Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370409 | Method and apparatus for transferring wires that have been cut into lengths from a wire bundle into a single layer A method and an apparatus for extricating and transferring wires cut into lengths from a loose, random wire bundle (B) into a single layer (L) of parallel wires, in which first the loose, random wire bundle is fanned out into a plurality of random wire layers, and f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7275567 | Reinforcing bar binding machine A front end of a loop of a wire fed out to a nose (6) by a binding wire feeding mechanism (1) is pinched by a clamp plate (28) of a binding wire clamping apparatus (25) and the wire is pulled back by driving to rotate reversely a feeding ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7238253 | Bag manufacturing system A placement component rapidly moves individual bag blanks from a pack or magazine to a conveyor system in uniformly spaced relationship. Each bag blank has opposite surfaces. While the conveyor system continues to move the bags, opening tabs are automatically applie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198187 | Spring manufacturing machine To improve a spring processing performance, a spring manufacturing machine is structured such that a rotating casing (26) is rotated around a common center line (C1), a final wire rod guide (17) is rotated around the common center line (C1 | 04/03/2007 |
| 7082809 | High capacity mechanical drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a hemming press uses a ballscrew drive arrangement with a longitudinal axis. A first gimbal connected to the externally threaded screw shaft connects the externally threaded screw shaft to a stationary member. The platen is movable with respe... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073363 | Method for processing drawn material and drawn material production installation In order to increase safety with regard to methods for processing drawn materials, the invention proposes a method for processing drawn materials, especially rod- and tube-shaped metal drawn materials in which the drawn material is drawn through drawing dies using a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6935665 | Apparatus and method for spooling of wire cores A wire core spool including a central axial member, a plurality of expansion swing arms, each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends pivotally attached to the central axial member, a plurality of contact members, each having a top and a bottom end... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910256 | Continuous cable processing apparatus A continuous cable processing apparatus for producing cable sections with processed ends comprises a cable transport apparatus having at least one transport device for moving and holding the cable in the axial direction and, transversely thereto, a knife station. Ac... | 06/28/2005 |
| 5740689 | Wheel spoke extrusion stretcher A wheel spoke extrusion stretcher including a main shaft turned by a motor through a belt transmission mechanism, two driven shafts turned by said main shaft through helical gears, a main sliding block coupled to the driven shafts by a crank and holding a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5628108 | Wire transfer and cutting assembly suitable for use with multiple wire termination apparatus A wire transferring assembly for a wire harness assembly machine has two adjoining termination stations. First connector elements are advanced in a reciprocating nest from a supply of connector elements into contact with wires extending from a positioning... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5109690 | Tension apparatus A tension apparatus for imposing a predetermined tension on a wire-like member which is used for a stator or a alternator. First and second rollers are rotatably supported on a supporting means in such a manner that a space between the first roller and th... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4976572 | Method and automatic machine for machining coiled stock The automatic machine works on coiled stock to produce a series of workpieces. It comprises a spindle arranged to turn around its axis, but only somewhat more than through an angle of 360°, between two fixed angular limits. The tools consist of shaped mi... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4782578 | Pneumatic wire stripping and twisting machine A pneumatic wire stripping machine has wire clamping jaws and insulation cutting jaws. The respective jaws are operated by respective pneumatic cylinders. Additionally, there is a third pneumatic cylinder for moving the cutting jaws lengthwise relative to... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4779328 | Shielded cable, an apparatus for and method of preparing an end thereof An apparatus for processing the end portion of a shielded cable comprises at least one cable-holding means for holding the shielded cable, a transport means for moving the cable-holding means through various stations, the shielded cable being removed of a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4741432 | Conveyor belt A wire processing system wherein lengths of insulated wire are sequentially presented to processing stations for insulation stripping and subsequent terminal crimping, is disclosed employing an improved wire gripping and transporting arrangement having a ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4638558 | Wire processing method and apparatus Electrically conductive wires, to be connected to multiple terminal connectors and assembled in a wire harness, are prepared for harness assembly by winding individual wires on a reel, cutting each wire to length with both ends of the wire protruding in a... | 01/27/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4546543 | Methods of and apparatus for forming a projecting lead Projecting leads (28) on a support container (16) for a mini-oscillator assembly (14) initially are straightened in perpendicular directions in a lead-straightening mechanism (48). The straightened leads (28) then are reverse-bent in a bending mechanism (... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4494580 | Method and machine for cutting electric leads of specific length and for processing and equipping the two ends of these leads The invention relates to a method and a machine for cutting off leads of specific length from electric wire and for processing and equipping the ends of the wire leads. The machine comprises an endless conveyor which bears pairs of close-set clamps and a ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4411181 | Fully automatic apparatus for producing an electrical cord of a predetermined length with a plug attached thereto An apparatus is provided for cutting and holding a piece of wire cord. The apparatus comprises a conveyor which includes a plurality of plates for movement in a first direction and a plurality of holding blocks wherein each of the holding blocks is mounte... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4387500 | Apparatus for operating upon connecting wires of electric components An apparatus for preparing leads for electrical components having a sliding guide with a guide slot for conveying the components, a cutting device for cutting the leads to length, and at least one tool set having two tools which are cooperable for shaping... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4367774 | Method and apparatus for stripping insulation off wire in coil winding machines Method and apparatus for stripping the insulation off wire being drawn from a wire supply along a feed path by means of the coil winding machine. The wire is drawn through a wire stripper device, which is preferably of the type which comprises a plurality... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4361173 | Machine for forming the leads of electronic components A machine for use in the shaping of the leads of electronic components is described herein which includes a work transporter in the form of a belt or a wheel or the like which has a plurality of pockets formed in it which are proportioned to receive the b... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4328613 | Connector lead insertion method Manual mounting of large high density lead insertion connectors (1) onto circuit boards (3) is achieved by simultaneously engaging all connector leads (2) with a comb (9), sliding the engaged leads into alignment with receiving passageways (4) in the circ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4275619 | Roller feed type insulated wire cutting and insulation stripping machine First feed rollers whose speed is variable, second feed rollers intermittently driven and movable in the direction of an insulated wire, a clamp which is movable in the direction of the axis of the wire and can be opened and closed during the interruption... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4241628 | Wire stripping machine and method therefor A wire stripping machine for stripping the insulation from the ends of a plurality of stranded-core insulated wires and twisting the exposed conductor strands includes upper and lower stripping heads mounted on a support for movement between an open posit... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4236551 | Method of and apparatus for cooling rolled wire A steel wire directly from the rolling mill is formed into a horizontally advancing helix having a succession of upstanding turns. This helix is fed into a horizontally opening end of an elbow and a roller at the short side of the elbow deflects the helix... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4204417 | Apparatus and method for winding electrical coils Apparatus and method for forming a plurality of round wire strands into rectangular shape and winding the thus formed wires into multiple wire coils. The round wires are drawn from supply spools into a rolling mill for pre-flattening the wires on top and ... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4192061 | Process and apparatus for manufacture of parallel lead electronic components A process and apparatus for the manufacture of a continuous web of parallel lead electronic components is provided. Wire for the leads of the components is straightened, cut into uniform predetermined lengths, formed into a U-shaped leadwire and fed onto ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4183383 | Wire shaping mechanism for production of wire leads Apparatus for making a wire lead which comprises a pair of insulated stranded conductors encased in an insulating jacket, with a two-pronged plug at one end and either untwisted or twisted bare or tinned wires with or without terminals at the other end. T... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4166312 | Apparatus for re-forming an axial lead of an electronic component into U-shape and affixing said component to elongated support tape An apparatus re-forms the axial lead of an axial-lead type electronic component into the shape of a U and affixes the electronic components with U-shaped leads to a support tape so as to form a continuous web-carrier carrying a series of electronic compon... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4109553 | Semiautomatic twisted wire cable stripper An apparatus for simultaneously partially stripping the insulation from the ends of a plurality of wires in a twisted wire cable comprising a first clamp which clamps the midpoint of a length of the twisted wire cable and second and third clamps which cla... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4096891 | Method and apparatus for automatically forming wire frames A method for automatically forming wire frames which consists of the ordered steps of straightening continuously supplied wire stock, cutting the straightened wire stock into prescribed lengths, forming small ripples in portions of each section of the cut... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4077439 | Fixing device for electrical and electronic components A fixing device for shaping lead wires of a radial type electronic component which extend outwardly in a direction parallel to each other from the main body of the component into a shape similar to the wires of an axial type electronic component which ext... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4043032 | Terminal applicator apparatus for terminals in strip form A terminal applicator for applying terminals in the form of a continuous belt and having a crimping die and a crimping anvil movable relatively towards and away from each other is disclosed. The belt of terminals is fed along a feed path extending behind ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043362 | Cutting and insulation stripping apparatus for twisted wire pair Apparatus for cutting and insulation stripping of twisted conductor wire pairs comprises a wire feed mechanism for feeding predetermined lengths of twisted wire pairs into clamping mechanism including a rotatable clamp operable to untwist a predetermined ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4003414 | Dip lead former A DIP lead former including a cabinet housing an electric motor, a pair of lead forming rollers disposed in side-by-side spaced apart relationship and driveably coupled to the motor, an elongated forming rail located between the lead forming rollers for t... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4003413 | Machines for reforming and repackaging components Electrical components having generally parallel leads extending in one direction from one side of their bodies, respectively, are successively transferred to a conveyor means movable through sequential processing stations to prepare the leads for circuit ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3994188 | Wire strand twisting apparatus for an insulated wire cutting and stripping machine An apparatus for cutting an insulated wire, stripping the end thereof and twisting the wire strands, comprises an insulated wire intermittent supply, cutting blades driven to cut the wire during the stoppage of the wire supply and returned immediately the... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3981333 | Variable turn coil winder This invention relates to an apparatus facilitating the mechanized manufacture of intermediately tapped electrical transformers. The apparatus winds coils on open ferromagnetic bobbin-type cores automatically by winding wire around the bobbin cores, pulli... | 09/21/1976 |
