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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347233 | Table saw jig for cutting box joints A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7229000 | Adjustable frame fixture An adjustable frame fixture aims to hold a printed-circuit board (PCB) to pass over a tin oven to process wave soldering. The fixture includes at least two side frames and at least two fasteners. The two side frames are coupled to form a holding dock. The positions ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7015066 | Method for stress reduction in flip chip bump during flip chip mounting and underfill process steps of making a microelectronic assembly A method of making a microelectronic assembly buying restraining a substrate in a fixture at room temperature, placing a flip chip on the substrate so that conductive bumps on the flip chip are aligned with contact pads on the substrate, heating the flip chip, the s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6955346 | Adjustable locator for assembly of trusses A locator for locating and holding a structural member in engagement with an adjacent structural member at a predetermined position of an assembly apparatus during a truss assembly operation. The locator includes a cylindric sleeve having an outer wall configured fo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6742432 | Baluster-cutter frame arrangement The present invention involves an elongated frame assembly to permit the securing and proper angular cutting to length of a plurality of balusters which are utilized to support a handrail. The frame assembly comprises a pair of spaced-apart parallel side rails conne... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6691993 | Clamp A clamp comprises at least two opposed clamping surfaces and at least two opposed second clamping surfaces disposed perpendicularly to them, at least two opposed pressure-bearing surfaces spaced apart and located on longitudinal axes of the first clamping... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6209859 | Universal reflow fixture A frame comprising four angles each angle having two legs, each leg connected to a a leg of a neighboring angle wherein locations of attachment of the legs are adjustable so as to accommodate a range of sizes of boards for a surface mount manufacturing pr... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5829571 | Workpiece positioning apparatus In a workpiece positioning apparatus for positioning a forwarding workpiece, the apparatus includes a forwarding device for forwarding a workpiece in a forwarding direction; a reference guide having a forwarding surface abutting against the workpiece in a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5816568 | Component holding system A lightweight component holding system which is simple to use, and in which an irregularly component may be readily positioned and repositioned for light assembly or inspection is disclosed. The system comprises: a side assembly having an elongated base h... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5770006 | Butt fusion machine for manufacturing full size segemented pipe turns A machine for use in butt fusing in axial alignment plastic pipe having a selected maximum diameter is adaptable by the use of specially designed inserts secured in the lower portions of fixed and moveable clamps, the inserts serving to elevationally rais... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5566931 | Structural panel jig apparatus and method of use A wall panel jig apparatus (10) for fabricating a variety of conventional and/or extended wall panel segments including corner panel segments (110) window panel segments (120) standard panel segments (130) entry door panel segments (140) and end panel seg... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5527443 | Work holder for multiple electrical components The invention provides a method of sputtering terminations on electrical components. More particularly, the invention provides for multilayer ceramic varistors with sputtered terminations and methods of applying sputtered terminations to a plurality of va... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5382010 | Furniture article and fixture for making same An article of furniture is provided having an improved corner joint. The furniture includes a pair of spaced apart end pieces, each end piece including corners with pockets formed in the corners by bent flanges. The pockets have a square cross-sectional s... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5149072 | Sheet workpiece positioning device The sheet workpiece positioning device (10) is designed for supporting a sheet workpiece (5) along three adjacent sides thereof, by means of opposing supporting members (12 and 14) and a supporting member (13) set at right angles to the former supporting ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5114283 | Spring barrel busher attachment The invention relates to an attachment piece designed to fit onto conventional bushing tools in order to securely hold a worn spring barrel of a clock for a bushing operation. The attachment piece comprises a plate, a pair of clamps, and a pair of cross p... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5092569 | Workpiece holding device for a machining equipment A workpiece holding device is used to retain a workpiece that is to be provided on a rotatable workbench of a machining equipment and includes a clamping assembly that is formed as a hollow sphere having six inner sides which confine a cubic receiving spa... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4934675 | Apparatus for temporarily repairing utility poles or the like A utility pole repairing apparatus having a first and second rigid elongated member with an adjusting mechanism attached therebetween for selectively adjusting the distance between the first and second rigid elongated members. A holding structure is opera... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4907337 | Apparatus for machining a workpiece of wood, in particular wood beams The drive means (3) is arranged directly on the tool (2) and can be moved together therewith about a plurality of axes (A, B, C and D). The drive means is provided with a tool holding means for automatically delivering or receiving tools in a tool magazin... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4828162 | Moving jaw reflow soldering head Apparatus for gripping and removing integrated circuits, including four heatable jaws movable into gripping relation with soldered integrated circuit leads. The heatable jaws are mounted to respective leveler plates, each of which is suspended from a base... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4807794 | Method and equipment to solder printed-circuit assemblies To match the soldering of an assembled printed-circuit board (13) to its assembly configuration, the circuit board (13) is brought in contact with a soldering wave (21) for a first time along a predetermined path (57, 58), and thereupon the circuit board ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4781869 | Multi-level film fill assembly cooling tower A cooling tower assembly comprising at least first and second layers of fill within the tower chamber, each of the first and second layers of fill having a source of water introduced above the fill for moving through gravity down through the fill during t... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4699345 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket, especially suitable for supporting a green tire holder, comprises, in series, a fixed bracket secured to a tire mold press, a hollow rectangular housing, and an adjustable arm for supporting a green tire holder on a vertical shaft. The... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4609422 | Printer ribbon cartridge loading system There is disclosed herein an improved apparatus and method for stuffing pre-inked printer ribbon from a ribbon roll into a ribbon cartridge. The apparatus includes a drive motor for pulling the ribbon into the cartridge and a supply motor connected to a s... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4561643 | Rack assembly This specification is directed to a rack assembly (40) used in the vacuum brazing of aluminum heat exchangers (10). The rack assembly of this invention includes an upper rack support structure (42) having front (44) and rear (46) facing portions. A pair o... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4332366 | Adjustable quadrangular base for framework assembling machines An adjustable quadrangular base, such as for a framework assembling machine, including a group of four elongated rigid elements each having a rigid boxlike member fixed to one end thereof. The boxlike members all have a substantially planar upper surface ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4291867 | Automatic insertion universal work holding system The invention is a work holding system for adjustably receiving and holding printed circuit boards for automatic machine component insertion. It includes a frame and a plurality of mutually cooperative adjustable board holders. The frame is U-shaped and i... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4258928 | Precision positioning device A precision positioning device with a pair of relatively movable plates defining a carriage for four relatively movable guides. A centering port having a rectangular profile is formed by the guides which are constrained for mutually coating movement on th... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4211393 | Vise A vise for holding a row of discrete articles between spaced front and rear vise jaws, wherein each of the front and rear jaws has an integral side jaw at one end thereof so that the two side jaws face each other across the space formed between the front ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4174847 | Precision centering device A precision centering device with a pair of relatively movable plates forming a guideway for four relatively movable guides. A tapered centering port having a rectangular profile is formed by the guides which are constrained for mutual coacting movement b... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4170449 | Clamping frame for plastic forming apparatus A clamping frame for use in plastic forming apparatus which includes a plurality of tubular elements joined together to define an opening over which a sheet of plastic material is mounted with the edges of the plastic sheet being held against supporting s... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4044093 | Flat chord truss jig assembly The flat chord truss jig assembly includes a jig pad carrying two pairs of laterally spaced elongated guide bars. Releasable clamps are provided along the opposite outer edges of the pad and engageable with the outermost pair of bars. The innermost pair o... | 08/23/1977 |
