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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316308 | Supporting device of a transport device of a soldering apparatus The invention relates to a supporting device of the transport device of a soldering apparatus for the conveying of printed-circuit boards with at least two revolving, endless transport chains, said transport chains running in guide rails in the transport zone and ea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7208047 | Apparatus and method for thermally isolating a heat chamber An apparatus through which a substrate may be transferred between a first chamber and a second chamber in which the first chamber is maintained at a high temperature relative to the ambient temperature of the second chamber. The apparatus comprises a passageway for ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198447 | Semiconductor device producing apparatus and producing method of semiconductor device A semiconductor device producing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a carrier-holding stage for placing a carrier; first, second and third stages each for holding first and second boats one at a time, each boat holding one or more substrates; a boat tran... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6786974 | Insulating film forming method and insulating film forming apparatus Both of a first insulating film and a second insulating film are formed by a spin coating method. Accordingly, the formation of the first insulating film and the second insulating film can be performed in the same SOD processing system. Moreover, the aforesaid forma... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6565304 | Wafer boat elevator system and method An apparatus for assisting the loading of a plurality of wafer boats into a multi-level wafer boat loading system (1) includes a vertical elevator mechanism (10) attached to the wafer boat loading system (1). A vertically movable horizontal wafer boat pla... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6038886 | Mold support frame assembly having thermally stable center A mold support frame assembly including a pair of mold support frames between which a connector extends and cooperates with to provide a thermally stable center. Each mold support frame includes a linkage extending between a pair of spaced legs and having... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5976258 | High temperature substrate transfer module A system and method for processing a substrate. The system includes a substrate heating station, a processing station, a conveyor for transporting the heated substrate from the substrate heating station to the processing station and a conveyor heating sta... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5915308 | Discharge apparatus A discharge apparatus includes a housing into which a discharge pipe of a carbonization drum opens. A residue discharge chute which starts from the housing opens into a conveying device ending at an outlet. A filling-level meter is disposed at the residue... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5871325 | Thin support for PC board transfer system A transfer system that supports circuit boards as it conveys them through a reflow oven. The system uses a sag support between edge supports. The sag support does not have to move as the circuit board is transferred along the transfer system. The height o... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5839870 | Transfer system for use with a horizontal furnace An apparatus for preventing the cross contamination of heating element within horizontal furnaces is disclosed. A rotating spindle may connect to either or both of the lifting arm of a triaxial loader or the transfer plate of a loading station. A pair of ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5820328 | Integrated system for removal and replacement of basketed material within duct work or air preheater rotors A system for removing and replacing heat exchange baskets for radially loaded air preheaters. The system includes a platform having a horizontal upper surface for supporting the heat exchange baskets. The upper surface is substantially alignable with each... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5749722 | Single charge continuous rotary retort furnace with an accessible door A single charge continuous rotary retort furnace for heat treating machine parts in a sealed atmosphere, including a rotary retort furnace housing having an inlet and outlet end with a feeder assembly at the inlet end that has a plurality of chambers for ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5473978 | Method for the transit of small objects within treatment chambers, and means for its implementation An apparatus for the transit of objects within treatment chambers including at least one support trolley for supporting food products and having lifting elements arranged at its longitudinal ends. The trolley includes a plurality of links aligned with and... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5245158 | Semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus has a heat retaining tube which can be freely placed in and pulled out of a processing chamber of the apparatus. When located within the processing chamber, the heat retaining tube surrounds a boat with the s... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4880489 | Apparatus for plasma etching circuit boards or the like The circuit board plasma etching apparatus includes a preheating chamber, a plasma reaction chamber and a cooling chamber for etching circuit boards with plasma in a quasi continuous operation. The plasma reaction chamber is sealed by a gas-tight preheati... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4526537 | Apparatus for heat treatment of material in pieces at high temperature The invention relates to apparatus for heat treatment of material in pieces at high temperature, especially for firing ceramic material. In this apparatus supports in the form of elongated support elements are provided on carrier elements rotatable about ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4412816 | Sliding shoe for a pusher furnace A sliding shoe or member for a pusher or reheating furnace for the sliding transport of substantially bar-shaped heated objects has an essentially U-shaped profile or sectional shape and is provided with downwardly protruding legs for the laterally guided... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4322196 | Soup retort A cooking retort for soup or the like in which the individual cans are stored in storage rack clusters arranged around a generally horizontal axis. The retort employs a power cylinder to tilt the retort and thus the storage racks to enable inclination of ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4055259 | Sample transport with rotary air interlock charging and discharging means A compact, sealable sample transport apparatus for conveying material from a supply to a combustion chamber, includes an elongated ladle member longitudinally moved in a conduit to the combustion chamber and coacting rotary magazine and transfer plate mem... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4049134 | Movable ladle in a pressurized conduct for transporting specimens to a combustion chamber A compact, sealable ladle transport for conveying material from a supply to a chamber, such as a combustion chamber, consists of an elongated ladle member longitudinally moved in a conduit to the combustion chamber by a power driven flexible tape attached... | 09/20/1977 |
