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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062424 | Method and apparatus for molding substrate A method for encapsulating a substrate includes placing a hardened encapsulant material in a container. The encapsulant material is then heated and stirred until it is in a liquid or gel state. The liquid encapsulant material is held in the container in a vacuum sta... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7597763 | Electroless plating systems and methods Electroless plating systems and methods are described herein. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7358451 | Apparatus and method for dispensing small quantities of particles There is disclosed an apparatus and method which is capable of dispensing very small (typically less than 5 mg) quantities of particles to a high accuracy in a repeatable way and without undue wastage. Also, the need for advanced particle formulation is reduced. The... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338980 | Method and apparatus for mixing a high-viscosity material into a gas A piston pump has a piston and cylinder. A gas is supplied into the cylinder during and/or after a suction stroke of the piston pump, and a high-viscosity material is supplied into the cylinder after the suction stroke. A discharge stroke of the piston pump is effec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323057 | Cable powder applicator The invention relates to the field of applicators for applying moisture-absorbent powder on cable elements. This is an applicator for applying moisture-absorbent powder on cable elements which comprises a hopper intended to contain the powder, a mesh closing the sma... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316748 | Apparatus and method of dispensing small-scale powders An apparatus and method of dispensing small-scale powders for a variety of applications, including, for example, fabricating a three-dimensional heterogeneous small-scale device, includes using a feed mechanism that causes motion of the powder particles and the step... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7276118 | Spin-coating apparatus for use in manufacturing semiconductor devices Spin-coating apparatus for use in manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a spin-chuck for rotating a wafer or the like, and a baffle plate disposed under the spin chuck to collect and discharge residue spun off of the wafer as the wafer is rotated by the spin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7217113 | Process and installation for the manufacturing of a coating for an impression cylinder Manufacturing a coating for an impression cylinder whereby a carrier and a cylinder shape is provided. A hollow cylinder is positioned between the carrier and the cylinder shape, and material to form the coating in the spaces is introduced between the carrier and th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205027 | Powder coating method providing enhanced finish characteristics A powder coating method that provides enhanced finish characteristics to a powder coated object. The object to be powder coated is vibrated such that the powder readily flows on the surface of the object. The improved flow of the applied powder results in a powder c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186948 | Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation A method for the fabrication of metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous joining by brazing, soldering or welding of aluminum matrix tape using a laser to melt the surface of the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously contacti... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164096 | Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation A method for the fabrication of large metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous joining by brazing or welding of aluminum matrix tape using an infrared laser to melt the surface of the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously con... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151122 | UV curable polysiloxane clearcoat A coating composition that can be cured by actinic or ionizing radiation is disclosed. The coating composition is made up of at least one polysiloxane compound one polysiloxane compound having the following structure (I) or (II): | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122084 | Device for liquid treatment of disk-shaped objects A device is suggested which includes a carrier (1) for receiving the disk-shaped object (10), a liquid supply device (17) for applying liquid onto a disk-shaped object (10) located on the carrier (1), and a liquid catch ring (2 | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121713 | Swinging agitator for a gypsum calcining apparatus and the like An agitation mechanism for a gypsum processing apparatus which includes a housing having a bottom wall, and at least one side wall. The housing can be constructed and arranged to receive and process gypsum-based products. An agitator frame having a similarly shaped ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048800 | Semiconductor substrate processing apparatus According to one aspect of the invention, a semiconductor substrate, or wafer, processing apparatus is provided. The wafer processing apparatus may include a frame, a semiconductor substrate support, a dispense head connected to the frame to dispense a semiconductor... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045012 | Jetting method of liquid, jetting apparatus of liquid, production method of substrate for electro-optical apparatus and production method of electro-optical apparatus In a method and apparatus for jetting a liquid from a nozzle of a droplet jet head and applying it to a substrate, a jet amount of the liquid to any one of at least two divided regions of a coating region of the substrate is controlled to be greater than a jet amoun... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044269 | Scaffold Scaffold erected adjacent to a wall, which enables an easy plastering, drying cleaning, coloring, etc. operation of the wall by automatic means. Said scaffold comprises: a. a platform being erected adjacent and parallel to the wall; b. column members carrying the pl... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018472 | Photoresist applying device and applying method therefor A photoresist applying device of the present invention is provided with an air-bubble collecting part on a photoresist flow passage at its predetermined part of a nozzle pipe directly connected to a nozzle tip. As a result, there is no possibility of ejection at the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008480 | Apparatus for coating photoresist Disclosed is a photoresist coating apparatus capable of preventing a substrate from being contaminated and preventing a pattern bridge phenomenon from being created in the substrate during an exposure process by shielding backflow of photoresist through forcibly exh... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008481 | Method and apparatus for depositing a homogeneous pyrolytic coating on substrates A method and apparatus for depositing a homogeneous pyrolytic coating on substrates. These coatings would include insulator, metal and semiconductor films on a glass substrate. The apparatus controls the size and distribution of the spray droplets to improve the uni... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997988 | System for processing a workpiece An apparatus for processing a workpiece in a micro-environment includes a workpiece housing connected to be rotated by a motor. The workpiece housing forms a substantially closed processing chamber where one or more processing fluids are distributed across at least ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978101 | Toner supply container detachably mounted to an image forming apparatus including a coupling projection A toner supply container is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. The container includes a toner accommodating portion to accommodate toner and has a supply opening to supply toner into the image forming apparatus, a feeding member to feed the toner in... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971785 | Canister assembly for powder delivery system A powder paint canister assembly includes a canister body having a color changer manifold, a purge ring, and at least one venturi pump attached thereto. The canister body interior includes a fluidization plate and a fluidization distribution plate adjacent a prefera... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968139 | Toner supply container and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A toner supply container is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. The container includes a toner accommodating portion to accommodate toner and has a supply opening to supply toner into the image forming apparatus, a feeding member to feed the toner in... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960257 | Semiconductor processing system with wafer container docking and loading station A processor for processing integrated circuit wafers, semiconductor substrates, data disks and similar units requiring very low contamination levels. The processor has an interface section which receives wafers in standard wafer carriers. The interface section trans... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945470 | Canister powder paint delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for supplying multi-color powder paint material to an applicator in which at least one canister is used. This invention can be utilized with multiple or with a single color of powder paint material. The preferred system includes two canisters... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6911091 | Environment exchange control for material on a wafer surface Systems and methods are described for environmental exchange control for a polymer on a wafer surface. An apparatus for controlling an exchange between an environment and a polymer on a surface of a wafer located in the environment includes: a chamber adapted to hol... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6884293 | Self-adjusting return line and dip coating solution apparatus including the same A diptank applies coating solution to devices that are dipped therein. A reservoir tank contains a reservoir of coating solution. The diptank forms a coating solution overflow return that flows to the reservoir by means of a conduit and a self-adjusting return line.... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881264 | Configuration and a method for reducing contamination with particles on a substrate in a process tool A process tool, preferably a spin coater, includes a set of at least three arms and an adjustable rinse nozzle. The arms lift a substrate, e.g. a semiconductor wafer, from a chuck inside the process chamber after having performed the corresponding manufacturing step... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860946 | System for the process of coating implantable medical devices Methods of coating an implantable device and a system for performing such methods are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes applying a coating substance to the surface of an implantable device, and rotating the implantable device in a centrifuge. The metho... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860944 | Microelectronic fabrication system components and method for processing a wafer using such components A process chamber is provided which includes a gate configured to align barriers with an opening of the gate and an opening of the process chamber such that the two openings are either sealed or provide an air passage to the chamber. A method is provided and include... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852164 | Powder supply system for coating installations with a plurality of application units A central powder supply system, referred to as a so-called powder center (1) is made available for use especially in high-performance industrial powder coating installations. The powder center (1) is divided into two separate chambers (2, 3), an... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6746536 | Liquid coating device with rotating spray disks The invention relates to a liquid coating device (10) comprising a rotor housing (12) accommodating one or more spray rotors (22). The spray rotors (22) comprise a drive device (46), a drive shaft (42), a bearing element ( | 06/08/2004 |
| 6695962 | Anode designs for planar metal deposits with enhanced electrolyte solution blending and process of supplying electrolyte solution using such designs An anode assembly by which a solution can be supplied to a surface of a semiconductor substrate includes a housing defining an internal housing volume into which the solution can flow. A closure is provided for the internal housing volume, and the solutio... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6619226 | Sifter seasoning applicator The seasoning applicator applies seasoning onto snack food products such as potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, and the like in a two-dimensional seasoning pattern. A two compartment sifting assembly has a first top layer having a screen where seaso... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616968 | Coated polymeric particles having improved anti-block characteristics, method of making such particles, and apparatus therefor To provide superior anti-agglomeration, or tackiness-reducing, properties, one aspect of the invention is directed to coated polymeric particles, with each of the coated particles comprised of a polymeric substrate particle and a block-reducing coating on... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6544336 | Apparatus for a high efficiency spray system Several components are used in combination to effect an apparatus for a spray system, which improves the transfer characteristics and efficiency of polymer applied to the surface of a printing plate. In accordance with this invention, the apparatus compri... | 04/08/2003 |
