Abstract: A method of dividing, along lattice pattern-like dividing lines, a wafer which has the lattice pattern-like dividing lines and a polymer film on the front surface of a substrate and is processed to allow for division along the dividing lines, the method comprising a frame holding step for putting the wafer on the surface of an adhesive tape mounted on an annular frame; a wafer cooling step for cooling the wafer that is affixed to the surface of the adhesive tape mounted on the annular frame; and a diving step for dividing the wafer along the dividing lines by expanding the adhesive tape to which the cooled wafer is affixed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for buffering a welding wire, whereby a wire buffer, in particular a wire buffer magazine is arranged between a wire advance device and a further wire advance device which is preferably arranged in the vicinity of a welding torch, or in the welding torch and the welding wire is run between the two wire advance devices in a wire core. According to the invention, a simple and compact a buffer device as possible and an improvement in the dynamic behaviour of the wire supply can be achieved, whereby the wire core is attached or fixed at one end and the other end thereof is free to move and the wire core with the welding wire is arranged such as to be free to move within a wire guide tube with a substantially larger cross-section than the outer diameter of the wire core and the buffer volume of the wire buffer magazine is defined by the cross-section and the length of the substantially larger wire guide tube.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-misfit structure for a nail cartridge, which resolves the problems of a typical nail cartridge. For example, when a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted, it is likely lead to different triggering strength, and easier swinging and jamming of nail bodies against stability and safety. The swinging end of the spring of the nail cartridge is provided with a stopper. So, when the nailer head of a short collated nail is mistakenly inserted into the long nailer head dent, the stopper blocks the collated nail, thus preventing any misalignment and subsequent triggering of a nailer for higher stability and safety.

Abstract: A manually swingable hammer-type stapling tool having an elongate housing having a striker movably mounted thereon; a staple driving blade mounted on the housing and movable relative to the striker along a staple discharge path when the striker impacts against a surface; a staple magazine carried on said housing and containing a clip of staples so that a leading staple of the clip is disposed in a staple discharge path below the driving blade; and a cap supply and feeding arrangement mounted on the housing for positioning a cap in a discharge position wherein it is disposed below the leading staple, the arrangement including a cap magazine containing a significant number of individual caps disposed in adjacent and joined edge-to-edge relationship to define a connected strip of caps, and a manual feeding mechanism for advancing a leading cap of the strip into the discharge position.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a pin housing and a fiber optic sensor. The pin housing receives an end of the fiber optic sensor. The fiber optic sensor has a side-view probe type sensing end which permits right angle sensing. The pin housing includes a side hole that corresponds to a side opening of the sensor allowing light to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A rotary friction welding system is provided comprising a first rotary spindle (14) and a second dead spindle (15), wherein the first spindle (14) carries a first mutually connectable component (11) and the second spindle (15) carries a second mutually connectable component (12). The rotary friction welding system also comprises a positioning device (25) for orienting the component (12) arranged on the second spindle (15) with respect to the component (11) arranged on the first rotary spindle (14) and a contact force device (26) for providing a spin welding with the required contact force. The positioning device (25) and contact force device (26) are coupled to each other in such a way that the component (12) arranged on the second spindle (15) is orientable with respect to the component (11) arranged on the first rotary spindle (14) before and/or during the spin welding process.

Abstract: An electronic component mounting method comprising: supplying an unhardened reinforcing resin on a circuit substrate; supplying a solder paste on bond areas of the circuit substrate on which electrodes of the electronic components are to be bonded; placing the electronic components on the circuit substrate; and heating and then cooling the circuit substrate with the reinforcing resin, the solder paste, and the electronic components carried thereon. The mounting method enables mounting of components with high joint reliability, while incorporating the conventional surface mount process steps. The method may also be applied to the mounting of smaller electronic components with narrower pitch without deteriorating productivity or mounting quality.

Abstract: A mounting system and method for mounting objects are provided. The mounting system includes a mounting component having an angled engagement portion configured to an engage an object and a leveling component having an angled portion configured to abuttingly engage the angled engagement portion of the mounting component. The leveling component also includes a leveling device.

Abstract: A portable friction forge welder that applies a direct rotational load to workpieces via a rotational actuator and a direct axial load to workpieces via an axial actuator, where the rotational actuator and the axial actuator have separate and independent power sources. The portable friction forge welder relies on a stored energy linear axial actuator or a center-hole hydraulic axial actuator to achieve high axial forces and a high torque, low rotational velocity to achieve rotational forces, enabling the welder to achieve higher quality welds using larger diameter workpieces than conventional portable friction welders. By applying a high axial force between workpieces prior to high torque rotation of the workpieces results in improved quality welds. A unique clamping device maintains a fixed positional relationship between the workpieces and includes a unique shroud that enables friction welds under a positive pressure inert atmosphere.

