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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187663 | Measurement, monitoring and control of directed product movements in a Wurster-arrangement and suitable systems A process for measuring, monitoring and/or controlling directed product movements of fluidized products in process systems (1) selected from fluidized bed and spouted bed systems during a spraying process for coating and/or granulation, which includes, with t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182861 | Methods and devices for monitoring and controlling thin film processing Thin film processing systems and methods are provided having a moving deposition sensor capable of translation and/or rotation in a manner that exposes the sensor to thin film deposition environments in a flux region substantially the same as the deposition environm... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168250 | Ejection rate measurement method, ejection rate adjustment method, liquid ejection method, method of manufacturing color filter, method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device, and method of manufacturing electro-optic device An ejection rate measurement method for a device having a plurality of droplet ejection head columns mounted on a plurality of carriages includes the steps of (a) measuring an ejection rate of a liquid ejected from a droplet ejection head included in one of the plur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153182 | Adjustable head mount for digital manufacturing system A head mount for use in a digital manufacturing system, where the head mount comprises a first component supported by at least one gantry of the digital manufacturing system, and a second component configured to retain a deposition head of the digital manufacturing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153183 | Adjustable platform assembly for digital manufacturing system A platform assembly for use in a digital manufacturing system, where the platform assembly comprises a deformable platform having a surface configured to operably receive a deposited material from a deposition head, and at least one mechanism configured to adjust at... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137738 | Method and apparatus for recognizing a structure to be applied onto a substrate with multiple cameras Disclosed is a method or device for recognizing a structure, preferably a bead or trace of adhesive material (20), which is to be applied to a substrate (30), with the aid of at least two cameras, more particularly three or more cameras (12, 13, 14 | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137739 | Apparatus and method for the manufacture of a three-dimensional object Provision is made of an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of three-dimensional objects (3) by local solidification of layers of a building material at positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (3), by exposure to el... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124168 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus Disclosed is a substrate processing method wherein the infrared absorptance or infrared transmittance of a substrate to be processed is measured in advance, and the substrate is processed according to the measured value while independently controlling temperatures a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124169 | Antimicrobial coating system An antimicrobial coating system, a film-forming composition, and an antimicrobial film. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial coating system can include a film-forming composition comprising a polymer having an effective molecular weight, and an effective amount of... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119186 | Liquid coating method and method for manufacturing organic EL device Droplets of a liquid are ejected through a plurality of nozzles to a plurality of coating regions on a substrate based on nozzle information including the ejection amount of a droplet of the liquid ejected through each nozzle. According to arrangement information fo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110244 | Manufacturing method and apparatus of organic resin coated metal sheet A manufacturing method and apparatus of an organic resin coated metal sheet is provided. Temperatures of edge portions of the metal sheet and a temperature of an approximately central portion of the metal sheet are respectively measured using a metal-sheet temperatu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097293 | Operating method for an atomiser and a corresponding coating apparatus The invention relates to an operating method for an atomiser (1) for the coating of structural components, particularly of vehicle body parts, with the following steps: Application of a spray jet of a coating agent through the atomiser (1); discharge o... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084079 | Method for chemical infiltration in the gas phase for the densification of porous substrates with pyrolytic carbon A method of densifying a porous substrate with pyrolytic carbon includes loading the substrate into an oven, admitting a reaction gas mixture to the oven, extracting an effluent gas from the oven, and recycling components of the effluent gas into the reaction gas mi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084078 | Multi-spectral imaging with differential visualizability in discrete visualization domains A multi-spectral imaging process, comprising: selecting colors for presentation in a target visualization regime; determining correspondence of said colors in the target visualization regime to colors in a source visualization regime; and fabricating a product in th... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075941 | Method and arrangement in coating line The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in a coating line, in which a fibre (2) is uncoiled from a fibre start (1) by means of a pulling device (5) to an extrusion head (3) that comprises a die part (7) and a torpedo p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071158 | Method for discharging droplets and droplet discharge apparatus A method of discharging droplets includes discharging a liquid material from a droplet discharge head and causing the droplet discharge head and a substrate as a landing target for the liquid material to move relative to each other to thereby deposit the liquid mate... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071157 | Film forming method, film forming apparatus, pattern forming method, and manufacturing method of semiconductor apparatus There is disclosed a film forming method comprising continuously discharging a solution adjusted so as to spread over a substrate by a given amount to the substrate through a discharge port disposed in a nozzle, moving the nozzle and substrate with respect to each o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067057 | Dispenser for liquid crystal display panel and method for controlling gap between substrate and nozzle using the same A dispenser for a liquid crystal display panel includes a syringe having a nozzle provided at an end thereof, a body in which the syringe is mounted, a vertical driving stepping motor for moving the body in a vertical direction, a first sensor for detecting whether ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057845 | Method for glazing a sash A method of glazing a sash is disclosed. The method begins by placing a sash on a glazing table, wherein the sash defines an opening therein and has a glazing leg extending into the opening in the sash. At least two positioner assemblies are actuated, each positione... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057846 | Fiber modified layer and methods of making and using same A composition for use in a fiber modified layer, comprising an aggregate material, a binder, and a plurality of fibers, wherein each fiber has a length of greater than 0.25 inches. Also provided is a method of selecting a fiber modified layer for applying on an exis... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053021 | Coating apparatus and operating method thereof A coating apparatus and an operating method thereof that prevent damage to the nozzle of a spinless coater from impurities on a substrate during resin coating of the substrate, and impurities remaining on a stage at the bottom of the substrate. The coating apparatus... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043652 | 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... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025917 | Liquid material drawing method, color filter manufacturing method, and organic EL element manufacturing method A liquid material drawing method includes: performing a first discharging step in which at least one of the droplets the liquid material is discharged from at least one of a plurality of nozzles for each of a plurality of pixel regions; observing and capturing an im... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7993698 | Techniques for temperature controlled ion implantation Techniques for temperature-controlled ion implantation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for temperature-controlled ion implantation. The apparatus may comprise at least one thermal sensor adapted t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981462 | Method for applying paints and varnishes The invention relates to a method for applying paints or varnishes with the aid of an application device in order to apply a color design on surfaces of buildings or public or civil engineering works in accordance with a previously executed implementation of a digit... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981463 | Hot-dip Sn-Zn coated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance An exemplary embodiment of manufacturing a hot-dip Sn—Zn coated steel sheet is provided which can include pre-coating a Fe—Ni alloy containing between about 10 to 80 mass % of Ni, and a remainder being Fe on a steel sheet, immersing the steel sheet into a Sn—Z... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972649 | Thin film forming method and thin film forming apparatus A thin film formation method is used for forming a thin film by providing a conductance valve on an exhaust path connecting a depressurizable processing chamber and a vacuum pump, arranging a processing object substrate inside the processing chamber, performing once... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7939125 | Viscous material noncontact jetting system A viscous material noncontact jetting system has a jetting dispenser mounted for relative motion with respect to a surface. A control is operable to cause the jetting dispenser to jet a viscous material droplet that is applied to the surface as a viscous material do... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923056 | Method and apparatus for dispensing material on a substrate A dispensing apparatus includes a frame, a support coupled to the frame, a gantry coupled to the frame, a first dispensing unit coupled to the gantry, a second dispensing unit coupled to the gantry, and an imaging system coupled to one of the frame and the gantry. T... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7910153 | Laser deposition acceptance judgment method and apparatus for the method Acceptance/rejection of a deposition condition is judged by detecting an exothermic quantity of a deposition portion 3 by using an infrared beam sensor 2 during laser deposition of a resin material 4 having transmissibility to a laser beam and a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897196 | Error volume system and method for a pump A pumping system that accurately dispenses fluid using a pump, including reducing the error in the amount of a fluid a pump dispenses by correcting for the compliance of a dispense system. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887872 | Method and apparatus for separating impurities from machine circulation of coating station Method and arrangement for separating impurities from the machine circulation of a processing agent of a processing station used in processing paper or board, in which method the processing agent is led from a reservoir (1) to the processing station (2... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887873 | Gasification monitor, method for detecting mist, film forming method and film forming apparatus A deposition apparatus supplies a reactive gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid material at a vaporizer 30 into a chamber 10 via a processing-gas pipe 40 and forms a thin film on a semiconductor wafer W due to a thermal decomposition of the react... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887874 | Fully automated paste dispense system for dispensing small dots and lines A method of dispensing a flowable conductive paste onto a greensheet from a dispensing apparatus comprising an orifice member having first and second surfaces and a bore therethrough between the surfaces, a pressurized chamber adjacent the orifice member first surfa... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862850 | Painting method A panel (9) is conveyed by using a conveyer (3), and the coating surface of the panel (9) is divided into two coating areas (CAa, CAb). Further, the coating areas (CAa, CAb) are coated by reciprocating sprayer units (6, 7) parallel to a c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842331 | Manufacturing method and evaluating method of magnetic recording medium A manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium having a surface where a lubricating layer is provided, the manufacturing method includes the steps of: applying a lubricant so that the lubricating layer is formed; and inspecting the magnetic recording medium w... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833567 | Method for forming electrical circuit by jetting molten metal The apparatus forms an electric circuit on a construction member of a machine based on a set of three-dimensional data. The data defines a position and a profile of the construction member, a position of the electric circuit, and a shape of the electric circuit. The... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833568 | Method of determining the cuticle scale height of fibers Accurate and reproducible measurements of the cuticle scale height of naturally occurring proteinaceous fibers can be made by measuring the scale height of the fiber while it is vertically oriented beneath a scanning electron microscope. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820230 | Plasma doping processing device and method thereof An amount of leakage of a substrate-cooling gas into a vacuum container is measured by using a flow-rate measuring device so that the flow rate of a diluting gas that is the same as the substrate-cooling gas is controlled by a control device or a plasma doping time ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807213 | Method and system for characterizing porous materials A method and system for diagnosing the effectiveness of a treatment on a porous material. For example, the porous material can include a porous low dielectric constant material. In particular, the method can utilize FTIR spectroscopy to characterize the porosity of ... | 10/05/2010 |
