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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110042416 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A HEATED LIQUID A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneumati... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110006082 | DISPENSING SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSING A HEATED LIQUID Systems for dispensing heated liquids, such as hot melt adhesives. The dispensing system may include a hot air manifold and a liquid manifold with a surface confronting surfaces of the air manifold to define an air plenum. A dispensing module is coupled in fluid communi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000882 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING WORKPIECES DURING PLASMA PROCESSING Apparatus and methods for simultaneously supporting multiple workpieces inside a processing space of a plasma processing system for simultaneous two-sided plasma processing. The apparatus may be a fixture having a carrier plate configured to be supported inside the proc... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000644 | ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE NON-CONTACT HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD Methods for the non-contact heating of an electronic substrate using inline heating elements in combination with an automatically controlled airflow. Air heated by the elements is communicated to one or more plenums, which discharge the heated air towards an impingement... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100327074 | METHOD FOR DISPENSING RANDOM PATTERN OF ADHESIVE FILAMENTS A nozzle for dispensing a random pattern of liquid adhesive filaments. The nozzle may include first and second air shim plates, an adhesive shim plate and first and second separating shim plates. The first and second air shim plates each have respective pairs of air slo... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324531 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING HIGH VISCOSITY DERMAL FILLERS A method includes inserting a distal end portion of a needle of a medical injector into a skin of a body. An energy source operatively coupled to the medical injector is actuated such that a dermal filler is conveyed from the medical injector into the skin through the d... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320386 | Adhesive Sensor for Hot Melt and Liquid Adhesives Apparatus and methods for detecting adhesives. The apparatus includes an adhesive sensor having a photodiode sensitive to infrared radiation at different wavelengths. The adhesive sensor may sense infrared radiation thermally emitted from a sufficiently hot adhesive. Al... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100300599 | Apparatus And Process To Apply Adhesive During Labeling Operations A labeling apparatus and method for applying individual labels onto individual objects moving along a conveyor includes a label delivery mechanism configured to hold a plurality of the labels and operable to deliver individual ones of the labels adjacent to the conveyor... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100252576 | Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Discrete Amounts of Viscous Material Apparatus and methods for dispensing small amounts of a viscous material onto a workpiece. The narrow-profile dispensing apparatus includes a fluid chamber, a nozzle, and a valve seat disk representing individual components that are removable from a main body of the dis... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100218616 | SHEAR TEST DEVICE Shear test apparatus for gold and solder balls of a semiconductor substrate comprises a support element (21) on which is provided a piezo-electric crystal (24) in the direct shear load path. The crystal (24) may have a shield (25). The interf... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218615 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FAILURE MODE IN A SHEAR OR PULL TEST DEVICE A method and apparatus for determining a mode of failure of a bond between an electrically conductive ball deposit and a substrate when breaking the ball deposit off of the substrate. The method and apparatus utilize tool force and displacement values to plot a force/di... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100213217 | LIQUID DISPENSING ASSEMBLY A dispensing assembly including a cartridge and a retainer. The cartridge includes a dispensing end and defines a reservoir for holding a liquid. The dispensing end includes a connector portion for receiving an end fitting with a rotational connection. The retainer incl... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100206905 | DUAL FLUID DISPENSER A dual fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing fluids. With the disclosed dual fluid cartridge, a hand-held applicator may be used to dispense and mix two component end products (e.g., an adhesive) in unequal ratios. The dual fluid cartridge is configured as a syring... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100203230 | Hot Melt Adhesive System And Method Using Machine Readable Information A hot melt adhesive system includes a melting unit configured to liquefy a bulk form of hot melt adhesive and deliver the liquefied hot melt adhesive to an application location. The melting unit includes a controller for establishing and/or verifying at least one system... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100194505 | MAGNETIC CLIPS AND SUBSTRATE HOLDERS FOR USE IN A PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM Magnetic clips for use with a substrate holder for holding a substrate in a processing chamber of a plasma treatment system. The clip includes first and second body members each having a clamping surface and a magnet. The first body member is configured to be mechanical... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100176161 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PULSED DISPENSING OF LIQUID An apparatus and method for pulsed dispensing of liquid. The apparatus includes a syringe body structure communicating with an input passage for pressurized actuation air, and communicating with an exit passage for allowing discharge of the liquid. An air input passage ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100163640 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A MIXTURE OF A GAS AND A FLUID MATERIAL Apparatus and methods for generating and dispensing a mixture containing a pressurized gas and a fluid material. The apparatus includes a mixing device having a mixing chamber and a mixer inside the mixing chamber. A gas injection device, which is coupled with the mixin... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100163574 | SYRINGES AND METHODS OF SYRINGE MANUFACTURING A syringe for holding fluids susceptible to void formation when frozen and thawed before use. The interior surface of the syringe sidewall may be roughened, which serves to prevent or significantly reduce the incidence of void formation in the fluid. The required level ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100147877 | DISPENSER WITH REPLACEABLE ACTUATORS AND RELATED METHODS Dispensers with replaceable actuators and related methods. A representative dispenser includes a sealed fluid chamber with a fluid inlet and a valve seat, a valve member configured to be reciprocally moveable relative to the valve seat, and an actuator interface. The di... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100140223 | Plasma Treatment System A plasma treatment system for treating a workpiece with a downstream-type plasma. The processing chamber of the plasma treatment system includes a chamber lid having a plasma cavity disposed generally between a powered electrode and a grounded plate, a processing space ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100116063 | SHEAR TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD A test apparatus for applying shear loads to a deposit on a substrate comprises a cantilevered shear tool (18) having a tip (24) for contact with the deposit, and a back face having a piezo-electric crystal thereon. In use, the back face is subject to a co... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100084574 | ULTRAVIOLET CURING APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS MATERIAL An ultraviolet radiation curing system is disclosed for treating a substrate, such as fiber optic cable or silicone tubing. The system comprises a processing chamber allowing transport of a continuous piece of substrate to be treated. As the substrate moves through the ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100075505 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL FROM SELECTED AREAS ON A SUBSTRATE Apparatus and methods for shielding a feature projecting from a first area on a substrate to a plasma while simultaneously removing extraneous material from a different area on the substrate with the plasma. The apparatus includes at least one concavity positioned and d... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100065127 | Dispensing Cartridge With Vented Piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cartridg... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100064967 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUIDS An apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive, in particular hot melt adhesive, to a substrate movable relative to the apparatus, comprising a main body having a feed passage connectable to a fluid source, an application valve for selectively interrupting or enablin... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100051638 | AIR ANNULUS CUT OFF NOZZLE TO REDUCE STRINGING AND METHOD A nozzle for a viscous liquid dispensing apparatus has a nozzle tip with a generally conical outer surface that tapers toward a dispensing orifice and forms an annular discharge air passage substantially parallel to the conical outer surface. Pressurized fluid is direct... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100024987 | PROTECTIVE MEMBER AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO RESIST WEAR A protective member (14) and a nozzle assembly (11) incorporating the protective member (14) are provided. The protective member (14) is for use with a nozzle (12) having a strand guide passageway (18) for receiving a strand ( 02/04/2010 | |
| 20100018996 | PROCESS AIR-ASSISTED DISPENSING SYSTEMS Systems for dispensing heated liquids, such as hot melt adhesives, with the assistance of process air. The dispensing system may include a control operative to independently control a characteristic of the process air dispensed by a first dispensing module compared to t... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100001026 | PISTONS WITH A LIP SEAL AND CARTRIDGE SYSTEMS USING SUCH PISTONS Pistons for use in a dispensing cartridge, as well as cartridge systems including such pistons. The piston may include a body having a generally cylindrical configuration with a sidewall and a sealing lip extending outwardly from the sidewall. The sealing lip has a firs... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090311088 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING WORKPIECES IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM Apparatus and methods for handling workpieces in a processing system. The workpiece vertical lift mechanism (200), which is disposed inside a process chamber (40) of the processing system is adapted to transfer a workpiece (55) to and from a pedesta... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090310437 | STATIC MIXER A mixer for mixing at least first and second fluids comprises a conduit configured to receive a stream of the first and second fluids. A first series of mixing elements are disposed within the conduit and configured to divide the stream in a first direction. A second se... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090308892 | SELF-LOCKING HANDHELD ADHESIVE DISPENSERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH ADHESIVE DISPENSERS Self-locking handheld adhesive dispensers and methods for dispensing an adhesive using a handheld dispenser. The self-locking handheld dispenser includes a valve, a trigger connected to the valve, and a spring-biased trigger lock mechanism used to lock and unlock the tr... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090301216 | TENSILE TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING DEPOSITS ON ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES A tensile testing machine has a jaw which comprises a unitary ‘H’ section member having a cross piece (25) and two uprights (26). The cross piece is mounted to a cantilever beam which is supported on said test machine and has force measuring elements. ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090289582 | LAMP ASSEMBLIES, LAMP SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING LAMP SYSTEMS Lamp systems, lamp assemblies, and methods of operating a lamp system are provided. The lamp system includes a lamp head and a lamp assembly having at least one end fixture for securing the lamp assembly in the lamp head. A data carrier is mounted to lamp assembly. The ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090289552 | ULTRAVIOLET LAMP SYSTEM WITH COOLING AIR FILTER A microwave-excited ultraviolet lamp system includes a microwave chamber cooled with air drawn through the chamber by a negative pressure source. A filter provided at an inlet of the lamp system prevents particulate material from entering the microwave chamber.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090288773 | MULTIPLE-ELECTRODE PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS WITH CONFINED PROCESS CHAMBERS AND INTERIOR-BUSSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE ELECTRODES Apparatus for treating products with plasma generated from a source gas. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of juxtaposed electrodes arranged in adjacent pairs inside the vacuum chamber, and a plasma excitation source electrically coupled with the elec... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090261121 | VALVELESS LIQUID DISPENSER An apparatus includes a valveless cartridge assembly that has a housing with an opening at a proximal end and an outlet port for dispensing the liquid at a distal end, with the opening being configured to accept a cartridge of the liquid therethrough and communicating w... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090258138 | NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING RANDOM PATTERN OF ADHESIVE FILAMENTS A nozzle for dispensing a random pattern of liquid adhesive filaments generally comprises an adhesive shim plate positioned between first and second air shim plates. The first air shim plate includes air slots configured to direct pressurized process air along a first a... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090255623 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TO LABELS An apparatus for applying adhesive to labels includes an adhesive transfer device having an adhesive receiving surface that receives adhesive from an adhesive applicator at a first location and moves the adhesive to a second location proximate a label supporting device ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090242591 | UNIVERSAL DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR ASSISTED EXTRUSION OF LIQUID FILAMENTS A system for dispensing liquid material with different configurations of air assisted fiberization or filament movement (e.g., meltblowing, controlled fiberization). In particular, front access for mounting a selected nozzle only requires adjustment of one lever and one... | 10/01/2009 |
