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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222436 | Process for perforating printed or embossed substrates A process for registering lines of termination with indicia in a transported sheet of web material is disclosed. The process provides for the steps of: (a) transporting the sheet of web material in a first direction; (b) applying indicia to the sheet from a print cy... | 05/29/2007 |
| 5526975 | Method and apparatus for detecting the amount of wire remaining in a wire bonder A method and apparatus are available for detecting the remaining amount of bonding wire on a wire spool of a wire bonder using a cam and detector switch so as to detect the number of revolutions of the wire spool which feeds out the bonding wire. A device... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5440820 | Structure of an electrical measuring tape An improved electrical measuring tape that automatically extends and retracts the tap. Switches control a battery powered motor that drives a wheel around which the tape is wound. Induction dots near both ends of the tape cause a short-circuit to stop ext... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5309647 | Fiber optic cable footage indicator An apparatus for measuring the length of fiber optic cable being deployed om a winch to an underwater environment. The cable deployment measuring apparatus of the present invention comprises a constant current generator for generating a direct current, a ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5107595 | Accu-square marking system A marking system is disclosed that enables a user to lay out a foundation/perimeter for a structure without requiring the use of measuring instruments and/or complex procedures. The system includes six wire-like premeasured members that are releasably att... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4334217 | Electronic control indicator for cable hoist equipment A magnetic pick-up device or other electrical output type sensor is operatively situated adjacent to a rotary part of the cable hoist assembly and produces impulses as the part rotates. These are conveyed to electronic equipment which, by use of the neces... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4191340 | Electric operated automatic downrigger A downrigger apparatus for trolling in which an electric motor is energizable for winding and unwinding downrigger line from a reel. A rotor is driven in reduced speed synchronism with the reel and automatically actuates up and down limit switches to stop... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4185793 | Cassette using tape-marking elements A cassette for use in a recording/reproducing machine has two reels which suspend a tape movable between the reels, and includes a measuring device for determining a length of tape taken off an initial tape position from one reel by the other, an indicati... | 01/29/1980 |
