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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866033 | Window component system including pusher for scrap removal An apparatus for automatic removal of scrap elongated window component stock from a conveyor includes a path of travel altering mechanism, a translating mechanism, and a controller. The path of travel altering mechanism is positioned along the path of travel that se... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7150084 | Slide fastener manufacturing apparatus Machining portions such as a cutter portion, a slider inserting portion and an upper stopper attaching portion are provided around the vertical axis of a fixed table portion in order of machining. A fastener chain cut to have a predetermined length is held by the fi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7032298 | Apparatus for replacing defective PCB from PCB panel The present invention relates to an apparatus for replacing a defective PCB unit formed on a PCB panel with a nondefective PCB unit, in which the location of the nondefective PCB unit disposed on a location correcting table is corrected by a location correcting driv... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6917848 | Production system for printed wiring board A manufacturing system for printed wiring boards divides printed wiring boards scheduled to be manufactured into non-fractional and fractional groups depending on the content of an order remainder list. The printed wiring boards categorized as non-fractional are pan... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6804880 | Assembly apparatus An assembly apparatus that may easily conform to increase in production volume and change in specifications of parts, and exhibits high production efficiency is provided. The assembly apparatus 1 includes a part-supplying station 2 in which an operator... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6685129 | Optical fiber cartridge assembly A method and apparatus is provided for mounting any one of a plurality of types of connectors upon the end portion of a fiber optic cable. The automated fiber optic connectorization apparatus includes a memory device for storing data relating to a plurali... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6555400 | Method for substrate mapping A method and apparatus relating to fabricating semiconductor die packages including a mounting substrate and dice attached thereto. The mounting substrate includes multiple die attach sites and a designator having substrate identification information. The... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6490783 | Method of and apparatus for processing photographic photosensitive film When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6427306 | Method of and apparatus for processing photographic photosensitive film When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6317951 | Method of and apparatus for processing photographic photosensitive film When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6240633 | Automatic defect detection and generation of control code for subsequent defect repair on an assembly line A method for manufacturing an electronic device includes placing a plurality of components on a printed wiring board (204), detecting a defect in a component (210) and, in response, producing a defect indication including a defect location on the printed ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6154957 | Method of and apparatus for mounting electronic parts An electronic parts mounting method in which chips in a plurality of parts feeders are picked up respectively by at least three nozzles, and a lowered mounting efficiency is avoided when any of the nozzles becomes bad, thereby mounting the chips on a boar... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6145279 | Method of and system for producing and packaging film A process for producing packaged products from a film roll includes the steps of detecting whether an elongate film is defective or not, detecting whether a spool is defective or not, detecting whether an assembled cartridge is defective or not, and detec... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128885 | Method of and system for producing and packaging film A process for producing packaged products from a film roll includes the steps of detecting whether an elongate film is defective or not, detecting whether a spool is defective or not, detecting whether an assembled cartridge is defective or not, and detec... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6105239 | Automatic assembling system An automatic assembling system for assembling a product constituted by a plurality of parts, includes a group cell having a plurality of assembling cells and inspecting cells, pallets loaded with the same type of parts or products, at least one buffer for... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6044623 | Method of and system for producing and packaging film A process for producing packaged products from a film roll includes the steps of detecting whether an elongate film is defective or not, detecting whether a spool is defective or not, detecting whether an assembled cartridge is defective or not, and detec... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5770001 | Automatic assembly and inspection system for optical connector An automatic assembly and inspection system for optical connectors is provided, which is highly reliable and which can produce economical and highly-effective optical cords or cables with optical connectors. The automatic assembly and inspection system fo... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5649356 | Method and apparatus for supplying and placing components A method and apparatus for automatically supplying surface mount chip components from a bulk feeder and placing the chip components on a substrate. The apparatus includes a base frame, a substrate feeding mechanism, a placement head, and a placement head ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5606842 | Manufacturing method for photosensitive film magazines and manufacturing method for photosensitive film magazines packed in containers A manufacturing method for a photo-sensitive film magazine packed in a container is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) assembling a photosensitive film magazine in a photosensitive film magazine assembly section (b) feeding successively the ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5592734 | Method and apparatus for framing a film mounted integrated circuit A TAB carrier for film-mounted integrated circuits comprises a body member having a rectangular cavity for receiving a TAB segment of a flexible film strip and a retainer member shaped and sized to fit conformably within the cavity, each integrally molded... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5509192 | Apparatus for press-fitting connectors into printed boards The present connector press-fitting apparatus comprises a press-fitting head, a press-fitting block, a cylinder, a positional detector, a pin detector, and a controller. The press-fitting head comes into contact with the connector, and attaches to and det... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5485666 | Rotor assembly apparatus and method A rotor assembly machine for assembling spring biased starter pawls to a rotor. The machine includes three loaders. A first loader positions a coiled spring around a post of a rotor. A second loader connects the starter pawl onto the post. The third loade... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5327623 | Semi-automated button closing machine A method and apparatus for substantially automatically joining front and back parts of buttons employs a turntable with retaining means that are rotated through a series of stations at which the parts are placed in the retaining means in a desired orienta... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5301402 | Automated button closing machine A machine for automatically joining front and back parts of buttons employs a turntable with nests that are rotated through a series of stations at which the parts are placed in the nests in a desired orientation, joined, and checked for defects. Orientat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5271139 | Production installation A production installation comprises carriages supporting pallet trays carrying structural components or individual parts for assembly or processing, identical couplings for detachably coupling each one of the pallet trays to a respective carriage, a conta... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5251372 | Method and apparatus for framing a film mounted integrated circuit A fully automated TAB framer includes a pair of vertically-oriented pneumatic rams having vacuum operated pick up heads on the lower ends thereof. A cutting assembly cuts TAB segments from a roll of film having a number of such segments thereon. The rams ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5065898 | Apparatus for orienting and injecting fasteners Apparatus for initially orienting and then injecting fasteners (F) into fastener grasping fingers (46), the fasteners being received by the apparatus (10) from a non-dedicated feed tube (18). The apparatus includes, as its principle components, a mounting... | 11/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4959898 | Surface mount machine with lead coplanarity verifier Apparatus for performing a non-contact three-dimensional inspection of a surface-mount component prior to placement on a printed circuit board. Specifically, an arrangement to ensure acceptable alignment (i.e. coplanarity) of all component heads in the XZ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4936497 | Apparatus for automatically removing and supplying needles in needle boards The invention relates to an apparatus for the automatic removal and supply of needles in needle boards intended for the densification of fiber webs or non-woven fabrics into needle felts in which, in conformance with a prior art method intended only to su... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4924419 | System and a method for detecting a malfunction in the operation of a parts assembly machine The system and method of the present invention senses the time that it takes an automatic machine to assemble two or more parts and compares that time against a know time for correctly assembled parts. If the sensed time varies from the known time the att... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4884330 | Assembly method A method of assembling a plurality of individual parts to manufacture a workpiece, which comprises the steps of placing each single individual part in a holder in a preparation stage, the holder holding each single individual part in a predetermined posit... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4850104 | System for configuring, automating and controlling operations performed on PCBS and other products A method and apparatus for configuring, automating and controlling the various operations performed on different products, e.g. the testing and/or repair of printed circuit boards, is presented. The apparatus includes one or more work stations and conveyo... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4847988 | Automatic flip top cap cover machine The invention provides an automatic machine for closing flip-top caps of a type which is used on toothpaste tubes, for example. The machine has a pair of superimposed turntables separated by a star wheel, the turntables and star wheel turning as a unit ab... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4845843 | System for configuring, automating and controlling the test and repair of printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for configuring, automating and controlling the testing and/or repair of printed circuit boards is presented. The apparatus includes one or more test and/or repair stations and conveyor units to transport PCB's and other components ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4787143 | Method for detecting and correcting failure in mounting of electronic parts on substrate and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for detecting and enabling correction of a failure in the mounting of electronic parts on substrates, capable of automatically and efficiently accomplishing the detection of a failure in the mounting of electronic parts on substrate... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4768285 | Repair station for component insertion device A repair station located at the insertion head of an electrical component assembly machine, the repair station permitting the testing and placement of components into the sequence of components to be inserted into printed circuit boards.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4726535 | Machine for removing caps and base cups from plastic bottles A machine for removing the closure or cap and the plastic base cup from a soft plastic bottle includes a conveyor which advances bottles sidewise along a horizontal path. During such advance, the bottles move along a stationary bar which holds the bottles... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4706187 | Method of and apparatus for preparing numerical control data for inserting components The present invention relates to a computer system which can store assembly information and component information for components to be automatically inserted by an insertion machine into a printed board, which can perform required operations based upon th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4577794 | Rivet injector/rejector device A rivet injector/rejector device (10) is provided for use with a riveting machine (12) having a plurality of rivet gripping fingers (120, 122). The device (10) includes a supporting member (16) fixedly mounted to the riveting machine (12). A tubular membe... | 03/25/1986 |
