Celebrity Inventors
Walt Disney was no Mickey Mouse inventor. He devised a serious animation camera which he patented. With the device, his company created "Snow White".
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6176179 | Screen printer and a screen printing method The present invention aims to achieve a screen printer which will not result in uneven printing which may occur depending on the printed positions. The moving position of squeegee is detected by the sensors. The pressure control unit adjusts a degree of o... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170394 | Method of preparing and using a plastic mask for paste printing A method of preparing a plastic mask for paste printing with a plastic sheet being provided with an area containing a predetermined pattern including one or more through-holes is carried out by the steps of bringing the plastic mask provided with electroc... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152031 | STS dayloader system A screen printing system has multiple screen cassettes stored in a magazine and a first screen cassette is transferred from the magazine into a printing station. A motorized pallet conveyor conveys a plurality of substrates, each of which is loaded one of... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148723 | Weather resistant signage and a process for fabrication thereof A process of fabricating weather resistant signage by screen printing indicia on a UV-treated impregnated polyester protective film using a Cellosolve acetate-based ink. The resulting sign is extremely resistant to solar UV, thus preserving the indicia br... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6145434 | Stencil printing method and device Provided are a stencil printing method and an apparatus therefor, in which a master having a low stiffness such as a single film may be transferred, in which a complicated mechanism for fitting and removing a plate is not needed and in which a degree of a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139904 | Method of making a printed board A method of making a printed board is provided. The printed board has a base provided with a plurality of through via conductors having through holes extending completely between upper and lower surfaces of the base and closed by resin fillings and a plur... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135025 | Process and device for cleaning an application device A process and apparatus is disclosed for cleaning a fluid substance from an application device with substance supply channels, and, if required, for cleaning a screen that surrounds the application device. The substance to be removed from the application ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135024 | Screen printing method and printing apparatus Regarding filling of a paste, a temperature gradient at a paste-pressing face is managed by a heater incorporated in a filling head. Alternatively, a nonvolatile component is applied to a printing face of a base material before the paste is filled, thereb... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131511 | Screen printing method and screen printing apparatus Coordinate positions of openings and lands on a screen and a first circuit board are recognized by a recognition camera and a display device. A correction amount for movement of the stage is calculated by a control device only for the first circuit board.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129014 | Apparatus and method for screen printing of paste An apparatus for printing paste onto a surface of a printed circuit board through a screen having openings therein. The apparatus comprises a holder for holding the screen (5) horizontally in position, a vertically movable printing table (3) carrying the ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6125749 | Apparatus and method for applying liquids to screenprinting screens The apparatus comprises a washing chamber and a washing brush on the end of a hose leading to a reservoir for liquid to be applied. The hose is connected to an outlet pipe of the reservoir having a one-way valve which is immersed in liquid in the reservoi... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123024 | Stencil incorporating electronic tag A stencil and stencil identification system in which the stencil carries a tagging device capable of storing data corresponding to characteristics of the stencil and the pattern of apertures formed in the stencil. The stencil with tagging device may be ut... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123023 | Stencil printing method and apparatus The disclosed stencil printing method can produce prints having high glossiness by inhibiting the uneven transfer of ink caused by operation of separation of stencil. A stencil printing apparatus is disclosed. The stencil printing method includes superpos... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105494 | Extendable gripping means for unloading an article from a screen printing machine A new apparatus and methods for automatically unloading or removing an article from a printing machine, and preferably transferring the same to a suitable drying surface is disclosed. The disclosed apparatus includes a support frame, an extendable grippin... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105495 | Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method In a screen printing apparatus and method for using a squeegee to press printing paste on a screen while moving the squeegee in the horizontal direction in order to apply the paste to a circuit board for printing, accurate printing with excellent printed ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101938 | Silkscreen registration system for rotary screen printing machines A system for accurately registering multiple silkscreens relative to a printing surface after they have been clamped into a silkscreen holder of a printing head of a rotary screen printing machine, and for accurate placement of an image on a framed silksc... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098546 | Method and device for security printing For security printing of documents, in particular banknotes, by printing a sheet or web using intaglio technology, an ink image is applied to transfer rollers (6) using rotary screen printing technology, said ink image is transferred from the transfer rol... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092462 | Stencil printing method, apparatus, and plate including shrinkable polymeric material A regenerable stencil printing plate is provided, which can be repeatedly used in master making and printing. The stencil printing plate comprises a film made of such a polymeric material as polypyrrole and polythiophene which shrinks when it adsorbs a sp... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092464 | Three-dimensional raised image screen printing A method of screen printing raised three-dimensional images, for example, corporate logos, on printable textile and/or non-textile substrates involves the use of a stencil attached to the print side of the print screen. The stencil is made from a pre-fabr... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092463 | Printing method and printing device A printing method and a printing device are provided, whereby a uniform amount of solder can be coated, printing quality can be improved, variations in adjustment between operators are eliminated, adjustment time is shortened, and productivity can be impr... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089152 | Stencil printing method and stencil printing machine In a stencil printing method, an image on a printing material is formed by forcing ink to pass through perforations formed in a stencil sheet and to transfer onto the printing material. The method includes preparing ink transfer device having a surface ma... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089151 | Method and stencil for extruding material on a substrate A stencil for use in fabricating semiconductor devices is disclosed that has an aperture having a first portion extending from a first side thereof and a second portion extending from a second side thereof to minimize the shear stress between the material... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6070526 | Tensioning system for screen printing and method of tensioning A tensioning system for use in a retensionable frame used in silk screening wherein the fabric is precut and bordered with splines such that the appropriate tension is predetermined. A wrench including indicia to assure proper placement upon the tensionin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070525 | Printing apparatus and recording method for use in such apparatus A printing apparatus is formed of a printing drum which is rotationally driven around a central axis of itself with a heatsensitive stencil sheet around an outer circumferential surface of itself, liquid ejecting device for forming an image from photother... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070524 | Process and machine for decorating containers or similar articles The present invention is referred to a method and a machine for decorating bottles or similar articles of the type that includes: a supporting structure; a rotatable shaft (12) coupled in the supporting structure, to rotate over its own axis with an inter... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6066206 | Dual track stenciling system with solder gathering head A dual track stencil system includes a first set of rails and a second set of rails, each of the rails being independently controlled for allowing for independent movement of circuit boards through the stencil system for processing. The stencil system inc... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062135 | Screening apparatus including a dual reservoir dispensing assembly A screening apparatus including a table for holding an article; and a dual reservoir dispensing assembly. The dual reservoir assembly includes first and second reservoirs for holding first and second materials to be dispensed; first and second nozzles in ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6047637 | Method of paste printing using stencil and masking layer A method for depositing a solder paste or other conductive or non-conductive material on a contact pad or other designated region of a substrate. A layer of resist is applied over the boundary of a region in which a bump of a deposited material is to be f... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047636 | Method of screen printing using an adjustable flexibility squeegee with replaceable contact blade A method of screen printing is provided. The method includes the step of providing a squeegee for interacting with ink and a printing screen. The squeegee has a mounting head having an attachment portion and a blade mounting portion. The blade mounting po... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042888 | Aesthetically pleasing print article and process to make the same A print article and a method for making the print article is disclosed, the print article having an aesthetically pleasing visual appearance and a tactile feel. The print article has a substrate resistant to the passage of lightwaves and has a shiny surfa... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6038971 | Method and apparatus for producing a screen-printing stencil In the production of a screen-printing stencil, a covering layer is applied to only some regions of a fine-mesh screen in accordance with a desired printing pattern. In this case, for the application of the covering layer, the screen is closed on the rear... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038977 | Multiple printing process registration method A method for mounting a substrate having a first image printed thereon on a digital printer to be used to print a second image in a desired alignment with the first image. The first image is printed on the substrate at a first location different from a lo... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032576 | Method and apparatus for screen printing on a hard substrate A method of screen printing on to a hard non-absorbent substrate (1) involves using a screen (10) which has an ink permeable area (B) whose pattern corresponds to whatever is to be printed. The area B is divided into two parts (X and Y). Part X is of norm... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032578 | Method for controlling printing density in stencil printing and device for the same In a stencil printing in which a perforated stencil sheet is wound around a circumferential surface of a printing drum to which an ink is supplied, and the ink is transferred from the printing drum to a printing sheet through the perforated stencil sheet ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032577 | Method and apparatus for transporting substrates A method and apparatus is provided for transporting circuit boards in a screen printer. In embodiments of the present invention, a transportation system is provided for a printer that prints material on a substrate. The transportation system has the abili... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6026744 | Stencil printer and method of stencil printing In stencil printing, a printing matrix is thermally made in a printing matrix area on a stencil material on the basis of image information representing an image on an original. The printing matrix area is determined according to the sheet size of printing... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6025066 | Stencil sheet roll and a method for preparing the same The present invention provides a stencil sheet roll formed by winding up a stencil sheet to form a roll, the sheet including a thermoplastic resin film and a porous support laminated thereto, wherein the compression elastic modulus of the sheet is not les... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6016746 | Flip chip screen printing method Printing systems and processes are described. In a preferred implementation, a print system includes a platen, a print device and a print substance vibrator. A substrate upon which printing is desired is placed on the platen and the print device is placed... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6012388 | Screen printing method and screen printing apparatus A screen printing method and apparatus for forming a predetermined pattern film, particularly phosphor material stripes for a plasma display panel, and which facilitates design of the screen mask and provides a measure for change of printing conditions, s... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6000332 | Process for achieving a lenticular effect by screen printing A method and materials for screen printing a substrate with raised designs. The raised designs allow for a lenticular effect through the printing of substantially parallel lines with varying heights in differing portions of the lines. The lenticular effec... | 12/14/1999 |
