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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158902 | Method and apparatus for sorting metal A system for sorting metals from a batch of mixed material scrap includes an array of inductive proximity detectors, a processing computer and a sorting mechanism. The inductive proximity detectors identify the location of the metal pieces and the processing compute... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8138437 | Method and system for recovering metal from processed recycled materials Recovering metallic materials, such as copper, from waste materials. The dynamic sensor measures the rate of change of current generated by metallic materials in the waste materials. Preprocessing and post processing of the waste materials may be completed to furthe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8022328 | Device for detecting faulty position and separating fasteners and spacers as well as method A device for detecting the faulty position of and separating fasteners, more particularly blind rivets in a continuously operating conveyor apparatus, by means of which the fasteners are supplied to an automated joining machine, wherein each fastener is followed in ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7982154 | Sorting device and method for sorting RFID tags sorting device for RFID tags, comprising a dispensing unit for supplying RFID tags which are applied to a transport belt to a dispensing area, in which the RFID tags are detached from the transport belt; a pick-up unit having a plurality of transport units for respe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7902477 | Integrated circuit test work station A test work station for testing ICs includes an output bench with sliding rails that partitions the table top of the output bench into segregated areas. ICs that pass testing are sorted according to an operating parameter, in other words binned, and placed in the ap... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7786401 | Method and system for recovering metal from processed recycled materials Recovering metallic materials, such as copper, from waste materials. The A dynamic sensor measures the rate of change of current generated by metallic materials in the waste materials. Preprocessing and post processing of the waste materials may be completed to furt... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7732726 | System and method for sorting dissimilar materials using a dynamic sensor Processing metallic materials, such as copper, from waste materials. The systems and methods employ a dynamic sensor, which measures the rate of change of current generated by metallic objects that pass by the sensor to identify metallic objects in a waste stream. T... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7674994 | Method and apparatus for sorting metal A system for sorting metals from a batch of mixed material scrap includes an array of inductive proximity detectors, a processing computer and a sorting mechanism. The inductive proximity detectors identify the location of the metal pieces and the processing compute... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7446277 | Method for sorting integrated circuit devices A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, including automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with their auto... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7368678 | Method for sorting integrated circuit devices A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, including automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with their auto... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7345254 | Die sorting apparatus and method A die sorting apparatus for a wafer is provided that associates logical positions of each die from a map file for storing records of testing information based upon testing performed on individual dice comprised in the wafer with its physical position as illustrated ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340359 | Augmenting semiconductor's devices quality and reliability A method for augmenting quality or reliability of semiconductor units, including providing few populations of semiconductor units that are subject to quality or reliability testing. The populations include few quality or reliability fail candidate populations and ot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322574 | Separator sheet handling assembly The present invention is embodied in a separator sheet handling assembly 10 that includes a lifting assembly 20 adapted to receive a pallet 12 containing a stack of separator sheets 14. The lifting assembly 20 positions the stack o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294999 | Apparatus for automatically displaying the grade of liquid crystal display device and operating method thereof An apparatus for automatically displaying a grade of a liquid crystal display device and operating method thereof, includes a grade determining unit of a liquid crystal display panel; a grade inputting unit for inputting the grade of the liquid crystal display panel... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292181 | Memory check unit for radar systems and radar system including memory check unit Provided is a RAM check unit capable of checking a RAM included in a radar system even when the radar system is in operation. An LSI instructs a high-frequency unit to output a radar-transmitted signal. When a radar-received signal is received from the high-frequenc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276672 | Method for sorting integrated circuit devices A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, including automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with their auto... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267522 | Method and device for the introduction of planar substrates into a receiving container One embodiment of the invention is a method for placing circuit boards in a receiving container, comprising the following steps: a) gripping and lifting a circuit board with a first grappling device, b) moving the first grappling device and the receiving container r... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261033 | Printing machine with a drive system for displacement of each mandrel A printing machine includes a support stand, a plate rotational with respect to the stand about an axis of rotation, elements for driving the plate in rotation, at least two mandrels for holding two articles to be printed in succession, the mandrels being carried by... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232687 | Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point at which droplets break off from the carrier fluid, and a droplet sor... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220093 | Flats bundle collator The present invention relates to an apparatus for collating a plurality of separate groups or bundles of similar flats mailpieces arranged in a predetermined delivery point sequence, each mailpiece imprinted with a distinct delivery point or address indicia, to prod... