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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7293720 | Fluid balanced paint system Disclosed herein is a paint circulation system for a painting line, comprising a supply channel, a return channel and a plurality of drop lines downstream of the supply channel and upstream of the return channel, a paint pump means for circulating paint through the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7166164 | Vehicle powder coating system An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen lo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163584 | Apparatus for applying liquid liner to rocket tube An apparatus for applying liquid liner to the interior of a rocket motor tube includes a horizontal surface; a rail mounted on the horizontal surface; a carriage that is movable along the rail; cartridge saddles and a bearing block mounted on the carriage; a cartrid... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097734 | System and method for forming wood products Methods for securing wood members together are disclosed. The methods include the use of an adhesive that quickly cures without heating. Adhesives may be impingement sprayed or splattered onto a contact surface. The methods may be used to form high-strength bonds be... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7018477 | Dispensing system with a piston position sensor and fluid scanner A minute quantity viscous material dispenser employing a pressurized material source and a reciprocating piston is driven by a variable drive which is controlled in response to a signal reflective of piston position and wherein the drive can be controlled for direct... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6913166 | Apparatus for dispensing liquids and solids A system for metering and dispensing single and plural component liquids and solids as described herein. The dispensing system has a microprocessor-based control system and progressive cavity pumps which provide a very accurate control of component ratios, shot size... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905267 | Method for reducing consumption of plate processing fluid Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for efficiently processing workpieces which are developed using a liquid developer. According to the invention a first set of workpieces is obtained from an imaging station, a second set of workpieces is obtained from a wo... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6824813 | Substrate monitoring method and apparatus A substrate processing apparatus comprises a chamber 28 capable of processing a substrate 20. A radiation source 58 provides radiation that is at least partially reflected from the substrate in the chamber. A radiation detector 62 is prov... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818064 | Photoresist dispense arrangement by compensation for substrate reflectivity In the manufacture of a semiconductor device, an arrangement for forming a layer on a semiconductor substrate compensates for variations in wafer substrate reflectivity. The arrangement includes providing substrate illumination and then adjusting the illumination on... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814810 | Apparatus for calibrating a dispensing system The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for accurately controlling the quantity of material dispensed from dispensing systems. In one aspect of the present invention, a dispensing system includes a calibration system, which collects and measures a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787180 | Exhaust flow control system A method of applying a layer of a flowable material to a substrate. The substrate is received with a rotatable chuck, and an amount of the flowable material is dispensed on to the substrate. The substrate is spun on the rotatable chuck, thereby spreading the flowabl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770320 | Apparatus and method for applying fluid An apparatus and a method for applying a fluid, which enable an application amount of the fluid to be stabilized even at the start of fluid discharge and at the end of the fluid discharge. The apparatus includes an application head and a control unit, whereby operat... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6742944 | ALKALINE SOLUTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ALKALINE SOLUTION APPLIED TO PATTERN FORMING METHOD, RESIST FILM REMOVING METHOD, SOLUTION APPLICATION METHOD, SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD, SOLUTION SUPPLY METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD A manufacturing method of an alkaline solution, comprising dissolving a gaseous molecule having oxidizing properties or reducing properties in an aqueous alkaline solution. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6733821 | Method for forming an optical component A method for forming an optical component includes (i) depositing optical layers on a base, and (ii) controlling a thickness of a tuning layer by (a) depositing the tuning layer on the optical layers, (b) measuring a first optical characteristic, (c) measuring a sec... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6616765 | Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6579371 | Exhaust flow control system A method of applying a layer of material to a substrate. The substrate is received with a chuck, and the material is dispensed. The substrate is spun on the chuck, spreading the material and conveying a surplus of the material away. The surplus of the mat... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568447 | Cover glass adhering device The cover glass adhering device is capable of dropping fixed amount of mounting medium, using cover glasses having various length, and being small in size. In the cover glass adhering device, a drop nozzle drops the mounting medium onto a specimen on a sl... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6086954 | Method and apparatus for application of coating medium onto a traveling material web having a splice A method and an apparatus for direct or indirect one-sided or double-sided application of a liquid or pasty coating medium onto a spliced traveling material web, notably of paper or cardboard, includes at least one applicator applying the coating medium a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080249 | Method for adhering a member and apparatus for adhering a member A method for adhering a member and an apparatus for adhering the member to a base is useful for preventing warping of the member and non-uniformity of the strength of adhesion. After the adhesive application unit is positioned at a first position at a fix... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6027568 | Apparatus for processing fasteners An apparatus and method for providing a masking, insulating and/or lubricating barrier coating on a portion of the threads and/or other surfaces of discrete objects such as fasteners utilizing a liquid coating material as provided. The present invention c... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5984540 | Developing apparatus and developing method A developing apparatus in which a substrate holding part holds a substrate in a stationary state, and a developer discharge nozzle starts scanning from a scanning start position. After scanning starts, the developer discharge nozzle discharges a developer... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5882409 | Coating device with workpiece sensor A coating device has a coating head for applying a coating strip of a flowable coating material on a workpiece surface and having an application nozzle and a suction nozzle located near one another, a holder, a movement unit through which the coating head... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882407 | Apparatus and method for applying a coating to a base material A coating die is disclosed, in which a slit-like spacing 29 is formed between a pair of die elements 25, 27 arranged in opposed relation to each other. A band-shaped electrode sheet 23 is movable along the length of the spacing 29. The sides of the slit-l... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5863332 | Fluid jet impregnating and coating device with thickness control capability The invention involves a fluid treatment device and fluid treatment method to solution or melt coat or impregnate a resin or polymer to a predetermined, metered thickness into a substrate. The invention is effective in impregnating or coating various subs... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5773095 | Method for a reducing the stringing of adhesive from an applicator An apparatus (10) and method for reducing stringing of adhesive from a nozzle (20) of a dispensing apparatus (12) includes a pneumatically driven cylinder (50) which translates the source of adhesive co-linear with the translating substrate (100). The gun... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5727604 | Apparatus for coating pasty mixture and method for coating the pasty mixture Weight of the paste (21) per area is measured continuously without contact by irradiating the belt-shaped paste-coated punched metal electrode (41) with ଲ ray (51), during running of the electrode (41) on a production line, then trapping dosage of t... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5620520 | Apparatus for producing coated fasteners having closed ends An apparatus for coating internally threaded fasteners, particularly closed end fasteners, such as flanged weld nuts, which includes a powder spray arrangement, has a spray nozzle within a spray cylinder. The spray nozzle arrangement is actuated by an air... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5531832 | Nozzle assembly for pan oiler A pan oiler for spraying oil into cavities in pans moving on a conveyor including a stationary center nozzle assembly and spaced outer nozzle assemblies. The outer nozzle assemblies are mounted on opposite ends of a drive screw having right hand threads f... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5523101 | Apparatus for applying material to a receiver Uniform distribution of materials over a predetermined area of a receiver is assured by a multipurpose applicator wherein a gauging or metering device contacts materials on a conveyor to ensure that the materials are uniformly spread along the conveyor so... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5496407 | System and method for monitoring and controlling thickness In a system for monitoring and controlling the thickness of a laminate, an apparatus is provided to apply material for forming a material layer onto a web so that a laminate is formed. The tip of a knife and the surface of the web upon which the material ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5489337 | Apparatus for applying organic material to semiconductor wafer in which the nozzle opening adjusts in response to data An organic material applying apparatus of the present invention includes a movable organic material discharge nozzle having an organic material discharge port for discharging an organic material at a position facing a semiconductor wafer. The opening widt... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5393348 | Apparatus for spray coating Improved non-electrostatic spray coating process and apparatus are provided. The process and apparatus of the present invention permit significant reduction in over-spray conditions as well as, the disadvantages and drawbacks associated therewith, without... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5344668 | Applying dispersions to selected fuel cell electrode plate regions A flowable substance is applied to at least one predetermined area of a major surface of a plate-shaped fuel cell component by directing at least one stream of the flowable substance toward a predetermined zone that is situated in a plane along which the ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5308658 | Process and apparatus for efficient spray coating Improved non-electrostatic spray coating process and apparatus are provided. The process and apparatus of the present invention permit significant reduction in over-spray conditions as well as, the disadvantages and drawbacks associated therewith, without... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5162131 | Method and equipment for measurement and regulation of quantity of coating A method is provided for measuring and regulating the quantity of coating in surface sizing or pigmenting of paper or board, wherein the coating agent is spread by means of a coating device in the form of a film onto the face of a roll in a size press. Th... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5076202 | Automatic car waxer An apparatus for waxing vehicles for use in conjunction with commercial "car wash" operations. Vehicles are transported by a chain driven conveyor mechanism through a wax application station, passed to a second conveyor mechanism for movement through a dr... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4958589 | Continuous melt-plating apparatus A continuous melt-plating apparatus has a guide roller provided above the sink roller. The guide roller is capable of curving into a configuration arbitrarily varied in the widthwise direction of the strip, in such a manner that the waving and curving of ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4926789 | Transport apparatus for boards A transport apparatus for boards or workpieces in board form, for example printed circuit boards which are to be coated with plastic, for example UV curable plastic, has advancing means for the transport of the boards and grippers or clamps for seizing th... | 05/22/1990 |
