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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954449 | Wiring-free, plumbing-free, cooled, vacuum chuck A solar cell production system utilizes self-contained vacuum chucks that hold and cool solar cell wafers during transport on a conveyor between processing stations during a fabrication process. Each self-contained vacuum chuck includes its own local vacuum pump and... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7861666 | Width adjustable multi slot gun Apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive, in particular hot-melt glue, onto a substrate that is movable relative to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a basic body (12) and an applicator valve (22) for selective interruption or release of the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7473319 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device incorporating fuse elements An apparatus and a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices is disclosed for selectively disconnecting a fuse element out of plural fuse elements formed on a semiconductor wafer substrate which is provided with the plural fuse elements and a dielectric layer h... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305856 | Washing machine with dryer A cupboard-like washing machine includes a conveyer belt for moving the item to be washed in a cycle during a drying process. The dryer can be embodied as an air circulation dryer or an air evacuation dryer. Moving the item to be washed using the conveyer belt reduc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302909 | Nozzle assembly for imprinting patterns on an extruded product The invention provides a nozzle assembly for spraying a food product. The nozzle assembly includes a first sprayer disposed along an axis defining, at least in part, a path of movement for a food product. The nozzle assembly also includes a second sprayer disposed a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290589 | Control of deposition and other processes Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposition during the d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289216 | Station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle parts A station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle bodywork parts, the station including an optical measuring apparatus and means for attenuating vibration of the moving parts. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285309 | Wide slit nozzle and coating method by wide slit nozzle A wide slit nozzle having a slit as a discharge opening. The thickness of a lateral end part is set smaller than the thickness at a lateral center part. The thickness of the lateral center part is fixed. The thickness of the lateral end part changes linearly from op... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7214411 | Coating spray apparatus and method of using same A manufacturing line for gypsum boards includes a conveyor for moving gypsum boards in a line; a spray arm having a pivot at one end thereof for supporting the spray arm in a pivotable manner; a base frame mounted adjacent the conveyor; a support for the pivot mount... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207269 | Coating material applying method and coating material applying apparatus for applying a coating material to surfaces of prints, and a printing machine having the coating material applying apparatus A coating material applying apparatus according to this invention includes a guide board, a droplet spray nozzle head, and an ultraviolet light emitting device. The guide board has numerous suction bores formed in a surface thereof and connected to a vacuum pump. Th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201472 | Inkjet nozzle having fluidic seal between ink ejection member and stationary member An inkjet nozzle is provided. The nozzle comprises: a nozzle chamber having an ink ejection aperture defined therein; a stationary member; and an ink ejection member for ejecting ink from the aperture. The ink ejection member is moveable relative to the stationary m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178745 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156496 | Use of fluidic seal in a method of ejecting ink from an inkjet nozzle A method of ejecting ink from an inkjet nozzle is provided. The method comprises moving a first ink ejection member of the nozzle relative to a static member of the nozzle, thereby ejecting a droplet ink from an aperture in the nozzle. A sealing meniscus is formed b... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150791 | Floating head liquid dispenser with dispensing head sensor A floating head liquid dispenser includes a robotic control mechanism for moving a support member toward and away from a substrate. A liquid dispensing head is operatively connected to the support member for movement relative thereto upon contact with the substrate.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137573 | Rotary atomization coating apparatus In a rotary atomization coating apparatus having a center cone portion at a back side of an atomizer head inner part, the tip angle θ of the center cone portion is in the range of 30° | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132159 | Controlled droplet formed layered structures A laminate, comprising a substrate and at least two controlled droplet-formed layers further comprising an array of discrete placed material volumes having a thickness extent, each material volume having a selected magnitude and a selected position relative to adjac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7106759 | Network timing reference for an integrated services hub A method and apparatus for synchronizing the sampling rate of digital cells in an integrated services hub. A timing signal is extracted from an asymmetric digital subscriber line. A phase-locked loop modifies the frequency of the extracted signal and generates an ad... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083682 | Method and assembly for coating articles A coating assembly paints a coating on a plurality of articles having first and second article portions. The coating assembly includes a rail frame defining a longitudinal path for the plurality of articles to travel along. An endless chain having a chain portion th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052550 | Apparatus and method for coloring electric wire The apparatus for coloring a wire includes a plurality of coloring nozzles, each of which spouts a liquid coloring agent toward an outer surface of a wire with a specific amount thereof per spouting so as to allow the liquid drop of the coloring agent to adhere to t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022638 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a fuel cell electrode In the method and apparatus for manufacturing a fuel cell electrode, electrode material is electrostatically held on a photosensitive drum with a prescribed pattern. The electrode material of the prescribed pattern is then transferred from the photosensitive drum on... