Abstract: A clamp assembly for securing a solar panel module includes a base that secures to an attachment of a solar module mounting system. The base is connected to a clamp component through a vertical component that enables vertical adjustment of the clamp component relative to the base. The clamp component includes a bottom clamp and a top clamp that connect through a threaded connector and a spring to enable adjustment of a thickness to accommodate a range of solar panel modules. The top clamp further includes a connection interface for receiving a trim component that moves with positioning of the top clamp relative to the bottom clamp and the base.

Abstract: A system for positioning a product along an assembly line including: a motor having a brake and an output shaft in cooperation with a platform by way of a linkage, rotation of the output shaft in a first direction rotates the linkage to an upper position to raise the platform and rotation of the output shaft in a second direction rotates the linkage to a lower position to lower the platform, the brake is configured to stop movement of the output shaft; a sensor configured to identify movement of the linkage between the lower position and the upper position; and a controller configured to receive inputs from the sensor, measure a cycle time of each one of a plurality of movement cycles of the linkage between the lower position and the upper position based on the inputs, and identify cycle times that are progressively decreasing or increasing.

Abstract: Provided is an article transfer apparatus and article transfer method capable of autonomously loading or unloading an article by accurately checking a correct position in an article storage without a teaching process, the article transfer apparatus including a carriage body travelling along travel rails to transfer an article, and a position detection device mounted in the carriage body to detect position information related to a correct position from a detection target mounted in an article storage capable of storing the article in order to place the article at the correct position in the article storage where the article is to be stored.

Abstract: A substrate support assembly including a shaft and a susceptor disposed on the shaft. The susceptor is configured to support a substrate in a processing chamber during a substrate processing operation. The substrate support assembly comprises cooling features configured to cool the susceptor at a cooling rate of greater than 2 degrees Celsius per minute subsequent to the substrate processing operation.

Abstract: A pipe fitting stand includes a central support post, a fixed support structure disposed on the central support post, a sliding support structure disposed on the central support post, a telescoping post extending at least partially into the central support post, a cradle engaged with the telescoping post that is configured to support a portion of a pipe, at least three legs extending from the fixed support structure, and a leg support extending between each of the at least three legs and the sliding support structure, wherein as the sliding support structure is moved along the central support post in a first direction, the at least three legs are drawn inward to a folded state and as the sliding support structure is moved in a second direction the at least three legs splay outward to a deployed state.

Abstract: With smaller gauge catheters, forming distal tip structures, termed “tipping,” can be increasingly challenging. The thin wall-thicknesses of these small gauge catheters provide a reduced cross-sectional surface area with which to couple the distal tip structure to. This increases the risk of failure of the device either during manufacture or during use. To address the foregoing, embodiments include forming and placing a spiral plug within a lumen of a proximal section of the catheter. The spiral plug co-operates with the catheter to provide an increased wall thickness and an increased cross-sectional surface area with which to couple a distal tip structure thereto. Further the spiral plug can align the lumen of the catheter body with a lumen of the distal tip structure. The spiral plug can be sacrificial and provide increased material across the joint, mitigating joint failure.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a semiconductor wafer portion (SWP) comprises: a first rotatable structure (RS) configured to perform a first rotation and a first counterrotation about a first axis; a second RS configured to perform a second rotation and a second counterrotation about a second axis; a first set of one or more adjustable adhesive regions (AARs) located on the first RS and in contact with the SWP, where each AAR in the first set of AARs is configured to increase its adhesion to the SWP during the first rotation and to decrease its adhesion during the first counterrotation; and a second set of one or more AARs located on the second RS and in contact with the SWP, where each AAR in the second set of AARs is configured to increase its adhesion to the SWP during the second rotation and decrease its adhesion during the second counterrotation.

Abstract: A robot end of arm tool (EOAT) and installation process for the proper orientation, mounting, and installation of gaskets such as, but not limited to, water-tight and soil-tight gaskets onto work pieces, such as molded pipes is provided. The gasket installation process may comprise multiple stations including a pipe loading station, pipe cutting and deburring station, gasket retrieval station, gasket stretching and alignment station, mounting station, film application station, and barcode placement substation. The pipe moves sequentially through each station to produce a pipe with one or more of gaskets, films, and/or barcodes placed thereon.

Abstract: A mechanism for fine adjusting an angle of a semiconductor wafer fixture includes a fixture for a semiconductor wafer, a turntable, a rotating motor and a base. The top surface of the fixture is provided with a positioning portion for accommodating a semiconductor wafer, the turntable is detachably installed under the fixture, the rotating motor connects the bottom of the turntable and is installed on the base. An assembly for fine adjusting an angle of a semiconductor wafer fixture includes the above mechanism and several air bearings installed on the circumferential area of the base to support the turntable so as to fine adjust an angle of the turntable and the fixture.

Abstract: A device for attaching multiple components to power lines via drone. The invention includes a clamp which is attached to a power line following activation of an included trigger. Prior to activation on the power line the clamp is firmly attached to a drone payload arm. The payload arm attaches to the front of a drone and includes a track with a plurality of clamp attach points. The track can be rotated by a microcontroller and motor to allow installation of multiple clamps and attached payloads onto power lines in a single drone flight.

