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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062098 | High speed flat lapping platen A rotatable abrasive lapper machine platen assembly is attached to a lapper machine frame. The assembly has at least: a) a circular-shaped rotatable horizontal platen having i) a front surface and ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7892074 | Surface modifying tool adapter using a plurality of surface modifying article inserts for use in a surface modifying system A surface modifying apparatus, system, article, and method are disclosed for modifying a surface by surface modification, whereby inserts of surface modifying elements are quickly and easily replaceable on a carrier assembly therefor without being damaged during use... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7534165 | Sander A sander can include a housing and a motor assembly in the housing. The motor assembly can include an output member. A platen can be driven by the output member. An indicator can be disposed on the housing and include a light source. A semi-transparent lens can be d... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7412999 | Label remover The present invention relates to a hand held label removal apparatus, which provides a safe and easy removal of otherwise hard to remove labels that are affixed to various types of containers such as carton packaging, plastic products and similar materials. The dist... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7377837 | Grinding or polishing arrangement A grinding or polishing machine or device having a grinding or polishing disc for grinding or polishing a work piece for the condition of the work piece placed against the lower surface of the grinding or polishing disc. The grinding or polishing disc has a pluralit... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7326105 | Retaining rings, and associated planarizing apparatuses, and related methods for planarizing micro-device workpieces Retaining rings and associated planarizing apparatuses, and related methods for planarizing micro-device workpieces are disclosed herein. A carrier head configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention can be used to retain a micro-device workpiece duri... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303461 | Method of machining airfoils by disc tools A method for machining a rotor having a disc and a plurality of integral airfoils projecting outwardly from the disc, according to one aspect of the invention, comprises a step of machining each airfoil with a disc tool having a grinding periphery thereof adapted fo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300521 | Wall scrubber for blown insulation An insulation system comprising: a supply of material having discrete elements; an applicator assembly for installation of the material having discrete elements to a surface; and a scrubber for finishing the face of the material, the scrubber including: (a) a vacuum... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278908 | Polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular A polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular is disclosed, which comprises a support body, to which a foam layer is attached, wherein a polishing film bears against the foam layer. The polishing fi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275725 | Vacuum-suction tool stand When a vacuum-suction tool stand (1) is to be stuck to a table (2), a valve (16) is rotated to a position so that a knob (163) comes to the right side thereof viewed from the front to establish communication between an air suction hole ( | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267602 | Seal assembly manufacturing methods Finishing a seal assembly as a unit is proposed, which prevents alignment of the end gaps of the annular body and the annular ring of the seal assembly, provides the ability to manufacture the seal assembly to very low tolerances, and establishes virtually perfect p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255637 | Carrier head vibration damping A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing that has a base having at least a portion formed of a polymer, a mounting assembly connected to the base having a surface for contacting a substrate, a retainer secured to the portion of the base to prevent the substr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238092 | Low-force electrochemical mechanical processing method and apparatus The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuit technology and discloses an electrochemical mechanical processing system for uniformly distributing an applied force to a workpiece surface. The system includes a workpiece carrier for positioning or ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222555 | Method of manufacturing a hacksaw A method for manufacturing a handsaw capable of cutting a glass bottle. The method includes cutting a steel strip to a predetermined length to form a handsaw substrate. A portion of the handsaw substrate, other than a cutter blade forming portion formed on at least ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219824 | Mechanism and process for compressing chips A chip compressing mechanism is provided. The chip compressing mechanism essentially comprises a loading component, a head component and a gimbal. The head component is disposed under the loading component, with a gap in-between. The gimbal is disposed between the l... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214124 | Equipment and method for polishing both sides of a rectangular substrate Double-sided polishing equipment configured to polish a rectangular substrate, comprising a carrier having a pocket configured to accommodate a rectangular substrate, a lateral linear moving mechanism configured to move the carrier, first and second polishing pads w... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207870 | Seal assembly manufacturing methods and seal assemblies manufactured thereby Finishing a seal assembly as a unit is proposed, which prevents alignment of the end gaps of the annular body and the annular ring of the seal assembly, provides the ability to manufacture the seal assembly to very low tolerances, and establishes virtually perfect p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188824 | Appliance lift tool An appliance lift tool is provided which includes a cart having a frame includes a support platform having a horizontal orientation, a bottom frame, and a lift mechanism engaged between the support platform and the bottom frame to move the support platform toward an... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189151 | Embedding tool designed to embed grains into faceplate for lapping apparatus A pad of an embedding tool is received on a faceplate. The pad is supported on a support member. When the embedding tool is urged against the surface of the faceplate, the pad is allowed to change the attitude relative to the support member in response to undulation... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169026 | End face polishing apparatus An end face polishing apparatus has a jig plate for supporting at least one workpiece having an end face and a polishing plate mounted for undergoing movement. A polishing member is mounted on the polishing plate for undergoing movement therewith to polish the end f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150676 | Dual motion polishing tool A polishing tool that includes: an arbor with a shank having a first cylindrical axis; an offset cylinder extending from the shank, the offset cylinder having a second cylindrical axis, the first cylindrical axis being offset from the second cylindrical axis and par... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134209 | Disc cutter A pizza cutter has a hollow semi-circular shaped handle having a convex curved radiused top edge to facilitate use and reduce hand stress. A removable cutter wheel has outwardly extending axles having protrusions on the outer ends thereof that have a snap fit relati... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131900 | Grinding wheel in combination with a grinding ring A combination between a grinding ring and a grinding wheel is disclosed, wherein the grinding ring has a centrally defined hole, a tubular extension extending from a periphery defining the hole, an annular extension extending from an outer periphery of the tubular e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121927 | Retaining ring structure for edge control during chemical-mechanical polishing An improved design for a retaining ring for a chemical mechanical poling machine is described which provides superior flexibility and instantaneous in-situ control of the polishing rate in the edge region of a wafer. The design has a plurality of straight slurry del... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104873 | Anti-vibration arrangement The present invention relates to an anti-vibration arrangement (10) for a power sander (1) which comprises a housing (2), a motor (4) arranged in the housing (2), a rotary drive shaft (11), a first outer or ring-shaped pad s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102871 | Electrostatic chuck assembly having disassembling device A disassembling device for separating a pedestal, a ceramic element and a base from an electrostatic chuck assembly. The base has a first end surface and a second end surface. The ceramic element is disposed on the first end surface. The pedestal is disposed on the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103254 | Optical connector end face grinding apparatus An optical connector end face grinding apparatus comprises a grinding apparatus main body, a sliding plate and a grinding bolder. The grinding apparatus main body further comprises an eccentric member driven by a motor and a guide pin. The sliding plate further prov... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101256 | Machining apparatus using a rotary machine tool to machine a workpiece A machining apparatus includes a rotary machine tool for machining a workpiece. A nozzle jets a coolant for the rotary machine tool. Information which changes based on a position of the nozzle is obtained. The nozzle is moved based on the information obtained. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090572 | Polishing pad, polishing apparatus having the same, and bonding apparatus A plurality of projections and grooves are formed on a polishing member. The grooves are formed in grid pattern. A portion on which the grooves and the projections are formed (polishing portion) has a substantially circular shape in a plane view. Around the polishin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073521 | Substrate processing apparatus comprising ring-shaped motor In a substrate processing apparatus for performing a substrate processing with a substrate being rotated, a ring-shaped motor is provided and a water pipe, a drainpipe and gas supply pipes are connected to a stationary part of the motor covered with a rotating part ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066792 | Shaped polishing pads for beveling microfeature workpiece edges, and associate system and methods Systems and methods for beveling microfeature workpiece edges are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment is configured to remove material from a microfeature workpiece having a first face, a second face facing opposite from the first face, an edge sur... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063604 | Independent edge control for CMP carriers A wafer carrier for controlling the edge effect during chemical mechanical planarization. A first bladder is disposed within the retaining ring to control the height of the retaining ring relative to the bottom surface of the wafer carrier. A second bladder is dispo... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044990 | Vitrified bond tool and method of manufacturing the same A vitrified bond tool including: (a) a support body; (b) a vitrified bond layer which is formed on a working surface of the support body; and (c) a plurality of abrasive grains which are held by the vitrified bond layer so as to be fixed relative to the working surf... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029375 | Retaining ring structure for edge control during chemical-mechanical polishing The retaining ring has a plurality of slurry channels wherein each alternate channel is recessed away from the inner circumference of the pad contacting surface forming a recess which extends upward from the bottom surface sufficient to prevent contact of the retain... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022001 | Polishing apparatus The small polishing apparatus is capable of simultaneously polishing both side faces of a work piece, and a lower polishing plate, an internal gear and a sun gear are respectively driven by direct drive (DD) motors. The polishing apparatus comprises: an upper and a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022004 | Device for the treatment/working of surfaces A device for the machining of surfaces comprises a first housing unit (1), at which the device is to be supported, and a second housing unit (2), in which at least one tool holding fixture (9) for the grinding tool respectively polishing tool is... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014542 | Cutter for cutting and grinding optical lens in a single process A cutter foe making optical lenses has a main member with a connector base and a grinding assembly at an opposite ends thereof. The grinding assembly has two fixed devices having a cutting portion at a distal end thereof respectively and two movable devices having a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014547 | Portable grinding machine with protective cover A portable grinding machine (10) includes an elongated housing (12, 14) and an output shaft (16) projecting at a right angle to the housing axis for receiving a disk-shaped rotary clamping tool. The output shaft is encompassed by a substantially... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001251 | Method and apparatus for releasably attaching a polishing pad to a chemical-mechanical planarization machine A method and apparatus for releasably attaching a planarizing medium, such as a polishing pad, to the platen of a chemical-mechanical planarization machine. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include several apertures in the upper surface of the platen that are co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994609 | Chemical mechanical planarization system with replaceable pad assembly A table assembly for use in a wafer preparation module is provided. The table assembly includes a replaceable pad assembly and a permanent pad assembly. The replaceable pad assembly has a removable support element and a pad. A backside of the pad is secured to a fro... | 02/07/2006 |
