| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D323318 |
Magazine for a plurality of tube assemblies carrying integrated circuit chips |
January 21, 1992 |
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| D265099 |
Print wheel cartridge or the like |
June 22, 1982 |
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| 5785399 |
Bilateral media storage unit |
July 28, 1998 |
| A bilateral media storage unit for storing and carrying CD ROMs, computer diskettes, removable disk storage devices and the like. The storage unit includes a discus shaped portable housing having a generally bowl shaped lower base component and a generally bowl shaped upper cover compone |
| 5476172 |
Modular recording media storage apparatus |
December 19, 1995 |
| A modular, portable apparatus for storing and carrying a plurality of disc shaped recording media has a housing including a lower base component and an upper cover component. The lower base component and the upper cover component are pivotally coupled. Slots within the housing retain a |
| 5338108 |
Disk storage device |
August 16, 1994 |
| A disk storage device is shown of the type used to store computer floppy diskettes. A series of springs are utilized to urge a floppy disk outward from a storage slot provided in the body of the device. One corner of the floppy disk is utilized to temporarily restrain the disk within its |
| 5335606 |
Interlocking shelving unit |
August 9, 1994 |
| A set of shelving units which can be interlockingly mated together. Each shelving unit has a set of end panels is provided with substantially identical dimensions. At least one elongated cross member is joined to an edge of the end panels so that the end panels are spaced apart along the |
| 5290710 |
Method for testing integrated circuits on a carrier substrate |
March 1, 1994 |
| A method and apparatus is provided for testing integrated circuits and permanently affixing the ICs which are successfully tested to a product level carrier substrate. A modular test oven is used which allows the chips to be electrically and thermally tested with the chips non-perman |
| 5222668 |
Fluid actuated connector |
June 29, 1993 |
| A fluid actuated connector is provided with opposing circuit members that form the interior of the connector and which are substantially L-shaped with a substantially vertical portion facing a circuit card to be inserted into the connector and a substantially horizontal portion disposed |
| 5205740 |
Super connector for connecting flat ribbon cables |
April 27, 1993 |
| A connector for connecting large numbers of contact points on a flat ribbon cable to corresponding contact points on a second flat ribbon ribbon cable is described. The connector is a rigid clamping device which encompasses the cables where they join and through the use of springs and fo |
| 5148003 |
Modular test oven |
September 15, 1992 |
| A method and apparatus is provided for testing integrated circuits and permanently affixing the ICs which are successfully tested to a product level carrier substrate. A modular test oven is used which allows the chips to be electrically and thermally tested with the chips non-perman |
| 5133636 |
System for chip orientation |
July 28, 1992 |
| A queue of randomly oriented chips is advanced down a track. Each chip in the queue is sequentially and individually elevated into a pneumatic circuit and pressed against a mirrored surface of an upper slide member to which it adheres if the chip was oriented with upwardly disposed solde |
| 5117555 |
Modular system and method for populating circuit boards |
June 2, 1992 |
| A chip placement system of modular construction is provided for simultaneous population of circuit boards with component chips. A plurality of chip placement modules are provided, each having a conveyor means for receiving a planar from an adjacent one of the modules and transporting |
| 5101972 |
Recording media storage apparatus |
April 7, 1992 |
| A portable recording media storage apparatus for storing and carrying a number of disc shaped recording media, such as records or compact discs. A housing having a pivotally coupled lower base component and an upper cover component is provided which includes a large number of slots there |
| 5044875 |
Method and apparatus for positioning components |
September 3, 1991 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for simultaneously positioning electronic components, such as surface-mounted chips on a circuit board. A removable load plate carries a plurality of chip placement assemblies, each having a support disposing a plurality of such components in a stack |
| 5044872 |
System and method for chip orientation |
September 3, 1991 |
| A queue of randomly oriented chips is advanced down a track. Each chip in the queue is sequentially and individually elevated into a pneumatic circuit and pressed against a mirrored surface of an upper slide member to which it adheres if the chip was oriented with upwardly disposed solde |
| 5042668 |
Method and apparatus for random electronic component testing |
August 27, 1991 |
| A method and apparatus are disclosed for randomly selecting and automatically testing surface mount passive electronic components. A detachable hopper is utilized to contain a plurality of randomly oriented electronic components which are agitated pneumatically and urged by vibration |
| 4974390 |
System and method for loading electronic component carrier tubes |
December 4, 1990 |
| A queing means transfers surface mount components randomly stored in a detachable hopper into a plurality of parallel lines formed by grooves in a track plate. Vibrator means translate the components along the grooves in the downwardly extending track plate toward a shuttle assembly. Wit |
| 4946708 |
Pin transfer adhesive application for surface mount component processes |
August 7, 1990 |
| A glue plate module automatically establishes layers of adhesives thereon periodically interposed between an upper pin plate and a lower lift plate. The pin plate carries a plurality of pendantly disposed and releaseable transfer pins arranged on the plate in a pattern corresponding to t |
| 4707155 |
Re-inkable ribbon transport system |
November 17, 1987 |
| An apparatus for supplying a newly re-coated continuous ribbon to a moving printhead carrier in a printer. The present invention is particularly adaptable for use in thermal printers having multicolored ribbons. The apparatus comprises a cartridge housing which is mounted on the printer |
| 4687192 |
Sheet feed apparatus with fixed separator protrusions |
August 18, 1987 |
| A rotatable feed wheel for use in a sheet shingling apparatus having fixed, relatively round protrusions spaced about its outer surface which contact and shingle sheets of paper. The rotatable feed wheel is unitarily constructed and its surface which contacts the sheets of paper is made |
| 4640502 |
Envelope hopper for feed and delivery |
February 3, 1987 |
| An attachable feed and delivery system for envelopes in a high speed, batch printer (14) environment is described. Included is a hopper (10) having input (30) and output sections (32) separated from each other by a spring loaded bail (34). The transport path to and from the print station |
| 4635919 |
Floating document throat |
January 13, 1987 |
| There is disclosed an envelope hopper for attachment to a printer requiring envelopes. Spring members provided with adjustable throats for permitting passage of a single envelope are biased downward against the upward force of the supply stack for compensating for changes in relative pos |
| 4589621 |
Ergonomic monitor stand |
May 20, 1986 |
| A stand (10) is disclosed for supporting a computer display (8) workstation for easy adjustment without tools to a desired position by rotating the stand, tilting a platform (60) attached to the stand and lifting the stand. The stand comprises a six bar (20, 22, 16, 30, 32, 54) pivotable |
| 4506881 |
Duplexing paper handling system |
March 26, 1985 |
| An automatic paper handling system capable of loading individual sheets of a stack of paper onto a drum for printing or scanning, escaping a printing or scanning transducer relative to the drum, and stacking the sheet of paper after printing or scanning is additionally provided with dupl |
| 4395035 |
Air shingler |
July 26, 1983 |
| There is disclosed apparatus for implementing a technique of shingling a stack (10) of cut sheets using fluid jets. Air (34), or other fluid under pressure, travels through a drum having exit holes arranged about its periphery. The passage of the air causes the drum (30) to self-propel. |
| 4371157 |
Compact envelope handling device |
February 1, 1983 |
| Disclosed is apparatus attachable to a printer for feeding and delivering envelopes. Storage means for fresh and printed envelopes which are disposed perpendicularly to the orientation of print direction. A reduction in overall size required in a mechanism for handling feed and deliv |
