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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162302 | Automated dolly assemblies Disclosed is an automated dolly assembly that includes a body including a frame and a top surface, a sync arm and a support arm connected to the body, and at least one switch disposed on the body to control movement of the support arm. The sync arm is capable of mov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7975997 | Supporting pin A supporting pin which can cancel thermal expansion of a mounting table (hot plate) includes an upper supporting pin and a lower supporting pin, wherein the upper supporting pin and the lower supporting pin are independent of each other, the upper supporting pin is ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7429034 | Apparatus and method for thermal cutting of a workpiece An apparatus for thermal cutting of workpieces includes a cutting means for separating a workpiece into a finished part and a residual part, a workpiece support, and support elements for supporting the workpiece. Separate first and second support elements are provid... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7219884 | Pathology grossing tool A tool for holding tissue to be sampled in place to allow tissue samples of a prescribed thickness to be prepared from the held tissue. The tool includes at least one tine array for engaging and holding the tissue. First and second tine arrays may advantageously be ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7024979 | Cutting template for cutting meat pieces A cutting template for use for cutting of a plurality of substantially equal size meat pieces. The cutting template is to be hand operated by being placed by the user in conjunction with a meat section and then the user takes the knife and severs the meat section th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6892780 | Apparatus for applying labels to a container A chuck assembly comprises a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end. A plurality of pins extend substantially parallel with the axis from the first end. The plurality of pins is located at a first radius relative to the axis. At least one of the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6875277 | Painting stand and method for painting A method and apparatus for holding an article to be painted coated with a stand. In one embodiment the stand comprises (a) a first leg, (b) a second leg, (c) an upper connecting member attached to the first and second legs at an upper elevational position, (d) a bas... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6814125 | Apparatus for joining substrates together An apparatus is provided for joining together at least two substrates, each of which has an inner hole. The apparatus has a pin that is adapted to the inner holes of the substrates. The pin is provided with at least two noses that are movable radially relative to th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6743296 | Apparatus and method for self-centering a wafer in a sputter chamber A wafer lifter for self-centering a wafer onto a wafer pedestal situated in a physical vapor deposition chamber and a method for self-centering a wafer onto the wafer pedestal are described. The wafer lifter is constructed by a lifter body of annular shape, at least... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702130 | Door painting rack A door painting rack holds one or more doors for finishing by a painter. A base member has a lower support pin and a stop while an extension extends upwardly from the base member. An extension arm extends outwardly in fixed fashion from the extension arm ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6641668 | Painting stand and method for painting A method and apparatus for holding an article to be painted coated with a stand. In one embodiment the stand comprises (a) a first leg, (b) a second leg, (c) an upper connecting member attached to the first and second legs at an upper elevational position... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6604326 | Universal brick-back holder A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar,... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6481052 | Door holding device for wedging a door relative to a ceiling A door holding device is disclosed for wedging a door relative to a ceiling for preventing swinging or falling over of the door during painting thereof. The device includes a tubular member having a first and a second end. A biasing device having a first ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6374508 | Apparatus and method for aligning a substrate on a support member A method and arrangement for lifting lowering and centering a substrate on a surface employs lift pins have conical tips. A capture range is provided by the conical tips to capture and center misaligned wafers. One or more of the pins are inclined in cert... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6315878 | Substrate support and lift apparatus and method The present invention provides optimized designs that allow the coverage of the full surface of a receiving face in a substrate while at the same time reducing material deposition on the edge of the substrate, material deposition on and/or scratching of t... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6128264 | Dual format audio signal compression An information encoding method encodes information on a recording medium in accordance with for a new standard. When decoded by a reproducing device adapted for coping with the encoding method for a old standard, the user is appraised of the fact that par... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6051303 | Semiconductor supporting device A semiconductor-supporting device comprising a substrate made of an aluminum nitride-based ceramic material and having a semiconductor-placing surface, wherein an orientation degree of the aluminum nitride-based ceramic material specified by the following... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6036784 | Apparatus for holding substrates An apparatus for holding substrate includes a base housing. A plurality of pins are set on the top surface of the base housing. Further, the top surface has a plurality of openings through the top surface. The base housing has a first opening set on the b... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029966 | Flexible, self conforming, workpiece support system A method and apparatus are disclosed for a flexible support system using elongated support members to support a face of a workpiece. The flexible support members are arranged through at least one plane of perforated material, where the elongated support m... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5984293 | Apparatus for holding printed circuit board assemblies in manufacturing processes A universal fixture for holding printed circuit board assemblies during stencil printing, pick-and-place processing, and other PCB assembly processes. In one embodiment, a universal printed circuit board holder has a base and a plurality of support member... