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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770538 | Apparatus and method for coating printed sheets Printed sheets are delivered from a printer to a coating machine which feeds the sheets successively to a coating nip formed between a coating cylinder and an impression cylinder. A transport mechanism advances the sheets through the coating nip. The arrival of each... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7335604 | Thin-film coating apparatus To provide a thin-film forming device and a thin-film forming method, a liquid crystal display and a device and method for manufacturing the same, and a thin-film structure and a device and method for manufacturing the same, in which material losses are reduced by u... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7302302 | Method for controlling a production machine, in particular a machine tool, with the controller associated with a production machine A production machine has a controller and a plurality of components that include link addresses associated with a memory region of a separate computer that can be connected with the controller via a computer-to-computer link. Parameter data for the components are st... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270843 | Method and device for coating a product A device and a method used when coating a wafer is described. The fluid coating is provided by an inside coating as well as an edge coating. The fluid chocolate in a container is stirred by displacing a vat up and down. During this displacement, the vat will be brou... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270136 | Apparatus for cleaning the edges of wafers The invention concerns an apparatus for cleaning the edge of a wafer that may be relatively simply constructed with low cost, and prevent the wafer from being re-contaminated by the edge cleaning, thus resulting in increase of the yield rate of wafers. The apparatus... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238624 | System and method for manufacturing semiconductor devices using a vacuum chamber The present disclosure relates generally to the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, and more particularly to semiconductor manufacturing using a vacuum chamber. In one example, a method for semiconductor manufacturing includes: providing a photoresist layer for ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182271 | Apparatus and method for detecting liquid flow from a spray device A flow sensor for detecting liquid flow generated by a spray device is non-invasive and capable of responding to rapid changes in the flow. The flow sensor includes a light emitter and a light detector, which may be disposed adjacent the liquid outlet of the spray d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179504 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing system The present invention relates to a processing method for processing a substrate, and comprises a step of coating a coating solution on a surface of the substrate while relatively moving a coating solution discharge nozzle and the substrate and discharging the coatin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7094292 | Mechanism for applying paint to canvas A mechanism and method for depositing oil paints, acrylics, or other textural paints provides a means for automating the process of painting a picture. The process can be programmed into a data base which is stored and used at will, or the artist can utilize control... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6992023 | Method and system for drying semiconductor wafers in a spin coating process The invention provides methods and apparatus for drying the backside of semiconductor wafers in a spin-coating environment. Solvent is evaporatively dried from a semiconductor wafer held in a spin mechanism. The undried wafer is sprayed with one or more jets of pres... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6936107 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating unit A coating film forming apparatus for forming a film by applying a coating solution to a substrate, which is provided with a cassette section, coating unit, developing unit, pre-treatment/post-treatment units and a main arm for transferring the substrate between the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6878204 | Methods and apparatus for applying a thermal conductive medium Method and apparatus for applying a thermal conductive medium (TCM) to the inside of a disposable sheath. A uniform amount of TCM is applied in an automated manner to the conductive portion of a disposable sheath to increase conductivity. Application is by way of a ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6736902 | High-temperature powder deposition apparatus and method utilizing feedback control A deposit is formed on a deposition substrate using a deposition gun that bums a mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer to form a deposition gas flow, mixes a powder into the deposition gas flow to form a deposition mixture flow, and projects the deposition mixture flow ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6676757 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating unit A coating film forming apparatus for forming a film by applying a coating solution to a substrate, which is provided with a cassette section, coating unit, developing unit, pre-treatment/post-treatment units and a main arm for transferring the substrate b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6592673 | Apparatus and method for detecting a presence or position of a substrate A chamber 25 comprises a support 45 for holding a substrate 20 and a sensor system 135 adapted to detect the presence or proper placement of the substrate 20 on the support 45. The support 45 comprises a window 155 that is transparent and adapted to trans... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6528109 | 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 s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520111 | Rotary drum seeder A rotary drum seeder for depositing seeds onto food products. The seeder includes a primary support structure, rotary drum assembly, seed hopper, feed gate disposed between the seed hopper and a hopper discharge, and controller. The surface of a rotatable... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6444034 | Apparatus for eliminating electrostatic destruction An apparatus for preventing electrostatic destruction of integrated circuits coats an electrostatic agent on surfaces of the integrated circuits to avoid accumulation of static electricity caused by dynamic contact friction. The apparatus comprises a belt... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6361600 | Film forming apparatus and film forming method A drive pulley is disposed to a driving motor. A plurality of follower pulleys are disposed to a rotating shaft of a spin chuck that vacuum sucks a substrate. A belt is passed from one follower pulley to the drive pulley. Belts are passed from the other f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6299931 | System and method for setting, regulating and monitoring an applicator A system and method for setting up an applicator to treat a target blank traveling on a conveyor includes placing a mark on an example blank, where the mark represents a desired location for treatment of the target blank. The marked example blank is passe... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6251692 | Semiconductor processing workpiece support with sensory subsystem for detection of wafers or other semiconductor workpieces A semiconductor processing workpiece support which includes a detection subsystem that detects whether a wafer or other workpiece is present. The preferred arrangement uses an optical beam emitter and an optical beam detector mounted along the back side o... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6221162 | Apparatus for forming a resist layer over an electroconductive substrate An apparatus for supplying a liquid resist into a through hole part of an electroconductive substrate comprises an application roll, rotating in a single rotational direction, for coating the electroconductive substrate carried by a carrier with a liquid ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6177129 | Process for handling workpieces and apparatus therefor A process for the vacuum treatment of workpieces, includes loading the workpieces into a treatment facility, surface treating the workpieces in at least one vacuum station of the facility grouped as a station batch and controlling at least the timing of t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6120604 | Powder coating painting apparatus with universal modular line control A conveyor system for transporting parts through a plurality of processing areas. The conveyor system comprises a plurality of conveyors, each of the conveyors for transporting parts through an associated one of the processing areas. Each of the conveyors... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117240 | Liquid applying apparatus and an image forming substance removing apparatus An image forming substance removing apparatus for preventing an unstabilizing liquid from being excessively applied to a sheet material unnecessarily, preventing a bad state of transporting the sheet material, and not requiring a long time for drying the ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086734 | Thin-film depositing apparatus A thin-film depositing apparatus of the present invention deposits a sputtered film on a substrate in a sputtering chamber, and removes the substrate having the sputtered film deposited thereon from the sputtering chamber via a load-lock chamber by a robo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6077354 | Vehicle painting system having a paint recovery mechanism An automotive vehicle body painting system can be equipped with a paint purge mechanism that includes a densitometer responsive to density changes in the fluid flowing through the mechanism. The densitometer can be used to selectively direct pure paint in... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6033718 | Apparatus and process for applying a protective coating to a lens disc An apparatus and procedure for applying a protective coating to a lens disc; the procedure comprises the positioning of trays (7) carrying lens discs, on a conveyor belt (9), which comes to a halt opposite a sensor means which detects the lenses; the tray... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027568 | Apparatus for processing fasteners An apparatus and method for providing a masking, insulating and/or lubricating barrier coating on a portion of the threads and/or other surfaces of discrete objects such as fasteners utilizing a liquid coating material as provided. The present invention c... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6017578 | Bead/caulking applicator with frame follower A bead or caulking material is applied to a workpiece, such as a window frame, utilizing a moveable carriage holding a bead dispensing nozzle thereon. The nozzle is mounted on a platform moveable relative to the carriage. The carriage is moved along a pre... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6004828 | Semiconductor processing workpiece support with sensory subsystem for detection of wafers or other semiconductor workpieces A semiconductor processing workpiece support which includes a detection subsystem that detects whether a wafer or other workpiece is present. The preferred arrangement uses an optical beam emitter and an optical beam detector mounted along the back side o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5932012 | Paste applicator having positioning means A paste applicator for drawing a paste film in a desired pattern on a substrate, including a table for detachably supporting a substrate, a paste reservoir tube to be filled with a paste, and a nozzle communicating with the paste reservoir and having a pa... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5882407 | Apparatus and method for applying a coating to a base material A coating die is disclosed, in which a slit-like spacing 29 is formed between a pair of die elements 25, 27 arranged in opposed relation to each other. A band-shaped electrode sheet 23 is movable along the length of the spacing 29. The sides of the slit-l... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882409 | Coating device with workpiece sensor A coating device has a coating head for applying a coating strip of a flowable coating material on a workpiece surface and having an application nozzle and a suction nozzle located near one another, a holder, a movement unit through which the coating head... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5876502 | Glue gun type gluing apparatus A glue gun type gluing apparatus has glue guns 8a and 8b for applying glue to a gluing area in a joint flap 2 of a corrugated board sheet 1 for manufacturing a box, which runs on a box manufacturing line, a sheet end detection sensor 3 for detecting the f... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5868846 | Vacuum nozzle assembly A nozzle assembly is provided with a valve to enable the coating of low aspect ratio items such as tablets. In a preferred embodiment a valve is disclosed such that the vacuum forces acting on the surfaces of the valve are equal to the weight of the valve... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5796486 | Apparatus method for determining the presence or absence of a wafer on a wafer holder The presence and absence of a semiconductor wafer on a wafer holder in a vacuum chamber having an optically transparent window is detected by an optical system including a source of optical energy positioned outside the chamber and a receiver for the opti... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5776249 | Powder spray coating device A powder spray coating device which includes an injector air flow controller having two alternate air flow paths for delivering feed air to an injector which delivers powder to a spray device. Optionally, the air flow controller also may have two alternat... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5718767 | Distributed control system for powder coating system A powder coating control system comprising a plurality of gun controls associated with a like plurality of powder spray guns. Each of the gun controls stores a plurality of presets spray parameters. Each of the gun controls responds to part identification... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5695562 | Processing apparatus A processing apparatus comprises a carrier rest portion for placing thereon carriers each of which stores a plurality of plate-like target bodies substantially horizontally with gaps therebetween in the vertical direction and which has a front surface for... | 12/09/1997 |
