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7617997 Electrostatic coating system  
Total supplied current (I 2 ) and high voltage (V m ) supplied to a rotary atomizer head ( 5 ) are detected by a total current sensor ( 115 ) and a high voltage sensor ( 116 ). Total leak current...
7586100 Closed loop control and process optimization in plasma doping processes using a time of flight ion detector  
A method of controlling a plasma doping process using a time-of-flight ion detector includes generating a plasma comprising dopant ions in a plasma chamber proximate to a platen supporting a...
7582565 Method and apparatus for semiconductor wafer planarization  
Broadly speaking, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for planarizing a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”). More specifically, the present invention provides for depositing a...
7572338 Mask for depositing thin film of flat panel display and method of fabricating the mask  
A mask for depositing a thin film of a flat panel display and a method of fabricating the mask are disclosed. Embodiments of the mask can improve position accuracy and prevent problems caused by...
7554103 Increased tool utilization/reduction in MWBC for UV curing chamber  
A pump liner is used to direct a laminar flow of purge gas across a workpiece to remove contaminants or species outgassed or otherwise produced by the workpiece during processing. The pump liner...
7537808 Electrode for electric discharge surface treatment, electric discharge surface treatment method and electric discharge surface treatment apparatus  
A method, apparatus, and electrode for electric discharge surface treatment. The electrode is a green compact made by molding metallic powers or metallic compound powders, the green compact being...
7516714 Immobilizing device  
A solution containing a sample is provided vibration by a vibrating element, the solution is atomized in a status retaining its activities as minute particulate substances, and the solution and/or...
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...
7372049 Lithographic apparatus including a cleaning device and method for cleaning an optical element  
An EUV lithographic apparatus includes an EUV radiation source, an optical element and a cleaning device. The cleaning device includes a hydrogen radical source and a flow tube in communication...
7368017 Method and apparatus for semiconductor wafer planarization  
Broadly speaking, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for planarizing a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”). More specifically, the present invention provides for depositing a...
7367140 Method of drying molds and apparatus for supplying drying air  
In a method of drying molds or mold parts for the manufacture of optical lenses, in particular ophthalmic lenses and especially contact lenses, the mold or mold part to be dried is exposed to...
7335604 Thin-film coating apparatus  
To provide a thin-film forming device and a thin-film forming method, a liquid crystal display and a device and method for manufacturing the same, and a thin-film structure and a device and method...
7326443 Method and device for heating and fixing an inking, particularly a toner powder on a plate-shaped support  
A method for heating and fixing an inking, particularly a toner powder on a plate-shaped support. Heat is applied and fixes the inking to a coated upper side of the support. The method of this...
7323213 Apparatus and method for discharge surface treatment  
An apparatus has a green compact electrode including a material of a coating formed on a workpiece by a discharge, a power source for supplying a first voltage, a voltage detector for detecting a...
7308865 Installation for the electrostatic oiling of metal strips  
An installation for the electrostatic oiling of metal strips, with an integral system for heating the fluid circuits which allows the application of products which are solid at room temperature...
7305933 Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewith  
The present invention provides a seasoning apparatus capable of evenly seasoning each individual article, without seasoning any too heavily or too lightly. Therein, a screw having a helical blade...
7294233 System and method for altering the tack of materials using an electrohydraulic discharge  
A system and method for altering the tack of a material, namely a polymer used as an adhesive, also known as stickies, or pitch. The present invention reduces the tack of the stickies and pitch by...
7279322 Electrospraying apparatus and method for coating particles  
An electrospraying apparatus and/or method is used to coat particles. For example, a flow including at least one liquid suspension may be provided through at least one opening at a spray dispenser...
7211299 UV curing method and apparatus  
A UV curing apparatus and method is provided for enhancing UV curing of inks, coatings and adhesives having UV photo initiators therein by subjecting the UV curable inks, coatings or adhesives to...
7198694 Integrated tool with interchangeable wet processing components for processing microfeature workpieces and automated calibration systems  
An integrated tool and automatic calibration systems that enable wet chemical processing chambers, lift-rotate units and other hardware to be quickly interchanged without having to recalibrate the...
7175712 Light emitting apparatus and method for curing inks, coatings and adhesives  
A UV curing apparatus and method is provided for enhancing the distribution and application of UV light to UV photo initiators in a UV curable ink, coating or adhesive. The UV curing apparatus and...
7169703 Method of forming metallic wiring layer, method of selective metallization, apparatus for selective metallization and substrate apparatus  
A method of forming a metallic wiring layer in a selected region of a layer-stacked plate, which includes the first process of introducing gas consisting of organometallic molecules into a reaction...
7159535 Apparatus for heating and curing powder coatings on porous wood products  
An improved apparatus is provided for curing powdered coatings on the face of porous wood products, such as medium density fiberboard (MDF), wherein a pair of inclined infrared catalytic heaters...
7156045 Coating machine  
A coating machine having a coating material discharging mechanism for discharging a previously filled coating material under pressure to an atomizing mechanism wherein a coating material bag for...
7153366 Systems and method for forming a servo pattern on a magnetic tape  
The systems, methods and products of the invention include systems and methods for manufacturing servo tracks on a magnetic tape. In one aspect, the invention includes systems for manufacturing...
