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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:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Peter Davis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Dean Tarrant, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Davis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Dean Tarrant, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
UI Holding Company, Conklin, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for use within a die feeder associated with a circuit board assembly machines and includes, among other aspects and features, a cavity to capture and maintain the position of the die within a vacuum gripper. The invention also includes the interaction of a pair of nozzles whereas one moves within the nozzle tip containing the die cavity and has the ability to compensate for any offset between the nozzles.