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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028650 | Optical lens coating apparatus A light irradiation device (151) includes a UV lamp (153), first and second optical filters (164, 165) which transmit and block wavelengths within different specific ranges, and a filter switching mechanism (162) which selectively interpo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7966968 | Electroless plating apparatus with non-liquid heating source An electroless plating apparatus is provided. The electroless plating apparatus includes a wafer holder; a chemical dispensing nozzle over the wafer holder; a conduit connected to the chemical dispensing nozzle; and a radiation source over the wafer holder. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7739981 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for forming pattern, and method for manufacturing electro-optic device A liquid droplet ejection apparatus has a droplet ejecting portion and an energy beam radiating portion. The liquid droplet ejecting portion ejects droplets containing pattern forming material onto an ejection target surface. The energy beam radiating portion radiat... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7503979 | Apparatus for the application of a curable composition to a fastener and curable compositions suitable for application to a fastener An apparatus (1) for the application of a composition curable by irradiation to a fastener (2) having a conveyor (3) for conveying fasteners to an application station (5); an application station (10) comprising an applicator from w... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7381273 | Apparatus and method for coating medical devices Apparatus and methods for coating elongated medical devices, such as guidewires and catheters, incorporating infrared (IR) heating tools for curing the coating while the medical devices are still in place on the coating apparatus. Coating and curing may be accomplis... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360558 | Control valve for drinking water fountain A control valve for a drinking water fountain includes a valve housing having an inside formed with a receiving chamber, and a valve seat mounted in the receiving chamber of the valve housing. The valve seat is forced into the receiving chamber of the valve housing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329437 | Coating method and coating apparatus A coating apparatus comprising a forward bar, a liquid feed passage and a metering device for a coating liquid. The forward bar rotates about its axis in the same direction as the traveling direction of a continuously traveling band-shaped web while touching the web... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318867 | Producing cover layers in optical discs Techniques for a cover layer with uniform thickness are disclosed. The cover layer is formed with a type of material, such as glue, in hardened form. In one embodiment, a certain amount of the material in liquid form is dispensed onto a dispensing structure. After t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303065 | Belt conveyor apparatus Belt apparatus includes clip assemblies that releasably retain objects to the belt to convey the objects from a point of origination to a destination point. A feed system feeds the objects onto the belt apparatus at the point of origination and a deflector apparatus... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7271341 | Cable components of silicone comprising glass fibers Cable components of silicone elastomer contain glass fibers having an average length of at least 1 m. The cable components retain substantial strength when exposed to heat or fire. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267456 | Operating status of a shutter for electromagnetic energy curing systems The present invention provides a method and system for detecting operating status of the shutter. The device includes a shutter for receiving a light from a source, a solenoid for controlling movement of the shutter, and an optical sensor connected to the shutter fo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7214273 | Nitrogen injection assembly for use in an optical fiber coloring and curing apparatus A nitrogen injection assembly for use in coloring and curing optical fibers is disclosed. The nitrogen injection assembly includes a cover section and a distribution seal. An optical fiber coated with ink passes from a coating die to a curing chamber via a passagewa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204884 | Laser marking system A laser marking system for automotive glass having an ink spray device capable of depositing an ink layer upon the glass and a drying system is provided for accelerating the drying of the ink layer. A laser system is also provided to operably heat and bond at least ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175712 | Light emitting apparatus and method for curing inks, coatings and adhesives A UV curing apparatus and method is provided for enhancing the distribution and application of UV light to UV photo initiators in a UV curable ink, coating or adhesive. The UV curing apparatus and method comprises UV LED assemblies in a first row with the UV LED ass... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168366 | Apparatus and method for imprinting a vial An apparatus and method for printing onto vials. The vials may be connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for moving the vials, the conveyor having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159535 | Apparatus for heating and curing powder coatings on porous wood products An improved apparatus is provided for curing powdered coatings on the face of porous wood products, such as medium density fiberboard (MDF), wherein a pair of inclined infrared catalytic heaters are used to apply heat directly onto the side edges of the board. In ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137695 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus, including: a recording head for jetting ultraviolet ray curable ink onto a recording medium; an ultraviolet ray emitting device; a light source which emits ultraviole... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128429 | Light trap and heat transfer apparatus and method A heat sink containing a woolen material is provided for a band-pass filter in a curing lamp. Light having a particular wavelength(s) is transmitted through the band-pass filter and into the heat sink whereas light having other wavelengths is reflected by the band-p... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124681 | Apparatus and method for imprinting a vial An apparatus and method for printing onto vials. The vials are connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end. The apparatus comprises a conveyor belt for moving the vials, the conveyor having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials, ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083681 | Method for forming coating film on internal surface of elongated tube and unit for forming the same A method for forming a coating film on an internal surface of an elongated tube, includes longitudinally holding the elongated tube, applying a coating solution to the internal surface of the elongated tube; and drying the coating solution while carrying out a heat ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067010 | Indexing spray machine The machine is an index spraying machine. The machine has five different stations. The first station is the load/unload station. At this station, work pieces are unloaded after they have been sprayed and new work pieces to be sprayed are loaded on. New pieces then m... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7011869 | Multi-stage processes for coating substrates with multi-component composite coating compositions A process for coating a substrate is provided which includes the following steps: (a) applying a waterborne base coat composition to a surface of the substrate; (b) applying infrared radiation at a power density of... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008483 | Curing printed circuit board coatings A method for curing a layer of liquid coating applied to surfaces of a printed circuit board is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the layer of liquid coating to a curing agent; and manipulating the printed circuit board during the exposure so as to prevent th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001465 | Mixing and application system, method and material A container with a quantity of coating liquid includes a luminescent pigment and a paint base. An impeller is in proximity to the bottom of the container to keep the pigment in suspension in the paint base. The container also has a linear inlet slot and a linear out... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945299 | Terminal electrode forming method in chip-style electronic component and apparatus therefor The invention provides an electrode forming method with steps of arraying chip-style electronic components on an arraying flat bed thereby positioning and aligning the components, lowering a film coated with an adhesive in relative manner together with an adhering t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942367 | Curved and reflective surface for redirecting light to bypass a light source A UV curing lamp is provided which includes a curved, reflective surface which redirects incident light toward a band-pass filter while bypassing the lamp. A heat sink is provided for the band-pass filter, the heat sink containing a woolen material such as aluminum ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932869 | UV-cure of coating for optical fiber assisted by ultrasound The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for curing coatings on optical fibers, without creating additional heat and compromising the manufacturing speed of optical fibers. The present invention uses at least one ultrasonic transducer coupled ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916596 | Laser imaged printing plates Laser-imageable flexographic printing plates and a method of making same are disclosed. A thin polymeric film doped with a UV absorber is laminated to a photopolymer layer. The film is ablated from the photopolymer using a laser operating at a selected wavelength to... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6858261 | Coating and drying of objects by way of infrared radiation The invention relates to a method of drying coated and/or impregnated objects (5), in particular lacquered wood, wherein [drying of] a coating agent and/or impregnation agent applied to the surface of the object concerned is completed before a characteristic ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6783597 | Filament recoating apparatus and method A filament coating apparatus comprising a frame for releasably securing a filament, and a carriage mounted on the frame to oscillate between a first position and a second position. There is a first filament holding fixture mounted on the carriage and a second filame... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780245 | Method and apparatus of producing thin film of metal or metal compound A thin film of metal or metal compound is produced by preparing an ultrafine particle dispersion liquid by dispersing ultrafine particles at least partly made of metal into a given organic solvent, applying the ultrafine particle dispersion liquid to a substrate, dr... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761127 | Apparatus for curing floor coatings using ultraviolet radiation Machines and methods for curing ultraviolet (UV) curable floor coatings are provided. In one embodiment, the machine includes a UV radiation source having one or more lamps where each lamp is operable to simultaneously emit UV radiation at two or more wavelengths an... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6722014 | Energized sequential tool coating In a machining sequence a flow of coating fluid is applied, such as through a nozzle, to wet at least the cutting surface of a tool to be engaged with a part to perform a machining operation thereon. The fluid is applied quickly and dried or cured to form an adheren... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6709518 | Coating forming device of optical fiber An optical fiber coating forming device forms a coating of an ultraviolet light hardening type in an optical fiber by precisely controlling an ultraviolet light output of a light source. The optical fiber coating forming device has a light source (2) for irra... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6689218 | Systems for the deposition and curing of coating compositions Systems and methods for creating a combinatorial coating library including a coating system operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates and a curing... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681692 | Self-adjusting blade A self-adjusting blade for engagement with a moving work surface, comprising a steel strip elongated in a first direction between first and second sides, said strip having an edge section along said first side for contact with said work surface, and said ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6582519 | Apparatus for coating an optical fiber In an apparatus (4) for coating an optical fiber (3) with an UV curable polymer coating comprising a coating chamber (8) with an intake nozzle (6) and an outlet nozzle (7) for applying the coating to the optical fiber (3) as well as an UV source arranged ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6559064 | Method and apparatus for removing photoresist on semiconductor wafer For removing a photoresist formed on a semiconductor wafer by using an ozone-dissolved water, until just before a low temperature ozone-dissolved water generated by an ozone-dissolved water generator is discharged from a discharge nozzle onto a semiconduc... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551449 | Thin electronic circuit component and method and apparatus for producing the same Electric conductor patterns including antenna coils are formed on one surface of a film. Electronic components are fixed onto the film by a temporary fixing material. A cover film is laminated on the film so that the electrically conductive patterns and t... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551442 | Method of producing semiconductor device and system for producing the same A method of producing a semiconductor device having a multilayered wiring conductors and a system for producing the same. The nonuniformity of SOG coating film effectively suppressed and various treatments are simple and less time-consuming. A wiring cond... | 04/22/2003 |
