Abstract: End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of abutments and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutments.

Abstract: End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of end-effectors and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutments. An alternative end-effector includes at least three abutments, at least one of which is resiliently connected to an actuator for movement between a retracted position and a deployed position wherein it engages a workpiece.

Abstract: A bullet for law enforcement and personal defense use capable of meeting current FBI and IWBA standards and comprised of a jacket of malleable metal having a cylindrical side wall, tapered nose portion, an open forward end, and a plurality of deep longitudinally extending scores formed in the nose portion and defining petals therebetween which extend rearwardly from its mouth, and a malleable core mounted within the jacket and having a plurality of separate segments extending forwardly from its cylindrical base into the nose portion of the jacket and terminating adjacent said open jacket end in a shallow hollowed point, the bullet being capable of piercing substantial barrier materials before entering its target and thereafter expanding radially to about 1.5-2.0 times its diameter, while traveling 9-16 inches within its target.

Abstract: End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of abutments and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutments.

Abstract: End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of end-effectors and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutments. An alternative end-effector includes at least three abutments, at least one of which is resiliently connected to an actuator for movement between a retracted position and a deployed position wherein it engages a workpiece.

Abstract: A bullet for law enforcement and personal defense use capable of meeting current FBI and IWBA standards and comprised of a jacket of malleable metal having a cylindrical side wall, tapered nose portion, an open forward end, and a plurality of deep longitudinally extending scores formed in the nose portion and defining petals therebetween which extend rearwardly from its mouth, and a malleable core mounted within the jacket and having a plurality of separable segments extending forwardly from its cylindrical base into the nose portion of the jacket and terminating adjacent said open jacket end in a shallow hollowed point, the bullet being capable of piercing substantial barrier materials before entering its target and thereafter expanding radially to about 1.5-2.0 times its diameter, while traveling 9-16 inches within its target.