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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181335 | Apparatus for assembling a core for receiving wound sheet material Apparatus for assembling a core for wound sheet material, comprising a tube, a first end member, and a second end member; the apparatus comprising a base, a first chuck for insertion in the first end member, a second chuck for insertion in the second end member, a r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7958624 | Software and methods for automated pallet inspection and repair An automated pallet inspection and repair apparatus includes an inspection station and a repair station. The inspection station includes a laser that illuminates a pallet, a camera that collects the reflected light and a computer system. The computer system analyzes... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7362087 | Adapter for circuit board examination and device for circuit board examination An adaptor for inspection of circuit boards includes a wiring board for connection, on a front surface of which a plurality of connecting electrodes are formed correspondingly to electrodes to be inspected, and an anisotropically conductive elastomer sheet detachabl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325459 | Identifying unit for working machine and pressure apparatus A working machines includes an identifying unit. A force sensor detachably supports a working head in the identifying unit. A controller circuit is designed to identify the working head based on the load detected at the force sensor. When the working head is replace... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313859 | Method for optimizing placement order by placement apparatuses that place electronic components on circuit board An optimization apparatus capable of efficiently placing an electronic component. An optimization unit (203) determines a first assignment to the placement apparatus and calculates a first placement time required for placing all the electronic components assi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305757 | Die ejector system using linear motor A die ejector system and method for removing a die from an adhesive surface. The system includes an ejector tool that is operative to move relative to the die whereby to push the die. The ejector tool may consist of a collet holder and an ejector pin array. A shaft ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302755 | Head assembly for a component mounter Provided is a component mounter having a plurality of revolving nozzle spindles, which can simultaneously pick up and mount two or more electronic components. A head assembly for the component mounter includes: a base frame; a rotary housing rotatably mounted on the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293338 | Tap process for hard workpieces A process and apparatus for producing screw threads in hard material workpieces with a series of taps. The present invention employs a threaded bore formed in a bracket assembly to align and position multiple taps on a rotary machine. The taps are used in sequence t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275313 | Unlocking jig An unlocking jig (40) is fit on a female housing (10) from below. As a result, a guide groove (43A) on a bottom portion (43) of the unlocking jig (40) engages a convexity (22C) on a lower surface of the female housing (10... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266887 | Substrate transportation apparatus, component mounting apparatus and substrate transportation method in component mounting operation A component-mounted substrate moved to a specified substrate position by a substrate holding-and-moving device is delivered from a top of the substrate holding-and-moving device to a substrate discharge holder, and then while the substrate discharge holder is not mo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265561 | Device burn in utilizing voltage control According to the present invention, a method of controlling the burning in of at least one I/C device in a burn in tool is provided. For high power device, the tool has a heat sink positioned to contact each device being burned in, and has a socket for mounting each... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263765 | Marine bearing alignment and insertion tool A bearing alignment and insertion tool wherein a gimble bearing must be rotatably aligned with a grease fitting during insertion. The tool utilizes an alignment shaft with a cylindrical mounting sleeve slidably positioned thereon. A mounting plate secures the tool t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265563 | Test method for semiconductor components using anisotropic conductive polymer contact system A contact system for electrically engaging semiconductor components includes an interface board mountable to an automated test handler, and a floating substrate on the interface board. The interface board includes interface contacts in electrical communication with ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255572 | Electrical connector provided with coiled spring contact A connector is adapted to be mounted on a board member. An insulative holder is formed with a through hole connecting a first side face and a second side face which is adapted to be opposed to the board member. The insulative holder accommodates a coiled spring in t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237326 | Device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines A device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines, comprising: a detector for the position of an indicator that can slide on rectilinear guides with respect to a wheel supported rotatable on the frame of a balancing machine; remov... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220092 | Method and apparatus for collectively changing components at component supply section A transfer rack 15 loaded with a seriate number of component supply cassettes 14 to be handled collectively is carried and retained on a truck 61 so that it can be taken in and out of the truck 61. The transfer rack 15 is passed be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209047 | Monitoring coupling status with process lockout feedback A monitoring system includes a porthole in a tank or conduit that includes threads on an end thereof. A piece of processing equipment is mounted within the porthole by a threaded coupling collar. The threads of the coupling collar engage the threads of the porthole.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206657 | Real-time measurement of tool forces and machining process model parameters A system and method are provided for real-time measurement of tool forces. A relationship between a motor characteristic and tool forces is determined by first directly measuring tool forces for a standard tool, work piece, and part program in a central facility. A ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206065 | Methods and apparatus for automation of the testing and measurement of optical fiber A system and methods for automating the testing of optical fiber are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an automated conveyor system moves spools of optical fiber contained on pallets from testing station to testing station. According to an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185411 | Method and apparatus for forming fine gauge and monofilament single and double-armed sutures An apparatus for forming armed sutures has a swaging station for receiving, holding and swaging needles that are deposited therein. A linear motor drives a suture insertion gripper, which pulls suture from a supply reel and inserts a cut end thereof into a needle he... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181942 | Device and method for connections made between a crimp connector and wire An ultrasonic device and method obtains desirable crimp connections between a crimp connector and a wire, or bundle of wires, by assessing the desirability of connections made in a wire-to-wire connection and in other situations where two materials with good acousti... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181833 | Method of mounting an electronic part The invention provides a mounting method capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In this method, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165311 | Method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate An apparatus and a method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate are disclosed. The substrate includes a plastic layer and the apparatus includes an anvil, a needle and a swaging tool movable relatively to the anvil. The method includes the steps of penetr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155827 | Method for verifying predetermined bearing preload of differential assembly module A rigid drive axle assembly includes a support beam member having a substantially flat central plate section, a differential assembly module secured to the central plate section through at least two threaded studs extending from the central plate section. The differ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152472 | Measuring apparatus, measuring method and computer program product therefor A press-in portion (11) of a press-fit terminal (10) is held by jigs (21) from opposite sides along a direction substantially normal to the longitudinal direction of the press-in portion (11), and a load (F) acting on the movable jig (... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154401 | Method and apparatus for assessing the integrity of a jewellery setting There is provided a method for assessing the integrity of grip of a stone in a jewellery setting having plural gripping claws to grip said stone, the method comprising heating the stone; measuring conductive transfer of heat from the stone to each of said plural gri... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152307 | Swage collar inspection tool To evaluate a fastener, a cam that is contoured to correspond to a relationship between a first dimension of the fastener and a second dimension of the fastener is utilized. The cam is movable between a first position and a second position and the fastener is evalua... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146717 | Component rejection station The present invention features a method and apparatus wherein a component in a component placement machine is rejected during the placement cycle and subsequently retained in a component rejection station. A component is imaged and the image processed using an autom... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143508 | Nail spacing verification assembly A nail spacing verification assembly is provided which enables the spacing between nails contained in a collated nail strip, the collated nail strip advancing down a nail loading assembly of a nail gun, to be verified before the nail is allowed to advance. A first a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143494 | Method and apparatus for assembling exterior automotive vehicle body components onto an automotive vehicle body The present invention generally relates to a method and programmable apparatus for the assembly of body components to an automotive body that has undergone a progressive series of framing and welding steps so as to produce a structurally rigid body frame, termed a b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143890 | Vertical transfer device for tire assembly line A transfer device is provided for transferring tires from a tire conveyor line to a wheel conveyor line. The transfer device includes first and second surfaces rotatable with respect to one another. The first surface can receive tires from the tire conveyor line. A ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131040 | Manifold-Distributed Air Flow Over Removable Test Boards in a Memory-Module Burn-In System With Heat Chamber Isolated by Backplane Hot air blown past memory modules under test in a heat chamber is improved. Hot air entering the chamber from an inlet pipe is split by a manifold and deflectors. Holes in the manifold allow for a relatively even air distribution within the chamber, minimizing tempe... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126248 | Motor with stator formed by assembling divided stator-members into an annular shape, and compressor incorporating the same motor A motor includes a stator formed by assembling plural divided-stator-members—each one of the members having a tooth—into an annular shape, and a rotor facing the stator. The divided stator members are formed by laminating plural core sheets and bonding at least ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126628 | Screw auto-detection and selection device A screw auto-detection and selection device comprises a rotary machine table; a light source generating unit; a recording control unit; a camera detecting unit; and a time scale cam unit. The feature of device is that the camera detecting unit includes a press, an e... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111390 | Parts mounting and assembling apparatus An apparatus combining a high-speed high-precision characteristic equivalent to that of a die bonder and a flexibility of coping quickly with a process variation and product variation along with size reduction and economics. This apparatus comprises a base unit incl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111211 | Efficient air-flow loop through dual burn-in chambers with removable pattern-generator boards for memory-module environmental testing Two heat chambers are placed side-by-side. Heated air is blown upward through a first chamber and downward through a second heat chamber. An upper heating unit has a blower and heater that heat air exiting the first chamber and blows the heated air into the top of t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103968 | Cable terminating apparatus Apparatus and methods are shown for holding a plurality of wires of a cable in fixed positions relative to each other for assisting in the termination of the cable with a connector having plurality of contacts possibly of the insulation displacement type. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100278 | Component mounting apparatus and method A component mounting apparatus have a pair of component supply sections, and first and second mounting head sections. Each of the first and second head sections has a rotary member driven about a horizontal axis, component suction nozzles attached to the rotary memb... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086261 | Crimp state estimation apparatus for crimp contact terminal and quality determination apparatus for crimp contact terminal A crimp state estimation apparatus includes: an information input section for inputting information on an crimp contact terminal, an electric wire, an anvil, and the crimper and an input compression ratio of a core wire of the electric wire; and an estimation unit f... | 08/08/2006 |