Abstract: A mounting material alignment plate of the present invention is operative to allow an electronic component to be mounted on a printed circuit board and has a plurality of bores that admit terminals of the electronic component to be placed. The mounting material alignment plate has dents formed on one surface, on which the electronic component is located, around the individual bores, and recesses formed on another surface opposite to the one surface on which the electronic component is located.

Abstract: A mounting material alignment plate of the present invention is operative to place an electronic component to be mounted on a printed circuit board and has a plurality of bores that admit terminals of the electronic component to be placed. The mounting material alignment plate has first dents formed on one surface, on which the electronic component is located, around the individual bores, and second dents formed on another surface opposite to the one surface on which the electronic component is located.

Abstract: An electronic carrier board is provided, including a carrier, at least two paired bond pads formed on the carrier, and a protective layer covering the carrier. The protective layer is formed with openings corresponding in position to the two bond pads. The openings are aligned in the same direction and expose at least a first sidewall and a second sidewall of each of the two bond pads. The first sidewall is perpendicular to an alignment direction of the bond pads and the second sidewall is parallel to the alignment direction of the bond pads. A distance between the first sidewall of at least one of the bond pads and a corresponding side of a corresponding one of the openings is at least about 50 ?m greater than a distance between the second sidewall of the at least one bond pad and a corresponding side of the corresponding opening.

Abstract: A method of forming a brazed joint between an armature bar and a hydraulic header clip including: assembling free ends of hollow strands and of solid strands of the armature winding bar and positioning the assembly within the hydraulic header clip; interleaving a silver based braze alloy between the strands, wherein a portion of the braze alloy extends axially beyond the free ends of a plurality of the solid strands and the free ends of a plurality of the hollow strands extend axially beyond the braze material; positioning the assembly of the free ends, hydraulic header clip and the braze alloy in a braze chamber, such that the clip is seated in an induction heating coil of the chamber; heating the assembly to a first temperature below a solidus temperature of the braze alloy and within a 200 degrees Fahrenheit of the solidus temperature activating the induction heat coil to heat the clip; heating the assembly to a second temperature above the liquidus temperature of the braze alloy; pooling liquid braze allo

Abstract: A friction stir weld apparatus having a linear drive actuator and a separate friction stir weld device. The linear actuator and the friction stir weld device are driven by concentric motors. In the preferred embodiment, the thrust member of the actuator is connected to the friction stir weld device within or adjacent to the friction stir weld device motor to advance and retract the friction stir weld deice along a linear axis concentric with the actuator and friction stir weld device motors.

Abstract: A method is provided for repairing a housing having a bore formed therein, wherein the bore has an original diameter and a surface defined in part by the housing. The method may include the steps of preparing the housing bore by removing wear or damage near the bore surface, brazing a plug to the bore surface with a braze material, the plug having an outer diameter that is smaller than the bore original diameter, and machining the plug and a portion of the braze material out of the bore to the bore original diameter.

Abstract: An improved brazing process increases the strength and longevity of joints between stainless steel tubes and aluminum fins. The process is especially useful in joining tubes and fins of HVAC secondary heat exchangers and high chrome steels and aluminum. The process is comprised of first plating stainless steel tubes with nickel before applying a brazing flux containing potassium fluoroaluminate complexes such as a NOCOLOK® flux. Subsequently, aluminum fins are pressed to the tubes and flux. The entirety is then brazed in a controlled atmosphere brazing oven. The aluminum becomes metallurgically bonded to the flux, nickel coating, and other constituents of the tubes.

Abstract: A method of dispensing a solder paste comprising at least a flux carrier and solder onto a substrate, wherein the flux carrier and solder each have a melting temperature with the melting temperature of the solder being higher than the flux carrier, includes providing a reservoir of the solder paste and supplying the solder paste to a dispenser having an outlet through which the solder paste is dispensed. The solder paste is heated to a temperature of at least the melting temperature of the solder so that the flux carrier and solder are in a molten state. An amount of the solder paste is dispensed through the outlet and onto the substrate. The flux carrier and solder in the reservoir are maintained at a temperature below the melting temperature of the flux carrier so that neither of the flux carrier and solder is in a molten state in the reservoir.

