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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594592 | 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... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7112305 | Automation-optimized microarray package A method and system for economically packaging microarrays into sealed reaction chambers and storage vessels. A pocket strip is manufactured as a linear sequence of pockets, or wells, into which microarrays are positioned. A cover strip is then heat sealed to the up... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073699 | Fastening tool A fastening tool applies parts, in particular plastic parts, to objects. The plastic parts are supplied in the form of a belt in which the plastic parts are linked together by at least one flexible web. The fastening tool transports the belt by a feed mechanism such... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036680 | Device for dispensing plastic fasteners A device for dispensing an individual plastic fastener from a supply of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects. The supply of fastener stock includes a plurality of equidistantly spaced cross links which are coupled at one end to a continuous side rai... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028396 | Semiconductor chip pick and place process and equipment A process and tooling for removing a semiconductor chip (31) from a handling tape (321) without damage to either the chip or tape by one or more horizontal beam type ejector tools (333) driven by a variable speed motor (332) applying unif... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6691859 | Automatic feeder for strip-supported contacts A novel feeder construction, and method of operation, that is easily interfaced to a variety of conventional pick-and-place machines and can readily and reliably feed components suspended from a carrier for pickup at a pickup location by the pick-and-plac... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6205745 | High speed flip-chip dispensing The specification describes a method for dispensing IC chips from a chip carrier tape for a flip-chip assembly operation. In a conventional assembly operation, the solder bumped side of the chip is the top side of the chip as loaded on the tape, and is no... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6139246 | Interchangeable electronic carrier tape feeder adaptable to various surface mount assembly machines An apparatus for feeding a carrier tape with successive sprocket holes and indexed pockets for carrying small components, and used in conjunction with various pick and place assembly machines for surface-mounting of the small components onto a printed cir... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5967365 | Feeder for separating parts molded to a continuous carrier tape A feeder for a pick and place machine used in connection with the mounting of small discrete parts such as electrical and mechanical components comprises a frame and mechanisms connected to the frame for advancing a carrier tape product from a supply reel... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966903 | High speed flip-chip dispensing The specification describes a method for dispensing IC chips from a chip carrier tape for a flip-chip assembly operation. In a conventional assembly operation, the solder bumped side of the chip is the top side of the chip as loaded on the tape, and is no... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941674 | Interchangeable electronic carrier tape feeder adaptable to various surface mount assembly machines An apparatus for feeding a carrier tape with successive sprocket holes and indexed pockets for carrying small components, and used in conjunction with various pick and place assembly machines for surface-mounting of the small components onto a printed cir... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931282 | Component collective and component collective feeding apparatus A component carrier assembly includes component holders each for holding a component therein and connected to one another in a form of a tape carrier. Each holder is provided with a cavity to accommodate the component, a closure for shutting an opening of... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931337 | Semiconductor accommodating devices and method for inserting and taking out semiconductor devices A semiconductor accommodating device using an embossed tape and a method for inserting and taking out semiconductor devices, without using a top cover tape that had hitherto been used. The semiconductor accommodating device comprises a reel and an embosse... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5802940 | Dispenser apparatus for an economic use of a multi-zone disposable strip A dispenser apparatus having a guiding plate (59) and a cylindrical extension (74) with a groove (75), the cylindrical extension preferably being coupled to a cover (22) for enabling backwards movement of a disposable strip (34) in the apparatus prior to ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5605430 | Feeder and method of supplying a continuous strip of surface mount contacts to surface mounting equipment A feeder and method are disclosed for individually dispensing surface-mount contacts in a strip of tab-connected contacts on a pick-and-place machine having a pick-up member and pick-up station actuator for actuating the feeder when the pick-and-place mac... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5501005 | Mounting device of electronic components and a mounting method In an apparatus for mounting electronic components, punched out from film carriers to a substrate, there is disclosed an upper die for punching the electronic components through a hole formed in a lower die. A take out nozzle is located under the through ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5449265 | Feeder and method of supplying a continuous strip of surface mount contacts to pick-and-place machine A feeder and method are disclosed for individually dispensing surface-mount contacts in a strip of tab-connected contacts on a pick-and-place machine having a pick-up member and pick-up station actuator for actuating the feeder when the pick-and-place mac... | 09/12/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5388721 | Assembly tool fed with components lined up on a belt Assembly tool for detaching and applying components lined up continuously and attached to a belt or tape at an assembly position in which one component after the other is successively separated from the tape and ejected, in which the tape is placed over a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5303620 | Screw gun A screw gun has a flat planar work face adapted to be placed flat against the work. An activator extending from the work face advances a screw along a guideway from a magazine to a driving position. A power unit is independently activated to drive the scr... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5259911 | Apparatus for automatically taping electronic components An apparatus for automatically taping electronic components arranged such that when a timing belt retaining lead terminals of electronic components in its retainer grooves is engaged with a toothed pulley of a first rotary drum, the lead terminals are lif... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4954207 | Apparatus for automatically taping electronic components A method and apparatus for handling electronic components. The method includes: (a) advancing an elongated support member in a first direction; (b) automatically extracting electronic components from the elongated support member in a second direction whil... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4915565 | Manipulation and handling of integrated circuit dice An apparatus for inverting and handling integrated circuit dice employs rotating apparatus for rotating a chip carrier by 180 degrees to invert and transfer dice from one set of receptacles to another; together with an apparatus for precisely aligning dic... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4850780 | Pre-peel die ejector apparatus A die ejector chuck is provided with a central housing and an outer housing and the central housing is provided with a die eject collar which extends through an aperture in the outer housing. A preselected die on a flexible adhesive tape is positioned ove... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4838452 | Shutter system for electrical component supply tape feeder A component supply tape is stepped to present each pocket at a component pick-up area, and a top cover of the tape is peeled back so that each pocket is opened in turn. A shutter is positioned over the pick-up area prior to tape movement so that the pocke... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4823982 | Multiple cartridge dispensing system The invention provides a portable and positionally insensitive dispensing device and system for dispensing several types of articles, packaged on strips and loaded into separate cartridges, from a single device. Dispensing is controlled from more than one... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4740136 | Method and apparatus for taking electronic component out of carrier tape A method of taking an electronic component or chip out of each of plural pockets which are formed at regular intervals along a longitudinal direction of a carrier tape and which have openings in the upper surface of the tape, through vacuum suction of a s... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4733797 | Dosage sealing, monitoring and dispensing assembly A dosage sealing, monitoring and dispensing assembly including a mounting receptacle and one or more cartridges removably connected to the receptacle. Each cartridge has sealed therewithin a fresh, supply of dosage units (e.g. medicine or vitamins) carrie... | 03/29/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4702365 | Apparatus for removing individual wafer segments from a framed carrier An apparatus for removing segments of a wafer adhering to an upper surface of a flat flexible carrier. The apparatus comprises a base supporting a separator plate disposed between a cassette-type conveyor and a support plate. The separator plate has a sep... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4664306 | Tag attacher A tag attacher for inserting tag fasteners into articles such as clothing or the like has a very simplified fastener advancing and positioning mechanism consisting entirely of a gear, a stopper adapted to permit unidirectional gear rotation and a one-piec... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4657158 | Device for feeding electronic components packed in tape to a pick-up position A device for feeding electronic components packed in tape to a pick-up position, comprising a housing with a holder or a supply reel, a feeding and locking mechanism, an ejection mechanism, and a wind-up mechanism, which mechanisms are united with the hou... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653664 | Automatic component mounting apparatus An automatic mounting apparatus mounts chip-type electronic components on a printed circuit board. A plurality of chip-type electronic components are held at nearly equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of a tape, and this tape is drawn out from a... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4627787 | Chip selection in automatic assembly of integrated circuit A method for removing selected integrated circuit dice from a wafer array of dice sequentially moves a striker above a tape to the underside of which the array is mounted and the knocks a die down from the array of dice into a receptacle for transport to ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4607744 | Method and apparatus for removing integrated circuit chips from a flexible carrier An apparatus for removing integrated circuit chips from a flexible carrier characterized by a base, a separator plate including a separator edge coupled to the base, a take-up drum rotatably attached to the base and adapted to draw the flexible carrier pa... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4494902 | Method of and device for feeding electric and/or electronic elements to given positions A method for feeding chip components to positions in which they can be picked up by transfer members, in which the chips are pushed out of a feed channel while being held between an ejection pin and a transfer member part. An elongated part of a transfer ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4469722 | Repetitive combustion coating apparatus A repetitive combustion coating apparatus for applying coatings of particulate materials such as powdered tungsten carbide and other metal alloys by discharging discrete quantities of material encapsulated in an elongated tape into a combustion chamber an... | 09/04/1984 |
