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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419460 | Machine tool with work piece handling arrangement In a machine tool arrangement comprising a machine tool component including a mounting structure for a work piece to be machined by a suitable metal cutting tool, a housing enclosing the machine tool component, a horizontal support beam is disposed above the housing... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7360984 | Automatic analyzer and part feeding device used for the analyzer An automatic analyzer, comprising disposable parts such as large quantities of nozzle tips and reaction containers for use in sample analysis inspection, wherein the part rack (12) holding unused parts is raised from a lowest position to a rack separation sta... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340971 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a pallet A system and method for inspecting pallets verifies a pallet meets dimensional and structural integrity requirements for transporting a load. The method and automated system verify that a pallet is within tolerances for dimensions, the load-bearing surface of the pa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329083 | Loader and unloader for workpiece A loader picks up a workpiece from a container, and delivers it to a workstation downstream. An unloader receives the workpiece from the workstation upstream and puts it into a container. In the loader and the unloader respectively, a first stacker and a second stac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7232027 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210280 | System and method for loading a cargo space with piece goods A machining system and unit, especially a welding cell, is provided for use for the machining of workpieces (2), especially body parts of vehicles. The machining system has one or more machining stations (15, 16) with robots (18, 19, 20) and at ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7153089 | Storage device A storage device for storing trays, the device including a first movable member and a second movable member positioned opposite the first movable member. The first and second movable members are adapted to selectively vertically move and support at least one tray th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7107672 | Method of mounting electronic parts on a flexible printed circuit board A plurality of flexible printed circuit boards are held on a transfer carrier, which is formed by a base plate and a resin layer formed on an upper surface of the base plate. Reference pins are positioned at reference pin openings of the carrier base plate and refer... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074001 | Conveying system for filling multiple storage bins A conveying system for distributing material into any bin in a horizontal array of storage bins comprises a circular guide positioned over the array of bins (24), a linear guide (22) that rotates along the circular guide, and a conveyor (30) tha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063500 | Method and apparatus of stacking veneer sheets A method of stacking a veneer sheet carried by a conveyer onto a pile of similar veneer sheets is disclosed. Veneer sheet is separated from the conveyer thereby to allow the sheet to drop from the conveyer toward the pile. The veneer sheet being dropped is restraine... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7033130 | Depalletizer for a material handling system A depalletizer includes an input assembly for supporting a loaded pallet loaded with at least one product, a lift assembly, and a product take-away assembly. The input assembly presents the loaded pallet to the lift assembly, which moves the loaded pallet to a produ... | 04/25/2006 |
| RE38880 | Inspection handler apparatus and method An apparatus for processing electronic circuit devices includes an infeed station, a first inspection station, an inverter station, a second inspection station, a sorting station, and an outfeed station. A linear transport mechanism having side edges transports a fi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966427 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957943 | Stacking device for a machine for processing sheets and method for stacking sheets in one such machine The invention relates to a stacking device for a machine for processing sheets, especially a sheet printing machine. Said device can be displaced between a first stacking position (02) and a second stacking position (03), and comprises carriers for a p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6866470 | Methods and apparatus for retaining a tray stack having a plurality of trays for carrying microelectronic devices Devices and methods for holding a tray stack having a plurality of trays configured to carry and store microelectronic devices. Several devices in accordance with the present invention are particularly applicable to carrying a stack of JEDEC trays that have been loa... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6817828 | Pallet handling method and apparatus The specification discloses a pallet orienting apparatus for use in a return lane of a pallet live storage system, wherein one or more empty pallets may be placed in the pallet orienting means in a generally upright position, the pallet being rotated to a pallet del... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6599081 | Method of and apparatus for supplying blanks to a packing machine Successive collapsed cardboard blanks which can be erected to accommodate, for example, arrays of cigarette cartons are supplied from a source (such as a magazine for one or more piles of superimposed randomly distributed properly oriented and misoriented... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6554561 | Automated cell for handling parts received in parts carriers An automated cell is provided for handling parts received in part carriers. The device comprises a working space closed to the outside, within which a first, second and third stack position are sequentially arranged. A transfer device is provided with a f... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6413035 | Sheet working system Sheet metal working system includes a housing rack provided with a plurality of shelves for housing pallets, an elevator provided on a side of the housing rack, and a pallet holder located on a bottom shelf of the housing rack for temporarily holding a pa... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394744 | Stacking machine for part trays An apparatus for presenting components stored in stackable trays, and removing empty trays having a base member having an input and an output portion; a discharge area; a shuttle member which removes empty storage trays and places them in the discharge ar... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6340282 | Handling device for feeding and/or removing workpieces A handling device for feeding and/or removing workpieces as unfinished parts to and/or from machining or assembly equipment for machining and/or assembly purposes and for picking up workpieces as finished parts after machining and/or assembly has a feed p... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6293408 | Inspection handler apparatus and method An apparatus for processing electronic circuit devices includes an infeed station, a first inspection station, an inverter station, a second inspection station, a sorting station, and an outfeed station. A linear transport mechanism having side edges tran... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283703 | Automatic conveying apparatus for JEDEC carrier members A conveying apparatus for sequentially feeding a plurality of stacked carrier members to an assembly area. The conveying apparatus comprises a first bin for storing a desired quantity of stackable carrier members and the first bin has an outlet for sequen... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6241459 | Shuttle assembly for tray handling A shuttle assembly for handling trays of IC packages. The shuttle assembly is configured to accept cooperatively-configured trays in a vertically-extending tray stack volume in only a single rotational orientation. Trays are selectively released from or a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6227373 | Electronic device handling system and method An apparatus for handling electronic devices in a system that assigns a category corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined categories to the electronic devices and sorts the electronic devices according to the categories is provided. A pluralit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6183190 | Method of stacking packs of printed circuit boards and relative pack loading and unloading device for a machine tool Each pack has a pair of opposite edges and a pair of locating pins, and is also provided with pairs of holes separated by a distance equal to that between the pins to enable the packs to be stacked in offset manner, with the pins inserted inside the holes... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152678 | Apparatus for the mechanical handling of pallets An apparatus for mechanically handling pallets includes a first pallet lift and a second pallet lift, both of which move vertically. A processing station is disposed between the first and second pallet lifts, where a pallet table is provided. A transporti... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145648 | Method and system for continuously processing successive workpieces along a production line A system for continuously processing successive workpieces along a production line having a loader for loading workpieces onto main conveyor for conveying through a workstation and an unloader for unloading a processed workpiece. The loading and unloading... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6019564 | Semiconductor device transporting and handling apparatus An IC handler affords ICs to be tested for a sufficiently long period of time for them to take up either heat or cold. A turntable is formed with N circular rows of positioning recesses lying on concentric circles. ICs to be tested are successively fed in... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5971698 | Automatic conveying apparatus for waffle pack carrier member A conveying apparatus for sequentially feeding a plurality of stacked carrier members, each carrying a plurality of components to be assembled, to an automatic assembly retrieval area where the plurality of components can be retrieved to manufacture a des... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5921739 | Indexing parts tray device A multiple movable parts tray device having a plurality of interengaging trays that are selectively transferred between tray stacks. Engagement and lifting arms are provided that will independently engage and index the tray stacks allowing for simultaneou... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5882174 | System for loading or unloading of parts onto or from trays The system is for loading or unloading parts onto or from trays. The same system may be used for either function. A stack of trays loaded on a cart is wheeled into a first cart docking bay. A second cart is positioned in a second cart docking bay beside t... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5807066 | IC tray handling apparatus and method A microchip tray handling apparatus has microchip loading and receiving units for supplying microchips to a microchip tester and receiving tested microchips. The units have tables to support stacks of trays containing microchips. Each unit has a tray hold... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803702 | Vision inspection system for double stacked packs An apparatus and process for the inspection, conveying, and optionally temporary storage of uniform packaged goods is described. The apparatus includes a singulating device which takes dual stacked goods and reduces the dual stack to a single line of good... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797716 | Container contents unloading apparatus for unloading contents of a container and method of unloading same A container contents unloading apparatus and method of unloading contents of a container are provided. The container contents unloading apparatus preferably includes a container conveyor positioned to convey one of a plurality of open-ended containers for... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5743706 | Method of and apparatus for automatic handling of test pieces The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for handling test pieces in which a stack of test pieces is formed on a lift table of the apparatus and are brought into a predetermined position by a slide, which displaces the test pieces hor... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5645392 | Dunnage handling system The apparatus of this invention comprises a tray destacking station, a part unloading station, and a tray stacking station arranged sequentially adjacent and connected by a pallet transport system and a tray transport system. This system is designed to mo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5630695 | Pallet sorting machine A sorting machine 10 having a lifting and rotating apparatus 11 which includes a rotatable platform 16 upon which a stack of pallets 1 can rest so as to be supported from underneath and a scissor lift 14 for raising and lowering the stack so that the uppe... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5588797 | IC tray handling apparatus and method A microchip tray handling apparatus has microchip loading and receiving units for supplying microchips to a microchip tester and receiving tested microchips. The units have tables to support stacks of trays containing microchips. Each unit has a tray hold... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5553536 | Screen printing apparatus with vacuum conveyor belt A screen printing apparatus transfers an image onto a substrate. A feed mechanism is provided for moving the substrate along a fixed linear path. Vacuum is provided through the feed mechanism for holding the substrate in at least one position along the fi... | 09/10/1996 |
