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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181336 | Micro-assembler A xerographic micro-assembler system, method and apparatus that includes a sorting unit that is adapted to receive a plurality of micro-objects. The micro-objects can also be sorted and oriented on the sorting unit and then transferred to a substrate. The system, me... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8161629 | Backlight module assembling apparatus A backlight module assembling apparatus for attaching a reflector plate to a driving circuit board is disclosed. The backlight module assembling apparatus includes an assembling portion and a pressing movably connected to the assembling portion. The assembling porti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156635 | Carrier for manufacturing a printed circuit board Disclosed herein is a carrier for manufacturing a substrate, including: an insulation layer including a first metal layer formed on one side or both sides thereof; a second metal layer formed on one side of the first metal layer; and a third metal layer formed on on... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8122593 | Weaving machine for coil assembly of rotary electric machine A weaving machine for an rotary electric machine coil assembly is disclosed including a rotating and driving section having timing belts causing rotary pulleys to rotate about their axes under the same attitudes while causing the rotary pulleys to rotate about an ax... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8091214 | Assembling jig for lens module An assembling jig for lens module comprises a crutch, a mobile carrier and a pressing mechanism. The crutch includes a level mounting base and an erect support wall joined to one side of the mounting base. A firm carrier is fixed on the mounting base. The mobile car... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8020281 | Printed circuit board bonding device The present invention relates to a bonding device for bonding a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) to a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes a printhead carrier and an ink ejection printhead carried by the carrier. The bonding device includes a supp... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001676 | Component placement apparatus Component placement apparatus (1, 21) comprising a storage device (2) for storing components, means (5, 25, 71, 81, 91) for transporting a component from the storage device (2) to a transfer device (6, 26) comprising at least one c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992286 | Assembly apparatus for attaching decorative pieces A assembly apparatus for attaching decorative pieces to electronic devices includes a seat, a first cover, a second cover, and a transmitting member. The seat includes a disengaging portion and an attaching portion. The disengaging portion has a recess, a protrusion... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984546 | Tool for filling vias in a greensheet An apparatus tool for filling vias in a product greensheet and/or repairing vias in a product greensheet. The apparatus tool utilizes a transfer greensheet having filled vias in a fixed array, which vias are punched into the product greensheet to either repair or fi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975368 | Wireless receiver structure A structure of wireless receiver includes a metallic casing, a positioning base, a receiving module, and a housing. The metallic casing has a circumferential wall defining an accommodating space therein, and two opposite ends thereof formed with an insertion hole an... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975369 | Apparatus for assembly of circuit boards A circuit board assembly fixture is used in assembling a circuit board assembly. The fixture includes supporting surfaces each including a first side and an opposite second side, wherein each first side receives at least one of the fixed circuits to be coupled toget... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7941912 | Clamp body for electrical connector clamps In order to increase the clamping effect in an electrical screw connector used in industrial applications to fix or hold an electrical conductor, the support and contact surfaces for the electrical conductor are textured. According to the invention, the texturing of... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7900344 | Cable and connector assembly apparatus A cable assembly apparatus for coupling a connector to a cable having a base supporting an interface pedestal dimensioned to receive the connector; an inductor coil coupled to an inductor coil actuator operable to move the inductor coil between a load position and a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7877862 | Weldless mesotube grid holder An apparatus for assembling an electronic device is disclosed, which includes one or more grid holders for maintaining one or more grids in association with a plurality of conducting components positioned perpendicular to the grid(s). One or more insulating componen... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7861404 | Method for removing the endplate of an electric generator A method and apparatus for compressing the endplate of an electric generator to relieve the restraining force on a plurality of key blocks that restrain the endplate in compression. The method includes simultaneously applying independent compressive loads at each of... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861405 | System for forming a micro-assembler A xerographic micro-assembler system, method and apparatus that includes a sorting unit that is adapted to receive a plurality of micro-objects. The micro-objects can also be sorted and oriented on the sorting unit and then transferred to a substrate. The system, me... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7845068 | Method for assembling a carrier for integrated circuits The invention relates to a method for assembling a carrier for integrated circuits. The carrier has upper and lower parts. The method includes the steps of positioning the lower part in a bottom clamp portion retained in a bottom clamp receptacle, positioning a top ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7765682 | Apparatus for attaching substrates An apparatus for attaching substrates is provided with a buffering member between an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The buffering member reduces a load applied to a lifting device during vacuum exhaustion of a sealing space between the chambers. Therefore, it is... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7730606 | Manufacturing method for a wireless communication device and manufacturing apparatus A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721420 | Assembler for assembling a carrier for printhead integrated circuits Provided is an assembler for assembling a carrier for supporting printhead integrated circuits. The carrier has upper and lower parts that are operatively fastened together. The assembler includes a support structure configured to support the lower part in a pre-fas... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7640653 | Attaching device A producing method of producing a solid state pickup device is provided. Imaging elements are formed on a wafer in a matrix form. Each of the imaging elements has a light receiving surface and plural contact points. Receiving surface border portions are formed on a ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7617593 | Micromachine and method of fabricating the same A micromachine successfully reduced in parasitic capacity between input and output electrodes, and having an oscillator configured as ensuring a high S/N ratio under operation at higher frequencies is disclosed. The micromachine comprises an insulating layer formed ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7591065 | Assembly system for semiconductor packages An assembly for a semiconductor package comprises an electrical connector and a tool located upon the electrical connector. The electrical connector has an insulating housing and a plurality of terminals adapted for electrically connecting with the semiconductor pac... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7587812 | Electronic device manufacturing component with an embedded chip and methods of using the same Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for including a chip embedded in components of electronic device manufacturing systems adapted to sense, store, and/or update at least one of identification, operational-related and process-related information associated ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584534 | Remote inspection device A remote inspection device is provided for inspecting visually obscured locations. The device is generally comprised of a imager housing and a display housing disposed on opposite ends of a modular, flexible cable. An imaging device is embedded in the end of the cyl... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571538 | Vacuum fixing jig for semiconductor device The present invention relates to a Jig and method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate including the back grind step, the dicing step, the pick up step, and the die bonding step of the wafer; and to a semiconductor substrate jig used in such method. The object... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7555830 | Broken die detect sensor A broken trim die tool detection sensor. The lands of the tie bar die connect with the leads of the unit to form switches. The states of these switches indicate broken die lands or other malfunctions. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552526 | Tooling mandrel for assembling a head stack assembly with a disk drive base A tooling mandrel for use in assembling a disk drive having a disk drive base and a head stack assembly with a pivot bearing cartridge. The cartridge includes a shaft and a sleeve. The shaft includes a shaft first end with an engagement feature. The shaft defines an... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7526858 | Apparatus for making electronic devices The invention provides a manufacturing apparatus in which inter-substrate transfer of a thin film circuit or a thin film element can automatically be performed. An apparatus for manufacturing electronic devices includes a laser device to generate laser beams, a mask... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7434307 | System for information handling system motherboard assembly An assembly support platform apparatus, system and method assembles a motherboard into an information handling system by coupling simulated electronic connectors of the platform to electronic connectors of the motherboard to support movement of the motherboard to an... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422675 | Process for changing anodes in an electrolytic aluminum production cell including adjustment of the position of the anode and device for implementing the process A process for changing an anode of a cell for the production of aluminum by fused bath electrolysis including a plurality of anodes. According to the invention, an anode handling tool is used including a positioning device, a gripping device and a sensor detecting t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398593 | Apparatus for producing capacitor element member The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a comb-like capacitor element member including a guide member and a plurality of rectangular metal foil pieces bonded to the guide member, comprising an automatic feed mechanism for feeding tape-like foil b... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389580 | Method and apparatus for thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371041 | Assembly station with rotatable turret which forms and unloads a completed stack of articles Method and apparatus for forming and unloading a completed stack of articles. An assembly station includes a rotatable turret from which at least one stacker arm projects. The turret rotates to each of a number of article loading positions to sequentially load artic... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370407 | Disc centering device A disc centering device includes a base plate, a chuck which is installed on the base plate, a hub unit which is detachably engaged to the chuck and receives discs to be stacked, disc pushers which are slidably provided outside the hub unit and include corresponding... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350287 | Voice coil insertion jig, speaker producing method using the jig, and speaker produced by using the jig A method of manufacturing a speaker using a voice coil insertion jig including providing a voice coil insertion jig, deforming a plurality of moving pieces from a first position elastically toward a central boss side to a second position, inserting the voice coil in... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350290 | Compression device for integrated circuit packages A compression device has a frame sized to accept an integrated circuit package and a pressor. The frame includes a surface defining an opening with an axis and at least one ramp extending from the surface. The ramp or ramps have upper and lower flat portions, substa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348484 | Method of assisting a compromised barrier The present invention provides method, apparatus, and system to assist in partially or fully reestablishing the fire rating of a barrier that has been compromised by the installation of an electrical box(es) in the barrier. The electrical box includes a faceplate ha... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340812 | System for processing a cable using at least two tools The system (1) for processing a cable (5) comprises a first set of tools (30(i)), a second set of tools (35(j)) and a processing device (10) for executing different processing steps for processing a cable (5) u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332064 | Hangar bar A hangar bar for a cathode plate and a method of producing a cathode for electrolytic recovery of metal. The hanger bar comprises a support element which is preferably stainless steel and hollow. An electrically conductive metal cladding is affixed the stainless ste... | 02/19/2008 |
