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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6948720 | Computer controlled positioning table A computer controlled positioning table for use in automatically rotating a large diameter article into which an evenly spaced circle of bolt holes are to be drilled. The article to be drilled is centered and clamped onto a table top of the table and then the comput... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949010 | Method of providing a dual use gravesite marker A temporary gravesite marker for use in identifying a gravesite until a permanent gravestone is available includes a marker tablet which has a generally rectangular solid form with an upper surface to be marked with alphanumeric characters providing information rega... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949015 | Machining apparatus equipped with rotary tool A machining apparatus comprises a rotating spindle mounted rotatably, a rotating drive source for rotationally driving the rotating spindle, a rotary tool detachably mounted on the rotating spindle, and a screwed member rotated and screwed to the rotating spindle fo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945850 | Saw blade with abrasive surface The present invention relates to a saw blade for cutting and finishing the surface of a work piece. The saw blade having a set of teeth disposed about the outer edge for making a cut in a work piece and an abrasive secured to the lateral surface of the saw blade. Th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945851 | CMP formulations CMP formulations for use on nickel/phosphorus alloys comprising abrasive particles and an oxidant, a modifier for the action of the oxidant and first and second accelerants to sequester removed materials containing phosphonate and ammonium or amine groups respective... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944903 | Dentition cleaning device and system An applicator with squeegee configurations is disclosed. The applicator has a removable cover. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the removable cover is sealed through a squeegee edge using a suitable adhesive. The removable cover can be formed fro... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942544 | Method of achieving very high crown-to-camber ratios on magnetic sliders A method of precisely controlling the amount of flatness or curvature in a lapping plate is disclosed. The lapping plate is formed from two layers of metal alloys, such as tin-antimony and steel. A bimetallic effect is exploited to induce a linear expansion in the p... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942554 | Apparatus and process for polishing a substrate An apparatus for polishing a substrate with an optical surface. The apparatus contains a polishing pad and and a device for oscillating the polishing pad while simultaneously contacting it with at least 90 percent of said optical surface. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942551 | Method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock A method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock, wherein the method includes moving the blade stock with respect to a first cutting element rotating about a first rotational axis, the first rotational axis forming one of an acute angle and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941188 | Method of shaping a foam article A method of making a shaped article from a block of foam is disclosed. The method comprises programming a milling machine with coordinates for a desired surface contour of a prototype foam body. A block of foam is cut using a milling machine to remove one or more po... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939212 | Porous material air bearing platen for chemical mechanical planarization A platen for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) systems includes a platen plate that has at least one recess defined therein. The at least one recess has an input port formed therein. A porous material is disposed in the at least one recess. The porous m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935013 | Apparatus and method for precise lapping of recessed and protruding elements in a workpiece A lapping method utilizing textured and conditioned lapping plates most suitable for finishing magnetic heads resulting in improved surface quality, less sensitivity to electrical shorts due to smears, and reduced surface height difference between the head elements ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933018 | Processes for producing a whetstone and whetstone pellets with uniform abrasion layers A process for producing a whetstone, wherein a whetstone pellet is composed of at least one columnar base body fixed on a pedestal, and an abrasive grain part, formed on an end surface of the base body, containing numerous abrasive grains formed by electroless plati... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932675 | Plated grinding wheel life maximization method A method of determining the condition of a grinding wheel is provided to avoid over use or premature changing of the grinding wheel in a grinding machine, such as for crankshaft or camshaft grinding. The grinding machine has a motor which drives a grinding spindle c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932684 | Reciprocal blade lapping machine A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926586 | Fixture for attaching indicator to grinding machine A fixture includes a fixing member attached to a grinding machine (10), a guiding shaft (37) attached to the fixing member and a clamp (38). The clamp defines a pair of holes (381, 382) in opposite ends thereof, for movably receiving the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926588 | Band coil The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a band coil by means of a material-removing process performed on the coils so as to obtain a band coil which has a profile in the direction of the coil axis. Such a process may be a discharge process, an etching pro... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926582 | System and method for rounding disk drive slider corners and/or edges using a flexible slider fixture, an abrasive element, and support elements to control slider orientation A system and method for burnishing the edges and corners of hard disk drive sliders uses a combination of flexible tape fixturing and mechanical protrusions located beneath the tape to systematically orient selected slider corners and edges to be exposed to an abras... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923840 | Flexible abrasive product and method of making and using the same The present invention provides a flexible abrasive product comprised of an open cell foam backing, a foraminous barrier coating and a shaped foraminous abrasive coating. The flexible abrasive article of the invention is made by applying a curable barrier coating ove... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924586 | Uni-body piezoelectric motor An apparatus according to the present invention includes a support structure having a primary portion with first and second arm portions formed thereon for movement relative to one another, and a secondary portion with either a clamp portion or valve portion integra... