| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414758000 |
Article inverting means (i.e., 180 degree turnover)
| 35 |
| 414783000 |
Orienter has article gripping means
| 23 |
| 414757000 |
Article frictionally engaged and rotated by relatively movable means (e.g., disc, endless belt, etc.)
| 10 |
| 414781000 |
Article reoriented while fully supported by stationary supporting surface | 5 |
| 20090028685 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - A method for securing a closure on a cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) includes: positioning a closure in a first position, the closure being substantially centered via a centering assembly along an axis that is generally normal to the closure; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a second position; positioning a cylindrical container, the container being substantially centered via the centering assembly along the axis; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a third position in which it is adjacent the substantially centered container; and relatively rotating the closure and the container to secure the closure to the container. With such a method, both the closure and the cylinder can be centered along the axis, thereby registering them with each other for reliable securing. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100034632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTATING HEAVY WEIGHT OBJECT - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for rotating a heavy weight object by coincidence of centers of gravity. The apparatus includes a fixing frame unit to fix the weight object; a weight object rotating unit accommodating the weight object, including a rotatable semicircular frame, and connected to the fixing frame unit; a weight object/frame support unit formed under the semicircular frame to support the semicircular frame; and a motor/gear unit formed between the weight object rotating unit and the weight object/frame support unit to rotate the weight object rotating unit using bearings. The apparatus rotates the weight object even when the minimum force is applied to the weight object through the weight object rotating unit, has a minimized radius of rotation, and secures the safety, thus being applied to a production and assembly line in a narrow space to produce weight objects or a structural test building. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110070060 | LIMITING PLATE SHIFTING WITHIN A PLATE PALLET - An apparatus for aligning and inserting a plate stack ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110070061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTATING ARTICLES ON A PALLET - An apparatus and method for rotating articles stored on a pallet without rotating the entire pallet. The turntable of the present invention is located on the pallet or integrated into the top surface of the pallet. By rotating the pallet within the rack, the articles thereon may be loaded and unloaded from a position directly in front of the picker. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20160376112 | ATTITUDE CHANGING APPARATUS, ALIGNING APPARATUS, ATTITUDE CHANGING METHOD AND ALIGNING METHOD - A component having a rectangular parallelepiped shape where the component includes a pair of rectangular end surfaces which are opposite to each other and four side surfaces which connect the end surfaces to each other is stored in a cavity which penetrates between main surfaces of a conveyance member, and the conveyance member is moved relative to a base. Along with the relative movement of the conveyance member, the component having the end surface brought into contact with a reference surface has the end surface brought into contact with an inclined surface of an engaging groove and is inclined. | 12-29-2016 |
| 414755000 |
Article reoriented by contact with fluid means | 4 |
| 20100119346 | FEED MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING MINUTE ITEMS - A feeding mechanism and method for feeding minute items, such as capacitors, resistors, or solder preforms. The mechanism is adapted to receive a plurality of the randomly-positioned and randomly-oriented extremely small or minute items, and to isolate, orient, and position the items in a specific repeatable pickup location wherefrom they may be removed for use by, for example, a computer-controlled automated assembly machine. The mechanism comprises a sliding shelf adapted to receive and support the items; a wiper arm adapted to achieve a single even layer of the items; and a pushing arm adapted to push the items into the pickup location. The mechanism can be adapted for providing the items with a more exact orientation, and can also be adapted for use in a liquid environment. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120128458 | DEVICE FOR ARRANGING PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH ONE OR MORE DEVICES FOR BLOWING DOWN CONTAINERS OVERLYING ERECTING MEANS - The present invention refers to the field of devices for arranging containers enabling the correct positioning of containers or bottles made of plastic on the bottling feeding line. The device ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120315123 | CONVEYING AND ALIGNMENT NOZZLE - A nozzle system that includes an improved air nozzle is provided. In one embodiment, the nozzle has an inlet and an outlet. An air source is connected with the nozzle through a conduit and generates an air flow using a high flow centrifugal blower. The nozzle is connected with and part of an air-driven orientation device. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20150056053 | CHIP FEEDER - A chip feeder includes a feed pallet in which accommodating portions, in which chips are to be accommodated, are provided, a suction unit configured to perform suction through the accommodating portions, a vibration application unit configured to apply vibration to the feed pallet, a control unit that is configured and programmed to periodically switch between a state where the suction is being performed and a state where the suction is not performed in a state where the chips have been supplied on the feed pallet, and where the vibration has been applied to the feed pallet. The chips supplied on the feed pallet are to be fed into the accommodating portions by the vibration and the suction. The suction is performed at least once during one period of the vibration. A negative pressure reaches a maximum range when an amplitude is maximum, and the negative pressure reaches a minimum range when the amplitude is minimum. | 02-26-2015 |
