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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407362 | Method and apparatus for lifting sod from the top Method and apparatus for lifting sod, in which grass blades of the sod are inserted between one or more clamps. The clamps are closed to grip the grass blades and the clamps are then moved, with the sod suspended therefrom, to a desired location. The clamps can if d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7364028 | Glass substrate transporting facility Glass substrates are transported to a plurality of processing devices to be processed. Certain of the processing devices have associated storage shelf for storing glass substrates and a transfer device. The transfer device is adapted to move the glass substrate betw... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331094 | Method and device for positioning components to be joined together A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309203 | Multi-modal container handling system A multi-modal container handling system includes a tool presentation platform mounted to a multi-axis robot. The platform has a number of mechanically locking collets for handling either empty or full containers, and a number of multi-jawed grippers telescopically m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299533 | Process for lapping ring and pinion gears A method for processing a gear set through a lapping operation that includes: providing a lapping machine tool having a first spindle and a second spindle, the second spindle being rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to a rotational axis of the f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273343 | Rotary pick and place technology A rotary transfer apparatus, comprising a frame structure; a rotatable main shaft supported by the frame structure; a first planetary member connected to the main shaft; at least one first planetary shaft rotatably connected to the first planetary member and rotatin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243003 | Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor In a first aspect, a substrate loading station is served by a conveyor which continuously transports substrate carriers. A substrate carrier handler that is part of the substrate loading station operates to exchange substrate carriers with the conveyor while the con... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229110 | Bottle loading and unloading tool with extendable arms A device for grabbing bottles comprises a frame, a first set of gripping heads, shoulder pads, extendable arms, a second set of gripping heads. The frame has a first and a second parallel elongated support structure. The first set of gripping heads is mounted on the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230702 | Monitoring of smart pin transition timing A movable portion of a substrate carrier handler is extended into a transport path along which a substrate carrier transport system transports a substrate carrier, respective kinematic coupling events are detected between corresponding interface elements of the mova... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207525 | Apparatus for grasping objects in space A remotely controlled apparatus for grasping an object such as a satellite in space includes a free-flying grasper unit connected by a selectively extendable cable to an orbital platform. The orbital platform and the grasper unit are preferably each independently pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182199 | Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179043 | Manipulating arrangement and cell A manipulating arrangement having a horizontal portal on which a slide is horizontally traversable, an arm being pivotably mounted on the slide about a pivot axis which runs parallel to the portal, and a gripper for at least one of workpieces and tools being arrange... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172376 | Workpiece positioner A workpiece positioner includes a workpiece holder that is mounted to a chassis for rotation about a central axis, and further includes a first set of workpiece supports for retaining and supporting a first workpiece between a drive end and an idler end, and a secon... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7099744 | Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor In a first aspect, a substrate loading station is served by a conveyor which continuously transports substrate carriers. A substrate carrier handler that is part of the substrate loading station operates to exchange substrate carriers with the conveyor while the con... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7044706 | Apparatus for manipulating a vehicle body panel Manipulating a vehicle body panel includes utilizing a base plate, left and right screw rods, a motor, and clamping units. The base plate is connected to the arm of the robot. The left and right screw rods are rotatably mounted below the base plate by bearing blocks... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029224 | Method and apparatus for transferring a thin plate A method for transferring a thin plate is provided, in which three or more grasping claws of a transfer arm grasp the periphery of the thin plate in order to transfer it to a predetermined transfer position, and three or more holding claws hold the periphery of the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6971838 | Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head A feeder for porous battery plates has a vacuum-operated pickup head that is positioned above the plates. The pickup head pulls the top plate off of the stack of plates and moves it to an outfeed device. The opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6929034 | Coupling system, kit, and method A coupling system, comprising: a first bellows element; a fluid handling component; and a coupling assembly releasably connecting the first bellows element to the fluid handling component for maintaining a secure connection between the first bellows element and the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6837664 | Multiple head rotary set-up A rotary unloader (10) removes articles (26) from a magazine (24) and includes a carriage (12) rotating about a primary axis and a carrier (14), attached to the carriage (12), rotating about a secondary axis. The secondary a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835042 | Robotic loading cell for molded utensils A robotic loading cell for plastic utensils is characterized by a synchronized supply conveyor and gripping mechanism for packaging individual utensils from an integrally molded group or rack of utensils. The gripping device is operable to remove a plurality of indi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6761527 | Method and apparatus for removing tire treads from storage device An apparatus and method for removing an unvulcanized tire tread from a storage device (14) includes the step of inverting the tread (12) and transporting it to a roller conveyor in a single step. The tread (12) is picked up by a vacuum bar (8... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6761526 | Picking apparatus for semiconductor device test handler There is provided a picking apparatus for transferring semiconductor devices in a test handler to increase the number of devices transferred at one time and suitable for devices having different pitches. The apparatus includes: a moving block movably installed on th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6739826 | Slab transfer handling system A system for transferring a steel slab from a first roller table to a second roller table by lifting the top slab from a stack of slabs on the first table, and then transferring and lowering the slab onto the second table. Specifically, a gantry-type bridge trolley ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722178 | Automatic bending system and manipulator for the system An automatic bending system includes an automatic bending press (46) including a pair of bending tools (48, 50) cooperating with each other, and an automatic manipulator (10) including a head (26) movable in a work space and provided with... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6503047 | Device for holding-disk-shaped plastic substrates The present invention relates to a device for holding disk-shaped plastic substrates for pick-up and deposit. The device includes a holding device having at least one support unit for the plastic substrates, and a pick-up and/or deposit device on which a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494400 | Automatic film roll changer and method of operating the same A new or fresh plastic film roll/depleted or exhausted plastic film roll tube or core exchange system comprises a plastic film roll dispenser mounting framework, a plastic film roll magazine assembly, and a new or fresh plastic film roll/depleted or exhau... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6457230 | Automatic rear combination lamp removal system An automatic rear combination lamp removal system includes a base, a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving in four ways on the base, a plurality of fastener removers mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6371717 | Device for mechanically gripping and loading cylindrical objects A device for mechanically gripping, transporting, loading and unloading cylindrical containers of various sizes for attachment to a robotic arm. The containers may be bottles including drinking water bottles. The device includes a plurality of gripping me... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6213706 | Clamshell basket loader A loading device mounted to a collection vehicle is disclosed. The loading device may comprise several embodiments for scooping a soft-sided object through either a horizontal or vertical plane. The loading device is attached to a mechanized arm for compo... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6135696 | Machine tool center A machine tool center (10) displays at least one machine tool (11, 12, 13) which has a working area (17) accessible through an operator door (16) to process workpieces (21). Furthermore, a loading/unloading station (14) for the workpieces (21) and a loadi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5993365 | Tool attachment and release device for robotic arms A tool attachment and release system for robotic arms which using a magnet for supplying the attractive force to hold the tool to the robotic arm while allowing separation of tools from the robotic arm without manual intervention. A series of tools are he... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988960 | Holder for plurality of workpieces A CNC machine tool has a plurality of collet chucks in a fixture that requires loading workpieces in these collets by hand. The workpieces are first assembled on a loading bar or holder so they can be collectively loaded in the ganged collet chuck for mac... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984624 | Article loader/unloader The high speed rack loader/unloader system uses a two arm loading machine to allow flat pieces of material to be loaded on a horizontal conveyor from a vertical rack or to a vertical rack from a horizontal conveyor. The two arms are mounted on a single in... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5947879 | Device for controlling a tool shaft of a cutting machine A device for controlling a tool shaft of a cutting machine includes a casing in which the tool shaft is rotatably and movably received therein, the casing having a first and a second detection member, a first, a second and a third switch member respective... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5934859 | Device for handling objects disposed in a packaging container A device for handling syringe bodies stored in trays. The device has a transfer unit for the syringe bodies and a movable matrix that cooperates with it. Recesses for the syringe bodies are embodied in the transfer unit. To secure the syringe bodies in th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5910078 | Rotary object feeder The present invention is directed to a rotary object feeder, which feeds objects from a first location to a second. The object feeder feeds the object from a pick-up location to an off-loading location, by moving an object pick-up member along a trajector... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5871326 | Machine tool center A machine tool center (10) displays at least one machine tool (11, 12, 13) which has a working area (17) accessible through an operator door (16) to process workpieces (21). Furthermore, a loading/unloading station (14) for the workpieces (21) and a loadi... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5809639 | Automated component placement apparatus An automated component placement apparatus for use in populating circuit boards with electronic components. The apparatus includes a plurality of toolheads for picking up and placing components, a plurality of component feeders, a transport means to move ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5779426 | Loading and unloading unit for polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus has a turntable and a top ring for gripping a semiconductor wafer to be polished by an abrasive cloth on the turntable. The polishing apparatus incorporates a loading and unloading unit having a supply holder for holding and supplyin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775867 | Clamshell basket loader A loading device mounted to a collection vehicle is disclosed. The loading device may comprise several embodiments for scooping a soft-sided object through either a horizontal or vertical plane. The loading device is attached to a mechanized arm for compo... | 07/07/1998 |
