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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8438989 | Surface feed-in electrodes for deposition of thin film solar cell and signal feed-in method thereof The present invention discloses a surface feed-in electrode structure for thin film solar cell deposition, relating to solar cell technologies. The surface feed-in electrode structure uses a signal feed-in component with a flat waist and a semicircular feed-in end t... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8430057 | Stent support devices A collet shaped to minimize the contact area of a stent end with a surface of the collet. The collet has an end surface for contacting a stent end that includes a raised or projecting portion and a flat or relatively flat portion. The projecting, portion has at leas... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8397666 | Mandrel coating assembly Mandrel coating assemblies are provided, as well as methods for coating endoluminal medical devices with a therapeutic agent using the mandrel coating assembly. The endoluminal medical device may be a stent, valve or other medical device, and may include a plurality... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8381675 | Lens barrel coating aid apparatus A lens barrel coating aid apparatus includes a holder, a suction component and a suction source. The holder includes a holding surface, securing portions positioned on the holding surface to fix lens barrels, and a first positioning portion. The first positioning po... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8365682 | Methods and apparatus for supporting substrates Substrate support methods and apparatus include vertically aligned lift pins that have bearing surfaces that engage friction plates and/or magnetic fields to maintain the vertical orientation of the lift pins during substrate lifting. In some embodiments, a magnetic... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8356572 | Clamping unit for depositing thin film solar cell and signal feed-in method A clamping unit for depositing a thin film solar cell and a signal feed-in method are provided. The clamping unit comprises an electrode plate module, a signal feed-in module (201), and a supporting frame. The electrode plate module is set with a shielding co... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8347811 | System and method for supporting an object during application of surface coating A system is provided that is capable of supporting an object during application of surface coating that would enable access to multiple surfaces of the object while minimizing the impact on any surface that has not dried. The system provides stable support for the o... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8342119 | Self aligning non contact shadow ring process kit The invention provides a removable first edge ring configured for pin and recess/slot coupling with a second edge ring disposed on the substrate support. In one embodiment, a first edge ring includes a plurality of pins, and a second edge ring includes one or more a... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8316793 | Film coating apparatus A coating apparatus includes a housing, a number of coating chambers, a first lifting rod, a second lifting rod, and a third lifting rod. The housing includes a bottom wall with an opening defined thereon, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite to the fi... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8312837 | Support assembly for stent coating A support assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent are provided. The support assembly provides for minimum contact between the stent and the support assembly so as to reduce or eliminate coating defects. ... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8312838 | Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices A sleeve is positioned over a radially-expandable rod assembly and a stent is positioned over the sleeve. A mandrel is inserted into the rod assembly to thereby press the sleeve against the inner surface of the stent and expand the stent. A coating (such as a solven... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8251009 | Shadow frame having alignment inserts The present invention generally includes a shadow frame with alignment inserts that may permit the shadow frame to be properly aligned on the susceptor. The shadow frame may have one or more alignment inserts. The alignment inserts may be coupled to a cavity formed ... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8215262 | Cluster tool architecture for processing a substrate Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, substrates processed in the cluster tool have a more... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8181596 | Cluster tool architecture for processing a substrate An apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, a smaller system footprint, and a more repeatable wafer history. Embodiments provide for a cl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8127712 | Vacuum coating system comprising a transport unit for transporting substrates A vacuum coating unit having a pair of side by side transport devices for transporting substrates in a transport direction. Each transport device includes at least one first endless conveyor running in the transport direction and having a conveying element guided ar... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117984 | Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices A sleeve is positioned over a radially-expandable rod assembly and a stent is positioned over the sleeve. A mandrel is inserted into the rod assembly to thereby press the sleeve against the inner surface of the stent and expand the stent. A coating (such as a solven... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109230 | Apparatus and method for coating and drying multiple stents A coating and drying apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent and drying the stent is provided. The apparatus can include a cartridge. The cartridge can comprise a core, a plurality of stent mandrels, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The c... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8087378 | Apparatus for coating lenses To provide a coating apparatus capable of automatically executing a series of steps of measuring the shape of a lens and applying a primer solution thereon, drying the primer solution and applying a photochromic coating solution thereon, and curing the coated soluti... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074597 | Methods and apparatus for purging a substrate carrier In a first aspect, a substrate carrier is provided that includes an enclosure adapted to be sealable and to house at least one substrate. The substrate carrier includes a first port leading into the enclosure and adapted to allow a flow of gas into the enclosure whi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069814 | Stent support devices Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061298 | Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. A method supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is also provided. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051797 | Device to stabilize and align a pre-mounted stent A support device is provided to hold a pre-mounted device, such as a stent mounted on a balloon of a delivery catheter, for insertion in a coating apparatus. The support device stabilizes, aligns and holds the pre-mounted stent assembly in order to allow correct loc... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051798 | Mounting assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent A mounting assembly for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the assembly are provided. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042485 | Stent mandrel fixture and method for coating stents A stent mandrel support for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042486 | Stent spin coating apparatus A system or device for spin coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The device includes a coating table to support the stent, the stent being positioned on top of the coating table and supported on the table by a support fixture. The co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020511 | Film coating holder An exemplary film coating holder includes a main body, a plurality of workpiece holders, and a driving module. The main body includes a plurality of through holes defined therein and a central axis. The main body is capable of rotating around the central axis. Each ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011318 | Article support system An article support system for supporting articles and collecting paint or stain that drips off of the articles includes a plurality of stanchions being positioned and upwardly extending from a support surface. Each of the stanchions includes a top wall, a bottom wal... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001925 | Drug-polymer coated stent The present invention provides a method and system for loading drug onto a stent. The method comprises positioning at least one polymer coated stent on a mandrel, positioning a drug infused sheath onto the stent and diffusing drug from the sheath into the polymer co... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997226 | Systems and methods for producing a medical device A machine and process useful for processing a delicate workpiece, e.g., an implantable medical device, includes a carrier having a mandrel and wheels. The workpiece is positioned on the mandrel, which is free to roll by gravity on rails which cooperate with the whee... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987811 | Apparatus for supporting workpieces thereon An apparatus (100) for supporting workpieces thereon includes a seat (10), a holding board (20), and a magnetic module connecting the seat to the holding board. The magnetic module (70) includes a first member (40) secured in the s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984691 | Methods and apparatus for providing a liquid coating for an organic photoconductive drum A method of cleaning and coating a used organic photoconductive drum is disclosed. Using this method remanufacturers can reliably reuse certain used organic photoconductive drums which could not be reused without this method. The method comprises providing a used or... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7950347 | Rotatable device for holding a substrate The invention provides a rotatable and optionally heatable device for holding a flat substrate. The device includes a supporting means for placing and holding the substrate on a supporting surface, optionally a heater, a means for rotating the supporting means and a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946246 | Hand held magnetic test panel holder A hand held magnetic test panel holder that will attach metal or paper test panels magnetically, and will magnetically attach to a metal wall or surface. Its main body is formed to provide a handle and an extension to provide space to hold a test panel at a distance... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918181 | Stent mandrel fixture and method for reducing coating defects A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905198 | Ascent and descent apparatus for liquid material spray printer Disclosed is an ascent and descent apparatus for a liquid material spray printer, which may control a distance between a subject and a spray assembly optimally. The apparatus includes a sliding member having a pair of sliders selectively reciprocating oppositely by ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900578 | Carrying system and processing equipment A carrying system includes first and second carrying machines each of which includes a holding unit, a base and a linkage having pivotally joined first and second links. The holding unit can be moved, by turning the second link relative to the first link which is tu... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895967 | Decorating guitars Apparatus and methods of decorating guitars and other stringed musical instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus may include a carrier to hold a portion of a guitar, a surface to support the carrier, one or more ink-jet printheads to apply radiation-sen... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886686 | Installation for the vacuum treatment in particular of substrates Installation for vacuum treatment, particularly of substrates, includes several identical independent and aligned modules. Each module is provided with a vacuum treatment chamber and a transfer chamber having a mechanism for transferring a substrate within one of th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882798 | Key cap painting tool A spray painting tool for painting key caps is disclosed, which comprises: a platform, having a plurality of columns formed on a top surface of the same; a panel, having a plurality of holes formed thereon at positions corresponding to the plural columns for allowin... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874261 | Stage apparatus and coating treatment device A stage apparatus includes a stage over which a substrate is to be transferred, and a levitation mechanism which levitates the substrate over the stage. The stage includes a plurality of gas spray ports (16a) to spray a gas for levitating the substrate... | 01/25/2011 |
