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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361259 | Capillary array and electrophoresis apparatus, and method A capillary electrophoresis device including a capillary array, and a method of manufacturing the capillary array, are provided. During the manufacture of the capillary array, a plurality of capillaries are arranged in a substantially parallel arrangement and are fi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7320172 | Apparatus for positioning inserts in a receptacle An apparatus for positioning inserts in a rotating receptacle. The apparatus includes a magazine for holding a plurality of inserts. An insertion arm is provided for positioning inserts within the receptacle. The insertion arm has a first end and a second end, where... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6925705 | Cage making apparatus Apparatus for making a cage having a number of peripheral and elongate components, and a wrapping component. The apparatus includes an elongate support frame, a mechanism for rotating the cage; a mechanism for dispensing the wrapping component onto the cage; a first... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6792664 | Device for transferring a material in the form of a film applied to a carrier strip onto a substrate A device for transferring a film from a carrier strip onto a substrate such as a sheet of writing or drawing paper comprises a housing in which a supply reel and an empty reel are arranged. The film-coated carrier strip is guided over an applicator foot which is loo... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739037 | Apparatus for inserting a fastener into a packing strip or plate A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting a fastener (3) into a flexible plate or strip (1) which shall act as a packing structure and which has a channel fitted with two lips (2a, 2b) partly closing the channel, ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6560859 | Capillary cassette and method of producing the same Capillary columns (102) pass through and are inserted in a rubber plate (14), held and fixed by elastic force of rubber, and two-dimensionally arranged on a sample injection side. It fixes the capillary columns (102) arranged on a plane in close contact b... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536102 | Apparatus for attaching a substantially flat carrier strap to an object The invention relates to an apparatus for attaching to an object a substantially flat carrier strap which is intended to engage by means of locking members arranged on each end into an elongate slot in the object, wherein the slots are arranged substantia... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6223424 | Method for sliding a seal with a lip onto a shaft, method for uncurling the lip, and apparatus for sliding the seal thereonto When a seal (10) with a lip (10A) is slid onto a shaft (14), the seal (10) is first slid from a D-cut portion (14C) to the end of a shaft body (14B) contiguous to the D-cut portion (14C), and then is slid at a first speed (at 40 mm/s) from this end to a p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212754 | Method for sliding a seal with a lip onto a shaft, method for uncurling the lip, and apparatus for sliding the seal thereonto When a seal (10) with a lip (10A) is slid onto a shaft (14), the seal (10) is first slid from a D-cut portion (14C) to the end of a shaft body (14B) contiguous to the D-cut portion (14C), and then is slid at a first speed (at 40 mm/s) from this end to a p... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5709022 | Method and apparatus for assembling photographic film cassette An apparatus for assembling a photographic film cassette whose cassette shell is constituted of a pair of shell halves, and contains a spool having a filmstrip wound thereon. A bucket conveyer successively conveys a plurality of buckets through a series o... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5690573 | Apparatus for assembling belt of variator A belt of a variator is automatically assembled into a pair of pulleys. The pulleys are held by a pulley holding unit which has a pair of holding members for holding the pulleys such that axial lines of the pulleys become parallel to each other. The pulle... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5604975 | Automatic apparatus for assembling hangers with indexing caps The specification discloses a system for producing and distributing index coded hangers to a plurality of locations, wherein the index indicia is correlated to the characteristics of the garment to be hung from the hanger at each of the plurality of locat... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5524336 | Dual handle inserting machine A machine for attaching handles to pairs of containers. The machine has a handle reservoir fixture for retaining a stack of handles adjacent to a container flow path. A vertically moveable handle insertion fixture is located above the container flow path ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5485660 | Machine for connection connexion elements into connectors The invention relates to an automatic connection machine having at least two connecting devices for connecting connexion elements equipping the ends of electrical conductors into connector housings. The device (5) comprises: a body (7) which can be displa... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5467517 | Method and system for fitting work-pieces Upper and lower work-pieces are fitted with each other to obtain a product. The work-pieces are provided with separate pairs of lands 11, 12, 13 and 14 to be fitted with each other. A land of the least rigidity is initially selected, and a fitting operati... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5339516 | Apparatus for assembling cord fasteners A cord fastener assembling apparatus includes a first inclined chute for gravity delivery of a succession of female members to a first pocket and a second inclined chute for gravity delivery of a succession of male member to a second pocket which is align... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5285566 | System for assembling clothes hangers with index-coded caps The specification discloses a system for producing and distributing index coded hangers to a plurality of locations, wherein the index indicia is correlated to the characteristics of the garment to be hung from the hanger at each of the plurality of locat... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5134766 | Automatic weight application machine A machine for automatically applying a balance correcting weight (44)-and-clip (46) assembly to vehicle wheel-and-tire assembly (12). The machine includes a conveyor (20) portion for conveying the wheel-and-tire assembly (12) to a weight (44) application ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5090115 | Grommet insertion apparatus Apparatus is provided for the automated insertion of elastomeric grommets in the legs of a compressor base. The holes in each of the compressor legs are aligned with respective discharge ends of guide cylinders which function to receive the grommets and t... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5048173 | Automatic weight application machine A machine is provided for automatically applying a balance correcting weight (44)-and-clip (46) assembly to a vehicle wheel-and-tire assembly (12). The machine includes a conveyor (20) portion for conveying the wheel-and-tire assembly (12) to which the ba... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5014417 | Apparatus for assembling ink ribbon feeder roller assemblies of ink ribbon cassettes An apparatus for automatically and successively assembling ribbon feeder roller assemblies of ink ribbon cassettes, comprises a fixed base, shaft supplying means for supplying a horizontally positioned shaft to a first predetermined position on the fixed ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4984356 | Apparatus for manufacturing a pre-assembled, two-part merchandise display hook An improved method and apparatus of forming and assembling two-part merchandise display hooks, including new design features of the hook itself, enable two-part hooks to be manufactured and assembled at extremely low cost. Wire from a continuous length is... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4920638 | Method and device for the production of wire jointed band There is described a method and a device for the production of a wire jointed-band of alternately clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively, wound spirals of metal wire or artificial resin wire, wherein the spirals are guided to a narrow pass such that... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4815187 | Apparatus for fitting a protective boot particularly for articulated joint assemblies A device for fitting a protective boot to a shaft member particularly in a universal joint wherein an expanding device is provided for expanding the diameter of a first collar of the boot so that a shaft upon which the boot is to be mounted may be inserte... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4724991 | Apparatus for adjusting direction of two component fasteners for attachement to garments An apparatus for adjusting direction of two component fasteners having a head element and a backing element for attachment to garment. The apparatus is a reciprocable driving device (8) for receiving the head element (7a) fed in from a hopper feeder (4a) ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4708261 | Packaging clip dispenser A clip dispenser for dispensing resilient, generally U-shaped plastic clips. The clips are useful in holding closed the folded over ends of a paperboard container for a foodstuff, such as a portable liquid. The dispenser is in the general form of a vertic... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4604797 | Method for automatically attaching sub-assembly to main assembly and system thereof using industrial robots A method and system for automatically attaching a sub-assembly such as a strut to a main assembly such as a vehicle body frame in a production line. The method involves the steps of moving the sub-assembly including a separable engagement means to a prede... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4571823 | Connector transport station for compact semi-automatic cable assembly system Apparatus for installing connectors onto flat conductor cables including an improved transport station for transporting connectors from a magazine to an installing station supporting a flat conductor cable. The transport means includes rotatable reorienta... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4567649 | System for heating, disassembly, handling and reassembly of a turbine rotor A turbine rotor disassembly, handling and reassembly apparatus employs a feedback-controlled electric heating oven to rapidly heat a turbine wheel while the rotor shaft is in the horizontal position. An adapter interfaces the wheel to a handling spool who... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4546525 | Apparatus for the mass production of a gasket-bearing aerosol mounting cup Apparatus and method for applying gasket material to the skirt of a gasket for the mounting cup of an aerosol container, wherein the gasket material is mechanically applied to the mounting cup through the use of a novel mandrel and cutting arrangement. A ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4488347 | Method of and apparatus for arranging helical coils in interdigitated side-by-side disposition A method and apparatus is proposed for the simultaneous joining together of a multiplicity of individual helical coils in forming a link belt section intended for co-operation with other like sections to produce a link belt of a requisite length, coils of... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4485546 | Method and apparatus for packing insulation material in hollow blocks A method and an apparatus for facilitating the filling of insulation material into cavities (11) in hollow blocks (10). The apparatus comprises one or several drums (14,15), which are arranged over a conveying means moving blocks past the apparatus. Throu... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4477959 | Method and devices for constructing a shackled conveyor belt from helical elements A method and apparatus for assembling a shackled conveyor belt from prepared helical elements having alternately a left handed thread and a right handed thread in a movable helical element connector which feeds individual helical elements towards the end ... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4279071 | Apparatus for installing rolls on a conveyor shaft A carriage for moving urethane rings along a shaft is driven by an air motor powering a rack and pinion arrangement.... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4274194 | Machine for assembling elastic bulbs to fragile tubular elements Apparatus and method for automatically assembling elastic bulbs to fragile tubular elements, such as the bulbs and pipettes of medicine droppers, in which a bulb and a tubular element held in axial alignment in a fixture are assembled by pressure exerted ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4195399 | Method and apparatus for inserting end caps into cores of wound rolls End caps are pressed into the opposite ends of cores of wound rolls of paper, such as toilet tissue, paper towels and the like, by transferring end caps in succession from a rotating drum feeder located at each side of the path of movement along which the... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4170820 | Apparatus for assembling a ferrule with a sleeve member The present apparatus is directed to the assembling in concentric relation of a ferrule and a sleeve member wherein one of said elements is resilient. Where the sleeve is resilient and the ferrule is a rigid metallic member the sleeve may be compressed wh... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4130935 | Quilting button part holder In a quilting machine adapted to drive two mating parts of a quilting button through a work piece and engage these parts, an improved button part holder has spring-loaded pivotally-mounted retainers for holding a male button part and evenly releasing same... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4115913 | Method and apparatus for wind loading film magazines A precut strip of 35 mm. photographic film 5 is wound onto a magazine spool 3 by inserting the leading end of the film strip into an aligned spool slot 3a, rotating the spool to wind the film strip thereon, enclosing the wound spool with an open slotted c... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4096620 | Method and apparatus for assembling a support base to the bottom of a plastic container A method and apparatus are disclosed for mounting a cup-shaped support base onto a convex bottom of a container. The apparatus includes adjacent wheels mounted for rotation about angularly related, non-parallel axes, so that the wheels are closer to one a... | 06/27/1978 |