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022185 | Apparatus for treating a web of paper or paperboard An assembly is disclosed treating a moving web (1) of paper or paperboard with a web treatment substance, the assembly comprising an application chamber (P2) located in a close vicinity of the moving web (1) and facing the web (1), whereb... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017835 | Rotary atomizer for particulate paints A rotary atomizer applies particulate paints with good color matching by reducing paint droplet size deviation and then optimizing the other paint spraying parameters. Paint droplet size parameters are reduced by using a bell cup having reduced flow deviations, incl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000853 | System and method for control of fluid dispense pump In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957783 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958095 | Apparatus for manufacturing stacked type electronic part An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for manufacturing a stacked type electronic part which can manufacture a stacked type electronic part dried at low temperature for a product by increasing a manufacturing speed. A base plate is placed in ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958170 | Process for coating drawn metal parts Process for using coating guns to apply a conductive layer to the inside of battery cans moving on a conveyor with intermittent move and dwell times. Pats are automatically inspected. If a layer is defective due to a disabled coating gun, the process includes firing... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936138 | Apparatus for incorporating feature substances into a paper web A method and apparatus for incorporating feature substances into a still moist but already sufficiently consolidated paper web provides for directing a feature substance suspension onto the surface of the paper web as a laminar jet with low jet pressure. A special p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932280 | Adjustable needle foot for dispensing system A needle foot assembly for a dispensing system includes a needle nut, a rotatable bearing, a friction brake, and an end piece holding the needle foot. The needle foot assembly attaches the needle to a dispensing head of the dispensing system. Rotation of the bearing... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918962 | Method and apparatus for coating electrical cable An electrical cable coating apparatus provides a coating layer on an outer surface of an electrical cable which is moving along a predetermined direction. A coating liquid jet unit jets a given amount of a coating liquid at regular intervals to provide a coating lay... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6868885 | Apparatus for manufacturing laminated member A manufacturing speed for a laminated member for every layer is increased to improve productivity and at the same time a small-sized manufacturing apparatus capable of being practically realized is provided. A base plate is mounted at a linear predetermined segment ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6830779 | Coating method for coating liquid A coating method for a coating liquid includes preparing a coating surface which has a plurality of regions that are to be coated with said coating liquid; providing a plurality of storage chambers under atmospheric pressure in which said coating liquid is stored in... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6808754 | Device and method for supplying atomizers, and spraying installation equipped with such a device This device for supplying coating products to the atomizers of an installation for spraying coating products on objects to be displaced by a conveyor, comprises at least one principal tank, adapted to supply secondary tanks each intended for an atomizer, at least on... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6790307 | Shingles with multiple blend drops and method of depositing granules onto a moving substrate A method of making shingles includes providing a moving asphalt coated sheet having at least an overlay lane and an underlay lane. Blend drops of at least two color blends are discharged onto each lane, wherein at least one of the blend drops discharged onto the ove... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783595 | Powder coating compartment comprising at least one manual coating station In a powder coating compartment having at least one manual coating station which is located outside the compartment in front of an aperture in an end wall for the entry and exit of workpieces to be coated, the aperture being designed to be closed by a door which is ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772710 | Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus In a PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) apparatus including a reaction chamber; plural susceptors installed inside the reaction chamber and horizontally mounted with a wafer respectively; a heating means for heating the susceptors; a power supply unit... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6746535 | Apparatus for spray coating a continuously advancing article An apparatus is provided for coating a continuously advancing article. The apparatus includes a housing defining a spray chamber having an inlet end and an outlet end. Walls in the spray chamber form an inlet buffer zone adjacent the inlet end, an outlet buffer zone... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746534 | Apparatus for applying glue An apparatus and method for applying glue is provided in which glue and water are selectively provided to a spray nozzle wherein the water supplied to the nozzle is used to remove any residual glue present after a gluing application. In one preferred embodiment, an ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730168 | Magnetic sealant liner applicator for applying sealant to various sizes of metal lids A magnetic sealant liner applicator used for applying sealant to a plurality of metal lids. The applicator receiving the metal lids from an infeed conveyor and discharging the metal lids with sealant thereon to a discharge conveyor. The applicator includes a motor d... | 05/04/2004 |
| RE38478 | Apparatus for dispensing a quantity of material on a shell A food material dispensing apparatus for adding a topping to a target food is described. The apparatus comprises a first hopper and a first food distributing system. The first hopper is adapted for receiving the food material at an inlet and delivering the good mate... | 03/30/2004 |
