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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6979425 | High capacity microarray dispensing A high capacity microarrayer for spotting solution onto slides in an automated microarray dispensing device. A microplate indexing device automatically moves, in sequence, a plurality of microplates to a solution removal area. A dispense head accesses each microplat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6915928 | Fluid dispenser A dispensation device having a nozzle defining a chamber and a dispensation orifice which communicates with the chamber. A transfer pin is moveably received within the chamber and moveable between a retracted position and a dispensing position. In the dispensing pos... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6789965 | Dot printer with off-axis loading A pin-in-capillary apparatus for depositing droplets of fluid onto a surface is described. The apparatus has an off-axis channel for supplying fluid to the capillary. In the capillary the fluid wets the tip of the pin and is delivered to the surface when the pin is ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6722395 | Depositing fluid specimens on substrates, resulting ordered arrays, techniques for analysis of deposited arrays For depositing fluid dots in an array, e.g., for microscopic analysis, a deposit device, e.g. a pin, cooperating with a fluid source defines a precisely sized drop of fluid of small diameter on a drop carrying surface. Transport mechanism positions the device precis... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6649209 | Method for covering damaged protective layer areas, device for implementing said method and transport system The invention relates first of all to a method for covering areas of damaged protective coating on containers or the like, in which, according to the invention, protective coating material is stamped on to the zone in which the damaged areas occur. The in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6269846 | Depositing fluid specimens on substrates, resulting ordered arrays, techniques for deposition of arrays A fluid deposit assembly mounted on a carrier for depositing minute drops of fluid at selected locations upon a substrate, comprising a deposit element having an exposed tip of diameter of 0.3 mm or less constructed and arranged to carry and deposit drops... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6143111 | Device for gluing the tail end of a reel of web material A device for gluing the tail end of a reel of wound web material including conveying means for moving the reel, unwinding means for unwinding the tail end of the web material, a dispenser of glue for applying the glue to the reel, and means for rewinding ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6082289 | Liquid dispensing system with controllably movable cartridge A liquid dispenser has a pump assembly with a housing and a cartridge that is movable relative to the housing between an upper non-dispensing position and a lower dispensing position. The movement is controlled by the selective introduction of air to crea... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5911849 | Lubricating and wiping system for linerless label system A linerless label system which utilizes a substrate provided in roll form and which is printed on one side with an image overcoated with an adhesive. The opposite surface of the substrate has release characteristics. The web is fed across the surface of a... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5834062 | Material transfer apparatus and method of using the same A material (21) is transferred to an electronic component (32) using a transfer apparatus (10). The transfer apparatus (10) has pins (13) that pass through openings (19) in a cavity plate (16). The pins (13) and the openings (19) in the cavity plate (16) ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5716489 | Device for gluing the tail end of a reel of web material A device for gluing the tail end of a reel of wound web material, comprises: conveying means for moving the reel, unwinding means for unwinding the tail end of the web material, a dispenser of glue for applying the glue to the reel, and means for rewindin... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5643398 | Log tail sealer An apparatus and method for sealing a loose tail of wound material against a log using an infeed and log reject station, a tail separator station and a tail ironing and log discharge station. The apparatus and method receives a log on a pair of rider roll... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5582676 | Apparatus for applying adhesive onto scarf-cut face of veneer The invention provides a simply-constructed apparatus for applying a substantially fixed amount of adhesive onto a scarf-cut face of a veneer. The apparatus includes: a plurality of rolls (2,4,48,50) for successively feeding veneers in a predetermined fee... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5498286 | Apparatus for dosing a pumpable fluid A dosing apparatus has a tap member and a housing member. The tap member has opposing planar surfaces which extend between opposing sides, and an aperture extends through the tap member from one opposing surface to the other. The housing member has a base... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5423927 | Die paste transfer system and method A die paste transfer system wherein a first layer of bonding paste is transfer to a surface of the die as the die moves through the paste station in a controlled manner. The control for the transport controls orientation which the die passes through the p... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5362354 | Apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device A dispenser unit is provided on one side of a conveying rail and a wafer is provided on the other side of the conveying rail. A tube is attached at one end to the dispensing unit and at the other end to a syringe. First and second shafts are attached at t... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5186982 | Pin transfer applicator and method A method and an assembly useful for dispensing small quantities of liquid materials onto a workpiece. The assembly includes an applicator having a pin movable along a passageway from a retracted position to an extended position. As the pin moves to the ex... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5183509 | Apparatus for application of a material to an internal surface of items of manufacture An apparatus for application of material to the internal surface of cylindrical items of manufacture. The apparatus includes a frame, a transport system having work stations supporting the items, an application system, and a curing system for curing the m... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5169447 | Adhesive applicator Apparatus for applying adhesive to a seal area of an article, particularly a package component, or simultaneously to a seal area of each of a plurality of package components. The apparatus may consist of a single unit or a gang of units. Each unit incorpo... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5099784 | Contact marker system A marking head for applying a marking composition to locations on elements. The marking head has a marking rod with a marking end and a motor for reciprocating the marking rod through a chamber filled with a marking fluid. The marking fluid is uniformly a... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5012758 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of gliding surfaces on winter sports equipment Skis are waxed by a heated sole plate 18 with a porous insert 42 which is flexibly applied to the gliding surface and can be shifted in a longitudinal direction. The insert absorbs wax 50 from a tub 48 heated to a pasty consistency. Porous sheet material ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4963213 | Method of and device for gluing objects together using a porous sheet applicator Disclosed are a method of and a device for gluing objects together in which adhesive agent is supplied to a flexible porous sheet, such as a net, that is suspended so as to allow it to be pulled down. The method and device are particularly applicable to o... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4802554 | Grease applying method In a method of applying a precisely measured quantity of grease to a desired part, the grease is stored and leveled in an open grease storing container at all times, and a grease applying pin is dipped into the grease through its surface and pulled out of... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4796560 | Automatic solder paste application to circuit boards Solder paste is automatically applied to circuit boards, in predetermined amounts at predetermined positions by providing a plurality of holes in a nylon, "Delrin," "Teflon" or other plastic-metal plate, the holes being in a predetermined pattern, filling... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4751894 | Advertising device and a developing device therefor An advertising device formed of sheet material having a first and second portion, one of which includes a predetermined visual indicia formed thereon, and the other portion having a non-visible or latent image or indicia formed thereon; whereby the latter... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4704305 | Automatic solder paste application to circuit boards Solder paste is automatically applied to circuit boards, in predetermined amounts at predetermined positions by providing a plurality of holes in a nylon, "Delrin," "Teflon" or other plastic-metal plate, the holes being in a predetermined pattern, filling... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4646676 | Adhesive dispenser An adhesive dispenser for metering very small quantities of viscious liquids (grease-like materials) or thick pastes (putty-like materials) and transferring the metered material as a hemispherical or conical dot to a substrate at a high rate of speed. Thi... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4638756 | Device for the positioning of tires A device for positioning tires comprises a station to which the tires are separately conveyed while laid flat on a driven conveyor and at which the tires are aligned with respect to a plane set at right angles to the conveyor by means of adjustable or dis... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4609421 | Automatic envelope sealing device An automatic envelope sealing device wherein envelopes of different sizes can be sealed without adjustment any component of the device. A size of an enveloped supplied into the device is detected by a sensor, and in response to a signal from the sensor, a... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4572762 | Lost foam pattern assembly equipment A machine for assembling lost foam pattern sections. The machine has an upper retainer for holding an upper pattern section in a generally horizontal position with the surfaces to be glued facing downwardly to be contacted by a glue plate having a raised ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4569305 | Apparatus to provide the application of glue on preselected zones of printed circuit boards Process and apparatus for providing the application of glue on preselected zones of a printed circuit, according to which provision is made for a tank containing liquid glue, and a series of push rods arranged at preselected positions, which first contact... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4566501 | Automatic end coating attachment for a chain link weaver A coating attachment for a wire weaver for dabbing cut ends of chain link formed by the wire weaver with a protective coating, including mounting the coating attachment at a position adjacent cut ends of chain link after the forming of the chain link by t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4532884 | Device for applying a fixing medium to components such as chip-type components A device for applying a fixing medium to electronic chip-type components, comprising a container with a number of stamps arranged in one row and displaceable in vertical direction. Each of these stamps consists of a stamp pin which is identical for all st... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4478172 | Changeable liquid reservoir and stirrer apparatus A changeable liquid reservoir apparatus has a hollow rotating drum, the shaft of which includes an identical coupling on both ends. Both ends of the reservoir include slots which are equidistant from the shaft. Permanently positioned retainer members enga... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4442791 | Adhesive compound coating apparatus An adhesive compound coating apparatus for coating an adhesive compound on leading and trailing beveled end faces of a rubber strip material, comprising: a conveyor unit for conveying the strip material in its longitudinal direction; a coating roller disp... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4419168 | Apparatus for handling gasket-forming material Apparatus is provided for handling gasket-forming material. This material is usually supplied in tubular cartridge form and is dispensed to a screen with a porous pattern which shapes the material to the desired gasket-configuration. The material is sprea... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4407223 | Contour cementing machine A contour cementing machine for applying latex cement in complex shapes to flat work pieces, such as shoe parts, belts, luggage parts, etc. The contour cementing machine includes a housing mounting die means, a removable tray for containing cement, means ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4389430 | Method and arrangement for coating orifice walls The walls of an orifice in a board are coated by a rod or tube which touches or dips into a liquid below the board. The walls are coated either by a capillary effect or by moving the rod or tube through the orifice. Several rods and/or tubes may be attach... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4381601 | Apparatus for mounting electronic components Disclosed is a method for mounting electronic components comprising steps of sucking an electronic component such as semiconductor pellet to the tip end of an attraction nozzle, holding and automatically orienting the sucked electronic component by means ... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4366018 | Method and apparatus for producing intramural wax seals between the compartments of multimedia tubes A plastic tubular member, open longitudinally along one side, is compartmented across its width to receive a plurality of media for supporting different bacteria cultures; and is equipped with an inoculating wire which extends axially along the tubular me... | 12/28/1982 |