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922890 | Planarization process for thin film surfaces A method is provided for planarization of structures which minimizes step heights, reduces process steps, improves cleanliness, and provides increased ease of debond. Structures are placed with working surfaces facing down onto an adhesive layer such that structures... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921319 | Method for grinding a rail, and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for grinding at least the running surface of a rail (1), especially of a railway rail, by producing a relative movement between a grinding wheel (12) having a profile that mates the profile of the running surface, and ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921322 | Apparatus and methods for refinishing a surface in-situ The invention features a self-contained, portable apparatus for performing precision grinding operations on metal disks of up to, e.g., 54 inches in diameter. The apparatus can be attached to the surface of the disk to be refinished and is leveled using special prec... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921324 | Pad backer A pad backer is described, comprising a backing plate, an elastomer layer and a pad backing ring. The elastomer layer has a bottom surface bonded to the backing plate and an upper surface with a protrudent part at the edge portion thereof. The pad backing ring has a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918817 | Cleaning tool and method A hand-held cleaning tool for foam buffing pads includes a paddled cleaning wheel mounted for rotation on a shaft attached to the end of a pistol grip handle. The paddle cleaning wheel grips the foam buffing pad. The cleaning tool is operated by holding the same in ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916229 | Machine-implemented method for forming a release surface of a mold A machine-implemented method is provided for forming a release surface of a mold. The mold has a mold cavity confined by an inner peripheral surface defining a mold cavity axis. The method includes the steps of: (a) bringing a grinding surface of a rotary grinding p... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913522 | Method and device for grinding central bearing positions on crankshafts An apparatus for grinding center bearings of crankshafts includes a clamping unit for clamping and driving a crankshaft; a grinding spindle, positionable perpendicular to the crankshaft; a plurality of grinding wheels on the grinding spindle, corresponding to the nu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913397 | Method and system for insertion of fibers of a fiber cable into a ferrule A system and method for insertion of fibers into respective rows of fiber holes in a ferrule that involves mounting the ferrule in a first element and a proximal end of a first cable containing exposed fibers onto a movable element, adjusting the movable element unt... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913509 | Method and apparatus for polishing, and lapping jig Disclosed herein is a method of polishing a workpiece having a plurality of resistance elements by operating a plurality of bend mechanisms to push/pull the workpiece with respect to a polishing surface. This method includes the steps of measuring a shape of the wor... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910943 | Planarization apparatus and method A polishing stage is mounted on a body provided with a rough grinding stage and a fine grinding stage so that a wafer can be roughly ground, finely ground and polished in one planarization apparatus. The planarization apparatus also has a cleaning stage for cleaning... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910949 | Spherical cap-shaped polishing head in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus for semiconductor wafers A polishing head for use in an apparatus for chemically-mechanically polishing semiconductor wafers is provided. The polishing head includes a first side having at least a portion thereof operably connectable with a spindle on the apparatus; and a second side opposi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6911059 | Abrasive pad and process for the wet-chemical grinding of a substrate surface An abrasive pad is suitable for the wet-chemical grinding of a substrate surface. The novel abrasive pad has a polymer matrix with a defined water-solubility. The water-solubility is realized by the level of nonpolar and polar repeat units in the polymers. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908362 | Reel-to-reel substrate tape polishing system Disclosed is a reel-to-reel single-pass mechanical polishing system (100) suitable for polishing long lengths of metal substrate tape (124) used in the manufacture of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) coated tape, including multiple instantiations ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905402 | Polishing pad for planarization The present invention relates to a polishing pad. In particular, the polishing pad of the present invention comprises a sublayer, a middle layer, and a top layer which can function as a polishing layer. The polishing pad of the present invention is useful for polish... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905417 | Automatic pool cue tip tapper A pool cue tip conditioning device has a striker plate carrying tip-indenting fingers on its bottom side, the plate located for being driven into a pool cue tip to indent the tip without damaging it. The striker plate is driven by a plunger controlled by a return sp... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903018 | Methods and apparatuses for planarizing microelectronic substrate assemblies Methods and apparatuses for planarizing microelectronic substrate assemblies on fixed-abrasive polishing pads with non-abrasive lubricating planarizing solutions. One aspect of the invention is to deposit a lubricating planarizing solution without abrasive particles... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896585 | Polishing pad with transparent window having reduced window leakage for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus The polishing pad for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method of making the same has a polishing pad with a bottom layer, a polishing surface on a top layer and a transparent sheet of material interposed between the two layers. Slurry from the chemical ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896590 | CMP slurry and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device Disclosed is a CMP slurry, comprising a dispersion containing first particles having a primary particle diameter falling within a range of 5 nm to 50 nm and second particles having a primary particle diameter falling within a range of 50 nm to 100 nm, the concentrat... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893326 | Coating removal An indium tin oxide (ITO) coating is selectively removed from a substrate by printing a mask on the coated surface of the substrate to cover those regions of the surface on which the ITO is to remain. The substrate is then abraded to remove the ITO from the unmasked... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893325 | Method and apparatus for increasing chemical-mechanical-polishing selectivity Method and apparatus for increasing chemical-mechanical-polishing (CMP) selectivity is described. A CMP pad is formed having a pattern of recesses and islands to provide non-contact portions and contact portions, respectively, with respect to contacting a substrate ... | 05/17/2005 |
