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7510466 Shaft adapter for grinding cup  
A shaft adapter for removably mounting to the output or drive shaft of a grinding machine is disclosed. The shaft adapter is a three-component device which includes a collar portion, a compressible...
7510974 CMP process  
A CMP process is provided. A first polishing process on a wafer is performed using a first hard polishing pad with a first slurry. Then, a buffering process on the wafer is performed using a soft...
7510465 Sand pad lock for sander  
A lock formed from a body and a projection that is inserted into the aperture in the spindle to rotatably connect a sanding pad to the housing. The lock may include an arm rotatably mounted to the...
7509729 Method for making a perpendicular magnetic recording write head  
A method for making a write pole in a perpendicular magnetic recording write head uses a metal mask to pattern the primary resist and only ion milling during the subsequent patterning steps. A...
7510463 Extended life conditioning disk  
The present invention is an apparatus and method for extending the life of abrasive disks used in the conditioning of polishing pads used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of polishing...
7510460 Substrate polishing apparatus  
A substrate polishing apparatus for polishing a polishing surface of a substrate has a film thickness monitoring device for monitoring a state of a film thickness of a thin film on the polishing...
7510458 Bit sharpening apparatus and method of using  
An apparatus 40 for sharpening a router or shaper bit 12 of the type having a flat cutting face 18 . The apparatus 40 includes a chuck 64 holding the cutting bit 12 . A grinding wheel ...
7510464 Vibration damping device, in particular for an electric hand machine tool, and a transmission equipped with such a vibration damping device  
A vibration damping device has a rotation element connectable to a drive shaft in a frictional, nonpositive way and provided with at least one chamber filled with a material selected from the group...
7510462 Multi-diamond cutting tool assembly for creating microreplication tools  
In one embodiment, a cutting tool assembly used for creating grooves in a microreplication tool is described. The cutting tool assembly includes a mounting structure and multiple diamonds mounted...
7506431 Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head having a wrap-around trailing shield and a concave trailing edge main pole  
A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method allows the write head to be formed with a write pole having a concave trailing edge. The method...
7509186 Method and system for reducing the variation in film thickness on a plurality of semiconductor wafers having multiple deposition paths in a semiconductor manufacturing process  
A method and system for reducing the variation in film thickness on a plurality of semiconductor wafers having multiple deposition paths in a semiconductor manufacturing process is disclosed. A...
7507145 Automated sectioning tomographic measurement system  
A tomographic system includes a reporting device colocated and juxtaposed an object so that both are ground through grinding to various sectioning depths as the reporting device is ground down...
7507147 Method for machining rotary parts  
In a method for machining rotation pieces, including at least one working step, and wherein at least one surface of the workpiece which is clamped in the device is subjected to a grinding step, at...
7506432 Method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head  
A lower shield layer is formed by being embedded in a first recess formed in an under layer. Accordingly, the distance between the lower shield layer and a slider can be reduced. Also, a second...
7507146 Method for producing semiconductor wafer and semiconductor wafer  
The present invention is a method for producing a semiconductor wafer, comprising: at least a double-side polishing step; and a chamfered-portion polishing step; wherein as a first...
7506430 Process to manufacture narrow track CPP head with bias cancellation  
The problem of increased edge sensitivity associated with the reduction of the spacing between bias magnets in a CPP head has been solved by limiting the width of the bias cancellation layer and by...
7507149 Drill bit dresser  
A drill bit dresser having a dresser body, a holding clamp slidably joined to the dresser body, and a sanding shoe pivotally attached to the dresser body. The dresser body has means for changing...
7507346 Method for manufacturing electronic component, and electronic component  
A method for manufacturing an electronic component includes preparing an element substrate having a function section for providing a function of an electronic component, and an external-connection...
7507296 Methods and apparatus for determining scrubber brush pressure  
In a scrubber adapted to clean a semiconductor wafer, the torque of a brush rotation motor is monitored while a scrubber brush is in contact with the wafer and is being rotated by the motor. The...
7506429 Method of constructing a magnetic sensor  
A magnetoresistive sensor having a well defined track width and method of manufacture thereof.
7507143 Truing method for grinding wheel  
In a grinding machine comprising conductive grinding wheels, the invention presents a truing technique capable of truing grindstone surfaces of grinding wheels at high precision in a short time. ...
7507148 Polishing apparatus, polishing head and polishing method  
A polishing apparatus comprises a polishing plate ( 24 ), an abrasive cloth ( 25 ) attached to the surface of the polishing plate ( 24 ), a chuck ( 19 ) for holding and pressing one surface of a...
7503241 Device for sharpening the blade of a manual cutting tool  
The invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for sharpening the blade of a manual cutting tool, in particular a knife. The inventive device comprises a support ( 2 ) provided with a cutout ( 4 )....
7503833 Three-dimensional network for chemical mechanical polishing  
The polishing pad ( 104 ) is useful for polishing at least one of magnetic, optical and semiconductor substrates ( 112 ) in the presence of a polishing medium ( 120 ). The polishing pad ( 104 )...
