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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051799 | Object-processing apparatus controlling production of particles in electric field or magnetic field An apparatus includes a housing defining a chamber in which an electric field is generated, and an internal member provided in the chamber. At least one part of the internal member is formed of a dielectric material. A process is executed in the chamber so that a di... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7823535 | Liquid portioning method and device Methods and apparatuses for dispensing samples or reagents onto a target object are provided. A dispensing position designating section (62) designates the dispensing position on the target object (50), such as a membrane, based on an image of the targ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7757631 | Apparatus for forming a circuit Methods and apparatuses for forming components or circuits by ejecting a fluid including materials in a single ligament are disclosed. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7632353 | Apparatus for forming a composite structure body An apparatus for manufacturing a composite structure body is provided which forms structure body having the constitution in which the crystals of more than one type of brittle material are dispersed and having novel properties without involving a heating/sintering p... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7588643 | Method and apparatus for measuring amount of coating on paper web A method and an apparatus for measuring the amount (CW) of a coating (2) on a paper web (1). The amount (CA) of at least one component in the coating (2) on the paper web (1) is measured and the composition (CC) of the coating (2) ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7540922 | Thin film forming apparatus When a solution sprayed by a spray nozzle portion reaches one surface portion of a substrate, a thin film forming material contained the solution decomposes thermally because the substrate is heated to a prescribed temperature, and a thin film is formed on the one s... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7449070 | Waveform generator for microdeposition control system A microdeposition system (20) and method includes a head with a plurality of nozzles (230). A controller (22) generates nozzle firing commands that selectively fire the nozzles to create a desired feature pattern. Configuration memory stores vol... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438764 | Spray assembly for paving machine A spray assembly for applying a fluid material to a surface includes a first spray bar and a second spray bar, each of which is mounted for movement along an axis. Each spray bar includes a plurality of nozzles, each of which is associated with a valve that can be o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413914 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device, method and apparatus for controlling the same, and method and apparatus for simulating manufacturing process of semiconductor device A process of manufacturing a semiconductor device utilizing a thermo-chemical reaction is started based on preset initial settings, a state function of an atmosphere associated with the thermo-chemical reaction is measured, a state of the atmosphere and a change the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404861 | Imaging and inspection system for a dispenser and method for same Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for dispensing materials onto a substrate. In one aspect, a dispensing system includes a dispenser having a dispensing outlet positionable over a top surface of the substrate, the dispenser having a substa... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404860 | Thermal spraying instrument The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the operation of a thermal spray torch (12). The inventive device and method are characterized in that an on-board camera (54) and pyrometer (70) are used to measure the properties of ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396414 | Apparatus for simultaneously coating and measuring parts A method and apparatus for simultaneously coating and measuring a part. The apparatus includes a part support, a sprayer and a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support and a display device positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a c... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384485 | Liquid crystal dispensing system which can read information of liquid crystal container and method of dispensing liquid crystal material using same A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a liquid crystal material container to contain liquid crystal, the liquid crystal material container provided with a first code corresponding to liquid crystal information; a reading unit to read the recognition code; a di... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357840 | Solvent bath and drain According to one aspect of the invention, a wafer processing apparatus is provided. The wafer processing apparatus may include a wafer support, a dispense head, and a solvent bath. The dispense head may be moveable between a position over the wafer support and a pos... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351288 | Shock absorbing fluidic actuator According to one aspect of the invention, a fluidic actuator and a control system for the fluidic actuator may be provided. A first component of the actuator may have two openings interconnected by a passageway. A second component may be moveably housed within the p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349755 | Electrocoat management system A processor-based system for monitoring and optimizing an electrocoating operation comprising at least one data acquisition module configured to receive characteristics of the electrocoating operation and at least one process control module in communication with the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341674 | Fabric wrinkle control composition and method The present invention relates to a stable, aqueous wrinkle controlling and, optionally, odor-absorbing, composition, preferably for use on fabric. The composition preferably comprises fabric lubricant, shape retention polymer, lithium salts, and/or plasticizers for ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332036 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323061 | Thermal spraying instrument The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the operation of a thermal spray torch (12). The inventive device and method are characterised in that an on-board camera (54) and pyrometer (70) are used to measure the properties of ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323085 | Basis weight of the liner in a fibrous web A method for determining the basis weight of a first ply of a fibrous web, which covers a second ply of the fibrous web including the steps of positioning an electromagnetic transmitter and an electromagnetic receiver, radiating the fibrous web, receiving a measurin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323062 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321425 | Sensor and methods for measuring select components in sheetmaking systems A sensor for measuring at least selected component in a composition can include: (a) a broadband light source, (b) an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), (c) means for generating a beam of light from the light source and directing the beam of light at the AOTF wher... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316750 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display utilizing the dispense-injection method, and it is an object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display which allows an optimum quantity of liqu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291856 | Sensor and methods for measuring select components in moving sheet products A compact, long lasting sensor for measuring components such as moisture in moving sheets including paper in a papermaking apparatus employs light sources that produce radiation within defined wavelength regions of interest and the light sources are modulated at hig... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289216 | Station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle parts A station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle bodywork parts, the station including an optical measuring apparatus and means for attenuating vibration of the moving parts. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276380 | Transparent liquid inspection apparatus, transparent liquid inspection method, and transparent liquid application method The present invention provides a transparent liquid inspection apparatus capable of identifying a boundary between a transparent liquid applied on a base material which provides a multi-piece product and the base material, and automatically inspecting an applied con... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271904 | Seal dispenser for fabricating liquid crystal display panel and method for detecting discontinuous portion of seal pattern using the same A seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel and a method for detecting a discontinuous portion of a seal pattern using the same are disclosed in the present invention. The seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247206 | Medium application device A device (10) for the direct or indirect application of liquid or pasty application medium (16) to one or both sides of a material web (20), in particular of paper or board, comprises an applicator unit (12) which discharges the applicati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229864 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device By using lasers having different wavelengths in laser annealing of an amorphous semiconductor film, the amorphous semiconductor film can be crystallized and the crystallinity of the crystallized film is improved. A laser 126 to 370 nm in wavelength is used first to ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226510 | Film forming apparatus In a film forming apparatus according to the aerosol deposition method, the thickness of a structure being formed can be controlled accurately. The film forming apparatus includes an aerosol generating part in which raw material powder is to be provided, a compresse... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223309 | Display manufacturing apparatus and display manufacturing method A carriage 5 is provided with an injection head 7 to discharge an amount of liquid drops according to the supplied driving pulses and a liquid material sensor 17 to detect the ink amount hit at a filter substrate at each pixel region. A main con... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214573 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes patterning sub-islands A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided which uses a laser crystallization method capable of increasing substrate processing efficiency. An island-like semiconductor film including one or more islands is formed by patterning (sub-island). The su... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208721 | Controller for material dispensing nozzle control signal and methods A material dispensing system for dispensing material onto a moving substrate (110), including a material dispensing nozzle (102), a material dispensing control signal controller (130) coupled to the material dispensing nozzle, a material dispens... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205023 | Method and apparatus for chemical mixing in a single wafer process A method of and apparatus for mixing chemicals in a single wafer process. According to the present invention a chemical is fed into a valve system having a tube of a known volume. The chemical is fed into the valve system to fill the tube with a chemical to generate... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192485 | Application device A device (510) for the direct or indirect application of liquid or pasty application medium (516) by means of an applicator unit (512) to a material web (520), in particular of paper or board, comprises a device (570) upstream of t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186296 | Film formation apparatus A film formation apparatus by which a film thickness can be precisely measured and whether the film quality is good or bad can be confirmed in a process of performing film formation according to the aerosol deposition method. The film formation apparatus includes: a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182815 | Apparatus and method for producing color filters by discharging material The present invention provides a system which shortens the scanning time with an ink jet head for forming a pattern of filter elements of a color filter, picture element pixels of an electroluminescence (EL) device, or the like. An apparatus for producing a color fi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182899 | Manufacturing method of ceramic electronic components and its manufacturing equipment A manufacturing method for manufacturing ceramic electronic components, includes steps of forming a stack body by stacking ceramic green sheets and conductive layers on top of each other, punching a frame into the stack body and holding the frame in the stack body, ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182976 | Process for forming a thin film and apparatus therefor A process for forming a thin film is described that enables automatic formation of thin films having constant optical properties reliably and in large quantities with excellent reproducibility suitable for mass production. An apparatus for performing the process is ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7157122 | Method for wetting a running filament bundle by controlling the shielding of a fluid spray A method and an apparatus for wetting an advancing filament bundle. A fluid is applied by means of a nozzle in the form of a fluid spray jet to the filament bundle advancing in spaced relationship with the nozzle. A portion of the spray jet is shielded before impact... | 01/02/2007 |
