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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329083 | Loader and unloader for workpiece A loader picks up a workpiece from a container, and delivers it to a workstation downstream. An unloader receives the workpiece from the workstation upstream and puts it into a container. In the loader and the unloader respectively, a first stacker and a second stac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316537 | Substrate transport apparatus A substrate transport apparatus is provided for stably transporting a substrate and sensing a receiving state of the substrate. The substrate transport apparatus includes a grip member for gripping a substrate placed on the pocket part of the hand when a hand return... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6968612 | Line facility for producing structure A production line (1) is constituted of a sliding path (10) as a moving path provided along nine working step positions from a first step position (P1) to a ninth step position (P9), nine skids (20) as support-receipt plates slidab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6913510 | Lens stocking device and lens processing system having the same A lens processing system (1) includes a lens stocking device (400a; 400b) capable of stocking a plurality of lenses (LE); and a lens grinding device (100a; 100b); and a lens conveying device (200)... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6795202 | Wafer processing apparatus having wafer mapping function If a plurality of wafers are placed on each shelf of a rack in a pod, some problems will arise in processing processes. In addition, in some apparatus for detecting wafers, driving means having a not so high stability in the speed such as an air-operated cylinder is... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6520733 | Substrate transport and apparatus A substrate transporting method including inputting process data and determining whether a number of units required for processing a wafer is an odd number or an even number. Depending on the number of units required for processing the wafer, steps of tra... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6471460 | Apparatus for processing a microelectronic workpiece including a workpiece cassette inventory assembly An apparatus is set forth for providing access to individual workpiece positions in a microelectronic workpiece cassette. The assembly comprises a workpiece cassette inventory assembly having a plurality of cassette inventory cassette supports, which are ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6152678 | Apparatus for the mechanical handling of pallets An apparatus for mechanically handling pallets includes a first pallet lift and a second pallet lift, both of which move vertically. A processing station is disposed between the first and second pallet lifts, where a pallet table is provided. A transporti... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6082580 | Article dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing unpackaged articles includes a guide shaft to carry the articles, a pushing element that advances the plurality of articles along the guide shaft, and a feed screw engagable with the pushing element and driven by a motor. While... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5839769 | Expanding gripper with elastically variable pitch screw An expandable gripper for semiconductor processing equipment that allows the pitch between semiconductor chips to be adjusted. To adjust the pitch, several pick and place mechanisms are mounted around a shaft using nuts. The threads of the nuts have varia... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5738487 | Stacking board for depositing a stack of sheets, and automatic handling apparatus for stacking boards of this type An automatic handling apparatus for handling stacking boards/stacking pallets comprising a carrying arm with an actuating mechanism (17-23) which operates the carrying arm in three different planes (X, Y, and Z) and about a rotational vertical axis (W). T... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5727669 | Method and apparatus for transferring palletized loads The present invention is directed to a conveyor system adapted to transfer palletized loads along a generally horizontal path under the force of gravity. In one preferred form, the conveyor system of the present invention includes a support structure whic... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5658122 | Electronic-component supplying system An electronic-component supplying system including electronic-component supplying cartridges each of which supplies each of electronic components, a support table to which the cartridges are attachable and which has a support surface for supporting the ca... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5639203 | Semiconductor device transfer apparatus A semiconductor device transfer apparatus which can transfer semiconductor devices from a tray to a board in a short time period with spacings between the semiconductor devices adjusted as required at the board, is disclosed. The transfer device includes ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636962 | Automatic transfer apparatus An automatic transfer apparatus includes a plurality of transfer units which are disposed to face machining units aligned with spacing. Each transfer unit comprises a support base having a workpiece supporting surface and a workpiece positioning mechanism... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5437359 | Parts insertion machine An apparatus and method for feeding a printed wiring board automatically sets a feeding stroke with respect to different types of printed wiring boards and sequentially feeds the boards. In the apparatus for sequentially feeding a printed wiring board to ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5059089 | Infinitely adjustable travel lead screw and multi-cylinder driven movement unit A multi-cylinder and short lead screw driven travel arm or machinery movement unit achieving infinitely variable travel through the design limits of travel imposed thereon. In one working configuration using 1", 2", 4" and 8" travel pneumatic cylinders an... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5038920 | Lightweight high speed transfer A lightweight, high speed, quick change transfer for a press has plural slide assemblies. Each slide assembly has an elongated rectangular base plate, two U-shaped end support plates, and parallel guide shafts extending between the support plates. Linear ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4824310 | Automated work-piece handling system for machine tool An automated workpiece handling system for use with a machine tool having a plurality of workstations spaced along a longitudinally movable, elongate workpiece comprising a first cart for transporting workpieces to one end of the tooling machine, adjacent... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4790426 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus which is designed to transfer workpieces at different pitches by a plurality of transfer bars. The apparatus has a horizontal guide provided on a frame which supports first and second transfer bars in such a manner that these transfer... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4767252 | Manipulator for automatically supplying machines for the centrifugation of bobbins of yarns This invention is directed to a manipulator for automatically supplying centrifuge machines for rotating bobbins of yarn in which the manipulator includes a carriage equipped with stop wings and tightening arms which grip the bobbins conducted to the carr... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4749079 | Step-by-step conveyor of tubes for textile machines A conveyor for textile machines such as open-end spinning frames, winding machines, two-for-one twisting machines, and the like, which comprises a static conveyor channel, supply levers that cooperate momentarily with the conveyor channel and are provided... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4558506 | Numerically controlled automatic tool changing machining center having a bar-type spindle A numerically controlled automatic tool changing machining center is provided with a rotary driven spindle concentric within which is a spindle bar that may be reciprocated out from or into the spindle by a hydraulic cylinder. Located at the forward end o... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4524858 | Edger transport and position apparatus Apparatus for the lateral feeding and transfer handling of successive cants into and through a wane scanning station, with subsequent adjusted-position placement on the infeed conveyor for an edger. Featured in the apparatus are a main carriage, which is ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4487541 | Machine for handling parts A gripping mechanism is mounted on a carriage and is adapted to be shifted back and forth along an inverted L-shaped path to pick up and transfer parts. Inverted L-shaped cam tracks are formed in a main support member and receive and guide rollers which s... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4284381 | Method and apparatus for stacking blocks to form a pallet having predetermined spaces therein Apparatus for automatic packaging of products such as concrete blocks in pallets formed by stacking layers of the blocks including a fixed table having supports along its sides and a moveable carriage disposed above the table on guide rails. The carriage ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4217070 | System for placing items A system for placing items, preferably for parking motor vehicles in a garage, comprises shiftable carrying plates, which carry the items and occupy a plurality of respective carrying plate positions arranged thoughout the available area in rows, which ar... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4203514 | Apparatus for feeding workpieces intermittently An apparatus for feeding elongate workpieces intermittently sideways one by one to successively located machining and parts-assembling stations includes a pair of parallel spaced feed rods supported on a transfer table and extending in a direction in whic... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4199288 | Infinitely variable spacing feeder This relates to a feeder for feeding articles on a continuous basis one behind the other. The feeder includes a plurality of flight bars which are mounted for rotation about an axis with the flight bars being circumferentially spaced and having article en... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4059187 | Apparatus for transferring at a predetermined spacing on to a reception conveyor objects fed at an irregular spacing from a delivery conveyor An apparatus for transferring at a predetermined spacing on to a reception conveyor objects fed at an irregular spacing from a continuously moving delivery conveyor. The apparatus consists of a transfer conveyor which moves continuously and at a speed dif... | 11/22/1977 |
