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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028647 | Liquid film applicator assembly and rectilinear shearing system incorporating the same A liquid coating applicator with a very precise means for controlling gap thickness as well as adapting to non-planar discontinuities in the substrate. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7930991 | Adjustable film applicator A film applicator which includes an applicator housing, an applicator blade positioned within the housing, a micrometer secured to the applicator housing and having a plurality of shafts and a plurality of magnets each having one end secured to a respective micromet... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7819077 | Die coaters A method for forming a coating layer is provided according to the invention. The method includes steps of assembling a die coater comprising a first die block (12), a second die block (14), and a plurality of fasteners (40) holding the first die... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7202935 | Imprinting apparatus with independently actuating separable modules An imprinting apparatus including a plate unit, and a plurality of imprinting modules provided on a lower surface of the plate unit. Each imprinting module is self-aligned by a compliance of six degree of freedom and vertically moved along with the plate unit by a c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7112005 | Scraper apparatus and method A scraper apparatus includes a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7088421 | Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby A transport unit transfers a substrate between a chamber enclosing a substrate table and a processing unit that process a substrate before and after exposure in a substantially contaminant free environment to minimize the exposure of the resist on the substrate to t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074292 | Processes for manufacturing blade member of developer quantity control blade A blade member manufacturing process using no mold and a developer quantity control blade manufacturing process using this blade member are disclosed in which a material for the blade member is extruded onto a charge control face face-transferring sheet in a uniform... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033459 | Arrangement for doctoring a belt or a soft roll surfacing in a paper or board machine An arrangement for doctoring a belt or a soft roll surfacing in a paper or board machine includes a doctor set in connection with a surface with a doctor blade fitted in it for doctoring the surface. The doctor blade is at least partly of a material, the hardness of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022613 | Reduced cross-contamination between chambers in a semiconductor processing tool In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for transporting a workpiece in a semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a transfer chamber, a process chamber, and a gate valve between the transfer chamber and the process chamber.... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6916397 | Methods and apparatus for maintaining a pressure within an environmentally controlled chamber In a first aspect, a system includes (1) a chamber; (2) a variable speed vacuum pump coupled to the chamber; and (3) a pressure controller coupled to the chamber. The pressure controller compares a set point pressure with a pressure measurement for the chamber and a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6764636 | Fast three-dimensional modeling method and device The invention concerns a fast three-dimensional modeling method comprising the following steps: a phase which consists in transforming the raw material in the work space (32) by means of a device inducing transformation (1); at least at one moment, a p... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6601629 | Three-dimensional structure transfer method and apparatus A method for transferring a three-dimensional structure onto a substrate, which includes filling a plurality of concaves arranged on a sheet-form mold with a paste-like structural material, temporarily fixing the mold to a support member, contact-bonding ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6565991 | Composite doctor blade and its method of manufacture A composite doctor blade comprises a steel support band configured with a width and thickness suitable for mounting in a blade holder, with tensile and yield strengths suitable for a selected doctoring application. A wear resistant strip of high speed ste... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6511242 | Gun for sealing with sealing wax A gun for sealing with sealing wax which includes a handgrip, a tank melting-pot for the sealing wax, a feeding device, an injector, and a punch. The gun is heated by heating elements. The tank melting-pot is connected with the feeding device and with the... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6423427 | Composite doctor blade and its method of manufacture A composite doctor blade comprises a steel support band configured with a width and thickness suitable for mounting in a blade holder, with tensile and yield strengths suitable for a selected doctoring application. A wear resistant strip of high speed ste... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6358560 | Barrier rib formation In a method of manufacturing a display device, a substrate is provided with a pattern of barrier ribs of frit material by moving a squeegee across a substrate. The barrier ribs extend in a longitudinal direction and have a predefined profile in cross-sect... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6258322 | Smearer mechanism Specimen preparation apparatus (10) for preparing a specimen smear on a microscope slide (28) includes a single drive shaft in the form of a horizontal screw (17). A smearer chuck assembly (15) threadably engages the screw whereby rotation of the screw ca... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6197112 | Support beam in a paper machine A support beam for at least one long working unit, notably of a paper machine or coater, includes several bundled, long profile elements forming in their entirety the support beam.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6143580 | Methods of forming a mask pattern and methods of forming a field emitter tip mask Methods of forming mask patterns and methods of forming field emitter tip masks are described. In one embodiment a first surface is provided over which a mask pattern is to be formed. A mixture comprising mask particles is applied to a second surface comp... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6110320 | Process for coating a solution onto a substrate The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for applying a substantially uniform coating of solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support having a compressible surface.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6083759 | Blood smearing cassette The present invention is a blood smearing cassette that quickly, efficiently and reliably prepares peripheral blood smears. The cassette holds two glass slides, a spreader slide and a smear slide, at specific angles to each other. The blood smearing casse... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5984539 | Method and apparatus of applying a solution of a predetermined viscosity to photosensitive material to form a protective coating thereon The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of applying a solution of a predetermined viscosity to photosensitive material to form a protective coating on the photosensitive material. The method and apparatus can be used in a photographic proc... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985076 | Coated paper and methods for its preparation A coated paper comprising a paper substrate, a pseudo-boehmite layer formed on the substrate and a silica layer laminated on the pseudo-boehmite layer, said coated paper having a 60° specular glossiness of at least 30% as stipulated in ISO 2813.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980635 | Method and apparatus for applying mortar to underside of a building block A method and apparatus for applying mortar to the underside of a building block to be laid so that the mortar to be applied is automatically conveyed upwardly from a mortar supply container into a mortaring region where it is applied to the underside of t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5948477 | Coating apparatus and method to directly or indirectly apply a liquid or pasty medium onto a moving layer of material The invention is directed to a coating apparatus for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty substance onto a moving layer of material, such as paper, carton or cardboard, with a dispenser implement and, at some distance further along the ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5904889 | Apparatus and method for producing an object using stereolithography An apparatus for producing an object by stereolithography is provided with a tank (1) receiving a bath of liquid or powdery material which can be solidified by action of electromagnetic radiation. In known manner the apparatus comprises a support (4) for ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5871696 | Cassette for blood smear slides and cooperative slide ejection assembly A cassette for blood smear slides has a holder portion for supporting slides in a stack and an alignment surface for orienting a bottom slide with respect to a slide egress window. A force plate member is urged against the top slide in the stack with a co... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863329 | Ceramic composite doctor blade It is an object to obtain a blade 1 with which coating or scraping can satisfactorily be performed and which is able to protect a plate-like member 3 from being broken. A blade having a ceramic plate-like member 3 having an edge 3a and secured to the surf... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5854075 | Automatic blood film preparation method An automatic device prepares blood films or smears on microscope slides. The device has essentially one moving part, namely a carriage which holds the slide, and which is movable back and forth along a frame. The slide is dispensed from a magazine, onto t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5830534 | Method for preparing draw-down samples A method for preparing draw-down samples of paint using a draw-down applicator is provided. The draw-down applicator comprises a drawing plate having a bottom drawing surface and a bottom fluid delivery surface; a first support or arm having a bottom slid... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5779982 | Automatic sample preparing apparatus An automatic sample preparing apparatus which can automatically perform all the steps of a sample preparation process from smearing of sample onto a slide glass to dyeing the smeared sample and with which there is no wasting of dyeing liquid even when onl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766549 | Apparatus for drying blood smear slides Apparatus for drying a succession of microscope slides having wet blood specimen smears on a first major surface, including a belt transport for moving slides along a longitudinal drying path with their wet surfaces facing in a common direction and means ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5735952 | Pavement and tennis court coating machine A coating machine comprising a tank for holding a quantity of coating material, a conduit connected to the tank for conveying coating material from the tank and dispensing coating material onto a surface and a coating material spreading arrangement extend... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5733373 | Pressure strip for coating device A doctor blade assembly for coating a traveling web has a blade which is held against movement away from the web or a coating drum or cylinder by a pressure strip bearing with its contact edge against the doctor blade. The pressure strip can be adjusted b... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5720812 | Coating apparatus and method to directly or indirectly apply a liquid or pasty medium onto a moving layer of material The invention is directed to a coating apparatus for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty substance onto a moving layer of material, such as paper, carton or cardboard, with a dispenser implement and, at some distance further along the ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5714124 | Hematology blood dispensing and smearing device A hematology blood dispensing and smearing device including a smearing member. A cannula portion is secured within the smearing member for puncturing a closed collection tube to obtain a drop of blood to be smeared onto a slide for examination under a mic... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5681387 | Segmented squeegee blade A segmented squeegee blade is provided for optimizing the flow of a depositable material such as viscous liquid or flowable medium such as solder paste, adhesive, or the like through a stepped stencil onto a substrate. The blade has a plurality of segment... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5676910 | Automatic blood film preparation device An automatic device prepares blood films or smears on microscope slides. The device has essentially one moving part, namely a carriage which holds the slide, and which is movable back and forth along a frame. The slide is dispensed from a magazine, onto t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5676990 | Method of food article dipping and wiping in a condiment container A food wiping condiment container for removing excess condiment from a food article after being dipped thereinto. The condiment container has a body, a thin, flexible cap sealingly attached to the body, and a tear-away strip attached to the cap. When the ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5665312 | Blood analysis system having blood storage, transport and automatic slide-making capabilities A blood analyzer system is provided with improved slide making capability by coupling a blood analyzer apparatus to an automatic slidemaking apparatus by means of a clinically effective blood specimen transport assembly, which includes a blood conduit for... | 09/09/1997 |
