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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757626 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method In the present invention, a holding table incorporating a heater is provided, for example, in a treatment container of a planarization unit. A pressing plate having a lower surface formed flat is disposed above the holding table. The pressing plate is movable in the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7517407 | Cooling system and method for a paper coating device in a papermaking apparatus A cooling system and method for a paper coating device, especially for cooling a coating blade of the coating device and a coating color to be coated on paper web, whereby a streaking and/or bleeding phenomena caused by accumulation of the coating color at the end o... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7359664 | Fixing device for an image forming apparatus including supporting members for fixing belts of the fixing device A fixing device for fixing a toner image on a recording medium includes first and second belts rotatably disposed opposite to each other such that the recording medium having the toner image thereon moves therebetween, a fixing roller disposed in contact with an inn... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338574 | Multilayer composite and method of making same A multilayer composite has a generally adhesion resistant, protective layer and an adjacent second polymeric film. The composition of the protective layer includes a fluoropolymer and the second polymeric film is a polymer free of fluoropolymer. The size of the prot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7046948 | Brush streak eraser An image formation apparatus that has a fuser roll/belt in pressure contact with a pressure roll that forms a nip, a meter roll that receives a release agent, a donor roll in press contact with the meter roll and is disposed between the meter roll and the fuser roll... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7010850 | Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece Apparatus for configuring an externally coated workpiece are provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a tubular reconfiguration chamber having a plurality of slidably mounted outer walls, the outer walls slidably mounted along individual radial lines emanati... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6923121 | Apparatus and method for remoistening a product web An apparatus for remoistening a product web includes at least one applicator for applying a remoistening agent to a printed and at least partly dried product web. A device increases the temperature of the remoistening agent so that contaminants are removed by vapori... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6830619 | Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronic substrate A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a substrate support configured to engage and support the microelectronic substrate. The apparatus can further include a temperature cont... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6638358 | Method and system for processing a semiconductor device The present invention is a method and system for processing a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising at least two gate stacks and a spacer gap. The method and system comprise utilizing a spin-on technique at the transistor device level ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6573031 | Apparatus and method of thermal processing and method of pattern formation A substrate coated with a coating solution is placed on a heating plate in a processing chamber in which an inert gas is circulating. The substrate is heated on the heating plate while the inert gas is circulating at an extremely small first circulating a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6495196 | Process and apparatus for profile control of direct coaters A process and apparatus, including a separate coating head, for coating a strip article with a coating material. The process involves coating a strip article with a film of coating material by passing the strip article through a coating apparatus having a... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6444030 | Apparatus for applying a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving fiber material web An apparatus applies a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving material web, especially one made of paper or cardboard. A coating mechanism first applies the coating medium onto an applicator element or an applicator roll, which subsequently transfe... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6322626 | Apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronics substrate A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a substrate support configured to engage and support the microelectronic substrate. The apparatus can further include a tempe... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6260509 | Textured photographic prints resistant to handling hazards Apparatus for selectively providing textured handling hazard resistant clear marking particles coatings to photographic elements on an elongated web transported along a travel path from a supply roller to a take-up roller. The apparatus includes a device,... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6216761 | Free turning chilling wheel assembly A free turning chilling wheel assembly for use with a hot melt dispenser affording quick disassembly for cleaning, inspection, repair or replacement, and having an outer ring with an inner bronze bearing to rotate about a stationary inner cooling chamber,... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6187094 | Device for manufacturing paper for a thermal printer A coating device is provided for coating particles of a particulate coating composite consisting of particles of resin and particles of an offset preventing agent having a higher melting point than that of the resin on a paper substrate. A pair of rollers... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6136371 | Process for making masking tape and apparatus A method and apparatus for making masking tape is provided. A hot melt or thermoplastic adhesive having no added foaming agents, blowing agents, or surfactants is applied to a paper backing having a moisture content, wherein the adhesive is at a temperatu... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126747 | Apparatus for wax-impregnation of snowboards, skis or the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5893950 | Method and apparatus for applying a water-based coating composition to a substrate A method and apparatus that prevents premature drying of a layer of a water-based coating composition on a substrate are disclosed.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5858093 | Liquid applying member and a tool for manufacturing that member A liquid applying member and a tool are provided. The liquid applying member includes an applying roller which can stably apply an unstabilizing liquid to a transfer paper. The tool is referable for manufacturing the applying roller. A large number of rec... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5807460 | Apparatus and method for peeling and removing coated films on resin product A coated film is peeled and removed on a resin product by rollers. Each roller has a different rotational speed and applies a shear slipping stress between the coated film and the resin material to peel the coated film from the resin material. The apparat... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5679155 | Method and apparatus for soldering circuit boards A method and apparatus for depositing solder on the terminal pads (10) of printed circuit boards (12) in which a solder resist layer (16) or layers (16, 17) having a thickness corresponding to the desired solder height border the pads. Molten solder from ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676754 | Apparatus for preventing ink resoftening on a printed web as the web travels over a chill roll An offset printing apparatus has a fluid-cooled nip roll which, in use, presses a hot, rapidly moving, endless printed and dried web into intimate contact with the first downstream chill roll while avoiding damage to the web, nip roll, or chill roll, and ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5656326 | Method and notched bar apparatus for coating high viscosity materials In a method for coating a shear-thinning cathode material having a high viscosity on a substrate, the substrate is drawn through a nip defined by a rotating backing roller and a notched bar disposed at a distance from the backing roller. The notched bar i... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5633041 | Method of making photographic paper The invention provides a method of making thermoplastic resin-coated paper which comprises coating a paper sheet with a liquid thermoplastic resin, passing the thermoplastic resin-coated paper sheet through a nip of a pressure roll and a thermally conduct... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5605575 | Interchangeable adhesive-applying apparatus A method and an operator interchangeable apparatus with fast warm up time for coating flowable and pasty materials onto a workpiece, especially for the application of glue and other adhesive substances to the back of signatures in bookbinding and the like... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5564631 | Nozzle for use in the fabrication of a glazed unit having three or more sheets A nozzle for depositing the shaped layer of the pliable material includes a platform having a shaping tip. The shaping tip has converging sides at one end and generally parallel sides at the other end. The portion of the tip at the first end has a lower e... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5534063 | Apparatus for removing image forming substance from sheet and sheet processing apparatus An apparatus capable of surely removing a toner or similar image forming substance stably cohered to a sheet, and an apparatus for processing a sheet are disclosed. A liquid supply unit uniformly supplies a liquid to a toner carried on the sheet. The shee... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534061 | Apparatus for waxing snowboards, skis and the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5520958 | System and method for applying a desired, protective finish to printed label stock A system and method are provided for applying a desired protective finish to a web of printed label stock. The web of printed label stock is moved through a coating station, where a layer of hot melt varnish is extruded onto the web of printed label stock... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5480483 | Apparatus for depositing solder on the terminal pads of printed circuit boards An apparatus for depositing solder on the terminal pads of printed circuit boards in which a solder resist layer or layers having a thickness corresponding to the desired solder height border the pads. Molten solder from a reservoir is directed by nozzles... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5392701 | Calender for treating a material web particularly a paper web A calender for treating a material web, particularly a paper web, with at least two rolls forming with each other a roll gap for passage of the web, with a heating system and with a removable cover system. The cover system comprises a foil which is tighte... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5346385 | Chilled roller apparatus for achieving desired surface roughness characteristics of an electrode material on a web An apparatus for achieving desired surface roughness characteristics on an electrode material that is coated on a substrate such that the electrode material has desired surface roughness characteristics includes a roller. The roller has surface roughness ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5328510 | Apparatus for making paper and paperboard having enhanced gloss A method and apparatus for producing a paper product having a surface with enhanced gloss. The method includes the following steps: applying a continuous layer of an impressionable coating material to a paper product; contacting the layer of coating mater... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5320876 | Transfer apparatus and method According to the present, invention, when transferring a pattern of projections and valleys of a stamper to a UV curable resin coated on a disc base plate, the disc base plate is pressed against the stamper while the stamper is maintained at a constant te... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5275096 | Apparatus for high speed calendering A sheet calendering method and apparatus including a calendering cylinder, a delivering cylinder, and a conveyor for transporting sheets between the calendering cylinder and the delivering cylinder; wherein the conveyor includes two flexible elongated mem... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5269846 | Deflection-compensated doctor blade beam A deflection-compensated doctor blade beam of a coater used for coating web materials. The doctor blade beam comprises a box-section frame (3), together with a holder (2) of the doctor blade (8), and a support tube (4) placed inside the frame (3). The sup... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5248339 | Fusing member comprising fluorine-containing elastomers useful in electrostatography An electrostatographic toner fusing member having a support and a layer containing a crosslinked polyfluorophosphazene elastomer with thermally conductive filler particles. This fusing member is used in a device for fusing electrostatographic toner materi... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5225140 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheet-shaped molding by using suction to partially impregnate a fiber web An apparatus for and a method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic sheet-shaped molding including a pre-impregnating process and a final impregnating process. A sheet of thermoplastic resin and a web of reinforcement fibers are supplied throu... | 07/06/1993 |
