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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061958 | Method of adjusting the deviations of plate material of a rectangular shape and the equipment therefor A method of adjusting any deviations of plate material in the lateral and longitudinal directions including: measuring positions on a first long side of a plate, rotating the plate thereby removing the difference between first and second points; measuring a position... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7458762 | Apparatus and method for positioning semiconductor substrate The disclosure is a baking apparatus including a susceptor, lift pins, and guiding blocks positioned at the edge of the susceptor to lead a wafer to be exactly positioned on the susceptor. The guiding blocks are linearly movable within a range of a semidiameter of a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7390158 | Handling device for electronic chip components and handling method for electronic chip components A handling device for electronic chip components includes an indexing table having a plurality of cavities for holding electronic chip components therein and a circulatory feeder for supplying the electronic chip components to the indexing table. One or more cavitie... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7260448 | Substrate holding device A substrate holding device includes: holding members configured to hold substrates, the holding members being arranged along a predetermined arranging direction and being movable along the arranging direction; an interlocking mechanism interlocking the holding membe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240438 | Aligning apparatus An aligning apparatus includes a loading plate to load at least one alignment object; first and second alignment bars to align the at least one alignment object loaded on the loading plate, wherein the first and second alignment bars are bent by a force greater than... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7206663 | Calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and method of using A calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and a method of using the calibration cassette pod are described. In the calibration cassette pod, a cassette pod body and a cassette pod door are first provided wherein the cassette pod body is constructed of a top pane... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188736 | Structure for racking substrates A structure for racking substrates includes first to fourth main legs isolated from one another at intervals wider than widths of both long sides and both short sides of a substrate, first to fourth protrusions respectively protruded from the first to fourth main le... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153087 | Centering mechanism, centering unit, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and centering method A centering unit comprises a plate, centering mechanism, link mechanism, and cylinder mechanism. The plate vertically divides the interior of a frame. The support table is located substantially on the center of the plate. The centering mechanism can center each wafe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153079 | Automated guided vehicle In an automated guided vehicle including a transfer equipment which transfers a wafer, a buffer cassette which temporarily stores the wafer, and a pressing member which is provided at an opening of the buffer cassette, when traveling the automated guided vehicle, if... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6873402 | Reticle stop block apparatus and method Methods and apparatus for ensuring the proper handling of reticles in the manufacturing of microdevices are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ one or more reticle stop blocks fixed to a reticle handling arm. The one or more reticle stop blocks are designed ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6824343 | Substrate support A method and apparatus for supporting a substrate is generally provided. In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes a support plate having a first body disposed proximate thereto. A first pushing member is radially coupled to the first body and ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6682295 | Flatted object passive aligner A device for aligning a flatted object to a desired orientation. The flatted object has a substantially circular perimeter and a flatted chord portion and may be a silicon wafer or a cover for an electrostatic chuck. The device includes multiple conically... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6571674 | Device for making a series of cuts at different angles in one or more panels The invention relates to a method and device for making a series of cuts at different angles in one or more panels using a panel sawing machine. The method comprises the steps of: placing a stack of panels on a worktable; turning the stack a first time in... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561750 | Tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles A tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles rotates the automotive vehicle so that data can be collected to determine various roll characteristics of the vehicle. The tilting platform includes a support platform that is pivotally attached to a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6527498 | Apparatus and method for reorienting an egg between vertical and horizontal orientations Apparatus for repositioning eggs from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position such that injection/removal of material into/from the side of the egg can occur. Each apparatus may include a cradle, an alignment member, and an orient... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6478529 | Reclining platform wheelchair support A reclining support for a wheelchair includes a supporting platform wall that supports all four wheels of a wheelchair on a surface, and which has a backstop wall for stopping the large rear wheels of a wheelchair so that the wheelchair is stably supporte... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6152680 | Wafer cassette rotation mechanism The present invention concerns a device for the rotation of a wafer cassette such as between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation. The wafer cassette rotation device includes a carriage for receiving and supporting a wafer cassette, a recep... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5727922 | Electronic component transfer apparatus and method In an electronic component transfer method and apparatus, an electronic component is placed on a suctional top surface of a suction nozzle brought into a protruded posture relative to a component fixing block while the electronic component is drawn by suc... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5636960 | Apparatus for detecting and aligning a substrate An apparatus according to the present invention includes a cassette in which a plurality of substrates are stored, a contact guide member provided to face a side surface of the cassette, and pressing end surfaces of substrates stored in the cassette, an a... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5522691 | Apparatus for manipulating connectors A connector manipulating apparatus use a positioning mechanism to position a connector in a predefined location and orientation. A programmable positioning device or robot retrieves a connector from a first location using a locating tool, and places the c... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5484252 | Sample holding apparatus In a sample holding apparatus including a main body, a holding body movably provided to the main body, a spring disposed to urge the main body and the holding body toward one another, pins fixed to the main body and the holding body for holding a sample, ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5173029 | Glass sheet positioning device A device (10) for positioning a glass sheet or other generally rigid planar object (G), having a roller bed table (12) for supporting the object in a horizontal plane and an overhead device (14) carrying a first set of spaced apart arms (26, 28, 30, 32), ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5133256 | Printer plate locating device A printer plate locating device used in the alignment of printer plates with respect to a screen or stencil holder of a screen printing machine. The present invention is particularly useful when used in a multi-station printing machine where the printing ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5037262 | Holding device for a disk and application therefor A holding device for semiconductor disks or wafers orients and secures the disk during transport to a working position. Shortly before the disk reaches a working position the device releases the surface to be worked or secures the disk position with the a... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5028202 | Glass plates positioning device A glass plates positioning device for positioning overlapped larger and smaller glass plates on a belt conveyer is disclosed, which includes a light device and pushing portions. The lift device lifts up the glass plates from the belt conveyer and lowers t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4981409 | Cartridge auto changer A catridge changer for carrying a cartridge to a utilization position and returning it to its initial position after the utilization thereof has a cartridge containing chamber for containing a number of cartridges therein, a hand member for gripping a sel... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4966271 | Apparatus for conveying a transport platform to a lifting table of a stacking station The apparatus conveys a transport platform to a lifting table of a stacking station where panels are stacked on the transport platform after the transport platform has been positioned horizontally on the lifting table. For a simple quick transfer an empty... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4961679 | Agricultural bale accumulator with bale turning mechanism An agricultural bale accumlator includes a load bed adapted for accumulating thereon a plurality of bales with bales being received one after another in a first direction on the load bed. Bale-transfer arms are operable to displace the bales, after receip... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4954044 | Method and mechanism for orientating cup bodies for a system for automatically connecting handles to the cup bodies A mechanism for automatically orientating cup bodies includes a cup-body rotating element, an element for measuring a peripheral configuration of the side wall of a cup body, and a central control element for comparing the peripheral configuration of the ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4944650 | Apparatus for detecting and centering wafer An apparatus for detecting an orientation flat of a wafer and centering the wafer includes a hand base, a pair of guide rollers mounted on the hand base, and a stopper mechanism mounted on the hand base. The hand base is operable to be located in opposed ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4942807 | Turning mechanism An apparatus for stirring cooking ingredients in a vessel or for automatically turning a food item such as a steak or roast provides a stirring or turning action having horizontal and vertical rotation. In one embodiment the horizontal and vertical rotati... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4911606 | Method for providing rotor windings An apparatus for providing a rotor of an electrical rotating machine in which the apparatus has frame means including a pair of spaced apart support members each having arcuate shaped surfaces engaging opposite shaft ends of a rotor to thereby support the... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4889047 | Bale push bar A U-shaped bale push bar straddles a discharge gate of a large round baler with opposite legs of the bar being respectively pivotally connected to a pair of support brackets which are secured to and project rearwardly alongside the discharge gate from upp... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4790584 | Compliant link Compliant linkage apparatus for providing, in a single stage, three degrees of freedom in a single plane, the apparatus comprising an upper plate, a lower plate under the upper plate, sliding means for allowing the upper and lower plates to slide relative... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4781521 | Orienting device and method Disclosed is an apparatus and method of orienting a cylinder with an oblique end such that the slant of same faces a preferred direction. To this end, a special fixture is used which includes a central axial bore having a cylindrical surface which engages... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4667805 | Robotic part presentation system The invention is a robotic parts presentation system for delivering a workpiece into a work envelope of an industrial manipulator. This system also centers the delivered workpiece about the centerline of the workpiece in the X and Y axes directions thereo... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657475 | Method for positioning seamed balls A method for positioning seamed balls each having an endless curved seam line, comprising steps of: supporting each ball to locate its center at an origin of a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate consisting of two horizontal axes X, Y and one vertical... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4632619 | Apparatus for unrolling baled hay An apparatus designed to facilitate the unrolling of baled hay has a main frame mounted onto a tractor or other vehicle. An upstanding arm attached to the frame carries a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly, which assembly supports and selectively posi... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4594048 | Vehicle lifting devices A vehicle lifting device comprises a pair of J-shaped bearers spaced apart by a detachable tie member. The bearers are provided with mounting plates whereby the front and rear wheel hubs on one side of a vehicle may be secured to the bearers, with the arc... | 06/10/1986 |
