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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7364664 | Foreign matter removing mechanism, fluid flow processing equipment, and foreign matter removing method The present processing apparatus blocks off such a portion of a flow of a plating solution (17) that is other than a vicinity of a liquid surface, by using a first partition plate (15) whose lower end is in close contact with a bottom of a plating tank... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361225 | Liquid tank The present invention provides a liquid tank which has a compact construction comprising a process bath, an agitation service bath, an agitation room, a liquid supply tunnel, and a liquid supply outlet. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358186 | Method and apparatus for material deposition in semiconductor fabrication Broadly speaking, a method and an apparatus are provided for depositing a material on a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”). More specifically, the method and apparatus provide for selective heating of a surface of the wafer exposed to an electroless plating solution.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338604 | Process for recycling paint flush solution A process for removing solids from a water-based flush solution, The process includes: providing dirty flush solution; directing the dirty flush solution to a treatment vessel; adding one or more chemicals to the treatment vessel to form a treated flush solution; se... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7252714 | Apparatus and method for thermally controlled processing of microelectronic workpieces Apparatus and method for thermally controlled processing of microelectronic workpieces with liquids. An apparatus in accordance with and embodiment of the invention includes a process vessel configured to carry a processing liquid, such as an electroless processing ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243480 | Wafer fixing and marking The invention relates to a method for individually packing sheet or film-type materials in an automatic manner, said materials consisting of at least one material layer, in a packing unit with marked contents. A marking (40) made of a waxy marking material is... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7211151 | Coating liquid application apparatus, image printing apparatus and coating liquid application method A coating liquid application apparatus is provided which can apply a coating liquid, such as a coating agent for improving a weatherability of a printed surface, to the printed surface of a print medium automatically and at high speed. For this purpose, this inventi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189313 | Substrate support with fluid retention band An apparatus and method for supporting a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes a body having a band extending therefrom. The band is adapted to retain a fluid on the body thereby forming a shallow processing bath ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7137532 | Strainer and level indicator for a hot melt adhesive system A strainer for a hot melt adhesive system is fixed to the side wall(s) of a tank without fasteners to strain the adhesive flow and protect a pump of the system. The strainer may also be configured to act as a shield for a level indicator located within the tank.... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125454 | Device for selectively moistening envelope flaps This invention relates to a device for moistening envelope flaps, comprising a reservoir of liquid, means for pumping this liquid and, disposed transversely with respect to a direction of advance of the envelopes and inclined with respect to a horizontal plane for s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7089768 | Washing machine with conveyor device A cabinet-shaped washing machine includes a conveyor belt to move laundry goods in circulation, with the laundry goods passing through various successive steps of the laundry cycle. Following the actual washing process, a downstream pre-dehumidification as well as a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6997134 | Drum breader and coating redistribution system A drum breader and coating recirculation system that includes a spreader positioned at an end of the drum, the spreader having a plurality of angled surfaces to distribute coatings evenly; a screening platform positioned downstream of the spreader having a drive dev... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6923865 | Classification of coating particle size Techniques for precisely controlling the size of particles in a coating solution delivered to a coating apparatus involve continuous classification of coating particle size using a tangential flow filter assembly. The techniques may be particularly useful in the pre... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6881436 | Method for recycling aqueous paint Material balance is maintained in a recycling system for aqueous paint by controlling a liquid amount within the recycling system while spray-coating an article. A recycling method includes: coating an article with aqueous paint in a water-curtain-type coating booth... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6740163 | Photoresist recirculation and viscosity control for dip coating applications A method of performing dip coating of a layer of a resist material on a surface of a substrate, comprising steps of: (a) providing a dip coating vessel having an interior space containing a dip coating liquid comprising a solution of the resist material in a ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6713122 | Methods and apparatus for airflow and heat management in electroless plating Methods and apparatus for reducing heat load and air exposure when using an electroless plating fluid during a plating process, are presented. An electroless plating apparatus, including an electroless plating vessel and recirculation systems, is presented. The elec... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6694914 | Air unit for the removal of particulate material An air unit for the removal of excess particulate coating material that is present on products which are in a coating machine comprises, for blowing surplus particulate material off the products, at least one suction member for drawing off air, with parti... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6656280 | Resist recycling apparatus and method for recycling the same A resist recycling apparatus includes a viscosity control tank supplied with wasted resist liquid; a solvent tank that supplies a solvent to the viscosity control tank; a viscometer that measures viscosity of the resist according to the viscosity measured... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6592666 | Method and apparatus for applying a sizing composition to glass fibers A process and apparatus are provided for applying a sizing composition to glass fibers with improved size application efficiency, while also providing for the collection and reuse of sizing composition, as well as for providing sizing composition to the a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589338 | Device for processing substrate This substrate processing device is identical to a wafer cleaning device 5 for cleaning a wafer W, which includes a supply nozzle 34 for supplying APM and the pure water, a spin chuck 31 for carrying the wafer W and a container 31 for accommodating the sp... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579370 | Apparatus and method for coating treatment An apparatus for the coating treatment comprises a coating section for coating a substrate with a process solution, a heating section for heating the substrate coated with the process solution, and a recovery section for recovering at least a part of the ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6464879 | Treatment of phosphatizing waste water A process for treating phosphatising bath overflow and/or wash water after phosphatising, phosphatising being performed using an acid, aqueous phosphatising solution which contains from 3 to 50 g/l of phosphate ions, calculated as PO43- | 10/15/2002 |