Abstract: A tubing cutter configured to cut spine-fin tubing includes a pair of cutting heads pivotally connected and movable between an open position and a closed position. Each cutting head of the tubing cutter includes a blade edge having an arcuate portion with a radius less than an outer radius of a tube of the spine-fin tubing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10), referred to as a construction table, for producing a device, referred to as a filter module, for separating particles, in particular paint particles, entrained in a raw gas stream, and to a method for producing a filter module using the construction table. The device (10) includes a work panel (14) and a support structure (22) above the work panel (14), with a cutout (16) in the work panel (14), and support rollers (20, 24) that are mounted on the support structure (22). Among the support rollers (20), a final support roller (24) is situated above the cutout (16).

Abstract: The present invention is a protective sleeve for pickleball paddles that enhances security and facilitates tracking. Most pickleball paddles today lack integrated solutions for preventing loss or theft. This sleeve accommodates a tracking device or GPS tracker, within its durable silicone construction. The design ensures the tracker is securely enclosed while remaining unobtrusive to the player's grip and performance. This innovation lets players quickly locate their paddles if misplaced, lost, or stolen, providing peace of mind and reducing the likelihood of paddle loss.

Abstract: A transfer device is disclosed. The transfer device comprises a transfer rail extending in a longitudinal direction, a carrier movably coupled to the transfer rail in the longitudinal direction of the transfer rail, and a gripper assembly including a gripper module connected to the carrier. The gripper module includes a gripper frame extending in a width direction of the transfer rail and connected to the carrier, a cell mount coupled to an upper face of the gripper frame, and an alignment unit including an alignment body coupled to the gripper frame and an alignment arm movably coupled to the alignment body in at least one of a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the gripper frame.

Abstract: A conduit guide for a conduit laying machine has an arcuate channel and at least two longitudinally spaced apart roller sets rotatably mounted in the channel. Each roller set has an upper bow roller and at least two longitudinally spaced apart lower flat rollers, each roller set having a roller gap between the upper and lower rollers. The arcuate path has a radius that is equal to or greater than a minimum bend radius for the conduit. At least one roller gap adjuster has at least one resilient biasing element that permits increasing the spacings of the roller gaps while biasing the spacings of the roller gaps toward fixed minimum spacings. The guide reduces damage and/or twisting of conduits during a conduit laying operation, especially when laying multiple conduits (e.g., triplex electrical cable) from the same conduit feed passage.

Abstract: A vacuum support system and vacuum support apparatus to support and maintain one or more workpieces via application of negative pressure. The vacuum support system includes a vacuum source and a vacuum support apparatus to support one or more workpieces thereon. The vacuum support apparatus includes a base frame and a cover member supported on the base frame. The base frame has a recessed region for fluidic communication with the vacuum source, and one or more support members arranged in the recessed region. The cover member has a gripping support surface to anchor one or more workpieces thereon via negative air pressure induced in the recessed region by the vacuum source.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a lift pin guide. The lift pin guide includes a cylindrical main section, a flange, a cylindrical recess, a cylindrical extension, and a bore. The flange is disposed at a first end of the cylindrical main section and has a diameter greater than a diameter of the cylindrical main section. The cylindrical recess is formed in a first surface of the flange, the first surface of the flange being opposite the cylindrical main section, and the cylindrical recess having an outer diameter less than the diameter of the cylindrical main section. The cylindrical extension protrudes beyond the first surface of the flange, the cylindrical extension being concentric with the cylindrical main section. The bore is formed through the cylindrical main section and the cylindrical extension.

Abstract: An improved method for producing via a machine an assembled furniture item such as a drawer or box-shaped enclosure from individual panels is described. The method has the steps of holding a first and second panel so that these panels are spaced and parallel to each other; holding a third and fourth panel, in close proximity to the first and second panels, so that the third and fourth panels are spaced apart, parallel to each other, and on planes orthogonal to the lying planes of the first and second panels, and moving the first and/or second panel and/or third and fourth panels so that the edges of the first, second, third and fourth panels contact each other forming the drawer or box-shaped enclosure.

Abstract: Implementations of a substrate carrier may include a frame including an inner perimeter, the inner perimeter configured to be smaller than a perimeter of an organic substrate panel including multiple semiconductor die coupled thereto; and an outer perimeter configured to be larger than the perimeter of the organic substrate panel; wherein an edge of the frame between the inner perimeter and outer perimeter may be configured to rest against the organic substrate panel to prevent warpage during a heating operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for mechanical machining by plastic deformation, comprising: a support unit configured to support a workpiece; a first and a second punch which are opposite and movable to and from the support unit along a direction of action to switch between an operating position in which they exert a pair of compression forces adapted to plastically deform the workpiece and a resting position in which they are spaced apart from the support unit, said pair of compression forces generating a pair of reaction forces opposite to themselves; actuation members adapted to control the movement of the first and the second punch to and from the support unit along a direction of action; a floating element adapted to support the first and the second punch from opposite sides of the support unit along the direction of action and configured to receive said reaction forces.