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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360653 | Packaging tray for disk drive head suspension assemblies A packaging tray for disk drive head suspension assemblies is comprised of a generally rectangular frame having longitudinal members adapted to support suspension assemblies. A baseplate support member and a flexure tail support member are adapted to support both co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353954 | Tray flipper and method for parts inspection Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconduc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337792 | Liquid processing apparatus and liquid processing method A cleaning apparatus 1 includes a foup loading/unloading part 2 for mounting foups F each accommodating a plurality of wafers W at intervals of a constant pitch (normal pitch), a rotor 34 capable of holding the wafers W at half the normal pitch ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7273261 | Portable bar with portable barbecue A portable bar is provided, the bar comprises a framework having a front and back side and comprises a central frame with opposing ends and at least two side frames situated on the opposing ends of the central frame and is perpendicular to the central frame, each of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249670 | Processing transport apparatus In a conveyor work-piece processing system, transport carriages move along a work path, each carriage carrying a plurality of work-piece articles. In the disclosed embodiment, the path is folded back upon itself forming two parallel paths, one above the other, with ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240975 | Portable bar with umbrella assembly A portable bar comprising: a framework having a front and back side and comprising a central frame with opposing ends and at least two side frames being situated on the opposing ends of the central frame and being perpendicular to the central frame, each of the side... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191892 | Apparatus for transferring products from a first conveying line to a second conveying line, in particular for feeding a boxing machine In an apparatus for transferring products from a first conveying line to a second line conveying line operated stepwise in a feeding direction and particularly for feeding a boxing machine a plurality of compartments are aligned along the feeding direction. Each com... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165711 | Substrate alignment method and apparatus A substrate that is not lying flat on its substrate tray can present significant process problems when a vacuum pickup attempts to pick up the substrate and fails due to the lack of a proper bond forming between the pickup and the substrate. The substrate left behin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142301 | Method and apparatus for adjusting illumination angle A machine-vision system that provides quick changing and/or automatic adjustment of illumination angle, dispersion, intensity, and/or color of illumination. One such system includes a light source emitting polarized light, a machine-vision imager, an image processor... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100393 | Beverage cooler with adjustable platform A beverage cooler includes a receptacle, adjustable platform and raising mechanism. The receptacle has a bottom, walls and an open top. The platform has at least one orifice, at least one guide and a threaded orifice. The raising mechanism includes at least one trac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097045 | Automated system and method of storing and picking articles An automated storage system for storing and picking articles delivered on incoming load carriers such as pallets comprises a device (depalletizer) for separating the article packing units, a tray storage facility (130) for storing the packing units (15... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028889 | Media cassette and media dispenser having the same A media cassette includes a casing mounted on a mounting portion of a media dispenser, having a stack space in which media are stacked. A discharging slot is formed in the casing for discharging the media stacked in the stack space out of the casing in an edge direc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014034 | Container transport system and container for transport of an article A container transport system for transport of an article, in particular a baggage item, includes a container for receiving an article, with the container made of flame-resistant, wear-resistant and translucent plastic material which is stable in shape. The container... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6956963 | Imaging for a machine-vision system Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconduc... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6866462 | Flexible pedestal for inverting soft contact lenses A pedestal for inverting a soft contact lens has been invented. The pedestal of the invention has an inner surface, an outer surface, a dome shape capable of supporting the back surface of the contact lens or the front surface of that contact lens which has been inv... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6764267 | Patty loader and method An apparatus and method for stacking and loading disc-like objects into receptacles is provided. The apparatus includes a lane combining conveyor which receives multiple lanes of product and combines one or more of the outer lanes into the remaining lanes. A stack f... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6729835 | Handling assembly for fixturing ophthalmic lenses An assembly for orienting and fixturing an array of contact lenses in a lens-fixturing tray to enable automated picking of the lenses includes an array of tubes to which a first support tray having an array of lens receptacles each having a respective contact lens t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6695562 | Device and process for the transfer of objects between two open receptacles Two receptacles open at the top (15, 16), one of which contains objects (17) are put onto a rotating tray (3) under a convex cover (5). They are held in place by an appropriate device (11, 12). The tray and the cover are rotated by one complete turn such ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695563 | Apparatus for inversion of racked glasses A racked glass inverter which may be used alone or in combination with a processing system for preparing and filling beverage containers with ice and liquid. The beverage processing system simplifies the task of filling multiple glasses, cups or like cont... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6612800 | Article transfer apparatus Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for transferring ordered articles between carriers. Generally, an empty partitioned carrier is aligned in a generally opposing relationship with partitions in a carrier containing at least one article to be transferre... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6543984 | Lens transfer method and devices A method, device and trays for transferring ophthalmic lenses from one work station to another. The first tray supports the lenses after release from the mold. The second tray supports the lenses during further processing including surface treatment. The ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6468018 | Article transfer apparatuses An article transfer apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a fulcrum, a lever arm rotatably attached to the fulcrum, and a clamp coupled to the lever arm having a first carrier retaining portion and a second carrier retaining portion.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6406670 | Multiple well microtiter plate loading assembly and method An apparatus and method for simultaneously loading a plurality of small items such as small items into the wells of a multiple well microtiter plate which includes a small item loading unit and a small item insertion device. The small item loading device ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398008 | Aligning and conveying method of packaged article and apparatus thereof An apparatus for mechanically taking out packaged articles housed in a large-sized tray onto a conveyer line. A tray housing a multiplicity of packaged articles is conveyed onto a support conveyer bridging between a pair of side plates, the packaged artic... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6375408 | Die-level burn-in and test flipping tray A die-level test and burn-in flipping tray. A tray having a plurality of pockets adapted to receive die-level carriers formed thereon is provided. The pockets are defined by four risers, one riser defining each corner of the pocket and a support at the ba... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6238164 | Pivoting transfer apparatus for transferring mail between trays and cartridges An apparatus for handling and transferring letter mail from and to different sized mail receptacles or containers such as cartridges and mail trays includes a support frame rotatably supporting a platform and intermediate transfer pan. The platform is ada... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6217274 | Continuous flow transfer system The present invention provides for a continuous flow transfer system designed to transfer the contents of a mail tray into a cartridge for subsequent processing and then, after processing, to transfer the contents of the cartridge back into a mail tray wi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213707 | Automatic system for unpacking boxes Cardboard cartons are delivered to a soft-drink-can packaging line in boxes. The boxes are placed on a box-conveyor, from which the boxes are tranferred one by one into a bucket. The bucket holds the box while the box is overturned. In one version, the ov... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6190111 | Tray inverting apparatus and methods An apparatus (10) for simultaneously inverting a plurality of semiconductor devices includes a conveyor (12) for conveying an input tray below a frame (32) having a primer tray captured therein by tray captivators (64). The input tray is elevated by an el... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186726 | Method and apparatus to convert an open topped container into a top discharging container An apparatus and related method are provided for converting an open-topped container into a top-emptying container. The apparatus preferably includes a cover having ground-engaging feet and a discharge opening able to be opened and closed. A coupling devi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6139243 | Method and system for flipping a tray of parts A method and system are provided for flipping a tray of parts such as integrated circuit packages including a pair of flippable storage trays. A first storage tray has an upper surface which forms a grid of storage compartments wherein each of the storage... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132159 | Process and apparatus for reorienting medicaments to be coated Medicaments on a first pallet are transferred onto a second pallet, thereby reorienting the medicaments. The first pallet is received on a first lift plate and the second pallet is received on a second lift plate in vertical opposition to the first lift p... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6077018 | Device for sorting of glass blanks In a sorting unit for glass blanks, next to a device (1) for righting of glass blanks delivered horizontally, there is buffer storage (20) on the side opposite conveyor (10) by which glass blanks are moved to compartmented cars (60) in which they are sort... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071056 | Shipping tray backside location A tray used during the processing and handling of HGAs has a set of locating and support features on both its top and bottom surfaces. Each tray has a perimeter which is designed to engage and be stacked above or below other ones of the trays. When the tr... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5993148 | Article transfer methods Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for transferring ordered articles between carriers. Generally, an empty partitioned carrier is aligned in a generally opposing relationship with partitions in a carrier containing at least one article to be transferre... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5755548 | Belt drive tube feeder for a surface mount placement system A belt drive tube feeder for use in a surface mount placement system (SMPS) reliably advances a sequence of parts fed from a tube at a determinable sequential rate to a pick location on a belt assembly that includes one or more intermittently driven endle... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5454900 | Detaping apparatus An apparatus for removing both plastic leaded chip carrier and small outline package electronic components from carrier tapes includes a platform which supports the carrier tape and a drum which receives the cover tape which is peeled away from the carrie... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5360309 | Method and apparatus for transferring glasses from rack to rack An apparatus for transferring glasses from rack to rack, which comprises a fixed section; a pair of vertical braces disposed to the fixed section to oppose each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a rotary section supported by the vertical b... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5268059 | Detaping machine for removal of integrated circuit devices from sealed pocket tape A detaping machine is provided for removing parts from a reel of sealed pocket tape, with minimum handling of such parts. The machine has a spindle on which the sealed pocket tape is mounted. The pocket tape includes a carrier tape portion and a cover tap... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4944651 | Component carrying apparatus and method A component carrier includes a matrix of raised platforms on a space that support components with depending leads extending toward the base beside the raised platform and raised portions releasably support a cover plate formed with an opening that accommo... | 07/31/1990 |
