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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| 20110301732 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT PLANNING AND SURGICAL GUIDE CAD/CAM A method and interactive software system for treatment planning and surgical guide design. In the heart of the method is a fully associative workflow integrating image processing, treatment planning, surgical kit configuration and surgical guide CAD/CAM, wherein any cha... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301733 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING SYSTEM The movement of a single electrode by a welding robot system (a) is followed by the movement of a single electrode by another welding robot system (b). By constructing the single electrode of one welding robot system (a) and the single electrode of the another welding r... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110264250 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM A substrate processing system includes a controller that outputs a control signal for controlling a substrate processing apparatus; and a software interlock component that outputs an interlock signal if a predetermined interlock condition is satisfied. In the substrate ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110218659 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Only a wafer for QC check may be transferred and a production wafer may prevent from being transferred into an assigned process chamber whose QC check is not completed after a maintenance task, and the production wafer may be processed the assigned process chamber after... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-RESOLUTION ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control (“APC”) are described. One embodiment is a method comprising obtaining low resolution metrology data and high resolution metrology data related to a process module for performing a process ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110202157 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING INDIVIDUAL COSMETIC ARTICLES READY FOR DISPATCH A method and device for the manufacture of individual cosmetic articles ready for dispatch includes the steps of: collecting several user inputs regarding an individual composition of a cosmetic substance, a container to receive the substance, an exterior configuration ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110184543 | Method and Device for Planning an Industrial Automation Arrangement A method and a device for planning an industrial automation arrangement, where an object model is generated from data objects, which represent automation components, and from relationships between these objects, a sequence of control actions by a user is used to select ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110153051 | Context Control Mechanism For Data Executed in Workflows of Process, Factory-Floor, Environmental, Computer Aided Manufacturing-Based or Other Control System The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, seria... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110035037 | Control System and Method Therefor A flexible control system and method of controlling a processing operation. The control system and method may be employed to control a high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-sel... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100152869 | PHASED ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT System(s) and method(s) are provided to enable phased acceptance of a product as part of an acquisition contract. Phased acceptance establishes a set of one or more phases of product acceptance, each directed to grant approval of a set of specific aspects of the product... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100138016 | EXTENDABLE MES FOR CROSS-AMHS TRANSPORTATION A cross-semiconductor fabrication (fab) facility transportation system and method for cross-fab transportation is provided. An exemplary method for cross-fab transportation includes providing a unified control unit that facilitates transportation of one or more wafers a... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100100213 | REMOTE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF A VESSEL FORMING PRODUCTION LINE An embodiment of the present invention is a method of remotely managing a vessel forming production line, the method comprising communicating from a remote data processing resource a plurality of consumer or event data to a controller, the controller controls a pluralit... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100030353 | PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE, PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM A process control device includes a tracking controller receiving event information indicating that a product pass a predetermined location is received; a conductor unit for determining a corresponding process based on the event information; and a work instruction unit ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100023147 | RECONFIGURATION OF ASSETS FOR REUSE DURING MANUFACTURING A method for reconfiguring a partially manufactured product during a manufacturing process is disclosed. The method can include reading a configuration of the partially manufactured product and reading at least one order for a manufactured product, wherein each order is... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090319058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE INTERACTION WITH ACTUAL AND/OR SIMULATED FACILITIES FOR PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROL The invention provides, in some aspects, systems for interaction with a control environment that includes controlled equipment along with control devices that monitor and control that controlled equipment. According to some of those aspects, such a system includes first... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090300727 | SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM A server having an authority information storage configured to store therein authority information on an operation authority, a determination request information receiver configured to receive determination request information that is transmitted from a client and reque... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090287331 | Systems and Methods for Bio-Refinery Application Management and Process Improvement Systems and methods are provided for management of bio-fuel production research and development, comprising (1) mapping process template layers into process segments, wherein each process template layer specifies configuration of a bio-fuel manufacturing process via pro... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090287330 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS HAVING A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED DISCREET OPERATING STATIONS A process to control product throughput in a multi-station manufacturing system is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: providing the manufacturing system as a plurality of discrete operating stations; separating the plurality of pathways into a plurality of i... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090271016 | RECONFIGURABLE NUMERICAL CONTROL FOR MULTI LEVEL MODULAR MACHINE A control system for a modular reconfigurable numerically controlled machine comprising at least one memory storage device associated with each of a plurality of detachable modular components to store kinematic and connection information about the modular component. The... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090260308 | CARVED SOLID FACE DOORS HAVING INLAID OVERLAYS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION Carved solid face doors having inlaid overlays and methods of manufacture thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a carved, solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a design carved into at least ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259961 | CONFIGURATION BASED ENGINEERING DATA COLLECTION (EDC) FOR MANUFACTURING LINES Methods and systems for integrating manufacturing equipment with factory automation software. In one embodiment, an equipment integrator (EI) has a user interface to facilitate user input of configuration information to provide an adaptable interface between a manufactu... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090206203 | AIRCRAFT WING BOX AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF An aircraft wing box comprises a pair of half ribs (18, 20) joined to form a rib extending from an upper wing skin (12) to a lower wing skin (10). Each half rib (18) comprises a base (19) and a plurality of projections (4) that ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090198349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHIELDING OPEN PROCESS CONTROL CLIENT APPLICATIONS FROM BAD QUALITY INITIAL DATA A system (10) and method (200) for managing components in a control system can include a plurality of devices (150) operably coupled to a processing system (125) for controlling a process run by the processing system. A server (100) is... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090157208 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Closing of a Plant Application A method and system control for closing a plant application running on a manufacturing execution system (MES) application. The method includes the steps of providing to a set of classes, a custom shutdown rule to be customized at engineering time; defining, for certain ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090118850 | Transportation control method and transportation control system Embodiments of the present invention provide a workpiece transportation control method and system that automatically processes a plurality of steps in a successive manner, thereby enhancing production efficiency. According to one embodiment, a transportation control met... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090118851 | FACTORY LEVEL AND TOOL LEVEL ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION Integration of factory level advanced process control (FL-APC) system and tool level advanced process control (TL-APC) system using selectable APC operation modes indicating different operational settings for the FL-APC system and at least one TL-APC system is disclosed... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090055014 | Logistics System for Managing At Least a Warehouse of a Printing Company that Operates at Least One Printing Press An accompanying document for a printing substrate, which is to be printed in a printing press, is configured as an electronic data set that is stored in a memory of an RFID tag. Data relating to a production-preparatory generation of an adhesive surface, on the printing... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090037010 | Communication Driver To obtain a communication driver performing data conversion between a equipment and a management unit even when different data formats are used in a manufacturing system, in which the equipment that is equipped with a device for controlling a machine based on an instruc... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080319565 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PROCESS FLOW CHANGES A computer program product for performing automated error checking in an automated production line, includes instructions for: receiving change information for changing a production process; comparing the change information to standard information for the production pro... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080294279 | System and method for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event in a production execution system A system for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event includes a network having data processing units running a MES software for controlling/monitoring a production process operating production components. A production modeler defines a plant model of the pro... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080228554 | System, Method and Apparatus for Determining a Target for Distributing Molding Material Equipment A method, system and a computing apparatus for determining a target molding material user for distribution of molding material equipment to molding material users from a molding material producer is disclosed. The computing apparatus, for example, includes a processing ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080217294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ETCHING A HAFNIUM CONTAINING MATERIAL A method of etching a hafnium containing layer includes disposing a substrate having the hafnium containing layer in a plasma processing system, wherein a mask layer defining a pattern therein overlies the hafnium containing layer. A process gas including a HBr gas is i... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080183321 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PRODUCT RANDOMIZATION AND ANALYSIS IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing product randomization and analysis in a manufacturing environment are provided. A method includes processing products for a plurality of lots, at process equipment, using a randomization technique for sele... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080148539 | Memorial with features from digital image source One aspect of the invention is a method for making a memorial piece. The method includes capturing an initial digital image representative of memorial information. The digital image is edited to create an adjusted digital image, which is then converted to create a three... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080147220 | PROCESSING CELL OF AUTOMATIC MACHINING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC HONING SYSTEM A processing cell of automatic machining system configured in that it is easy to decide or change the number of steps and to design, and to reduce the installation cost. The control unit of the processing cell comprises an operation data storing means for storing every ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080140590 | PROCESS CONTROL INTEGRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems of process control integration are provided. An embodiment of a system of process control integration comprises multiple process control systems (PCSs) and a supervisor controller. Each PCS calculates at least one process parameter based on at least one process ... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080109096 | Independent, Self-Contained, Risk Isolated, Sectional CIM Design For Extremely Large Scale Factory Operation A semiconductor manufacturing system includes a centralized computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) system; a plurality of sectional CIM systems respectively associated with a plurality of manufacturing facilities and coupled with the centralized CIM system; and a centr... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080103617 | Manufacturing execution system, equipment interface and method of operating a manufacturing execution system The invention relates to a manufacturing execution system comprising:
| 05/01/2008 |