7097712 Apparatus for processing a semiconductor  
A multi-chamber system for providing a process of a high degree of cleanliness in fabricating semiconductor devices such as semiconductor integrated circuits. The system comprises a plurality of...
7087119 Atomic layer deposition with point of use generated reactive gas species  
An apparatus for atomic layer deposition preventing mixing of a precursor gas and an input gas. From the apparatus a flow of the input gas is provided over a surface of the workpiece wherein a beam...
7051670 Equipment for preparing for electrostatic painting three-dimensional articles with a predominantly flat extension  
The equipment for preparing for electrostatic painting three-dimensional articles (P) with a predominantly flat extension, made from dielectric or low-conductivity material, which move on and are...
7022382 UV-cure of coatings for an optical fiber with a laser  
An apparatus and method efficiently focuses laser light to a target fiber to rapidly and evenly cure a coating on the fiber and to increase a draw rate for the fiber. The laser light is expanded...
6977012 Painting facility management system  
A coating equipment managing system for controlling and monitoring a coating equipment of an automobile manufacturing line, comprising local installations which are provided in the manufacturing...
6956223 Multi-directional scanning of movable member and ion beam monitoring arrangement therefor  
Semiconductor processing apparatus is disclosed which provides for movement of a scanning arm 60 of a substrate or wafer holder 180 , in at least two generally orthogonal directions (so-called...
6923892 Method for electrodeposited film formation, method for electrode formation, and apparatus for electrodeposited film formation  
A method permitting less energy consumption and efficient formation of high quality electrodes is provided. An electrode is formed as an electrodeposited film by irradiating the surface of an...
6923877 Method and apparatus for improving material properties  
A method and apparatus for improving the properties of a material of a workpiece by laser shock peening in which an overlay which is opaque to a laser beam, and an overlay which is translucent to...
6896735 Integrated charge ring  
For improving external charging in electrostatic atomizers for conductive coating material and for reducing the structural size of the atomizer, particularly for robot applications, the charging...
6875278 Modular powder application system  
A powder atomizer comprises a rotatable powder conveying brush operably associated with a powder supply. A powder receptacle has an inlet and an outlet. The powder conveying brush extends along the...
6866721 Apparatus and method for photo-induced process  
Apparatus for a photo-induced process are provided, which implement a transparent film (instead of an optical window), to reduce light absorption loss that would result from use of an optical...
6860769 Cathode contact pin for an electroplating process  
A cathode contact pin for making electrically conductive contact with a conductive area for carrying out an electrodeposition process including a stem region disposed adjacent a tip region said...
6834612 Method and apparatus for making particle-embedded webs  
Provided is a dispenser for dispensing particles onto a surface comprising a hopper for receiving particles, wherein the hopper has an opening at its bottom, a screen having openings and located...
6813594 Automatic determination and selection of build parameters for solid freeform fabrication techniques based on automatic part feature recognition  
A solid freeform fabrication method and apparatus for making objects in a layer by layer manner in which the objects have special geometrical features requiring specialized control parameters. The...
6806017 Electrostatic application of powder material to solid dosage forms  
In a method of electrostatically applying a powder material to a solid dosage form, charged powder material is applied to a photoconductive drum ( 3 ), is transferred to an intermediate belt ( 4 )...
6783795 Power supply apparatus for discharge surface treatment  
In a power supply apparatus for discharge surface treatment which uses a green compact electrode as a discharge electrode, allows a pulse-type discharge to take place between said discharge...
6783597 Filament recoating apparatus and method  
A filament coating apparatus comprising a frame for releasably securing a filament, and a carriage mounted on the frame to oscillate between a first position and a second position. There is a first...
6761127 Apparatus for curing floor coatings using ultraviolet radiation  
Machines and methods for curing ultraviolet (UV) curable floor coatings are provided. In one embodiment, the machine includes a UV radiation source having one or more lamps where each lamp is...
6755913 Multi-color change device with conductive coating material for electrostatic coating  
In a color changing apparatus for multiple color electrostatic coating of conductive coating material, a pipe joint (a) provided to be movable and an electrostatic spray gun connected to the pipe...
6749906 Thermal physical vapor deposition apparatus with detachable vapor source(s) and method  
A thermal physical vapor deposition apparatus includes an elongated vapor distributor disposed in a chamber held at reduced pressure, and spaced from a structure which is to receive an organic...
6746579 Electrolytic gold plating method and apparatus therefor  
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of monitoring deterioration of an electrolytic gold plating solution which can always stably performing gold plating by continuously...
6740853 Multi-zone resistance heater  
A substrate holder for holding a substrate (e.g., a wafer or an LCD panel) during plasma processing. The substrate holder is a stack of processing elements which each perform at least one function....
6736899 Electrostatic processing chamber arranged in electrostatic flocking apparatus and electrostatic coating apparatus  
In order to obtain an evenly flocked and an evenly coated surface of a strip-like elongated workpiece, any slack of the strip-like elongated workpiece is removed not to affect the workpiece when...
6736898 Method and means of producing cured coating films  
The present invention relates to a method of producing at least one coating film on at least one area of a substrate surface, which comprises at least the following steps in the following order: ...
6706647 Method of and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductors  
A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing semiconductors, in which a liquid raw material can be uniformly supplied onto a wafer and a gas required for film formation can be also uniformly...