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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926440 | Nanostructure synthesis apparatus and method Apparatus and method for synthesizing nanostructures in a controlled process. An embodiment of the apparatus comprises a stage or substrate holder that is heated, e.g., resistively, and is the primary source of heating for the substrate for nanostructure synthesis. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7249993 | Machining apparatus for skis having a binding The invention describes a machining apparatus for skis (5) having a binding (16), comprising a roller table (6) for the skis (5) resting with the running surface on the rollers (9) of the roller table, tools (2) provided bet... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7141274 | Substrate processing apparatus and method A substrate processing apparatus and method which employs the so-called batch processing method of processing a plurality of substrates simultaneously, thereby increasing the throughput, and which can carry out processing, such as electroless plating, stably and sec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6972145 | Semipermeable coating for building materials The present invention provides coating materials (14), insulation-containing building material products bearing the materials and methods for applying the coatings to the building material products. The coating materials (14) possess one-way “breatha... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969538 | Method for heat processing of substrate The present invention relates to a method for heat processing a substrate. After a coating film is formed on the substrate, the substrate is baked at a predetermined high temperature. The baking step is performed by first increasing the substrate temperature from a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6921436 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method An aging unit (DAC) for processing a wafer W having a coated film formed thereon includes a disposing plate, a temperature control circulating device for controlling the temperature of the disposing plate, a chamber, a gas supply mechanism for supplying an ammonia g... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6834612 | Method and apparatus for making particle-embedded webs Provided is a dispenser for dispensing particles onto a surface comprising a hopper for receiving particles, wherein the hopper has an opening at its bottom, a screen having openings and located adjacent the opening of the hopper, wherein the screen openings are uni... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827973 | Substrate processing method After a first processing solution is spread over the front surface of a substrate and the temperature of the front surface of the substrate is regulated at a predetermined substrate temperature, a second processing solution is spread over the front surface of the su... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6756074 | Methods for the deposition and curing of coating compositions Systems and methods for creating a combinatorial coating library including a coating system operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates. The systems and method... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6719844 | Deposition method, deposition apparatus, and pressure-reduction drying apparatus Using a scan coating method, a liquid film is formed on a substrate having a temperature distribution for correcting a temperature distribution of a liquid film caused by the heat of evaporation due to the volatilization of a solvent contained in the liquid film, an... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695922 | Film forming unit The present invention is a film forming unit for applying a coating solution to a substrate to form a coating film on the substrate, which has a heating and/or cooling member brought into direct or indirect contact with said substrate for changing a tempe... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6656273 | Film forming method and film forming system In an organic insulating film coating apparatus, an organic insulating film is applied onto a wafer by a spin coating. Thereafter, the wafer is subjected to heat processing and an inorganic insulating film is applied onto the wafer by a spin coating in an... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6599366 | Substrate processing unit and processing method The present invention includes a current plate which is arranged above a substrate in a chamber. A pressure inside the chamber is reduced by exhaust means and drying processing is performed on, for example, a coating solution on the substrate. On a periph... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589339 | Method of coating film, coating unit, aging unit, solvent replacement unit, and apparatus for coating film Prior to transfer of an wafer W, a mixed gas is being generated and exhausted, thereby fluctuation of concentration and temperature of a solvent component at the beginning of gas introduction into a chamber 3 is suppressed. A step of gelling after the waf... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6573031 | Apparatus and method of thermal processing and method of pattern formation A substrate coated with a coating solution is placed on a heating plate in a processing chamber in which an inert gas is circulating. The substrate is heated on the heating plate while the inert gas is circulating at an extremely small first circulating a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6544338 | Inverted hot plate cure module A curing module for use in fabricating semiconductor wafers is provided. The cure module comprises a housing and a bottom plate. The housing also contains a heating plate adjacent a top surface of the housing and side walls extending from the top surface.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6524389 | Substrate processing apparatus In a processing chamber for performing heat processing for a substrate, gas for purge, for example, N2 is supplied nearly parallel to the substrate placed on a hot plate with a gap forming member between them and toward both the front and rear ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508920 | Apparatus for low-temperature annealing of metallization microstructures in the production of a microelectronic device A method for filling recessed microstructures at a surface of a microelectronic workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, with metallization is set forth. In accordance with the method, a metal layer is deposited into the microstructures with a process, s... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6406541 | Method and apparatus for adhering and centering particles to the tacky areas on a surface containing an array of tacky and non-tacky areas Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for efficiently and precisely adhering and centering particles on tacky areas on a surface containing an array of tacky and non-tacky areas. These improved methods and apparatus for particle attachment and cent... