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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7397111 | Semiconductor wafer, an electronic component, and a component carrier for producing the electronic component An electronic component includes a semiconductor chip with a chip topside, an integrated circuit, and a chip backside. The chip backside includes a magnetic layer. The electronic component further includes a chip carrier with a magnetic layer on its carrier topside.... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380850 | Holding structure for holding an object A holding structure, such as a manipulator, includes a plurality fingers. At least one of the fingers is movable such that an object can be held or released by a closing or opening motion of the movable finger. At least one contact surface of the fingers, which is c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7350289 | Component feeding head apparatus, for holding a component arrayed In component feeding head apparatus, a head unit having a holding unit for releasably holding a component and a rotating unit for rotating the holding unit around its center of axis is set as an object of an up-and-down operation and an inverting operation, and a he... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337534 | SMD chip handling apparatus The apparatus is for securely fetching and positioning an SMD chip on a printed circuit board and soldering the same to the board. Two spring plates form the clasping fingers which are wedged apart to a width larger than the width of the SMD chip by an expander form... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299540 | Electronic-component feeding device Disclosed is an electronic-component mounting apparatus 1 for mounting a plurality of electronic components onto a printed-wiring board 10, which comprises a component mounting head 4 adapted to suck up the electronic component and mount the suc... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287317 | Apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips An apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips with a transport device that transports the substrates in cycles to a bonding station where a semiconductor chip is deposited comprises a receiving table with a support surface on which the substrates are presented one a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243413 | Fixing tool for quickly setting up a secure device A fixing tool for quickly setting up a secure device with an engaging member and a secure unit is used for mounting the secure device to an electronic component. The fixing tool includes a main member, a driving member with an extending part pivotally connected to t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7190180 | Anisotropic conductive connector and production method therefor and inspection unit for circuit device An anisotropically conductive connector, inhibits permanent deformation by contact of target electrodes to be connected with pressure and deformation by abrasion from occurring even if the target electrodes to be connected are those projected, achieves stable conduc... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171740 | Tape head module assembly method A tape head module assembly method is disclosed. A first and second module holder are placed in an initial alignment with module holder ends facing each other, the module ends each holding a tape head module. A tape wrap angle between the first and second module is ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7148598 | Spoke permanent magnet rotors for electrical machines and methods of manufacturing same A rotor assembly for an electric motor includes a spoke permanent magnet rotor and a shaft connected thereto. The spoke permanent magnet rotor has an axis of rotation, permanent magnet material, and ferro-magnetic material. The permanent magnet material extends outw... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111380 | Method for forming an annular stator assembly A stator assembly that may be rounded into an annular form is disclosed that includes a plurality of stator segments where each stator segment defines a yoke portion and a stator tooth and a containment structure configured to position the stator segments relative t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7075772 | Electrostatic gripping device An electrostatic gripper for moving wafers includes bipolar electrodes with an insulating layer of zirconium oxide, which are positioned on a circuit board. The gripper is produced by a pressing process and can be operated with a DC voltage of less than 900 V. As a ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032297 | Apparatus for installing an electrical wall switch fixture An apparatus for safe and easy installation of wall-mounted electrical switches utilizing a multi-function tool. The tool is provided, in the form of an insulated handle that is detachably engaged with a wall switch. The wall switch device is temporarily attached to... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028391 | Method and apparatus for supporting a substrate An apparatus for performing operations on at least one surface of an electronic substrate having a first surface and a second surface includes a frame, a transportation system that moves the substrate through the apparatus, a substrate support system, coupled to the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020954 | Apparatus for placing a semiconductor chip as a flipchip on a substrate An apparatus for placing a semiconductor chip as a flipchip on a substrate has a flip device for flipping the semiconductor chip. The flip device is formed as a parallelogram construction which consists of a support bracket, a first and a second swivel arm and a con... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017258 | Mounting system for high-mass heatsinks A system for mounting heatsinks, in particular, high-mass heatsinks, on printed circuit boards, such as motherboards. The mounting system includes a backplate, disposed beneath the motherboard, with pins protruding up through the motherboard, and a linkage assembly,... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010853 | Electric-component mounting system An electric-component mounting system for mounting a plurality of electric components onto a circuit board. The system includes a plurality of electric-component mounting units which are arranged in a predetermined direction with a spacing distance between each adja... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986195 | Electronic component mounting apparatus The invention provides a mounting apparatus with a beam which is free from adverse effect on its performance due to thermal distortion and misalignment of its guide rails, on which the beam for mounting operation travels. One end of the beam is rotatably supported o... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6964093 | System for mounting electronic device An electronics packaging system (1) including a printer (3), a placing unit (4) and a reflow unit (5), wherein a printed wiring board (2) is carried while being kept in an upright position. The printed wiring board (2) has s... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959484 | System for vibration control A vibration control system comprising an actuator, and a sensor useful for controlling vibrations in systems for fabricating electronics equipment. The actuator may comprise one or more plates or elements of electro-active material bonded to an electroded sheet.... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938335 | Electronic component mounting method A component mounting method recognizes reference marks on a printed circuit board and an electronic component, and uses these reference marks to determine a shift between a position of the circuit board and a position of the electronic component. This shift is corre... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919007 | Apparatus for mounting chips Disclosed is a method of mounting chips, including the steps of: dipping a mounting board in a solvent in which chips are dispersed; and mounting the chips on the mounting board by forming electric field gradients on the mounting board in correspondence with positio... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901656 | Position control apparatus of feeder stage in surface mount device A position control apparatus of a feeder stage is disclosed, at which a tape reel for feeding parts to be mounted on a PCB is mounted in a surface mount device (SMD). The position control apparatus includes a feeder stage disposed inside a base frame of a SMD, a hei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892445 | Tape head module assembly system A tape head module assembly system is disclosed. A first and second module holder are placed in an initial alignment with module holder ends facing each other, the module ends each holding a tape head module. A tape wrap angle between the first and second module is ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6870745 | Printed-board supporting device, electric-component mounting system, and process of manufacturing printed-circuit board A printed-board holding device for holding a printed board in a work system in which the printed board and a working head are moved relative to each other in a direction parallel with a top surface of the printed board so that the working head executes a desired ope... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6796026 | Tool for reworking a press-fit connector A tool for reworking a connector attached to an electronic board having a plurality of stacked wafer modules thereon. The tool includes first and second jaws for grasping and removing a selected one of the modules from the board, a holding structure for holding the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6749054 | Printed circuit board support A printed circuit board support comprising a support base, a base extension and a magnetic source. The support base defines a support surface and a lower surface. The base extension is secured to the support base and arranged to define at least a portion of a height... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6622378 | Handling module for at least one component for mounting on and removal from a component carrier The invention relates to a handling module for at least one component (12) for mounting on and removal from a component carrier (14), having a holding device (22) which has at least one receptacle which is matched to the component (12), having a coil (42)... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585245 | Printed-wiring-board-relating-operation performing system A system for performing an operation relating to a printed wiring board, including a first supporting table having a planar first supporting surface, a portion of the first supporting table that defines the first supporting surface being formed of a ferro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6490784 | Automatic electronic component-mounting apparatus An automatic electronic component-mounting apparatus is provided. A nut member is slidably arranged between a pair of rails. A head-lifting/lowering member is lowered and lifted with respect to the main block via the pair of rails and the nut member. A mo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6487769 | Method and apparatus for constructing a segmented stator Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assembling an electric machine. The electric machine includes a plurality of stator segment assemblies that are mounted inside of a housing of an electric machine. The stator segment assemblies are positioned around... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6467157 | Apparatus for construction of annular segmented permanent magnet An apparatus is provided for constructing a segmented annular permanent magnet from a predetermined number of previously magnetized segments of predetermined shape and size comprising a rotateable carrousel, at least two of a plurality of removable ferrom... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6438822 | Apparatus for positioning board-support pin A method of examining a position of at least one board-support pin which is positioned on a board-support base for supporting a printed-circuit board under a back surface thereof, the method including the steps of taking an image of the board-support pin,... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6429384 | Chip C4 assembly improvement using magnetic force and adhesive A structure that adhesively couples a chip to an organic chip carrier. The chip is attached to a top surface of the organic chip carrier by interfacing a solder bump between a C4 solder structure on the chip and a pad on a top surface of the chip carrier.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6339733 | Automatic main distributing frame control system It is provided an automatic MDF control system comprising: a plurality of matrix boards provided with openings in locations where a plurality of first wires and second wires cross without electrical connections; a robot which inserts electrically conducti... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6295483 | Automatic MDF (main distribution frame) apparatus One matrix board aggregate accommodating two matrix boards is made one unit of a switch. Three of the matrix board aggregates are vertically located, groups of such three vertically-located matrix board aggregates are laterally located and robots are prov... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6138345 | Connection pin inserting-and-extracting apparatus having a connection-pin holding mechanism, a driving mechanism driving the holding mechanism and a frame on which the holding mechanism and driving mechanism are mounted A matrix-switch-board unit has two wiring-pattern arrays which are respectively formed in opposite sides of the unit so as to be electrically isolated from and to cross each other, respective through holes extending between and through the crossing portio... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5992005 | Method of manufacturing a power magnetic device Methods of manufacturing a magnetic device and a manufacturing tool employing the methods. One of the methods includes the steps of: (1) applying an adhesive between opposing end faces of first and second core-portions of a magnetic core of the magnetic d... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5915749 | Method for mounting an integrated circuit device onto a printed circuit board An integrated circuit (IC) device is mounted onto a printed circuit board (PCB) by inducing a magnetic field of a selected strength at the surface of the PCB to temporarily hold the IC device onto the PCB. The IC device is provided with magnetic material ... | 06/29/1999 |
