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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7730922 | Apparatus and method for automatically fabricating tape with threads for visualization of air streams on aerodynamic surfaces Apparatus and method for visualizing air stream by little threads on aerodynamic surfaces such that strips of adhesive tape populated with threads are automatically fabricated. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7313894 | Packaging and pricing device A packaging and pricing device for sticking labels on a packaged substance including a first label issuing unit and a second label issuing unit, arranged at both sides around the packaging unit, for issuing labels having different display contents. There is a first ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7179346 | Semiconductor apparatus with multiple delivery devices for components An apparatus is provided for transferring components from a pick-up position amongst a supply of components to a placement position on a receptor, such as a die pad, during semiconductor processing. It includes a first delivery device and a second delivery device op... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7135081 | Adhesive tape applying method and apparatus An apparatus disclosed relates to a technique for applying adhesive tape to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a chuck table for receiving and holding the workpiece, a tape feeding device for feeding adhesive tape in strip form toward the workpiece held by the chuc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100257 | Top press tool Embodiments of the invention generally provide a fixture for assembling an optical component. The fixture generally includes a substantially rigid base member having a measurement aperture formed therein, a pair of upstanding frame members, each of the upstanding fr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7013943 | Automatic prepreg laminating method and apparatus for carrying out the same A first parting film is held on a first flat laminating table in close contact with the first flat laminating table, and then wide prepregs are laid for plane lamination on the first parting film to form a large prepreg-laminate having a large area. A second parting... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6939427 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931714 | Optical component assembly system Embodiments of the invention generally provide an apparatus for pressing an optical component into an optical housing. The apparatus generally includes a fixture configured to support the optical housing, a press tool configured to press the optical component into t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6899783 | Method of manufacturing friction plate for wet clutch In order to manufacture a friction plate for a wet clutch including a core plate and a friction member bonded to at least one of annular flat surfaces of the core plate, each friction member including friction member segments, an oil groove being provided between ad... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6790308 | Method and apparatus for making clutch plate with multi segment friction material A method and apparatus for making a friction clutch plate includes cutting a supply of friction material into a plurality of individual shaped segments. The cut segments are moved in a first horizontal linear direction to a position adjacent a shuttle assembly. At l... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6755930 | Method and apparatus for attaching separator to electrode plate A sheet separator is so arranged as to cover both surfaces of an electrode plate, and a heating plate is applied along a to-be-bonded edge of the separator, thereby achieving bonding by thermal welding. The heating plate has a width corresponding to a width of a bon... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6743325 | Flexible material A flexible material includes a plurality of separate resilient elements joined to a flexible, resiliently stretchable substrate. Such a material is suitable for providing protective war for human and animal bodies. Preferably, the elements includes a foam material s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6626222 | System for fabricating semiconductor components A method for fabricating semiconductor components, such as BGA packages, chip scale packages, and multi chip modules, includes the steps of cutting decals from ribbons of adhesive tape, and then attaching a semiconductor die to a substrate using the decal... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6596119 | Manufacturing method of friction plate for clutch This invention relates to a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus of friction plate for clutch. The present invention intends to provide the manufacturing method and the manufacturing apparatus of friction plate for clutch which can adhere the ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572726 | Process for producing friction plate having flat friction surface and system for producing the same A process for producing a friction plate having a flat friction surface includes a step of provisionally arranging a plurality of sector-shaped lining segments punched out of a friction lining tape material, in a generally annular form on an index table s... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6520236 | Process and apparatus for cutting of discrete components of a multi-component workpiece and depositing them with registration on a moving web of material This invention pertains to a machine and process for cutting discrete workpiece components from webs of material precisely registering them with respect to one another, and depositing them with precise registration onto a constantly moving web of material... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6500294 | Manufacturing method of friction plate for clutch This invention relates to a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus of friction plate for clutch. The present invention intends to provide the manufacturing method and the manufacturing apparatus of friction plate for clutch which can adhere the ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494244 | Tape tab applicator This invention provides a method and apparatus for applying tape tabs to a traveling web, for example, for placement of fastening tabs on a running web of disposable diapers. The invention provides a cutting roll positioned to cut segments from a continuo... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6459462 | Process and tool for maintaining three-dimensional tolerances for manufacturing tiled AMLCD displays There is provided an improved method for laminating the components of a tiled display such as an AMLCD tiled display. In conventional laminating processes, forces are applied to the two parallel glass plates (i.e., the cover and back plates) separated by ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6390170 | Apparatus for locating and securing supports to panels A manufacturing apparatus and method for facilitating, locating and securement of supports or cushioning blocks on a container panel includes a table for receiving the container panel and a bi-directionally, vertically movable frame which receives a templ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367529 | Method of adhering wafers and wafer adhering device The method and the device of the present invention are capable of uniformly using whole surface of a carrying plate, improving the polishing accuracy of wafers and extending span of life of the carrying plate. The method of adhering a plurality of wafers ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6129804 | TFT panel alignment and attachment method and apparatus A system for aligning and attaching together a plurality of thin film transistor tiles for constructing a flat panel display. A coverplate loading station where a coverplate that the tiles are to be attached to is arranged on a coverplate support. A cover... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6012502 | Apparatus for attaching adhesive tape to lead-on-chip leadframes An apparatus for attaching adhesive tape to a leadframe. The apparatus includes: a support frame; an adhesive tape on a reel mounted to the frame; a stationary cutter base mounted to the frame with an opening therethrough having a peripheral outline where... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5968307 | Apparatus for affixing cards to a moving web An apparatus is disclosed for automatically affixing cards to a moving printed web which has a plurality of repeat lengths, each of the cards being automatically applied at the same relative location in each of a plurality of repeat lengths of the printed... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5810968 | Device for the assembly of the ends of optical fibers into a sheet A device for assembling ends of optical fibers into a sheet. Each of the ends is stripped of any resilient coating and has a flat terminal face. A grooved substrate is supported on a cradle means. An adhesive dispensing means deposites adhesive into the g... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5702560 | Apparatus for the manufacture of a laminated web from recycled corrugated cardboard The invention comprises an apparatus for cutting cardboard boxes into panels of uniform widths and removing irregularities from the panels, for sorting the panels and for assembling several series of panels end to end and assembling the series of panels f... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5501752 | Wooden I-beam assembly machine and control system therefor A production line for manufacturing wooden I-beams wherein a pair of grooved flanges are conveyed along opposite left and right sides of a train of web members and converged so that the web longitudinal edges are inserted into the flange grooves is disclo... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5453145 | Z-axis dimensional control in manufacturing an LED printhead LED dice and driver chips for generating current for driving LED's are to be mounted on tile modules. Z-axis dimensional control of the LED dice and driver chips is provided by placement of the dice and driver chips face down in a first fixture member to ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5443680 | Mosaic tile maker An apparatus for automatically creating a simulated mosaic controllably discharges tile pieces onto plate material and secures the tile pieces in place such that the plates with the tile pieces are freestanding permitting the plates themselves to be an or... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5409565 | Apparatus for the application of preferably adhesive coated slips or pieces of tube to a moving web or to workpieces being conveyed An apparatus for the application of adhesive coated slips to a moving web or to workpieces being conveyed, and preferably to the drawn up and still open bottoms of bags, consists of pairs of feed rolls for a web of material and means for perforating and t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5275504 | Glass bead application sensor system A device and method for marking a horizontal surface, such as a roadway, and applying reflective particles to the marked surface. The device monitors the flow of the reflective particles and warns an operator when the flow is interrupted. This device prev... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5201983 | Apparatus for fabricating a five-piece expanding pocket A five-piece expanding pocket having front inner and outer panels secured to each other by cohesive glue, rear inner and outer panels secured thereof by cohesive glue, and a gusset having outer edge portions with cohesive glue on opposite sides thereof bo... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5055154 | Method and apparatus for affixing labels and/or foils to bottles A method and an apparatus for fixing members such as labels and foils to bottles wherein cut-to-size members are picked up at pick-up station, glue coated as they are picked up and pressed onto a bottle on their glue coated side. The members are severed f... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4946539 | Apparatus for applying contoured elastic to a substrate This invention is generally accomplished by providing continuous self-adhesive strands of elastic to a substrate having retractable supports extending therefrom. The retractable supports in a convex pattern are contracted with the self-adhering elastic an... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4931114 | Method and apparatus for producing ultrasonically welded pompons An apparatus as disclosed by which production of pompons of the inventions comprising a gripping member having a thermoplastic crown piece mating surface to which a plurality of thermoplastic streamers are ultrasonically fused may be utimated which compri... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4902367 | Apparatus and method for the preparation of mosaic floor decorations The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the preparation of mosaic floor decorations. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the preparation of mosaic floor decorations which convenien... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4851073 | Apparatus for connecting tiles in sets A plurality of tiles arranged as a set the same as are pasted onto a wall or floor are integrally connected with one another by pasting rectangular connecting pieces made of such sheet materials as of paper, cloth or resin film onto the back surfaces of t... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4729731 | Linear actuator for label transfer device A label transferring apparatus useable for in-mold label application. In a first embodiment, a transfer device is mounted on a linear actuator having a piston rod extending out a first end and carrying the label transfer device and extending out the other... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4726874 | Waist elastic applicator for diaper or similar article The invention is an apparatus for applying a tensioned elastic ribbon or ribbons transversely of a moving web or material. It is particularly well adapted for applying elastic to the waist zones of disposable diapers moving continuously in an end-to-end a... | 02/23/1988 |
