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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7952049 | Method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate A method of changing the temperature of a substrate during processing of the substrate includes providing the substrate on a substrate holder, the substrate holder including a temperature controlled substrate support for supporting the substrate, a temperature contr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7326873 | Apparatus and methods for repairing tenons on turbine buckets Bucket tip tenons requiring refurbishment are removed from the bucket tips by grinding. Groups of buckets are clamped on a rotatable table in positions adjacent an induction heating coil and a robotic welding arm, respectively. While one group is preheated, the othe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305117 | Methods and tangible objects employing machine readable data The present invention relates generally to steganography. In one implementation we provide a method comprising: receiving optical scan data representing at least a portion of a physical object. The physical object includes information steganographically hidden there... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297894 | Method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate A method of changing the temperature of a substrate during processing of the substrate includes providing the substrate on a substrate holder, the substrate holder including a temperature controlled substrate support for supporting the substrate, a temperature contr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7271364 | Laser welding fixture and method A laser welding fixture for holding a workpiece includes a base, a processing head adapted to magnetically couple to the base, and a collet. The processing head has at least one collet holder assembly and at least one stop. The collet is removably coupled to the hol... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7235757 | Device for tightly fastening at least two members A device for clamping at least two components for use in friction stir welding supports the components and holds the components in place using a plurality of channels placed under vacuum for clamping of the components during friction stir welding. Both sides of a we... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230204 | Method and system for temperature control of a substrate A substrate holder for supporting a substrate in a processing system and controlling the temperature thereof is described. The substrate holder comprises a first heating element positioned in a first region for elevating the temperature of the first region. A second... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7206184 | Vacuum plasma processor and method of operating same A vacuum plasma processor includes an electrode array with plural mutually-insulated electrodes forming a bottom or top electrode of the plasma processor. When the electrode array is part of the bottom electrode, the electrodes of the array are parts of a thermoelec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7115832 | Microplasma spray coating apparatus A portable, hand-held microplasma spray coating apparatus comprises an anode, a cathode and an arc gas emitter disposed in a housing, and a powder feeding system, a cooling system and a power source connected to the apparatus. The powder feeding system, cooling syst... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6967497 | Wafer processing apparatuses and electronic device workpiece processing apparatuses The present invention includes an electronic device workpiece processing apparatus and method of communicating signals within an electronic device workpiece processing apparatus. One embodiment of an electronic device workpiece processing apparatus includes a chuck ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965506 | System and method for dechucking a workpiece from an electrostatic chuck The present invention comprises a system and method for determining the reverse voltage and time to apply to the dechucking of a workpiece from an electrostatic chuck (ESC). The system for dechucking comprises a processing chamber operatively coupled to a microproce... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6902683 | Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method A method of plasma-processing is provided which includes placing a sample on one of electrodes provided in a vacuum processing chamber and holding the sample onto the electrodes by an electrostatic attracting force. A processing gas is introduced into an environment... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6855907 | Metal cutting process A metal cutting process employs an apparatus including a cutting machine operable to cut two dimensional profiles in plates. The plates are transported to and from the cutting machine on carriages. The carriages are movable between a cutting, or burn position, an un... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6781086 | Method for removing photoresist A method of removing photoresist from a wafer or other substrate consists of ashing the photoresist only once the wafer is spaced a predetermined distance above a wafer stage in a process chamber, so that the photoresist is removed at once from all of the surfaces o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6768079 | Susceptor with built-in plasma generation electrode and manufacturing method therefor The invention provides a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode that can make the throughput by a range of plasma processing of a plate specimen uniform, and that has excellent plasma resistance, thermal conductivity and durability, and a manufacturin... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6744005 | Method for producing shaped bodies or applying coatings The invention relates to a method for producing shaped bodies or applying coatings on workpieces. The aim of the invention is to produce shaped bodies which are structured in an almost arbitrarily three-dimensional manner or contoured coatings are allowed to be form... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727457 | Apparatus for draft control and debris collection in a downdraft metal cutting table An apparatus for draft control and debris collection in a downdraft metal cutting table includes one or more partitions positioned beneath the work surface of the table which divide the table into a plurality of suction zones, each of which communicate with a suctio... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6689984 | Susceptor with built-in electrode and manufacturing method therefor There is provided a susceptor with a built-in electrode that has excellent corrosion resistance and plasma resistance, and that has excellent durability to the stress of heat cycles, and a manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in electrode tha... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683274 | Wafer susceptor Disclosed is a wafer susceptor which includes: a ceramic body; a RF electrode mounted within the ceramic body; a heater mounted within the ceramic body and spaced apart from the RF electrode by a predetermined distance to be disposed below the RF electrod... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6664495 | Thermal cutting machine and dust collecting method thereof A thermal cutting machine and a dust collecting method capable of reducing in size and exhausting fumes and a high pressure gas efficiently. For this purpose, the thermal cutting machine includes a plurality of exhaust chambers (20) which are placed side ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6664496 | Plasma processing system A plasma processing system is comprised of a reaction vessel in which are provided a parallel high frequency electrode and ground electrode. The ground electrode is fixed at a ground potential portion, that is, a flange, by a conductive support column. A ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6616767 | High temperature ceramic heater assembly with RF capability The present invention provides techniques for coupling radio-frequency (RF) power to a metal plate in a ceramic pedestal. Perforations in the metal plate allow ceramic-to-ceramic bonding through the metal plate. The power from an RF power feed is distribu... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6563076 | Voltage control sensor and control interface for radio frequency power regulation in a plasma reactor A plasma reactor system with controlled DC bias for manufacturing semiconductor wafers and the like. The reactor system includes a plasma chamber, a plasma generating coil and a chuck including a chuck electrode. The chuck supports a workpiece within the ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6534739 | Oxygen cutting of slabs The invention involves a process for the oxygen cutting of slabs--using one or more oxygen cutting torches--and a device for implementing the process. The process includes the steps of hanging the slab (16) using one or more electromagnets (14) separated ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6526089 | Laser marker and method of light spot adjustment therefor A laser marker includes a collimator lens converting laser light emitted from a broad area semiconductor laser into substantially parallel beams of light, a cylindrical concave lens permitting to pass therethrough the laser light having passed through the... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521857 | Plasma enhanced bonding method and device A method and apparatus for bonding solid materials together is presented. A modulated directional flow of plasma is applied at and between the bonding surfaces of members to be bonded prior to and during the application of pressure to compress the bonding... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6492612 | Plasma apparatus and lower electrode thereof The present invention is constituted of a lower electrode structure (1) comprising a base table (2) formed of a conductive material, an electrostatic adsorption member (3) formed on the base table (2) and having a dielectric layer (4) on which the substra... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6429400 | Plasma processing apparatus and method A plasma processing apparatus for performing plasma processing of an article, comprising: a central electrode; a tubular outer electrode which is provided so as to surround the central electrode; a tubular reaction pipe which is disposed between the centr... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6414264 | Laser beam cutting method for cutting laminates for applying to the skin The invention relates to a process for cutting laminates intended for application to the skin, including the following steps. (1) a laminate having at least one film and at least one further layer is supplied, (2) the laminate is transported to a cutting ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6376795 | Direct current dechucking system An electrostatic chuck, disposed within a processing chamber, receives a substrate and signals to selectively grip and release the substrate. A radio frequency power supply creates and passes a first signal to a first path that passes it to a high pass fi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6339205 | Grid support welding apparatus Welding operations on a grid support 1 housed in a welding chamber 23 is carried out using a laser welding apparatus placed outside the welding chamber. In the interior space of the chamber, a pair of supply nozzles 44 are disposed on each of the mutually... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6323454 | Apparatus employable for ashing A method for ashing a resist pattern covered by a hardened layer caused by an ion implantation process previously conducted including a first step for conducting an ashing process at a first temperature e.g. 120° C. or less at which no popping phenomenon... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6320153 | Plasma cutting table A plasma cutting table includes an open frame table, a movable bridge extending across the table and a gas evacuation system. A pair of opposed plenums are positioned adjacent the table on opposite sides of the table extending along the general length of ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6303895 | Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a wafer A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a wafer during processing such as in a gas plasma or nonplasma environment wherein a wafer is positioned on a chuck. The wafer is heated and a pressurized gas is introduced into a space between the w... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6297470 | Arrangement and method for producing expanded material In an arrangement for producing expanded material (8), in particular from foil-type webs (2) of metal, with a cutting device (3) for producing coherent strips of webs (5) of foil, and with an expanding device (6, 7) for expanding the web (5), the cutting ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6236013 | Combined process and automatic installation for plasma-jet marking and cutting or welding, in particular of metals A process and an automatic installation for plasma-jet marking and for cutting or welding various materials. A carrying structure carries both a plasma-marking torch and at least one torch for plasma or laser cutting, oxycutting or plasma or laser welding... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6222155 | Cutting apparatus with thermal and nonthermal cutters, and associated methods A table has a pervious support surface and a gantry is mounted for movement across the support surface in a longitudinal direction. A carriage is mounted to the gantry for movement across the support surface in a transverse direction. Water jet and plasma... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6169274 | Heat treatment apparatus and method, detecting temperatures at plural positions each different in depth in holding plate, and estimating temperature of surface of plate corresponding to detected result A heating element is disposed on a back face side of a holding plate, and a substrate mounted on the surface of the holding plate is designed to be heat-treated. In the holding plate, a hole having a bottom is provided from the back face toward the surfac... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6150638 | Thermal conditioning apparatus A method of exhausting vapors emanating from a surface. The method includes enclosing the surface and dividing the enclosed area into a stagnant region adjacent the surface and an interior region in communication with the stagnant region. The method also ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6072163 | Combination bake/chill apparatus incorporating low thermal mass, thermally conductive bakeplate Systems and methods that make it possible to rapidly cycle a workpiece through a temperature/time profile over a wide temperature range, e.g., 0° C. to 350° C., without having to lift and transfer the workpiece between separate baking and chilling mecha... | 06/06/2000 |
