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7624371 Extensible automation development environment  
The present invention provides an extensible automation development environment. A full development environment in its own right, the environment, in addition to supporting its own native objects,...
7623935 Method for electrochemically fabricating three-dimensional structures including pseudo-rasterization of data  
Some embodiments of the invention are directed to techniques for electrochemically fabricating multi-layer three-dimensional structures where selective patterning of at least one or more layers...
7606681 System and method for process monitoring  
Systems and methods are provided that allow a user to monitor, diagnose, and configure a process. A user interface may be presented that displays data received from process monitors, sensors, and...
7606631 Packaging machine  
A packaging machine is described, which is equipped with sensors, actuators and drive systems, comprising a servo motor, a central control unit and a system for data transmission. The actual values...
7603262 Time dependent process parameters and engineering change number conflict report  
A method and apparatus for computer modeling the production process is disclosed. An integrated product and process engineering system may be a computer modeling system that models both a generic...
7603201 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7590461 Large scale supply planning  
A production planning method inputs demands for products. The demands have multiple due dates, and the multiple due dates have different priorities. The method performs an explosion process...
7589633 Closed loop location detection system  
A closed loop location detection system for use in monitoring simultaneously the presence or absence of objects in at least two locations, comprises at least one detectable element per location and...
7584211 Parts list system for managing parts used for unit and a method of preparing a parts list  
A parts list system includes a figure generator, a information database, a figure controller, a part table database and a part table controller. The figure generator generates a CAD figure relating...
7584019 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7584011 Method for optimizing an industrial product, system for optimizing an industrial product and method for manufacturing an industrial product  
A method for optimizing a structure of an industrial product includes selecting control factors from among manufacturing parameters affecting a target characteristic, which is scheduled to be...
7580769 Tool operator instructions system and method  
A system and method for providing tool operators in a manufacturing environment with clear and accurate tooling information increases tool operators' efficiency and reduces possibilities of errors....
7529595 Method of controlling substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing apparatus  
It is an object of the present invention to realize, in a coating and developing apparatus including an inspection section, reduction in the startup time, cost reduction, and an improved operating...
7526359 Enhanced digital process design methodology for process centric CAD systems  
Methods, manufactured parts, and computer programs for horizontally structured manufacturing. A blank is selected for machining into an actual part, and a coordinate system is established. A...
7526352 Semiconductor production system  
A semiconductor production system has a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus having an exposure unit, a control unit for controlling the exposure unit and a storage device; a semiconductor...
7515981 Light guided assembly system  
An operational guide system ( 10 ) adapted to provide visual indicators to an individual to guide sequential actions includes at least one sensor apparatus ( 26 ), a controller ( 20 ), and at least...
7512457 In-process non-contact measuring systems and methods for automated lapping systems  
In-process non-contact measurement systems and methods for automated lapping systems are disclosed. In an embodiment, a moveable frame can be controllably positioned proximate to a lapped work...
7502659 Sorting a group of integrated circuit devices for those devices requiring special testing  
A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a fuse identification (ID) into those devices requiring enhanced reliability testing and those requiring standard testing...
7496425 Micrologistics tracking system for an automated manufacturing facility  
A computing system for monitoring activity in an automated fabrication facility includes a computer operably coupled to an MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) database having data relating to...
7493182 Method and device with regard to data transmission in the production of denture parts  
The invention relates to a method in which at a first location (A), such as a dental technician's laboratory or a dentist's surgery, digital image data ( 18 ) in the form of single images and/or...
7493181 Utilizing an RFID tag in manufacturing for enhanced lifecycle management  
A method and apparatus dynamically store data associated with supply chain events for a manufactured assembly to enhance lifecycle management of the assembly. The supply chain events for the...
7481695 Polishing apparatus and methods having high processing workload for controlling polishing pressure applied by polishing head  
CMP systems and methods implement instructions for moving a polishing pad relative to a wafer and a retainer ring and for applying pressure for CMP operations. Feedback of polishing pad position is...
7477957 Method and system of controlled movement of dynamic-route WIP  
A system and method for driving new technology WIP at a controlled speed side-by-side with production WIP using a common range management infrastructure. The system and method allow new technology...
7477262 Automatic calculation of minimum and maximum tolerance stack  
Determining a minimum condition and a maximum condition of an assembly of parts includes determining a subset of the assembly of parts, constructing a tolerance chain comprised of tolerance...
7463935 Message queuing in an industrial environment  
An industrial controller that can be utilized in an environment that supports message queuing comprises a receiver component that receives a message from a queue, wherein the message conforms to a...