Abstract: A decorative envelope type container 10, in particular for small gifts, event favors, candy, gift certificates, and the like, is made up of a flat element 11. The flat element 11 comprising of a sheet of material of either paper, plastic, foil, fabric or the like presents lines of facilitated folding 12 which identify one first side 23 of the envelope-type container 10, and in addition, closing flaps 24 associated to the first side 23, three of the said flaps 24, 24a being folded back along the lines of facilitated folding 12 and being mutually connected to form one second side of the container 10, opposite to the first side 23. The container 10 is accessible through at least one opening 16, removably closeable by means of a fourth closing flap 24a with remoistebable adhesive material applied to surface 24a.

Abstract: A carton has a handle that allows a user to carry the carton when closed, and that extends to allow a user to carry the carton when the carton is in an open configuration. The carton includes gusseted end panels that create a partially closed bottom receptacle in the opened carton.

Abstract: A box for receiving a bag having a spout may comprise a first member comprising a spout access tab and a second member comprising a spout location assist tab spaced apart from the spout access tab. Alternatively, a box may comprise a tray comprising a first removable portion, a lid adaptable to be fastened to the tray, the lid comprising a second removable portion, at least one of the tray and the lid comprising a third removable portion, wherein the first, second, and third removable portions may be removed to form a combined spout access port and spout location assist port. Other alternative embodiments and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A carton for containing a plurality of articles and a blank for forming such carton. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The end flaps at least partially form a closed end of the carton. A dispenser allows access to the articles in the carton and includes a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton. The dispenser panel is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening in the closed end. The closed end of the carton comprises an end wall that angles inward toward the interior of the carton.

Abstract: A container is thermoformed from a multilayer sheet, which includes a container body and a flange extending outward from a circumference of an opening of the container body. An end of the first layer extends over an edge of a peeled surface toward a bottom side on an outer end surface of the flange. When a lid is heat-sealed to the flange of the container, even if a seal resin is melted and flowed toward the end surface of the flange, since the edge of the peeled surface is covered with the end of the first layer, the seal resin will not adhere to the edge of the peeled surface.

Abstract: A container having an integrated bottom end closure subassembly. The container includes a top opening and bottom opening. The top opening is initially closed and sealed with a top membrane while the bottom opening is closed by the end closure subassembly. The subassembly includes an end cap and a bottom membrane. The subassembly is configured so that positioning the end cap onto the container to close the bottom opening positions the bottom membrane near the container. The bottom membrane may be sealed to the container. Once the bottom membrane is sealed to the container, the end cap may be removed from the container independently from the bottom membrane. The end cap provides protection to the bottom membrane during shipping and handling and then is used by the consumer to reclose the top opening once the top membrane is removed.

Abstract: The invention provides a network computer system and novel pharmacy printers and their methods of use wherein the local CS includes a pharmacy printer for printing pharmacy orders including prescriptions, and the pharmacy printer includes a pharmacy printer database storing drug information and association of a drug identifier with information about a corresponding drug, and additional information, and obtains and uses instructions for printing the additional information in association with printing of a prescription label from characters contained in a prescription label print file for the prescription label.

Abstract: A automated teller machine (ATM) verifies the authenticity of the cheque based on image information acquired by a CIS unit and magnetic character information acquired by a MICR unit. The ATM further includes a plural cheque leaves determining unit for determining the presence of plural cheque leaves using the image information, the magnetic character information, and thickness information of the cheque.

Abstract: This invention outlines a unique method and system where multiple accounts can be combined and user can access them from a single master account. Account holder or organization offering master account can define rule(s) maintained in a configurable table. Those rules dictate how a single transaction made to the master account can be executed using the combination of master account and child account(s). This technique enables a user to manage multiple accounts using a master account and an ATM/Debit/Credit card associated with the master account making universal card concept a reality. Such card is just like a regular card compatible with existing systems and usable wherever regular cards can be used without any added difficulties. This also disclose a technique to encode decode a sequence of transaction originated within a time segment to retrieve extra information that can be associated with the account.

Abstract: An integrated card system providing multiple payment and loading mechanisms is provided herein.

Abstract: Mechanisms are disclosed for visual identification of a user in a gaming environment. For example, a digital image is used to identify a user, whether the user is on-line or off-line. This digital image is easily verifiable as an appropriate and non-offensive image because it may come form a controlled digital image source (or set of sources). The digital image is also revocable in a variety of gaming environment contexts by a gaming authority. Lastly, the digital image is changeable depending on the context of the gaming environment, in one aspect, being configured to be visible to the entire gaming environment in one form, and being visible to a subset of the gaming environment in another form.

Abstract: A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines are controlled by a printer controller. Cards may be exchanged between multiple card magazines so that cards can be escrowed, exchanged, or selectively located and retrieved. By manipulating cards within the card magazines, the rewritable card printer may perform various maintenance functions on itself and cards within a card magazine.