| 414777000 |
Roller means circumferentially engages and supports orienter for rotation thereon | 4 |
| 20100272550 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE DELIVERING/RECEIVING MECHANISM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a substrate holding mechanism capable of assuredly holding a substrate and delivering/receiving it: a substrate holding mechanism including a substrate holding unit for holding a rectangular substrate, comprising: a plurality of substrate holding rollers provided at positions corresponding to two opposite sides of the substrate on the substrate holding unit and pivotally supported by the substrate holding unit; and a roller driver for rotating the substrate holding rollers, wherein: the substrate holding roller comprises a cylinder part and a holding flange provided along a portion of a circumference of each end of the cylinder part; and each of the substrate holding rollers is rotated by the roller driver so that a state of holding edges of the substrate by the holding flange and a state of releasing the edges can be switched in accordance with a rotation angle of the substrate holding rollers. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110182711 | COIL DOWNENDER - An apparatus is disclosed for downending a vertically disposed cylindrical coil supported on an underlying pallet, with a stem projecting from the pallet through the coil. The apparatus comprises a cradle rotatable about a horizontal axis. A table on the cradle is configured and arranged to receive and retain the pallet with the coil in a vertical first position at which the coil extends across the horizontal axis. An electrically powered drive serves to rotate the cradle about the horizontal axis to translate the coil from its vertical first position to a horizontal second position. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120177475 | Structural Profile Rotator - An apparatus is disclosed for rotating a structural profile quickly and easily on a single spindle drill line without the use of a crane. The apparatus has two arms which can lay flat or create any angle less than 180 degrees between the two. The apparatus can move horizontally along the drill line and can lift the structural profile vertically for movement and during rotation. This will allow a drill machine operator to rotate large and heavy structural profiles on a drill line and position them with the datum blocks in order to drill the different sides without the need for an overhead crane or other lifting device and | 07-12-2012 |
| 20140056681 | BOOKLET SPINE GUIDANCE SYSTEM IN A BOOKLET PROCESSING MECHANISM - A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a spine guidance system that is configured to hold the area adjacent to the spine of an opened, multiple sheet booklet against a backing plate during processing on a page of the booklet, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The spine guidance system is configured so that it resides closely adjacent to the spine of the booklet, below the field of lasing by the laser or other processing operation, so that it does not interfere with the processing operation. | 02-27-2014 |
| 414779000 |
Article support means rotates about a shiftable pivot point | 3 |
| 20080247858 | Method for Automatically and Sequentially Loading Objects and Corresponding Equipment - A method is provided for automatically and sequentially loading objects onto a feed system, each having a respective axis of rotation and respective first and second indices of rotation about the respective axes. The loading of each object onto the feed system causes an orientation in a predetermined relative position. The method consists in particular in selectively operating a relative rotation of the object and of the handling device about their axis of rotation to achieve the orientation. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20110142587 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A POSITION OF AN OBJECT - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a position of an object to compensate for tilt includes providing a rotatable base supporting an object and directing the object relative to the base such that the position of the object is controlled relative to a first axis. The object is stabilized along a second axis. The object is positioned relative to the base using at least one bearing arm. The at least one bearing arm movably couples the object to the base at a first position relative to a third axis and a fourth axis. The at least one bearing arm includes a first portion and a second portion, which are coincident with the third axis and fourth axis, respectively. The object is adjusted to a second position using the at least one bearing arms to maintain the first axis when a tilt angle of the base is detected. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20160130088 | Compact Mobile Roll Tilter - The roll filler supports a palleted roll of sheet or thin plate material and re-positions the roll for mounting to an unrolling fixture. The roll tilter received the roll resting on a pallet in a vertical centerline position and rotates the palleted roll from the vertical position to a position with the roll center line in a horizontal position to facilitate mounting the roll on an unrolling fixture. | 05-12-2016 |
