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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341421 | Workpiece turning apparatus This application relates to a self-contained apparatus for mechanically turning individual workpieces travelling on a conveyor, such as lengths of lumber travelling into or exiting from a sawmill. The invention reduces the need for lumber graders to turn lumber manu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7260448 | Substrate holding device A substrate holding device includes: holding members configured to hold substrates, the holding members being arranged along a predetermined arranging direction and being movable along the arranging direction; an interlocking mechanism interlocking the holding membe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7172383 | Wafer transfer equipment and semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus using wafer transfer equipment A semiconductor wafer transfer equipment transfers a plurality of semiconductor wafers, held in grooves of carriers in an erected state, to a boat using first and second wafer elevators equipped with a comb-teeth portion and a wafer grip and transfer unit. The first... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150598 | Pallet handling apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for handling pallets, such as for inspection and sorting, are disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, an up-ender includes a support frame, a pallet-tilting mechanism coupled in a pivotal manner to the frame, and first and second generally uprigh... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7052228 | Device for stacking empty transport pallets or removing same from a stack A device for stacking empty transport pallets and removing empty transport pallets from a stack has a pallet receptacle with a first leg and a second leg positioned at a right angle to the first leg. The pallet receptacle is configured to receive a pallet stack of p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004718 | Downender transport table An improved downender device for translating heavy objects such as steel coils from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration. Comprises a downender transport table having a center channel, a drive chain disposed in said center channel, and an arbor for... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945434 | Device that facilitates pouring of liquid from a container A device that makes it easier to pour a liquid from a container that might be difficult to lift for a person having hand, finger, or arm muscles that have been weakened by disease, injury, old age, or the like. The device has a generally “L” shape when viewed in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938396 | Containers for packaging glass substrates Containers (19) are provided for packaging flexible substrates (13) such as the glass substrates used in the manufacture of liquid crystal displays. The containers include arc-shaped grooves (25) which apply an elastic strain to the substrates. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938727 | Integrated engine compartment component and air intake system A fan shroud includes a fan shroud portion having a surface including an aperture. A cooling fan is supported proximate to the aperture for permitting air flow through the fan shroud from the environment to the engine compartment. An air intake portion is supported ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910849 | Method and device for turning over stacks of products on a cartoning machine A method and device for turning over stacks of products on a cartoning machine, whereby a group of products, arranged in at least one stack, is fed into a container, from which the group is expelled by a push device after the container is rotated 90° about an axis ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866288 | Convertible wheelchair and separate lift module for connecting to and elevating the wheelchair A convertible wheelchair is provided along with a separable lift module for engaging and elevating the convertible wheelchair to a selected elevation. A coupling assembly is operative associated with the lift module and adapted to extend therefrom to where the coupl... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6634847 | Method and an apparatus for picking up a module IC in a customer tray of a module IC handler A method and apparatus for picking up module ICs from customer trays utilizes a rotating table. In the apparatus and method, the customer tray is placed on the rotating table, and the rotating table is inclined a predetermined amount. The inclination of t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626631 | Paper turner for work and turn printing operation A load turning device specifically designed to turn paper in a work and turn printing process includes a pair of slides mounted on a pair of parallel tracks. To turn the paper stack, the paper turner is positioned so that a first slide is under the pallet... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6561750 | Tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles A tilting platform for roll testing automotive vehicles rotates the automotive vehicle so that data can be collected to determine various roll characteristics of the vehicle. The tilting platform includes a support platform that is pivotally attached to a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6468024 | Apparatus and method for orienting and stacking generally planar workpieces Disclosed are machines and methods of orienting and stacking a stream of workpieces when it is desirable to stack at lease some of the workpieces in a face-to-face or back-to-back orientation. The apparatus has a receiving assembly for receiving a continu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6443688 | Method and apparatus for turning a roll A roll of wound material is upended or turned 90° by a pivotable cart and a conventional forklift apparatus. The roll is supported on a pallet and has a central opening which extends substantially vertically. The cart includes a pair of perpendicular wal... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6241449 | Apparatus and method for unloading plastic containers stored in stacks of tiers A receiving frame, mounted on a horizontal platform includes a sub-frame that is tiltable, with respect to the platform, and has an elevator and elevator platform on its rear wall. The receiving frame receives a stack of tiers of plastic containers on a p... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6077029 | Appliance support An aid for use in repairing large appliances. The appliance support slips under a large appliance such as a washing machine and allows the service technician to tilt the appliance forward or sideways to an easier position to work on. The support has two a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6077018 | Device for sorting of glass blanks In a sorting unit for glass blanks, next to a device (1) for righting of glass blanks delivered horizontally, there is buffer storage (20) on the side opposite conveyor (10) by which glass blanks are moved to compartmented cars (60) in which they are sort... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6062799 | Apparatus and method for automatically loading or unloading printed circuit boards for semiconductor modules An apparatus for automatic loading or unloading printed circuit boards (PCBs) for semiconductor modules is disclosed. The apparatus employs an elastic jig carrier into which the PCBs are loaded. The jig carrier includes movable clamps for fixing the PCBs ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058988 | System of holding workpieces for a carving machine A machine for carving workpieces having substantially similar configurations generally including a base member, means disposed on the base member for retaining at least one workpiece thereon, means for rotationally indexing the workpiece disposed on the r... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053694 | Rotatable wafer handler with retractable stops A method and device for handling fabrication articles in an electronics application includes a pickup head with an array of article-holding slots aligned to receive the articles and includes a drive mechanism for tilting the pickup head. Cantilevered supp... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6003655 | Lead frame separating and conveying apparatus A lead frame separating and conveying device used with, for instance, a wire bonding apparatus, including a frame separating assembly that includes frame guides which support lead frames that are lined up with the flat surfaces in a vertical direction, fr... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000903 | Shipping frame for fan section of aircraft engine A fan shipping frame includes a frame assembly for supporting a loaded fan section of a jet aircraft engine. A plurality of caster assemblies attached to the shipping frame provide locomotive capability and adjustable height positioning so that a loaded f... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5975825 | Transfer apparatus for wafers A transfer device for wafers stacked in magazines has a vertically displaceable frame of a platform, with which the cover of the box surrounding the magazine in the closed condition. The magazine remains in the original position on the base of the box and... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971696 | System for carrying-in of cassette for substrates to be processed There is provided a cassette carrying-in system, which can rotate a cassette housing therein substrates to be treated so that the substrates are changed from a vertical state to a horizontal state and which can carry the cassette in, e.g., a load-lock cha... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947677 | Cassette transfer mechanism The cassette transfer mechanism of the present invention comprises a cassette chamber for housing a cassette storing a plurality of substrates, a liftable stand capable of moving up and down in the cassette chamber, a cassette holder having a bottom-surfa... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5775870 | Vehicle side tilting apparatus A vehicle side tilting apparatus having strap-on wheel rockers to attach to wheels at one side of a vehicle and lift structure to elevate the other side of the vehicle and to roll the vehicle on the wheel rockers until the raised side of the vehicle is up... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772383 | Pivotal mail tray unloader A pivotal mail tray unloader for unloading a tray having mail pieces horizontally stacked therein includes a frame having an elongated, inclined support surface, a carriage slidably mounted to the frame, and a retaining member slidably mounted to the fram... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5732857 | Method and apparatus for installing a bottle on a liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser having a housing defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid. The housing has an upwardly facing support surface. A bottle has a wall defining a receptacle for supply of liquid and a mouth through which liquid can be introduced to the r... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5720591 | Tilting platform A tilting platform that elevates and tilts an object while maintaining a center of gravity of the object about a center line of the platform. The platform includes a surface upon which the object is fastened, and a plurality of slideable sections each hav... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5681141 | Tire stacker A tire stacking apparatus includes a base frame with a carriage pivotally mounted on the frame for selective movement between a horizontal loading position and a vertical stacking position. The carriage includes a pair of parallel support members connecte... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5672043 | Lifting and swivelling device, in particular for motor vehicles A lifting and swivelling apparatus for objects, in particular for motor vehicles and the like, includes substantially horizontally extending tie rods (28) and a clamping frame (4, 5), which can pivot about a substantially horizontal axis of the tie rods, ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5664933 | Method and apparatus for transferring a load A method and apparatus for transferring a load to and from a load supporting platform having a first end pivotally coupled at a first end of a main frame having a support surface for supporting the platform in a substantially level position. The platform ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664926 | Stage assembly for a substrate processing system A stage assembly for a substrate processing system including a cassette support assembly for receiving and supporting a cassette and an actuation and support assembly for supporting and moving the cassette and cassette support assembly between a loading p... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5645389 | Shipping frame from fan section of aircraft engine A fan shipping frame includes a frame assembly for supporting a loaded fan section of a jet aircraft engine. A plurality of caster assemblies attached to the shipping frame provide locomotive capability and adjustable height positioning so that a loaded f... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5630696 | Apparatus for positioning an object Apparatus for positioning an object includes a fixed vertical frame and a carriage to support the object. The carriage includes a first end with rollers to engage the frame and a second end with a bearing to engage a floor or other surface. Also at the se... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5562401 | Forms tilt cart with cam action lock The cart includes a cart body tiltable relative to a base mounted on casters. A locking device for maintaining the cart body in selected tilted position relative to the base includes an actuator having a cam surface and a pin biased into a locking positio... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5540534 | Bale transfer system and method of transfer A bale transfer system for transferring bales from a baler mechanism to a support vehicle including a baler mechanism a bale tipper mechanism and a bale receiving station for receiving bales ejected from the baler mechanism. Each bale when ejected has a h... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538389 | Bin positioning device A box tilter that comprises a movable chassis and a container-supporting frame directly hinged to the chassis. The actuating force for lifting and tilting the container is provided by a hydraulic cylinder connected in retractable pulling relation between ... | 07/23/1996 |