Abstract: A credit approval and authorization system includes a credit request device, such as a terminal, located in a sales location, such as a store. The credit request device is operable to receive customer-related information, including a credit request, and to communicate the customer-related information to a credit analysis module. If the credit request is approved by the credit analysis module, the credit analysis module generates a conditional offer and the credit request device directs the customer to a point of sale system, such as a cash register, within the sales location, for manual verification of the customer's identity by an employee of the merchant. If the conditional offer is accepted and the identity of the customer is verified at the point of sale system, an activation module operates to establish a credit account. The system also includes an authorization module operable to determine whether to authorize use of the credit account to make a purchase.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing an identification card are disclosed. The exemplary method may transmit an electronic copy of the user's identification documentation to be verified at a verification station. The original identification documentation may be authenticated and compared at a distribution location. Another exemplary embodiment of the invention may provide a user with an immediate identification card at a kiosk. All of this information may be collected and transmitted to a central storage location where it may be readily accessible if needed. An identification card containing all the information may be distributed to the user at the kiosk and/or a CD or other memory storage devices with the user's electronic information.

Abstract: A personal information management system stores associations between a user and the user's mobile hand held electronic and communication devices. The system receives input indicating the presence of the user and bonds with the mobile hand held devices associated with the identified user to the exclusion of other devices. Once the system has bonded to the user's mobile hand held devices, the user may access data stored on and control functions of the various hand held devices through a single common interface, the system may be used to place and receive cellular telephone calls, send and receive text messages, and record and play back audio messages.

Abstract: A system for post factory dynamic application selection which includes an after point of sale configuration manager client module stored on a customer information handling system, a software determination module, and a download module is disclosed. The after point of sale configuration management client module enables the customer information handling system to access a manufacturer server. Based upon customer information, the software determination module determines which software to provide to the customer information handling system. Based upon the determination, the download module downloads software to the customer information handling system.

Abstract: An online electronic receipt management system and method are disclosed. The system and method allow for a centralized online electronic receipt database accessible to a user via the Internet using an email address and password to gain access to the user's unique site. The system and method also allow a user to easily organize entire sales transactions (or individual items from a multiple-item sales transaction) items into categories allow for simple calculation of total expenses relevant to that category. The system and method also allows a user to easily create gift receipts by masking certain portions of the sales transaction prior to transferring it to the recipient.

Abstract: An RF tag reading apparatus reads information from RF tags affixed to postal envelopes by a single operation. An article container contains a large number of postal envelopes provided with RF tags. A reader antenna, which is connected to an interrogator via a coaxial cable, is disposed under the article container. Maximum gain directions of the RF tags of the respective postal envelopes are uniformly directed to the reader antenna. The respective postal envelopes contained in the article container are arranged face to face with each other in a direction orthogonal to the maximum directions of the RF tags. Since a maximum gain direction of the reader antenna is oriented toward a base end surface of the article container, the maximum gain directions of the RF tags are opposed to the maximum gain direction of the reader antenna.

Abstract: A foldable calculator comprising: (i) a main body having an upper cover with a rectangular recess on the outer surface of the upper cover, a lower cover; and a hinge joining the upper cover and the lower cover together, (ii) a display screen, (iii) a keyboard having a first key set (frequently used keys) with relatively large key pressing areas and a second key set (infrequently used keys) with relatively smaller key pressing areas, and (iv) a retractable support member, wherein the upper cover is openable at an angle from the lower cover suitable for a user to view the display screen when the retractable support member is open, and the retractable support member is retractable into the rectangular recess on the outer surface of the upper cover when the retractable support member is not in use.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for testing radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are described. A network communications capability of a first reader may be tested. A second reader may be instructed to perform testing of a radio frequency (RF) communications capability of the first reader. The second reader may include a reader test module. The reader test module includes a first logic module configured to test a forward link of the first reader, and a second logic module configured to test a backward link of the first reader.

Abstract: Making a dot pattern so that misalignment in a x direction and a y direction is alternately generated for every adjacent information dots on a virtual grid line, the misalignment is alternately generated in the x direction and the y direction for each dot and this results in that the alternate information dot is necessarily arranged on the same grid line. Therefore, in the case that an optical reading apparatus reads the dot pattern, a search algorithm of a virtual grid line is simplified on an image memory. As a result, the grid point on the image memory is also easy. Therefore, without using a complicated program, it is possible to speed up the reading speed of the dot pattern.

Abstract: An optical reader comprising: an image sensor array for converting light from a target into output signals representative thereof, the image sensor array having a centerline; a processor for decoding a machine readable symbology within the target derived from the output signals; receive optics for directing light from the target to the image sensor, the optics having a receive optics optical axis, wherein the image sensor array and receive optics are configured such that the centerline is not coincident with the optical axis.

