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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665949 | Carton handling method and apparatus An accessory for a forklift allows handling of cartoned goods a whole layer at a time and part of a layer. The head has a series of closely parked suction devices which are served by a common vacuum chamber. The head is carried by the forks and vacuum is supplied by... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7412863 | Work positioning device Regarding predetermined positioning criteria (M1, M2), ((G1, G2), (N1, or N2), (K1, K2)), there is provided image processing means (40B) for obtaining by image processing,... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7275749 | Substrate supporting apparatus A substrate supporting apparatus for supporting a substrate or wafer in a non-contact state by Bernoulli theorem is disclosed. The substrate supporting apparatus 1 comprises a housing 2, a rotatable chuck 3 which is disposed in the housing 2 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7240805 | Quick release for article handling mechanism An article dispensing apparatus, such as a vending machine (10), includes a controllably positioned suction hose dispenser (220) for retrieving articles (223) from a storage area (215). In one embodiment, a quick release device (500 | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7151979 | System and method for tracking inventory An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146718 | Apparatus for mounting semiconductors When mounting semiconductor chips, the semiconductor chips are presented on a wafer table where they are picked one after the other by a pick and place system, transported and placed onto a substrate that rests on a supporting surface of a substrate table. The wafer... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147422 | Method and device for making the covers of a book or equivalent A method and a device for making book covers using surface material and cover pieces to be glued onto it. Cover pieces are positioned in the desired location in clamp, that can be rotated around axis, and the pieces are supported by means of stoppers into the desire... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7124987 | High vacuum disk A vacuum disk includes a hollow base having an open leading end adapted to engage a flat support surface. The hollow base and the support surface define a vacuum space when the hollow base abuts the support surface. A gasket formed of styrene block copolymers forms ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120995 | Apparatus for mounting semiconductors An apparatus for mounting semiconductors contains a bonding station, whereby the bonding station comprises a wafer table for presenting the semiconductor chips, a substrate table and a pick and place system with a bondhead with a chip gripper. Part of the wafer tabl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104578 | Two level end effector An end effector alternately (or simultaneously) transports susceptors and wafers. Separate contact surfaces are provided for wafer transport and for susceptor transport. In one embodiment, the wafer contact surface is spaced above the susceptor contact surface, and ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus 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 pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077614 | Sorting/storage device for wafers and method for handling thereof Sorting/storage device for wafers. A sorting device is provided in which at least two cassettes containing wafers may be present and the wafers are moved from one cassette to the other cassette or vice versa. If appropriate, a measuring station may be present in the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069110 | System and method for tracking inventory An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052225 | Apparatus for handling mass produced work pieces A high speed device and method for transporting work pieces from one container to another is disclosed. This high speed device utilizes a rotary wheel having a number of pick heads located along the circumference of the rotary wheel. These pick heads are utilized to... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040679 | Vacuum suction device and driving method thereof In a suction device, a suction head is alternately connected to a negative pressure source and a positive pressure source by means of a switching valve, a light-weight workpiece is sucked by and released from the suction head. When the suction head and the positive ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029046 | Level-adjusting apparatus for an attachment device An level-adjusting apparatus for an attachment according to this invention comprises a fixed frame attached to a sub frame that is movable horizontally; a cylinder assembly, which is mounted on one side of the fixed frame, having a suction cup on its lower end; a fl... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026581 | Apparatus for positioning an elevator tube A wafer support position control mechanism selectively positions a semiconductor wafer along an axis of excursion within a process chamber. An elevator tube protrudes through an orifice in the chamber surface and is connected at a first distal end to the wafer suppo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018161 | Suction head Suction head and method for picking articles. The suction head includes a sleeve-like body having a connection to an under pressure source at one end and an opening for picking up articles at the other end thereof. Along side the sleeve channels are provided, connec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017961 | Compressive end effector Apparatus and method for holding an uncompressed bundle of product from the top with a vacuum assisted end effector and then simultaneously compressing the bundle from all sides at the same time with thin compression plates located about the periphery of a vacuum as... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014185 | Spring-action suction head In a spring-action suction head for separating sheets from a sheet stack, a first suction chamber, which can be subjected to vacuum is provided for lifting the sheet. The first suction chamber is surrounded coaxially by a second suction chamber, which can be subject... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014233 | Portable suction device A suction device includes a handle (10) and an operation lever (30) which has a cam end (32) pivotably connected to the handle. A suction disk (20) has a shaft (21) which movably extends through the underside of the handle and is p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000964 | Vacuum flow suction cup assembly A contact activated vacuum assisted suction cup assembly comprising: 1) a cylindrical bellowed or corrugated cup defining a plurality of interconnected bellows or corrugations of alternating, coaxial large and small diameter areas, hereinafter “bellows”, and hav... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979032 | Vacuum pick-up head with vacuum supply valve A vacuum pick-up device includes a vacuum supply valve mounted to a distribution manifold to which a plurality of suction cups is attached. The vacuum supply valve is operational to control the vacuum pressure supplied to the suction cups of the device. The vacuum p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6946052 | Separating apparatus and processing method for plate member This invention is to guarantee that in separating a plate member such as a bonded substrate stack, a fluid is injected to an appropriate portion of the plate member. While a bonded substrate stack (50) is rotated, the vertical position of its peripheral porti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926027 | Fluid hose-supporting system for truck Fluid hoses associated with land vehicles, such as a truck, are supported on the vehicle by a spring-biased reel mounted beneath the truck. Desired tension is maintained on the hoses by the spring loading of the reel whereby the hoses are maintained in a desired loc... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6869266 | Apparatus and methods for manipulating semiconductor wafers Apparatus and methods for a wafer handling system that manipulates semiconductor wafers. The invention includes an end effector having a vacuum chuck, an internal vacuum plenum, and flow diverters positioned within the vacuum plenum that define vacuum distribution c... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851914 | Component-placing apparatus A component-placing apparatus for driving a nozzle in the rotational and vertical directions for applying suction to a component includes a rotary actuator and a linear actuator having a stator connected to a stator of the rotary actuator such that these stators are... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6796353 | Apparatus for handling coverslips for specimen slides An apparatus (1) for handling coverslips (20) for specimen slides (9) comprises a transport arm (8), a base block (3) mounted on the transport arm and having a having a notional center axis (3a), and at least two suct... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6579057 | Conveyor apparatus for dies and small components A conveyor apparatus for conveying, for instance, dies, comprising: an X-axis moving block movable in an X-axis direction that is a lead frame conveying direction, a Y-axis moving block installed on the X-axis moving block and moved in a Y-axis direction ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561749 | Work sucking device A workpiece sucking device comprises a buffering mechanism for absorbing shock generated when a workpiece is engaged/disengaged. The buffering mechanism includes a linear rail member which is fixed to a body and a slider which makes sliding movement along... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6431623 | Vacuum device for peeling off thin sheets An automated tool that can handle a sheet. The tool may include a flexible membrane that is attached to a frame. The flexible membrane may include a vacuum opening that is adapted to pull the sheet into the membrane. The vacuum opening may pull the outer ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6382693 | Device for automatically attaching cover slips to microscope slides A device for automatically attaching cover slips to microscope slides carrying a specimen for microscopic examination and a mounting medium, comprising a lifting mechanism (1) having a holder (2) in which there are mounted a pair of mutually spaced suctio... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379103 | Substrate transfer apparatus The present invention provides a substrate transfer apparatus which can hold the substrate without contacting the surface of the substrate while the substrate is transferred and which does not require the additional prealignment mechanism. The substrate i... | 04/30/2002 |
