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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361227 | Gas supply system for a powder-fluidizing apparatus A coating apparatus includes a container and a perforated plate separating a plenum from a coating chamber. A gas supply system delivers a gas to the plenum in a sufficient amount for passage of the gas through the plate and suspension of a powder in a fluidized con... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 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 |
| 7205498 | Closure lining and color detector A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the present inven... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179333 | Closure sealant dispenser A machine for applying sealant material to non-circular closures using a rotating chuck connected to a rotational motor and a fixedly mounted dispensing apparatus. The chuck is also moved in at least one linear direction in a plane normal to the rotational axis of t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7144601 | Method of purging photoresist from semiconductor wafer coating apparatus The purging of photoresist from a supply device of semiconductor coating equipment is automatically executed in a controlled manner. The equipment employs a plurality of photoresist bottles for storing the same kind of photoresist. A plurality of supply pipes are re... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966949 | Apparatus and method for drying under reduced pressure, and coating film forming apparatus In drying a coating liquid such as a resist applied to a substrate under reduced pressure, a coating film in a peripheral portion tends to lose good shape regardless of duration of a drying period, and it is difficult to set an appropriate exhaust flow rate. After t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6908053 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for delivering the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896736 | Photoresist purge control of semiconductor wafer coating equipment The purging of photoresist from a supply device of semiconductor coating equipment is automatically executed in a controlled manner. The equipment employs a plurality of photoresist bottles for storing the same kind of photoresist. A plurality of supply pipes are re... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6845731 | Adding interlock for pause after polyimide coating A polyimide processing tool for coating polyimide on a semiconductor wafer is provided with a pause time monitoring means for monitoring the duration of the polyimide processing tool's wafer-transfer robot's pause time. The wafer-transfer robot transfers wafers from... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6827779 | Selective mass transfer hoist A mass transfer system offers the simultaneous transfer and time-saving efficiencies transfer techniques, while also offering the flexibility of prior-art free techniques. A mass transfer mechanism and an associated software control mechanism are equipped with the a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6790284 | Coated film forming method and apparatus therefor A coated film forming method is capable of readily forming a coated film of a thermoplastic material on a coated region of an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder. A nozzle, through which a molten paste of a thermoplastic material kept molten is discharged, is dis... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6740195 | Detection of nontransient processing anomalies in vacuum manufacturing process A sensor, such as a mass spectrometer, capable of detecting the presence of materials in a sampled gas is interconnected with a processing chamber of a vacuum manufacturing tool. The sensor includes a timing circuit which is activated only if certain levels of speci... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6706118 | Apparatus and method of using motion control to improve coatweight uniformity in intermittent coaters in an inkjet printer A coating apparatus for applying a coating liquid to a printing substrate. The apparatus includes a rotatable first roll, and a rotatable second roll positioned adjacent to the first roll and defining with the first roll a first nip through which the printing substr... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6589595 | Method and apparatus for preventing asphalt from sticking to paving equipment A method of preventing tar, asphalt and related material from sticking to paving equipment involves spraying a release agent concentrate diluted with water contemporaneously with spraying, utilizing a carbonator pump capable of about 1 gallon per minute p... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6440218 | Coating solution applying method and apparatus An apparatus for applying a coating solution to a surface of a substrate to form a coating film of desired thickness thereon. The apparatus includes a rotary supporting device for supporting and spinning the substrate in horizontal posture, a solvent spra... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6391111 | Coating apparatus To provide a coating apparatus which is capable of making short a lag time up to action of a valve and making operate a discharging pump and a valve with the best timing. By employing electric-air regulators ER1 and ER2 of small size and high response spe... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6364953 | Method and apparatus for making aerogel film A method for making an aerogel film includes the steps of performing a gelation reaction of a metal alkoxide on a substrate to prepare a substrate with a wet-gel film, and converting the wet-gel film into an aerogel film by a supercritical or sub-critical... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6010740 | Fluid dispensing system An apparatus and method for controlling the opening of a solenoid actuated valve in a sealant dispensing gun are disclosed. A proximity sensor is provided adjacent a portion of the needle valve stem in order to sense when the needle valve has reached its ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004627 | Method and apparatus for applying a coating to the head/shank junction of externally threaded articles An apparatus for applying a coating to the head-shank junction of externally threaded fasteners in an automated fashion. The fasteners are positioned, head down, on rotating part holders positioned about the periphery of a rotating disc. The part holders ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5654042 | Powder coating system for difficult to handle powders A powder coating system for difficult to handle powders includes a powder hopper containing fluidized powder particles, a pump body connected to the hopper and having an inlet in communication with the hopper, an ejector nozzle mounted to the pump body an... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5443646 | Method and apparatus for forming thin film and multilayer film A thin film is formed on a substrate in a reaction chamber using a photo CVD technique by decomposing a reactive gas supplied to the reaction chamber by means of light irradiated through a light introducing window. The reduction in film deposition rate du... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5380366 | Apparatus for optically monitoring and controlling a moving fiber of material A beam of light is transmitted from a transmitter (30) which is broken as the moving fiber (22) passes through the beam. A receiver (32) receives the light and generates a signal in response thereto. The signal is processed to determine the status of the ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5324359 | Material deposition device A material deposition device places droplets on a substrate. A conveyer on a chassis moves the substrate relative to a plane so a deposition means on the chassis may release material onto the substrate moved by the conveyer. A movable support means attach... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5215587 | Sealant applicator for can lids A sealant applicator for dispensing sealant material under pressure from a nozzle onto a succession of can lids which are advanced into alignment with the sealant applicator nozzle includes a needle valve which is positively driven in a forward and revers... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5138972 | Apparatus for conveying and coating cylindrical articles An apparatus for applying a coating of solid particulate powder to the interior surface of tubular, cylindrical articles includes a conveyor for transporting the articles to and from a powder spray station whereat powder is sprayed into one open end of th... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5127363 | Painting system for automobiles A painting system for an automobile for washing an automobile using a plurality of robots comprises a plurality of washing apparatus disposed in the proximity of robots for individually washing the robots. The robots operate in accordance with a program t... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4919075 | Ice slicer with syrup supply mechanism In an ice slicer with syrup supply mechanism, a frame is mounted on a base, a cutter case accommodating a rotary blade is mounted to the frame, a slit is formed in the cutter case, a cutting blade is so mounted as to be exposed to the slit, a syrup discha... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915986 | Optical lens tinting machine An eyeglass lens tinting machine which utilizes a microprocessor-controlled stepping motor to carefully control the vertical oscillations of a support structure including a vertical shaft which mounts a horizontal boom which in turn supports an eyeglass l... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4886013 | Modular can coating apparatus A coating apparatus for applying a stripe of fluid coating material over the longitudinal seams of a series of can bodies moving along a can forming line with the coating apparatus within the interior of the can bodies including a fluid manifold module re... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4759310 | Automated system for reconditioning electrical terminals An automated system for reconditioning electrical terminals of an electrical work piece, such as a leadless chip carrier. The system includes a carrousel which stops upon rotating each 360/n degrees (wherein "n" is an integer greater than three), dwells, ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4622917 | Apparatus and method for electroless plating An apparatus and method for the electroless plating of articles. A tank is provided for sequentially containing the respective constituent baths corresponding to the steps of the electroless plating process. An article to be plated, such as a printed circ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4530862 | Control system and method for dispensing a liquid In a liquid dispensing system which applies a liquid to a product moving past a liquid dispensing applicator, the improvement comprising dispensing a predetermined quantity of liquid per unit length of liquid dispensed by controlling the liquid operating ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4520756 | Build-up spraying apparatus A build-up spraying apparatus is disclosed which is capable of positionally adjusting the spreading rate of build-up metal powder on an article along the spreading direction to satisfactorily carry out partial or local build-up as well as uniform build-up... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4449241 | Toner cleaning apparatus A toner cleaning apparatus for use in an electrophotographic copying machine in which a photosensitive drum is rotated for a few revolutions after transferring, onto a record paper, a toner image obtained by developing an electrostatic latent image with t... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4429658 | Sealant applicator for rivets A sealant applicator for applying a thin film donut like ring of sealant in and around the top of a rivet hole prior to the installation of a rivet and immediately after the rivet hole has been drilled. The applicator is characterized by having an air ope... | 02/07/1984 |
