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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7269893 | Tool for piercing nut A tool for piercing nuts that includes a die part, a punch part and a piercing nut feeder incorporated into the punch part. The piercing nut feeder is adapted to feed piercing nuts into a piercing nut holder in the punch part so that these nuts, when the punch part ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7145976 | Procedure and means for replacing and procedure for repairing a section of a pipe in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor In a nuclear reactor, cooled by pressurized water, an apparatus is employed for replacing a section of a primary circuit primary pipe that interconnects first and second components of a primary circuit. The apparatus cuts out and removes a section of the primary pip... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093350 | Truss fabrication system with obstruction detection device A truss fabrication system for fabricating trusses includes a table, a gantry press and an obstruction detection device. A top of the table receives truss components arranged with at least some connector plates engaging at least some of the truss members. The gantry... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040008 | Device for carrying out maintenance work in a region of a plant delimited by a wall having at least two facing surfaces The maintenance device comprises a robot (2) for carrying out maintenance work in a remote-controlled or programmed way in the maintenance region. The robot (2) comprises a supporting part (2a) connected to a clamping support (3) s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6957483 | Self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus A self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus including an installation head attached to an upper die member of a die press having a reciprocating plunger driving a pierce nut against a panel, piercing a slug from the panel upon closing of the press and a rod ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6918522 | Nailing machine Disclosed is a nailing machine capable of indicating an existence or non-existence and the residual quantity of a nail in a cartridge. The nailing machine includes a main body, a nose portion and a cartridge. The main body includes a trigger lever mounted to a lower... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912776 | Pierce nut installation apparatus A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the plunger passage, wherein the end of the plunger passage includes a nu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6883219 | Method for manufacturing sensor device A pressure sensor includes a sensing element in a sensing chamber defined by two cases, one of which is crimped to the other. An internal pressure of the chamber is affected by a crimping force. In the manufacturing process of the pressure sensor, the internal press... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6754942 | Method for assembling a polishing head and apparatus for detecting air leakage in the polishing head while assembling the same Disclosed are a method for assembling a polishing while inspecting for air leakage in the polishing head and an apparatus for performing the same. By the present invention, a polishing head may be tested for air leakage at each assembly step thereof, so that the pol... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6733912 | Fixture pallet apparatus for automated assembly of fuel cell material layers A first fixture of a transportable fixture apparatus incorporates a substantially porous first region adapted to receive one or more porous and/or non-porous first material layers, such as fuel cell layers, and to facilitate formation of a vacuum between the first f... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6490781 | Component mounting machine and safety device thereof The safety device includes an opening/closing cover which isolates a takeout part and an accommodating part of a component feeder unit from each other and which has a sensor for detecting a closed state. The component feeder unit includes the component ac... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6338192 | Component mounting machine and safety device thereof The safety device includes an opening/closing cover which isolates a takeout part and an accommodating part of a component feeder unit from each other and which has a sensor for detecting a closed state. The component feeder unit includes the component ac... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6240626 | Pressing device A pressing device for joining workpieces has a pressing tool and a motorized drive for actuation of the pressing tool over a pressing distance, as well as a control device which has a drive control device for influencing the drive. The drive control devic... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205651 | Door panel molding installation machine A machine for automatically installing a molding strip onto the edge of a door panel. The door panel is covered with a soft, flexible material such as vinyl or cloth. The molding strip has a channel formed therein, which receives the edge of the door pane... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6058597 | Electronic device mounting apparatus An electronic device mounting apparatus prevents an error at the setup time prior to startup of the apparatus and enables mounting of proper electronic devices without a mistake. A cartridge and a lane of a cartridge mounting rack have a cartridge side co... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5862576 | Apparatus for installing a leading-edge sheath onto a helicopter main rotor blade subassembly An apparatus for installing a leading-edge sheath onto a helicopter main rotor blade subassembly, including a lower assembly having a leading-edge sheath contour nest configured for supporting the leading-edge sheath, opposed carriage members connected to... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836062 | Apparatus for assembling a helicopter main rotor blade subassembly An apparatus for assembling a helicopter main rotor blade subassembly which includes a lower airfoil skin, a core, an upper airfoil skin, and a spar assembly having a tip end and a root end, the apparatus including a lower assembly including a base having... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5528828 | Methods for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade A method for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade includes a compaction fixture for assembling and compacting blade subassembly components and a sheath spreading/insertion apparatus for spreading and inserting a leading-edge sheath onto the blade sub... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5519932 | Multi-stage automatic press and assembly machine A press and assembly machine has a die set which has guide posts securely mounted on a base plate, and a cylinder plate securely mounted on top portions of the guide posts, and a movable plate slidably mounted on the guide posts. A cylinder is mounted on ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5430937 | Apparatus and methods for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade An apparatus for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade includes a compaction fixture for assembling and compacting blade subassembly components and a sheath spreading/insertion apparatus for spreading and inserting a leading-edge sheath onto the blade... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5283943 | Automated assembly apparatus A method and apparatus for assembling multiple component products using automated assembly equipment having predetermined locations for loading of components or component compartments. The invention includes a component identifier which reads indicia of c... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5125151 | Rivet setting tool The system accordingly strictly accounts for all rivets and prevents a rivet from being removed for any reason and not accounted for. This assures that no free rivet will find itself within the workpiece being riveted.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5022142 | Apparatus and method for loading pellets into fuel rods An apparatus for loading cylindrical fuel pellets into tubular fuel rods includes pellet segregation means for detecting and segregating an undersized pellet prior to its entry into a fuel rod. The segregation means includes a pair of laterally separated ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4984349 | Method of and apparatus for emergency shutdown of production line A production line for manufacturing automobiles, for example, has a plurality of self-propelled carriages for carrying workpieces respectively thereon, the self-propelled carriages having respective first emergency shutdown circuits, and a plurality of au... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4437232 | Electronic parts mounting apparatus An electronic parts mounting apparatus using a band carrier for feeding electronic parts incrementally, the carrier being a strip having many recesses disposed at equal intervals each holding an electronic part and a tape covering the recesses. The appara... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4153989 | Automatic piercing nut assembling arrangement An automatic piercing nut assembling arrangement mounted at a ram of a press together with ordinary stamping dies and/or other assembling arrangements of the same type. A device is provided for temporarily suspending an automatic supply of piercing nuts t... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4130935 | Quilting button part holder In a quilting machine adapted to drive two mating parts of a quilting button through a work piece and engage these parts, an improved button part holder has spring-loaded pivotally-mounted retainers for holding a male button part and evenly releasing same... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4059889 | Quilting machine A machine for inserting quilting buttons of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,701,174 includes a male button drive mechanism and a female button drive mechanism in axial alignment with positive and rapid acting button feed means for very rapidly drivi... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4044445 | Apparatus for attaching end stops to fastener stringers with a safety stop function In the operation of punching a performed stop blank onto a pair of coupled fastener stringers placed over a stationary die, a sensor is provided which moves up and down over the die to sense mechanically the presence of any foreign matter such as the oper... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3961408 | Fastener installation head A fastener installation head having a reciprocating plunger receiving fasteners through a transverse fastener passage from a feed means and a fastener sensor means located within the fastener passage sensing the presence or absence of fasteners in the fas... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3940839 | High accuracy positive positioning mechanism for an assembly machine An assembly machine having a high accuracy positive positioning mechanism, which engages the assembly table when the indexing system is in a dwell portion of the cycle, not moving the assembly table. A positioning pin, which is mechanically connected to o... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3939545 | Assembly machine actuator An assembly machine is provided having an actuator which transmits power from a driver reciprocating along a first axis to appropriate assembly machine tooling wherein spring loaded overload protection can be provided for all movement of the output shaft ... | 02/24/1976 |
