum chamber, and the vacuum chamber is connected to t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234744 | Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot An end effector (10) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216573 | Portable shear A portable shear comprises at least two shear blades. The shear blades are in close proximity with one another, and each shear blade has a cut-out. A force apparatus applies a force to at least one of two blades such that the blades move relative to each other. In a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207250 | Process and device for moving and positioning sheets of glass In a system for cutting glass sheets into shapes there is at least one cutting site (A, B). In order to align the glass sheet which is to be cut or the glass sheet shape into a defined position, on the edge of the tables I and II there are contact edges (21, 44, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207609 | Vacuum assisted methods of removing eggs Egg lifting apparatus are provided that include a vacuum housing having first and second passageways, a venturi assembly in fluid communication with the first and second passageways, and a flexible cup secured to the vacuum housing, wherein the flexible cup has an i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175214 | Wafer gripping fingers to minimize distortion An apparatus for measuring semiconductor wafer shape that minimizes wafer distortion. The apparatus includes a plurality of wafer gripping fingers for holding a wafer in a predetermined position during wafer measurement. Each finger includes a groove that contacts t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7142002 | Test handler emulation A method of testing circuit chips includes providing test chips, the test chips being circuit chips to be tested, emulating a first type of test handler positioner for a circuit chip coupling device that is configured to couple to the first type of test handler, and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134649 | Conformal vacuum cup apparatus and method A conformal vacuum cup provides a machine tool attachment fitting usable in a flexible-track drill system. Using multiple, independently articulated stiffeners, the conformal vacuum cup conforms to the contour of complex aerostructure surface shapes. The individual ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134833 | Servo adjustable gripper device A servo adjustable gripper device for gripping and transporting at least two objects such as boxes includes a frame and at least two gripper assemblies connected with carriages slidably connected with the frame. The gripper device further includes a robotic arm whic... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128874 | Method and system for picking and placing vessels A method and system for picking and placing vessels are provided. The system includes a gripper assembly mounted on a positioning mechanism. The gripper assembly includes a cylinder, a plurality of flexible gripping members extending from the cylinder in a spaced-ap... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100955 | General purpose hand for multiaxis manipulator A general purpose hand for a multiaxis manipulator which includes a suction holder. The suction holder includes: a suction pad to be sucked onto the handled object; an axially movable rod member supporting the suction pad as rotatable; a resilient member for pressin... | 09/05/2006 |
