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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220318 | Semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus which uses a thermal CVD reaction to deposit a film onto a substrate has a ring with an electrode terminal that makes contact with either the substrate or the deposited film thereon, a power supply that applies a curren... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7097711 | Electrostatic flocking chamber for forming electrostatic flocking apparatus An electrostatic flocking operation of a workpiece (5) is advantageously performed in a condition in which the moisture content of an adhesive layer formed on a surface of the workpiece (5) is kept at a favorable value by a humidifier (1). The h... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6909862 | Printer apparatus having fixing unit with heat controller for controlling temperature of heat-up roller Disclosed is a printer apparatus that ensures temperature control of a heat-up roller in a fixing unit thereof. An image-forming unit forms an image to be transferred onto a recording material. The fixing unit fixes the image onto the recording material. The fixing ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886733 | Conductive powder applying device immersing substrate into conductive powder by rotating tank including conductive powder and substrate at opposing positions A conductive powder is stored at a predetermined position in a tank. At least one substrate is placed at a predetermined position opposite the conductive powder in the tank. The tank is rotated so as to immerse the substrate into the conductive powder. Thereby, the ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6786174 | Method of robotic manipulation using fluidic patterning A system (100, 100′) and method for robotic manipulation of objects (130) is provided wherein a liquid (110, 110′) is agitated by the transfer of energy thereto for establishing an oscillatory motion instability in the liquid (110, 110 | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776118 | Robotic manipulation system utilizing fluidic patterning A system (100, 100′) and method for robotic manipulation of objects (130) is provided wherein a liquid (110, 110′) is agitated by the transfer of energy thereto for establishing an oscillatory motion instability in the liquid (110, 110 | 08/17/2004 |
| 6716286 | Electrostatically assisted coating method and apparatus with focused electrode field A system for applying a fluid coating onto a substrate includes forming a fluid wetting line by introducing a stream of fluid onto a first side of the substrate along a laterally disposed fluid-web contact area. An electrical force is created on the fluid from an ef... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6670270 | Semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus which uses a thermal CVD reaction to deposit a film onto a substrate has a ring with an electrode terminal that makes contact with either the substrate or the deposited film thereon, a power supply that appli... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6582521 | Annular flow electrostatic powder coater An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6455423 | Direct writing of low carbon conductive material A method for providing a low carbon and/or low oxygen containing conductive material includes providing a substrate assembly having a surface and providing a stream of a precursor containing conductive material to a region proximate the surface of the sub... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6444033 | Article comprising a diffuser with flow control features A diffuser comprises a conduit having a cross-sectional area that increases in a direction fluid flow. In one embodiment, the diffuser is used to reduce the incidence and severity of flow fluctuations that occur in an electrostatic deposition apparatus. I... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6240873 | Annular flow electrostatic powder coater An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6214116 | Horizontal reactor for compound semiconductor growth Described is a horizontal reactor for processing GaN based semiconductors which achieves high quality epitaxial growth because no dust is produced through use of a ferrofluidic power transmission or gas flow to rotate its susceptor, elements from thermal ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6123269 | Liquid dispensing system and method for electrostatically deflecting a continuous strand of high viscosity viscoelastic nonconductive liquid A non-contact electrostatic liquid dispensing system and method for dispensing continuous, high viscosity viscoelastic nonconductive liquid strands in a controlled manner onto a substrate. An applicator or gun having a charging electrode introduces an ele... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6087003 | Method of coating particles and coated spherical particles A microparticle comprising an active substance which is a central core made of liquid, gaseous or solid particle of regular or irregular shape, and the method for entrapping said active substance in a coating material which is conformationally distributed... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5853868 | Electrical contact material for flexible doctor blade A conductive paste comprising a flexible elastomer, an electrically conductive particulate material and, optionally, a solvent is disclosed. This paste is used for providing flexible, electrically conductive bonding between materials. In a preferred embod... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5630877 | Painting with magnetically formed pattern and painted product with magnetically formed pattern A method and an apparatus for producing a product having a magnetically formed pattern, capable of forming any desired pattern in diversely different shapes with a clear visual recognizability, at high speed, by a simple procedure, and a painted product p... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5603815 | Electrochemical fluidized bed coating of powders A method for coating particulate substrate materials is provided which comprises (a) combining particles and an electrolyte in an imperforate container; (b) vibrating the container to generate a fluidized bed of particles in the electrolyte; and (c) elect... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5573817 | Method and apparatus for delivering a substance into a material A method of delivering a substance into a material mass including the steps of measuring a quantity of a carrier fluid and a material to be delivered, mixing the carrier fluid and the material to be delivered, and subjecting the mixture to a magnetic infl... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5520738 | Powder applicator device, particularly for cigarette making machines A device for applying bronze or similar powder, particularly in a cigarette making machine, uses a corona discharge wire (36) or similar conductor maintained at high voltage to establish an electrostatic field which causes powder to be attracted to prepar... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5316800 | Spraying of liquids A coating is applied to a substrate by conveying the substrate past a number of liquid spraying nozzles (32) to which high voltage is applied to produce spray in the form of liquid ligaments which deposit as such, or in the form of droplets, on the substr... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5108982 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing a ceramic superconductor coated metal fiber An aqueous and method for manufacturing a ceramic superconductor coated metal fiber comprises a container for holding a nonaqueous solution inwhich particles of superconductor material are colloidally suspended to form a slurry. A voltage source is provid... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5073219 | Method of and apparatus for making optical storage devices In a process for mass producing optical storage sheets, an elongate film of a liquid crystalline material is fed lengthwise along a path through an aligning gate. The aligning gate applies to successive areas of the film a field which aligns the molecules... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5033203 | Curing oven using Wellsbach conversion An improved curing oven using Wellsbach conversion is disclosed. The present invention 10 provides an improved curing oven which cures materials with electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet region. The invention consists of a surface 12 lined with a ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4801352 | Flowing gas seal enclosure for processing workpiece surface with controlled gas environment and intense laser irradiation A controlled gas environment is provided against a surface area of a semiconductor wafer for performing processes on the area in the fabrication of integrated circuits thereon, including processes of deposition, impurity implantation, etching, ablation, a... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4687315 | Temperature controller with shape memory alloy in a fixing device of electrophotographic copying machine An electrophotographic copying machine comprises a device for controlling the temperature of a heating roller which presses a copy paper carrying a toner image thereon together with a fixing roller. The device comprises a switch and an actuator. The actua... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4667620 | Method and apparatus for making plastic containers having decreased gas permeability Apparatus for producing open ended plastic containers having decreased gas permeability that includes a vacuum chamber and a pump for regulating the pressure therein, an ionization source mounted in the chamber proximate the container's open end and a con... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4622235 | Method and apparatus for generating an electrostatic field for flocking a thread-like or yarn-like material, and the flocked article thus produced A method and apparatus for electrostatically flocking a thread-like or yarn-like material. This material rectilinearly and continuously or intermittently is moved through an electrical field which is generated between electrodes having non-planar yet symm... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4580966 | Orientation processing device for magnetic particles on disc-shaped magnetic recording medium A device for orienting magnetic particles contained in a magnetic layer on a disc-shaped magnetic recording medium along the circumference of the recording medium. The magnetic layer is provided on a substrate. The orientation is effected by a magnetic fi... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4565591 | Method and apparatus for making a magnetically loaded insulated electrical conductor Making an insulated electrical conductor having an insulation layer formed from dielectric carrier with magnetically permeable particles dispersed therein in which the conductor bearing the layer is passed through a magnetic field to cause an increase in ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4560521 | Maintaining homogeneity in a mixture Method and apparatus to maintain homogeneity in a mixture of a fluid carrier and a quantity of magnetically permeable particles in which the mixture within a cylindrical container is subjected to the influence of a magnetic field which rotates around the ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4543551 | Apparatus for orienting magnetic particles in recording media There is disclosed a magnetic assembly for use in orienting the magnetic particles which are orientable under the influence of a magnetic field. A non-magnetic housing assembly defines a storage area containing a plurality of discrete permanent magnets. P... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4447467 | Method and apparatus for perpendicular magnetic recording medium To manufacture a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a nonmagnetic substrate having a coating layer of a binder with magnetic particles dispersed therein is passed through a magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and a per... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4440106 | Magnetic orientation system A two-part arrangement of permanent magnets with low retentivity conducting elements for the flow of magnetic force is used in order to orientate magnetically anisotropic pigments in a suspension in the direction of tape travel during the production of a ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4420360 | Apparatus for the industrial production of flock coated electrical wire This invention concerns an apparatus for the industrial production of electrical conducting wires treated by flocking and coated with adhesive.... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4399422 | Magnetizing apparatus Apparatus is provided for uniformly premagnetizing magnetic media, such as wide magnetic tapes and/or for substantially uniformly orienting the magnetic particles in the slurry of the magnetizable layer of magnetic media during their formation. Premagneti... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4382244 | Device for magnetically orienting the magnetizable particles or magnetic recording media in a preferred direction A device for magnetically orienting the magnetizable particles of magnetic recording media in a preferred direction, which media are obtained by applying a coating of anisotropically magnetic particles finely dispersed in a solution of an organic binder s... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4333418 | Apparatus for the production of magnetic recording media in tape form Magnetic recording media in which, following application of the magnetic dispersion to a web of tape base material, the magnetic particles are oriented in a preferred direction and the magnetic dispersion is dried to fix the magnetic particles in their or... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4311113 | Method and apparatus for depositing flock fibers A method and apparatus for depositing flock wherein flock fibers are fed at a controlled rate from a storage hopper through a screen into a propelling air stream. The air stream carries the fibers in a rotationally stabilized flow to an applicator gun whe... | 01/19/1982 |
