| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D450608 |
Carrier tape pitch gauge |
November 20, 2001 |
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| 6474527 |
Multiple-pitch tape feeder with multiple peel positions |
November 5, 2002 |
| The present invention is an apparatus for multiple-pitch carrier tape feeding, including a carrier tape reel support, a slidable tape window and cover tape peel edge for exposing a component at a pick location adjacent a peel edge, and a carrier tape drive mechanism for advancing the car |
| 6402452 |
Carrier tape feeder with cover tape parting |
June 11, 2002 |
| The present invention is a method and apparatus for parting and peeling-back the cover tape on a carrier tape (consisting of a component tape with pockets therein and cover tape thereover) in order to expose the component for retrieval by an automated assembly system. More specifical |
| 6173750 |
Method and apparatus for removing die from a wafer and conveying die to a pickup location |
January 16, 2001 |
| A direct die feeder picks known good die from a wafer and places them on a conveyor belt, which conveys the die to a pickup location. Frame (111) supports a wafer (105) which is a wafer that is sawed while adhered onto a flexible film, which is then stretched and mounted in a ring (110). |
| 6032845 |
Variable pitch tape feeder and pitch selection switch therefor |
March 7, 2000 |
| In a variable-pitch tape feeder for feeding parts to a pick and place machine used to produce electronic circuit boards, a switch assembly is provided which controls the limits of a shutter movement and the tape advance distance dependent upon the desired pitch. The tape feeder uses a |
| 5976306 |
Method and apparatus for removing die from an expanded wafer and conveying die to a pickup locat |
November 2, 1999 |
| A direct die feeder picks known good die from an expanded wafer and places them on a conveyor belt, which conveys the die to a pickup location. Frame (111) supports an expanded wafer (105) which is a wafer that is sawed and adhered onto a flexible film, which is then stretched and mounte |
