US3555659A
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Method and apparatus for separating compact arrays of articles
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1968-11-18
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Granted: 1971-01-19
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Expires: 1988-11-18
Abstract
Abstract METHOD AND APPARATUS ARE PROVIDED FOR SEPARATING AND HANDLING A COMPACT ARRAY OF MICROMINIATURE ARTICLES, E.G. BEAM LEAD DEVICES, IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL, PRECISE ORIENTATION. THE DEVICES ARE PLACED OVER PARAMAGNETIC SLUGS AND ARE REMOVED SELECTIVELY FROM THE ARRAY BY ATTRACTING DESIRED SLUGS TOWARDS THE DEVICES WITH A MAGNETIC FIELD TO LIFT SELECTED DEVICES FROM THE ARRAY.
Inventors
- 👤 Jaroslav Mracek
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 19:05
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; A; A47; A47F; A47F3/00; A47F3/04; A47F3/0439; A47F3/0443; A47F3/0447; A47F3/0478; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10P72/741; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/135; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49815; Y10T29/49819; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53196
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