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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105457 | Method for joining at least a first member and a second member, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method, as well as a device manufactured thereby A method for joining at least two members of a lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The method includes providing a first member, providing a second member, direct-bonding the first member and the second member to form a direct-bond, and anodically bonding the first... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7300536 | Method for attaching intersecting tubes A method is provided for attaching together a larger tube and a smaller tube in a T-shaped intersecting joint. A hole is formed in the larger tube with a flange surrounding the hole. A circumferential extending flange is formed on the outside of the smaller tube. Ad... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7232591 | Method of using an adhesive for temperature control during plasma processing Provided is a plasma processing method and apparatus and a tray for plasma processing, which are able to improve temperature controllability of a substrate. If a vacuum chamber is evacuated by a pump while introducing a specified gas by a gas supply unit into the va... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7151243 | Method for welding material with a clip on welder A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operat... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141130 | Glass panel A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the g... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115182 | Anodic bonding process for ceramics A method of bonding components comprising the following steps. At least a first ceramic component and a second ceramic component are provided. A first conductive layer is formed over the upper surface of the first ceramic component. An intermediate film is formed ov... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114306 | Glass panel A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the g... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089618 | Air mattress An air mattress or bed is disclosed. The air mattress has a first panel, a spaced second panel, and at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel, each panel being joined to the other along their common peripheral edges to define a s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7039972 | Inflatable device with recessed fluid controller and modified adjustment device The application is related to inflatable devices, and, more specifically, to an inflatable device with a recessed fluid controller and improved adjustment device. In one embodiment, the application is directed to an inflatable device comprising a substantially fluid... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7012232 | RF welding device An RF welder is disclosed that has circuitry that automatically affects system impedance so that, throughout the welding or embossing cycle, a generator is capable of sending energy through die and fabric at a predetermined frequency and cabling is capable of dissip... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6977025 | Method of forming a monolayer of particles having at least two different sizes, and products formed thereby The invention provides a method of forming a monolayer of substantive particles including the steps of applying to a substrate a curable composition having substantive particles contained therein, the substantive particles having a particle size on at least one dime... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946050 | Method for flange bonding The invention is a method for joining two components of a fluid system. The method involves forming a first flange on a first fluid component and placing the first flange in an abutting relationship with a second flange that is formed on a second fluid component. Th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941051 | Method for producing non-linear optical organic crystal film Crystalline non-linear optical films for nonlinear-optics applications are provided. One such crystalline non-linear optical film includes a substrate and an alignment layer material disposed on said substrate. The alignment layer includes elongated polymeric molecu... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939436 | Machine of joining of sheets of plastics materials of big dimensions A machine for joining opposite respective edges of respective pairs of large sheets (2) of plastic comprises a frame (1), a rectangular table (10) having a horizontal surface for supporting the sheets in position for joinder, the table provided ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939425 | Method and device for the manufacture of corrugated material Method and device for the manufacture of corrugated material, at least one first plane sheet (19; 20) and one second sheet (16) of plastic material arranged in wave shape being brought together for adhesion to each other and the wave-shaped sheet (1... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916391 | Adhering sealing member to metal with weld heat A method of securing a sealing washer to one surface of a metal sheet while welding a head of a fastener to a second surface of a metal sheet, the method comprising: compressing the head onto the second surface of the sheet between a first electrode engaging the hea... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6823693 | Anodic bonding A controller is used with an anodic bonding system that has a charge flowpath for supplying charge to bond materials together. The controller includes a switch and a circuit. The switch is configured to control a flow of the charge through the charge flowpath. The c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810640 | Methods for producing a composite packing and a composite packing produced according to said method Methods of producing a laminated package with an opening which is sealed by a tear-off strip or a pouring element as well as a corresponding laminated package are described. To be able to produce a laminated package with such a closure inexpensively, the following s... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6800168 | Bonding system and method In a plate bonding system for bonding first and second substrate discs (or other plates) with adhesive, there are provided a first section for bringing the first and second substrate discs closer to each other with the interposition of adhesive, and a second section... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6793831 | Microlamination method for making devices A method for fabricating devices in a pre-assembled state comprising forming plural laminae, registering the laminae, and bonding the laminae one to another is described. The plural laminae contain the substructures and structures of the device. The substructures ar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6784407 | Bench top tubing sealer A desk top sealer includes three compartments for housing a solenoid assembly, a power supply and a circuit board, respectively. A source of air flow flows into an initial compartment and is channeled through apertures in brackets forming the two remaining compartme... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6663743 | Peelable seal and container having same A container capable of containing components of a mixture in chambers separated by a peelable seal constructed from a multi-layer film. The multi-layer film has at least one layer of a RF-responsive material and an interior layer of non-RF responsive mate... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6620271 | Open die system A die system for use in formation of a welded flashing, comprising a body portion comprised of a conducting material, the body portion having a first end and a second end; an indent portion at the first end of said body portion adapted to accept a portion... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616781 | Open die system A die system for use in formation of a welded flashing, comprising a body portion comprised of a conducting material, the body portion having a first end and a second end; an indent portion at the first end of said body portion adapted to accept a portion... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6584684 | Method for assembling a carrier and a semiconductor device A module or assembly is formed by interposing a polymer between a carrier and a semiconductor device to be secured to the carrier. The polymer has ionized metallic particles suspended in it. Before setting or curing the polymer, the module is exposed to a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6554945 | Electrostatic flocking chamber for forming electrostatic flocking apparatus A workpiece is passed at high speed through an electrostatic flocking chamber provided with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a distance between which openings is increased to realize optimum flocking conditions for the workpiece being electrostatic... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6475326 | Anodic bonding of a stack of conductive and glass layers We have developed a method of anodic bonding which directs cations to a location within a bonding structure which is away from critical bonding surfaces. This prevents the formation of compounds comprising the cations at the critical bonding surfaces. The... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413350 | Method and device for fitting pull-off tabs to pourable food product packaging material A method of fitting pull-off tabs (2), made of heat-seal material, to strip packaging material (4) having a number of through openings (3) and covered, on the opposite side to that to which the tabs (2) are fitted, with at least a first and a second lamin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6402876 | Method of forming a monolayer of particles, and products formed thereby The present invention provides a number of interrelated methods for the production of random and ordered arrays of particles and recesses, as well as films containing such arrays and recesses. The present invention also relates to the random and ordered a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395123 | Laser imageable printing plate and substrate therefor A metal substrate is treated with a plurality of rotating brushes and a slurry of particulate material such that the treated surface is capable of absorbing incident infrared laser radiation. The substrate is itself capable of being visibly imaged by sele... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6368436 | Method of making transfer surface A method of manufacturing a surface for the transfer of a viscous liquid product including photochemically grafting onto a surface in distinct zones at least one of anti-adherent hydrophilic monomers, anti-adherent hydrophobic monomers, anti-adherent hydr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6359273 | Method and apparatus for producing a unified laminated body by dielectric heating and method for dielectrically preheating a laminate structure for the unified laminated body A method of preheating a polymer plate by dielectric heating by applying a radio frequency voltage to a laminate in the direction of its lamination through electrodes; a method of producing a laminate, comprising dielectric heating a polymer plate by appl... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355123 | Roll-over air bag having a reinforced perimeter seal and associated method for producing a flat reinforced seal in a roll-over air bag A roll-over airbag 10 having an upper fabric panel 15 and a lower fabric panel 20 perimetrically bonded to the upper fabric panel 15. This perimetric joint is reinforced with a lap joint 30 defining a reinforced interior seal. The height and/or thickness ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6328841 | Process for joining inorganic substrates in a permanent manner In a method of connecting a first and a second silicon wafer, the first silicon wafer is first provided with a polyimide layer on a main surface thereof. Subsequently, a plasma-induced reaction between the polyimide layer and water is performed. A plasma-... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6309582 | Method for making insignias with raised designs including two pressing steps A method and apparatus for making insignias with a raised design is capable of providing more aesthetic appearance to the insignias thus made. A base material consisting of a base sheet and a surface sheet overlaying the base sheet is prepared for making ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305083 | Apparatus with a housing provided with a synthetic resin wall portion with a synthetic resin panel provided thereon A housing (1) of an apparatus has a plastics wall portion (2) provided with a plastics panel (4). To make a reliable and visually acceptable connection of the panel (4) to the wall portion (2), the panel is fixed to the wall portion by means of an inducti... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6294046 | Heat-sealing apparatus To provide a heat-sealing apparatus capable of: achieving a complete sealing property by causing a liquid or dirt having entered small irregularities in a tube inner face to flow out of a sealed zone together with a molten resin; and a heat seal with no c... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6162320 | Sealing of polyolefin-based resin and sealed article of the resin A method is provided for laminating polyolefin resins, which includes placing a plurality of polyolefin resin films or sheets one upon another and sealing the adjacent surfaces of the films or sheets by high-frequency dielectric heating while being presse... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6156149 | In situ deposition of a dielectric oxide layer and anti-reflective coating This invention provides a method and apparatus for depositing a two-layer structure, including an antireflective coating and a dielectric layer, without any intervening process steps, such as a cleaning step. The invention is capable of providing more acc... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143120 | Cellulose substrates with transparentized area and method of making A cellulosic substrate which is suitable for use as a mailer or envelope and which has at least one transparentized portion is provided. A method of transparentizing a cellulosic substrate by the application of a transparentizing material which provides e... | 11/07/2000 |
