Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7253047 | Semiconductor processing methods of forming transistors, semiconductor processing methods of forming dynamic random access memory circuitry, and related integrated circuitry Semiconductor processing methods of forming transistors, semiconductor processing methods of forming dynamic random access memory circuitry, and related integrated circuitry are described. In one embodiment, active areas are formed over a substrate, with one of the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228192 | Method for manufacturing an item According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for manufacturing an item. The method comprises the steps of creating a build schedule; creating a first portion of the item for manufacture; causing the first portion of the item to pass in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7162799 | Method for manufacturing an item A method for notifying installers 14–22 of the existence, type, and location of a portion 26 of an item within an assembly line 10. The notification allows the installers 14–22 to respectively ensure that the components 40 whic... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7076865 | Manufacturing system and method A manufacturing system for assembly of component parts to produce an article includes a plurality of separate process modules for executing the various process steps, and a plurality of magazine units, which can be coupled to the process modules, for storage and tra... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6918169 | Method of assembling a vehicle A method of vehicle assembly (10) comprises the step (A) of fabricating a vehicle body (12) having a floor (14) and door (16) openings and roof pillars (18) defining window openings (20), and a roof (17) supported on ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6832435 | System for manufacturing products according to customer orders A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembl... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6739035 | Component placing and transferring apparatus The present invention relates to a transfer type circuit board fabricating system including a conveyor device for transferring circuit boards in a predetermined transfer direction through a component placing device for placing electronic components on the circuit bo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6711798 | Method for manufacturing products according to customer orders A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembl... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6671946 | Component mounting machine The component mounting apparatus includes a component delivery unit, a chuck (13) provided on the component delivery unit, a component transfer unit (19) for receiving a component held by the chuck (13), and a head (20) for receiving the component held by... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6643917 | Redundant system for assembly of electronic components to substrates The system of the present invention provides a pair of assembly modules for assembling electronic components to a series of printed circuit boards or like substrates. The pair of assembly modules are operatively connected in series, and each module includ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6591488 | Production system A production system includes a shuttle (2) for moving a work (W) on a predetermined track (1), a storeroom (3) for storing components of a plurality of types to be assembled to the work, and a plurality of assembly stations (4) arranged along the track be... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6519837 | Assembly/processing apparatus An Assembly/processing apparatus includes part tray, work tray where work pieces are placed, conveyor, base machine, part-tray lane, work-tray lane, part-tray transfer apparatus and work-tray transfer apparatus. Conveyor conveys part trays and work trays ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6412167 | Apparatus for connecting a star cross piece to a leg of a bicycle or motorcycle fork The pieces to be reciprocally connected are mechanically manufactured with tolerances such that the external diameter of the ends of the pipes (6,6') is suitably greater at the internal diameter of the seat ends of the star cross pieces (1). The star cros... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6339873 | Method and system for assembling indoor units of air conditioners along conveyor lines Indoor air conditioner units are manufactured by pre-assembling evaporators and supplying the evaporators to a plurality of unit assembling stations, whereby at each unit assembling station, the evaporators are assembled with other air conditioner element... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6272737 | Circuit component mounting system A system for mounting circuit components on a circuit substrate, including a circuit-substrate supporting device which supports the circuit substrate, a circuit-component mounting device which mounts, at a circuit-component mounting position, the circuit ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247227 | Apparatus for assembling parts in a carrier strip A die apparatus for assembling a part carried by a part strip onto a carrier strip is disclosed. The die apparatus includes a die housing defining an assembly station, with a portion of the die housing including a punch generally aligned with the assembly... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6105242 | Pallet routing system for a versatile production system A versatile production system produces different kinds of products in small quantities. The system includes production lines for assembling parts into different kinds of products, testing the assembled products, and conveying the products that have passed... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5992009 | Dynamo-electric machine component conveying systems and load/unload devices An improved conveying system in a parallel processing production line for dynamo-electric machine components having a magnetic core, the conveying system having a main conveyor extending along all of the processing machines of the production line and a lo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5855059 | Surface mounter A surface mounter device including a carriage assembly having a pair of mounter heads mounted on opposite sides of the carriage assembly. Each mounter head is adapted to pick up components from a respective feeder station at a respective side conveyor tha... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5819412 | Jig system for the manufacture of composite joists and method of manufacturing composite joists using jigs A jig system for aligning wooden chords and metal web members in the manufacture of joists, the system includes an assembly surface having a longitudinally extending track therein, and a plurality of jigs positionable in the track. The jigs have upwardly ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5729892 | Component feeding system A first printed board transferred from a prior process on an inlet conveyer is placed on a moving unit at a first switching position. The moving unit moves to a second switching position while mounting the first printed board with electronic components fr... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725347 | Carousel pin stacker Automation of stacking of lamina included in a modular circuit package is provided by use of a plurality of heads carried on a preferably rotating head transport assembly. The head transport assembly is movable between two locations in which heads simulta... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5692292 | Transfer type circuit board fabricating system A transfer type circuit board fabricating system having a plurality of working modules each including (a) a conveyor device for transferring circuit boards in a predetermined transfer direction, (b) a working device for performing a predetermined operatio... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5680696 | Dynamo-electric machine component conveying systems with load/unload devices An improved conveying system in a parallel processing production line for dynamo-electric machine components having a magnetic core, the conveying system having a main conveyor extending along all of the processing machines of the production line and a lo... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5513428 | Automatic assembling apparatus An automatic assembling apparatus automatically assembles such parts as an engine and a suspension to each work such as a car body conveyed by a conveyor. The system includes a parts truck and a screwing truck. The parts truck can be moved parallel to the... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5488767 | Automatic grommeting machine An automatic grommeting machine for high speed, large volume insertion and setting of eyelets, grommets, etc., and their mating washers, without requiring pre-punching of a hole. Dual cams are connected to a series of linkages which control the movement o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5473810 | Needle-suture assembly and packaging system An automated machine for attaching a suture to a surgical needle having a suture receiving opening formed therein, and for packaging the same in a package tray comprises a first workstation including a device for sorting a plurality of needles and orienti... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5400500 | Apparatus for making an injection or sampling site A method of making an injection and sampling site adapted to receive a blunt cannula. The method comprises providing an elastomeric septum, and a housing adapted to receive that septum; making a slit in the elastomeric septum; inserting the elastomeric se... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5353495 | Parts supply system applied to a versatile production line The present invention relates to a parts supply system applied to a versatile production line, which strives to eliminate manual labor and prevent misdelivery. The parts supply system includes at least one of the product assembling sites (3) on the produc... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5335412 | Working device for forcing armature shaft A working device for forcing an armature shaft is disclosed. The working device comprises a sub-index and a main index. The sub-index has a first stopping position adjacent to a shaft storage means for storing armature shafts, and a second stopping positi... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5325578 | Apparatus and method for automatically installing clamps A method and apparatus for automatically installing a clamp made from a flat blank on an object to be fastened thereby, in which individual blanks are separated from a supply of such blanks, are fed as individual blanks to a deformation station where the ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5321879 | Apparatus and method for automatically installing and fastening clamps onto objects to be fastened A method and apparatus for carrying out the method in which a clamp made from a flat blank is plastically deformed into circular shape, is locked in its closed condition, is transferred from the deformation station to a transfer station where it is placed... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5285567 | Machine for applying fastener devices The invention relates to the joining of one web, e.g., of camouflage material to a carrier net or the like with the aid of fastener devices comprising male fastener parts (10) provided with pins or like elements which are hammered into complementary holes... | 02/15/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5199156 | Method for assembling a vehicle using an automatic toy tab system A method and apparatus for toy tabbing a vehicle body is provided. This method includes a carrier means for transporting a vehicle body into a single work station and a delivery means for delivering side aperture panels to the work station. Vehicle body p... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5191707 | Working line for rear floor of vehicle A working line for a rear floor of a vehicle includes a first setting station for setting the rear floor panel on the rear frame, a combining station for combining the rear floor panel to the rear frame, an assembling station for assembling the rear floor... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5146661 | Packaged device handling method and apparatus An apparatus and method for loading integrated circuit packages into package carriers is disclosed. Featured is a pick-and-place mechanism mounted on a tiltable table. Packages and carriers slide toward the pick-and-place mechanism under the influence of ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5140743 | Automatic machine for fitting striking plates to fixed frames of windows or French windows An automatic machine for fitting striking plates to prefabricated fixed frames of windows or French windows is associated with a fixed frame feed device. It comprises at least one fitting unit adapted to be displaced automatically relative to the fixed fr... | 08/25/1992 |
