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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337717 | Ink residue lifting and transfer mechanism for screen printing machine An ink residue lifting and transfer mechanism is provided on a printing mechanism of a screen printing machine to pneumatically horizontally drive an ink reclaiming blade, so that the ink reclaiming blade is in complete contact with a scraper of the printing mechani... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335263 | Device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs and relative method A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs comprising a feed surface (16) of logs or cores (15) towards a glue distribution area, wherein the device comprises a container (13) containing glue (12 | 02/26/2008 |
| 7279042 | Wet coating improvement station The uniformity of a wet coating on a substrate is improved by contacting the coating at a first position with the wetted surfaces of periodic pick-and-place devices, and re-contacting the coating with such wetted surfaces at positions on the substrate that are diffe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7104434 | Screen printing squeegee for applying solder paste Apparatus and methods for applying solder paste to circuits, such as integrated circuits, are disclosed. The apparatus and methods comprise a squeegee blade having a pair of elongated face sides spaced apart by a selected thickness and a corresponding pair of elonga... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6975257 | Sigma-delta modulation Sigma-delta modulation is provided, comprising feeding an input signal to a first SDM, subtracting the output of the first SDM from the input signal, filtering the output of the subtracting to obtain a filtered signal, delaying the input signal, adding the filtered ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6764636 | Fast three-dimensional modeling method and device The invention concerns a fast three-dimensional modeling method comprising the following steps: a phase which consists in transforming the raw material in the work space (32) by means of a device inducing transformation (1); at least at one moment, a p... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6511242 | Gun for sealing with sealing wax A gun for sealing with sealing wax which includes a handgrip, a tank melting-pot for the sealing wax, a feeding device, an injector, and a punch. The gun is heated by heating elements. The tank melting-pot is connected with the feeding device and with the... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495106 | Automated staining apparatus Disclosed is an automated staining apparatus including an arm (30) moveable in three dimensions, and a hollow tip head (70) located on the arm including integral reagent tip head (40), wash tip (41) and blow tip (42) for selectively dispensing gas and liq... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6036777 | Powder dispensing apparatus using vibration An apparatus and method for use in producing three dimensional components by bonding together successive layers of a porous material with droplets of a binder material. A powder is dispensed on a support surface in a layer. A vibratory mechanism vibrates ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5904889 | Apparatus and method for producing an object using stereolithography An apparatus for producing an object by stereolithography is provided with a tank (1) receiving a bath of liquid or powdery material which can be solidified by action of electromagnetic radiation. In known manner the apparatus comprises a support (4) for ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5834062 | Material transfer apparatus and method of using the same A material (21) is transferred to an electronic component (32) using a transfer apparatus (10). The transfer apparatus (10) has pins (13) that pass through openings (19) in a cavity plate (16). The pins (13) and the openings (19) in the cavity plate (16) ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5801062 | Method and device for providing and spreading fluids For the removal of a small amount of fluid, in particular blood, from a sealed container, and the deposition of a drop of fluid on a slide by a dropper, and the subsequent spreading of the drop, the rear end of a dropper needle having a longitudinal chann... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5779982 | Automatic sample preparing apparatus An automatic sample preparing apparatus which can automatically perform all the steps of a sample preparation process from smearing of sample onto a slide glass to dyeing the smeared sample and with which there is no wasting of dyeing liquid even when onl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766349 | Transfer apparatus for transferring bonding agent An apparatus for transferring and spreading a high-viscosity bonding agent to a thickness of about 10 μm on a bonding-agent onto a member. The device includes a squeegee table on which a bonding agent is spread, and a film moving device for feeding a fil... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5755883 | Roll coating device for forming a thin film of uniform thickness A roll coater for forming a film of uniform thickness on a substrate W includes a bottom plate 6 for transporting the substrate W in a predetermined direction F, a coating rubber roll 4 for transferring a coating liquid Q adhering to the outer circumferen... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5746833 | Apparatus for continuously applying a coating to a sheet of indeterminate length An apparatus for continuously applying a coating to a running web, includes an elastic doctor blade having first and second ends, a frontal ride adapted to be oriented towards the web and a reverse side opposite the frontal aide and adapted to be oriented... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5738904 | Method and apparatus for variable speed material deposition This invention provides for methods and apparatus for increasing the speed of material deposition by a blade element traversing across an apertured mask. The invention involves varying the velocity of the blade element as it sweeps across different sectio... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5665401 | Apparatus for producing an object using stereolithography An apparatus for producing an object using stereolithography includes a container, a bath of a liquid or powder material filling the container and having a free surface, the material being solidifiable under the action of electromagnetic radiation, a supp... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651934 | Recoating of stereolithographic layers Apparatus and method for stereolithographically forming a three-dimensional object includes a vessel for holding a building material and a smoothing member for forming a uniform coating over a previously formed layer of the object. The smoothing member ha... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5601868 | Method of coating sheet material with an oscillating doctor blade An apparatus for continuously applying a coating to a running web, includes an elastic doctor blade having first and second ends, a frontal side adapted to be oriented towards the web and a reverse side opposite the frontal side and adapted to be oriented... