# US 10,870,207 B2 · Barrel cap attach trays > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,207 B2 - Document ID: US10870207B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/842,511 - Filed: 2017-12-14 - Published: 2019-06-20 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-14 - Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd - Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Malta) LTD - Inventors: Ryan Debono; Stanley Martin Parnis; Nathan John Zammit - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870207B2 ## CPC - B25J 15/0608: {with magnetic holding means} - G01D 11/245: {Housings for sensors} - F15B 15/2815: {Position sensing, i.e. means for continuous measurement of position, e.g. LVDT} - H05K 13/0404: {Pick-and-place heads or apparatus, e.g. with jaws} - H05K 13/08: Monitoring manufacture of assemblages - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F15B: SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract One or more embodiments are directed to cap attach trays for holding barrel caps such that a pick-and-place tool can readily identify the cap and pick the barrel cap from the cap attach tray during the manufacturing process. The cap attach trays include a receiving layer having a plurality of protrusions each of which secures a barrel cap by mating to a through-hole in the barrel cap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pick-and-place accessory tray system, comprising: a plurality of barrel caps; and a cap attach tray that holds the plurality of barrel caps in position when assembled with sensor packages, wherein the cap attach tray comprises: a receiving layer having a first surface; and a plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface, the plurality of protrusions having outer surfaces that extend into through-holes of the plurality of barrel caps, respectively, and hold the plurality of barrel caps in position on the cap attach tray. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 1 wherein each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions includes a cylindrical pin, wherein each one of the cylindrical pins extend into a corresponding one of the through-holes of the plurality of barrel caps, respectively. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 1 wherein each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions includes a non-cylindrical base that is coupled to a corresponding one of the cylindrical pins, wherein outer surfaces of the non-cylindrical bases are rectangular, and prevent rotation of the plurality of barrel caps when the plurality of barrel caps are held on the cap attach tray. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 3, wherein the non-cylindrical bases are rectangular cuboid bases, the rectangular cuboid bases being on the first surface of the receiving layer, and each one of the cylindrical pins being on a respective one of said rectangular cuboid bases, respectively. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 1, further comprising: a support substrate coupled to the receiving layer, the receiving layer being inset into a recess in the supporting substrate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 1, further comprising: a magnetic layer coupled to the receiving layer, the magnetic layer being configured to hold the plurality of barrel caps in position by magnetic force. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 1, further comprising: a coloration layer, the coloration layer configured to be obscured by the plurality of barrel caps and visible through the respective through-holes of each one of the plurality of barrel caps. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pick-and-place accessory of claim 7 wherein the receiving layer is semi-transparent and the coloration layer is positioned on a second surface of the receiving layer opposite the first surface. ### Claim 9 A cap attach tray comprising: a receiving layer having a first surface; a plurality of protrusions extending from the first surface, the plurality of protrusions configured to extend into through-holes of a plurality of barrel caps, respectively and configured to hold the plurality of barrel caps in position on the cap attach tray; and a coloration layer configured to be obscured by the plurality of barrel caps and visible through the respective through-holes of each one of the plurality of barrel caps, wherein the coloration layer is a sheet of colored paper. ### Claim 10 A device, comprising: a plurality of barrel caps; and a cap attach tray that holds the plurality of barrel caps in position during assembly with sensor packages, wherein the cap attach tray comprises: a supporting substrate; and a barrel cap receiving layer on the supporting substrate, the receiving layer including a plurality of barrel cap protrusions, each of the barrel cap protrusions including a base on a surface of the receiving layer and a pin on the base, the pin having a column shape with a diameter equal to a first width, the base having a rectangular cuboid shape with a second width, the second width being greater than the first width. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein the receiving layer is inset in a recess in the supporting substrate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11 wherein an upper surface of each of the pins is coplanar with an upper surface of the supporting substrate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, further comprising a magnetic layer coupled between the supporting substrate and the receiving layer, the magnetic layer inset in a recess in the supporting substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, further comprising a coloration layer coupled to the receiving layer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the coloration layer is positioned between the receiving layer and the supporting substrate.