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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066470 | Waffle pack An arrangement is described that includes a compartmentalized structure having a multiplicity of compartments defined by associated links and each having a bottom surface. The arrangement also includes a multiplicity of fiducials. The fiducials are positioned at top... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7878753 | Vehicle body shell rotation apparatus A rotatable apparatus for repairing and restoring vehicle body shells including a pair of vertically positioned hoops placed in a parallel relation mounted to the body shell for rotation about a horizontal axis. A plurality of connecting members attached in a spoke-... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7841823 | Brace system and method for a vehicle at a loading dock To help hold a (trailer) bed of a truck or trailer steady at a loading dock as the truck is being loaded or unloaded of its cargo, a yieldable vehicle brace exerts a substantial, but limited, reactive force upward against the trailer's rear impact guard to resist th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7686566 | Method of using a lifting hoist A hoisting device and method for hoisting material up an extension ladder. The device includes a load-carrying carriage having a wheel and roller axle assembly that also serves as rollers for engagement with the rails of the ladder. The wheel and roller axle assembl... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686565 | System and method for automated processing of bulk containers A system and method is used to automatically process the contents of a containers. The contents may be bulk materials used by a business or organization. The container enters the system via a tow assembly mechanism, a grasping mechanism clasps the container, a lid s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7674086 | Method and apparatus for handling rolls from paper or tissue making machine without touching the roll surface In an apparatus for handling rolls of web material, a shaft bearing one or more fully wound rolls of web material thereon are supported from one end in a cantilever support. An external mandrel is aligned with a free end of the shaft. A roll-moving device is positio... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7473068 | Hopper for use with a track hoe A hopper includes a tray having a floor, first and second lateral walls, and a rear wall. A lift handle pivotally secures to the lateral walls. A dump handle secures to the rear wall. The lift handle includes a cross bar extending transversely across the tray for gr... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7374393 | Method of retaining a substrate during a substrate transferring process A method and apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system, or cluster tool, that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, improved device yield performance, a more repeatable wafer processing history (or wafer ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364397 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366585 | Method and apparatus for moving a handling system A method for moving a multi-axis or multi-axle handling system, particularly for orienting a hand of an industrial robot, with a gripping tool connected to a hand is characterized in that the movement is performed in such a way that movement-dependent moments on an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363104 | Product storage and picking system and method of storing and picking products A product storage and picking system having a plurality of shelves each with a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and spaced sides. The plurality of shelf units are arranged in first and second side-by-side rows with the shelf units in each of the first and second rows ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354028 | Method for controlling application of brakes in single drum hoist systems A method of damping the oscillations during an emergency stop of an ascending single drum hoist system in a shaft having a conveyance, the mechanical brakes applying a braking force to the drum and the drum rotating in a first direction having a speed, comprising ap... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322083 | Manufacturing system architecture for tools The specification and drawings present a new method and a system for organizing and structuring a tool room manufacturing facility for reducing lead time of manufacturing component tooling. Machine tools are grouped into work cells (also called machining lines) spec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320491 | Object handling apparatus and method A method and an apparatus for handling objects, in particular discs such as CD's having an aperture therein defining a rim. The apparatus comprises a first set of jaws moveable towards and away from one another and a second set of jaws moveable towards and away from... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318698 | Lift/transporter for small vehicle A tow lift apparatus for a towing vehicle includes a pair of vertically aligned and horizontally and fore-to aft oriented receiver hitches fixedly secured to the rear of the towing vehicle; a lift releasably connected to the receiver hitches, the lift connected to a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312464 | Ion implantation apparatus An ion implantation apparatus structure is provided that does not allow gas to accumulate in the vicinity of a wafer when implantation ions to the wafer. The ion implantation apparatus includes a rotating body that rotates in a fixed direction, a vacuum chamber that... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267058 | Articulated truck Wires (electric wires) 29 and 30 of cars are connected to each other through connecting wires mounted to a truck frame of an articulated truck. The connecting wires are inserted into a flexible protecting pipe member and an intermediate portion thereof... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267060 | Stackable cargo bin A heavy-duty cargo bin unit configured for rugged use in hostile environments, such as in the oil drilling and production industry. The cargo bin unit is of a generally rectilinear construction, and preferably fabricated of heavy gauge steel. Supports or skids are p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258184 | Battery replacement system for an industrial truck A battery replacement system for an industrial truck has an electrical propulsion drive and at least one battery compartment for holding a battery block. The battery block can be moved essentially in a horizontal direction into the battery compartment or out of the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7237668 | Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (8) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236850 | Working robot, actuator and control method thereof A working robot, which is able to perform a required operation by locating a tool on a working position of a moving object, comprises a robot body moving with the object according to the movement of the object with more than one degree of freedom; an actuator mounte... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234911 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225493 | Support leg system and method for supporting a dock leveler A method and apparatus for supporting a dock leveler in a manner to reduce the effects of free fall and stump-out. The apparatus includes the use of a retractable support leg. The method includes maintaining the support leg in a support position and retracting the s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207616 | Sliding load floor system with two-axis pivoting hinge A sliding load floor system for use in the rear cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo area has a pair of opposing side portions that extend longitudinally in relation to the center line of the vehicle. A pair of opposing transverse portions extend laterally in relation... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204669 | Semiconductor substrate damage protection system A method and apparatus for preventing substrate damage in a factory interface. In one embodiment, a method for preventing substrate damage in a factory interface includes the steps of receiving an indicia of potential substrate damage, and automatically preventing s... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201553 | Method and device for feeding reels to a machine A device (2) for feeding reels (3) has a manipulator (14) having a gripping member (19) for picking up one reel (3) at a time off a pallet (16) and transferring the reel (3) to an unwinding pin (4a; 4... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201384 | Electric vehicle chassis with removable battery module and a method for battery module replacement An electric powered vehicle includes a chassis defining a battery module compartment and a battery module insertable into the battery module compartment of the chassis. A method of replacing a battery module of an electric powered vehicle provides a service facility... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198452 | Bar stock loading table and apparatus A bar stock loader for an elongate member and a method for use is includes a support apparatus with a support surface for supporting the elongate member and a translation apparatus proximate to the support apparatus. The translation apparatus is moveable and has an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195801 | Manufacturing process for storing and transferring evaporation material A manufacturing system capable of enhancing reliability and luminance of a light emitting element is provided which uses an EL material of very high purity in evaporation. The system is also capable of using an EL material efficiently. Instead of a glass jar, a cont... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188881 | Sliding load floor system with levitation mechanism A sliding load floor system for use in the rear cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo area has a pair of opposing side portions that extend longitudinally in relation to the center line of the vehicle. A pair of opposing transverse portions extend laterally in relation... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187543 | System for optimal vibration isolation of disk drives in a data storage device A system for dampening vibrations of a plurality of disk drives in such a way that the packaging density of disk drives is optimized. This is achieved by attaching a device for dampening vibrations to a population set of disk drives. The population set of disk drive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185774 | Methods and apparatus for manipulation of heavy payloads with intelligent assist devices An intelligent assist method and apparatus are disclosed. The intelligent assist method includes imparting a manual force to a suspended object, determining an angle at which the suspended object is manually forced, generating motorized power to move the object in a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172378 | Adjustable stops for rolloff truck A system for optimizing the load position for a container loaded onto a rolloff truck which has two side rails is effected by means of a number of pockets on each side rail. Removable stop assemblies are inserted into a corresponding pocket on each side rail. The co... | 02/06/2007 |
