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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968149 | Regeneration apparatus and regeneration method for electroless plating A regeneration apparatus for an electroless plating solution, which includes a sensor for measuring the formation rate of phosphorous acid formed in a plating tank in response to a plating treatment, a split device for taking out a plating solution in the plating ta... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7892603 | Regeneration apparatus and regeneration method for electroless plating A regeneration apparatus for an electroless plating solution includes a sensor for measuring the formation rate of phosphorous acid formed in a plating tank in response to a plating treatment, a split device for taking out a plating solution in the plating tank to t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7846503 | Process and electrolytes for deposition of metal layers The invention concerns an electrolyte for electroless deposition of metal layers with internal compressive stresses containing a metal base salt, a reducing agent, a complexing agent, an accelerator and a stabilizer. In order to make available an electrolyte of the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833583 | Method of recycling electroless nickel waste An electroless nickel plating bath is provided that utilizes hypophosphite ions as a reducing agent and is substantially free of sulphate and sodium ions. Spent nickel in the plating bath is removed using an ion exchange resin and the remaining effluent solution is ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7465476 | Method of recycling inert gas A method for recycling an inert gas evacuated from a material deposition process chamber 10 comprises cooling the evacuated inert gas and recirculating a proportion of the cooled gas to the chamber 10 at a first temperature for use as a cooling gas in ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435447 | Method and system for determining flow conditions in a high pressure processing system In a high pressure processing system configured to treat a substrate, a flow measurement device is utilized to determine a flow condition in the high pressure processing system. The flow measurement device can, for example, comprise a turbidity meter. The flow param... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419699 | CVD process for forming a thin film The present invention is a CVD process for forming a thin film which includes a step of recovering an organometallic compound component from an exhaust gas which has been conventionally discarded, and a purifying step of purifying the recovered organometallic compou... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7364664 | Foreign matter removing mechanism, fluid flow processing equipment, and foreign matter removing method The present processing apparatus blocks off such a portion of a flow of a plating solution (17) that is other than a vicinity of a liquid surface, by using a first partition plate (15) whose lower end is in close contact with a bottom of a plating tank... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354479 | Coating device, and coating method using said device A coating device is provided which has a bar which coats a coating liquid on a strip-shaped body conveyed in a given direction, and a dam-shaped member disposed at an upstream side of the bar so as to face the bar. Also provided is a coating method which, in the coa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338604 | Process for recycling paint flush solution A process for removing solids from a water-based flush solution, The process includes: providing dirty flush solution; directing the dirty flush solution to a treatment vessel; adding one or more chemicals to the treatment vessel to form a treated flush solution; se... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7290589 | Control of deposition and other processes Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposition during the d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7252714 | Apparatus and method for thermally controlled processing of microelectronic workpieces Apparatus and method for thermally controlled processing of microelectronic workpieces with liquids. An apparatus in accordance with and embodiment of the invention includes a process vessel configured to carry a processing liquid, such as an electroless processing ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235134 | Coating device, and coating method using said device A coating device is provided which has a bar which coats a coating liquid on a strip-shaped body conveyed in a given direction, and a dam-shaped member disposed at an upstream side of the bar so as to face the bar. Also provided is a coating method which, in the coa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214272 | Device for coating metal bars by hot dipping The invention relates to a device for coating metal bars (1), particularly steel strips, by hot dipping. At least some sections of the metal bar (1) are vertically guided through a container receiving the molten coating metal (2), said metal bar... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208201 | Coating apparatus and method having a slide bead coater and liquid drop applicator A coating apparatus and coating method include a device for conveying an object to be coated; a coating device which is disposed in a vicinity of a conveyed surface of the object, and which discharges a coating liquid, and which forms a bridge of the liquid between ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179385 | Method for treating paint booth water systems The invention is a composition and method for treating paint booth water systems to facilitate paint removal. The composition comprises water, solid particles of insoluble organic polymer, such as, by way of non-limiting example, urea methanal copolymer, preferably ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7112348 | Coating method and apparatus The coating apparatus and method enable the coating liquid having been scraped-off to be reused without doing any one of the fluid adjusting treatment and the filtering treatment, while maintaining the features of the scraping-off type of extrusion coater, which is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7067232 | Printing Plate A printing plate for computer-to plate lithography having a laser-ablatable member supported by a substrate. At least one portion of the laser-ablatable member is formed form an acrylic polymer containing laser-sensitive particles. The laser-sensitive particles abso... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7022380 | Method and apparatus for the high speed application of coating to a traveling paper web Method and apparatus for coating a traveling paper web includes a coater head. The coater head includes an inlet for receiving fresh coating material which is introduced into a mixing chamber. A looped flow path is established within the coater head which includes a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6998155 | Woven materials with incorporated solids and processes for the production thereof The invention relates woven and knit materials with an incorporated particulate solid and to a process for producing woven materials incorporated with a particulate solid. The process comprises: entraining a particulate solid in a gaseous carrier; disposing one face... