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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371346 | Histological tissue specimen treatment A tissue processor for processing tissue samples for histological analysis. The processor comprises two retorts, wax baths, reagent containers, a pump and valve. The vale distributes the reagent from one container to either retort. Separate reagent lines connect the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353379 | Methods for configuring a plasma cluster tool A method for configuring a plasma cluster tool is disclosed. The method includes generating a key file from option specifications, the key file encapsulating configuration restrictions specifically imposed on the plasma cluster tool. The method also includes generat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7315252 | Assembly machine operator interface with multiple color light indicators An assembly machine display has an image representative of a workpiece to be assembled using the machine. Multi-colored indicator lights mounted behind a display substrate are associated with areas on the workpiece image that require a process to be completed by a m... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7232546 | Apparatus for tissue processing for the tissue embedding An apparatus (1) for tissue preparation for the tissue embedding, having a transport plate (15) that is surrounded by a housing (5). The housing defines an inner upper side (8a), a heating and cooling device (3), that is pro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204886 | Apparatus and method for hybrid chemical processing A method and apparatus for performing multiple deposition processes is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a chamber body and a gas distribution assembly disposed on the chamber body. In one embodiment, the method comprises positioning a substrate su... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7144462 | Adjustable detection apparatus An adjustable detection apparatus. The apparatus includes a first holding member and a second holding member and a detection device. The first holding member has a first sliding area, in which the second holding member is moveable. The second holding member has a se... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7071118 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate A method and apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes introducing a gas from a gas inlet into an expansion volume associated with an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. The gas is flowed through a diffuser p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067010 | Indexing spray machine The machine is an index spraying machine. The machine has five different stations. The first station is the load/unload station. At this station, work pieces are unloaded after they have been sprayed and new work pieces to be sprayed are loaded on. New pieces then m... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037574 | Atomic layer deposition for fabricating thin films An atomic layer deposition (ALD) process deposits thin films for microelectronic structures, such as advanced gap and tunnel junction applications, by plasma annealing at varying film thicknesses to obtain desired intrinsic film stress and breakdown film strength. T... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014715 | Photoresist supply apparatus and method of controlling the operation thereof A photoresist supply apparatus of semiconductor coating equipment fills a supply pipe with new photoresist when a used photoresist bottle is replaced. The photoresist supply apparatus includes first and second photoresist bottles, first and second gas supply pipes c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998270 | Automated tissue staining system and reagent container An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6939512 | Heating and cooling device for an apparatus for tissue processing for the tissue embedding A heating and cooling device (3) for an apparatus (1) for tissue preparation for the tissue embedding is disclosed. The apparatus (1) has a free space (13) for the accommodation of a transport plate (15). The apparatus (1) i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902624 | Massively parallel atomic layer deposition/chemical vapor deposition system A method and apparatus for the use of individual vertically stacked ALD or CVD reactors. Individual reactors are independently operable and maintainable. The gas inlet and output are vertically configured with respect to the reactor chamber for generally axi-symmetr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6849130 | Fluid dispenser with automatic compensation and method An apparatus for operating a fluid dispensing gun to dispense a fluid onto a substrate moving relative to the dispensing gun. The apparatus has a sensor that produces a sensor feedback signal in response to the fluid dispensing gun changing operating states. A contr... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6770142 | Monitoring system and method for fluid dispensing system An apparatus for monitoring an operation of a fluid dispensing gun dispensing a pattern of fluid onto a substrate moving with respect to the dispensing gun. The dispensing gun changes operating states in response to transition signals. A sensor is disposed adjacent ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758908 | Solvent prewet and method and apparatus to dispense the solvent prewet A method and apparatus is provided for more efficient application of photoresist to a wafer surface. One aspect of the method comprises applying solvent to the wafer and spinning it to coat the entire wafer surface prior to the application of photoresist. This reduc... | 07/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6656282 | Atomic layer deposition apparatus and process using remote plasma Disclosed are an apparatus for and a process of atomic layer deposition using remote plasma. A thin film is deposited to a desired thickness on a wafer by use of the apparatus, which comprises a plurality of transfer pipes for individually transferring th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6471837 | Vacuum coating installation and coupling device A vacuum coating installation has at least a central distribution station which can be evacuated and has a transport arrangement driven in a controlled manner essentially along a plane, for the material to be treated. One operating station for the distrib... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6051070 | Apparatus for applying materials to substrates An apparatus for applying a material to a substrate. A material application station includes a shutter assembly having at least one horizontally extending blade which is rapidly displaceable from a closed configuration in which an outlet path of the shutt... | 04/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5938871 | Method and apparatus for application of adhesive An application method of adhesive for applying an adhesive by an application nozzle on an application object. Each application object is positioned in a direction intersecting the conveying direction by the move of each tables and the individual applicati... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5830297 | Method and apparatus for application of adhesive An application method of adhesive for applying an adhesive by an application nozzle on an application object. Each application object is positioned in a direction intersecting the conveying direction by the move of each table, and the individual applicati... | 11/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5164010 | Solder coating method and apparatus for semiconductor devices This invention relates to an apparatus for coating solder on the outer leads of TAB-type semiconductor devices. The solder coating apparatus comprises a solder tank accommodating a heater, a discharge tank having an open top and a solder inlet opening at ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5078090 | Article powdering apparatus A housing forming an internal powdering chamber in which an article support tray is removably supported. A hopper located on the exterior top of the housing is structured to dispense a metered amount of powder onto a powder distributor and sifting screen ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4913089 | Concrete injector pump and process for lining pipe A computer controlled concrete injector pump and process for lining pipe comprises a pump chamber having an outlet connected to a spray lance through a first check valve and having first and second inlets, one inlet being connected through a second check ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4870922 | Apparatus for marking fragile surfaces A marker is described which is utilized for marking surfaces which are fragile such as those of glass products just following molding procedures. A compact housing having a self-contained reservoir of marking fluid, a solenoid actuated nebulizing nozzle, ... | 10/03/1989 |
