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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980197 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrate A dispenser for dispensing a volume of viscous material on a substrate includes a frame, a gantry system coupled to the frame, and a dispenser unit coupled to the gantry system. The dispenser unit includes a housing having a chamber and a piston disposed in the cham... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7735452 | Sensor for pulsed deposition monitoring and control Delivery of gas by a pulsed gas delivery device is monitored using a sensor. The sensor may include a source that generates radiation at a spectral range that includes an absorption frequency of the gas being delivered. The radiation is transmitted through a recepta... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7404860 | Thermal spraying instrument The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the operation of a thermal spray torch (12). The inventive device and method are characterized in that an on-board camera (54) and pyrometer (70) are used to measure the properties of ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393416 | Vapor deposition process and apparatus therefor An apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating on a component. The apparatus includes an evaporation source containing multiple different oxide compounds, at least one of the oxide compounds having a vapor pressure that is higher than the remaining oxide compounds, t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391036 | Sample surface inspection apparatus and method The present invention provides a surface inspection method and apparatus for inspecting a surface of a sample, in which a resistive film is coated on the surface, and a beam is irradiated to the surface having the resistive film coated thereon, to thereby conduct in... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7332036 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323062 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323061 | Thermal spraying instrument The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the operation of a thermal spray torch (12). The inventive device and method are characterised in that an on-board camera (54) and pyrometer (70) are used to measure the properties of ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314537 | Method and apparatus for detecting a plasma The present invention presents an improved apparatus and method for monitoring a material processing system, where the material processing system includes a processing tool, test signal source, and a filter/detector. The test signal source providing a first test sig... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293852 | Deposition of soluble materials using an inkjet print head and CCD microscope A method and apparatus for depositing a soluble material, such as an organic polymer, onto a substrate uses an inkjet print head. The substrate is viewed from the underside by a CCD microscope during the deposition of an organic polymer droplet onto a well provided ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293720 | Fluid balanced paint system Disclosed herein is a paint circulation system for a painting line, comprising a supply channel, a return channel and a plurality of drop lines downstream of the supply channel and upstream of the return channel, a paint pump means for circulating paint through the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291362 | Method and apparatus for controlling coating width A method of applying a material to a moving substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applic... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287964 | Method and system for pumping powder, and powder coating apparatus In a pump system for supplying powder, in particular coating powder, to a powder coating apparatus, time controller is used to introduce compressed gas into a metering chamber as a function of the predetermined delay time elapsed since a predetermined operational po... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252715 | System for dispensing liquids The present invention provides a system to dispense a liquid, contained in a cartridge, onto a substrate employing a dispensing system under control of a processor in data communication with a memory. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251959 | Washwater neutralization system for glass forming line A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment. The neutralization system introduces a base solution to a washwater solution when the pH of the washwater solution contained in a cl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250374 | System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236166 | High-resolution rapid manufacturing The present invention is a method for forming an object, the method comprising jetting a first material to form a plurality of layers that define a support structure increment, and extruding a second material to form a layer of the object. The layer of the object su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226510 | Film forming apparatus In a film forming apparatus according to the aerosol deposition method, the thickness of a structure being formed can be controlled accurately. The film forming apparatus includes an aerosol generating part in which raw material powder is to be provided, a compresse... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213968 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and method including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example, a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208066 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method On top of respective areas divided by partition plates, that is, a cassette station, a processing station, and an interface section in a coating and developing processing system, gas supply sections for supplying an inert gas into the respective areas are provided. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204735 | Production apparatus and method of producing a light-emitting device by using the same apparatus The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a light-emitting device. At least one of a light-emitting film forming step, a conductive film forming step and an insulating film forming step is carried out while holding a substrate in a manner that an a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201802 | Apparatus for providing a substrate with viscous medium Solder paste application, inspection and correction. Following or during application of solder paste on a substrate, the result thereof is inspected and any detected errors are registered. Following an evaluation as to whether correction of these errors is required ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195533 | Method for fabricating envelope and method for fabricating image display apparatus The present invention provides a method for fabricating an envelope, which has a high freedom of process, is economical and allows an easy process management. The method aims to fabricate an envelope formed by sealing first and members, the envelope having a vacuum ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185516 | Washwater neutralization system for glass forming line A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment. The neutralization system introduces a base solution to a washwater solution when the pH of the washwater solution contained in a cl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186296 | Film formation apparatus A film formation apparatus by which a film thickness can be precisely measured and whether the film quality is good or bad can be confirmed in a process of performing film formation according to the aerosol deposition method. The film formation apparatus includes: a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175713 | Apparatus for cyclical deposition of thin films An apparatus for cyclical depositing of thin films on semiconductor substrates, comprising a process chamber having a gas distribution system with separate paths for process gases and an exhaust system synchronized with operation of valves dosing the process gases i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165494 | System and method for delivering and flushing ink and other liquids in a printing press An enclosed Flush/Rinse and inking system for inking and flushing printing presses is arranged to ink an anilox roller of a printing press, wherein the ink is dispersed from a centralized ink tank. Once inking is complete, the ink is returned to the ink tank, and us... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163836 | Method of manufacturing light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device is provided which requires low cost, is easy, and has high throughput. The method of manufacturing a light emitting device is characterized in that: a solution containing a light emitting material is ejected to an an... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163691 | Bone graft An improved demineralized bone matrix (DBM) or other matrix composition is provided that has been mixed with a stabilizing agent that acts as (1) a diffusion barrier, (2) a enzyme inhibitor, (3) a competitive substrate, or (4) a masking moiety. A diffusion barrier a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150559 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and methods including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141492 | Method for forming thin-film, apparatus for forming thin-film, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, electro-optical unit, and electronic apparatus The invention provides a method of forming a high-performance thin-film at low cost using a liquid material in safety, an apparatus to form a thin-film, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an electro-optical unit, and an electronic apparatus. An... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140393 | Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138304 | Method for forming thin film pattern, device and production method therefor, electro-optical apparatus and electronic apparatus, and production method for active matrix substrate A method for forming a thin film pattern includes the step of ejecting a plurality of liquid droplets of a function liquid at predetermined pitches between banks, wherein each of the predetermined pitches is larger than a diameter of the liquid droplet and the prede... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138157 | Electron emitting device manufacture method and image display apparatus manufacture method A method for manufacturing electron emitting devices each having electrodes formed on a substrate and an electroconductive thin film connected between a pair of electrodes and having an electron emitting region is provided which can manufacture electron emitting dev... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115174 | Method for producing and oxide layer on metallic elements In a known method for producing an oxide layer on metal parts, the metal parts are heat-treated in a treatment chamber during a carburization phase at temperatures below 1100° C. [2012° F.] in an atmosphere containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen and then, during ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112246 | Device for applying adhesive to a workpiece The invention relates to an adhesive robot, comprising a device for applying adhesive to a workpiece. The adhesive robot has a nozzle head (18), which has an application nozzle (24) and can be supplied with a pressurized viscous adhesive, the nozzle he... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7099018 | Measurement of optical properties of radiation sensitive materials A system and method for measuring optical properties of films deposited or formed on semiconductor wafers. Measurements of an optical property are made in a plurality of non-overlapping locations within a test region of a film at a low radiation dose, and the measur... | 08/29/2006 |