Abstract: Electromagnetic energy comprising a visible component and non-visible component is emitted from a reader, wherein the emitted visible component that is emitted forms a pattern indicative of a position of the reader with respect to a target. A portion of the emitted electromagnetic energy is returned from the target and received by the reader. A visible portion or component of the received electromagnetic energy is optically, computationally and/or electrically filtered and a non-visible portion or component is processed to resolve and/or decode the symbol. Additionally, or alternatively, a detector substantially detects only the non-visible portion or component of the electromagnetic energy returned from the symbol.

Abstract: Mass-customized parts are identified by encoding part identification information into a multi-dimensional bar code, wherein mass-customization machinery, such as stereolithography apparatus, is used to make the parts with the multi-dimensional bar code embedded therein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols. The bar code reading device, in one embodiment, can receive a command to disable symbology reading. In another embodiment, a bar code reading device can have a timercount and an image memory. In one embodiment, a bar code reading device can be configured to read bar code symbols of more than one bar code symbology.

Abstract: An automatic exposure system for an imaging-based bar code reader. The automatic identification system includes: an aiming apparatus generating a beam to aid in aiming the system at a target object when the system is actuated; an imaging system including a pixel array, a focusing lens to focus an image of the target object onto the pixel array; and an automatic exposure system to determine an integration time for capturing an image of the target object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible tube head (40, 40?) comprising a dispensing port which is defined by an edge (41, 41?) and a shoulder (42, 42?), the shoulder connecting the edge to the flexible skirt (30) of the tube. The invention is characterized in that it comprises an electronic component (20) which can be used for the electrically contactless exchange of information with a read or read/write device, normally a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) type component.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of forming and detecting non-visible marks and articles marked in accordance with the methods. In accordance with the methods of the invention, a marking material is applied to a substrate to form a mark that is contrastable from the substrate in one or more regions of the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The mark is covered with a film, which can be a bonded coating or a non-bonded covering sheet, that comprises an amount of one or more inorganic pigments such that the film appears opaque in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum but is sufficiently transmissive in one or more regions of the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to facilitate the detection of the mark covered by the film. The non-visible marks can be applied to articles such as automobile parts, aircraft parts and other articles of manufacture to deter counterfeiting.

Abstract: The invention relates to the operational maintenance of an intelligent portable object (1) which is provided with a processing unit (6) having at least two communication and/or feed interfaces either with or without contacts. The method comprises a reinitialization step (MaZ) for the processing unit (6). The method is characterized in that it comprises at least one delay and/or reinitialization simulation step if a communication or application is in the process of being processed by the processing unit. The invention also relates to an associated device.

Abstract: An electronic business card comprises an enlectonic card carrying an electronic circuit and an antenna and two protective layers. A data receiver/transmitter for exchanging data with the electronic business card comprises a sensor antenna and an electronic circuit having a driver/amplifier-modulation/demodulation circuit, a memory circuit, a first input/output circuit, a second input/output circuit and a central processing unit.

Abstract: A forming method of Micro SD card (Micro Secure Digital Memory card) is provided. The plurality of Micro SD card module substrates is located on the substrate and connecting every adjacent module substrates with the plurality of connecting bars. After placing the chip to the proper location and molding the whole module. In order to polish the Micro SD card from rough surface to smooth and clear the plurality of bumps that caused by the punch step, utilizing the plurality of steps, such as punch, grind and chamfer to achieve the goal to smooth the Micro SD surface and reduce the cost.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) barcode is provided. The RFID barcode includes a plurality of sets of conductive strips and a plurality of inductors, wherein each of the plurality of sets of conductive strips respectively includes a plurality of conductive strips separated by at least one gap, and each of the plurality of inductors is disposed in the at least one gap of a corresponding set of conductive strips and connects two of the plurality of conductive strips of the corresponding set of conductive strips. The sets of conductive strips are arranged in parallel and separated from one another in a predetermined distance. The RFID barcode may further include a dielectric substrate supporting the sets of conductive strips and the inductors, and a metal layer provided on all of a rear surface of the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A contactless card including an antenna coil, a resonant capacitor coupled between both end terminals of the antenna, a plurality of capacitors coupled in parallel with the terminals of the antenna correspondingly through switches, a shunt transistor coupled between the terminals of the antenna, forming a bypassing current path, a rectifier coupled between the terminals of the antenna, generating a DC voltage, and a control circuit sensing the DC voltage and controlling a gate voltage of the shunt transistor and on/off conditions of the switches in accordance with the sensed DC voltage.