| 414782000 |
Article supporting carriage moved over fixed guideway to reorient article | 2 |
| 20130017051 | Pallet Turntable, A Method For Turning A Pallet And Use Of A Pallet TurntableAANM Therkildsen; Jens BregnbjergAACI UldumAACO DKAAGP Therkildsen; Jens Bregnbjerg Uldum DK - The invention provides for a pallet turntable ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20160137426 | SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD - According to an embodiment, a sample processing apparatus includes a detection section configured to detect pose information regarding a sample container which is configured to house a sample; and a raising section which turns the sample container in a predetermined direction based on the pose information regarding the sample container to raise the sample container. | 05-19-2016 |
| 414784000 |
Orienter having article-supporting surface movable relative to article | 2 |
| 20150303091 | DEVICE FOR ORIENTING A WAFER ON A WAFER CARRIER - The aim of the invention is to improve the automated loading of a susceptor with wafers. According to the invention a device for orienting a wafer on a wafer carrier ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20190148202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAFER ALIGNMENT | 05-16-2019 |
| 414774000 |
Plural article turning members coact sequentially to reorient single article | 2 |
| 20090245994 | MEMBER TILTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to removing and/or replacing elongate generally vertical members, such as utility poles, trees, etc., and, include a tilting apparatus having a lower support member pivotally coupled to a lower support member, two or more elongate member couplers positioned to secure the elongate member to the upper and lower support members, and an actuator coupled to the upper and lower support members to control pivotal movement of the upper support member relative to the lower support member and tilt the upper portion of the elongate member. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20160096694 | Apparatus and Method for Maintaining a Pattern of Non-Rigid Objects in a Desired Position and Orientation - An apparatus and method for maintaining a pattern of non-rigid objects in a desired position and orientation. The first surface, second surface, and third surface are mutually orthogonal and meet at a point to form a lowest corner. The second and third surfaces are supported by, attached to and extend at least somewhat vertically from the apparatus. The first surface is oriented at an angle to a plane running through a bottom of the apparatus and thereby provides the lowest corner. | 04-07-2016 |
| 414778000 |
Article support means rockable on fixed surface | 1 |
| 20160194109 | TURNING STAND FOR A ROTOR HUB OF A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR TURNING THE ROTOR HUB | 07-07-2016 |
| 414776000 |
Arm for orienting article is swingable about its transverse axis and is rotatable about its longitudinal axis | 1 |
| 20100232923 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING THE POSITION OF PLATE-SHAPED PARTS - A device is proposed for the positional orientation of plate-shaped parts ( | 09-16-2010 |
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| 20080260509 | Apparatus and Method for Moving a Mine Conveyor Segment - The invention provides an apparatus for moving a mine conveyor segment ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080279670 | Method For Depositing a Freely Moving, Flat Object - In a method for depositing a flat object dropping freely into a lower compartment, a wall of the compartment at an angle in relation to a vertical is used as a flat deposit point for a flat side of the flat object. During passage of the flat object into the lower compartment an angular momentum is imparted to the flat object such that an angle of incidence between the wall and the flat side of the flat object is minimized. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080279671 | PAPER PICK WITH MECHANICAL REFERENCE - A picking mechanism may include a mechanical reference system for establishing the approximate number of sheets that will be “picked” from a larger stack each time the picking process occurs. A pick moves toward the stack of paper to insert itself between two sheets of paper at a level in the stack that is determined by the place the pick resides relative to the stack. In the preferred embodiment, the pick resides at said position because it is positioned at a adjustably fixed relationship to a reference member and the reference member rests on the top of the stack of paper when the pick is in a retracted position. Thus, the vertical distance between the reference member (and the top of the stack) and the point (edge) of the pick determines how many sheets will be picked at a time. Once the picking occurs, the user may easily grasp and remove the picked stack for further handling, and, with preferably with a “flick” of the handle or a quick holding of the handle in a position that retracts the pick from the vicinity of the stack, the picking unit is free to move/slide down toward the new, shorter stack so that the reference member again rests on top of the stack, and the process may start all over again. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080298948 | Heavy Object Turning Apparatus - A technique of a heavy object turning apparatus that is compact, is enabled to reduce the distance between the center of gravity of a heavy object and a pivot positioned on an axis, and is configured so that a turning arm and a drive unit has a length in the direction of an axis passing through the pivot around which the heavy object is turned. A control unit fixes a support base onto a stand. An orthogonal axis reduction gear serves as an anterior reduction gear and has a configuration in which an output shaft is on an axis of a planetary gear type reduction gear serving as the posterior reduction gear. An input shaft is perpendicular to the axis. The orthogonal reduction gear is constituted by a hypoid reduction gear or a worm-geared reduction gear. A motor is disposed on the bottom surface of the orthogonal reduction gear. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080317575 | COMPONENT TRANSFERRING APPARATUS AND IC HANDLER - A component transferring apparatus includes a shuttle; an inspection socket; a retaining device that moves between the shuttle and the inspection socket; a pressing device included in the retaining device to hold and transfer an electronic component; a position adjusting device that moves the pressing device to correct a position of the electronic component based on an image processing of image data obtained by photographing of the electronic component; a socket mark provided near the inspection socket; a hand mark provided on the retaining device such that the hand mark is positioned near the socket mark when the retaining device is moved to a mounting position where the electronic component hold by the pressing device is mounted in the inspection socket; a first camera provided on the shuttle to photograph a single image including the electronic component hold by the pressing device and the hand mark provided on the retaining device; a second camera that photographs a single image including the socket mark and the inspection socket and a single image including the socket mark and the hand mark of the retaining device moved to the mounting position; a first relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the single image including the socket mark and the inspection socket to obtain a first relative position between the socket mark and the inspection socket; a second relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the single image including the socket mark and the hand mark located at the mounting position to obtain a second relative position between the socket mark and the hand mark; and a third relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the single image including the electronic component and the hand mark to obtain a third relative position between the hand mark and the electronic component, wherein based on the first, the second, and the third relative positions, the position adjusting device corrects the position of the electronic component to mount the electronic component in the inspection socket. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090028683 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Substrate processing methods and apparatus are disclosed. In some embodiments a substrate processing apparatus may comprise a support structure and a moveable stage including first and second stages. The moveable stage has one or more maglev units attached to the first stage and/or second stage proximate an edge of the first stage. The first stage retains one or more substrates and moves with respect to a first axis that is substantially fixed with respect to the second stage. The second stage translates along a second axis with respect to the support structure. In other embodiments, a primary motor may maintain a rotary stage at an angular speed and/or accelerate or decelerate the stage from a first angular speed to a second angular speed. A secondary motor may accelerate the stage from rest to the first angular speed and/or decelerate the stage from a non-zero angular speed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090028684 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - A method for securing a closure on a cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) includes: positioning a closure in a first position, the closure being substantially centered via a centering assembly along an axis that is generally normal to the closure; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a second position; positioning a cylindrical container, the container being substantially centered via the centering assembly along the axis; translating the substantially centered closure along the axis to a third position in which it is adjacent the substantially centered container; and relatively rotating the closure and the container to secure the closure to the container. With such a method, both the closure and the cylinder can be centered along the axis, thereby registering them with each other for reliable securing. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090035118 | Device for aligning disordered sheet-type products - The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning disordered sheet material. The apparatus according to the invention in particular has the advantage, that disordered sheet material is fast and reliably aligned, so that the sheet material can be formed into bundles. Since the alignment of the sheet material can be carried out automatically by the apparatus, i.e. in particular has not to be carried out by an operator, moreover, a cost-effective alignment of the disordered sheet material is permitted. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090041572 | Device and Method for the Contactless Personalization of Chips That Are Integrated into Passports - The invention relates to a device and a method for the contactless personalisation of chips integrated into passports within a system for processing, sorting and packaging a large number of passports comprising a straight main transport path with a first transport direction for transporting the passports one behind the other through the system comprising a plurality of system modules for processing, sorting and/or packaging, with a respective straight first auxiliary transport path connected to the main transport path and arranged on either side thereof for leading the passports away from the main transport path in a second transport direction running perpendicular to the first transport direction, a plurality of coding stations arranged along the two first auxiliary transport paths and next to one another with respect to the first transport direction for coding the chips of the passports, and an equal plurality of transport elements which are respectively assigned to the coding stations and can be displaced in the first transport direction for picking up the passports from the auxiliary transport paths, positioning them above the associated coding stations and then depositing them on second auxiliary transport paths running back towards the main transport path with a third transport direction running parallel to the second transport direction. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090116948 | Method and Device for Orienting a Material Roll Prior to Axial Alignment In a Roll Changer - A material roll is transported to a roll changer by being arranged on a transport carriage. The material roll and transport carriage are placed on a transfer table which is moved into position between journal bearings of the roll changer. The transfer table is adapted to move the material roll transversely and along a longitudinal axis of the material roll and can pivot in a horizontal plane. An inclined position of the material roll, arranged on the transfer table, is determined by sensors. In this determined, axially aligned position, the material roll is axially aligned on the bearing journals. The roll size of the material is determined. An axially aligned position for roller support arms of a roll carrier of the roll changer is determined as a function of the determined roll size. An axially aligned position of the transfer table is determined as a function of the determined roll size and the determined inclined position of the material roll. The position of both ends of the sleeve of the material roll, upon insertion of the transfer table into the roll changer, is detected. The material roll is then inclined by a rotary drive which is arranged on the transfer table. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090129911 | DEVICE FOR TURNING FLAT ARTICLES INCLUDING FOLDED BOX BLANKS - A device for the turning of flat articles, particularly blanks of folded boxes, includes conveying elements which define at least two conveying sections that are permeable to air and on which the articles are conveyed lying substantially flat, the conveying elements being mounted in a frame, a suction device arranged below the conveying element and to extend through the conveying section to increase the friction between the conveying elements and the articles, and a separate drive for each of the conveying elements of the respective conveying sections. The frame is mounted such that it can swivel about a pivot in the exit region of the frame relative to a machine frame. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090162180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REORIENTING A TIRE AND CORE ASSEMBLY IN A TIRE MANUFACTURING LINE - Apparatus and method for reorienting a toroidally shaped core configured to carry a green tire. The core includes a central axis defined through first and second oppositely facing tapered recesses respectively including first and second locking mechanisms. The apparatus includes a core support structure including a base and a reorientation member connected for movement relative to said base and a core coupling member. The core coupling member connects for movement with the reorientation member and includes a core locking mechanism that couples with the core coupling member and locks the core coupling member to the core. A drive system couples with the reorientation member and operatively moves the reorientation member so as to change the orientation of the central axis from a first orientation to a second, different orientation transverse to the first orientation. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090185889 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE DEVIATIONS OF PLATE MATERIAL OF A RECTANGULAR SHAPE AND THE EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - Problem to be Solved | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090202330 | Guide System for Loading Trailers with Cargo - A guide system for loading trailers with cargo is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes first and second tubular sleeves adapted to removably slide over cylindrical bollards, wherein the tubular sleeves are configured to rotate about a vertical axis of the cylindrical bollards. The system also includes first and second arms secured to the respective tubular sleeves, wherein the arms are adapted to sweep over a horizontal surface of a loading dock when the tubular sleeves are rotated. In addition, the system includes first and second pistons, wherein a first end of each piston is secured to a rear portion of the respective arm and the arm swings to a desired position in response to the respective piston. A slidable pin of each arm is configured to engage receptacles mounted in a horizontal surface of a loading dock when the arms are in a closed position. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090311088 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING WORKPIECES IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for handling workpieces in a processing system. The workpiece vertical lift mechanism ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100047052 | Wafer positioning system - The invention provides for a wafer positioning assembly for an assembler for assembling printhead integrated circuits on a carrier. The assembler includes an enclosure with a support assembly for operatively supporting a wafer with dies thereon, a die picking assembly for picking dice from said wafer, a die placement assembly for placing the dies onto the carrier, a die conveyance mechanism operatively conveying the dies from the die picking and placement assemblies, and a control system controlling the assembler. The wafer positioning assembly, in turn, includes a displacement assembly having a base plate with first and second stages mounted thereon, and a wafer support plate assembly rotatably mounted on the second stage. The support plate assembly is configured to receive the wafer and has a motor under control of the control system to rotate the support plate assembly underneath the die picking assembly. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100143089 | System For Autonomously Dispensing Media On Large Scale Surfaces - The present disclosure relates to a system, method and article which may be configured to autonomously dispense a medium onto a relatively large surface relatively accurately. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100232922 | Reel handling device - The inspiration to the “Device” conception was to ease strenuous conditions associated with physical requirements for moving extremely heavy reeled, spooled, or rolled units. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110176901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING EGGS - An apparatus for processing packages of eggs on a conveyor is disclosed which comprises an egg orienter configured and arranged with respect to the conveyor so as to adjust a position of one or more of the eggs in each of the packages so that each of the eggs in a given package assumes a particular orientation within that package. In some embodiments, the egg orienter may be located between an egg loading section and a package closing section of an egg packer. In addition, in some embodiments, the apparatus may further comprise a laser source and one or more optical steering elements configured and arranged to direct laser energy from the laser source so as to laser mark information on a surface of one or more of the eggs while the eggs are in a package disposed on the conveyor and in said particular orientation. Further, in some embodiments, the egg orienter may be further configured and arranged to adjust the position of the one or more eggs in each of the packages so that a long axis of each egg in a given package is tilted toward the back of the package so as to be at least slightly offset from vertical and/or so that so that long axes of all of the eggs in each row of eggs in the package form approximate right angles with respect to a line intercepting bottoms of receptacles holding the eggs in such a row. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110262258 | Small Chip Packaging Fixture And Method Of Using Magnetic Field Assisted Self-alignment and Its Application for RFID Chip To Antenna Assembly - A method and fixture using magnetic field assisted self-alignment for chip packaging. Typical embodiments include a magnetic device having one or more pole groups, each pole group including two or three poles. Some embodiments provide multiple pole groups arranged in a one or two dimensional pole group array. The poles can build up a self-alignment magnetic field. The structure of fixture is simple and easy to implement. Typical embodiments can greatly reduce chip packaging cost and make packaging more efficient. In accordance with typical embodiments, a chip and a substrate can be self-aligned magnetically regardless of their shapes. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120141243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPOSITIONING ROW BARS USED FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEADS - A system for repositioning row bars includes a base support including a top surface, and a support arm positioned on the top surface and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position, a tray assembly coupled to the support arm, the tray assembly including a first tray including a plurality of first channels, each configured to retain one of the row bars in an initial position, a transfer substrate including a plurality of transfer channels, each configured to receive one of the row bars from the first tray as the support arm moves from the first position to the second position, and a second tray including a plurality of second channels, each configured to retain the one of the row bars in a final position, where the row bars in the final position are rotated by a preselected number of degrees from the initial position. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120148380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TURNING RACKS - The invention relates to apparatuses for turning racks ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120163951 | BAG TURNING MACHINE AND METHOD - A bag turning machine comprises a frame, a shaft rotatably carried by the frame, a plurality of bag turning members carried by the shaft for receiving and turning a filled and sealed bag, and a brake. The brake resists rotation of the shaft upon receipt by the bag turning members of a filled and sealed bag and, following release by the bag turning members of the bag, arrests rotation of the shaft in a predetermined position for the bag turning members to receive another filled and sealed bag. Each bag is received in an upright position and moving substantially parallel to its width, which is less than its height and greater than its depth, and tipped over onto the bag turning members so that the bag lands on a side edge thereof. Rotating the bag turning members turns the bag to rest on its face while lowering the bag. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120177474 | CARD SUBSTRATE ROTATOR - A card substrate rotator comprises a substrate support, a rotator mechanism and a lift mechanism. The substrate support is configured to receive a card substrate and comprises a feed roller. The rotator mechanism is configured to rotate the substrate support about an axis. The lift mechanism is configured to move the substrate support and the axis in a vertical plane. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120224944 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MODULE HANDLING ASSEMBLY - An aircraft engine module handling assembly including a carriage, a pivoting portion at a top of the carriage, a module support tooling, and an additional mechanism for assembly of the tooling on the pivoting portion, such that the module can be rotated from an original vertical position, observed when it reaches an assembly shop in a crate, to a horizontal position suitable for its assembly with another module of an engine. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120237329 | Thin Wafer Gripper Using High Pressure Air - The invention concerns thin wafer handling for solar silicone wafers or other semiconductor thin wafer handling applications, especially after back grind process. The invention performs high speed, mass wafer transfer between varying pitch carriers. Transfers are between various types of wafer carriers as required (plastic, Teflon, PEEK, SiC, etc.). | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120263567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTATING BOTTLES - A method and apparatus are provided for configuring equipment ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130101379 | METHOD OF VERIFYING AND IMPROVING THE POSITIONING OF ROD-LIKE ARTICLES IN TRAYS OR INTERMEDIATE STORES AND A DEVICE ENABLING THE VERIFICATION OF CORRECT POSITIONING OF ROD-LIKE ARTICLES AND ALIGNING OF THEIR FRONT FACE IN TRAYS OR INTERMEDIATE STORES - A method, where a verification of positioning of articles ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130115039 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORIENTING CONTAINERS - The containers (B) comprised in an incoming flow of containers advancing in a given direction along an axis (XB), wherein the containers (B) may present with a first orientation or else a second orientation with respect to the direction of advance and with a first posture or else a second posture, are oriented so as to generate an outgoing flow of containers (B), in which, for example, the containers all present in a vertical position with an identical orientation. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130129463 | PITCH CHANGE DEVICE AND PITCH CHANGE METHOD - A pitch conversion device and pitch conversion method is directed to convert the pitch of a plurality of partition members arranged parallel to each other along an X-direction and include a plurality of entry members arranged parallel to each other in the X-direction and configured to enter between neighboring partition members, and a pushing member to push the plurality of entry members in turn and allow them to enter neighboring partition members while moving in the X direction. The entry members are biased in an exiting direction from between the neighboring partition members. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130142610 | Alignment Device of Cutting Machine - The present invention provides an alignment device of cutting machine, which includes: a stand and a ball transfer unit mounted on the stand. The ball transfer unit includes a main body, a first rotating body, and a plurality of second rotating bodies arranged between the main body and the first rotating body. The main body has an end forming a receiving chamber and thus forming a receiving chamber sidewall. The second rotating bodies are rotatably arranged on the receiving chamber sidewall. The main body forms an air entrance passage in communication with the receiving chamber. The receiving chamber sidewall extends out to form a bearing section corresponding to the air entrance passage. The bearing section has a side surface in which air outlet ports are formed. The main body has an opposite end forming a connection section that is mateable and coupleable to the stand. The present invention uses a ball transfer unit to replace the float pad made of porous carbon fiber material for aligning a glass substrate in order to achieve the purposes of lowering down cost. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130142611 | APPARATUS FOR TURNING STEEL PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to an apparatus for turning steel products. The apparatus comprises a rotating shaft, a first turning plate, and a second turning plate. The first turning plate is fixedly mounted to the rotating shaft with a longitudinal axis of the first turning plate perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rotating shaft. The second turning plate is movably mounted to the rotating shaft with a longitudinal axis of the second turning plate perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rotating shaft. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130236283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAFER ALIGNMENT - A wafer aligning apparatus includes first and second wafer holders supporting first and second wafers, respectively, a holder moving unit configured to move at least one of the first and second wafer holders such that the first and second wafers are pre-aligned and face each other, one or more observing units arranged in a horizontal direction with respect to the pre-aligned first and second wafers and configured to observe edge portions of the first and second wafers in a state in which the first and second wafers are pre-aligned with each other by the holder moving unit and a controlling unit configured to control the holder moving unit to realign the first and second wafers when the edge portions of the first and second wafers are outside of a desired alignment state based on information observed by the one or more observing units. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130259628 | TRANSPORT UNIT AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a transport unit comprising a base member, a transport mechanism and a positioning mechanism. The base member includes a bottom wall extending in a transport direction and a pair of side walls standing upright from two side portions, respectively, of the bottom wall. The transport mechanism is supported by the base member and transports an object to be transported. The positioning mechanism is supported by the base member, and positions the object relative to the base member. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130287536 | WAFER EDGE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Devices and methods are provided for positioning and/or rotating a substrate without solid contact, such as by floating the wafer on a thin layer of gas. Since there is no solid contact with components of a processing chamber, features on the wafer are used to determine wafer position and rotational speed. Closed loop control systems are provided with capacitive sensors to monitor the position of the edge of the wafer in a horizontal plane. Control systems may also monitor the position of a wafer feature as it rotates, such as a notch in the edge of the wafer. Because the presence of a notch can disrupt sensors facing the edge of the wafer, methods and devices to reduce or eliminate this disruption are also provided. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140056680 | BOOKLET GUIDE AND CLAMP SYSTEM IN A BOOKLET PROCESSING MECHANISM - A booklet processing mechanism is described that includes a booklet guide and clamp system that is configured to act as the guide during entry and exit of the booklet into and from the mechanism, as well as clamp and hold the booklet in its proper position during a processing operation, for example by a laser or during vision verification. The booklet guide and clamp system is moveable between a first position for guiding an upper, free edge of an opened booklet and a second position where the upper, free edge is clamped against a backing plate. At the second, clamping position, the mechanism is out of the way so that it does not interfere with the processing operation. Because the guiding and clamping functions are combined into one mechanism, only one actuator and one sensor are needed for the guiding and clamping functions. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140112751 | Method and Apparatus for Changing the Orientation of an Absorbent Article - The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein operate to change the orientation of an absorbent article. The apparatus includes a transfer apparatus having a frame that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation and a transfer member that is rotatable about a second axis of rotation. The method includes advancing an absorbent article in a machine direction. The absorbent article is defined by a longitudinal centerline intersected by a lateral centerline at a center. The method includes rotating the absorbent article from a first orientation where the longitudinal centerline extends in a cross direction to a second orientation where the longitudinal centerline extends in the machine direction. The method includes shifting the absorbent article such that the center of the absorbent article shifts from a first cross-directional position to a second cross-directional position. The steps of rotating the absorbent article and shifting the absorbent article may occur concurrently. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140140802 | NUT ARRANGING APPARATUS - A nut arranging apparatus includes a nut arranging portion having a generally ring-shaped shape for arranging nuts, and a nut supplying portion that is a portion for supplying the nuts to the nut arranging portion and is arranged inside the nut arranging portion. The nut supplying portion includes a holding portion that is a portion for temporarily holding the nuts. The nut supplying portion forms a bottom plate portion that is a bottom surface portion of the holding portion with a surface that is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and changes a direction of tilt of the bottom plate portion. The nut supplying portion supplies the nuts to an appropriate position of the nut arranging portion by sliding the nuts held in the holding portion in the direction of tilt of the bottom plate portion while changing the direction of tilt of the bottom plate portion. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140294552 | APPARATUS FOR HANDING AND MOVING A STACK OF TIRES - A rotary apparatus or machine that takes or receives a barrel stack of mounted tires in the vertical position (i.e., barrel stacked), and rotates the stack as a whole to a horizontal position, where each unit or tire is an upright position. The tires can then be rolled off individually or in multiple units to be installed on the equipment being built, or transported from the tire holding area to the assembly floor or installation area. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140321958 | ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A clean stocker includes an orientation adjustment device that includes a pivot device which pivots a placing base, a reticle carrier device which holds an article without changing an orientation of the article, and a controller which controls the pivot device and the reticle carrier device. The controller is programmed to cause the article to be held in a state in which the article is separate from the placing base held by the pivot device, the placing base in the state in which the article is separate therefrom to be pivoted from an initial position to an intended position, the article to be placed on the placing base which has been pivoted to the intended position, and the placing base having the article placed thereon to be pivoted from the intended position to the initial position. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20190144207 | BATTERY ALIGNING DEVICE | 05-16-2019 |
