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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172291 | Substrate transport apparatus and substrate transport method A substrate transport apparatus includes: a pair of arm units having a substrate-carrying surface on which a substrate is placed; a support member freely rotatably supporting the arm unit; and an inclination device inclining the arm unit with each of the substrate-c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 5970823 | Method and device for adjusting the position of movable working members with respect to respective stationary datum surfaces A method for adjusting the position of a movable working member with respect to a stationary datum surface has steps of providing a packaging machine having at least one movable working member and a device for adjusting the position of the working member ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5547424 | Method and an apparatus for making an elongate object In a method of making an elongate object (49) with a head at one end and a point at the other end, a blank (49) is placed in a die (50) having a through-going channel, following which the head end is subjected to axial pressure by a tool (52), while a sto... | 08/20/1996 |
| 4877359 | Adjustable stop member An adjustable stop member, comprises three parts which are mounted in longitudinal alignment, with the overall length of the aligned parts being adjustable. The first part is an elongate cylindrical member which has one closed end and a threaded, elongate... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4773940 | Lead frame preparation for solder dipping Metal leads are prepared for solder dipping by first exposing the leads to a fifty percent solution of sulfuric acid. The leads are then rinsed using city water and exposed to solution consisting of fifty percent sulfuric acid, twenty-five percent nitric ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4272215 | Remote control countersink adjustment A surface of a wedge acts as a stop to limit travel of a spindle on an automatic riveting machine. A drive mechanism moves the wedge back and forth to vary the heighth of the wedge, and the same mechanism simultaneously moves a rod back and forth to act o... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4208772 | Automatic metal working machine part counter A multiple spindle automatic screw machine is provided with an electrically insulated metal stock feed stop which is connected in an electrical circuit so as to provide an electrical signal when the grounded bar stock makes contact therewith for indicatin... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4133111 | Apparatus for detecting limits of travel A motor driven plotter has a plotting head which is translated in two coordinate directions over the work surface of a plotting table. The plotting head is mounted on a first carriage which moves in one coordinate direction and a second carriage is mounte... | 01/09/1979 |
