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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127710 | Arrangement for the coating of workpieces An arrangement for coating a workpiece with a working surface comprises a movement rail and a lacquering robot. The movement rail is moveable relative to a stationary reference point parallel to the working surface. The lacquering robot is disposed on the movement r... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8061297 | Dynamic printhead alignment assembly According to the present disclosure, a printer apparatus may include a chuck configured to support a substrate thereon, a rail spaced apart from the chuck, a printhead carriage frame coupled to the rail, and a printhead carriage coupled to the printhead carriage fra... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051796 | Robotic apparatus and method for painting A robotic painting system includes a device for generating a vacuum and a dump line disposed upstream from a connection between an isolation line and a canister, wherein the device for generating a vacuum and the dump line are employed for filling and cleaning the r... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7918180 | Film forming apparatus A film forming apparatus to form a coating film by applying a coating material to an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical object to be coated, includes a material applying device having a nozzle unit to apply the coating material to the outer circumferenti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7886684 | Gantry tower spraying system with cartridge/receptacle assembly A gantry tower spraying system with a cartridge/receptacle assembly includes a gantry and a spray assembly coupled to the gantry to allow for translational movement of the spray assembly along the gantry. The spray assembly includes a receptacle for receiving a cart... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866277 | Apparatus and method for lining large diameter pipe with environmentally compatible impervious membrane A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely and robotically installing an organic, monolithic, structural and non structural, circumferential and partial radius membranes in conduits, pipelines or passageways. The included apparatus has the mechanical function ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7819078 | Compact paint system An apparatus and method for painting a plurality of articles having a paint basin for holding paint, an article conveyor assembly for suspending and delivering articles to the basin, and a paint circulation and application system. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806074 | Coating machine and rotary atomizing head thereof A coating machine is capable of reducing VOC and CO2 by atomizing a paint to increase depositing efficiency without lowering production efficiency and the rotary atomizing head of the coating machine. The coating machine includes the rotary atomizing head... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7735447 | Shock absorbing fluidic actuator According to one aspect of the invention, a fluidic actuator and a control system for the fluidic actuator may be provided. A first component of the actuator may have two openings interconnected by a passageway. A second component may be moveably housed within the p... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726256 | Apparatus and method for lining large diameter pipe with an environmentally compatible impervious membrane A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely and robotically installing an organic, monolithic, structural and non structural, circumferential and partial radius membranes in conduits, pipelines or passageways. The included apparatus has the mechanical function ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7694645 | Rotary atomization head painting device An air source (11) is connected to an air motor (3) through an electropneumatic converter (12) which is connected to a rotational controller (13). Upon changing settings in a target rotational speed (N0) or paint discharge rate (Q | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677195 | Apparatus for supplying a droplet on a substrate and method of manufacturing display apparatus using the same In an apparatus for supplying a droplet on a substrate and a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, the apparatus includes a base body, a dropping unit and a vapor supplying unit. The base body corresponds to the substrate disposed on a stage. The dropping uni... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7638000 | Robotic apparatus with non-conductive wrist for painting A painting robot outer arm includes a non-conductive housing mounting a color changer on the outside and a paint canister on the inside connected by an isolating paint transfer line. The paint canister is releasably attached to a piston ram and drive motor by a quic... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628858 | Coating film forming apparatus, electrophotographic fixing member formed by coating film apparatus, and image forming apparatus having electrophotographic fixing member A coating film forming apparatus, which applies a paint to an outer circumferential face of an object to be coated to form a coating film, the coating film forming apparatus, includes: a retention section which retains the coated object in a state in which the outer... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7622001 | Robot A robot includes a body structure on which a robot arm having an end effector is rotatably supported. The body structure has a stationary base unit fixedly installed and a movable unit rotatably supported on the stationary base unit to turn about an axis of rotation... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7622002 | Spray apparatus and method for the repair of can ends This invention generally relates to a spray apparatus and a method useful in the repair of coating adhered to can ends used in the food and beverage packaging industries. The spray apparatus has one or more elongated shafts rotatably coupled to a frame. One or more ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7611583 | Apparatus and method for conditioning a bowling lane using precision delivery injectors The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7582164 | Tire dressing system A tire dressing system for efficiently and accurately applying tire dressing to vehicle tires. The tire dressing system generally includes a support unit, a spray unit movably positioned within the support unit, an actuator unit connected to the spray unit, a tire s... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7556690 | Nozzle head, nozzle head holder, and droplet jet patterning device First link members (56A and 56B), a pair of second link members (57A and 57B), and three head holders (51R, 51G, and 51B) are installed rotatably. Rotational pivots (50A and 50B) provided at intermediate... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556691 | Spin art apparatus A device allowing a user to create creating artistic designs on an underlying surface is provided. The device includes a base comprising a plurality of legs. The base supports a central hub at an elevated position. A paint tube is rotatably received in the hub and i... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7473320 | Apparatus for depositing an organic material on a substrate An apparatus includes a drop unit, a transfer unit and a position adjusting unit. The drop unit drops droplets of an organic material. The transfer unit transfers the drop unit along a first direction. The position adjusting unit is interposed between the drop unit ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7452421 | Spraying bowl, rotary sprayer incorporating such a bowl and spraying installation incorporating such a sprayer The bowl according to the invention is equipped with first magnetic coupling means adapted to cooperate with second complementary magnetic coupling means fixed on a non-rotary part of a sprayer, these first and second coupling means being adapted to exert an at leas... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452422 | Apparatus for coating photoresist having slit nozzle An apparatus for coating a photoresist onto a substrate includes a slit nozzle to apply the photoresist to the substrate, a slit nozzle driving unit to move the slit nozzle, and a photoresist supply unit connected to the slit nozzle to supply the photoresist to the ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442256 | Apparatus and method for spraying maintenance enhancing material onto the periphery of a tubular member Apparatus for spraying maintenance enhancing material onto the periphery of a tubular member positioned above a ground surface, that comprises means for generating spray onto the periphery of the tubular member; means for delivering maintenance enhancing material to... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429298 | Painting system Painting system for painting large objects comprising a paint booth with surrounding walls and a robot installation comprising a plurality of painting robots, each painting robot comprising a stationary base, a stand carried by the base rotatably arranged around a f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422773 | Method and apparatus for creating an enhanced electrical field to improve paint transfer efficiencies A cover for a robot which includes an electrostatic spray gun with a nozzle which sprays charged material. The cover includes an insulating layer adapted to generally surround the robot except at an aperture where the nozzle extends from the cover. The cover also in... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422768 | Film forming method, film forming apparatus, method of manufacturing device, and apparatus for manufacturing device The invention provides a film forming method that improves throughput in a preliminary discharge. The film forming method according to the present invention can include a preliminary discharge step of preliminarily discharging liquid droplets from a head and a liqui... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419548 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having separable liquid crystal discharging pump A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus includes a container to contain liquid crystal, a discharge pump, and a nozzle to dispense liquid crystal from the discharge pump onto a substrate. The discharge pump has a separably formed case, a cylinder received in the case,... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416607 | Fluid injection apparatus for semiconductor processing A fluid injection apparatus for discharging a fluid against a surface in a controlled manner is disclosed. The fluid injection apparatus includes at least one fluid supply conduit, at least one rotatable and vertically-movable fluid injector provided in fluid commun... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416758 | Slit coater A slit coater including buffer members having elasticity and installed at both sides of a slit nozzle unit, compensating for a height difference between both sides, preventing breakdown due to excessive stress generated by the height, and reducing set-up time. The s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404861 | Imaging and inspection system for a dispenser and method for same Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for dispensing materials onto a substrate. In one aspect, a dispensing system includes a dispenser having a dispensing outlet positionable over a top surface of the substrate, the dispenser having a substa... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399363 | Robotic apparatus for painting A painting robot outer arm includes a non-conductive housing mounting a color changer on the outside and a paint canister on the inside connected by an isolating paint transfer line. The paint canister is releasably attached to a piston ram and drive motor by a quic... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396412 | Coat/develop module with shared dispense An apparatus for dispensing fluid during semiconductor substrate processing operations. The apparatus includes a central fluid dispense bank comprising a plurality of dispense nozzles coupled to a plurality of fluid sources and a first processing chamber positioned ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393413 | Coating apparatus and organic electronic device fabricating method A coating apparatus 10 includes a base 11, a substrate support stage unit 2 mounted on the base 11 and capable of fixedly supporting a substrate 1, a coating unit 3 mounted on the base 11 and capable of discharging a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390365 | Developing method, substrate treating method, and substrate treating apparatus A developing method comprises determining in advance the relation of resist dissolution concentration in a developing solution and resist dissolution speed by the developing solution, estimating in advance the resist dissolution concentration where the resist dissol... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384662 | Through structure of connecting line at gastight chamber, and ejection system incorporating same; method of manufacturing LCD device, organic EL device, electron emitting device, PDP device, electrophoresis display device, color filter, and organic EL; and method of forming spacer, metal wiring, lens, resist, and light diffuser There is provided a through structure of connecting lines extending through a wall of a gastight chamber. The through structure of the connecting lines is capable of positively sealing between the wall and the connecting lines extending therethrough. The through str... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377979 | Material coating device A material application apparatus 10 comprises a base 11 on which a workpiece W is placed, a syringe 13 that applies a material onto a movement track L, a movement structure 14 that moves the syringe 13 in three orthogonal axes dire... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367515 | Device for applying marks to a playing field An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide sys... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367710 | Developing solution supply nozzle with stirrer According to the present invention, an anti-reflective film formed under a resist film is removed in a photolithography process of a wafer without affecting the resist film. According to the present invention, in a photolithography process of a substrate, an anti-re... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364622 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a device, and the device and an electronic equipment The invention provides an apparatus for fabricating a device, in which a high operation efficiency is maintained in a drying treatment for a multilayer-interconnection device. The device can also be fabricated inexpensively. An apparatus for fabricating a device has... | 04/29/2008 |
