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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156893 | Apparatus and method of fabricating color filter using ink-jet technique An apparatus and method of fabricating a color filter using an ink-jet technique includes inclining an ink-jet head having a plurality of nozzles at a predetermined angle, moving the ink-jet head in a lengthwise direction of the color filter that is divided into a p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7784425 | Droplet ejecting apparatus, electro-optic device, electronic apparatus, and droplet ejecting method A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a stage which holds a substrate; R (red), G (green), and B (blue) head groups for ejecting droplets of the R, G, and B colors, respectively, each of the head groups including at least one head; and a carriage which holds the R, ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7479190 | Coating treatment apparatus and coating treatment method In the present invention, a plurality of solvent supply nozzles for solvents having different solubility parameters are provided in a coating treatment apparatus. For a solvent supply nozzle for use at the time of edge rinse, a solvent supply nozzle is selected that... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7294205 | Method for reducing the intrinsic stress of high density plasma films A layer of reduced stress is formed on a substrate using an HDP-CVD system by delaying or interrupting the application of capacitively coupled RF energy. The layer is formed by introducing a process gas into the HDP system chamber and forming a plasma from the proce... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270712 | Industrial microdeposition system for polymer light emitting diode displays, printed circuit boards and the like A microdeposition system (20) and method deposits precise amounts of fluid material onto a substrate. A microdeposition head (50) includes a plurality of spaced nozzles. A positioning device controls a position of the microdeposition head relative to t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244310 | Over-clocking in a microdeposition control system to improve resolution A microdeposition system (20) and method deposits precise amounts of fluid material onto a substrate. A microdeposition head (50) includes a plurality of spaced nozzles that fire droplets having a deposited width when deposited on the substrate. A posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7194334 | Method of washing a contaminant from a surface via a robotic arm A robotic wash cell including a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and substantially normal to each surfac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168877 | Adhesive applicator A brush applicator forms a tapered inner wall and inwardly extended flange inside of a nozzle, which secures either molded or crimped brush assembly. Two edge applicators apply a substantially uniform thin layer of adhesive or glue only on the edge surface of a work... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7129606 | Vacuuming motor and vacuuming apparatus In a vacuuming motor used by being attached to a peripheral edge of a motor attaching hole provided at a vacuum chamber, an end portion on a load side of a motor main body is attached with a reduction gear main body having an attaching flange fixed to the motor atta... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113253 | Method, apparatus and computer product for substrate processing A method, apparatus and computer product for processing of substrates in at least a part of a substrate processing system is provided. In an embodiment, the method includes obtaining, using a processing unit, at least one of a rate of processing and a time of proces... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108751 | Method and apparatus for determining consumable lifetime A plasma processing device comprising a gas injection system is described, wherein the gas injection system comprises a gas injection assembly body, a consumable gas inject plate coupled to the gas injection assembly body, and a pressure sensor coupled to a gas inje... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094440 | Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus The present invention is a substrate treatment method in which a treatment by supplying a treatment solution from a nozzle to a substrate is successively performed for a plurality of substrates, which comprises the step of, during the performance of the successive t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052552 | Gas chemistry cycling to achieve high aspect ratio gapfill with HDP-CVD A method and apparatus are disclosed for depositing a dielectric film in a gap having an aspect ratio at least as large as 6:1. By cycling the gas chemistry of a high-density-plasma chemical-vapor-deposition system between deposition and etching conditions, the gap ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054717 | Robotic wash cell using recycled pure water The present invention pertains to a robotic wash cell including a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6949142 | Device for controlling a surface treatment installation in automotive industry A system comprising at least a multiaxial machine, each axis being equipped with motor means, provided with a sprayer and corresponding sensor and actuator, is provided. Said system comprises a means for supervising an installation including at least a computer prov... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6930498 | Membrane probing system A membrane probing assembly includes a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein the conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors. A membrane assembly includes a membrane with contacts thereon, an... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924005 | Method for the application of a water borne, sprayable erosion coating material A sprayable protective coating for preventing excessive aircraft and aircraft engine component deterioration caused by environmental variations comprises a water borne latex-based mixture, an additive for controlling the dielectric constant of the cured coating, and... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916380 | System for depositing a layered film The present invention relates to an electrically conductive film stack for semiconductors and methods and apparatus for providing same. A film stack comprising a first layer of a platinum-rhodium alloy deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6821550 | Apparatus and method for applying process solution A process solution applying apparatus comprising a substrate holding mechanism for holding a substrate, a process solution supplying system for applying process solution in a prescribed amount to the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism, the process sol... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6689220 | Plasma enhanced pulsed layer deposition A process system and a deposition method for depositing a highly controlled layered film on a workpiece is disclosed. The basic component of the present invention apparatus is a pulsing plasma source capable of either exciting or not-exciting a first prec... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649019 | Apparatus for conditioning the atmosphere in a vacuum chamber In the invention, the atmosphere in a vacuum chamber (1) is conditioned using a primary pump (3), a secondary pump (2), speed control means (6, 7) for controlling the speed of the primary pump, and at least first gas treatment means (5) adapted for treati... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638880 | Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device In the chemical vapor deposition apparatus, a substrate stage for mounting a substrate is provided inside a reaction chamber of the apparatus. A source gas inlet for introducing a source gas and exhaust outlets and for exhausting the source gas are provid... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6585824 | Coating system A coating system selecting kinds of coating heads and operation sequences with no errors even when two or more kinds of coating heads are used in exchange in a single coating line. The coating system uses an automatic discriminating device which automatic... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6572705 | Method and apparatus for growing thin films The invention relates to a method and apparatus for growing a thin film onto a substrate, in which method a substrate placed in a reaction space (21) is subjected to alternately repeated surface reactions of at least two vapor-phase reactants for the purp... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6409879 | System for controlling transistor spacer width A method for controlling spacer width in a semiconductor device is provided. A substrate having a gate formed thereon is provided. An insulative layer is formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The insulative layer covers the gate. The thickness ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6395093 | Self contained, independent, in-vacuum spinner motor An independent, self contained apparatus for operation within a vacuum chamber. A sealed enclosure is located in the chamber. The enclosure contains its own atmosphere independent of the vacuum in the chamber. A motor, power unit, and controls are located... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379465 | Coating system with centralized control panel and gun mapping Systems and methods for controlling, organizing, and viewing a plurality of electrostatic spray gun operating parameters from a centralized control panel are provided. In this regard, a control panel is provided having, for example, a gun control area for... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368880 | Barrier applications for aluminum planarization The present invention provides an effective barrier layer for improved via fill in high aspect ratio sub-micron apertures at low temperature, particularly at the contact level on a substrate. In one aspect of the invention, a feature is filled by first de... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6348099 | Methods and apparatus for depositing premetal dielectric layer at sub-atmospheric and high temperature conditions The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for high temperature (at least about 500-800° C.) processing of semiconductor wafers. The systems, methods and apparatus of the present invention allow multiple process steps to be performed i... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6277199 | Chamber design for modular manufacturing and flexible onsite servicing The present invention provides a semiconductor fabrication process and cluster tool utilizing individual gas boxes for each of the processing chambers. These individual gas boxes provide an enclosure where groupings of related gas components may be positi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270581 | Wet-oxidation apparatus and wet-oxidation method A wet-oxidation apparatus comprises a reaction tube capable of accommodating a semiconductor wafer; a water vapor generating apparatus for generating water vapor; a gas supply passage for supplying gas into the reaction tube; a discharge passage; an inert... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6258169 | Control apparatus and control method A control apparatus comprises a plurality of process units operating in accordance with parameters, a storing section for storing parameters relevant to processings by the process units, a touch screen for setting predetermined parameters for the process ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6197372 | Coating and developing apparatus, complex apparatus and processing method in coating and developing apparatus A coating and developing apparatus comprises a processing unit group having a plurality of processing units including a complex unit in which a first mounting stand mounting a substrate and a second mounting stand mounting and cooling the substrate are st... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6143075 | Photo-fiber link glue control system A photo-fiber link glue control system (10) for accurately placing a pattern of glue on a sequential series of targets traveling with a conveyor (54) through the system (10). The system (10) includes an air reservoir (18) and a glue tank (24) for storing ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6048401 | Method and apparatus for immersion-process In a method and an apparatus for plating a plurality of kinds of works, an unattended route-free vehicle transports the works to a number of processing tanks to immerse the works in the processing tanks. A controller calculates a processing time of the pr... | 04/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5885652 | Method and apparatus for coating optical fibers The fiber-coating concentricity of a coated optical fiber is controlled by non-axisymmetrically heating the coating material in the sizing die with respect to the z-axis along which the fiber is drawn. By controlling the temperature profile and thus the v... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853496 | Transfer machine, transfer method, cleaning machine, and cleaning method A transfer machine having a pair of holding members disposed opposite to each other to hold a plurality of objects arranged at their peripheral edges. A drive mechanism selectively moves the holding members toward and away from each other in order to sele... | 12/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5601650 | Process and device for dyeing histological preparations arranged on microscope slides A process and device are disclosed for dyeing histological specimens arranged on microscope slides. The microscope slides are transported by a conveyor (18) in object slide holders to processing stations (16) where they are subjected to processing steps t... | 02/11/1997 |