7503830 Apparatus for reduction of defects in wet processed layers  
The present invention provides an apparatus for wet processing of a conductive layer using a degassed process solution such as a degassed electrochemical deposition solution, a degassed...
7503831 System and method for cutting soluble scintillator material  
A system and method for cutting soluble scintillator material are disclosed. The system includes a scintillator cutting apparatus including a filament rotated around a plurality of pulleys in at...
7503835 Lawnmower blade sharpener  
In one embodiment, a method of sharpening reel blades on a lawnmower reel includes positioning a grinding wheel in contact with the reel, rotating the grinding wheel about an axis of rotation,...
7503838 Belt sander  
A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and...
7503832 Linear sander  
A linear sander has a base, at least one rough abrasive assembly, at least one fine abrasive assembly and a reciprocating device. The base has two sides and a belt. Each rough abrasive assembly is...
7503837 Composite retaining ring  
A two part retaining ring is described that has a lower ring and an upper ring. The lower ring contacts a polishing surface during chemical mechanical polishing. The upper surface and the lower...
7503836 Method of dressing grindstone for processing eyeglass lens, and dressing tool used in the method  
A method of dressing a grindstone for processing an eyeglass lens, comprises the step of pressing a melamine resin foam, which is used as a dressing tool, against a rotating grindstone.
7503834 Apparatus and a method of polishing an optical surface; an optical component; and a method of manufacturing a polishing tool  
An apparatus for polishing an optical surface, in particular an optical surface of a spectacle lens, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a polishing head having a polishing tool, the polishing...
7504038 System, method, and apparatus for mechanically releasable slider processing including lapping, air bearing patterning, and debonding  
A mechanically releasable slider process utilizes silicone rubber or PDMS to take the function of a planarization material for individual sliders or slider rows. Mechanical debonding takes...
7500298 Blast head for loosening or removing scale on a metal surface  
A method and apparatus for the descaling of metal surfaces without the use of caustic substances is provided. The apparatus includes a first and second blast heads containing nozzles that spray...
7500486 Fingernail sander  
A fingernail grinder uses a bench grinder-like configuration wherein a motor has dual output shafts with a wheel with an abrasive outer circumference attached to one of the shafts. The wheel is...
7500907 Water driven motor  
The present invention provides an assembly of machined or precision cast components which combine to form a high pressure water powered motor. The motor includes a rigid metal housing, a high...
7501346 Gallium and chromium ions for oxide rate enhancement  
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising silica, a compound in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.2 mM to about 10 mM of a metal cation selected from the...
7500908 Pneumatic blocking support for an optical lens  
The pneumatic blocking support which is used to block an optical lens ( 200 ) on a machine or device has means ( 3 ) for fixing it on a corresponding element of the machine or device. The blocking...
7501070 Slotted substrate and method of making  
The described embodiments relate to a slotted substrate for use in a fluid ejecting device. One exemplary embodiment includes a substrate having a thickness between generally opposing first and...
7500901 Data processing for monitoring chemical mechanical polishing  
Methods and apparatus to implement techniques for monitoring polishing a substrate. Two or more data points are acquired, where each data point has a value affected by features inside a sensing...
7500902 Thickness-measuring method during grinding process  
In a thickness-measuring method during a grinding process, which suppresses wear of a probe coming into contact with a chuck table subjected to self-grind and accurately grinds a workpiece,...
7500904 Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for producing same  
A glass substrate for an information recording medium is manufactured by polishing the surface of a raw material glass plate. The polishing of the raw material glass plate is divided into a step...
7500903 Polishing apparatus  
A polishing apparatus includes a polishing jig. The polishing jig includes an elastic balloon member, a fixture, and a fluid supply portion. The fixture airtightly closes the rear opening portion...
7500906 Sanding tool with rotatable handle  
A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool including a base member, a clamping mechanism, a handle and a mounting assembly. The clamping mechanism is adapted to secure a sheet-like abrasive...
7500302 Process for fabricating a magnetic recording head with a laminated write gap  
Embodiments of the present invention recite a process for fabricating a write gap structure for a magnetic recording head. In one embodiment, at least one layer of inert material is deposited which...
7500905 Grinding apparatus and grinding system  
A grinding apparatus and a grinding system capable of efficient and superior grinding performance prevent the falling of a belt during the grinding of an edge surface thereof. The apparatus...
7497768 Flexible abrasive article and method of making  
A flexible hand-held abrasive article includes a conformable backup pad having opposed major surfaces, a backing layer affixed to one surface of the backup pad, the backing layer containing a...
7499812 Method for locating flaws, and a marking system  
In the method for locating flaws on the surface of a three-dimensional object the flaws are detected and located using one or more optical image-taking device. When a picture is taken showing a...
7497008 Method of fabricating a thin film magnetic sensor on a wafer  
An embodiment of the invention is a magnetic head with overlaid lead pads that contact the top surface of the sensor between the hardbias structures and do not contact the hardbias structures which...
7497153 Cutting tool and method of use  
The cutting tool shown generally as 1 , has a disc with a peripheral cutting face. In this embodiment the cutting face includes an array of eight circumferentially spaced teeth 2 . An open...