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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7635119 | Adjustable leveling mount A leveling system for a workpiece comprises a vise for holding the workpiece and a multimember support structure for positioning the vise. The multimember support structure comprises at least two joints and provides at least five independent degrees of freedom in an... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7380777 | Articulating vise adapter (AVA) An articulating adapter allowing increased clamping and holding capabilities of a common vise or tool at a plurality of angles having a base mounting plate (12) attached to a table (T). The rotating plate (14) has a mounting means (24) to allow ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356895 | Machine tool Machine tool furnished with: a table (20) free to swivel about a horizontal swivel center axis, and having a table body (22) for carrying a workpiece, and an axially rotatable rotary shaft (23) disposed with the axis of the rotary shaft (23 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357384 | Orientable sample holder having a zero-point indication, for a microtome A device for signaling the position of an orientable sample holder for a microtome is described. The drive system (2) for moving the sample holder is arranged in a housing. At least one rotatably mounted spindle (4), and a nut (5) running on the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357085 | Machine guideway employing electromagnetic suspension A machine guideway for used in machine processing includes a base (10, 40), a slide block (20, 50) slideably received in a sliding groove of the base, and an electromagnetic suspension system. The electromagnetic suspension system provides a repulsion ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7282874 | Alignment apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method An alignment apparatus which moves a object comprises a first structure having a holding member which holds the object, a second structure having a magnet which constitutes a linear motor, the linear motor drives the first and second structure, and a flow passage fo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264215 | Apparatus for supplemental support of items used in manual tasks The inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for providing supplemental support for items used in manual tasks and may include one or more of the following features: a supplemental support apparatus, a supplemental support method, techniques for providi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264432 | Device and method for transferring objects A device for transferring and characterizing objects positions the object on a horizontal work field. The device includes at least one rail extending parallel to the X direction and a displacement unit, movable back and forth in the X direction, having a motorized g... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240434 | Stage apparatus A stage apparatus may include a first stage, a second stage movable with respect to the first stage, at least one flexure hinge to connect the first stage with the second stage, a plurality of actuators provided between the first stage and the second stage to push t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7168694 | Multi-axis workpiece chuck A multi-axis chuck that rotates about at least two axes. Preferably, the axes are perpendicular. The multi-axis chuck includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion. Rear sides of the first portion and the second portion have a first mating portion that... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144160 | Hydrodynamic bearing apparatus and stage apparatus using the same A plurality of preload magnet units are arranged on each side of a hydrodynamic bearing symmetrically. Preload magnet units are arranged inside a labyrinth partition to surround the hydrodynamic bearing in a non-air atmosphere. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137202 | Assembling composite structures Apparatus and a method for assembly of panels into a composite structure are provided. The structure includes a form jig (1) having form boards (3, 4, 5) defining forming edges (6, 7, 8) against which a composite panel to be precisely formed may... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134762 | Light providing apparatus attachable to umbrella and stand assembly A light provider for an umbrella and stand assembly, including a body releasably attachable to the assembly, a source or sources of electric light carried by the body, to direct light away from the body, and incident light responsive means on the body to provide ele... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125244 | In-line robot mount A method and apparatus for mounting an in-line robot includes structure and/or steps for mounting a beam having an axis of travel. The in-line robot is preferably mounted on an injection molding machine. At least two mountings are provided, with a first mounting pro... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124687 | Positioning device, especially for offset plates The invention relates to a device for positioning an element with respect to at least two reference points (4a, 4c), in which said device acts upon a working point on the element to be positioned and comprises a positioning arm attached t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114218 | Hinge device for a flat panel display A hinge device for a flat panel display which is able to be adjusted and retained at any desired angle, comprises a fixed unit and a pivotal unit, wherein the fixed unit has a base, a pair of supports, a pair spindles and a pair of bushings mounted around the spindl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107670 | System for assembling a hard disk drive A system for enabling a reliable, motor-to-base merge process is designed for motors that are attached to a base with screws that mount from outside of the base. An assembly fixture receives the motor, which has a tooling hole for circumferentially locating the moto... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107693 | Apparatus and method for precise angular positioning An apparatus and method for precise angular positioning of an object. A first pivot arm and a second pivot arm each is pivotally mounted with respect to a base. A pivot base flex member is operatively connected to the first pivot arm and allows the first pivot arm t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093811 | Clamping base The present invention is a clamping base, including a body capable of engaging with and holding a camera, and a second wall portion capable of being detached from and engaged with the body. The clamping base further includes a moving portion. The moving portion incl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078848 | Multi-axes, sub-micron positioner A positioner for positioning an object with sub-micron resolution is disclosed. The positioner includes a first stage having a first stage housing and adapted to provide dual-axis motion for coarse positioning of the object, and a second stage secured substantially ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070405 | Alignment systems for imprint lithography Described are systems for patterning a substrate by imprint lithography. Imprint lithography systems include an imprint head configured to hold a template in a spaced relation to a substrate. The imprint lithography system is configured to dispense an activating lig... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066439 | Three directional support mechanism for vehicle wheels A device with at least a supporting arrangement is coupled to a movement-system making the upper-plate moving. The device is characterized in that it includes a mechanism by which the supporting arrangement may be moved vertically thanks to the operation of a moveme... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6964215 | Rotary positioning multi-faced tooling fixture and associated methods A tooling fixture for rotatably positioning a plurality of workpieces includes a base and a housing carried by the base. A plurality of workpiece spindles are carried by the housing. The tooling fixture also includes a spindle drive assembly for rotatably positionin... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960855 | Bearing for a measuring instrument, particularly a coordinate measuring instrument A bearing (32) for a coordinate measuring instrument including a slide (36) which can be axially displaced in relation to a fixing device (34) and which can be supported opposite the fixing device by means of at least one air bearing (38, 40 | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951173 | Assembly and method for transferring imprint lithography templates Disclosed is a template transfer assembly and method that features a template transfer substrate, and a template having first and second sides, with the first side facing away from the template transfer substrate and the second side facing the template transfer subs... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6915179 | PIPE STRUCTURE, ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS MAINTENANCE METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING FACTORY A pipe structure includes a double pipe having a resin inner pipe and a resin outer pipe covering an outside of the inner pipe, and a discharge mechanism for discharging fluid in a space between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The double pipe is used in a vacuum ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903346 | Stage assembly having a follower assembly A stage assembly (10) for moving and positioning a device (26) includes a device stage (14), a stage mover assembly (16), and a follower assembly (18). The stage mover assembly (16) moves the device stage (14) along a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874773 | Modular indexing workholding system A modular workholding system for holding workpieces while performing machining or inspection, enabling adjustment of the attitude of the workpiece to various predetermined positions relative to the machine base, and utilizing one or more pairs of cooperating interlo... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6852989 | Positioning system for use in lithographic apparatus A positioning system, such as may be used to position a moveable object table in three degrees of freedom. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of the positioning system in a lithographic projection apparatus including an illumination system for suppl... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6764067 | Dustproof device for linear guide rail To provide a dustproof device for a linear guide rail capable of protecting bolt holes in the linear guide rail from foreign matters such as cutting dust or the like without many tap holes formed in an end face of the linear guide rail. A tension applying means 5... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6685179 | Positioning device and positioning method A positioning device for determining the position of an object includes an anchoring surface, a first movable carriage on which the object is loaded and which has a means for suctioning onto the anchoring surface, a second movable carriage which has a dri... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685178 | Linear guiding apparatus for machine tool There is provided a linear guiding apparatus for a machine tool, the system having both of rapid characteristics of a rolling guide which does not deteriorate the precision of movement, and damping characteristics of a sliding guide which is hardly influe... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659441 | Travelling worktable apparatus In a travelling worktable apparatus including a roller guide unit to guide a travelling table. Deformation of a sample table caused in association with precision of the guide unit such as deviation in precision of rail attachment and precision of rollers ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651969 | Table positioning device A table positioning device has a moving table and three table moving mechanisms for moving the moving table, and three position sensors for detecting positions in different directions of the moving table. Based on the detected date of the position sensors... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6635887 | Positioning system for use in lithographic apparatus A positioning system, such as may be used to position a moveable object table in three degrees of freedom. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of the positioning system in a lithographic projection apparatus including an illumination syste... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6588081 | Small footprint direct drive mechanical positioning stage A small footprint mechanical positioning stage capable of operating in two perpendicular orientations comprises a base plate, a carriage plate, linear bearings, a brushless linear motor, and a linear encoder. The linear bearings, the linear motor, and the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6446950 | Travelling worktable apparatus In a travelling worktable apparatus including a roller guide unit to guide a travelling table. Deformation of a sample table caused in association with precision of the guide unit such as deviation in precision of rail attachment and precision of rollers ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6375178 | Dual cylinder work piece positioner A dual cylinder pivotal work piece holding device includes a fixture pivotally mounted on a frame. A crank arm drives the fixture about a pivot axis. First and second cylinders have rods pivotally connected to the crank arm at a drive point offset from th... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6350080 | Modular motion stages utilizing interconnecting elements A modular approach to the design of motion modules, e.g., positioning elements, is disclosed which allows a single positioning element to be integrated into a number of multi-axis configurations through combination with other basic positioning elements al... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347442 | Printed circuit board flat level compensating unit of surface mounting apparatus The present invention relates to a printed circuit board(PCB) flat level compensating unit of a surface mounting apparatus in which when a PCB is stopped at its working position and is firstly pushed up from the lower portion thereof, the PCB is secondly ... | 02/19/2002 |
