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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151451 | Electronic component bonding machine In a construction in which the intermediate stage 5 is interposed between the substrate positioning stage 4 and the electronic component supply stage 3; and in which it is possible to select either a mode of the bonding head 10A transferr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151449 | Component placement machine A component placement machine for assembling at least one component on to at least one printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The component placement machine comprises at least one head configured for picking a component from at least one feeder and placing the pi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151448 | Component placement apparatus, component feeding apparatus and method A component placement apparatus includes: a tray storing device having slots for storing trays, a tray transporting device for transporting a tray from the tray storing device to a pickup area, a controller for controlling the transport of the trays into and out of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151450 | Sliding package retention device for LGA sockets A land grid array (LGA) socket uses a series of inclined engagement features to transfer a lateral load into a normal load to retain the LGA package in the socket. The number and position of the engagement features along the side of the socket permits a more uniform... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146241 | Tool for reconfiguring the pins of a tractor trailer electrical connector A tool for reconfiguring the pins of an SAE J560 electrical connector includes a handle and head. A plurality of openings provided in the free end of the head lead to a plurality of parallel equal diameter channels within the head. An elongate separator pin with a c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141237 | Flexible printed circuit connector assembling fixture A flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector assembling fixture is provided for assembling an FPC connector. The assembling fixture includes a base that is set horizontally. A lower slidable carriage is slidably coupled to the base. Upper and lower molds are respectiv... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136232 | Assembly fixture An assembly fixture for fixing a part/component to a printed circuit board includes a platform, an elevating unit, and a carrying body. The platform has a receiving area and a plurality of positioning pillars. The elevating unit is disposed on the platform. The carr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8117740 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a probe card In a method of manufacturing a probe card, a plurality of probe modules, including a sacrificial substrate and probes on the sacrificial substrate, is prepared. The probe modules are mutually aligned to form a probe module assembly having the aligned probe modules a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8099859 | Modular assembly The invention is a modular assembly of modular objects for autonomously executing a variety of tasks. The modular assembly consists of a modular object called a platform, one or more modular objects called modules which are mounted to the platform in accordance with... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8082660 | Xerographic micro-assembler Xerographic micro-assembler systems and methods are disclosed. The systems and methods involve manipulating charge-encoded micro-objects. The charge encoding identifies each micro-object and specifies its orientation for sorting. The micro-objects are sorted in a so... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079137 | Mounting apparatus for electronic components An electronic component is mounted on a printed board by a first head and a second head collaboratively. The first head is prioritized to the second head for moving operations. The range which allows the second head to move is defined in consideration with all the p... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079138 | Mounting apparatus for electronic components In a mounting apparatus for electronic components, a command from a host computer is transmitted to a linear motor M via a motion controller and a servo amplifier to thereby drive a mounting head H1 or a mounting head H2. To prevent collision between t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8046907 | Electronic component placement method In an electronic component placement method in which electronic components are picked up from a plurality of component supply sections which supply electronic components using a plurality of mounting heads which are provided corresponding to the respective component... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042262 | Temporarily fixing device A temporarily fixing device includes a frame-shaped structure member having a hole in its central part and a stepped portion around the hole; a board mounted on the stepped portion of the frame-shaped structure member; a simultaneously-pressing member into which a b... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8024854 | Automated solar cell electrical connection apparatus The present invention generally relates to an automated solar cell electrical connection device that is positioned within an automated solar cell fabrication system. The automated solar cell electrical connection device includes a module and process for automaticall... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011085 | Method for fabricating clamping device for flexible substrate A method of fabricating a clamping device for a flexible substrate is provided. A carrier board is provided. A plurality of holes is formed in the carrier board. A fixed positioning assembly and a movable positioning assembly are respectively embedded in the plurali... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7966718 | Substrate-related-operation performing apparatus and substrate-related-operation performing system A component mounting system and apparatus are provided that include a component mounting apparatus with a substrate holding device, a component supplying device, a head support portion, a mounting head and a forcing means. The mounting head is detachably attached to... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958625 | Assembly device An assembly device includes a base having a supporting portion upon which an isolation cover and a main body are disposed. A press-fitting mechanism is movably connected to the base, and includes a press-fitting portion facing the supporting portion and disposed cor... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7941913 | Component placement unit as well as a component placement device comprising such a component placement unit A component placement unit for placing a component on a substrate, which component placement unit comprises at least one nozzle which is rotatable about a central axis, by means of which a component can be picked up and placed on the substrate. The component placeme... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930819 | Component supply unit and surface mounter It is intended to allow for readily performing a cover tape setting operation. In the present invention, a tape guide 110 for guiding a component supply tape 35 includes a front guide section 120 provided with an open surface 128 opened o... