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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424346 | Apparatus and method for pressure fluctuation insensitive mass flow control A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383092 | Information processing apparatus and method, and program In an information processing apparatus for displaying models representing shapes to assist design of a device, device identifying data, function identifying data, and core part identifying data are extracted for each function of the device to be designed from config... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379781 | Constraint based order optimization system and available to promise system A computer system which uses customer-based business rules that are customized for each customer. These business rules, along with order information, are provided to a linear programming engine. The linear programming engine determines the priority of customer order... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366583 | Methods and systems for fabricating components A method for fabricating a component using a tool includes determining an actual property of a region of the component, comparing the actual property of the region of the component with an expected property of the region to determine a difference between the actual ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356385 | End-user electrical load controller An end-user load controller that can be used in an electrical energy supply system for controlling electrical energy to an end-user load is disclosed. The controller periodically evaluates whether the load should be on or off based on comparisons of load-operating i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356375 | Method and device for executing work consisting of a plurality of steps under computer control A manufacturing process control apparatus that controls a manufacturing process divided into a plurality of steps that are controlled by a plurality of user terminals, comprising transmitting means that, when conditions for the execution of one step of said pluralit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353072 | Method for interpreting design data and associating manufacturing information with the data and software and systems for implementing the method A method of generating a manufacturing process for producing an assembly and a computer system or systems implementing the method. The method generally includes the steps of: designing at least one assembly to be produced having at least two components to be engaged... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353076 | Vacuum processing method and vacuum processing apparatus The invention provides a semiconductor processing apparatus having a high throughput capable of appropriately coping with the positional displacement that may occur during transfer of the wafer after correcting the position thereof, without slowing down the transfer... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7349762 | Systems and methods for thermal management Systems and methods for sensing temperatures of multiple functional blocks within a digital device and controlling the operation of these functional blocks in a manner that selectively reduces temperatures associated with some of the functional blocks, but not other... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349757 | NC hole-machining programming device and method A numerical control (NC) hole-machining programming device includes: a tool information storing unit for storing tool information, including types and sizes of tools used for hole machining; a form recognizing unit for extracting a cylindrical surface and conical su... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349752 | Dynamically coupled metrology and lithography Methods for determining tolerances are disclosed that can be used for determining whether a lot of semiconductor wafers needs to be reworked. Overlay tolerance, critical dimension tolerance and a dynamic line edge placement tolerance are determined using error measu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349764 | Watering warning device A watering warning device (1) for determining watering intervals for at least one plant to be monitored, having at least one moisture content sensor (2), a timer (6) and an evaluation unit (3) is described. The evaluation unit (3) ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346433 | Wireless internet power control system An energy control system for managing utility operation parameters, including a plurality of utility devices, at least one control module connected to at least one of the utility devices; a data processing module connected to the at least one control module via a wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346414 | Moving mechanism and stage system in exposure apparatus A moving mechanism includes a first structural member having a first guide surface, a moving member being movable along the first guide surface, a second structural member having a second guide surface, and an actuator having a movable element provided on the moving... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346847 | Power tool control system user interface A power tool control system allows a user to operate a power tool through a graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device. The graphical user interface correlates user engageable selectors with a logically relat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346417 | Method and device system for removing material or for working material Method and system, for which can be used in the fields of medicine and dentistry as well as for the most varied types of material working in different areas of application and model working, provides that an exact removal of material or a highly precise, reproducibl... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346410 | Method and system for manufacturing electronic device, electronic device, and electro-optical apparatus A system for manufacturing an electronic device having a processing unit which includes a timer that processes a plurality of lots each having a plurality of work pieces and measuring in units of lots a processing time of the work pieces constituting the respective ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343209 | Attribute-based item information grouping, such as for use in generating manufacturing instructions Managing attribute information to provide output for other applications (e.g., applications for generating manufacturing instructions) may involve identifying attribute information associated with instances of a selected item type (e.g., parts fasteners). For exampl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328082 | Numerical control apparatus A numerical control apparatus having tool cutting edge detecting unit for detecting a cutting edge position of a tool mounted on a tool rest, comprises detection signal determining unit for determining, as effective, only a detection signal that is first inputted fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328083 | Injection molding system data management method A controller of an injection molding machine and a controller of a molded-product removing robot are connected to each other via communication means. When a molding condition save command is entered from the controller of the injection molding machine, a folder with... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326996 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing process thereof The semiconductor device according to one of the aspects of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, having upper and lower surfaces. A collector region of a second conductivity type is formed on the lower surface of the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324862 | Quality control apparatus and control method of the same, and recording medium recorded with quality control program Various items of data collected at different process steps are associated on production sites where traceability is hard to conduct. A quality control apparatus controls a manufacturing process in order to manufacture products of predetermined quality, including a d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324866 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided in which it is possible to perform process control taking account of wafer information and to deal with the process control in which a recipe is change from one wafer to another. The method comprises step... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321806 | Combined trimming and skiving of stock Cutting and skiving patterns to be used in the production of product rolls from a master roll are selected so as to optimize trim efficiency. The product rolls have widths ordered by customers. In selecting these cutting and skiving patterns, cutting patterns that c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317962 | Methods and apparatus for managing information related to recyclable containers Methods and apparatus are provided for managing information related to recyclable containers. In one embodiment, an assembly is provided which comprises an intake port, a plurality of densification devices each configured to density a recyclable container, a compute... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313465 | System and method for managing energy generation equipment A system and method for controlling distributed generation equipment based on remotely derived dispatch schemes improves economics and reliability of operation. The system can adapt to variable changing conditions in real-time to provide adaptable, real-time, site-s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313456 | Method and apparatus for capturing and using design intent in an integrated circuit fabrication process A method and apparatus for capturing and using design intent within an IC fabrication process. The design intent information is produced along with the design release by a design company. The design release and design intent information are coupled to an IC manufact... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310562 | System and method for scheduling mold manufacturing A system for scheduling mold manufacturing includes a number of user computers (1) connected with a server (3) by a network (2), a standard parameter database (5), and a task scheduling database (6). Each user computer includes a s... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308330 | Dynamic order swapping in BTO environment A method for addressing process variability in a build-to-order, mass customization production environment. The method includes receiving an order for a product having a particular configuration defined by the order, initiating a production order specifically assign... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305282 | Very short term load prediction in an energy management system A method and system is provided for optimizing the performance of a power generation and distribution system by forecasting very short term load forecasts through the use of historical load data, demand patterns and short term load forecasts. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303965 | MIS transistor and method for producing same In a MIS transistor, the top surfaces of source/drain regions (S/D diffusion layers) formed on a semiconductor substrate 1 are arranged nearer to a gate electrode than a channel plane on the semiconductor substrate, and the top surfaces of the source/drain re... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295884 | System and method of designing a load bearing layer of an inflatable vessel A computer-implemented method is provided for designing a restraint layer of an inflatable vessel. The restraint layer is inflatable from an initial uninflated configuration to an inflated configuration and is constructed from a plurality of interfacing longitudinal... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295895 | Method of indicating remaining wrap A method of measuring the quantity of wrap remaining on a round baler supply roll uses the existing wrap measuring apparatus of a round baler. An on-board microprocessor is programmed to calculate the minimum amount of wrap required for each bale, subtract the amoun... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292905 | Method and system for identifying manufacturing anomalies in a manufacturing system A method and system for identifying manufacturing anomalies in a manufacturing system comprising a plurality of products which are manufactured with a plurality of manufacturing parameters is disclosed. The system comprises a data mining program applied to the data ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292904 | Method for sizing production lot starts within a linear system programming environment Allocating limited manufacturing resources to achieve a feasible production plan that is consistent with customer demand is a difficult and common problem faced in many manufacturing industries. For large-scale multi-stage manufacturing systems, existing methods are... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289860 | Method and apparatus for reserving a processing tool in a semiconductor fabrication facility The present invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a system for semiconductor manufacturing. The method includes accessing information indicative of operation of at least one first processing tool. The first processing tool is configured to process at least ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286891 | System and method for correcting material and data mismatch in an automated manufacturing environment A system comprises a parser operable to receive a log file containing detailed processing tool transactional data and generate an operation journal containing a subset of the detailed processing tool transactional data arranged in a known format, a comparator operab... | 10/23/2007 |