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5897108 | Substrate support system An apparatus for supporting a substrate such as a printed circuit board (PCB) having various electronic components installed on one side with that side down so that other components can be installed on the opposite side. An assembly of three perforated pl... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5692286 | Method for shaping parts in one or more stacked board shaped elements and machine tool for implementing this method A method of shaping printed circuit boards comprises the steps of providing a base plate, installing a board shaped element including the parts to be shaped on an upper surface of the base plate, fixing the base plate and board shaped element on a table o... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5642568 | Tack strip installation tool A hand held tool for locating a tack strip proximate a wall includes a metal plate shaped to provide a head having an extending handle for manually gripping the tool. The head has a narrow edge surface which is slotted and sharpened for receiving and hold... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5568954 | Ceiling-mounted device for stabilizing a workpiece A device for holding a door upright for painting comprises a bracket that attaches the device to the electrical junction box in a ceiling, a telescoping rigid section held by the bracket, and a pin at the end of the rigid section that engages the top edge... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5459546 | Method and apparatus for accurate alignment of semiconductor wafers in photo printers Detrimental buildup of tramp photoresist material upon the positioning pads of a stage plate for wafer printing machines is prevented by providing an arcuate point contact surface upon the positioning pads. The wafer is supported a predetermined focal len... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5385183 | Tool for producing straight edge A tool for assisting in producing a straight edge on a piece of rough cut raw material, such as lumber or masonite. The tool is held in place on top of the piece by gripping means which grip the piece along two opposite side edges. The tool's straight edg... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5288061 | Pin for use in fabric stacking and pinning table A pin for use in apparatus for supporting sheet material such as cloth during operations such as cutting performed thereon comprising a supporting frame, a planar supporting surface on the frame for receiving plies of sheet material placed thereon, the su... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5197965 | Skull clamp pin assembly A pin assembly for use in a skull clamp having a cylindrical non-metallic housing and a metallic rigid pin with a conical point fitted in the non-metallic housing. The non-metallic housing has fingers extending from a cavity in the surface of the housing ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5016694 | Clamping assembly A clamping assembly with at least two clamping members with inner surfaces facing towards each other and outer surfaces facing away from each other, a bolt passes through holes formed in the clamping members, the bolt including a bolt head and a threaded ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4986043 | Device for erecting and plumbing a wall frame unit A device for moving a wall frame unit into an erect and plumb position includes a pulling unit mounted on one wall frame unit and a pulled unit mounted on the wall frame unit to be erected. A cable unit connects the pulled unit to the puller unit via a lo... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4949935 | Apparatus for positioning and supporting an inner mold panel of a form An apparatus for supporting an inner mold panel of a steel form during the process of setting up the steel-form mold panels to form a wall. The supporting apparatus includes a plurality of supporting members provided on the floor on which the inner steel-... | 08/21/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4845818 | Device for changing fuel pump on internal combustion engine A specially designed holding device for holding a fuel pump push rod in place during the installation of a fuel pump on an internal combustion engine is threaded into an existing threaded bore which intersects the passage containing the push rod. The hold... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4753426 | Tightening and clamping device A device for tightening joints of a wooden type includes a first force transmitting structure and a second force transmitting structure with an assembly for applying force connected therebetween. The force transmitting structure includes a rigid member ha... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4685363 | Apparatus and method for supporting and working on sheet material A bed for supporting sheet material to be cut or otherwise worked on is made of a densely packed array of relatively short, stiff bristles with pointed upper ends which penetrate the sheet material to inhibit it from moving laterally relative to the bed. ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4676490 | Log holder A log holder for supporting a log in a horizontal orientation by engaging one end of the log, thereby leaving the other end free for cutting. The holder includes a base (12), a frame (20) extending upwardly from the base, upper (24) and lower (22) support... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4669341 | Extraction device A workpiece to which traction to be applied is firmly held by a gripping device to which is anchored one end of an impacting hammer having a rectilinear guide with a free end directed away from the workpiece. An impact member of high inertia is slidably d... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4624728 | Pin lift plasma processing A wafer is supported on pins within a plasma reactor, allowing the plasma to act on both sides of the wafer. Various processes are disclosed for pins-up and pins-down condition. If conductive pins are used, they are preferably flattened. The wafer is pref... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4578918 | Insulation anchor A system for insulating the walls of furnaces and other heated structures with ceramic fiber insulation including an improved insulation anchor. The anchor includes a pin which is attached to the furnace wall such as by stud welding with the pin having an... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4468018 | Device for holding logs for sawing A device for holding a log for sawing comprises a post having fixed thereto a pair of downwardly pointed spikes carried by a plate. A sleeve is slidable on the post and carries four upwardly pointed spikes on a plate and displaced a greater distance from ... | 08/28/1984 |
