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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7830498 | Hydraulic-facilitated contact lithography apparatus, system and method A contact lithography apparatus, system and method use a hydraulic deformation to facilitate pattern transfer. The apparatus, system and method include a spacer that provides a spaced apart proximal orientation of lithographic elements, and a hydraulic force member ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7299535 | Methods for making data storage media and the resultant media Methods for forming data storage media and the media formed thereby are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method for forming a data storage media, comprises: injection molding a substrate comprising surface features, wherein said surface features have greater... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7221447 | Consumable for laser capture microdissection Systems and methods for acquiring laser capture microdissection samples are disclosed. A scattering media is located within a beam path defined by the laser capture microdissection microscope and the sample is imaged through the scattering media. A transfer film car... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206061 | Mask supporting apparatus using vacuum and light exposing system, and method using the same A mask supporting apparatus includes an absorption glass provided with at least one vacuum hole, a mask provided with a predetermined pattern and attached on a bottom surface of the absorption glass, and an absorption pad disposed between the absorption glass and th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7180578 | Exposure assembly for exposing a double-sided printed circuit panel to light An exposure assembly and an exposure installation for exposing a double-sided printed circuit panel to light through a first and a second artwork, including at least one exposure assembly having a frame, a first and a second artwork support, means for moving closer/... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179551 | Poly(arylene ether) data storage media A storage media comprises: a substrate comprising a plastic resin portion, wherein to plastic resin portion comprises poly(arylene ether) and a styrene material selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, styrenic copolymer(s), and reaction products and combi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7136145 | Pattern-forming apparatus using a photomask An apparatus for forming a pattern by using a photomask including both a minute aperture where a main component of a transmitted light is an evanescent light and an aperture where a main component of a transmitted light is a propagating light. The apparatus includes... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121690 | Constructive occlusion with a transmissive component Constructive occlusion type lighting systems utilize a reflective mask to cover a portion of an active optical surface, typically a Lambertian surface formed by the aperture of a diffusely reflective cavity, in order to distribute radiant energy with a tailored inte... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094505 | Photomask assembly and method for protecting the same from contaminants generated during a lithography process A photomask assembly and method for protecting the photomask assembly from contaminants generated during a lithography process are disclosed. A photomask assembly includes a pellicle assembly formed from a pellicle frame and a pellicle film coupled to a first surfac... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087290 | Data storage media utilizing a substrate including a plastic resin layer, and method thereof In one embodiment, a data storage media comprises: a substrate comprising at least one plastic portion, an edge lift height of less than about 8μ, and an axial displacement peak of less than about 500μ under shock or vibration excitation; and at least one data lay... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075640 | Consumable for laser capture microdissection Systems and methods for acquiring laser capture microdissection samples are disclosed. An integral portion of a biological reaction vessel includes a transfer film carrier having a substrate surface; and a laser capture microdissection transfer film coupled to the s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014100 | Process and assembly for identifying and tracking assets An assembly and process for identifying and tracking assets, particularly tubulars, equipment, tools and/or devices. An antenna is electrically connected to a responding device, such as a radio frequency identification device, and this assembly is connected to an as... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012676 | Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick Systems and methods for laser capture microdissection are disclosed. An inverted microscope includes a translation stage joystick subsystem. The systems and methods provide the advantages of increased speed and much lower rates of contamination. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6924889 | Laser capture microdissection vacuum hold-down Systems and methods for laser capture microdissection are disclosed. An inverted microscope includes a vacuum chuck subsystem that is adapted to hold a microscope slide down during the process of laser capture microdissection. The systems and methods provide the adv... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6806945 | Automatic exposing apparatus and method for exposing both sides of works An automatic both sides exposing apparatus 1 is provided, and includes a first exposing mechanism 10 having a first mask and the second exposing mechanism 20 having a second mask; a carrying-in portion 2 and a carrying-out portion 30 | 10/19/2004 |
| 6700650 | Holder for holding a printed circuit for exposure to light A holder for exposing both faces of a panel to light in order to make a double-sided printed circuit using first and second flexible artworks. The holder has a first frame with no transparent plane support member for receiving the first flexible artwork, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6597432 | Board-stage for an aligner A board stage of an aligner that can avoid bending of a printed circuit board to be exposed and accomplish high accurate exposure. In one preferred mode a suction plate 2 having small holes 20 is mounted on a supporting body on which a space 30 bigger tha... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6496249 | Exposure apparatus The present invention aims at preventing deterioration of flatness of a substrate and contamination of a substrate-holding surface of a substrate holder, which are caused by a resist leaking into the back surface of the substrate. A substrate-holding surf... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6157441 | Film on glass imaging fixtures and method Apparatus and method for supporting master image sheets on supporting platens includes forming vacuum seals between sheets and platens and evacuating air from therebetween to retain the master image sheets against movements on the supporting platens. An i... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5959719 | Image registration process, an image control board and control board cover useful in the process A method for aligning multiple image layers to form a composite image in which the individual single color images are aligned by systems of at least one registration hole which is round and permits no movement of the film.