Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025025 | Apparatus and method for applying a film on a substrate A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus having a plurality of applicators, each applicator with an ingress opening to receive a liquid, and an egress opening to release the liquid, and a conductor positio... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7332039 | Plasma processing apparatus and method thereof A nozzle head NH of a plasma processing apparatus comprises an annular inner holder 3, an annular inner electrode 11 surrounding this holder 3, an annular outer electrode 21 surrounding this electrode 11, and an annular outer holde... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7220459 | Method for finishing a manufactured article by powder painting A method for finishing a manufactured article by powder painting, comprising the step of applying, on a surface to be decorated of the manufactured article, one decorative layer obtained by means of the transfer by controlled migration of powder particles which orig... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7144597 | Electrostatic application of powder material to solid dosage forms utilizing an electrically conductive shield An apparatus for electrostatically applying a powder material to a solid dosage from includes a source (1) of charged powder material, a support assembly (2) for supporting the solid dosage form (3) with a front face in the vicinity of the sourc... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7070656 | Electrostatic coating The invention provides apparatus for electrostatically coating a pharmaceutical tablet core with powdered coating material. The apparatus comprises a first rotary drum (12) on which a core is held in electrical isolation from its surroundings but at a potenti... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6889721 | Liquid crystal display panel, method of fabricating the same and apparatus thereof An apparatus for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a chamber for holding a substrate, wherein the substrate includes first and second metal patterns, a spray nozzle connected to the chamber for spraying spacers onto the substrate, wherein the space... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890475 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a thin-walled article The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thin-walled article, wherein a single- or multi-component, essentially polymer-based material (1), such as plastics, elastomers, and/or the like, is sprayed in an elecrical field (E) in an electrically cha... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6875278 | Modular powder application system A powder atomizer comprises a rotatable powder conveying brush operably associated with a powder supply. A powder receptacle has an inlet and an outlet. The powder conveying brush extends along the inlet and supplies powder to the receptacle. A rotatable powder mete... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860769 | Cathode contact pin for an electroplating process A cathode contact pin for making electrically conductive contact with a conductive area for carrying out an electrodeposition process including a stem region disposed adjacent a tip region said stem region for interfacing with an electrical source of power for carry... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6844048 | Substrates for powder deposition containing conductive domains Provided is, among other things, a conductive inlay film comprising: a layer of dielectric film having a pattern of holes suitable to define selected regions to which particles will be deposited by electrostatic deposition; and a conductive element comprising polyme... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6649221 | Spacer microparticle spraying apparatus and method for fabricating a liquid crystal display Provided is a spacer microparticle spraying apparatus capable of selectively disposing spacer microparticles in electrode gaps where no pixels are present even on a substrate carrying an array of stripe electrodes in use for the STN liquid crystal display... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6595819 | Equipment for fabricating partitioning ribs of plasma display device This invention provides equipment for fabricating partitioning ribs of a plasma display device. The equipment comprises a head, a driver, an X position sensor and a Y position sensor, a laser displacement sensor for detecting the distance of the head from... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592671 | Apparatus for clamping a planar substrate The disclosure relates to an apparatus for electrostatically adhering grains to a planar substrate comprising: a. an electrostatic chuck having a collection surface with at least one grain collection zone for, when the planar substrate is layered on the c... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585936 | Slide stainer with controlled fluid flow An automated slide stainer with fluid flow control. The fluid flow control controls the flow rate of fluid, e.g., water, applied to at least one slide by the slide stainer. In an automated slide stainer that applies reagents to slides to stain biological ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6562138 | Electrode holder for a powder spray gun A spray coating device for coating powder, comprising an electrode support (24) fitted with an electrically insulating tubular segment (26) running at least 1.5 cm from an electric contactor (34) into a powder duct (8).... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6555180 | System and method for direct fabrication of micro/macro scale objects in a vacuum using electromagnetic steering A system and method for directing metal or ceramic particles toward a substrate (18) in a vacuum chamber includes a powder hopper (11), an enclosure (12) containing multiple differentially pumped vacuum chambers (19), a charging lamp (13), a tube (14), mu... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6352589 | Apparatus for spin-coating semiconductor substrate and method of doing the same There is provided an apparatus for spin-coating a semiconductor substrate, including (a) a rotary table rotatable in opposite directions, (b) a nozzle dropping coating material onto a semiconductor substrate lying on the rotary table, (c) an electrode hav... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6321680 | Vertical plasma enhanced process apparatus and method A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system having an upper chamber for performing a plasma enhanced process, and a lower chamber having an access port for loading and unloading wafers to and from a wafer boat. The system includes apparatus... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6216631 | Robotic manipulation system utilizing patterned granular motion A system (100, 100', 100") and method for robotic manipulation of objects (130) is provided wherein particulates (110, 110') are agitated by the transfer of energy thereto to establish patterned granular motion of the particulates (110, 110'). The pattern... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6099747 | Chamber etching of plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus and method in which a counter electrode is connected to a high frequency power source to generate a plasma and the substrate electrode is grounded and in which the substrate electrode is connected to a high frequency power so... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086675 | Web charging apparatus A web charging apparatus comprises wire electrodes, which are extended along the width of a moving web, and a grounded roller, on which the web is supported. A grounded plate is provided behind the wire electrodes relative to the grounded roller, so that ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080363 | Liquid treating apparatus for biological sample A liquid-processing apparatus for processing vital specimens, such as an automatic staining apparatus for staining specimens of vital tissues or the like for microscopic examination, has a cabinet (7) internally provided with a lower plate (8) and an uppe... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5850587 | Electrostatic toner conditioning and controlling means II A system for delivering electrostatic toner to an image receiving member includes a traveling electrostatic wave toner conveyor with a delivery segment adjacent to the image receiving member. The delivery segment includes parallel traveling wave conveyor ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820941 | Powder spray coating Apparatus for powder spray coating comprises means (4) for electrostatically-charging powder entrained in air, a conduit (6) for transporting the electrostatically charged powder from the charging means (4) to an internal chamber (12) in a spray head (8),... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5744019 | Method for electroplating metal films including use a cathode ring insulator ring and thief ring Multiple-layer thin film devices are deposited by electroplating on an otherwise substantially clean substrate wafer. The composition of the electroplated alloy layers is maintained substantially uniform using a cathode assembly on which the substrate waf... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5688563 | Electrostatic system for controlling the flow of a fluid after being coated onto a substrate A system controls the flow of a conductive fluid after the fluid is coated onto a substrate by applying an electrostatic force to the coated fluid. The force applied to the fluid can be controlled to counteract the fluid tendency to dewet to a thicker sta... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5669973 | Apparatus for electrostatically depositing and retaining materials upon a substrate Apparatus having a substrate having a planar conductive plating located on a first surface of a dielectric layer and having a conductive trace (a collection trace) located on a second surface of the dielectric layer such that the conducting plating and th... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5620581 | Apparatus for electroplating metal films including a cathode ring, insulator ring and thief ring Multiple-layer thin film devices are deposited by electroplating on an otherwise substantially clean substrate wafer. The composition of the electroplated alloy layers is maintained substantially uniform using a cathode assembly on which the substrate waf... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5482556 | Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers Apparatus for mounting and moving coating dispensers within the interior of a spray booth, and particularly the coating dispensers located above an object moving through the booth. A first embodiment comprises a dispenser housing having an aerodynamically... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5453304 | Method and apparatus for coating glassware In a system and method for forming a metal oxide coating on glassware, heated glassware is provided in a coating zone, preferably by a grounded conveyor. An electrostatic charging and depositing field is established to a surface of the glassware in the co... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5284684 | Method and apparatus for coating glassware Electrostatic coating methods and apparatus are used to coat the exterior surface of glassware and preclude deposition on the interior surface and mouth of the glassware. A preferred stearic acid coating electrostatically applied over glassware with a hot... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5138971 | Web charging apparatus A web charging apparatus, for use in a coating system for applying various coating liquids onto a web which has been previously charged by a static field in which conductive wires form a corona discharge electrode. The diameter of the wires is in a range ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5099271 | Imaging material providing device An imaging material providing device of the present invention comprises: means for carrying imaging material particles charged to a first polarity, the imaging material carrying means having a portion formed of elastic material for holding the imaging mat... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5074240 | Developer material coating apparatus having selective coating unit A developer material coating apparatus for electrostatically coating developer material on a support member in a developer material coating region to form a developer sheet, comprising a counter electrode roller for feeding the support member through the ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4879969 | Electrostatic flocking apparatus An electrostatic flocking apparatus has a flocking chamber, an air flow producing device for supplying and discharging air into and out of the flocking chamber, a filter for allowing the air out of the flocking chamber, but preventing the fibers from bein... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4826703 | Method and apparatus for electrically controlling coating layer dimensions A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the width and improving edge thickness uniformity of a layer of coating material electrostatically deposited on a moving web surface. The apparatus preferably includes a coating applicator, a rotatably m... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4740384 | Process and apparatus for applying two or more colors of paint The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for applying two or more colors of paint by applying a first paint to at least part of a substrate, followed by a second and, if desired, further different-colored paints to different parts of the substr... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4645895 | Method and apparatus for surface-treating workpieces A method of surface-treating a workpiece is described characterized in aping one or more short-duration electrical pulses to produce, for each pulse, a high amplitude short-duration electrical discharge between the workpiece, serving as an anode, and ano... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4396273 | Transfer unit for electrophotographic copying machine A transfer unit includes a pair of guide and field stabilizer members disposed adjacent to a transfer member and along a conveying path for a transfer sheet. A voltage is applied to the stabilizer members which is of the same polarity as a bias voltage ap... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4387980 | Charging device for electronic copier In an electronic copier provided with a light-sensitive medium, a charging station, an exposure station, a developing station, a transfer station and a fixing unit, the charging station includes a plurality of contact charging elements in contact with the... | 06/14/1983 |