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926923 | Method of forming coat on inner surface of bearing and apparatus for the same There is provided a method of forming a coat on an inner surface of a bearing, in which a jig 13 is attached to a rotor 2 while holding four bearings 12 for example, so as to form those in a cylinder shape. Then, while the rotor 2 is rota... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908640 | System and method for reclaiming and reuse of vehicle A system and method of coating articles with the method comprising directing a plurality of articles into an enclosure; applying a vehicle carrying a first agent onto the plurality of articles; converted the vehicle into a gaseous state to leave the first agent on e... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884463 | CVD process for forming a thin film The present invention is a CVD process for forming a thin film which includes a step of recovering an organometallic compound component from an exhaust gas which has been conventionally discarded, and a purifying step of purifying the recovered organometallic compou... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881436 | Method for recycling aqueous paint Material balance is maintained in a recycling system for aqueous paint by controlling a liquid amount within the recycling system while spray-coating an article. A recycling method includes: coating an article with aqueous paint in a water-curtain-type coating booth... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878205 | Powder coating system and method for quick color change A powder coating system includes a booth and one or more powder-recovery modules that are insertable into an equipment-receiving space of the booth. A color change method includes removing a first powder-recovery module from the equipment-receiving space and positio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875472 | Adhesion promoter application system and process A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applyi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875691 | Temperature control sequence of electroless plating baths A sequence of temperature control in electroless plating for microelectronic processing is disclosed in this invention. This sequence improves the uniformity of the deposit, increases the lifetime of the plating bath and is cost effective. The plating bath is heated... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868599 | Wire processing apparatus and wire processing method A wire processing apparatus includes a microwave generator, a microwave transmitter, a waveguide coaxial converter and a wire insertion pipe, and the wire insertion pipe is disposed in the wireguide coaxial converter. In wire recycling process, after a tip end of a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6858256 | Apparatus for applying foamed coating material to a traveling textile substrate A coater for applying foamed coating material to a traveling textile substrate including a frame, a flush pan, an applicator having an open slot, a pivot shaft journaled in a pair of support arms that are pivotally mounted to the frame and piston-cylinder mechanisms... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841194 | Process for applying graphite coatings to non-cylindrical battery cans A process for applying a graphite coating to the interior of a prismatic battery can by filling the can with a slurry containing graphite particles, immediately removing the slurry with an aspirating nozzle and then drying the residue left in the battery can to leav... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833157 | Coating method and apparatus The coating apparatus and method enable the coating liquid having been scraped-off to be reused without doing any one of the fluid adjusting treatment and the filtering treatment, while maintaining the features of the scraping-off type of extrusion coater, which is ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6797320 | Unitary spray nozzle An apparatus and method for applying a thermoplastic powder to threads located in a bore of an internally threaded fastener having a powder supply conduit in communication with a powder source and a powder application conduit defining a first passageway having a pow... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780283 | Wet friction material and manufacturing method therefor In a wet friction material and a method therefor of the present invention, an excessive binder coating on the outermost surface layer of the friction material is removed or prevented while at least one of impregnation, drying and setting of a binder, and further the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759086 | Method and apparatus for applying a powdered resin to fasteners The present invention is directed to an improved method and apparatus for the application of powdered resins to threaded fasteners. In accordance with the present invention, the powdered resin handling system used to apply, collect, recycle and make-up the resin is ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6759091 | Coating method By optimizing the pressure condition for sucking up an excess of coating liquid with a recovering slit, a coating layer on a web with a very small and even thickness can be obtained. In a coating method using two slits of a coating slit and the recovering slit, a li... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6746534 | Apparatus for applying glue An apparatus and method for applying glue is provided in which glue and water are selectively provided to a spray nozzle wherein the water supplied to the nozzle is used to remove any residual glue present after a gluing application. In one preferred embodiment, an ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740353 | Process for producing magnetic recording medium A process for producing a magnetic recording medium having a non-magnetic layer on a non-magnetic support and having a magnetic layer on the non-magnetic layer is provided. A process for producing a magnetic recording medium which comprises applying a non-mag... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6696102 | Cellulose preservative method and apparatus A method and apparatus for applying a fluid preservative to wood or wood products has a work tank for maintaining a predetermined concentration of preservative in the fluid. The work tank is equipped with a heater to keep the temperature of the fluid and ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6623686 | System configured for applying a modifying agent to a non-equidimensional substrate The present invention is related to systems and methods for modifying various non-equidimensional substrates with modifying agents. The system comprises a processing chamber configured for passing the non-equidimensional substrate therethrough, wherein th... | 09/23/2003 |