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7374470 Knife sharpening apparatus  
A sharpening apparatus having at least one guide slot, a drive pulley drivingly coupled to a frame and at least one idler pulley rotatably coupled to a support member. The support member is...
7371149 Honing feed system having full control of feed force, rate, and position and method of operation of the same  
The feed system ( 30 ) for a honing machine ( 10 ) provides a capability to dynamically correct in real time errors in bore size inferred arising from variations in feed force, and a method of...
7371151 Lens stocking apparatus and lens processing system having the same  
A lens stocking apparatus capable of stocking a plurality of lenses, which has a first stage, on which a plurality of trays respectively accommodating lenses are mountable, for transferring a tray,...
7371154 Dual ophthalmic lens machining platform and simultaneous ophthalmic lens manufacturing method  
A dual ophthalmic lens machining platform comprises a blocked lens mounting structure constructed to simultaneously receive a first and a second blocked lens blank, and configured to rotationally...
7371150 Electric sander and motor control therefor  
A hand held orbital sander has a housing having an electronically commutated motor disposed therein and an orbit mechanism disposed beneath the housing. A motor controller is coupled to the motor....
7370405 Fabrication method of a high gradient-field recording head for perpendicular magnetic recording  
A thin film magnetic head for perpendicular recording of a single-pole type has a flux enhanced part and a flux enhanced end arranged on a leading side of the main pole in parallel with the cross...
7367866 Apparatus and method for polishing semiconductor wafers using pivotable load/unload cups  
An apparatus and method for polishing objects, such as semiconductor wafers, utilizes pivotable load/unload cups to transfer the objects to object carriers to polish the objects on at least one...
7363700 Method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head  
The present invention provides a thin film magnetic head achieving improved recording performance by sharpening recording magnetic field gradient as much as possible. The thin film magnetic head...
7364492 On-line grinding method for work roll  
An on-line roll grinding method for a work roll, which can decrease an overshoot, by which the pressing load of a rotating grinding wheel on a work roll exceeds a set grinding pressing load, is...
7364493 Lap grinding and polishing machine  
An apparatus, system and method for grinding or polishing an optic is provided. The apparatus includes a shell adapted to a bending profile, torque actuators attached at an outer edge of the shell...
7363698 Process for creating a write head by forming a bump after the top pole is formed  
Methods for creating a write head by forming a bump after the top pole is formed are provided. In one embodiment, a bottom pole is created out of a first layer. A non-magnetic gap material is...
7361076 Method for estimating polishing profile or polishing amount, polishing method and polishing apparatus  
A polishing method can automatically reset polishing conditions according to a state of a polishing member based on data on a polishing profile changing with time, thereby extending life of the...
7360302 Manufacturing method of a magnetic sensor  
A magnetic sensor comprises magnetoresistive elements and permanent magnet films, which are combined together to form GMR elements formed on a quartz substrate having a square shape, wherein the...
7356909 Method of forming a CPP magnetic recording head with a self-stabilizing vortex configuration  
A method is provided for forming a CPP MTJ or GMR read sensor in which the free layer is self-stabilized by a magnetization in a circumferential vortex configuration. This magnetization permits the...
7354332 Technique for process-qualifying a semiconductor manufacturing tool using metrology data  
A technique of the present invention utilizes qualification characteristics from a single wafer for qualifying a semiconductor manufacturing tool. Generally speaking, the technique commences with...
7350284 Methods of making a current-perpendicular-to-the-planes (CPP) type sensor by ion milling to the spacer layer using a mask without undercuts  
In one particular example, a plurality of CPP type sensor layers are formed over a wafer and a mask without undercuts is formed over the plurality of CPP type sensor layers in a central region....
7346973 Processing cell of automatic machining system and automatic honing system  
A processing cell of automatic machining system configured in that it is easy to decide or change the number of steps and to design, and to reduce the installation cost. The control unit of the...
7346431 Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyer  
In a first aspect, a substrate loading station is served by a conveyor which continuously transports substrate carriers. A substrate carrier handler that is part of the substrate loading station...
7343668 Method of manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording head capable of highly precisely defining gap distance  
A method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head is provided. The method accurately defines a gap layer. The method includes forming a lower gap layer made of a non-magnetic...
7344431 Pad assembly for electrochemical mechanical processing  
Embodiments of a processing pad assembly for processing a substrate are provided. The processing pad assembly includes an upper layer having a processing surface and an electrode having a top side...
7343669 Method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head  
A manufacturing method of a thin film magnetic head is provided. In the manufacturing method of a thin film magnetic head, an inorganic insulating layer is formed along at least a sidewall surface...
7343666 Methods of making magnetic write heads with use of linewidth shrinkage techniques  
In one illustrative example, a method for use in making a magnetic write head includes the steps of forming a first pole piece layer of a first pole piece; forming a patterned resist over the first...
7341501 Gear grinding machine, method for dressing threaded grinding wheel and method for grinding work  
A gear grinding machine, a method for dressing a threaded grinding wheel, and a method for grinding a work are disclosed. A dressing tool is rotated in a vertical plane, with its position being...
7340824 Method for fabricating a magnetic head having an improved magnetic shield  
A first magnetic shield layer of the read head sensor is deposited upon a slider substrate surface. A patterned photoresist is then photolithographically fabricated upon the first magnetic shield...
