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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6972244 | Marking semiconductor devices through a mount tape Wafer level techniques for marking the back surfaces of integrated circuit devices are described. The back surface of the wafer is laser marked while being supported by a mount tape. In some embodiments, the mount tape is sufficiently transparent that the laser ligh... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969821 | Airfoil qualification system and method A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969820 | Marking method and marking apparatus using multiple photon absorption, marked optical element manufactured by using the marking method and the marking apparatus A marking method is provided which permits an easy detecting of the presence of a mark without using a specific reading apparatus, and is capable of avoiding a damage as well as a strength deterioration of an object material. The marking method comprises: preparing ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967306 | Apparatus and method for improving tires A method and apparatus for reconditioning tires while on lift trucks where a cutting tool is mounted to the lift truck and brought in contact with the tire and the tire is rotated, thereby removing material to return the tire to a more circular shape. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964621 | Water resistant polyurea elastomers for golf equipment Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-termina... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960740 | Laser modification of complex objects An apparatus and method for perforating, cutting, or engraving a workpiece using a focused laser system to produce a focused laser. The apparatus includes a workpiece former having a complex shape to which the workpiece substantially conforms. The apparatus also inc... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960739 | Scribing sapphire substrates with a solid state UV laser A process and system scribe sapphire substrates, by performing the steps of mounting a sapphire substrate, carrying an array of integrated device die, on a stage such as a movable X-Y stage including a vacuum chuck; and directing UV pulses of laser energy directed a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960117 | Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to conventional machining processes A method of slider machining is disclosed. A slider may be diced out of a row bar. A jet of clean air may dry the slider. A laser, guided by a jet of water, may micro-grind the periphery of the slider. The edges of the slider and the corners of the leading edge may ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960307 | Method and apparatus for the controlled formation of cavitation bubbles The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for the directed formation of a re-entrant micro-jet formed upon the collapse of a cavitation bubble formed proximate to a work surface placed in a fluid. A mask containing an orifice, placed between the work su... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961078 | Method for putting color to glass The invention relates to a method for putting color to glass. This method includes the steps of (a) introducing a laser beam into an interferometer such that the laser beam is split into at least first and second laser beams in the interferometer and that the at lea... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958379 | Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipment Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-termina... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955950 | Method for generating a protective cover for a device In a method for generating a protective cover for a device, where a substrate is provided, which comprises the device, first, a sacrificial pattern is generated on the substrate. The sacrificial pattern covers at least an area of the substrate, which comprises the d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955612 | Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor A manufacturing method for a golf club head. The method includes the steps of: casting a cast body provided with a recession thereon; cutting the cast body to form with at least one cut opening in the recession on the golf club head; adhering a carbon-fiber plate to... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955840 | Liquid crystal display device having thin glass substrate on which protective layer formed and method of making the same The LCD according to present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate, two protective layers including at least one layer formed on outer surface of the first and second substrates, a transparent electrode formed on inner surface of the first subs... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6956182 | Method of forming an opening or cavity in a substrate for receiving an electronic component A method of forming an opening or cavity in a substrate, for receiving an electronic component, consists of or includes providing a patterned opaque masking layer on or adjacent a first major surface of the substrate, the masking layer having an opening overlying th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6956183 | Apparatus and method for thermal cutting of a workpiece An apparatus for thermal cutting of workpieces includes a cutting means for separating a workpiece into a finished part and a residual part, a workpiece support, and support elements for supporting the workpiece. Separate first and second support elements are provid... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953206 | Safety adhesive foil as identification element The invention relates to an inscribable security film, in particular for use in the automotive sector, and to a method for inscribing it. The security film contains an identification medium which is capable of diffusion and is locally liberated or fixed selectively ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949215 | Method for processing a three-dimensional structure by laser A laser processing method capable of performing fine and highly accurate processing by low energy is obtained. The invention relates to the laser processing method where laser beam for processing (4) is irradiated on a processing object (2) and ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949449 | Method of forming a scribe line on a ceramic substrate A method of forming a scribe line having a sharp snap line entails directing a UV laser beam along a ceramic substrate such that a portion of the thickness of the ceramic substrate is removed. The UV laser beam forms a scribe line in the ceramic substrate in the abs... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948805 | Ink cartridge reservoir A first reservoir member of an ink cartridge reservoir, the first reservoir member including a first portion formed of a thermoplastic that is one of absorbent of and transparent to radiant thermal energy, and configured to be welded to a second reservoir member, an... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949844 | High-speed precision positioning apparatus A high-speed precision positioning apparatus has a stage supported by a platen. The stage is driven by a plurality of drive motors that are co-planar with the stage and arranged symmetrically around the stage. The drive motors apply drive forces directly to the stag... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950449 | Passively Q-switched laser The present passively Q-switched laser comprises a condensing optical system for condensing a laser beam emitted from a laser light source onto the surface of the solid-state laser medium. The surface of a solid-state laser medium is disposed off the condensation po... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946619 | Method and laser-computer system for producing laser-induced holograms This invention provides methods and apparatus for producing holograms by creating arrangement of laser-induced damages inside transparent materials. A method for transformation of an interference pattern into arrangement of points so that laser-induced damages creat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947454 | Laser pulse picking employing controlled AOM loading A laser (126) and an AOM (10) are pulsed at substantially regular and substantially similar constant high repetition rates to provide working laser outputs (40) with variable nonimpingement intervals (50) without sacrificing laser pulse-t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946091 | Laser drilling When drilling a multi layered sheet-like material, drilling is first made with pulses having energy that generates an inter-layer pull-off force smaller than the adhesion force between the layers. Then pulses with higher energy are radiated for trimming the shape of... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943314 | Method for producing a double-sided Rabies I.D. tag A method for making a double sided, metal Rabies I.D. tag with an electronic engraving machine capable of inscribing data on both sides such as one side of the I.D. tag has inscribed personal contact information along with the name of the pet, and the other side has... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941631 | Optical component plastic deformation control process A process for aligning an optical component by plastic deformation comprises finding a desired position of an optical axis of the optical component relative to a rest position of the optical axis of the optical component. Then, a deformation force is exerted, which ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939055 | Stub having an optical fiber A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940038 | Laser trimming of resistors Improved systems and methods for laser trimming resistors printed on a substrate layer are provided. An exemplary embodiment measures a resistance value for each annular resistor and sorts the annular resistors into one or more bins based on the measured resistance ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940888 | Dual head laser system with intra-cavity polarization, and particle image velocimetry system using same A laser system includes a resonator having two gain modules generating pulses, coupled with intra-cavity polarization into a single beam line, using a single output coupler. A laser controller controls the laser heads to emit pulses in rapid succession, such as puls... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936208 | Method for casting a cover on a golf ball precursor product A mold for casting a cover for a golf ball is disclosed herein. The mold is composed of a first mold half and a second mold half. Each mold half has an internal hemispherical cavity and a plurality of recesses in flow communication with the internal hemispherical ca... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936788 | Stripping of FFCs A method for stripping flat cables, so-called FFCs, particularly for extruded FFCs, by using laser beams and devices for performing the method. Two coaxial laser sources pointing toward each other are used for removing the extruded material, the flat cable being loc... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937792 | Method and apparatus for wavelength switching of a laser source A method and apparatus for wavelength switching a laser source. An external cavity (2) having a Bragg grating (5) is provided in an optical fiber (4). Space division switching is performed in the external cavity between a plurality of optical fi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935787 | Oil-circulating structure for fan An oil-circulating structure for fan has an oily bearing with a central axis hole for pivoting a fan shaft. An oil-collecting recess trench is formed on the inside wall of the axis hole. The oil-collecting recess trench has a double inner screw shape oil-guiding dit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935996 | Drink pouches and methods for producing them There are disclosed methods of making drinking pouches constructed from at least two panels of flexible laminate web material, at least a first panel thereof having a structural layer (21), a barrier layer (22) and a sealant layer (23), the seal... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934453 | Fiber optic brush light detector and method A fiber optic brush including: an array of fiber optic bristles each having a first end forming a hollow chamber adapted to receive a scintillating material, and the bristles having a second end connectable to a photodetector such that light entering the first end o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932914 | Method and apparatus for the controlled formation of cavitation bubbles using target bubbles The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for the directed formation of a re-entrant micro-jet formed upon the collapse of a working cavitation bubble formed proximate to a work surface. A target bubble, formed between the work surface and the working c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931723 | Organic dielectric electronic interconnect structures and method for making A method for making a multi-layer electronic structure. A layer of dielectric material having a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A layer of electrically conducting material is provided on one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the dielectric l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930275 | Three dimensional linear machining apparatus At the time of execution of concurrent six-axes cylindrical interpolation instruction wherein a start point, an intermediate point, an end point and feed speed are instructed in a machining program PRO, a machining data computing portion 59 computes angular v... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931049 | Laser plasma generation method and system A main laser beam is focused to irradiate a tip of a high-density spouting gas flow formed by heating and then vaporizing a target material by a light beam for preheating making it to the plasma. As the result, the generation of a fast debris in the target material ... | 08/16/2005 |
