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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170697 | System and method for repairing and re-aligning damaged vehicle body and frame structures Systems and methods for evaluating damage to a vehicle and controlling a vehicle repair process to bring all aspects of the damaged vehicle back within manufacturer's specification during repair. Processes for evaluating, measuring and repairing specified reference ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8055360 | Method and system for aligning a stent with a stent support A system and method of aligning a stent with a stent support involves taking two images of the stent that has been placed on the stent support and determining from the two images whether the stent is aligned with the stent support. The stent can be rotated so that t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7933665 | Method and system for teaching reference position of semiconductor wafer in automated wafer handling manufacturing equipment In order to automate the positioning at respective ports at the start-up of an equipment in a semiconductor manufacturing equipment equipped with a positioning device and a carrying robot and enhance productivity, 2 points W1 and W2 at which th... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7853340 | Method for aligning a stent with a stent support A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second s... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7715931 | Socket alignment mechanism and method of using same An alignment mechanism to align a microelectronic device to a socket, the device including an array of contact pads thereon. The mechanism includes a socket system having a socket and a device positioning mechanism disposed adjacent the socket and adapted to positio... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7680551 | Method of adjusting origin of industrial robot An industrial robot includes a first member, a positioning member arranged to be attached to the first member, a second member arranged to rotate relative to the first member, and a first joint for coupling the first member with the second member. The second member ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7606625 | Method and device for aligning a stent with a stent support A method for aligning a stent with a stent support includes the steps of (1) placing a stent support and a stent mounted on the stent support in a vertically position with the stent support's first support element at a lower position and the stent support's second s... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7406360 | Method for detecting transfer shift of transfer mechanism and semiconductor processing equipment A dummy substrate (17) differs from a substrate to be processed in having a first guide (G1) for assisting centering, however, it can be handled as a substitute of the substrate to be processed. In a process chamber (2), a second guide (G2 | 07/29/2008 |
| 7353135 | Positioning and aligning the parts of an assembly The invention is an apparatus and process for obtaining values for one or more alignment quantities using one or more transportable devices. The process consists of establishing and maintaining a transportable device in a reference position and a reference orientati... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353145 | Method for correcting a mask pattern, a computer program product, a method for producing a photomask, and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A computer implemented method for correcting a mask pattern, includes: preparing a designed mask pattern; obtaining a rough corrected mask pattern from the designed mask pattern by applying a rough correction; and obtaining a precision corrected mask pattern from th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7305277 | Methods and systems for position sensing of components in a manufacturing operation Methods and systems for position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring at least three discrete point positions associated with a first component by using at least one transmitter having a known position and orientation and in a line o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289868 | System and method for calculating a shift value between pattern instances A method comprising adjusting a first relative position between a substrate and a fabrication unit by a first shift value, forming a first pattern relative to a first pattern instance on the substrate subsequent to adjusting the first relative position by the first ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277833 | Modeling of the workspace and active pending behavior of an endscope using filter functions A method is provided for simulating a flexible tube in an environment. The method comprises determining a model of the flexible tube according to a plurality of internal constraints of the flexible tube and a plurality of external constraints of the flexible tube, d... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259535 | Apparatus and method for situating a tool with respect to a work site on a workpiece An apparatus coupled with a mechanism and cooperating with the mechanism to locate an end-effector within a predetermined distance of a work site for situating the end-effector with respect to the work site includes: (a) a positioning unit coupled with the end-effec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254251 | System and method of providing mask defect printability analysis A simulated wafer image of a physical mask and a defect-free reference image are used to generate a severity score for each defect, thereby giving a customer meaningful information to accurately assess the consequences of using a mask or repairing that mask. The def... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248931 | Semiconductor wafer position shift measurement and correction A method and apparatus is provided for determining substrate drift from its nominal or intended position. The apparatus includes at least two fixed reference points. The reference points can be fixed with respect to the processing tool, or with respect to the end ef... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232630 | Method for printability enhancement of complementary masks When substantially all features in a layout for a layer of material in an integrated circuit (IC) are defined using a phase shifting mask, the related complementary mask that is normally used to define the remaining features and edges can be improved if intensities ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221985 | On-screen calibration system and operating method thereof An on-screen calibration system for disc drives and the operating method thereof. The calibration system includes an autocollimator detecting the inclined angle of the stage of a disc drive. A control module is connected to the on-screen display module and a bar cod... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200910 | System and method of disposing a substrate in a housing A method of making a gas treatment device, the method includes projecting a laser line onto a side of substrate from a laser line generator angled away from a viewing source; projecting a laser dot onto the substrate from a laser dot generator located above the view... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200260 | Teaching model generating device A workpiece W serving as an object for detection is fixed in place. A camera 20 is mounted to the end of a robot RB. The camera is turned about an axis, which passes through the center position of the workpiece W and is perpendicular to the optical axis of th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194326 | Methods and systems for large-scale airframe assembly Methods and systems for large-scale airframe assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a plurality of discrete point positions at least one of on and adjacent to at least one of a first and a second component, and measuring at least one ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187464 | Method and device for controlling a printing material processing machine A method and a device for controlling a printing material processing machine (1, 2, 3), which has at least one processing unit in which the positional and speed data of a printing substrate to be transported through the printing material processing machine ar... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7130710 | System and method for tracking and exploiting per station information from a multiple repeat manufacturing device Systems and methods for identifying, tracking and exploiting per station information from a multiple repeat manufacturing device used in connection with a web converting manufacturing process such as that used for manufacturing disposable absorbent garments. Some of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117068 | System and method for library robotics positional accuracy using parallax viewing In one aspect and one example, a method for calibrating robotic picker mechanisms in automated storage library systems includes detecting a calibration mark with at least one sensor from a first position and a second position, where the first position and the second... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117047 | High accuracy inspection system and method for using same A method and a system that enable the inspection of large envelopes and complex surfaces. This is accomplished by generating a rotation and translation transform which enables the process monitoring system to define the location of the product placed in a field of v... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108450 | Portable drag box with automated shearing device A drag box for use in applying cold mix asphalt paving material to a surface includes a pugmill for distributing the cold mix over the surface, a strike blade for shearing the asphalt mixture to a desired thickness, cylinders for raising and lowering the strike blad... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104998 | Hip joint robot system and robot mounting apparatus A robot mounting apparatus for a hip joint operation robot capable of firmly attaching a hip joint operation robot to a femur in order for operation robot to perform an accurate femoral canal cavity operation, and a hip joint operation robot system using the same. T... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105841 | Photolithographic techniques for producing angled lines The present subject matter allows non-orthogonal lines to be formed at the same thickness as the orthogonal lines so as to promote compact designs, to be formed with even line edges, and to be formed efficiently. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7084413 | Photolithographic techniques for producing angled lines The present subject matter allows non-orthogonal lines to be formed at the same thickness as the orthogonal lines so as to promote compact designs, to be formed with even line edges, and to be formed efficiently. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082347 | Autosetpoint registration control system and method associated with a web converting manufacturing process Systems and methods for providing registration control in connection with a web converting manufacturing process such as that used for manufacturing disposable absorbent garments. Some of the disclosed embodiments include relating inspection data, such as product (o... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062091 | Coordinate calibration for scanning systems A scanning system is calibrated to correct for possible panel misalignments errors. A reference slide or data point is used to obtain a series of measurements with the scanning system. These measurements are compared with the expected results to determine systematic... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7035446 | Quality measurement of an aerial image A method of measuring the quality of a simulated aerial image includes receiving as input a mask pattern for a chip design, simulating an aerial image of the mask pattern, calculating an error area representative of a deviation between an ideal boundary of the chip ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7006879 | Boring method for circuit board In a separate process from a boring process, the prealignment is performed beforehand on the circuit board, employing an alignment device, to create the positional data indicating the position of boring the hole in a pattern within the circuit board. In the boring p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994324 | Fiber redirect system, multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement apparatus incorporating same and related methods A fiber redirect system for use with a multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement system and methods of using the same are provided. The fiber redirect system may include one or more redirect mechanisms configured to alter the path of one or more fiber tows fed fr... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988009 | Implant registration device for surgical navigation system A system for registering an orthopedic implant in a computer assisted navigation system. The system includes a plurality of differently sized implants which may be the femoral component or hip stem of a prosthetic hip joint. A registration device is engageable with ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6973355 | Accurate positioner suitable for sequential agile tuning of pulse burst and CW lasers A positioning system including a sensor, a drive sequencer and an actuator. The sensor senses the actuator position and provides position signals to drive the sequencer which responsively computes and drives the actuator in open loop moves containing dwell intervals... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950726 | Method and device for numerical control return to origin of a master and slave shaft A numerical control apparatus for controlling a machine having two moving shafts placed in parallel and separate servomotors 6 and 10 for driving one of the shafts as a master shaft and the other as a slave shaft in the same direction and performing re... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947783 | System for the navigation-assisted positioning of elements A system for applying an element to a body, wherein the position of a device for preparing and/or producing a connection between said body and said element relative to the position of said body is detected, it also relating to a system for applying an element to a b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933695 | Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up arms The present invention generally relates to surgical devices, systems, and methods, especially for minimally invasive surgery, and more particularly provides structures and techniques for aligning a robotic surgery system with a desired surgical site. The present inv... | 08/23/2005 |