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926170 | Method for fabricating a clamping device for flexible substrate A method of fabricating a clamping device for a flexible substrate is provided. A carrier board having a first positing holes and a plurality of second position holes is provided, wherein the first and the second position holes correspond in position to a plurality ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913379 | Tool assembly for extracting and installing dual in-line memory module cardlets A tool assembly for engaging and disengaging a cardlet housing electronic components from a computer environment. The cardlet, in a preferred embodiment is a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) cardlet. The tool comprises a carrier having a handle on one end and a plu... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7895735 | Element mounting apparatus An element mounting apparatus includes a movable arm, an electromagnet, a first controller and a glue dispenser. The glue dispenser includes a plate body and a second controller. The plate body includes an inner space containing glue, a through hole defined therein,... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895734 | Camera module insertion machine with gripper An assembly system includes an electronic component, a gripper, and a socket. The electronic component has sides and a top face, the top face has a top-face peripheral area and a top-face central area. The gripper has a gripper head, the gripper head being movable t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854061 | Component mounting apparatus, vibration controlling apparatus, and vibration controlling method A component mounting apparatus mounting a component on a substrate includes a driving unit, a frame structure, a first outputting section, and a compensating section. The driving unit includes a head to hold the component and a driving mechanism to move the head. Th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841071 | Position-correction device for correcting the position of a component holder for electronic components In the case of a position-correction device for correcting the position of a component holder of a handling apparatus for electronic components, in particular ICs, a base plate and a centering frame which can be displaced in relation to the base plate are provided i... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836582 | Printed circuit board assembly machine Provided is a PCB assembly machine including a board handling system configured to transport a PCB through the PCB assembly machine, wherein the PCB assembly machine further includes a pick and place system configured to pick and place electrical components onto the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7805831 | Electronic components feeding apparatus, and components information managing method in electronic components feeding apparatus A carrier tape package 20 is used in an electronic components placing apparatus for feeding electronic components by a tape feeder, and has a carrier tape 22 housed in a wound state on a tape reel 21. In the carrier tape package 20, a dat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7761977 | Component placement device A component placement device includes: (a) an elongated transport device by means of which substrates to be provided with components can be moved in a transport direction parallel to the transport device; (b) at least one component feeder that is located along a lon... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761978 | Assembling apparatus An assembling apparatus for assembling an electronic component to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a base, a fixing member fixed to the base, a sliding member slidably mounted to the base, and a driving device mounted to the base. The fixing member is configur... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7726011 | Chip transfer method and apparatus In a chip transferring apparatus a wafer (44) and a lead frame (50) are positioned. A first chip (42) is picked up from the wafer (44) by a transfer head (14; 40a-40d) in a chip pick-up position, while bonding ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7703195 | Methods of manipulating electrical wall fixtures A method for the safe and easy installation of wall-mounted electrical switches utilizing a multi-functional tool. The tool is temporarily attached to a magnetically-attractive surface of a fixture using one or more magnets. The fixture may be safely held using the ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7637003 | Crimping press In this crimping device, a press slide (5) is provided with a crimp-height adjuster (20) for the insulation crimper (9). The crimp-height adjuster (20) arranged on the press slide (5) above an upper tool (7) consists essenti... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7591066 | Clamping device for flexible substrate A clamping device for a flexible substrate is provided. The clamping device includes a carrier board. The carrier board has a fixed positioning assembly and a plurality of movable positioning assemblies. The fixed positioning assembly and the movable positioning ass... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7578053 | Interposer bonding device An interposer bonding device 3 is intended for bonding an interposer 10 having an interposer-side terminal to a base circuit sheet 20 provided with a base-side terminal. The interposer bonding device 3 has a press anvil 31 that hol... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7568280 | Package removal device A package removal device is for removing a package (5) from a component band (1) to expose a carrier band (2). The package removal device includes a stand (10), a first scrolling unit includes a first gear (52), and a second scroll... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7562440 | Component holding tape connecting apparatus A component-holding-tape connecting apparatus for connecting two component holding tapes through a connecting member, by caulking end portions of the respective two component holding tapes and the connecting member in a caulking position. The apparatus includes: (a)... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7493689 | Head assembly for chip mounter A head assembly for a chip mounter is provided. The head assembly includes: a housing having a plurality of spindle receiving holes; nozzle spindles that are fitted with nozzles picking up and mounting electronic components and vertically movably inserted into the s... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490399 | Electronic component mounting apparatus All images of a plurality of sucked and held electronic components are picked up, sucked and held states of the electronic components are successively recognized by their respective images in an order of placing the electronic components onto a circuit board, and th... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7475472 | System for assembling a customized printed circuit board A system and a method are provided for assembling a customized printed circuit board having at least one electrical component. The system includes an input device for allowing a user to input predetermined information on the customized printed circuit board to be as... | 01/13/2009 |