| 6357386 | Assembly for controlling the gas flow in a plasma spraying apparatus A plasma spraying assembly comprising a treatment chamber and a plasma spraying device located in the interior thereof is disclosed that further comprises an assembly for controlling the gas flow in the interior of the treatment chamber. In order to preve... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6248398 | Coater having a controllable pressurized process chamber for semiconductor processing A coater having a controllable pressurized process chamber for applying photoresist to a wafer is provided. The controllable pressurized process chamber reduces the evaporation of solvent in the photoresist during a spin-on process step. Reducing prematur... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6197376 | Process and installation for covering a surface of a substrate with a layer of a fluid material Process for covering a surface (1a) of a substrate (1) with a layer (2) of a fluid material, characterized in that: (a) with a confining wall (3) closed up on itself, arranged some distance from and above the surface to be covered (1a), and whose lower ed... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6187099 | Installation for the treatment of objects in a defined gas atmosphere, whose O2 content is smaller that that of air and with which environmentally damaging treatment gases are produced An installation for the treatment of objects in a defined gas atmosphere whose oxygen content is smaller than that of air and with which environmentally damaging treatment gases are produced with a housing with an entry opening and with an exit opening for the... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6132509 | Transportable wash and paint facility A self-contained, trailer-mounted, portable wash and paint facility particularly useful to retrieve a grease disposal container having a removable lid, wash dirt and grease from the container, repaint the container, and return it to service. The facility ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6074700 | Removing foreign material from coating mix in a circulation system for coating A method and apparatus for separating foreign material from coating mix flow circulating in the machine circulation of a coating station (7) in coaters used for coating a web of paper or board. Coating mix is conveyed from a tank (1) to a coating station,... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071345 | Seal strip coating apparatus An apparatus for coating a strip of liquid material such as a polymer adhesive onto the surface of a traveling web at adjustable cross-directional locations which includes a transfer roll secured to a drive shaft coupled hub by an asymmetric rim plate. A ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063439 | Processing apparatus and method using solution A processing apparatus using solution comprises a rotary table which rotates while holding a substrate thereon, in the processing chamber provided in the casing, a supply mechanism for supplying a processing solution to a surface of the substrate held on ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5944897 | Paste application and recovery system for IPC termination unit An improved chip termination or application wheel for applying a layer of silver paste to the edge or end of a chip including a wheel that is defined by a broad circumferential surface, for contact with the chip, the surface containing an increased surfac... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5908657 | Coating apparatus and method of controlling the same In the present invention, a waste solution and a exhaust gas are guided together from a drain cup DC into a storing means through common discharge means. Naturally, the gas-liquid separation is performed within the storing means in place of performing the... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5888302 | Suction system for use in a method of lining the internal surface of a pipe There is provided a suction system for use in a method of lining the internal surface of a pipe, said suction system comprises a pig receiving device to be attached to an open end of the pipe, a liquid receiving tank connected with the pig receiving devic... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5882404 | Powder coating apparatus Powder coating apparatus (10) comprises an enclosure or booth (12) in which an article to be powder coated is locatable. Spray heads (24) are provided in the booth (12) to spray water over the inside of the booth (12) to remove over-spray powder coat mate... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5865894 | Megasonic plating system A plating cell adapted for electro-less plating of articles, for example, semiconductor wafers contained in a carrier or "boat", incorporates a megasonic transducer in the plating cell and a rotational drive supporting the wafer carrier in the plating cel... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5858466 | Photoresist supply system with air venting A system for pumping resist to a wafer coating machine includes a line that returns a selected proportion of the resist entering the resist pump to the resist supply tank. The return line to the tank is connected to the pump outlet at a higher point than ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5840123 | Mailing system moistener apparatus with recirculating excess moistening fluid A moistening apparatus includes a moistening fluid supply means. A moistening means is connected to the moistening fluid supply means for applying the moistening fluid onto the glue line of an envelope flap or onto the glue area of a postage meter or parc... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5766359 | Device for surface coating or lacquering of substrates An apparatus for surface coating or for lacquering a substrate, such as a disk-shaped substrate 2, which can be placed on a substrate carrier 14 and can be driven or given a rotating movement by means of a drive device, wherein the material or the lacquer... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5741362 | Wafer surface treating apparatus using chemical A wafer surface treating apparatus has an overflow treating tank for holding therein a chemical in which a wafer is to be soaked to perform a surface treatment of the wafer, piping for circulating the chemical overflowing from said treating tank to said t... | 04/21/1998 |
