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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779785 | Production method for semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus Disclosed is a producing method of a semiconductor device comprising a first step of supplying a first reactant to a substrate to cause a ligand-exchange reaction between a ligand of the first reactant and a ligand as a reactive site existing on a surface of the sub... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7279046 | Method and apparatus for aligning patterns on a substrate A system and method for aligning prior patterning positions formed by a first SPM tip with a second SPM tip in combination with an SPM system includes identifying first location information that includes a location of the first SPM tip and a sample reference locatio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7201823 | High throughput plasma treatment system A method for the plasma treatment of parts. The method includes sending loading signals from an electronic control to a transfer mechanism and loading the parts from a position outside of the treatment chamber to a plurality of treatment positions within the treatme... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7025830 | Coating apparatus and method A coating apparatus and method are disclosed in which even if poor coating occurs in a lower-layer, no poor coating occurs in an upper-layer formed on the lower-layer. A pre-wet liquid coating device is disposed between a first coating device at the upstream side of... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977012 | Painting facility management system A coating equipment managing system for controlling and monitoring a coating equipment of an automobile manufacturing line, comprising local installations which are provided in the manufacturing lines at a plurality of localities, and a central installation for rece... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942162 | Apparatus and method for remote monitoring and servicing material application systems A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or pu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923867 | Substrate processing apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A substrate processing apparatus and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device can supply the vapor of the raw material to the substrate without fail. A main heater 22 is prepared outside the outer tube 21, an inner tube 23 is prepared i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863920 | 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 signals an... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6766763 | 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 signals an... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6589344 | Glass sealer spray system for vehicle A glass sealer spray system for a vehicle windshield, the system including: an air controller; a sealer spray frame with the air controller mounted at one side of the sealer spray frame; glass contact rollers each mounted at left and right sides of the se... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6547884 | 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... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6533864 | Solution processing apparatus and method An upper side of a cup provided around a wafer is formed in a rectangular shape and a lower side thereof is formed in a cylindrical shape. The cup is formed such that, when seen from above, the portion forming the cylindrical shape is positioned within th... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6478875 | Method and apparatus for determining process-induced stresses and elastic modulus of coatings by in-situ measurement An apparatus for performing in-situ curvature measurement of a substrate during a deposition process is provided which includes a clamp for retaining the substrate near one end while leaving the opposite end free. A plurality of displacement sensors are a... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6132511 | 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... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6054063 | Method for plasma treatment and apparatus for plasma treatment The high-frequency electric field is subjected to pulse modulation for 10 to 100 μsec; the rise time of pulse is controlled to be not shorter than 2 μsec but not longer than 50 μsec; and the descent time of pulse is controlled to be not shorter than 10... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017394 | 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... | 01/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5614024 | Apparatus for applying paste An apparatus for applying a paste to a surface of a substrate by holding the substrate on a table and by moving a nozzle relative to the table to form a desired paste pattern on the substrate. The apparatus has a device for measuring the position of a pas... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5460851 | Spray deposition of metals A method for the spray distribution of metals includes emitting a stream of molten metal particles and a gas nozzle which is rotated about the stream. The gas nozzle is inclined to the axis of the particle stream and in the direction of the stream in orde... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5370745 | Apparatus for performing related operations on workpieces Related operations are performed on workpieces, e.g., coating and curing circuit boards, of different types in random order in assembly line fashion on a rotary table of an apparatus under programmed control. The table is rotated stepwise to move successi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5354379 | Apparatus for applying a protective coating to a film strip A method and apparatus are provided for applying a protective coating to a film strip. The apparatus includes a coating unit for applying a coating of a curable liquid material to at least one surface of the film strip, a curing device for curing the coat... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5336349 | Process and device for the production of an article equipped with a profiled bead The method of and apparatus for equipping a surface of an article with a profiled gasket, bead or a profiled frame, after appropriate pretreatment of the surface. A thermoplastic elastomer is supplied via an extruder and a heated pressure hose to a heated... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5322565 | Method and apparatus for through hole substrate printing A method and apparatus are disclosed for enabling automated printing of through holes extending between top and bottom surfaces of a ceramic substrate or the like. The perimeter of the substrate is placed on a support that locates the bottom surface of th... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5173338 | Lead frame workholder and transport apparatus and method Lead frame workholder and transport apparatus for holding and transporting a strip of lead frames from one station to another, each lead frame having a pad and a locating pinhole, comprises a track having an input station at one end and an output station ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5026454 | Vacuum evaporation and deposition Method and apparatus for the deposition of material onto a substrate, the method comprising evaporating material from a source, controlling the dosage of material at the substrate by moving a shutter between an open position and a closed position, with a ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4904499 | Die bonding method A die bonding method using an adhesive agent for fixedly mounting a semiconductor chip on a substrate of a lead frame, wherein a needle for discharging adhesive agent is moved near the substrate to apply the adhesive agent onto the substrate, and thereaft... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4771729 | System for automatic electrostatic spray coating A method and system are provided for dispensing only that amount of coating material which is required for coating a series of one or more articles to be coated by the coating material. The method and system include the step of, and apparatus for, feeding... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4514443 | Coating internal surfaces of curved conduits Apparatus for coating an internal wall of a curved conduit (50) with a layer of protective material, characterized in that it comprises a guide means (46, 46a), a longitudinally flexible member (44) which is transversely substantially rigid associated wit... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4457259 | Apparatus for spraying a liquid on a spinning surface A liquid spray apparatus provides predetermined, uniform quantity of liquid (such as photoresist developer) per unit area of surface by a parabolic cam mechanism, arranged to repeatedly reciprocate a nozzle at a predetermined varying linear velocity a plu... | 07/03/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4259924 | Device for coating paper This invention relates to a device for coating paper with a resin in a pattern to increase the tear strength of the paper by using an applicator head, rotatable about a shaft through which the resin material is passed through nozzles on to the paper. The ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4226208 | Vapor deposition apparatus An apparatus for vacuum deposition of a thin film onto the surface of a substrate includes a vacuum container formed by a base plate, a cylindrical side wall and a top plate to accommodate at least four movable sealing caps each having a space adapted to ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4173198 | Tread end cementer A conveyor means moves spaced treads along a horizontal path defining a pass line where longitudinally spaced spray means are actuated by control means to spray the tapered leading and trailing edges of the treads. An overspray collection means is located... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4168329 | Auto-bias developing process and an electrophotographic copying machine An auto-bias developing process for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member which includes the step of storing a detected potential in order to apply a fixed bias potential to a developing electrode plate wherein the sur... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4089293 | Multiple-coordinate means for applying a metal coating to a metal substrate The apparatus and method of the invention employ a gas torch which has the feature of selective addition of metal powder to the gas flow, in a cyclical pattern of metal-spraying and non-spraying (fusing) utilization of the same torch. The torch is caused ... | 05/16/1978 |