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6391112 | Heat-exchanging workholder for a vacuum unit A workpiece holding device for a vacuum unit has coolable or heatable transfer plates (2) displaceable independently of one another in a baseplate (1) and each comprising a heat transfer surface (3) which is surrounded by an O-ring (4), is connected to a ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372042 | System for processing semiconductor wafers producing a downward laminar flow of clean air in front of baking units A photo process system for semiconductor wafers prevents air from flowing across the top of a baking region to produce a stable downward laminar air flow in front of baking units disposed at several levels in the baking region. The baking region is locate... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6365518 | Method of processing a substrate in a processing chamber Methods for processing a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a substrate with a first layer and an oxide layer on the substrate is placed in a processing chamber. The oxide layer is removed while the substrate is at a first temper... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6277442 | Closed chamber method and apparatus for the coating of liquid films The described invention provides a method and apparatus for coating uniform films on substrates and curing the coatings on the surface. Within an enclosed chamber the object to be coated is positioned and a sufficient amount of liquid material is provided... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6261365 | Heat treatment method, heat treatment apparatus and treatment system When a substrate coated with a coating solution which oxidizes at high temperatures is heat-treated, an oxygen concentration of a treatment atmosphere is lowered when the temperature is low. Next, the substrate is heat-treated in the treatment atmosphere ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6126747 | Apparatus for wax-impregnation of snowboards, skis or the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6042712 | Apparatus for controlling plating over a face of a substrate According to one aspect of the invention, a plating system is provided which includes a tank for containing a plating solution, a substrate holder, and a temperature control device. The substrate holder is configured to support a substrate in position so ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033474 | Apparatus for baking photoresist applied on substrate A photomask substrate, which is formed in a rectangular shape and on the surface of which photoresist is applied, is located above a lower heating plate so as to be separated from the lower heating plate by a proximity distance. The lower heating plate is... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5932009 | Wafer spinner having a heat controller for fabricating a semiconductor device A spinner which distributes a photoresist on a wafer in a semiconductor device fabrication apparatus includes a rotation-plate vacuum chuck which holds a wafer, a driving motor which rotates the chuck and a temperature controller assembly. The temperature... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5893950 | Method and apparatus for applying a water-based coating composition to a substrate A method and apparatus that prevents premature drying of a layer of a water-based coating composition on a substrate are disclosed.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5817178 | Apparatus for baking photoresist applied on substrate A photomask substrate, which is formed in a rectangular shape and on the surface of which photoresist is applied, is located above a lower heating plate so as to be separated from the lower heating plate by a proximity distance. The lower heating plate is... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5702220 | Method and apparatus for elimination of adhesive stringers during perfect binding A perfect binding apparatus having a plurality of pockets, each of which releasably engage a book to be bound. The pockets are sequentially passed over a glue pot by means of a conveyor chain coupled to each pocket. A hot melt adhesive is applied to the b... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5580607 | Coating apparatus and method A coating apparatus comprises a chuck on which a semiconductor wafer is adhered, a resist liquid supplying system for supplying a resist liquid to the semiconductor wafer, a motor for rotating the semiconductor wafer, thereby spreading the resist liquid o... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5534061 | Apparatus for waxing snowboards, skis and the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5464667 | Jet plasma process and apparatus A process and apparatus for the plasma deposition of a carbon-rich coating onto a substrate is provided. This method includes the steps of: providing a substrate in a vacuum chamber; and generating a carbon-rich plasma in the vacuum chamber by injecting a... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5451256 | Apparatus for preparing a smooth surfaced tough elastomeric coated fibrous batt A process for providing a relatively smooth, tough, elastomeric coating over one surface of a fibrous batt employs a heated ironing surface which engages an uncured coating of a composition of cross-linkable elastomeric aqueous emulsion applied as a foam ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5411764 | Method of making lithium electrode The thin film electrode is prepared by first forming a bath of a molten lithium material in a vessel. The molten lithium containing material is selected among lithium, a lithium alloy and lithium containing compounds. A substrate is coated with a thin lay... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5340399 | Apparatus for the heat treatment of ophthalmic lenses, especially contact lenses In an apparatus for the heat treatment of ophthalmic lenses, especially contact lenses, which comprises an approximately cylindrical housing of closed design having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, transport device for transporting the ophthalmic l... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5334245 | Method and apparatus for coating the top of an electrical device A method and apparatus for dispensing a thin coating of a highly viscous encapsulant liquid on to the top surface of a semiconductor device having been inner lead bonded. The coating is dispensed with a controlled thickness and is substantially planar. A ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5281442 | Treatment of hot melt ink images In the embodiment described in the specification, a hot melt ink image on a substrate is treated in a continuous manner by moving it along a platen having a heating zone to melt drops of hot melt ink and cause them to spread on the substrate. The platen h... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5230926 | Application of a front face coating to ink jet printheads or printhead dies A method and apparatus for applying a coating to a front face of an ink jet print head die or print head die comprise positioning a die in a cut out in a top surface of a block such that the die extends from the top surface of the block. An applicator suc... | 07/27/1993 |
