Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959402 | Tray holding apparatus A tray holding apparatus includes a holding section, a separation section, a lifting/lowering section, and a control section. The holding section holds a stack of trays. The separation section separates the lowermost tray from the stack. The lifting/lowering section... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7322923 | Dunnage sheet removal apparatus A dunnage removal apparatus is situated adjacent a load conveyor and more particularly at a transfer device that moves a unitized load from the load conveyor to a pre-feeder. The dunnage removal apparatus includes a guide chute that funnels a loose flap of the dunna... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7081076 | Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools on a robot Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools (10) on a robot (16), comprising means (1) for storing a number of identical fresh tools (10) and means (11) for centering one of these tools (10) in a position for aut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6994337 | Book bindery and trimming apparatus Book bindery and trimming apparatus which is directly connectable to the output of a digital printer enable substantially automatic book production. Individual sheets are cut from a printed web, folded and driven into a sheet stacker. The stacker collects the sheets... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6666644 | Dispensing device for dispensing units of platform-loaded goods A device for dispensing units of platform-loaded goods from a stack is provided which comprises a dispenser including a dispenser frame, capture blades, and a blade control. The capture blades retain the stack within the dispenser when in closed position ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6474931 | Directional drilling machine with multiple pocket rod indexer A horizontal directional drilling machine including a multi-column magazine, a feed structure for indexing rods to and from the magazine, and a lift unit for loading the magazine by lifting rods from the feed structure into the magazine. The lift unit inc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474932 | Rod loader with transfer member raised and lowered in concert with rod lift A horizontal directional drilling machine including a magazine, a feed member for indexing rods to and from the magazine, a rotational drive head for propelling rods into the ground, and a transfer mechanism for moving the rods between the rotational driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6446692 | Apparatus and method for mounting electronic parts An apparatus for mounting electronic parts on a printed circuit board in which a number of electronic parts to be mounted on a printed circuit board are arranged as a set and loaded in a loading member for electronic parts. A set of such loading members f... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6331225 | Apparatus and method for mounting electronic parts An apparatus for mounting electronic parts on a printed circuit board is disclosed. Plural electronic parts to be mounted on a printed circuit board are arranged as a set and loaded in a loading member for electronic parts. A set of such loading members f... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6315158 | Workpiece handling device As means for handling elongate and flat workpieces flowing in a manufacturing line, three handling devices are provided. First one is a workpiece transmitting device which functions to push down, one after another, the frontmost one of a mass of raised wo... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6164432 | Apparatus for feeding articles An apparatus for feeding articles, comprising: a surface; a plurality of conveyor belts spanning the surface; a motor driving the conveyor belts for transporting the articles along the surface; a barrier bar positioned above the surface for preventing fur... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6092977 | Rod-shaped article supplying apparatus A rod-shaped article supplying apparatus includes a hopper for reserving rod-shaped articles such as cigarettes and for permitting a rod-shaped article to be discharged through a lower opening thereof, and a supply cylinder formed at its outer peripheral ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6024532 | Disk singulating apparatus An apparatus for discharging disks from the bottom of a stack of aligned disks one at a time is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of feed gate subassemblies supported in a spaced apart, diametrically opposing relationship so as to define a disk rece... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5904467 | Automatic parts feeding system An automatic parts feeding system specifically adapted to feed parts having a step difference in shape over any one direction or any one side includes a loading device for receiving parts of this shape. The loading device is located above a base plate hav... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5820334 | Paper set feeding In a sheet set feeder, a shutter mechanism disposed at least in part beneath a hopper for receiving a stack of offset-jogged sheet sets defines an aperture sized to admit individual sets from the stack. The shutter mechanism is driven so that the aperture... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5664322 | Apparatus for processing palletized small parts utilizing a robot and a vertical pallet magazine A method and apparatus for processing and assembling a plurality of small parts weighing under five pounds using a robot employing a rotatable pallet for holding an array of small parts. Said rotatable pallet being held in place on the robot wrist head, w... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5641161 | Arrangement for delivering items from magazines An arrangement for delivering stacked items from magazines inclined relative to the vertical through a delivery opening at a magazine lower end side includes a rotor with radial blades located in the vicinity of the delivery opening of the magazines to de... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5556254 | Paper set feeding In a sheet set feeder, a shutter mechanism disposed at least in part beneath a hopper for receiving a stack of offset-jogged sheet sets defines an aperture sized to admit individual sets from the stack. The shutter mechanism is driven so that the aperture... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5482428 | Apparatus and method for separating stacked articles A method and an apparatus for the sequential separation of individual members from a generally, axially aligned stack of members, in which the apparatus has a stack supporting structure along with a first engaging means that holds at least the penultimate... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5462374 | Card printing apparatus A card printing apparatus for printing a graphic design on the surface of a card comprising a card stage adapted to mount a card on its upper surface. The upper surface of the card stage has two planes separated by about the card thickness. The card stage... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5092233 | Trash collection and storage system An unique automated and comprehensive through-the-wall trash handling and storage system and process which are disclosed in material to be discarded is loaded into a through-the-wall system from within and picked up by a hauler from outside an associated ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092734 | Filter feeder A filter feeder for automatically feeding filters one by one to casting molds traveling in a mold transfer line includes a rotatably arranged table and a plurality of cartridges vertically arranged on the table. Each of the cartridges accommodates a plura... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5067702 | Dispenser for dispensing sheets of an alternating first and second kind from a stack An apparatus for successively removing stacked sheets, such as stimulable phosphor sheets used in electron microscopy, from a housing. The stack consists of alternate layers of a first kind and a second kind of sheets. Each sheet of the first kind has a f... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4992016 | Device for charging and discharging yarn cheeses from cheese frames An apparatus for charging and discharging yarn cheeses from cheese frames. A frame has a locking rod extending downwardly therefrom. The frame also supports a vertically traversing carriage. The carriage mounts a pair of gripping arms which extend downwar... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4979690 | Apparatus and method for winding up magnetic tapes in cassettes An apparatus and method for winding up a magnetic tape in a cassette comprises first and second conveyance devices. The first conveyance device receives a cassette case, in which magnetic tape has not yet been wound up, at a receiving position, conveys th... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4909412 | Machines and methods for separating nested trays A machine and method for separation of nested articles such as trays. Nested articles of the type that do not separate from one another under the influence of gravity alone are stacked in vertical nesting relation to one another. Plural blade members are ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4907942 | Arrangement for separating paper sheet pads from a stack A method and an arrangement of the present invention are intended for individualizing non-glued paper pads having cardboard backs from a stack which includes a plurality of cut paper layers and intermediate cardboard sheet layers. One end of the stack whi... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4821919 | Apparatus for stacking conical objects Apparatus for stacking conical objects includes right hand and left hand side walls which are joined by divergent walls to define a tapering horizontal cross-section column in which the spacing between the opposite walls is shorter than the length of any ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822231 | Spacing member placement apparatus Apparatus for placing at spaced intervals spacing members on top of articles being stacked in layers is provided with a loading station having a conveyor for moving elongated spacing members to a plurality of spaced magazine stations; each magazine statio... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4776747 | High speed integrated circuit handler An integrated circuit handler provides very high throughput rates and very low manual labor requirements. A sleeve handler portion provides nearly all of the sleeve handling needs of the handler, receiving periodic inputs of a plurality of sleeves, orient... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4760924 | IC test equipment having input magazine replenisher Magazines, each loaded in series with IC elements to be tested, are stacked and such stacked magazines are arranged in columns. The lowermost magazines of the stacked magazines of the respective columns are simultaneously brought down by a takeout mechani... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4715501 | IC test equipment Magazines, each loaded in series with IC elements to be tested, are stacked and such stacked magazines are arranged in columns. The lowermost magazines of the stacked magazines of the respective columns are simultaneously brought down by a takeout mechani... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4671724 | Multi-beam structure clip A multi-beam structure clip for transporting and dispensing I-beams includes two legs which stradle a stack of I-beams and which include at their lower ends dogs which extend under the upper flange of the bottom I-beam in the stack to support the stack wi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4671722 | Automatic positioning of electronic components on a walking beam An arrangement for the automatic positioning of axial lead electronic components upon a walking beam includes a tray positioning mechanism and a tray removal mechanism. The tray positioning mechanism in positioned above the walking beam and includes a pai... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4623293 | Apparatus for orientating elongate bodies Apparatus for orienting elongate bodies, for example electrical connectors, comprises magazines for containing vertical stacks of the elongate bodies, escapement slides for releasing one body at a time from each magazine, as required, first and second sli... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4618073 | Cup dispensing apparatus A cup dispenser for housing a plurality of stacks of nested cups in side-by-side relationship and including a dispensing device to sequentially dispense cups from one of the stacks in a dispensing column. A pair of helical feed coils are provided to advan... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4599026 | Apparatus for providing a continuous supply of workpieces Apparatus for providing a continuous supply of workpieces to a pickup station comprises a frame having a magazine in the top thereof, the workpieces being packaged in open-ended trays stacked in the magazine. A pickup plate assembly pivots downward from a... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4595327 | Cassette storage and feeder mechanism A novel cassette storage and feeder mechanism for a tape winding machine, comprising (a) storage chute for storing a plurality of empty cassettes randomly disposed in one or the other of first and second predetermined orientations, (b) a gate for discharg... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4578010 | Electronic component selection and supply apparatus in automatic electronic component inserting machine An electronic component selection and supply apparatus for use in an automatic electronic component inserting machine for automatically inserting electronic components of irregular shapes which are unsuitable for taping, such as electrolytic capacitors, p... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4540107 | Firewood storing and dispensing apparatus A firewood log storing and dispensing apparatus including a furniture-type cabinet housing having an upright log storage compartment in which logs are vertically stacked, a log delivery opening at the lower end of the compartment of a predetermined size a... | 09/10/1985 |