7338569 Method and system of using offset gage for CMP polishing pad alignment and adjustment  
A method and system are provided using an offset dial gage for alignment and adjustment of a polishing pad that has been attached to a turntable of a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) device. In...
7338346 Method and apparatus for producing optical glasses  
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing optical glasses. The glasses are polished and marked, following a shaping process. The polishing and marking steps are carried out...
7338345 Cutting machine  
A cutting machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece, which is arranged such that it can move along a guide rail extending in a predetermined direction, a gate-like support frame that...
7334317 Method of forming magnetoresistive junctions in manufacturing MRAM cells  
A method of forming a magnetoresistive junction in a process of manufacturing a magnetoresistive memory cell includes providing a semiconductor substrate having at least one via contact layer on a...
7335087 Eyeglass lens processing apparatus  
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a controller that controls a second driver for rotating lens chucks for chucking an eyeglass lens and a third driver for changing an axis-to-axis...
7332099 Ion bombardment of electrical lapping guides to decrease noise during lapping process  
A method for reducing noise in a lapping guide. Selected portions of a magnetoresistive device wafer are bombarded with ions such that a magnetoresistive effect of lapping guides is reduced. The...
7331843 Substrate polishing method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
The substrate polishing method of the present invention can be used, in a substrate polishing apparatus having multiple carriers for one polishing pad, for determining a polishing time necessary to...
7322096 Method for fabricating magnetic write heads  
A magnetic write head and method for bulk fabrication of the same are provided. A trench is formed in a nonmagnetic substrate. A first magnetically permeable layer is deposited in the trench of the...
7318768 Low profile electric sander  
A power tool is a “low profile” power tool, that is the overall height of the power tool is sufficiently small that a user can grasp the top of the power tool with the user's hand and the hand...
7318767 Device and method for machine control  
A data set (D) is provided for machine control of a grinding machine to determine time-efficient, collision-free travel paths. The data set has a collision parameter of “0” or “1” in each...
7316600 Metal working method to reduce thermal damage  
A method for grinding a feature in a work-piece is set forth which includes the step of rotating a grinding wheel about a first axis. The method also includes the step of traversing the rotating...
7313857 Method of manufacturing a magneto-resistive device  
A method of manufacturing a magneto-resistive device is provided for reducing a degradation in device characteristics due to annealing. The method includes the steps of depositing constituent...
7305753 Method for manufacturing a magnetic head  
A first magnetic layer is formed on a first magnetic layer formation surface, and then a first material layer-forming layer is deposited on the first magnetic layer formation surface and on the...
7306506 In-situ chemical-mechanical planarization pad metrology using ultrasonic imaging  
Chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) apparatus and methods for detecting polishing pad properties using ultrasonic imaging is presented. An ultrasonic probe assembly transmits ultrasonic signals...
7301734 Longitudinal bias structure with improved magnetic stability  
A GMR sensor having improved longitudinal biasing is provided as is a method of forming it. The improved biasing is provided by longitudinal biasing structures in which a soft magnetic layer is...
7300332 Polished state monitoring apparatus and polishing apparatus using the same  
A polished state monitoring apparatus capable of easily grasping the progress of polishing is provided. The polished state monitoring apparatus monitors the progress of polishing of a surface to be...
7296339 Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head  
A method and system for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head is disclosed. The method and system include providing a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) uniformity structure...
7297047 Bubble suppressing flow controller with ultrasonic flow meter  
A method and apparatus for the delivery of slurry solution comprising an ultrasonic flow meter positioned between a fluid preparation manifold and a slurry delivery arm, and a shutoff valve...
7297046 Constant spindle power grinding method  
The depth of cut and the headstock velocity of a grinding machine are controlled during the last rotation of finish grinding to maintain a substantially constant load on the grinding wheel spindle...
7296337 Notched trailing shield for perpendicular write head  
During fabrication of a perpendicular write head in a wafer, at least two sides of a write pole are defined (e.g. by ion milling) while a third side of the write pole is protected by a masking...
7296338 Method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording  
A method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording. A reverse air bearing surface head for perpendicular recording is...
7294038 Process control in electrochemically assisted planarization  
In one embodiment, a pad assembly for electro-processing a substrate is provided which includes a first conductive layer having a working surface adapted to contact the substrate during a polishing...
7295886 Target lens shape measuring apparatus, eyeglass lens processing system having the same, and eyeglass lens processing method  
A method of processing an eyeglass lens includes: a first step of obtaining an actual three-dimensional target lens shape from a rim of an eyeglass frame; a second step of obtaining a...
7294039 Polishing system with in-line and in-situ metrology  
A computer-implemented method for process control in chemical mechanical polishing in which an initial pre-polishing thickness of a substrate is measured at a metrology station, a parameter of an...
7293448 Abrasion resistance testing apparatus  
An abrasion resistance testing apparatus tests the abrasion resistance of a test sample. The apparatus has an abrading device in fluid communication with a pneumatic system. The abrading device...
7291057 Apparatus for polishing a substrate  
A method of polishing substrates enables the size of a polishing table to be reduced. A surface of a substrate to be polished is brought into contact with a polishing surface of a polishing table...