Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6901658 | Electric-component supplying apparatus and circuit-board assembling method for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes An apparatus for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes each of which includes a carrier tape and holds a plurality of electric components in a lengthwise direction of the carrier tape, and supplying, from the each electric-component tape, the electric comp... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902090 | Tape feeder, electronic component mounting apparatus using the same, and method of feeding electronic components A tape feeder feeds electronic components by advancing a tape intermittently. The tape feeder comprises a motor controller for controlling a motor, which rotatively drives a sprocket to advance the tape, and a communication unit for receiving a control signal from a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6202913 | Electric-component supplying unit An electric-component supplying unit for feeding an electric-component tape which includes a carrier tape and holds a plurality of electric components at a predetermined pitch in a lengthwise direction of the carrier tape, and supplying the electric compo... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6126335 | Film holder and image reading device The film holder comprises a plurality of holder elements. Adjacent holder elements are connected to each other by a pin, so that the holder elements can be pivoted. A film engaging groove is formed on a side of each of the holder elements. The film engagi... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6077022 | Placement machine and a method to control a placement machine The present invention provides for safe and simple replacement or removal of individual feeders from a placement machine without any loss in performance by using a signal means to emit a signal to the CPU of the placement machine when a feeder is removed.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5297712 | System for feeding and positioning articles being processed A system for feeding and positioning articles being processed comprises: a conveying device for driving and conveying the articles; a passage detecting component for detecting the passage of a part to be detected of one part of an article, which is being ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5241906 | Feeder apparatus for web rotary press A feeder apparatus for a web rotary press includes a pair of web supporting arms mounted on a main shaft supported on left and right frames and independently movable along the main shaft by interpositioning of an elongated key and by meshing of a rack pro... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5217152 | Gear mechanism and record medium feeding apparatus employing the same A gear mechanism provides for intermittent drive operation with precision stop location of angular position of one (driven) gear driven by another (drive) gear which is accomplished by increasing the precision of the distance maintained between the rotati... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5116454 | Cover-tape peeling apparatus for a tape feeder The present invention discloses a cover-tape peeling apparatus for a tape feeder for peeling a cover tape released from a tape having a number of chip-like electronic parts sealed therein in a substantially equally spaced relation to wind and receive it i... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5052606 | Tape automated bonding feeder A hitch feeder for a TAB tape is described which comprises: a stationary jas assembly having opposing jaws for gripping edges of the tape when closed, and not gripping the edges when open; a movable gripping assembly which includes a lower movable gripper... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4875610 | Method of and system for driving magnetic tape A unidirectional traveling-surface-wave by ultrasonic oscillation is generated on a surface of an oscillator, and a magnetic tape is run in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the surface wave by pressing the surface of the oscillator aga... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4821936 | Hydraulic index drive system An hydraulic index drive system including a variable displacement pump closely coupled to a fixed displacement motor through an adaptor which feeds oil to and returns oil from the motor. A lever on the pump controls the position of a swash plate which det... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4735341 | Feeder for electrical component supply tapes In a preferred embodiment, the supply tape is stepped to present each pocket at a pick-up area for removal of a component. Each pocket is opened in turn during the indexing step that positions it at the pick-up area, and a shutter is moved over the pick-u... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4694982 | Side by side air feeder for advancing stock to a power press and the like A pneumatic feeder is disclosed having twin feed slides axially reciprocable in side by side relation along parallel axes for intermittently advancing strip stock to a downstream machine for further processing. Each feed slide has clamps which serve to ad... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4687152 | Machines for handling electrical components It is convenient to supply electrical or electronic components for placement on tapes; however it has proved difficult to satisfactorily handle tapes for carrying large components. Use of wide tapes to feed larger components is facilitated by using a driv... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4679295 | Modular machine tool for series machining of parts in a bar The machine tool comprises one or several modules comprising a rigid chassis formed of a lower tubular frame (11) and an upper tubular frame (12). The lower frame forms a case containing a lubricating unit and an apparatus for the removal of chips (17). T... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4620655 | Apparatus for supplying taped parts An apparatus for use in a system for mounting taped electronic parts on a predetermined portions of ceramics substrates and adapted for supplying the parts to a predetermined portion of the system. The apparatus has a slide table equipped with a tape pay-... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4586670 | Tape stripper for electrical component tape feeder A mechanism for stripping the tape carrying an electrical component to expose the component for removal from the tape. The cover strip is removed from the tape to expose the component and the tape is passed between guides that retain the component in the ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4462528 | Electrostatic web clamp An electrostatic field equal to or greater than a predetermined magnitude is established between the ends of a multiplicity of conductive bristles and a stationary conductive reference surface spaced from the end of the bristles for the puspose of rapidly... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4440355 | Electronic component supply apparatus The disclosure is directed to an electronic component supply apparatus for use in an electronic component mounting arrangement, which employs an electronic component carrier tape. The apparatus is arranged to separate a covering tape from a tape base of t... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4434924 | Dual driven feed rolls for a punch press The input shaft of a punch press is rotated at a continuous preselected speed and is drivingly connected by a cam drive mechanism to an output shaft to generate oscillating rotational movement of the output shaft. Upper and lower feed rolls are rotatably ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4415109 | Apparatus for the transport of a light sensitive material in a phototypesetting machine Apparatus for the insertion, guiding, and transportation of recording material of different widths out of a storage cassette in a phototypesetting machine. In a transport roller pair, the drive roller forms a stationary air slot with the opposing roller g... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4354627 | Device for high speed feeding of a tape or the like In a device for high speed feeding and stopping of an article which comprises a shaft, a drum fitted for carrying said article fitted to said shaft, a first clutch having an external cylinder and being mounted on said shaft, a high speed crank for driving... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4333788 | Tire building machine servicer A tire building machine servicer including carcass component supply rolls and a plurality of vertically aligned extensible servicer trays arranged to be pivotable into and out of servicing position with respect to the tire carcass being assembled on a tir... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4269342 | Resiliently stabilized web movement for honeycomb machine An array of dancer rollers are resiliently biased for engaging a plurality of webs in a take-up zone of a honeycomb machine. The dancer rollers engage each web and thrust it out of its plane of advance to maintain the webs under continuous tension loading... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4261786 | Modular servicer A modular tire building machine servicer for use with a tire component building drum is characterized by a plurality of stackable servicer modules stacked substantially along an arcuate path struck substantially about the axis of the drum, each module bei... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4026497 | Pause device for tape recorder In a tape recorder in which a pinch roller is pressed against a motor-driven capstan to move a magnetic tape at a constant speed, a pause device includes an actuator connected to a pinch roller carrier to stop the tape movement by separating the pinch rol... | 05/31/1977 |
