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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7017896 | Jig for adjusting curvature of substrate Jig for adjusting curvature of a substrate permits to measure an amount of sag of the substrate coming from variation of a length of the slot or the support bar by varying the length of the slot or the support bar, thereby permitting easy fabrication of the cassette... | 03/28/2006 |
| 4495032 | Split hub wheel apparatus A shale oil retort apparatus is provided for retorting oil shale under airtight conditions. The retort apparatus employs a split hub wheel device which allows for the axial feeding of crushed oil shale and the axial dispensing of spent oil shale. The reto... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4379670 | Linear pocket letdown device A system for removing material from the bottom of a pressure vessel without relieving the vessle's pressure in which a tube connected intermediate its inlet and outlet ends to the pressure vessel receives material through the connection and into pocket me... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4247240 | Solids feeder having a solids-liquid separator An apparatus for transferring solid materials between zones of substantially different pressures, the solid materials being supplied to a lockhopper containing a liquid having a density less than the solid materials, the solid materials with associated li... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4096031 | Nuclear reactor refueling system A system for transferring fuel assemblies between a nuclear reactor core and a fuel storage area while the fuel assemblies remain completely submerged in a continuous body of coolant. The system comprises an in-vessel fuel transfer machine located inside ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4069923 | Buoyancy elevator for moving a load in an industrial facility such as a nuclear power plant An elevator for transporting a load between upper and lower elevations includes a shaft containing liquid therein between the elevations. A buoy accommodates the load to be moved and transports the same within the shaft. A buoyancy control controls the bu... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3945509 | Handling system for nuclear fuel casks A heavy shielded nuclear fuel cask is lowered into and removed from a water filled spent fuel pool by providing a vertical guide tube in the pool, affixing to the bottom of the cask a base plate that approximates the transverse dimension of the guide tube... | 03/23/1976 |
