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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299540 | Electronic-component feeding device Disclosed is an electronic-component mounting apparatus 1 for mounting a plurality of electronic components onto a printed-wiring board 10, which comprises a component mounting head 4 adapted to suck up the electronic component and mount the suc... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299942 | System for storing and dispensing paper clips The present invention defines a system (100) for one-at-a-time paper clip dispensing. The system includes a housing (102), and a retrieval receptacle (114) disposed somewhere along the exterior of the housing. A storage component (104) is... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240806 | Acupuncture needle container and dispenser An acupuncture needle container and dispenser to store and dispense a plurality of sterile acupuncture needles having a transparent top cover piece and an opaque colored bottom piece with a distal end, a proximal end and a middle portion. The transparent top cover p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7055717 | Disposable pill dispensing chute liner A pill dispensing device and method in which the part of the device 10 which comes into contact with the pills is disposable so as to prevent cross pill contamination. The device 10 is a disposable, columnar insert comprised of a funnel-like ingress ap... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7014064 | Piece feeder A piece feeder comprising a rotating cylindrical bowl (3) with an aligning track (2) on its upper edge which is driven by a motor in a cylindrical outer housing (1) and having a piece lifter (4) which is attached to the outer housing with... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6786358 | Clip case The present invention is directed to a magnetic holder for paper clips or other magnetizable items and substantially in the shape of a wing or an aileron. The items can be removed from within the container by rotating an at least partially magnetic spindle rotatably... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783033 | Dispenser for magnetic objects A dispenser for magnetic objects includes a base having a curved rack. A barrel is attached to the base and has an opening with a magnet adjacent to it for retaining paperclips or other magnetic objects in an easy-access position. The barrel is mounted on a pivot ar... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6464078 | Article container with multipurpose outer chamber A container for small articles, such as paper clips, toothpicks, pencils, pens and the like, is provided which has a multipurpose outer chamber. The outer chamber is transparent and holds indicia which may take one of two forms. In a first embodiment, the... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450365 | Gem clip holder The present invention is directed to a magnetic holder for paper clips or other magnetizable items having a plurality of adjacent magnets arranged along a longitudinal direction such that magnetic fields either in the respective magnets and/or emanating t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6427867 | Sewing pin dispensing device A sewing pin dispensing device for placing the head of a stick pin in an upright position. The sewing pin dispensing device includes a housing. A cavity is in the housing. A first opening in the housing allows for the entry of pins to be dispensed into th... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6308861 | Chip component feeding apparatus and attracting plate for use in same A chip component feeding apparatus translates chip components in alignment along a passage and feeds the foremost chip component to a predetermined take-out position. The foremost chip component is separated from the remaining translated chip components. ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296104 | Electronic component feeding apparatus An electronic component feeding apparatus for separating a foremost electronic component conveyed to a predetermined takeout position from a succeeding electronic component, wherein, the separating device includes a first component stopper, a second compo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244464 | Paper clip dispenser Apparatus for storing and conveniently dispensing paper clips includes a container having a flat bottom extremity and a circular upper aperture. A golf ball is rotatively seated in the aperture. A stem in the form of a golf tee is attached to the golf bal... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6164490 | Storage and dispensing package for batteries and other objects The present invention comprises a device for the convenient storage and controlled dispensing of objects, and includes at least the following components. A shell with a generally hollow interior cavity, an advancement slot, and at least one dispenser open... | 12/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6073800 | Chip component feeding apparatus and attracting plate for use in same A chip component feeding apparatus translates chip components in alignment along a passage and feeds the foremost chip component to a predetermined take-out position. The foremost chip component is separated from the remaining translated chip components. ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6047854 | Bead dispersement devices The invention provides, among other things, bead dispenser for holding a charged bead and selectively dispensing the bead, the dispenser comprising: (a) a feeder channel having a lower outlet; (b) a bead selection escapement with a depression having an ou... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5988432 | Bead manipulating chucks with bead size selector Bead manipulating chucks for selective pick up and discharge of polymer beads for chemical synthesis or analysis, whereby bead collection zones are recessed from bead contact surfaces. The strong dependence of the electrostatic image force on bead overall... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5960678 | Automatic stress plate feeder An automatic stress plate feeder includes a generally horizontal stress plate magazine holding a series of generally flat stress plates each positioned generally vertically on edge therein. An electric motor drives the stress plates through the magazine, ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5904285 | Nail transfer apparatus An improved nail transfer device includes an inlet and an outlet with a transfer passage disposed therebetween. A cycling indexer transfers nails one at a time from the inlet to the outlet. A first magnet draws a nail from the inlet to the transfer passag... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5839606 | Method/apparatus for separating wire healds An arrangement (apparatus and method) for drawing a wire heald from a group of such wire healds of juxtaposed magnetic material. The method includes the steps of a) inserting a drawing pin located on a notch portion of a magnetic head into a guide hole fo... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5826315 | Flat heald/dropper-drawing/separating method and apparatus A flat heald drawing method and apparatus that draws an arbitrary flat heald out of a number of stacked flat healds. To the method a drawing pin of a magnetic head is inserted into a guide hole of a front-side ring portion of the lowermost flat heald whil... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5557841 | Parts feeding device This invention provides an arrangement wherein members, such as a guide tube, feed rod, air cylinders, and parts feeding control unit, which perform the parts feeding function, are supported with good balance to ensure that a part is inserted in a receivi... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5529208 | Jar ticket dispensing apparatus and method The present invention includes a jar ticket dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing jar tickets in response to an operator input. The invention includes an enclosed drum for containing the tickets. A support means supports the drum for rotation the... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5437392 | Dispensing device in automatic distributors for products packed in boxes The dispensing device incorporates an electromagnet, an electronic card and an impulse counter, all supplied by a single multicore cable.... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5405487 | Apparatus and method for applying labels onto small cylindrical articles and web and adhesive delivery mechanism An apparatus for applying a label onto a small, cylindrical article, such as a dry cell battery, is disclosed. A rotatable label transport drum has a central, horizontal axis. A label is fed to the drum surface, retained thereto as the drum rotates, and m... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5393395 | Method of surface-treating a half sliding bearing and apparatus for same An apparatus and a method of surface-treating a half sliding bearing, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a tank which accommodates a surface-treatment solution and an anode of an alloy to be applied to the bearings as a surface treatment; succe... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391036 | Magnetic transfer device A transfer device especially suitable for transferring a minute electronic component part from a first location and position to a second location and position, the component part having critical facet sides of high integrity and at least one non-critical ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389190 | Apparatus and method for applying a twist-tie to a packaging container An apparatus for applying a twist-tie to a multiple serving, recloseable, flexible packaging container including a payout mechanism for holding a supply of twist-tie material. An extracting and cutting mechanism is configured to extract a continuous lengt... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5359171 | Parts feeding device A part is kept on standby so that it can be reliably held by a feed rod. An auxiliary feed rod is provided with an arrangement for holding a part at a fixed position in advance. The part is stopped on the advance and retraction axis of a main feed rod by ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5285929 | Parts feeding and receiving mechanism It is an object to provide an arrangement wherein a parts feeding member and a parts receiving member are provided each with a magnet, characterized in that the front end of a part is prevented from being magnetized to preclude magnetic repulsion problems... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5256030 | Method and apparatus for taking away glass plates stood on a pallet while removing spacers The disclosure relates to a spacer for spacing two adjacent glass plates which are stood parallel to each other on a pallet. The spacer has a spacing plate part to be inserted between the two glass plates and a head part which rests on the upper edges of ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248058 | Parts feeder In order to feed parts at high reliability without malfunction, by accurately positioning the parts on the axial line of a feed rod, when feeding parts by means of a retractable feed rod, a feed member making retractable, circular and parallel motions is ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5097947 | Paper clip dispenser A paper clip dispenser comprises a container and an upper cover. The container has a hollow interior and a concave bottom. A male snap fitting connector disposed on the upper periphery of the container matches the corresponding female snap fitting connect... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096091 | Magnetic roller paper clip dispenser A magnetic roller paperclip dispenser comprising a two piece housing, a cylindrical, fluted magnetic roller accessibly disposed in a front portion thereof, and a window cover disposed over a rear portion thereof. Paperclips are stored in an internal stora... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5078300 | Stationery case with magnetic wheel dispenser A stationery case with magnetic wheel dispenser, which includes a casing having mounted therein a rotary wheel which is controlled to rotate with fingers so as to take up paper clips or other small stationery materials from a tray inside the casing by mea... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5074742 | Parts feeding method and apparatus A method and apparatus are described for conveying and supplying a part, such as a projection nut, to a predetermined point in space. The apparatus comprises a telescopic supply rod including an outer and inner shaft, two magnets being associated with a p... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5069339 | Structure of clip container A clip container comprising a casing mounted on a base for holding clips. The casing has an annular top edge around the periphery thereof and an inner concave surface portion for holding clips. The concave surface portion has a hollow, conical projection ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5067763 | Parts supplying apparatus A parts supplying apparatus for carrying and supplying a part such as a projection nut to a predetermined point in space comprises a telescopic supply rod including an outer and inner shaft, and a magnet being fixed to a proximal end of one of the two sha... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5044519 | Apparatus for feeding slender parts A feeding device for feeding slender parts such as bolts or other fasteners to a predetermined work station includes a feed rod having one end adapted for magnetically holding a slender part. The feed rod is mounted for reciprocating movement between a re... | 09/03/1991 |
