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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850040 | Component tape feeder Provided is a component tape feeder apparatus comprising a single output module, a single component exposure module, operably connected to the single output module, and, a plurality of input modules, wherein each input module of the plurality of input modules is ope... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7131478 | Component supply system An apparatus for supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrier has a number of cavities formed on one surface thereof for containing components. A pair of spaced first and second guide plates that function to guide one surfac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128236 | Versatile label sheet and dispenser A label sheet assembly is provided with bar code information thereon defining the layout of the labels on the backing sheet. A versatile label dispenser apparatus advances the label sheets and deflects them over a peeling bar in one direction to partially separate t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077289 | Powered dispenser for interconnected strip bandages A dispenser for individual strip bandages from a rolled elongate bandage supply having the individual strip bandages releasably interconnected between a pair of cover strips defining chambers about each strip bandage. The dispenser provides a feed spindle carrying t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6966738 | Automatic feeder for carrier-supported contacts A novel feeder construction, and method of operation, for feeding components arranged in pockets in a carrier tape to a conventional pick-and-place machine. In a preferred embodiment, the carrier is fed in a line spaced laterally from the pickup location. The lead c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962266 | Method and apparatus for using a unit dose dispenser A method and apparatus for dispensing a unit dose product (11) from a unit dose package (10) is disclosed. The unit dose package (10) includes a first continuous strip (12) operatively connected to a second continuous strip (13) so... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948541 | System for handling components at a component mounting machine System for handling components in connection with circuit board assembly in a component mounting machine. The system comprises a number of component tapes provided on component tape reels, and a number of tape guides arranged for receiving component tapes of a given... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929004 | Medicament carrier There is provided a carrier comprising a sheet (10) having a first portion and a second portion; a retainer (20) in said first portion for containment of product; a fold in said second portion such that the second portion is foldable towards said retai... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926797 | Electronic part feeder In an electronic component feeding apparatus for feeding components with use of a taping component, a brushless motor is used as a drive motor in a tape sending mechanism that transports the taping component so as to improve productivity in an electronic component m... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911729 | Tape carrier semiconductor device In a COF manufactured by bonding and mounting a semiconductor element onto a wiring pattern on a lengthy tape carrier, the wiring patterns are aligned in more than one direction with respect to a direction in which the tape carrier is fed. The wiring patterns have a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910514 | Part feeder An apparatus 101 for supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrier 102 has a number of cavities 116 formed on one surface thereof for containing components 115. A pair of spaced first and second gu... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6773542 | System for handling components at a component mounting machine System for handling components in connection with circuit board assembly in a component mounting machine. The system comprises a number of component tapes provided on component tape reels, and a number of tape guides arranged for receiving component tapes of a given... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755321 | Dispenser for adhesive-backed articles A dispenser that is mountable on a vertical or horizontal surface for dispensing adhesive-backed articles from a bulk stock using a single hand. The dispenser includes a housing having a bucket portion for receiving and containing the adhesive-backed articles to be ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6748991 | Feeder for surface mounting device A feeder for the surface mounting device is disclosed. The feeder includes a feeding unit being installed at one side of a main frame, having a plurality of armature coils and a circular permanent magnetic unit facing the plurality of armature coils to generate a ro... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6699355 | Method and means for exposing components in a component carrier tape A method and means for exposing components (13) positioned in sequence in a carrier tape (7) and covered by a cover tape (8), in order to release and lift the cover tape from the carrier tape and expose the components in a picking position (12) for subseq... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652706 | Tape feeder with improved cover tape disposition path and drive The present invention is a method and apparatus for supplying components, via a carrier tape having a cover tape thereon and a plurality of pockets retaining components therein, for retrieval by an automated insertion machine, including a carrier tape ree... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6321817 | Electronic component supply device In an electronic component supply device electronic components are accommodated within cavities formed in a carrier tape of which surface is covered with a top tape. A peeling portion for peeling off the top tape from the carrier tape includes a peel-away... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6315156 | Tape-form packaging system and apparatus for effecting assembly and disassembly thereof A tape-form packaging system for conveyance or dispensing of articles and apparatus for assembly and disassembly of the packaging system is disclosed. The packaging system includes elongated carrier and cover tapes disposed in superposed relationship with... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6269860 | Top-cover-tape feeding apparatus and top-cover-tape treating apparatus An apparatus for feeding a top cover tape peeled from an electric-component tape which additionally includes a carrier tape having pockets which accommodate electric components, respectively, and whose respective upper openings are closed with the top cov... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6227406 | Label dispensing device A device for dispensing a label from a backing strip comprises a cartridge, a tab, and a detaching mechanism. The tab includes a first side, a second side and distal end. The detaching mechanism is configured to operatively cause the strip of backing mate... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6193103 | Pill dispenser A pill dispenser for releasably holding a collection of pills. The dispenser having a base plate and a cover rotatably mounted relative to the base plate. The collection of pills are housed individually in compartments in the holding means and an aperture... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6162007 | Apparatus for feeding electronic component tape The invented apparatus includes at least one feeder and a base unit for successively advancing one or more tapes containing electronic components so that such components can be extracted by a pick-up device for installation in circuit boards, for example.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6024247 | Deblistering machine Solid dosage forms of pharmaceuticals, e.g. tablets, may be removed from blister packs with a deblistering machine. The machine has a roller and a stationary plate. The roller has a longitudinal axis of rotation and means for rotating the roller about the... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6003722 | Filter dispenser A filter dispenser for the storage and dispensation of individual flat filter sections. The filter dispenser includes a storage compartment with a slot shaped exit for a tube-like band, composed of two parts, and guides in proximity to the slot for the ru... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5937497 | Method for removing parts from tape A method for removing parts from socketed tape sealed with sealing tape. The method comprises placing the socketed tape sealed with sealing tape in a channel with the socket openings facing the lower surface of the channel, stripping the sealing tape from... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5860561 | Cotton swab dispenser A device having means for dispensing a single swab at one time from a rolled inventory of swabs mounted on a continuous strip defines a means for unrolling the inventory and a means for detaching each swab in turn from the strip. A support roll is positio... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5671867 | Article packaging system for an automated article dispensing mechanism An article packaging system for an automated article dispensing mechanism includes a plurality of clamshell-like containers attached together by side support rails. Each clamshell includes two semi-cylindrical halves pivotably mounted together and pivotab... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5531859 | Electronic component feeder An electronic component feeder is provided for transferring a succession of electronic components borne by a carrier tape toward a pickup position one by one, the carrier tape having a backing strip and a protective cover strip adhesively secured to the b... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5454900 | Detaping apparatus An apparatus for removing both plastic leaded chip carrier and small outline package electronic components from carrier tapes includes a platform which supports the carrier tape and a drum which receives the cover tape which is peeled away from the carrie... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5445641 | Storage and dispensing device for osteosynthetic fixation elements The device for dispensing of bone screws (1) comprises a drum device (3) that can be rotated around its axis (2), with several holes (4) serving as storage chambers for bone screws (1) or other osteosynthesis fixation elements, arranged peripherally and p... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5400699 | Automatic food dispenser An automatic food dispenser comprises an arrangement for feeding a chain of packages containing portions of food, an arrangement for opening said packages, a receptacle, a heating arrangement associated with the receptacle and an evacuation mechanism. It ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5312015 | Gated-loop packaging system and manipulating apparatus A tape-form packaging system is provided having an elongated carrier tape on which a plurality of elongated article-receiving loops are mounted on a face of the tape in transversely oriented relationship to the longitudinal axis of the tape with the axial... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5268059 | Detaping machine for removal of integrated circuit devices from sealed pocket tape A detaping machine is provided for removing parts from a reel of sealed pocket tape, with minimum handling of such parts. The machine has a spindle on which the sealed pocket tape is mounted. The pocket tape includes a carrier tape portion and a cover tap... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5234093 | Vending machine of manually operated lever type In a vending machine for discharging one of articles by manual operation of lever after depositing a coin, a rotary plate is rotated by the manual operation of the manual lever and a driven plate is rotated through the deposited coin which is received in ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5150793 | Device for inhibiting removal of an article from a blister-type container The present invention is a device for inhibiting removal of an article from a blister-type container having at least one blister. The device includes a housing surrounding at least a portion of the container sized to permit movement of the container betwe... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5102008 | Interactive medication delivery system for pills and caplets prepackaged on strips A dispensing device for medication that has been prepackaged in individual pockets along a strip includes a first holder for securing one end of the strip and a second holder for securing the opposite end of the strip. A drive mechanism advances the strip... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5086947 | Automatic belt-type dispenser, with tubular containers for the articles The dispenser comprises a feed belt (C) provided with transversely-arranged, equally-spaced tubes (3) receiving the articles to be dispensed which are held therein by stationary boundary walls. While being transferred between two magazines (1-2) in which ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5065894 | Dispenser for bandages A dispenser for delivering an uncovered first aid bandage into a readily accessible outlet chute from a strip of bandage packages where each bandage is covered by a layer of paper on each side thereof prior to being dispensed. The dispenser has a spool fo... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4869393 | Method and apparatus for peeling a covering tape from a component supply tape A top cover is peeled from a component supply tape by passing the cover around a guide surface and in a peeling direction generally reverse to the feeding direction of the supply tape while moving the guide surface in the peeling direction in order to min... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4710351 | Automated handling system Apparatus and process are disclosed for removing a single flexible member from a storage spool capable of holding multiple flexible members. This storage spool is designed to contain multiple elongated flexible members in an accurate position on the spool... | 12/01/1987 |
