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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617962 | Conductive ball mounting method, and apparatus therefor A conductive ball mounting apparatus and method for holding a conductive ball on the holding face, as has a suction port formed therein, of a holder head thereby to mount the held conductive ball, while interposing a flux therein, on a workpiece. After the end of th... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7314343 | Miniature manipulator for servicing the interior of nuclear steam generator tubes A manipulator for servicing tubes extending through a tube sheet having three major components: a base member, a block member, and a foot member. The base member has a holder for supporting tooling or inspection devices. The base member also has at least one gripper... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7096912 | Bonding apparatus A bonding apparatus including, on a supporting stand 12, two linear motors 130 and 140 and a bonding head supporting stage 114 which supports the bonding head 120 by means of fluid pressure so that the bonding head 120 is mo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028879 | System for depositing connection sites on micro C-4 semiconductor die A semiconductor die having multiple solder bumps, each having a diameter less than about 100 microns, and the method for making such a die are described. The pitch between the solder bumps is less than 100 microns. A thermal solder jet apparatus is utilized to depos... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6964364 | Weld guidance system and method A method and guidance system for accurately positioning a welding torch relative to a desired weld path. The method and system are based on ultrasonic sensing of information relating to the distance between the welding torch and surfaces on one or more components be... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6454155 | Stroke and pressure adjusting device for solder machine A stroke and pressure adjusting device is used for the soldering process of a soldering machine which has a driving device for driving a soldering device of the soldering machine to solder, and the driving device has a driving shaft on which the stroke an... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6193142 | Assembling apparatus assembling body side of automotive vehicle and assembling method thereof An assembling apparatus assembling a body side of an automotive vehicle, comprises: a moving body provided in a transfer line; a clamp member provided on the moving body for fixing and positioning a body side outer in an upright position in such a manner ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5996878 | Method of welding 5-G pipe A method for welding horizontal pipe along the inner diameter of the pipe and outer diameter of the pipe to prevent weld root defects on the bottom half of the pipe.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5944248 | Apparatus for processing curved surfaces An apparatus for processing curved surfaces, in particular a pipe surface, using processing means which are guided over that surface at a distance thereabove by means of a guide to be pre-arranged on that surface, wherein the guide consists of a flexible ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5563391 | Orbital head laser welder A laser welder is provided comprising a housing, an optical fiber, a wheel mounted within the housing and including a slot for receiving an article to be welded, the optical fiber mounted to and wound upon the wheel as the wheel is rotated to bring the fi... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5443199 | Universal carriage for cutting and welding An apparatus for performance of cutting and welding operations includes an enclosure which encloses a drive motor and which supports a drive wheel and an idler wheel for driving the enclosure along a track. A first support rod projects from the enclosure ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5386935 | Conformed control knob for fingertip operation of a manipulating lever A conformed control knob (23) is mounted to a manipulating lever (22) of an apparatus (20) having an arm (21) to be operably controlled by the manipulating lever (22). Through manual manipulation of the control knob (23), the arm (21) can be controlled fo... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5360157 | Welding nozzle position manipulator The present invention is directed to a welding nozzle position manipulator. The manipulator consists of an angle support to which the remaining components of the device are attached either directly or indirectly. A pair of pivotal connections attach a wel... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5307979 | Apparatus for carrying out MIG welding on three-dimensional curved surface, and milling apparatus for automatically forming welding grooves An automatic welding apparatus and an automatic milling apparatus for machining welding grooves in order to weld a three-dimensional surface such as a ball tank or the like are disclosed. A welding wire spool is accommodated within a case and a cover to p... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5125554 | C-frame sheet splicer A pair of sheetlike members are supported on a pair of support tables disposed on opposite sides of a movable splicing mechanism. The pair of sheets are advanced inwardly from opposite directions into a splicing position wherein the adjacent edge portions... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5025972 | Apparatus for patching a hole in the hull of a moving ship Apparatus for remotely placing and welding a patch over an underwater breach in the hull of a ship. The apparatus is lowered into position over the side of the ship by a winch and cable, then held against the ship's hull by electromagnets. The apparatus h... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4896812 | Double downhill pipe welder A pipe welding apparatus which utilizes a pair of welding electrodes which are at least ninety degrees spaced apart relative to a cylindrical workpiece. The welding procedure only occurs during movement of each welding electrode from an upper position to ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4756463 | Automatic welding machine with torch carriage backlash preventing mechanism An automatic welding machine includes a welding torch attached to a torch transporting carriage clamped to a guide rail by at least one pair of opposed wheels in contact with opposite sides of the rail. A drive source, connected to an axle of one of the w... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4750663 | Apparatus and method for fabricating plate web girders An apparatus and method for fabricating plate web girders of the ind comprising two flanges spaced apart by a web. The apparatus comprises a plurality of welding devices each mounted on respective spaced apart guides to follow a respective portion of a we... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4721241 | Welding apparatus assembled together with grinding device A welding apparatus for butt weld joint of steel plates such as steel strips is assembled together with a grinding device, which is combined in one system. The grinding device is so arranged that grinding wheels of this system can be moved along the welde... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4629109 | Jig for welding frames A jig for automatically welding pipe frames used to form vehicle seats is disclosed. In this jig, there is provided on a frame carrying plate a guide element having the reference plane of one of two side portions of a frame, so that the one side portion o... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4392604 | Panel welding system An integrated welding torch and work positioning roller head assembly is mounted for controlled movement on a cross travelling gantry carriage overlying a vacuum hold-down bed that supports a workpiece panel. The torch and roller head assembly has two rel... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4373855 | Tool carrier unit movable over a tube-plate A tool carrier unit, intended to be moved over a tube plate, comprises two perpendicular arms equipped with devices for engaging in the holes of the plate, and for moving the unit, step by step, by relative movement of the arms, across the plate. The unit... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4371105 | Cam controlled multi-axis automatic welding machine A welding torch is supported by a mount which can be oscillated about a vertical pivot that is carried by and movable with an up-down frame which is carried by and movable with a forward-rearward frame that is carried by and movable with a laterally-movab... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4371107 | Welding machine A welding machine is disclosed which includes a wire supply device, a wire coil, a flexible wire guide connected between the wire supply device and a torch nozzle and a welding assembly alterable in more than one welding position and mounted on a wheeled ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4366363 | Workpiece tracing arc welding system An arc welding system for welding the edges of an irregularly contoured product comprising facially opposed sections held in joined position wherein, in the embodiment illustrated, a pair of arc welding torches, having arc generating tips are supported in... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4356378 | Apparatus for automatically guiding a welding gun along a programmed welding seam A welding robot having an elongated arm pivotally mounted on an upright turret which is movable about the upright axis thereof. As a result, the arm is swingable about the aforesaid upright axis. A fine movement control device or commuter is mounted on an... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4331278 | Pipe welding apparatus Apparatus comprising a frame disposable in spaced relationship about a pipe uses a ring mounted thereon for carrying a welding head around the pipe. A welding torch is provided on the head for movement into the welding area to form a weld about the pipe d... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4248372 | Apparatus for automatically welding corrugated membranes An apparatus for automatically welding corrugated membranes of a type in which a welding torch is mounted on a head attached to the welding apparatus proper by way of an arc gear segment and the arc gear segment is driven through a pinion gear, whereby th... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4248371 | Welding machine A welding machine can form continuous welds of three hundred and sixty degrees on workpieces which are rotated through angles of less than three hundred and sixty degrees by moving the welding torch of that welding machine in one direction circumferential... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4219723 | Automatic welding machine with three-dimensional cam driven motion An automatic welding machine of a type, in which a welding torch is subjected to predetermined three-dimensional locus motions by means of three profile cams for controlling movement of the torch in the left-and-right, up-and-down, and front-and-back dire... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4206339 | Automatic welding apparatus having a uniformly controlled lineal torch motion in one direction Welding apparatus is provided for moving a welding tool in a controlled path at a controlled speed relative to a workpiece to produce a uniform weld bead. The apparatus includes a base carrying a workpiece support and a drive and control housing located b... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4205774 | Device for welding tubes to pipe A device for automatically welding a tube onto a pipe of larger diameter is the subject of the present invention. Tack welding is achieved by two welding torches located on opposite sides of the tube and spaced apart longitudinally a distance equal to the... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4129244 | Strip shearing and joining method and apparatus A crop shearing and joining method and apparatus includes a manually operable crop shearing assembly for producing clean linear edges at the ends of respective strips, sheets or the like, and a joining assembly for welding or otherwise securing the ends o... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4091514 | Subsea machine tool A subsea machine tool for preparing the end of a bare piece of pipe in a subsea location for receiving an overfitting coupling and includes a support assembly adapted for raising and lowering in a body of water. A pipe clamp is attached to each end of the... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4074423 | System and apparatus for assembling industrial lead-acid storage batteries A novel system for assembling industrial or motive power batteries is described which basically comprises a conveyor surface, a plurality of stacking box means freely movable across said conveyor surface, tilt table means for engaging in tilting said stac... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4010886 | Means and methods for making a spiral muffler Apparatus for making a spiral muffler includes a mandrel for spirally winding a metal strip while maintaining a predetermined spaced relationship between the wound portions, with the strip being welded to a pair of side plates as it is wound.... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3973711 | Magnetic crawler vehicle for soldering apparatus A magnetic seam tracking device designed to orientate the feed or forward motion of a soldering tool along the edges of metal sheets disposed head against head and to be submitted to the soldering operaion. The device comprises a carriage or truck B capab... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3970232 | Welding machine A welding machine holds a plurality of metal objects in abutting engagement, moves those abutting metal objects relative to a welding torch, and provides an angular disposition of that welding torch relative to the junction between the abutting portions o... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3940047 | Bonding apparatus utilizing pivotally mounted bonding arm Apparatus for controlling the operation of a pivoted member. A pivoted arm such as provided in an apparatus for bonding leads in electronic components is controlled by means of a torque motor during bonding and non-bonding intervals to provide control of ... | 02/24/1976 |
