ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,687, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TOKYO SEIMITSU Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Tape affixing system" was invented by Kiyotaka Kizaki (Hachioji, Japan), Masaki Kanazawa (Hachioji, Japan) and Hitoshi Aoki (Hachioji, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape affixing system capable of automatically switching or replacing a dicing tape. A tape affixing system 1 includes a stocker 5 that stores tape magazines 4 each accommodating a dicing tape DT wound in a roll shape, an affixing apparatus 3 which includes movable guide rollers 32a and 32b, fixed guide rollers 33a and 33b, and a knife plate 35 that regulate a reel-out region R of the dicing...