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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Phillip A Ragard, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Universal Instruments Corporation, Binghamton, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294-2 ; 29740 ; 29743 ; 29759 ; 294 641 ; 294 88 ; 414752 ;
Abstract
A compact spindle assembly for surface mounting and insertion of electrical components comprises a unitary casing in which electric rotary and linear displacement motors are housed in order to provide for actuation of a vacuum nozzle and easily interchangeable tool assemblies such that components may be picked from a supply, squared and/or centered during transfer to a placement station, and placed at a particular position on a circuit board or the like.