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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163090 | Methods structures and apparatus to provide group VIA and IA materials for solar cell absorber formation A process and apparatus which form a solar cell absorber on a surface of a workpiece as the workpiece and a carrier are advanced through a rapid thermal processing (RTP) chamber. In one embodiment, the surface of the workpiece includes a precursor layer and an absor... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8142569 | Apparatus for forming structured material for energy storage device and method A method and an apparatus of the present invention is used for the high-rate deposition of materials, such as carbon, silicon, metals, metal oxides, and the like, onto a metal substrate defined by a metal tape. The particles of the material are mixed with fluid and ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137464 | Atomic layer deposition system for coating flexible substrates Systems and methods for atomic layer deposition (ALD) on a flexible substrate involve guiding the substrate back and forth between spaced-apart first and second precursor zones, so that the substrate transits through each of the precursor zones multiple times. Syste... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128752 | Roll-to-roll substrate transfer apparatus, wet etching apparatus comprising the same and apparatus for manufacturing printed circuit board In one aspect, a roll-to-roll substrate transfer apparatus is provided that includes: a feed roll and a take-up roll between which a printed circuit board substrate extends; and a plurality of drive roller rows transmitting motive power to the substrate for moving t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8092600 | Plasma apparatus and plasma processing method The plasma apparatus includes a conveying unit for conveying a substrate in a conveying direction while being situated at a processing position, an elongated electric field forming unit for forming an induction electric field by a coil, opposed to the processing pos... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7951242 | Apparatus for forming structured material for energy storage device and method A method and an apparatus of the present invention is used for the high-rate deposition of materials, such as carbon, silicon, metals, metal oxides, and the like, onto a metal substrate defined by a metal tape. The particles of the material are mixed with fluid and ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931750 | Sealing lock for a deposition line in vacuum on a flat product The invention relates to a sealing lock, for an in vacuo chamber for deposition on a, preferably metallic, endless strip, characterized in that: the metal rollers are mounted on brackets, fixed to the covers and are immovable like the latter, the rollers of the same... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7896968 | Winding type plasma CVD apparatus The object of this invention is to provide a winding type plasma CVD apparatus in which quality of a layer can be made uniform by supplying a reaction gas uniformly to a deposition area of a film, and can perform a self-cleaning process of a deposition portion in th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7828899 | In-line, pass-by system and method for disc vapor lubrication An apparatus for performing simultaneous pass-by vapor deposition of a uniform thickness thin film of a lubricant on at least one surface of each of a plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a (a) chamber member having an interior space adapted to be maintai... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824495 | System to continuously produce carbon fiber via microwave assisted plasma processing A system to continuously produce fully carbonized or graphitized carbon fibers using microwave-assisted plasma (MAP) processing comprises an elongated chamber in which a microwave plasma is excited in a selected gas atmosphere. Fiber is drawn continuously through th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806981 | Method for the treatment of a web-type material in a plasma-assisted process A device for treating a web material in a continuous plasma enhanced process includes a vacuum chamber (1) with device (2) for maintaining a constant reduced pressure within the chamber (1) and, arranged within the chamber (1), a rotating... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7763114 | Rotatable aperture mask assembly and deposition system An aperture mask assembly includes a rotatable frame and a mask having apertures. A clamping arrangement is used to tension the mask and to conform the mask to a shape defined by the frame. Tension is applied to the mask in a direction substantially parallel to an a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758699 | Apparatus for and method of continuous HTS tape buffer layer deposition using large scale ion beam assisted deposition The present invention is a high-throughput ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) system and method of utilizing such a system that enables continuous deposition of thin films such as the buffer layers of HTS tapes. The present invention includes a spool-to-spool feed ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754015 | Vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus and method of producing vapor-deposited film This invention relates to a vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus for forming vapor-deposited films on a base film, thereby to produce vapor-deposited films, and also to a method of producing vapor-deposited films. In the vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus, the synchroni... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736438 | Method and apparatus for depositing a coating on a tape carrier A system and method for depositing ceramic materials, such as nitrides and oxides, including high temperature superconducting oxides on a tape substrate. The system includes a tape support assembly that comprises a rotatable drum. The rotatable drum supports at leas... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7670433 | Vacuum deposition apparatus of the winding type The problem solved by this Invention is to provide a vacuum evaporation deposition method of the winding type and a vacuum evaporation deposition apparatus of the winding type which can form a metal film on a base film made of single layer plastic film without therm... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7594970 | Web coating apparatus with a vacuum chamber and a coating cylinder A web coating apparatus with a vacuum chamber (1) has between a rear wall (18) and at least one removable closing plate (22), housing member (20) with a planar cover (10), and at least one guide roll (12, 13, 14, 15) and a c... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7497911 | Flip chip die assembly using thin flexible substrates Apparatus and methods for flattening thin substrate surfaces by stretching thin flexible substrates to which ICs can be bonded. Various embodiments beneficially maintain the substrate flatness during the assembly process through singulation. According to one embodim... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7476278 | Roll to roll manufacturing of organic solar modules The invention is an apparatus and method for producing an electronic component comprising at least one active organic layer. The invention discloses for the first time how an organic component can be produced in a process designed entirely as a roll-to-roll process.... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7462244 | Device and method for vacuum film formation A vacuum deposition apparatus is used for deposit evaporated substance from evaporation sources (6a and 6b) on the desired position of a flexible substrate (1). While the flexible substrate (1) is carried using rollers in a ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7429311 | Method and assembly for moistening a moving web or paperboard A method and assembly is disclosed for moistening a web of paper or paperboard, the assembly comprising a steam blow cavity open toward a moving web (1). The steam blow cavity houses spray nozzles (5, 6, 7) at least for injecting steam into the cavity ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421974 | Layer forming method, product comprising the layer, optical film, dielectric-coated electrode and plasma discharge apparatus A layer forming method is disclosed which comprises the steps of supplying power of not less than 1 W/cm2 at a high frequency voltage exceeding 100 kHz across a gap between a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other at atmospheric pres... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410542 | Variable environment, scale-able, roll to roll system and method for manufacturing thin film electronics on flexible substrates A roll to roll, film forming system overcoming the shortcomings of current roll to roll processing is presented; The roll to roll enabled cartridge is loaded with a bolt of fresh flexible substrate. A skate couples with a cartridge, forms a seal with the cartridge's... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387081 | Plasma reactor including helical electrodes A device for forming an ion sheath in a plasma to deposit coatings on a non-conducting substrate. The device comprises a tubular reaction chamber having an outer surface wound helically with a first electrode having a first width. Helical winding of the first electr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368368 | Multi-chamber MOCVD growth apparatus for high performance/high throughput In one embodiment the present invention is a method of conducting multiple step multiple chamber chemical vapor deposition while avoiding reactant memory in the relevant reaction chambers. The method includes depositing a layer of semiconductor material on a substra... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354629 | Method of forming a protective film and a magnetic recording medium having a protective film formed by the method A method of forming a protective film that restrains gas adsorption while preserving durability and corrosion resistance of a plasma CVD carbon film is disclosed. A protective film of a slide-resistant member is deposited by means of a plasma CVD method using a raw ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332032 | Precursor mixtures for use in preparing layers on substrates Methods of forming a layer on a substrate using complexes of Formula I. The complexes and methods are particularly suitable for the preparation of semiconductor structures. The complexes are of the formula LyMYz (Formula I) wherein: M is a meta... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333402 | Magneto-optical head support structures A suspension supporting a magnetic head is formed by a member different in material from gimbals. As a result, the characteristic of the gimbals minimizing electric power loss in supplying current while sufficiently elastically holding the magnetic head can be compa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328617 | Air levitation apparatus with neutralization device, and neutralization method for levitation apparatus To reduce installation space for neutralization devices of neutralization of static electricity generated by work levitation air in an air levitation apparatus which levitates plate-shaped work by jettisoning of air. With an apparatus wherein multiple air jets are p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319057 | Phase change material memory device A lower electrode may be covered by a protective film to reduce the exposure of the lower electrode to subsequent processing steps or the open environment. As a result, materials that may have advantageous properties as lower electrodes may be utilized despite the f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301277 | Electro-optical apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic instrument The invention achieves a reduction in a thickness while suppressing a thermal effect. An apparatus includes a light-emitting element and a sealing layer to hermetically seal the light-emitting element. The sealing layer includes a heat radiation layer having thermal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301887 | Methods for erasing bit cells in a high density data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can be applied, in an embodiment, to a media comprising a phase change material to alter a resolved portion of the phase change material to have a resistance different from a resistance of the bulk material. A tip hav... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294283 | Penning discharge plasma source The preferred embodiments described herein provide a Penning discharge plasma source. The magnetic and electric field arrangement, similar to a Penning discharge, effectively traps the electron Hall current in a region between two surfaces. When a substrate (10 | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294209 | Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask A battery-operated device provided on a thin-film battery and a method for making. Some embodiments provide a system that includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel that suppli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290589 | Control of deposition and other processes Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposition during the d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288014 | Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel. ... | 10/30/2007 |
