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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129279 | IMPRINTING METHOD, IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM According to one embodiment, there is provided an imprinting method for applying a first hardening resin material on a substrate to be processed and transferring a pattern of a semiconductor integrated circuit formed on a template onto the substrate to be processed on w... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125539 | CURING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLY APPARATUS USING THE SAME The present invention provides a curing device and a display panel assembly apparatus using the same. The display panel assembly apparatus comprises a liquid crystal filling device, an alignment assembly device, a transporting device and the curing device. The curing de... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107501 | COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHOD A coating installation containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is provided to receive a substrate, at least one gas supply device which can introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient, and at least one activation device which c... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120052188 | Systems and methods for assembling a lipid bilayer on a substantially planar solid surface Techniques for assembling a lipid bilayer on a substantially planar solid surface are described herein. In one example, a lipid material such as a lipid suspension is deposited on a substantially planar solid surface, a bubble filled with fast diffusing gas molecules is... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A sound insulation member is detachably attached to a bottom of a printer main body to shield a noise in the printer main body. The sound insulation member is detached from the printer main body when an option sheet feeding apparatus is added. When the sound insulation ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048196 | ELECTROSTATIC PROJECTOR COMPRISING A ROTATION SPEED DETECTION DEVICE The invention relates to an electrostatic projector (P1) comprising: an insulation body (1); a rotatably movable projection member (2); rotational driving means (7); high-voltage power supply means (26); conducting elements (2.1... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048195 | Method for mass production of graphene and carbon tubes by deposition of carbon atoms, on flat surfaces and inside walls of tubes, generated from dissociation of a carbon-containing gas stimulated by a tunable high power pulsed laser A method for mass production of graphene and carbon tubes is presented. A carbon-containing gas (CCG) inside a set of thin gaps formed by an array of flat plates, or small multiple bores in a cylindrical shell, is maintained under free molecular conditions at all times.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING THE POTENTIAL An electroplating apparatus including a reference electrode to control the potential during an electro-deposition process. The electroplating apparatus may include a bath containing a plating electrolyte and an anode present in a first portion of the bath containing the... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037076 | MULTI-ENVIRONMENT COATING DEVICE A coating device includes a main body defining a first and a second receiving rooms, a base received in the first receiving room for supporting work-pieces, a cleaning device opposing the first receiving room, a spraying device positioned on the top of the first receivi... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034750 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PLASMA DOPING APPARATUS After a fin-semiconductor region (13) is formed on a substrate (11), impurity-containing gas and oxygen-containing gas are used to perform plasma doping on the fin-semiconductor region (13). This forms impurity-doped region (17) in at least s... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031331 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS In a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device by forming a structure film on a substrate in a reaction chamber of a manufacturing apparatus, cleaning inside the reaction chamber is performed. That is, a precoat film made of a silicon nitride film containing boron... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034369 | VAPORIZING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD A vaporizing apparatus includes a heating plate disposed in a container to heat and vaporize a liquid chemical, a gas supply unit configured to supply a carrier gas carrying the chemical vaporized by the heating plate, into the container, a first detecting unit configur... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031330 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS According to this embodiment, a semiconductor substrate manufacturing apparatus for epitaxial growth in which gases are supplied to a wafer placed on a susceptor and in which a heater is provided on the back surface of the susceptor. As a result of this epitaxial growth... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027916 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE AND OF THE THICKNESS GROWTH OF SILICON RODS IN A SILICON DEPOSITION REACTOR An arrangement for measurement of temperature and thickness growth of silicon rods in a silicon deposition reactor employs a temperature measurement device located outside the reactor. Continuous temperature measurement and measurement of the thickness growth throughout... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027921 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE An apparatus and process for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material as a thin film on a photovoltaic module substrate are provided. The apparatus includes at least one receptacle disposed in a deposition head. Each receptacle is configured for receipt of a gra... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017973 | IN-LINE DEPOSITION SYSTEM A deposition system includes a load lock chamber for receiving a substrate and exposing a substrate to a load lock temperature and load lock pressure suitable to prepare a substrate for subsequent low-pressure and high-temperature processing or for ambient temperature a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120009328 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME A thin film deposition apparatus that may be precisely aligned with a substrate during a deposition process, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device using the thin film deposition apparatus.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009694 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRECURSOR FLUX An apparatus and method for monitoring precursor flux is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises an optical cell configured for electromagnetic radiation spectroscopy and has a precursor reservoir or deposition chamber configured to provide a flow of a vapor depositio... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006263 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS When a film is to be deposited on a semiconductor substrate or the like in a heating ambient, the semiconductor substrate is caused to warp (curve) to a considerable extent merely due to an increased temperature. The warpage leads to problems such as degradation of the ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009706 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY USING THE METHOD A thin film deposition apparatus includes: a deposition source for discharging a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patt... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003497 | COATING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED ARTICLES Coated articles and methods and systems for coating the articles are described herein. The methods and systems described herein include, but are not limited to, steps for actively or passively controlling the temperature during the coating process, steps for providing i... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000421 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PLASMA IMMERSION ION IMPLANTATION OF A DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE A control apparatus for plasma immersion ion implantation of a dielectric substrate which includes an electrode disposed above a generated plasma in a plasma chamber. The electrode is biased with negative voltage pulses at a potential that is higher than a potential of ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318496 | WIND TURBINE BLADE TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wind turbine blade treatment apparatus comprises a support having a frame with an edge follower configured to be positioned near an edge of a wind turbine blade. The support also includes a side member connected to the frame... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311716 | Plural Component Coating Application System With a Compressed Gas Flushing System and Spray Tip Flip Mechanism A system for purging a plural component coating application system including: a first pressure regulator for receiving an inert gas, providing the gas at a first pressure; a first valve; a first operator connected to the first valve capable of being controlled by a logi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110300301 | RESIN APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for applying resin to a plurality of fibres, comprising: a housing (10) having at least one fibre entry port (20) and at least one fibre exit port; at least one fibre spreading surface (50a... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110300196 | Method And System For Automatic Or Manual Evaluation To Provide Targeted And Individualized Delivery Of Cosmetic Actives In A Mask Or Patch Form A system and method are provided for targeted and individualized delivery of multiple skin benefit agents to the skin of a user. The image of a predetermined treatment area of the user's skin is first captured by an imaging device. Selective data input from analysis too... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297076 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BATCH NON-CONTACT MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION An apparatus for performing non-contact material characterization includes a wafer carrier adapted to hold a plurality of substrates and a material characterization device, such as a device for performing photoluminescence spectroscopy. The apparatus is adapted to perfo... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297083 | Laser cladding of tubes The present invention relates to an apparatus for laser cladding of a curved surface comprising: (a) an elongated arm having first and second ends and defining a chamber through the arm from the first end to the second end; (b) a laser delivery source connected to a foc... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290175 | Multi-Chamber CVD Processing System A multi-chamber CVD system includes a plurality of substrate carriers where each substrate carrier is adapted to support at least one substrate. A plurality of enclosures are each configured to form a deposition chamber enclosing one of the plurality of substrate carrie... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110274825 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZATION OF VISCOELASTIC STRESS IN ELONGATED FLOW MATERIALS The present invention generally relates to a device for measuring characteristics of polymeric fluids (semi-dilute and concentrated polymer solutions and melts) in extremely strong elongational flows. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a device for meas... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272382 | TEMPLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, TEMPLATE INSPECTING METHOD AND INSPECTING APPARATUS, NANOIMPRINT APPARATUS, NANOIMPRINT SYSTEM, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD There is provided a template inspection apparatus which inspects a replica template, manufactured by an imprinting method from a master template having a depression/protrusion pattern, the template inspection apparatus including: an inspection light source part which ra... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265951 | TWIN CHAMBER PROCESSING SYSTEM Methods and apparatus for twin chamber processing systems are disclosed, and, in some embodiments, may include a first process chamber and a second process chamber having independent processing volumes and a plurality of shared resources between the first and second pro... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265710 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD A film-forming apparatus includes a chamber in which a substrate is to be placed, a reaction gas supply portion that supplies a reaction gas into the chamber, a heater that heats the substrate, a radiation thermometer that is provided outside the chamber to measure the ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110268868 | Imaging Systems Having Ray Corrector, And Associated Methods In an embodiment, a method forms a lens with wavefront coding. The method includes positioning a lens in a mold; and curing material onto a surface of the lens to form an aspheric surface of the lens with wavefront coding. In another embodiment, a system for fabricating... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110269619 | Controlled Deposition of Metal and Metal Cluster Ions by Surface Field Patterning in Soft-Landing Devices A soft-landing (SL) instrument for depositing ions onto substrates using a laser ablation source is described herein. The instrument of the instant invention is designed with a custom drift tube and a split-ring ion optic for the isolation of selected ions. The drift tu... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262622 | COATING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED COATING METHOD Exemplary coating devices and exemplary coating methods for coating components with a coating agent, e.g., for painting motor vehicle body components with a paint, are disclosed. An exemplary coating device comprises an application device that applies the coating agent.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110252899 | VESSEL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS Methods for processing a vessel, for example to provide a gas barrier or lubricity, are disclosed. First and second PECVD or other vessel processing stations or devices and a vessel holder comprising a vessel port are provided. An opening of the vessel can be seated on ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256645 | MULTIPLE PRECURSOR SHOWERHEAD WITH BY-PASS PORTS A method and apparatus that may be utilized for chemical vapor deposition and/or hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) deposition are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus a processing chamber that includes a showerhead with separate inlets and channels for deliveri... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110253044 | SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH METROLOGY PORT PURGE A method and apparatus that may be utilized for chemical vapor deposition and/or hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) deposition are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a processing chamber that includes a showerhead with separate inlets and channels for deliv... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110247555 | DEVICE FOR CREATING AND CONVEYING A GAS-POWDER MIXTURE The invention relates to a device for creating and conveying a gas-powder mixture having a powder receiving space (3) that is connected to a vacuum creation device via a vacuum line (19) that discharges to the upper region of said powder receiving space. A... | 10/13/2011 |
