Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735626 | Apparatus, method and system for handling, positioning, and/or automatically orienting objects A method and apparatus for automatic positioning and/or orientation of an object. The method includes applying a substance or component to an object, or takes advantage of a substance or component already on or associated with an object. The substance or component h... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7281710 | Conveyor system and method of setting operation thereof A conveyor system has a monitor for entering information about sheets, an input/output control console for setting operating conditions of a first conveyor and a second conveyor based on the information about the sheets, and a power control console for operating the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7040489 | Object orienting and sorting apparatus An object sorting and orienting apparatus is for sorting, orienting and discharging a plurality of objects, such as, container closures dispensed from a hopper. An endless conveyor transports the closures from a loading area, through an intermediate area, to a disch... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945384 | Parts aligner A parts aligner is provided with an attraction means 8 orbitally movable in a specific orbit R, and also provided with a posture shift guide 11, a regulating piece 12 and a thickness sorting guide 13 along a specific circumference P corre... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6152281 | Magnetic bulk feeder for electronic components There is disclosed herein an apparatus for bulk-feeding electronic components which utilizes magnetic force and a rotating feeder tube to properly orient the components for presentment to an automated pick-and-place machine. The apparatus comprises: (1) a... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6123184 | Parts alignment device A parts alignment device includes: an input port introducing chip-like parts having a magnetic-substance electrode; a storage chamber storing the parts introduced through the input port; a wall made of non-magnetic material, the wall defining a back surfa... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5810955 | Apparatus and method for indexing containers Apparatus for orienting containers which have vertical seams is disclosed. The apparatus is useful in label machines where, prior to the application of labels to the containers, the apparatus orients the containers around longitudinal axes, so that the en... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5669156 | Can end curing system with magnetic fanning and belt conveying An article separating and drying system which receives container ends from an infeed station, separates and dries the container ends and the compound applied thereto in a separating and drying station, and passes the articles to an outfeed station. The ar... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5613592 | System for readily determining the magnetic orientation of permanent magnets A system for readily determining the magnetic orientation of permanent magnets for mass assembly in a predetermined orientation into electronic or mechanical devices, the system comprises a first movable conveyor having a first surface which is magnetical... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5458728 | Apparatus and method for applying labels onto small cylindrical articles with improved seam formation by retarded article rotation An apparatus applies labels onto small cylindrical articles and includes a label transport drum that defines a central axis. Labels are supplied onto the surface of the drum and returned thereto. The drum rotates about its axis so that the label moves wit... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4848536 | Apparatus for transporting an electrically conductive wafer A wafer transporter comprising a plurality of plane electrodes which are horizontally coplanar with each other. The plane electrodes face the wafer to be transported. A plurality of air nozzles are provided through the electrodes, and air is blown from th... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4781521 | Orienting device and method Disclosed is an apparatus and method of orienting a cylinder with an oblique end such that the slant of same faces a preferred direction. To this end, a special fixture is used which includes a central axial bore having a cylindrical surface which engages... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4623057 | Apparatus for feeding singled disc-shaped elements Apparatus is disclosed for feeding singled can lids from a conveyor to a spreader magnet buffer magazine, the can lids being made of magnetic material. The conveyor has an end roller made of magnetic material, the end roller being positioned adjacent to t... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4593805 | System for sorting containers A can-orienting system in which open-topped steel-based cans in random orientations are first automatically aligned with each other by feeding them to an aligning chute to form an end-on train of cans which are fed end-on, at a controlled rate, to the edg... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4520931 | Apparatus for reorienting electrically asymmetrical axial lead devices in a sorter/tester An inverting apparatus for reorienting electrically asymmetrical axial lead electronic devices in a testing and sorting machine has a wheel rotatably mounted in a magnetic output bin of the tester/sorter. The bin has sets of permanent magnets mounted in i... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4480739 | Method and apparatus for separating, ordering and feeding metallic workpieces A method and apparatus for separating, ordering, and feeding metallic workpieces, particularly hard-to-handle workpieces which become easily entangled with one another, from a disorganized pile of workpieces. A traveling electromagnetic field is produced ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4397602 | System for handling axial lead components that have low ratio of paramagnetism to weight System for handling axial lead components that have a low ratio of paramagnetism to weight comprising at least one nonmagnetic magazine and at least one packing and/or unpacking station for receiving the nonmagnetic magazine. The packing and/or unpacking ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4388792 | Apparatus for packaging magnetic articles A fill belt (conveyor) carries boxes successively to a fill position where the magnetic articles (steel needles) are introduced into each box. They are fed from a vibrating bowl, controlled by a solenoid actuated gate. As the articles approach the box in ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4340323 | Decelerating and reorienting elongated magnetic articles An axially leaded diode (12), travelling at a high rate of speed in a longitudinal direction, is terminated within a bin assembly (18). The bin (18) has first and second ends (43 and 44) and first and second sidewalls (21 and 22) including magnets (33-41)... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4334945 | Method and device for separating parts from a strip of material A device for separating shadow masks from a strip of base material includes a conveyor upon which the strip moves. Two loading plates are arranged above the conveyor and press the strip against the conveyor. The loading plates are separated by a space whi... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4315366 | Method of manufacturing microminiature solid state devices A method for manufacturing microminiature solid state devices and apparatus for use in such a method. In various operations, e.g. wire-bonding and die-bonding it is essential to accurately orientate a header of the device. The header (1a) is mounted in a ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4302134 | Capturing articles ejected from a carrier and redirecting such articles A mechanism 30 ejects an article 12 in an ascending path from a position 10 on a carrier wheel 20. An inverted "V" shaped trough 43 is located to face the ascendent path of the article 12, and to be oriented substantially parallel thereto. The article 12 ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4238323 | Method of and apparatus for electrodynamic separation of nonmagnetic free-flowing materials Electrodynamic separation of nonmagnetic free-flowing materials is accomplished by feeding the flow of a material into a region of maximum intensity of a variable nonuniform magnetic field for inducing maximum eddy currents in electrically conducting part... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4209959 | Magnetic storage system and method for an axial lead sorter A magnetic storage system receives electronic axial lead devices, particularly polarized devices such as diodes, that are advancing axially from a sorter. The storage system includes a chute assembly with an upper run that funnels the devices to a stop wa... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4153151 | Device for arranging ferromagnetic components at preset distance from one another A device for arranging ferromagnetic components a preset distance from one another including an electromagnet defining a pole gap wherein a nonuniform attractive magnetic field is formed with a gradient directed along its axis of symmetry. At least one of... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4136765 | Methods of and apparatus for orienting electrically asymmetrical devices with magnetic handling In making electrically asymmetrical semiconductor devices, it is generally necessary to orient all of the devices into a common polarity at some point in the manufacturing operation. To accomplish this, a magnetic turning chute receives those devices whic... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4113142 | Device for contactless separation of individual ferromagnetic components from a flow of components A device for contactless separation of individual ferromagnetic components from a flow of components, comprising a magnet and guards arranged between pole pieces. The guards are made from a non-magnetic material and confine a channel through which compone... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4111294 | Alignment plate construction for electrostatic particle orientation Alignment plate construction for use in electrostatically aligning particles for particleboard production includes a plate of conductive material to which is secured flexible, controlled resistive material. In a bank of successively positioned plates, par... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4081069 | Feeding apparatus for caps made of magnetic substance A feeding apparatus for caps which are made of magnetic substance to feed the caps of bottles to a cap placing apparatus one by one in good order in a continuous manner, in which said feeding apparatus comprises: a magnetic first conveyor belt to attract ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4058236 | Method and apparatus for handling and orientation of fragile articles A fragile article handling and orientating apparatus comprises a disoriented supply of the articles. Pick-up means associated with the supply and adjacent thereto are actuatable into engagement with the supply whereby the pick-up means engages a plurality... | 11/15/1977 |
| 3983992 | Assembly of two component closure Apparatus and method for the assembly of a two component home canning closure. One popular type of home canning closure utilizes a relatively thin lid to seal a jar with a threaded band holding the lid down. The gasket portion of the lid is relatively fra... | 10/05/1976 |