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5573721 | Use of a support liquid to manufacture three-dimensional objects A system is provided for producing a three dimensional object from a reactive liquid medium capable of being solidified. The object is constructed from many successive layers of the solidified reactive liquid medium when subjected to appropriate synergist... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5522929 | Apparatus for material deposition for circuit board manufacture This invention improves a machine that has a squeegee-like blade that wipes across an apertured mask to apply to a printed circuit board solder paste or other conductive mounting material. The apparatus and method of the invention involve reciprocating th... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5501824 | Thermal stereolithography Apparatus for and related methods of forming three-dimensional objects out of a building material, which is normally solid but which is flowable when heated. In one embodiment a support material is used to fill in portions of layers which are not to be so... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5330574 | Electrode forming apparatus An electrode forming apparatus comprises a recovery blade for collecting electrode paste on the bottom surface of a dipping vessel toward a first end of the dipping vessel and a levelling blade for levelling the electrode paste, being collected toward the... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5318629 | Spreading apparatus for spreading a material on continuously moving objects An apparatus is provided for spreading a material on an object. The apparatus includes a continuously moving conveyor for moving the object in a downstream direction, and a dispenser for applying the material to the object. The apparatus also includes a c... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5260009 | System, method, and process for making three-dimensional objects A method and process for computer-controlled manufacture of three-dimensional objects involves dispensing a layer of liquid, insoluble material onto a platform at predetermined locations, which then hardens. A second media, preferably water soluble, is th... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5183507 | Particulate material dispensing device A dispensing device for automatically dispensing measured amounts of particulate material which includes supply means for supplying a quantity of the particulate material and a chute for receiving the particulate material from the supply means. A reciproc... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5174931 | Method of and apparatus for making a three-dimensional product by stereolithography Apparatus and methods for stereolithographically forming a three-dimensional object includes a vessel for holding a building material and a smoothing member for forming a uniform coating over a previously formed layer of the object. The smoothing member h... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5141680 | Thermal stereolighography Apparatus for and related methods of forming three-dimensional objects out of a building material, which is normally solid but which is flowable when heated. In one embodiment a support material is used to fill in portions of layers which are not to be so... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5044306 | Solder applying mechanism Mechanism is disclosed for wiping solder paste onto a printed circuit board through a stencil superposed on the board, including a first squeeges for wiping solder paste onto the stencil, a second squeegee for depositing solder paste at a location for eng... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4899692 | Automatic wax coating apparatus for use with skis In an automatic wax coating apparatus for use with skis, a securing device for securing ski, a wax supplying device, a brushing device and a movement device are provided in the interior of a box for accommodating the ski strips. The brushing device compri... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4870920 | Process of smoothing a coated-layer and the apparatus for use in such method A bar with two surfaces, a first that unifies, and a second to smooth a layer of liquid coating on a support transported past the bar. Recessed grooves of different types are present on the bar to unify the coating layer.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4793280 | Method and apparatus for providing powder into fibrous web structures A method and apparatus for incorporating a powder into a continuous fibrous web containing multiple corrugations. In the method, a fibrous web provided with multiple parallel corrugations is continuously passed over a curved surface having an arc with a r... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4568597 | Method of and an apparatus for coating a surface of a fiber blanket The invention relates to a method of coating a surface of a fiber blanket comprising forcing a plurality of probes through the fiber blanket until the probes extend beyond the surface to be coated, so that holes are formed in the fiber blanket, applying f... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4516522 | Slide preparation apparatus A portable, manually operable device for preparing a monolayer film of a biological fluid sample or the like on a slide for microscopic examination. Said device includes a base for retaining the slide thereon and a spreader manually movable linearly relat... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4494479 | Slide preparation apparatus A portable, manually operable device for preparing a monolayer film of a biological fluid sample or the like on a slide for microscopic examination. Said device includes a base for retaining the slide thereon and a spreader manually movable linearly relat... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4476806 | Wet film applicator A manually-operated applicator for use in applying a film of wet material in a preselected, uniform, initial wet film thickness on the top flat surface of a workpiece which is in a level position. The applicator comprises a cylindrical rod having a plural... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4460422 | Filament windings method and apparatus employing a trowel A trowel for use in troweling a fluid resin-hardener mixture into the interstices of reinforcing filaments disposed about a rotating pipe-forming mandrel is provided. The trowel is semicircular in cross-section and is biased upwardly against the rotating ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4450226 | Method and apparatus for producing a printing plate An apparatus and method is disclosed which will rapidly provide a uniform layer of photopolymerizable material for a printing plate. A regulated flow of liquid photopolymerizable resin is supplied from an external reservoir into a manifold which is approx... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4425867 | Apparatus for applying toner An apparatus for applying toner to an imagewise tacky surface on a photo-element. The element advances through the apparatus between a pair of plates covered with pile fabrics. The pile fibers are slanted in the direction of advance. One of the plates car... | 01/17/1984 |
