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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762757 | Workpiece transfer system and workpiece transfer method A workpiece transfer system includes a bracket rotatably supported on a support part, a rotary drive mechanism provided on the support part in order to rotate the bracket, a workpiece support arm swingably and axially supported on the bracket, a swing drive mechanis... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7385386 | Transporting mechanism, movable probe card transporting apparatus using transporting mechanism, and prober A probe card transporting apparatus includes a truck and transporting mechanism. The truck can move on a floor surface freely. The transporting mechanism is arranged above the truck to be able to separate from and come into contact with it. The transporting mechanis... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381024 | LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles An LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles includes a rotary column with a lift body, a support arm mounted to the lift body, an actuating cylinder hingedly connected to the support arm, and a kingpin connected to the support arm. The actuating cylinder and the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7340972 | Apparatus and method for balancing and for providing a compliant range to a test head A load, such as an electronic test head, is supported. A force sensor detects a force received from the load, the force resulting from the load being imbalanced such that a torque is created about a rotational axis of the load. A source of force provides a counter f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316158 | Test stand with tipping device for motor vehicles A test stand for motor vehicles, having a tipping device. The tipping device has a lower frame unit (13) and an upper frame unit (6) that can be tipped relative to the lower frame unit. The tipping device is further provided with four lifting units ( | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309177 | Camera riser with universal centering ring A camera riser has a centering ring that engages an inner surface or diameter of the raised ring on a camera head. As a result, camera riser can automatically and securely center most camera heads. This saves time in setting up the camera. Even if the castle ring ho... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290976 | Semiconductor substrate processing apparatus with a passive substrate gripper According to one aspect of the present invention, a passive substrate gripper, including first and second segments, is provided. The second segment may be connected to the first segment, and the first and second segments may jointly form a substrate support. The sub... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267516 | Pedestal mounted light pole erector and remover A light pole erector and remover (10) for pedestal mounted light poles (74) that is comprised of three major elements: a transportation dolly (20), a pedestal attaching and lifting mechanism (22), and a pole tilting mechanism (24).... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246987 | Solid motor transport trailer with rotatable chock supports Methods and apparatus are provided for transporting a solid rocket motor, rocket or other object. A transport for an object suitably includes a trailer having a longitudinal axis. A tail support coupled to the trailer has a notch configured to receive a pin affixed ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222902 | Spool handling device A spool handling device (10) for engaging and disengaging a spool (5) having, a base (14), a spindle (15) supported by the base and adapted to receive the spool, a latch assembly (74) pivotally mounted relative to the base and incl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192236 | Shelf stacking machine The invention relates to a shelf stacking machine for stocking and removing paper reels, especially in the printing industry. The shelf stacking machine can be driven in a lane with storage places at both sides. Said storage places receive paper reels which are stac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156865 | Irradiation apparatus and system, especially for photodynamic therapy To allow optimum adaptation of irradiation equipment, especially irradiation equipment for photodynamic therapy, to the individual anatomy of a patient, an irradiation head (1) is provided with a plate-shaped middle section (2) and plate-shaped lateral... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152308 | Wirebonder to bond an IC chip to a substrate Thick film bond surfaces (8) on a support structure (10), such as a ceramic substrate or an IC package substrate, tend to deform during processing. A personality kit (16) having raised bosses (24) engages with and compresses the bond surf... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153083 | Material handling and transport process A material handling and transport system and process for moving a substrate carrier between storage and processing destinations are provided. The system includes a vehicle that runs on a support structure, such as a pathway or a track assembly supported on the floor... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7109733 | Test head docking system and method A system for docking an electronic test head with a handling apparatus is provided. The system includes an assembly for at least partially aligning and subsequently bringing together the electronic test head and the handling apparatus. The system also includes a pow... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7072944 | Method and apparatus for authenticating electronic mail A method and apparatus for authenticating an electronic message are provided. The method includes investigating data in a header of the electronic message, and generating an authenticity indicator in response to the investigation. The authenticity indicator may prov... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067018 | Automated system for handling and processing wafers within a carrier A workpiece handling and processing system has a interface section for loading wafers from cassettes into carriers. The wafers are lifted out of cassettes by a buffer elevator and moved into a position over an open carrier by a buffer robot. A comb elevator lifts co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047614 | Aircraft assembly process A method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising the steps of: determining the predetermined positions and orientations in space at which the component should be supported; designing a fixture frame to provide support a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032289 | Stator bar handler A flexible bar handler that comprises a mobile carriage; a lift boom assembly rotatably attached to rotate around a vertical axis of the carriage to swing a distal end of the boom assembly back and forth and pivotally attached to pivot around a horizontal axis of th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6981836 | Apparatus and methods for removing and installing an upper diaphragm half relative to an upper shell of a turbine A pair of stands are spaced one from the other to support opposite ends of an upper shell and diaphragm halves of a turbine at locations along the upper shell axially beyond the diaphragm halves. Carts mounted on wheels each have a hydraulically actuated lift and a ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6963211 | Methods and apparatus for creating a high speed connection between a device under test and automatic test equipment A device-under test (DUT) assembly includes a DUT board having a plurality of spine assemblies. Each spine assembly has a first outer face, a second outer face, and a first plurality of contacts on at least one of the first and second outer faces in electrical conta... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6926238 | Support structure with Y-shaped support stand A support structure includes a support stand operable with a supported article. The support stand has a pair of side pieces. Each side piece includes a main beam, wherein a length of the main beam is optionally adjustable, and an angle beam joined to the main beam a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925699 | Method of producing a quantity of integrated circuits A method of producing a quantity of integrated circuits, that includes testing a set of semiconductor wafers that is made up of a first subset and a second subset. This first subset is configured in such a manner that a first tester is more readily adapted to perfor... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911816 | Safety lock system for test head mount A safety lock system prevents unlocking of a balanced loaded unit when the loaded unit becomes unbalanced. A plurality of calipers applies pressure on opposite sides of a guide rail. A lock block couples the load to at least one of the calipers for movement of the l... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6888343 | Test head manipulator A system is useful for positioning a load, such as a test head. The system includes an arm which supports the load and which moves along a first vertical axis. The system also includes a rotation unit for rotating the first vertical axis about a second vertical axis... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6766996 | Manipulator A manipulator for a test head comprises a base and a tower having vertical tracks. The tower is mounted on the base. A vertical shaft is mounted on the base adjacent to the tower. An outer carriage is in engagement with the vertical tracks. The outer carriage is mov... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6709215 | One-man, light-pole erecting and lowering apparatus A light-pole erecting and lowering apparatus (10) that is designed to allow a single person to install, remove and service a light pole (136) that is attached to an above-ground concrete pedestal (130). The apparatus (10) consists of an i... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6547509 | Lifting device with a liftable and tiltable platform This invention relates to a lifting device for low-weight loads, and may have a lift and tilt arrangement comprising one single lift arm and one single tilt arm. In that case those arms can either be located centrally in relation to the platform or at one... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6443686 | Material handling and transport system and process A material handling and transport system and process for moving a substrate carrier between storage and processing destinations are provided. The system includes a vehicle that runs on a support structure, such as a pathway or a track assembly supported o... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6396257 | Test head manipulator for semiconductor tester with manual assist for vertical test head movement A test head manipulator for a semiconductor integrated circuit tester includes a support frame, a vertical guide attached to the support frame, a carriage mounted on the vertical guide and movable vertically therealong, a manipulator arm attached to the c... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390762 | Apparatus for positioning a massive article under a second article for attachment thereto An apparatus for supporting and accurately positioning a massive article, such as a commercial aircraft landing gear, under a second separately supported second article, such as a commercial aircraft, to facilitate attachment of the articles is disclosed.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368048 | Transport cart for elongated objects The invention provides a cart for transporting elongated objects such as compressed gas cylinders and for moving the objects from a first surface having a first height to a second surface having a higher or lower second height. The cart is designed such t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6250655 | Leveraging transport system for tables plasterboard sheets and the like A system for manipulating and transporting relatively large, flat, heavy tabular articles such as portable folding conference tables and construction materials such as plywood or plasterboard sheets comprises a leveraging dolly for lifting an article from... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6133726 | Handling device The handling device is particularly suited for handling the test heads on a wafer tester. The test head is thereby supported on a mount which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis on a supporting part. A frame column supports the supporting part adjust... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6104184 | Method and apparatus for loading a wafer into a test machine The present invention discloses a removable wafer mounting tray for positioning a wafer in a microscope by utilizing a tray body that is generally constructed in a disk shape and has a recess in its top surface for receiving a wafer to be tested. The wafe... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102355 | Motion imparting support for CRT monitors and similar devices A support device for imparting repetitive motion to items such as a computer monitor. The device has a support base connected to drive means which impart either a reciprocal, an up-and-down or both motions to the support to induce relief and therapy to th... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6057695 | Method and apparatus for automated docking of a test head to a device handler A positioner facilitates docking and undocking of an electronic test head with a device handler. The positioner provides for rotation of the test head about a first axis. The positioner includes a support structure for moving the test head along a second ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050575 | Relating to Camera pedestals The disclosure relates to a camera pedestal comprising a rolling base (10), a vertically extending column (11) mounted on the base and having a camera mounting (12) at its upper end. The base comprises a chassis (16) having steerable wheel units (17) on w... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6023173 | Manipulator with expanded range of motion A manipulator with an expanded range of motion. The manipulator attaches to a testing head for manipulation of the testing head for testing semiconductor devices. A vertical bearing assembly is coupled to a horizontal bearing assembly so as to give vertic... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5839876 | Lift and rotate dolly A lift and rotate dolly (10) functioning to allow a user to lift and rotate material (22) in situations where space is limited such as an elevator. The lift and rotate dolly (10) has a frame (12) which has a frame bed (12A) having a right-rear castor whee... | 11/24/1998 |
