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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396556 | Method of coating a medical appliance utilizing vibration A method of coating a medical appliance is provided that includes vibrating the medical appliance and contacting a material with the medical appliance to form the coating. A medical appliance is provided having a coating applied by a method. The method includes vibr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7341695 | Anti-fouling apparatus and method An anti-fouling apparatus and method includes a configurable cleaner connected to an object for physically removing foulants on the object. A UV light device is connected to the object for preventing the growth of foulants on the object and a camera is connected to ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332056 | Thin film removing device and thin film removing method A thin film removing device and a thin film removing method are capable of removing straight parts of a thin film formed on a square substrate from corners of the substrate, and of suppressing the formation of mists. An approach stage 20 having flat stage pla... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329430 | Method and device for coating pharmaceutical products The present invention relates to a method for coating of a pharmaceutical product. The method comprises the step of producing discrete droplets (7) of controlled size, shape and composition with at least one micro dispenser (1) and distributing droplet... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303725 | Automated high volume slide staining system An automated slide processing apparatus includes a plurality of work stations arranged in a stack, and a transport/elevator for transporting slides between the various work stations. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270785 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent and wash solutions brought to the slides. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264688 | Plasma reactor apparatus with independent capacitive and toroidal plasma sources A plasma reactor includes a toroidal plasma source having an RF power applicator, and RF generator being coupled to the RF power applicator. The reactor further includes a capacitively coupled plasma source power applicator or electrode at the ceiling or the workpie... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247176 | Apparatus for removing fine particles during fabrication of a portable camera module An apparatus and a method adapted for shielding and removing fine particles for a portable camera module generated during a portable camera module fabricating process. The portable camera module includes an image sensor and an infrared ray filter. The apparatus incl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238235 | Adhesion promoter application system and process A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applyi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198674 | Device for surface coating of small parts The invention concerns a coating drum (60) for a single drum or, as the case may be, a multi-drum circulating coating device. The inside of the drum is subdivided into two rotation-symmetrical drum chambers (61 and 62) via a separating wall (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7143464 | Device for sucking off specified surface areas on powder-coated vehicle wheels When vehicle wheels are powder-coated with powder coating, those surfaces on which no coating is wanted are always also coated. To suck off the powder coating from these surface areas before it is baked in, a device which includes a conveyor system, an electronic ca... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141207 | Aluminum/magnesium 3D-Printing rapid prototyping A 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping process using Al/Mg particles coated with a metal (i.e. copper, nickel, zinc, or tin) that (1) prevents oxidation of the Al/Mg particles, and (2) either alone, or when alloyed with the aluminum or magnesium core metal, melts below the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128943 | Methods for fabricating lenses at the end of optical fibers in the far field of the fiber aperture A microlens is affixed in the far field of an optical fiber to spatially transform a beam either entering or exiting the fiber. In a first embodiment, a droplet of photo polymer is placed on the end of an optical fiber and the fiber is spun to create an artificial g... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118918 | Automated biological reaction method An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positionin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090892 | Method and apparatus for the removal of excess coating material from a honeycomb body A method and apparatus for removing excess coating material from a honeycomb body of a catalytic converter. The coated honeycomb body is mounted on an eccentric tappet and is rotated around a first rotational axis with a first rotational frequency such that the dist... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085616 | Atomic layer deposition apparatus A method and apparatus for atomic layer deposition (ALD) is described. The apparatus comprises a deposition chamber and a wafer support. The deposition chamber is divided into two or more deposition regions that are integrally connected one to another. The wafer sup... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073442 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7027887 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018470 | Rubbing device The present invention provides a rubbing device including a base roller assembly that suspends and suspends and otherwise supports a base film to convey the same in one direction; a rubbing roller assembly that suspends and otherwise supports a rubbing cloth, and th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008209 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001645 | Magnetic coating, coating method with same and coating apparatus therefor The invention seeks to provide a magnetized coating suitable for exerting durable magnetic forces. To do this, the method of the invention consists in spreading conductive particles (13) on a medium (11), the particles being directed by prior magnetiza... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6982102 | Coating unit and coating method The present invention is a coating unit for applying a coating solution on a substrate, comprising: a container enclosing the substrate; a casing for accommodating the container therein; a supply device for supplying a predetermined gas into the casing; a first exha... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6945445 | Supporting tray for wave soldering A supporting tray for moving a PCB (10) in a wave solder machine includes a frame (30) and a circular plate (20). The frame includes a circular opening (33) defined thereof and a graduated scale (31) marked thereon around the circu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936107 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating unit A coating film forming apparatus for forming a film by applying a coating solution to a substrate, which is provided with a cassette section, coating unit, developing unit, pre-treatment/post-treatment units and a main arm for transferring the substrate between the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905645 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6878400 | Method and apparatus for introducing in continuous a substance in liquid phase into plastics granules A method for continuously introducing a substance in liquid phase into plastics granules comprising: a) feeding a substantially continuous flow of the plastics granules to at least one substantially static spraying chamber, b) spraying the substance in liquid phase ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872254 | Method and apparatus for controlling air over a spinning microelectronic substrate A method and apparatus for forming a generally uniform liquid layer on a surface of an upper surface microelectronic substrate. The apparatus can include a support that engages less than the entire lower surface of the microelectronic substrate and rotates the micro... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6830643 | Method of manufacturing an item and apparatus for manufacturing an item A method of manufacturing an item comprises the steps of: controlling a printer means to print a layer of retaining material in a predetermined pattern onto a substrate; applying a manufacturing material to be retained by the retaining material in substantially the ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6790307 | Shingles with multiple blend drops and method of depositing granules onto a moving substrate A method of making shingles includes providing a moving asphalt coated sheet having at least an overlay lane and an underlay lane. Blend drops of at least two color blends are discharged onto each lane, wherein at least one of the blend drops discharged onto the ove... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6767403 | Spin bowl having fluid seal for preventing air from flowing into the bowl during spinning A spin bowl includes a base and a sidewall that extends from the base. The base has an upper portion for supporting a substrate in a horizontal plane and a lower portion that intersects with the sidewall. The lower portion of the base has a plurality of drain holes ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6723167 | Spindle sleeve for coater/developer In one embodiment of the invention, a sleeve that forms a hollowed cylinder to enclose a spindle. The sleeve has a thickness and a first length. A strut is mounted to the spindle to keep the sleeve from traveling up a shaft. The strut is slotted into a first slot on... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716478 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating film forming method A coating area of wafer W is divided into, for example, three regions. The wafer W and/or a supply nozzle are driven in a predetermined coating direction and/or a coating direction such that coating start positions of the adjacent divided regions are not next to eac... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709514 | Rotary coating apparatus for coating implantable medical devices A rotary coating apparatus and a method of coating medical devices, such as stents, is disclosed. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695922 | Film forming unit The present invention is a film forming unit for applying a coating solution to a substrate to form a coating film on the substrate, which has a heating and/or cooling member brought into direct or indirect contact with said substrate for changing a tempe... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676757 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating unit A coating film forming apparatus for forming a film by applying a coating solution to a substrate, which is provided with a cassette section, coating unit, developing unit, pre-treatment/post-treatment units and a main arm for transferring the substrate b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6656273 | Film forming method and film forming system In an organic insulating film coating apparatus, an organic insulating film is applied onto a wafer by a spin coating. Thereafter, the wafer is subjected to heat processing and an inorganic insulating film is applied onto the wafer by a spin coating in an... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6632283 | System and method for illuminating a semiconductor processing system The present invention relates to illuminating an interior portion of a processing chamber in a semiconductor processing system. A light emitting diode is located in the chamber to illuminate the interior of the chamber to facilitate viewing the interior o... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6605153 | Coating film forming apparatus An apparatus includes a holding portion for holding a substrate, a nozzle, provided to face the substrate held by the holding portion, for discharging a solution to the substrate, a driver for moving the nozzle along a surface of the substrate relatively ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6593045 | Substrate processing apparatus and method A cassette station, a processing station having a coating unit and a developing unit, and an inspecting station having a film thickness inspecting apparatus and a defect inspecting apparatus are disposed in the direction approximately perpendicular to the... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589339 | Method of coating film, coating unit, aging unit, solvent replacement unit, and apparatus for coating film Prior to transfer of an wafer W, a mixed gas is being generated and exhausted, thereby fluctuation of concentration and temperature of a solvent component at the beginning of gas introduction into a chamber 3 is suppressed. A step of gelling after the waf... | 07/08/2003 |
