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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316149 | Inter-pressing-machine work transfer device The present invention provides a work transfer device for transferring a work between adjoining pressing machines including a work holder (30) for holding a work W, a carrier (23) provided between the adjoining pressing machines (10) and capable... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288742 | Method and device for heating a strip-shaped carrier According to a method and a device for heating a strip-shaped carrier in an oven, a carrier is passed through the oven in a direction of conveyance. The carrier is supported by a heatable plate, which together with the carrier is moved through the oven stepwise with... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7234744 | Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot An end effector (10) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165669 | Method and device for carrying out working steps on miniaturized modules In order to provide a method of carrying out working steps in at least one work station on miniaturised modules which are held by a module carrier provided with a holding device, whereby the method enables a plurality of processing steps to be carried out on a modul... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155813 | Programmer systems A micro device using assembly system for feeding, programming, and placing micro devices on circuit boards includes a robotic handling system capable of picking up and placing the micro devices on the circuit boards on a conveyor system. A control system controls th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131372 | Miniature fluid dispensing end-effector for geometrically constrained areas An end-effector precisely marks location lines (or dispense fluids) on surfaces as part of an automated part marking system. The automated part marking system that includes a multi-axis gantry robot, a calibration stand, vision or location system(s), and a series of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6979032 | Vacuum pick-up head with vacuum supply valve A vacuum pick-up device includes a vacuum supply valve mounted to a distribution manifold to which a plurality of suction cups is attached. The vacuum supply valve is operational to control the vacuum pressure supplied to the suction cups of the device. The vacuum p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964228 | Conveying device A conveying device has: a moving member provided so as to be movable; a rotating member rotatably supported at the moving member; and a holding member rotatably supported at the rotating member, and able to hold a sheet. In a state in which the holding member is hol... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948430 | Printing plate conveyor system A conveyor system for transporting a printing plate in a platemaking system includes: a carriage riding on a track and one or more low friction substantially horizontal planar support surfaces provided as a high wear laminate, positioned above the carriage and the t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6786320 | Chip-transferring station for a bonding machine A bonding machine chip-transferring station, with a multi-axial positioning mechanism and a suction-needle module mounted and positionable thereon, with a housing, a suction needle connected to a vacuum conduit, and a suction-needle conveyance unit, including a driv... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6739448 | Method and apparatus for shuttling microtitre plates A shuttle apparatus for transferring sample carriers comprising a shuttle table having a mating section, the mating section allowing a sample carrier to be transferred between the shuttle table and a mating support structure. The shuttle table can optionally further... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6712198 | Articulated arm transport system An articulated-arm transport system, provided in particular for the automation of press lines and large-component transfer presses, is distinguished by a design which permits components or workpieces to be inserted or removed even when there is a small clearance bet... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6655522 | Transfer press and apparatus for loading and unloading workpieces An apparatus loads and unloads workpieces. The apparatus includes at least one essentially horizontally movable element, at least one essentially vertically movable element and at least one element for receiving workpieces. The horizontally movable elemen... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6618633 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a first co-ordinate frame of an indexing means in a second frame of reference of a sensing means A method for calibrating a first co-ordinate frame of a robot and effector in a second frame of reference of a sensor when the sensor is substantially rigidly attached to the robot and effector, including the steps of measuring first positions of a plural... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592323 | Plate member carrier A plate member carrier is constructed to include a suction device adapted to suck and transfer the workpiece, a first four-bar linkage adapted to keep the suction device in horizontal, a second four-bar linkage adapted to prohibit the suction device from ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6554128 | Die shuttle conveyor and nest therefor The present invention is a method and apparatus for use in a die feeder used in automated assembly machines and includes, among other aspects and features, a novel nest for holding a die against a vacuum port and releasing same without an independently co... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6386858 | Take-out assembly for blow molding machine A rotary blow molding machine comprising a rotatable wheel, a plurality of mold assemblies mounted on the wheel in circumferentially spaced apart relation, each of said mold assemblies being openable to expose a finished workpiece as the mold assembly mov... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382400 | Transport and positioning system A transport and position system, particularly for the workpiece transfer, has a lever mechanism between its driving motors and its output to carry out a step-up. The lever mechanism takes over the guiding as well as the driving of the carrier device which... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6374994 | Modular transfer systems having swivel drives and linear drives A transfer system, particularly for the transfer of workpieces in multi-station presses (1), consists of several transfer modules (14 to 19), which each have a workpiece holding device (28) which is carried by at least one lever mechanism (23). Each lever... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374995 | Positioning system having a weight compensation arrangement A positioning system (31, 32, 33, 34 35, 36), particularly for transporting and positioning workpieces, has a drive and force generating transmission device (47) by means of which a carrier device (41) can be moved and positioned. At least one force gener... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374996 | Circuit board carrier The present invention relates to a circuit board carrier including a carrier sliding between a conveyor and a holder disposed at the lower part of a main machine. The carrier includes a sliding rail disposed at the top of a main machine above the conveyor... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6227352 | High speed article retrieval system A retrieval system for rapidly removing articles from a plastic molding machine or other manufacturing process includes two pairs of lightweight non-metallic telescoping retrieval tubes arranged for telescoping motion into and out of an open mold. Each pa... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5862646 | Device for transferring blister packs from a working station to a packaging line A device for transferring blister packs comprises an intermediate station situated between a working station (3) and a packaging line. The intermediate station includes a clamp for receiving and holding at least one blister pack. First and second groups o... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5774963 | Armature manufacturing lines and armature transfer apparatus An armature manufacturing line includes one or more manufacturing cells, each having a winder facing a fuser and a rotatable armature transfer apparatus that transfers unwound armatures to the winder and wound armature from the winder directly to the fuse... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5609717 | Apparatus for manufacture of insulating glass for automobiles An apparatus for the manufacture of curved insulating glass, for use on automobiles, is made providing separate paths for the two sheets of glass making up the insulating double-glazed glass, until an assembly station (M) is reached. Two separate centerin... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5553994 | Thermal process module for substrate coat/develop system In a photolithography system, baking and cooling of semiconductor substrates is done in a thermal process module that uses a unique mechanism including pulleys to route vacuum tubing to a transfer arm. Specifically, the mechanism includes a pair of pulley... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5483876 | Workpart transfer mechanism for stamping press A workpart transfer assembly (10) shuttles workpart stampings from a forming die (14, 16) of one stamping press (12) to a remotely spaced successive forming die (14, 16) in another stamping press (12) while the two stamping presses (12) cycle in unison. T... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481794 | Device for handling objects and method of using same A device for simultaneously receiving objects arranged in a first positional arrangement and for simultaneously delivering such objects arranged in a second positional arrangement, and a method of using such device. More particularly, the apparatus includ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5388952 | Arrangement for transferring sheet metal parts in a press installation An arrangement for transferring sheet metal parts in a press installation, in which the sheet metal parts must be rotated with respect to their position in the next working stage. In addition, a collision between the sheet metal part and the tool during t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5330043 | Transfer apparatus and method for testing facility An apparatus and method for picking up parts from a conveyor belt, moving them to a test rig for testing, and returning tested parts to the belt, in which a rotatable shaft is rotated back and forth between first and second positions. The shaft carries fi... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5267825 | Carrier device The present invention provides a carrier which enables rapid, accurate positioning of work, while providing registration of the subsequent work piece. The carrier becomes at least a part of a processing table and includes sliding suction plates for holdin... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5215181 | Dual-belt shuttle unit A dual-belt shuttle unit for transporting an article lifting device between work stations includes a fixed frame assembly for supporting the overhead transfer system. A bracket assembly, supported by the fixed frame, extends along a horizontal plane betwe... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5212929 | Unit to feed and stack layers of sections Unit (10) to feed and stack layer of sections, which is located downstream of a layer-forming platform (11) and upstream of a packaging assembly (32), the layer-forming platform (11) comprising a plurality of conveyors (29), the unit (10) consisting of a ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5193967 | Device for transferring a workpiece A device for transferring a workpiece to be presented for working includes a carrying member for picking up the workpiece from a withdrawal station. The carrying member includes an chute for receiving and transferring a product to a collecting station upo... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5167316 | Positioning and indexing molded hollow plastic articles A method and apparatus for positioning and indexing molded hollow plastic articles for trimming molded hollow plastic articles having flash and a finish for a closure wherein the articles are supported and moved in succession by a vacuum conveyor which ho... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5155981 | Device for transferring blister packs from a cutting station to a blister pack infeed conveyor A device comprises an arm pivoting on and supported by a shaft positioned between a station, where a sealed blister strip is cut into individual blister packs, and a blister pack infeed conveyor. The arm is made up of two pieces fitted with suction cups, ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5140839 | Cross bar transfer press A mechanical transfer press employs a plurality of paired self-supporting, stroke doubling transfer/feed mechanisms, with each pair of transfer/feed mechanisms coupled to a cross bar, for sequentially transferring piece parts to a series of stamping stage... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5103965 | Transfer method and device and driving system therefor for transfer presses A trolley is reciprocally moved along a guide. A work support, supported by the trolley, is vertically moved so that the lift mechanism can be made of a compact size, a light weight and highly reliable in operation thereby increasing the processing speed ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5028229 | Apparatus for in-mold labeling of a blow molded article An in-mold labeling method and apparatus for a blow molding machine having a primary circular multiple mold path. A continuous drive closed circuit is provided by a guide track means and forms a secondary path in which a carriage or trolley carrying an ai... | 07/02/1991 |
