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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7912570 | Logistics system for managing at least a warehouse of a printing company that operates at least one printing press An accompanying document for a printing substrate, which is to be printed in a printing press, is configured as an electronic data set that is stored in a memory of an RFID tag. Data relating to a production-preparatory generation of an adhesive surface, on the prin... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912569 | Method for generating a jetting program A method for generating data for a jetting program, includes the steps of: a) obtaining substrate data for a substrate, which is to be provided with deposits and components; and b) for each component which is to be placed on the substrate: —fetching component data... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7840303 | Coating weight control system An apparatus for performing a coating weight control calculation and an apparatus for generating an activation timing of each process in coating weight control are separately managed. A strip welding point pass event, a completion event of scan measurement of a stee... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7693597 | Computer readable storage medium for controlling substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing method for removing a resist film from a substrate having the resist film formed thereon comprises maintaining the inner region of the chamber at a prescribed temperature by putting a substrate in a chamber, denaturing the resist film by suppl... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7460924 | In-gun power supply control Methods and apparatus for electrostatically aided atomization and dispensing of coating material. The apparatus includes a power supply for supplying operating potential and a coating dispensing device remote from the power supply. The coating dispensing device incl... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7437206 | Chemical-mechanical planarization controller The invention provides a model-based control approach to chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) control. The preferred embodiment comprises mathematical models of the CMP process. These models play a critical role in obtaining superior control performance. Model-ba... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433752 | Device and method for automatic generation of control instructions for rotary machines The controller and method of the invention generate control instructions for a rotary machine that coats bottles. Gas is supplied to processing stations holding the bottles via a pressure management system. The processing stations are centrally controlled by a progr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424411 | Ion implantation simulation apparatus, method, and program The group creation part divides n ion particles into groups of a group G1, a group G2, . . . , and a group Gk. The individual area setting part sets an initial condition calculation area 1a, as an individual area of the gro... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7375035 | Host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing A host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing is described. The host tool manages a process, except for the generation of a product used in the process. To generate the product, the host tool provides an indication to an ancillary tool t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373214 | 3-d product printing system A system that prints three dimensional products, the system including at least one object incorporation device that incorporates non-printed objects into partially completed product, the non-printed objects not being printed by the system. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373257 | Photometrically modulated delivery of reagents A process system adapted for processing of or with a material therein. The process system includes: a sampling region for the material; an infrared photometric monitor constructed and arranged to transmit infrared radiation through the sampling region and to respons... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363100 | Material application system with remote access A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a remote access module that provides spraying syste... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349755 | Electrocoat management system A processor-based system for monitoring and optimizing an electrocoating operation comprising at least one data acquisition module configured to receive characteristics of the electrocoating operation and at least one process control module in communication with the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337019 | Integration of fault detection with run-to-run control Semiconductor wafers are processed in conjunction with a manufacturing execution system using a run-to-run controller and a fault detection system. A recipe is received from the manufacturing execution system by the run-to-run controller for controlling a tool. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333876 | Systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate The present invention comprises systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate. One aspect of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for providing electronic quality control ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332037 | Numerical jet machine for the application of a coating onto a substrate The invention concerns a contactless numerical printing machine for products of average fluidity, such as varnish, glue, and conducting or scratchable ink, onto a substrate of variable thickness and dimensions. The machine includes a special device for printing with... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322311 | Continuous coatings of gum products A continuous coating process 30 for chewing gum and bubble gum materials. Small cores or pieces of gum material 20 are introduced into inclined rotating drums 34, 34′ in which heated air 52 is circulated and a coating solution 50... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317961 | Substrate processing apparatus and method of transporting substrates and method of processing substrates in substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of cells each including a predetermined processing unit, a transport mechanism, and a cell controller. The cell controller independently controls operations in each cell in accordance with transport setting and p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299104 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate transferring method Shock waves occurring when opening a gate valve between two vacuum chambers and peeling of particles by a viscous force taking place when a gas is supplied into a vacuum chamber are necessary to be suppressed by the apparatus and method of the invention, whereby con... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289866 | Plasma processing method and apparatus In a plasma processing method for monitoring data, first and second measurement data are obtained; and a first and a second model are formulated based on the first and the second measurement data. Further, third measurement data is obtained; and weight factors are o... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278847 | Dynamically configured 3-D object creation system with built-in printhead failure correction mechanism A three dimensional object creation system that prints objects layer by layer, the system including a plurality of printheads, the system printing at least part of each of multiple layers simultaneously, the system configured to enable at least one first printhead t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7233838 | Transfer and positioning apparatus for automated conveyor system A transfer and positioning apparatus includes a positioning assembly located between the tracks of a dual lane conveyor and upstream of a lane changer. The positioning assembly includes a retractable shaft for stopping a carrier along a first conveyor adjacent the a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229144 | Method for aligning multiple nozzle members in a solid free form fabrication tool A method for aligning multiple nozzle members in a solid free form build unit is disclosed. A geometric test shape having at least one investigational topographic region projecting outward from a central base is formed and analyzed for at least one physical characte... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220115 | 3-D product printing system incorporating an electrical connection printhead A system that prints three dimensional products, the system including at least one printhead that prints electrical connections to at least one object incorporated in the products. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217336 | Directed gas injection apparatus for semiconductor processing A method and system (1) for utilizing shaped orifices (e.g., sonic and simple orifices, and divergent nozzles) in the gas inject system (20) as part of a plasma process system. By utilizing the shaped orifices, directionality of gas flow (25) ca... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216009 | Machine vision systems for use with programmable material consolidation system and associated methods and structures Programmable material consolidation systems employing a machine vision system in combination with a 3-D printing system for accurately locating a position over a support element and optionally on a substrate on the support element, and forming structural features th... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206654 | Digitally active 3-D object creation system A three dimensional object creation system that prints objects layer by layer, the system including a plurality of printheads, the system printing at least part of each of multiple layers simultaneously. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194337 | Agent-based operation of a robotic device A method for agent-based operation of a robotic device. In the method, at least one condition is detected in various locations of a room with a plurality of sensors. In a plurality of agents associated with respective areas of the room, the plurality of agents being... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7158849 | Method for rapid prototyping by using linear light as sources A method for rapid prototyping by using linear light as sources employs DLP (Radiation Hardening Formation) or LCD, together with the portable devices and linear light source to treat the raw material in two stages. The first stage is to spread the raw material to a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152781 | Manufacturing system with intrinsically safe electric information storage The present invention is a manufacturing system including a hazard zone and a non-hazard zone. The system includes a storage device, located in the hazard zone, for electrically storing information. The system further includes a communication device, also located in... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144242 | System for creating 3D products A system for creating three dimensional products is provided. The system has a plurality of subsystems, with each subsystem configured to print one layer of N1 of a plurality of layers making up a three dimensional product, where N1 is greater ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139633 | Method of fabricating composite tooling using closed-loop direct-metal deposition Manufacturing tools having a base and a working surface, such as trim steels, flange steels and die inserts, are formed by fabricating or casting a substrate out of a relatively ductile, low wear-resistant metal and forming the working surfaces such as cutting edges... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7103443 | Directed gas injection apparatus for semiconductor processing A method and system for utilizing a gas injection plate comprising a number of shaped orifices (e.g., sonic and simple orifices, and divergent nozzles) in the gas inject system as part of a plasma processing system. By utilizing the shaped orifices, directionality o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093642 | Systems and methods for a robotic tape applicator The present invention is directed to systems and methods for automatically applying a tape, such as an adhesive, to a work-piece. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a system and method for a robotic tape applicator that includes ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7084595 | Method for thermal optimization Method for optimizing the movement performance of an industrial robot for a current movement path with respect to thermal load on the driving system of the robot, wherein the method comprises the following steps: for at least one component in the driving system, the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080805 | Stiffened structures and associated methods Stiffened structures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an elongated metallic stiffening member can be attached to a composite sheet and positioned to resist bending of the composite sheet. In another embodiment, a structural system can include... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079915 | Method for rapid prototyping by using plane light as sources A method for rapid prototyping by using plane light as sources treats the raw material by two stages. The first stage includes a step of spreading raw material onto a defined zone by nozzles and rolling the material to have a flat surface and a step of illuminating ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079916 | On demand mobile manufacture of vehicle protection application kits A mobile client for the automated production of forms, shapes, or patterns communicates with a library server. The patterns have predetermined dimensions and may be applied to surfaces of vehicles for the protection of the surfaces. A business method involving the m... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069099 | Method of transporting and processing substrates in substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of cells each including a predetermined processing unit, a transport mechanism, and a cell controller. The cell controller independently controls operations in each cell in accordance with transport setting and p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045738 | Powder delivery system and method A powder delivery system for a laser-based additive manufacturing process includes a hopper adapted to contain a powder and continuously feed the powder through an output of the hopper, a rotatable disk having a top surface that is substantially flat, the top surfac... | 05/16/2006 |