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195920 | Collection systems for cytometer sorting of sperm Improved flow cytometer system particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include enhanced sheath fluid and other strategies which minimize stress on the sperm cells, including a 2.9 percent sodium citrate sheath solution for bovine species and a HEP... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183758 | Automatic exchange of degraders in accelerated testing of computer chips Issues that are addressed in accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, are: improvements upon the time it takes to physically swap degraders (done previously by hand); the safety involved in doing so, since the degraders b... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7151004 | Method of fabricating semiconductor laser In fabricating a semiconductor laser producing light with a wavelength of 770 to 810 nm, impurities are introduced into an MQW active layer near a light emitting facet of the laser to form a disordered region constituting a window layer. Pump light is applied to the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7042231 | Method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles In a method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles (2), in particular capsules (2), in a machine (1) that makes the articles (2), the pharmaceutical articles (2) are fed in single file from a station (3) wh... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6977353 | Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention identify and sort a mailpiece with destination information by sorting the mailpiece using a code on the front of the mailpiece, if there is a code on the front of the mailpiece. If the mailpiece does not ha... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974069 | Solder ball attaching system and method The disclosure is a plural process to perform a solder ball attaching process that corresponds to the final of a ball grid array package manufacturing process. For example, flux and solder balls are exactly attached on solder ball pads of base frames on which base t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6896117 | Apparatus for processing a sheet The present invention provides an apparatus for processing a sheet. When a medium having various patterns detected by a plurality of detecting sections for individually detecting plural kinds of features from a sheet, each detecting section detects plural kinds of f... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897393 | Methods for reducing costs and increasing throughput in the manufacture of disk drives by categorizing the disk drives based upon measured disk pack imbalance A method of manufacturing disk drives that are subject to disk pack imbalance includes steps of measuring the disk pack imbalance of each drive and assigning each of the drives to one of a predetermined plurality of categories, depending upon the measured disk pack ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6881914 | Apparatus and method for handling, storing and reloading carriers for disk-shaped items, such as semiconductor wafers or CDs An apparatus for handling, storing and reloading carriers for disk-shaped items, such as semiconductor wafers or CDs, has at least one cleaning unit and at least one storage unit for the carriers containing the disk-shaped items. The apparatus further has at least o... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851559 | Analyzing and sorting of wood veneers The invention relates to a method for increasing strength and/or reducing strength variations in multi-layer wood, plywood, and the like sandwich material. The method comprises measuring wood veneers (10) for dry substance density (ρ) with high-frequency ele... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845869 | Sorting and separating method and system for recycling plastics In a sorting and separating method for recycling plastics provided in a mixture of plastics as refuse, said mixture of plastics is sorted and separated according to colours. Fractions of plastics thus obtained, separated according to colours, are sorted and separate... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6763577 | System for placing electronic components on circuit carriers The invention relates to a system for placing electronic components maintained in an array to feed tracks (2) of a placement unit (1) wherein, the correct placement of the array is accomplished in a feed supervisory unit (4) by comparison of com... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6750416 | Instrument for measuring and sorting resistors and method therefor The invention describes a method for measuring and classifying resistors (2), in which in a measuring station (3) the resistance value of the resistor (2) supplied by a feed and transport device (12) of the measuring station (3) is... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6747228 | Enhanced grading and sorting of semiconductor devices using modular “plug-in” sort algorithms A semiconductor device sorting method and apparatus involve development of small, self-contained and focused “qualification” or “sort” algorithm test programs or “modules”, each of which modules may test for the validity of a particular, selected grade o... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746873 | Vibratory system for a sorting flow cytometer A flow cytometry system is disclosed for oscillating the exterior of a flow cytometer nozzle. Oscillating the exterior of a flow cytometer nozzle at selected oscillations or a sweeping range of oscillations disintegrates particles and gas entrapped within the flow c... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6703573 | Method for sorting integrated circuit devices A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, includes automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6696655 | Device and method for sorting out metal fractions from a stream of bulk material The invention relates to a device and a method for blowing out metal fractions from a stream of bulk material that is conveyed by bulk material means. The device comprises blow-out nozzles which are located on a drop section, and which are arranged along ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6524860 | Methods for improving sheath fluids and collection systems for sex-specific cytometer sorting of sperm Improved flow cytometer system particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include enhanced sheath fluid and other strategies which minimize stress on the sperm cells, including a 2.9 percent sodium citrate sheath solution for bovine specie... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521853 | Method and apparatus for sorting semiconductor devices A method and apparatus is provided for sorting semiconductor devices for processing where the semiconductor devices have been singulated from a strip containing a plurality of semiconductor devices and where an electronic strip map has been created corres... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6512985 | Process control system A computerized system for analyzing information associated with a process unit. A database contains historical information relating to previously compiled information. A secure input receives criteria from a restricted source. A computer mathematically de... | 01/28/2003 |