7460923 Substrate processing system managing apparatus information of substrate processing apparatus  
A substrate processing system comprises a substrate processing apparatus, an information storage server and a support computer, which are connected to a network respectively. When the substrate...
7454397 Method and system for classifying print product descriptions  
A system and method for classifying a print product description in a print shop vocabulary. Initially, a system of classification having a set of classifications, such as product classes, in a...
7454395 Information processing apparatus and program for displaying tree diagram  
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a memory unit which stores attribute information which indicates a characteristic quantity of each of components...
7441320 Method of validating manufacturing configurations during hardware assembly  
The present invention is a method and system for manufacturing an electronic device, such as a data storage device. The method includes generating a register including a desired device...
7440928 Diagnostic apparatus  
Apparatus and method for determining a likely cause or the likelihood of the occurrence of a cause of one or more effects, in which training data relating to previously identified relationships...
7421363 Method for virtual inspection of virtually machined parts  
A method for implementing a virtual inspection of a virtually machined workpiece is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes defining a set of master reference planes, defining a...
7418305 Method of generating a component of a component-based automation system  
A computer-implemented method for generating a description of a component of an automation system comprises describing the component as a plurality of inputs and outputs, generating a...
7415319 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method  
Correcting for misalignment of a substrate before it is exposed is performed using offset corrections and process corrections that are calculated based on alignment offset measurements of alignment...
7398585 Method for manufacturing an internal core for injection mold tool  
An internal core is separated along a horizontal plane delineated at the transition point between the tapered wall portion and the parallel wall portion of the core to divide the core into a...
7398254 Component cost estimation system, component cost estimation method, cost standard data providing system, cost standard data providing method, recording medium, and computer data signal  
An external storage device of a component cost estimation system stores various cost information representing a component material and its cost in association with each other, and a component...
7398164 Sensor network system, base station, and method to forward measured data  
The object of the invention is to facilitate the entry of a sensor node and the adoption of a protocol in the existing sensor network system effectively utilizing limited resources of...
7392104 Material reservation distribution system and method  
The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating material-driven processing in an industrial controller environment. Various models supported by database objects are provided...
7379779 Method and system for manufacturing  
A method and system for manufacturing an object includes connecting a transportable memory to one of the materials needed to manufacture the object. The transportable memory stores identification...
7376489 Method of identifying fluid purification equipment which is optimized for individual fluid purification systems  
An interactive method and apparatus are disclosed through which a fluid purification system operator inputs the system's parameters and the method then identifies one or more fluid purification...
7376484 Method for building a tool  
A methodology 40 for producing a laminated tool 10 having desired dimensional accuracy. The tool 10 is produced by the use of several sectional members, such as sectional members 14, 16 ...
7376477 Move lot size balancing system and method  
A method and system for allowing a vehicle dealer and manufacturer to match dealer orders and manufacturing plant shipments easily and equitably are disclosed. The method significantly decreases...
7373916 Method, computer software code, and system for restoration of master and articulating rods  
A method for restoring a length of at least one of a master rod and an articulating rod, the method including determining a length of the rod, if the rod is within an acceptable length, cleaning...
7373217 Apparatus for slicing a food product and method therefore  
Apparatus and method for slicing a food product having a non-uniform cross-sectional area. A laser line scanner scans the cut face of the food product. A line scan camera receives light reflected...
7371067 Simulation method for designing customized medical devices  
The invention provides a system for virtually designing a medical device conformed for use with a specific patient. Using the system, a three-dimensional geometric model of a patient-specific body...
7366752 Communication system of an automation equipment based on the soap protocol  
A communication system on an IP network between an automation equipment and one or more remote devices. The communication system is based on the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for the....
7353379 Methods for configuring a plasma cluster tool  
A method for configuring a plasma cluster tool is disclosed. The method includes generating a key file from option specifications, the key file encapsulating configuration restrictions specifically...
7349750 Method for optimizing an industrial product, system for optimizing an industrial product and method for manufacturing an industrial product  
A method for optimizing a structure of an industrial product includes selecting control factors from among manufacturing parameters affecting a target characteristic, which is scheduled to be...
7340084 Quality assessment of product in bulk flow  
A method is disclosed for generating data relating to the quality of product in a bulk stream product during its passage through a monitoring station. An inspection of at least a portion of product...
7337029 Design data management system and trace system  
A design data management program directs a computer to perform a procedure of converting design data generated at a designing side to a data format applicable to a production side and transmitting...
7337028 Method for the organization of a process having at least one processing device for carrying out a predefinable subprocess  
The invention relates to the organization of network-wide applications to indicate a possible way by which future requirements of decentralized control systems connected together via a network can...