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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066553 | Wafer clamping device for a double side grinder A hydrostatic pad for use in holding a semiconductor wafer during grinding of the wafer by grinding wheels. The pad includes hydrostatic pockets formed in a face of the body directly opposed to the wafer. The pockets are adapted for receiving fluid through the body ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7740525 | Device for securing material plates, such as glass sheets, during the working thereof A device for working of material plates (1), such as glass panes, has a supporting member (25, 26, 29) for the material plate (1) and a tool (12, 18) for working the material plates (1). The supporting member (25, 26, 29) ha... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7438286 | Workpiece holding jig A workpiece holding jig for holding a workpiece having a plurality of first dividing lines extending in a predetermined direction and a plurality of second dividing lines formed in a direction intersecting the plurality of first dividing lines on the workpiece holdi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407431 | Optical fiber polishing and finishing system, device and method A method, device and system for polishing and/or finishing one or more optical fibers. The method comprising securing an optical fiber connector to at least one holder, generating a tilting motion at the end of the optical fiber, adjusting the tilting motion of the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371157 | Fixture for grinding machines A fixture for grinding machines includes a first base (10), a second base (20) and a driving component (40). The first base defines a first working groove (11) therein. The second base defines a second working groove (12) correspon... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7263763 | Planarization method for a structure having a first surface for etching and a second surface A method is provided for planarization of structures which minimizes step heights, reduces process steps, improves cleanliness, and provides increased ease of debond. Structures are placed with working surfaces facing down onto an adhesive layer such that structures... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258594 | Method and device for centerless cylindrical grinding During centerless cylindrical grinding, attention must be paid to the fact that the workpiece (3) is placed in a very specific position between the grinding wheel (1), the regulating wheel (2) and the support guide (4). The optimal positi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240580 | Single degree of freedom axis positioner A single degree of freedom positioner resistant to axial and rotational motion on two axes, and to rotation around a third axis, but permitting axial movement along the third axis. The axes are orthogonally related. The positioner is characterized by support of a st... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226348 | Air sander grinder An improved structure of an air sander grinder with air chamber mounting and eccentric mounting, and the cylinder air chamber mounting is placed inside the air sander grinder, and an air chamber is placed in the center of the air chamber mounting the sides of which ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223162 | Holder for wafers The present invention provides a holder (20) for wafers (14) which makes it possible to more easily manipulate the wafer (14) and makes it more suitable than prior art devices for to liquid handling, wafer handling and on-wafer manipulation of s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219585 | Cutting workstation A cutting workstation which includes a cutter mounted on an arm type configuration. The arm configuration is slidably moveable relative to a divided work piece support table, the cutter moveable there between. Further, the cutter is capable of elevating the arm eith... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206493 | Method and apparatus for creating circumferential flat surfaces on round cross section polymer optical fiber For creating flat surfaces along the circumference of a polymer optical fiber of a round cross section by machining, the polymer optical fiber is wound onto a mandrel in a plurality of windings, the mandrel having a generally non-circular cross section with at least... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189147 | Lens layout block device This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187859 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing contact lenses The present invention is directed towards adhering a contact lens button on a fixture for use in shaping, forming and/or otherwise configuring a contact lens. For example, in accordance with one exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a combination of adhesi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179155 | Device for grinding liquid crystal display panel Disclosed is a device for grinding a liquid crystal display panel improving the efficiency of using equipment by independently operating first and second grinding units for grinding the unit liquid crystal display panel. The present invention includes a first grindi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175514 | Polishing fixture assembly for a fiber optic cable connector polishing apparatus An apparatus that mass polishes a variety of fiber optic cable connectors simultaneously. The apparatus includes a plurality of polishing plates, each capable of holding its own polishing film and pad, and having a varying height. The apparatus further includes a pl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169022 | Method and apparatus for creating a groove in a collector ring of an electrical device A method and apparatus for creating a groove in the surface of a collector ring for use in an electrical device. The method and apparatus can be used to create a new groove in the surface of a collector ring having none, or can be used to enhance or re-form an exist... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153198 | Fixture for slider lapping, lapping device and lapping method A fixture for slider lapping includes a holding portion for holding the object with its surface to be lapped toward the lapping surface of the lapping device; a main body for mounting the lapping fixture to the lapping device; a plurality of load-applied portions wh... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144299 | Methods and devices for supporting substrates using fluids Electronic device support and processing methods are described. One embodiment includes a method of processing an electronic device including solder bumps extending therefrom. The method includes providing at least one fluid selected from the group consisting of ele... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140950 | Fiber polishing apparatus and method for field terminable optical connectors A method of polishing a remote grip optical connector comprises providing an optical fiber having a stripped terminal end. The fiber is inserted through a connector body and ferrule, where the connector body has a gripping region. The optical fiber is secured in the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134950 | Center clamp A center clamp used with a machining tool having an annular edge has a C-shaped body having an inner end inside the edge and an outer end outside the edge and spaced from it along a clamp axis. A push rod extends along the axis through the outer body end. A rotary j... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7123448 | Extended alumina basecoat advanced air bearing slider The present invention is an air bearing slider comprising a transducer for communicating with a disc; a composite slider body with a front portion composed of a first material and a rear portion composed of a second material; an air bearing surface defined on a disc... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119885 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an illumination system for conditioning a beam of radiation, and an article support for supporting a substantially flat article to be placed in the beam of radiation. The article support includes a plural... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115020 | Lapping system with mutually stabilized lapping carriers A lapping system for eliminating crowning in a surface to be lapped includes a first lapping carrier adapted to carry a first workpiece and a second lapping carrier adapted to carry a second workpiece. A stabilizer assembly interconnects the first and second lapping... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108591 | Compliant wafer chuck A semiconductor substrate support is provided. The semiconductor substrate support includes a chuck configured to change between a compliant state and a rigid state. An electromagnetic field source configured to apply an electromagnetic field to the chuck is include... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090559 | Ophthalmic lens manufacturing system A tool for gripping ophthalmic lenses including a vacuum gripper, a shaft associated with said vacuum gripper, the shaft having two ends and being slidably attached at one end thereof to a support structure, a resilient member which biases the vacuum gripper in a di... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074119 | Polishing jig, conveyor tray, conveying method and conveying device A polishing jig for mounting a working object lens on a polishing apparatus that polishes the concave surface of the working object lens, a conveyor tray for exclusive use for conveying the polishing jig, and a conveying method and a conveying apparatus for conveyin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066785 | Polishing apparatus and related polishing methods Polishing apparatus and related methods employ aligned first and second magnetic field sources to adjust the compressive force and/or pressure applied by a carrier head against a target workpiece (such as a wafer) by selectively and controllably generating a repella... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048248 | Fixture and loading method for PVD coating of cutting tool inserts A method of loading cutting tool inserts in a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) coating equipment consists in using a tube manufactured of a non-magnetic metallic material surrounding a stack of alternating discs of a magnetic material and iron. The north poles of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040971 | Carrier head with a flexible membrane A carrier head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus is described. The carrier head has a base, a rigid body, a membrane and a pressurizing structure. The rigid body is movable relative to the base and includes a downwardly-extending projection. The membrane... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038566 | Magnetic pallet for anchorage of ferromagnetic parts for machining by machine tools with horizontal tool axis A magnetic pallet (1) for anchorage of a ferromagnetic part to be taken for machining to a machine tool with horizontal tool axis, the magnetic pallet (1) including a base plate (3), a vertical parallelepiped shoulder (5) extending from t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038218 | Inspection by a transmission electron microscope of a sample A method of manufacturing a transmission electron microscope inspection sample. The sample is mounted into a recess in the mount and the sample is grinded to a preset target thickness. A recess for mounting the sample and a groove for separating the sample from the ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017257 | Method for directly debonding sliders during single slider processing A process for directly debonding sliders during single slider processing includes placing the sliders in pockets in a divider with one surface of each slider contacting a tape. A planerization material encapsulates the portions of the sliders which are not in contac... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009480 | Semi-releasable magnetic tool A semi-releasable magnetic tool is disclosed. The tool comprises two magnetizable pole plates. Each of said pole plates is bounded by peripheral edges. The pole plates are spaced apart and preferably disposed in substantial registry with one another. A generally non... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997779 | Device for the simultaneous double-side grinding of a workpiece in wafer form A device for the simultaneous double-side grinding of workpiece wafers has two collinear grinding wheels and two hydropads oppositely positioned for hydrostatic bearing of the workpiece, each having at least one hydrostatic bearing and at least one dynamic pressure ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979389 | Micro-actuation apparatus for head ABS planarity (PTR) control during slider machining An apparatus and method of machining sliders to obtain the optimum PTR for each slider. An array of MEMS devices configured for angular actuation are provided, and a slider is placed in each MEMS device of the array. The ion milling of the sliders is controlled indi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979255 | Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus A holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus is provided which can grind an increased number of optical fiber ferrules simultaneously. The holder comprises a holder plate provided with a plurality of ferrule insertion holes, a seat extending to ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974365 | Machine and method for machining workpieces of wood, plastic material or the like A machine for machining workpieces of wood or plastic material has at least one longitudinal profiling unit with at least one longitudinal profiling spindle. At least one advancing unit is provided for moving a workpiece past the at least one longitudinal profiling ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939200 | Method of predicting plate lapping properties to improve slider fabrication yield A method of predicting the lapping property of a charged lapping plate uses samples with a known lap surface. The samples are lapped on the plate and a non-invasive sensor is used to determine the lapping rate under a fixed load and rotation speed. The total frictio... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935937 | Tool grinding jig A hand tool grinding jig is described for use in co-operation with a grinding wheel. The jig has a tool clamp for clamping a hand tool and a leg is pivotally connected to the clamp to allow the angle between the leg and the clamp to be adjusted. An end of the leg re... | 08/30/2005 |
