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| 8093526 | Wire electric discharge machine with impedance switching A wire electric discharge machine includes a wire electrode; a machining power supply that supplies a machining current to between the wire electrode and a workpiece. The machine further includes a first power feed contact and a second power feed contact that respec... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7982166 | Ceramic heater and method for manufacturing the same A ceramic heater is provided that has a heat generating resistor and a lead member which supplies electric power to the heat generating resistor buried in a ceramic body, and exhibits excellent durability by controlling the cross sectional shape and plan configurati... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973263 | Mirror glass component with integrated illuminating means The invention concerns a vehicle outside mirror module with a heatable mirror glass assembly group, whereby the mirror glass assembly group exhibits at least one mirror glass and an at least one layered, foil-like heating foil, flexibly configured on the back side o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963216 | Apparatus for improving surface smoothness and internal firmness of cylindrical food products An apparatus for improving surface smoothness and internal firmness of cylindrical food products is provided. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying cylindrical food products to a concave rolling zone below an output end, such that each of the cylindri... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947924 | Cooking device A heating cooking device includes a top plate, a heating unit, a touch key including a first electrode and a second electrode, an input unit for applying an alternating current (AC) voltage to the second electrode and for outputting a voltage changing according to a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947925 | Heater unit and battery structure with heater There are provided a heater unit and a battery structure with heater, which are capable of heating the battery structure appropriately and preventing a heater (part or whole of the heater) itself from excessively increasing in temperature. A first heater unit is pro... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7910857 | Laser machine tool A laser machine tool for carrying out cutting or welding operations includes a laser head carried by a moving member which is displaceable with respect to a workpiece along two horizontal cartesian axes in a relatively wide space with movements involving relatively ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7875835 | Heating component for pipe joint The present invention makes a proposal of a heating component for a pipe joint which can be easily mounted on a pipe joint and also can stabilize the assembly quality to the pipe joint. The heating component for a pipe joint is characterized in that the heating comp... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7763525 | Method for positioning dicing line of wafer A method for positioning a dicing line includes the steps of: bonding an adhesive tape on a semiconductor layer of a wafer; detecting an image of the wafer by an imaging device on the basis of a light transmitted through the wafer; and determining the dicing line of... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7514648 | Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the sh... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7462801 | Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the sh... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462800 | Method of shaping lithographically-produced probe elements A method is provided for shaping tips of lithographically-produced probe elements configured for use in a probe card to establish electrical communication with a contact of a semiconductor device to be tested. The method includes (a) lithographically producing a plu... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462802 | Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the sh... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7456371 | Laser apparatus and laser annealing method The present invention provides a laser apparatus including a transmission-variable mirror and a method for forming a semiconductor device using the apparatus. For crystallizing an amorphous semiconductor film by irradiation of laser beams, a top surface and a back s... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456370 | Welding shield and flexible skirt for automated welding An automated welding system is provided for welding a workpiece. The system includes a multiaxially movable arm, a fiber optic cable, a laser source, a focusing head, a focus lens, and a shield. The fiber optic cable is coupled to the arm. The laser source is couple... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456372 | Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the sh... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446022 | Wafer laser processing method A wafer laser processing method for forming a groove in a wafer having a protective film on the processing surface of a substrate along a predetermined processing line, comprising a first step for forming a first groove in the protective film along the dividing line... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435927 | Semiconductor link processing using multiple laterally spaced laser beam spots with on-axis offset Multiple laser beams selectively irradiate electrically conductive structures on or within a semiconductor substrate. The structures are arranged in a plurality of substantially parallel rows extending in a generally lengthwise direction. One method propagates first... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423237 | Method of cutting laminated glass with laser beams A first laser beam (2) and a second laser beam (3) composed of an ultraviolet laser are irradiated from a side of a second glass member (5b), allowing the first laser beam (2) to pass through the second glass member (5b | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411151 | Method and device for processing inside of transparent material A shape with a substantially perfect circle is obtained as a processed shape such as a modified shape or a worked shape at a light focus point in a cross-section in a direction parallel to an advance direction of a femtosecond laser light beam. A section in a direct... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411150 | Method of producing a composite component A composite component (1), such as a turbine airfoil, includes a conductive portion (2), and a non-conductive portion (5), such as a thermal barrier coating or a wear protection coating, or both. In machining the component, a laser machining ste... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408129 | Laser beam machine with cylindrical lens system A laser beam processing machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a laser beam application means for applying a laser beam to the workpiece held on the chuck table, the laser beam application means comprising a laser beam oscillation means for osc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405141 | Processing method, processing apparatus, crystallization method and crystallization apparatus using pulsed laser beam In a laser processing method and a laser processing apparatus which irradiate a processing target body with a laser beam pulse-oscillated from a laser beam source, a processing state is monitored by a photodetector, and the laser beam source is again subjected to os... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402772 | Laser processing method and processing device Embodiments of the invention provide a laser processing apparatus and method. The laser processing apparatus includes a holder that holds a processing target, a first laser source that emits pulsed laser beam, and a second laser source that emits continuous-wave las... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402773 | Laser beam processing machine Disclosed herein is a laser beam processing machine having a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a laser beam applicator for applying a laser beam capable of passing through the workpiece to the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a processing-feeder for moving ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399946 | Apparatus for generating a rotating laser beam The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for generating a rotating laser beam (5) which may used for various applications including welding, cutting, drilling or ablation of materials. More particularly, the apparatus (1) according to t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399945 | Method of thermal processing a substrate with direct and redirected reflected radiation Apparatus and methods for thermally processing a substrate with scanned laser radiation are disclosed. The apparatus includes a continuous radiation source and an optical system that forms an image on a substrate. The image is scanned relative to the substrate surfa... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397014 | Portable laser apparatus for marking an object The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for marking an object, particularly a vehicle, by disrupting the material of the interior or surface of the object. The system comprises a laser emitter (102), a laser beam delivery means (104)... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394040 | Electromachining process and apparatus An electromachining process and apparatus includes providing both high-speed electroerosion functions for rapidly rough finishing a workpiece and electrodischarge machining functions for fine finishing by first using a rotary electrode to implement the high-speed el... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385158 | Method and installation for laser welding with a N/He gas mixture, the N/He content being controlled according to the laser power A method and an apparatus for welding with a laser beam. A shielding gas mixture of nitrogen and helium is used and the proportions of the component gases are modified depending on the laser beam's power or power density. Plasma formation in the shield gas is minimi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378611 | Apparatus and method for electrical discharge machining A work station for an electrical discharge machining apparatus, including a first mechanism for retaining a workpiece in a predetermined position, at least one electrode for forming a feature on the workpiece, and a second mechanism for positioning the electrode in ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371989 | Wire electric discharge machine A wire electric discharge machine capable of taper machining with an improved accuracy. A reference wire correction amount d set in advance is determined to be a proper value for a wire-diameter correction amount for a speed control plane, and adjustment amounts for... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371993 | Method for laser micromachining A method of laser micro-machining a work piece, with a laser, including the steps of: locating the workpiece on a carrier forming a part of a transport system, the carrier can be displaced along a path parallel to an X-axis of the workpiece, a Y-axis lying transvers... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368681 | Apparatus for simultaneous laser welding A device for the simultaneous welding of work pieces and containing a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light sources are positioned on at least one circle in such a manner that the partial beams emitted by the laser light sources produce at least one regi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368682 | Processing apparatus A processing apparatus contains a holding member for holding a workpiece, and a laser beam shining member for shining a laser beam at the workpiece held on the holding member. The holding member has a holding plate and the workpiece is placed on the holding plate. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365285 | Laser annealing method and apparatus A laser annealing system and apparatus, which includes a laser light source, which emits a laser beam through an a-Si layer on a substrate, an optical unit which forms an optical path along which the laser beam is transmitted through a subject to be annealed, and a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358457 | Nozzle for laser net shape manufacturing Methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for laser net shape manufacturing may make use of a nozzle that includes a main body with a thermal channel, a conducting channel and a gas distribution head. The thermal channel is at least partially within the main bod... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348517 | Laser cutting apparatus with a high quality laser beam A laser cutting apparatus capable of properly cutting a workpiece having a large thickness with a laser beam. The laser cutting apparatus includes a gas laser oscillator; and an optical system including a collective lens and transmitting and collecting a laser beam ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345258 | Beam welding apparatus and beam welding method A beam welding apparatus for welding a housing and transparent cover of a vehicular lighting device via beam welding has a cover fixing jig having a beam transmitting part, configured to fix a position of a transparent cover and configured to press the transparent c... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335848 | Process for production of die usable for formation of honeycomb structure A process for producing a die for forming a honeycomb structure having slits having hexagonal honeycomb cell shape 5 at one of surfaces 7 of a plate-like base material for die 2, and backside holes 4 each communicating with respective sli... | 02/26/2008 |
