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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069812 | Apparatus and method of applying sunscreen or similar liquid A booth with a plurality of spray nozzles for the application of sunscreen, insect repellent, aloe lotion, skin care products, or similar lotions or liquids to substantial portions of the human body. One or more spray nozzles are oriented to avoid opposing air or sp... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8006636 | Substrate treatment apparatus A substrate treatment apparatus of the present invention includes: a holding means for rotatably holding a substrate to be treated; a coating solution supply nozzle for supplying a coating solution onto the front surface of the substrate to be treated held on the ho... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984690 | Liquid treatment apparatus, mounting and dismounting method of a cup body, and storage medium A liquid treatment apparatus treating a surface of a substrate held generally horizontally on a stage in a housing by supplying a treating liquid to said surface from a supply nozzle. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a cup body provided so as to surround the ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7802536 | Apparatus and method of forming an applied film There is provided an apparatus including: a processing cup having an opening opened upward to allow a substrate to be loaded and unloaded, an exhaust port for exhausting an unnecessary atmosphere produced in forming a film applied on the substrate, and an aspiration... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7779779 | Spray booth The present application is directed to a spray booth comprising a first enclosure for applying spray material and a second enclosure for drying spray material. An exhaust system is in fluid connection with the first and second enclosures. A fire suppression system i... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7677196 | Coating plant and associated method of coating an object A coating plant having a multi-axis application robot to apply a coating means to an application object, where the application robot is installed hanging at least partially into a paint booth. A method for coating an object in a coating plant is also taught. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7591902 | Recirculation and reuse of dummy dispensed resist The present invention provides a system and methodology for dummy-dispensing resist though a dispense head while mitigating waste associated with the dummy-dispense process. The dummy dispensed resist is returned to a reservoir from which it was taken. Between subst... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7585368 | Paint-spraying platform A simply-constructed paint-spraying platform comprises: a platform body comprising a top wall, a ventilation part, a bottom wall, two support plates, and a backing plate. When in use, the paint-spraying platform is expanded, and the article to be painted is hung on ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7575634 | Coating device and coating film forming method The resist coating unit (COT) has a spin chuck (41) which holds the wafer to be supplied with a resist liquid, and a process cup (50) which accommodates the spin chuck (41) and exhaustes an atmosphere around the wafer W from a bottom thereof. Th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7534299 | Method and apparatus for spraying trusses with a mold and insect preventative solution A spray box assembly including, in combination, a top spray box, a bottom spray box, the boxes being juxtapositioned to define a pathway therebetween, at least one spray assembly positioned within at least one of the boxes and a supply assembly for supplying a treat... | 05/19/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7404859 | Installation for coating objects The invention relates to an installation for coating objects, said installation having, in a manner known per se, a coating chamber which is arranged upstream from a drying chamber. The objects to be coated are carried by skids which are guided through the coating c... | 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 |
| 7399362 | Installation for powder coating of articles An installation for powder coating articles, in particular vehicle bodies, comprises a coating booth, in which a plurality of application devices for the powder coating may be arranged. The articles to be coated are located during the coating process on a rotating r... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393414 | Methods and systems for processing a microelectronic topography Methods and systems are provided which are adapted to process a microelectronic topography, particularly in association with an electroless deposition process. In general, the methods may include loading the topography into a chamber, closing the chamber to form an ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390364 | System and method for reclaiming and reuse of vehicle A system and method of coating articles with the method comprising directing a plurality of articles into an enclosure; applying a vehicle carrying a first agent onto the plurality of articles; converted the vehicle into a gaseous state to leave the first agent on e... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384484 | Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system After subjected to a developing process, a rinsing process and a replacing process in this order in a developing unit 10A, 10B, a substrate W wet with an anti-drying solution is wet-transported to a supercritical drying unit 20 by a primary tran... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7368016 | Substrate processing unit and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing se... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357831 | Method and apparatus for controlling humidity and mold An apparatus for reducing a relative humidity of air inside an enclosed space includes a portable outside air heat exchanger unit having a fan operative to create an air stream by drawing outside air from an intake and discharging the air stream through an outlet in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326437 | Method and system for coating polymer solution on a substrate in a solvent saturated chamber A method and apparatus of coating a polymer solution on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus includes a coating chamber having a rotatable chuck to support a substrate to be coated with a polymer solution. A dispenser to dispense the polymer solu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316749 | Spray booth structures A panel for connection with other panels, comprising a rectilinear base member having outer edges, a first rectilinear side member extending from one edge of the base member, the first side member having a first lip extending from an outward edge of the first side m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311781 | Substrate rotation type treatment apparatus An apparatus causes a substrate to rotate and supplies a treatment liquid to a substrate surface to make a treatment, without concern that a mixed substance is eluted from a cup in the use for a long time, or a thin film comes off from an inside wall surface to be c... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308865 | Installation for the electrostatic oiling of metal strips An installation for the electrostatic oiling of metal strips, with an integral system for heating the fluid circuits which allows the application of products which are solid at room temperature with melting point of 30-50° C., wherein the main heated components of ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303633 | Apparatus for producing optical information recording medium A method for producing an optical information recording medium includes the steps of: coating a solution for forming a dye recording layer onto a surface of a rotating disc-shaped resin substrate; and discharging a cleaning solution from a nozzle onto a peripheral e... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291227 | Processing equipment A processing equipment includes a chamber, an airflow generator which generates a downward airflow in the chamber, a stage in the chamber, a nozzle which is arranged above the stage. The nozzle has a protector which is arranged around a supply port of the nozzle. Th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279045 | Apparatus for wetting a running filament strand An apparatus for wetting an advancing filament bundle. A fluid is applied by means of a nozzle in the form of a fluid spray jet to the filament bundle advancing in spaced relationship with the nozzle. A portion of the spray jet is shielded before impacting upon the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255747 | Coat/develop module with independent stations An apparatus for dispensing fluid during semiconductor substrate processing operations. The apparatus includes a first processing chamber, a second processing chamber, and a dispense arm assembly. The apparatus further includes a dispense arm access shutter position... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238239 | Liquid coating device with barometric pressure compensation A liquid coating device and method for coating a coatable composition on a workpiece to form a coating, wherein a parameter indicative of barometric pressure is measured and at least one thickness-affecting process parameter is adjusted in order to compensate for th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226510 | Film forming apparatus In a film forming apparatus according to the aerosol deposition method, the thickness of a structure being formed can be controlled accurately. The film forming apparatus includes an aerosol generating part in which raw material powder is to be provided, a compresse... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195672 | Prep paint post This is a working post to be utilized for all those functions where air circulation is suggested or required. It is comprised of three main parts: an airflow generator, which is connected to an air filtering hollow floor and to an air and light filtering hollow roof... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189272 | Movable spray painting stand A movable spray-painting stand includes a worktable provided with four casters and having a wind-exhausting device and a filtering device assembled thereon. The wind-exhausting device has an air inlet communicating with the wind outlet of the filtering device. A sep... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188481 | Adjustable damper actuator An actuator for controlling the position of a damper. It is an adjustable damper actuator that can actuate a damper to have positions that are other than fully open and fully closed. The actuator has adjustable stops for attaining a partially closed or partially ope... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186296 | Film formation apparatus A film formation apparatus by which a film thickness can be precisely measured and whether the film quality is good or bad can be confirmed in a process of performing film formation according to the aerosol deposition method. The film formation apparatus includes: a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182979 | High efficiency method for performing a chemical vapordeposition utilizing a nonvolatile precursor A method directed to the use of a nonvolatile precursor, either a solid or liquid precursor, suitable for CVD, including liquid source CVD (LSCVD). Using the method of the invention the nonvolatile precursor is dissolved in a solvent. Choice of solvent is typically ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166164 | Vehicle powder coating system An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen lo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160579 | Method and device for coating a moving web A method for curtain coating a moving web (8) is described, wherein the total amount of the coating liquids and of the lateral flow liquid, added perpendicular to the lateral extension of the curtain (6), is deposited on the moving web (8) under... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156919 | Portable metallizing spray booth A bottom tray is supported by four wheels and is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a top frame member having two side walls and a back wall enclosing a grated work surface. A pair of pressurized tanks containing ingredients for metallizing an object are mounted ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153364 | Re-circulation and reuse of dummy-dispensed resist The present invention provides a system and methodology for dummy-dispensing resist though a dispense head while mitigating waste associated with the dummy-dispense process. The dummy dispensed resist is returned to a reservoir from which it was taken. Between subst... | 12/26/2006 |
