Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337792 | Liquid processing apparatus and liquid processing method A cleaning apparatus 1 includes a foup loading/unloading part 2 for mounting foups F each accommodating a plurality of wafers W at intervals of a constant pitch (normal pitch), a rotor 34 capable of holding the wafers W at half the normal pitch ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334979 | Adjustable substrate transfer apparatus A substrate transfer apparatus (100) includes a base (40), first and second cassettes (1, 2), a adjustable cassette (6), and a push unit (50). The adjustable cassette (6) is between the first and second cassettes, and has a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7114908 | Method and apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers An apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers comprises a housing configured to releasably maintain a plurality of semiconductor wafers in fixed positions relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a transfer guide proximate to the housing, the transfer g... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6808355 | Chain store and process for unloading it A chain store comprising a plurality of intermittently movable gondolas which serve for receiving products to be stored and are suspended and fastened on at least one articulated chain running vertically over a plurality of deflection rollers, and a plurality of she... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6726429 | Local store for a wafer processing station A buffer apparatus includes a vertically moving mechanism containing a plurality of horizontally moving mechanisms to store carriers and transfer carriers to and from a load port, and one or more buffer load ports adjacent to the buffer apparatus to charge and uncha... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6692212 | Method for stacking containers comprising thermoplastic, and apparatus for executing the method The transfer of stacks comprising molded plastic containers from stacking magazines into downstream devices in terms of susceptibility to disturbances, with the molding apparatus having a large number of cycles is improved. The method requires simple form... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6663334 | Random access storage and retrieval system for microplates, microplate transport and microplate conveyor An apparatus for random access storage and retrieval of a plurality of microplates is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of microplate racks arranged in a stack. Each of the racks is mechanically engaged with a plurality of support columns and e... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6543982 | Adjustable wafer transfer machine An adjustable wafer transfer machine that includes an adjusting mechanism for changing the spacing between adjacent wafers to accommodate placement of the wafers in either a smaller wafer carrier or a larger wafer carrier and a transfer mechanism for tran... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6474925 | Linear personalization machine The present invention relates to a linear personalization machine comprising a transfer system (3) for portable objects (4), incorporating an integrated circuit, characterized in that it comprises a personalization elevator (20) translated vertically and ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6387441 | Optical lens coating apparatus and method A method and apparatus are provided for batch, continuous, or semi-continuous coating of optical lenses. The method and apparatus use a plurality of carriages which are reciprocally moved in the apparatus to transfer jigs from a jig filled carriage to a l... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6357985 | System for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products A system for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products comprises a store (13, 19) with shelves inclined and provided with a mobile transversal blocking means (9, 12), and at least one traveling lift (3) provided with mobile bearing tops (4), also... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6309166 | Wafer transfer device A wafer transfer apparatus for taking out a wafer from a wafer cassette having grooves on both ends for holding circumferential edges of a plurality of wafers by moving a wafer transfer arm in height directions and back and forth directions relative to th... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6227347 | Conveyor system for rod-like articles A conveyor system for transporting cigarettes between a making machine and a packing machine includes a mass flow conveyor (204) for transporting cigarettes directly and a reservoir system (212) in which successive batches of cigarettes comprising portion... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6158944 | Automated laser bar transfer apparatus and method A laser bar loading and unloading apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mounting surface, a movable coating fixture having a plurality of spacers, and at least a first vacuum source for providing a vacuum on a laser bar mounted on the mounting ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6086319 | Multiple well plate stack expander A device and method for expanding the distance between individual multiwell plates of a stack of multiwell plates so that all the plates can be loaded at once into a magazine commonly used in automated analysis systems. Significant to the device are a ser... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6062795 | Wafer ring feeding apparatus A device for preventing wafer rings from being caught on a pair of guide rails of a wafer ring conveying apparatus, including an open-and-close mechanism which moves the pair of guide rails in a closing direction when a wafer ring is supplied onto the gui... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5927927 | Automatic cart loading machine and method A cart loading machine including a loading section for loading objects onto a multi-tiered cart, and an infeed conveyor section for conveying the objects to the loading section. The loading section includes a framework defining an open area for receiving ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5827035 | Lead frame pusher device A lead frame pusher device for feeding lead frames in and out of a lead frame magazine including: a pusher mount installed between a pair of lead frame supply guide rails so that the pusher mount can travel along the supply guide rails, a pusher driver wh... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5735662 | Adjustable wafer transfer machine A adjustable wafer transfer machine that includes an adjusting mechanism for changing the spacing between adjacent wafers to accommodate placement of the wafers in either a smaller wafer carrier or a larger wafer carrier and a transfer mechanism for trans... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5203661 | Handling device for articles or containers A handling device for a stocker, for storing various articles or containers, has a pair of engaging members for storing or extracting the articles, in which the engaging members have unbalanced engaging forces and the articles are aligned in one direction... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5064330 | Belt-shaped member taking-out and transfer apparatus A belt-shaped member taking-out and transfer apparatus serves to take belt-shaped members one by one from a container having a plurality of shelves vertically stacked, and transferring them to a server of a tire building machine. The apparatus includes a ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5004393 | Autoloader magazine for tape cartridges and method therefor The present invention is a magazine for retaining a plurality of magnetic cartridges (3480 style) for loading into a tape drive autoloader. The magazine comprises a series of cartridge slots having integral spring detents to retain the cartridges in the m... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4457662 | Automatic lead frame loading machine Lead frames with semiconductor microcircuit chips bonded thereto are automatically rapidly precisely loaded onto loading frames for subsequent encapsulation of the chips. The lead frames are contained within magazines, each lead frame resting on a separat... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4373846 | Panel transferring apparatus A supporting cage carrying a plurality of vertically spaced panels is operatively connected to an actuator which moves the cage upwardly through a series of movements to selected vertical positions. A control member connected to the actuator limits upward... | 02/15/1983 |
