Patents Represented by Attorney Frank J. Nuzzi
  • Patent number: 7730611
    Abstract: A method of accurately placing an object with a pick and place machine provides raw material. A desired surface topography is created in the raw material. The raw material is diced into parts using a bevel cut so that each of the parts has bevel surfaces. A fixture is provided that has a plurality of spaced cavities with each cavity having bevel surfaces constructed and arranged to mate with the bevel surfaces of an associated part. A pick and place machine picks and places each part into an associated cavity such that the bevel surfaces of the part mates with the bevel surfaces of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulf Becker, David Halk