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5875023 | Dual-sided expose mechanism for web product An apparatus and method of using same for exposing successive sections of opposite sides of a web of material to actinic radiation in patterns on each section of the opposite sides of the web is provided. The apparatus includes a first station having mech... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5854672 | Vacuum exposure frame with unworked glass insert/plate exposer and optionally having separate ID viewing area An improved vacuum exposure frame for use in making exposed aluminum printing or lithographic plates permits the use of unworked glass, preferably tempered glass, rather than polycarbonate plexiglass (which is easily scratched) of the prior art replacemen... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5843598 | Subject plate for recording holograms, holograms-making method, and hologram-recorded article The invention provides a hologram-recording subject plate comprising a block and a variety of subjects fixedly contained therein, which ensures easy, stable yet continuous recording of a multiplicity of identical holograms or different holograms reconstru... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5822038 | Apparatus for stretching and aligning film sheets A method and apparatus for stretching and aligning film sheets to a lenticular substrate comprising supporting members for the film sheet, two actuator assemblies positioned on opposite sides of a film sheet with a rigid bar member connecting the actuator... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5812246 | Photographic contact printing device A photographic contact printing device has a point-like light source (17) and two uni-directionally curved parabolically cylindrical mirrors (18, 19) the axis of curvature (22, 23) of which are perpendicular to each other, and one axis (23) being parallel... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5758874 | Universal vacuum drum and mask A vacuum drum apparatus on which a mask is mounted having a resilient surface and a plurality of holes suitable for a substrate of a given size. The vacuum drum apparatus is balanced for rotation at high speeds by attaching a counterweight to the mask. Th... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5716048 | Variable mask and universal vacuum drum A vacuum drum apparatus on which a mask is mounted having a resilient surface and an array of holes suitable for a substrate of a given size. The drum is a circular cylinder perforated with an array of holes. A hollow chamber within the drum is connected ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5642184 | Method and apparatus for vacuum contact printing Apparatus and method for contact printing uses a vacuum contact plate and a screen frame to hold a master film sheet in contact registration with a screen having a region that is substantially porous to the passage of air disposed about a central photosen... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5553839 | System for handling curved form media and cassette therefor A media handling unit is a selfcontained device which is capable of being moved to existing photoplotting structures to transport media sheets from a supply cassette housed within the unit and advanced into the plotter for conducting a plotting operation.... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5481333 | Latchable vacuum blanket frame assembly A vacuum frame apparatus including a latching system with means to assist in repressurizing the vacuumized area of the frame includes a vacuum blanket support frame pivotally mounted along one side of a glass panel for holding workpieces in precise regist... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5477311 | Method and apparatus used in making copies of several various film sizes A method and a copying frame for copying of negative and positive original films, in combination with or without so called masking films, onto a material which is covered with a light sensitive layer, and having a frame rim of a non-transparent material a... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5471279 | Apparatus and method for supporting a substrate A substrate supporting apparatus designed so that a substrate received and delivered by the apparatus can be positioned easily with improved accuracy. For this positioning, pressurized air is supplied between a float chuck and a base chuck of the substrat... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5414491 | Vacuum holder for sheet materials A sheet material holder includes a vacuum platen defining a plurality of arrays of vacuum channels corresponding in number and size to a plurality of sheet material sizes on one surface thereof and including a corresponding plurality of distinct vacuum pl... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410385 | Vacuum registry exposure system and method The apparatus and method of the present invention uses a register light unit to facilitate manual alignment of master photographic images on a flexible carrier sheet. The carrier sheet and master images are positioned relative to a photosensitive screen u... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5403684 | PCB tooling apparatus and method for forming patterns in registration on both sides of a substrate The present invention includes a tooling apparatus designed to provide accurately aligned printed circuits on both major sides of a printed circuit board layer, especially advantageous for use in multi-layer PCB's. Also disclosed is the method manufacture... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5369468 | Photographic printing apparatus and method Automated apparatus and method for exposing lithographic plates to light through films and masks. The method involves placing a plate, film and mask at an exposure station in superposed relation to one another with the film overlying the plate and the mas... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5347341 | Photographic printing apparatus Apparatus for exposing photosensitized plates to light through films, having a window movable up and down at an exposure station adapted to grip a film after an exposure of a plate and to lift the film away from the plate, plates and films being fed in un... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5327658 | Registration board assembly The registration board assembly for pre-press printing proofs and printing plates includes a substantially planar layer or registration board, a backing layer adjacent and affixed to the planar layer, and a cavity formed between the planar layer and the b... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5300973 | Track image registration system A slide track, pin registration system for registering photosensitive media to light exposure equipment. The system includes one or more slide tracks and each of which contain media registration pins. The slide tracks are orthogonally mounted within groov... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5298940 | Rapid vacuum hold down system and method The method and apparatus for securing a sheet of photographic material in position on a plate during exposure to a source of radiation includes configuring a flexible vacuum blanket substantially to the shape of a rigid template that forms surface recesse... | 03/29/1994 |
