Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122849 | Apparatus and method for producing a pharmaceutical product An apparatus and method are provided for producing pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical-like products. The apparatus and method provide real-time monitoring of the pharmaceutical product and can provide real-time control. The apparatus and method can monitor the dosage... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7895968 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for forming structure, and method for manufacturing electro-optic device A liquid droplet ejection apparatus includes: a liquid droplet ejection portion that ejects a liquid droplet containing a structure forming material onto a substrate; and drying means that dries the droplet on the substrate, thereby forming a structure made of the s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7823536 | Automatic waxing apparatus and method An automatic waxing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The automatic waxing apparatus includes a movable door-shaped module, at least a waxing module and a controlling module. The movable door-shaped module includes a door-shaped structure capable of movin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7730850 | Surface rotation speed detection in spray systems A spray application system for applying material to a surface of a rotating body such as a beverage can includes a detector that detects the actual speed of rotation of the surface during a spraying operation. This allows a controller to adjust trigger signals for t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7393415 | Method and apparatus for applying coating liquid to cylindrical substrate and method for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor and electrophotographic photoreceptor produced by the production method To suppress generation of a joint when detaching an applicator roll and cylindrical substrate from each other in a simple control to form a coating film having a uniform thickness efficiently on the cylindrical substrate is provided. A coating liquid is supplied fro... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387682 | Liquid drop discharge device, printer, printing method, and electro-optical device A liquid drop discharge device such as an ink jet device is provided that discharges a liquid drop with high precision. The liquid drop is discharged from a discharge head to a target position of a substrate and a cylindrical laser beam surrounds a trajectory that t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7316750 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display utilizing the dispense-injection method, and it is an object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display which allows an optimum quantity of liqu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294206 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring parts An apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring a part including a part support, a sprayer, a part measurer including a digital camera and a display device, all of which are positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a coating to a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279045 | Apparatus for wetting a running filament strand An apparatus for wetting an advancing filament bundle. A fluid is applied by means of a nozzle in the form of a fluid spray jet to the filament bundle advancing in spaced relationship with the nozzle. A portion of the spray jet is shielded before impacting upon the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271904 | Seal dispenser for fabricating liquid crystal display panel and method for detecting discontinuous portion of seal pattern using the same A seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel and a method for detecting a discontinuous portion of a seal pattern using the same are disclosed in the present invention. The seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258894 | Apparatus and method for dispensing liquid crystal material A liquid crystal material dispensing apparatus includes a spacer height measuring unit for measuring a height of a spacer on a substrate, and a liquid crystal material dispensing system for determining an amount of the liquid crystal material to be dispensed on the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256833 | Method and apparatus for automatically optimizing optical contrast in automated equipment Techniques for automatically adjusting and/or optimizing the color and/or intensity of the illuminating light used in a vision system is presented. The intensity of each of a plurality of illuminating light colors is allowed to be independently adjusted to adapt the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240500 | Dynamic fluid sprayjet delivery system An adaptable semiconductor chip cooling system having a readily openable enclosure defining a chamber configured to hold a printed circuit board carrying components to be cooled. Within the enclosure is a sprayer delivery system with a height-controllable sprayer fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227939 | Security features for an integral PLC modem At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a connection request at a modem integral to a programmable logic controller, and allowing access to the programmable logic controller via the modem. At least one exempl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226638 | Method and arrangement in connection with production line for optic cable A method and an arrangement in connection with a production line for optic cable, wherein optical fibers (1) are guided to a coating point (3), where filling gel is applied around the fibres, and a loose tubular casing is formed around the fibres and t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198447 | Semiconductor device producing apparatus and producing method of semiconductor device A semiconductor device producing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a carrier-holding stage for placing a carrier; first, second and third stages each for holding first and second boats one at a time, each boat holding one or more substrates; a boat tran... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186297 | Wafer holding apparatus The invention provides a wafer holding apparatus which enables ascertainment of gripping and presence/absence of a wafer through use of single detection means. The apparatus has drive means (2) having a pressing element (8) which advances or rec... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179756 | Light emitting device and method of manufacturing thereof A device of forming a film from an organic compound material at low cost is provided, using an organic compound material having high light emission efficiency. An organic compound film is formed on a substrate under an inert gas atmosphere by spraying of a colloid s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179334 | System and method for performing semiconductor processing on substrate being processed A semiconductor process system (10) includes a measuring section (40), an information processing section (51), and a control section (52). The measuring section (40) measures a characteristic of a test target film formed on a targe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155090 | Optical device and method for manufacturing the same, optical module, and optical transmission device Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide optical devices including optical members whose disposed positions, shapes and sizes are excellently controlled, and methods for manufacturing the same, and to provide optical modules and optical transmission de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134824 | Curling-sealing compound lining machine for non-circular metal lids of containers The machine (4) operates continuously and is a single unit having a prismatic construction and a body with an upper base that incorporates a large rotary platen (1), a number of workstations (5) that are placed in said platen and are provided wi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124741 | Method for controlling an injector with verification that plunger movement has occurred A method for controlling an injector with verification that plunger movement has occurred; the method providing application of a time-variable voltage to the terminals of an injector drive circuit in order to cause a current wave to flow through said drive circuit; ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097877 | Method and apparatus for lubricating a tire A method of lubricating the interior of a tire comprising the steps of: inserting an applicator tube including apertures and a protector sleeve between the rim and tire bead, and thereby into the interior of the tire; applying lubricant to the interior of the tire; ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7039500 | Multiple arm robot arrangement An improved robot arrangement for performing predetermined tasks, such as paint finishing, features equipping a robot with a plurality of manipulatable arms, with at least two of the arms performing like operations. Alternatively, a plurality of commonly controlled ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033126 | Method and apparatus for loading a batch of wafers into a wafer boat A receiver frame loads and unloads a batch of semiconductor wafers onto wafer holders in a wafer boat. The wafer holders extends continuously about the perimeter of an overlying wafer. The receiver frame is provided with a plurality of supporting arms which are immo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014713 | Coating machine A coating machine in which a machine body formed with a coating material atomizing mechanism is detachably provided with a cartridge for filling a coating material wherein a cartridge attaching portion formed to the machine body is provided with a guide that slidabl... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997990 | Device and method for fabricating display panel having ink-jet printing applied thereto Device and method for fabricating a display panel having ink-jet printing applied thereto, the device including a stage for supporting a substrate, a base having one or more than one rail for transporting the stage, and one or more than one ink-jet head rotatable by... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6962731 | System configured for applying multiple modifying agents to a substrate The present invention is related to the modifying of substrates with multiple modifying agents in a single continuous system. At least two processing chambers are configured for modifying the substrate in a continuous feed system. The processing chambers can be subs... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955946 | Flip chip underfill system and method A system for dispensing a viscous material onto a substrate which includes a dispensing element, a viscous material reservoir and a metering device coupled between the reservoir and the dispensing element for metering a variable amount of a viscous material through ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945258 | Substrate processing apparatus and method A cleaning processing system including a wafer transfer device, a wafer detecting sensor for detecting a wafer, a memory for storing the position and direction of an extra wafer present inside the cleaning processing system when the power supply is cut off, an alarm... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936106 | Integrated paint quality control system An integrated paint quality control (IPQC) system for feedback control of paint process for painting vehicle bodies includes a film thickness sensor system for measuring paint film thickness of the painted bodies. The IPQC system also includes a control system commu... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933690 | Motor driver An amplitude normalization circuit 13 finds the amplitude of position signals outputted from a position detection circuit 6 on the basis of Hall signals from Hall elements 2a to 2c. The position signals from the position det... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933001 | Optical filter and method of manufacturing the same The optical thickness of a film formed on a substrate is controlled precisely to manufacture an optical filter having an accurate optical thickness. Time is counted during a film being formed on a substrate to note time points t with respect to a reference time set ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932679 | Apparatus and method for loading a wafer in polishing system The present invention includes a polishing pad or belt secured to a mechanism that allows the pad or belt to move in a reciprocating manner, i.e. in both forward and reverse directions, at high speeds. The constant bidirectional movement of the polishing pad or belt... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913781 | Substrate processing apparatus and method including a device for applying a coating and a device for measuring the film quality of the coating A substrate processing apparatus is provided with five inspection devices that perform inspections of different kinds to a substrate. Among the five kinds of inspections, the film quality is measured after resist coating, and before post-coating heat-treatment. As t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6884294 | Coating film forming method and apparatus A coating solution is sprayed on a rotating wafer held horizontally from a nozzle provided above the wafer while the nozzle is travelling over the wafer from a wafer center to a wafer outer area, thus spirally spraying the coating solution on the wafer. The nozzle s... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869483 | Coating process and apparatus In a process and apparatus for coating the front and/or rear facets of semiconductor laser diodes with antireflection layers of minimal reflectivity, the coating material is deposited on the facets while at least one laser parameter is monitored, in-situ, for determ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6824813 | Substrate monitoring method and apparatus A substrate processing apparatus comprises a chamber 28 capable of processing a substrate 20. A radiation source 58 provides radiation that is at least partially reflected from the substrate in the chamber. A radiation detector 62 is prov... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6802905 | Manufacturing apparatus for plasma display panel Disclosed is a manufacturing apparatus for a plasma display panel (PDP) to form a fluorescent material film in the PDP, the apparatus comprising a lower table; a lower rail formed on the lower table; a panel mounting portion operated on the lower rail for mounting a... | 10/12/2004 |
