| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 118668000 | Responsive to attribute, absence or presence of work | 38 |
| 20090205567 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and apparatus for processing substrate - A process for producing a semiconductor device, in which in the formation of a boron doped silicon film from, for example, monosilane and boron trichloride by vacuum CVD technique, there can be produced a film excelling in inter-batch homogeneity with respect to the growth rate and concentration of a dopant element, such as boron. The process includes the step of performing the first purge through conducting at least once of while a substrate after treatment is housed in a reaction furnace, vacuuming of the reaction furnace and inert gas supply thereto and the steps of performing the second purge through conducting at least once of after carrying of the substrate after treatment out of the reaction furnace, prior to carrying of a substrate to be next treated into the reaction furnace and while at least no product substrate is housed in the reaction furnace, vacuuming of the reaction furnace and inert gas supply thereto. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090235864 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CAN COATING - A can coating machine control system includes a coating control signal that functions as a go/no-go signal based on a plurality of monitored conditions such as can in position, vacuum pressure, gun in position, guard in position and speed condition. Local pressure regulation of the coating material in the spray gun is provided along with optional control of the material temperature. Local pressure regulation allows for optional spray weight control based on a wrap number derived from speed and gun spray-durations. A CAN to CAN network buffer is provided as well for primary network isolation. A gun control circuit may be used to select specific gun drive signals and to adjust gun drive signals based on real-time feedback of the actual spray duration. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090288597 | Stent Coating Device - The present invention is a method and device, which is suitable for use in an operating theater just prior to implantation, for selectively applying a medical coating to an implantable medical device, for example a stent. Disclosed is a device for use with a stent deployed on a catheter balloon. The device is configured to apply a medical coating of a desired thickness to the surface of a stent only. This is done by use of a drop-on-demand inkjet printing system in association with an optical scanning device. The device is further configured so as to, if necessary, apply a plurality of layered coats, each layered coat being of a different coating material, and if appropriate, different thickness. The section of the housing in which the stent is held during the coating procedure is detachable from the housing base. The detachable housing section may be easily cleaned and re-sterilized or simply disposed or simply disposed of. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090301395 | PLATING APPARATUS AND PLATING METHOD - A plating apparatus has an ashing unit ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100170436 | Substrate treatment equipment and manufacturing method of substrate - The invention aims to provide substrate treatment equipment that can automatically collect a substrate in a normal condition without needing manual operation. The equipment includes a substrate holder | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100192852 | PAINTING APPARATUS - A painting apparatus comprising a paint module able to receive a paint container containing paint, an applicator, a conduit fluidly connecting the paint to the applicator, and a pump assembly to supply a flow of paint to the applicator via the conduit, in which the painting apparatus includes a control unit to prevent the flow of paint to the applicator until the applicator is applying paint to the surface to be painted (FIG. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110017136 | COATING DEVICE - A coating device includes a table, a number of coating housings, a carrier, a number of conveyors, and a number of turntables. The coating housings are separately mounted on the table, and each including a hatch formed thereon. The hatches of all the coating housings face towards a same direction. The carrier are used for carrying one or more products to be coated. The conveyors are distributed on the table around each of the coating housing, and respectively extend into the inside of the coating housing through the hatch for delivering the carrier into the coating housings in turn. The turntables are installed between every two adjacent conveyors for transporting the carrier from a preceding conveyor to a succeeding conveyor according to a predefined route, respectively. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110253045 | Sheet material laminating machine for the plastic lamination of paper or similar materials using the application of a liquid polymer coating and its curing via ultraviolet light sources - A plastic-laminating machine for the coating of paper or similar materials with a plastic coating and only to the exact dimensions of the paper eliminating the need for trimming and offering the option to laminate on one side of the material or on both sides. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110283940 | Wafer Processing Device and Coating Device - A wafer processing device includes a wafer pedestal, a plurality of lift pins retractably installed in the wafer pedestal for supporting a wafer, and a plurality of sensing devices. The sensing devices are correspondingly coupling to the plurality of supporting pins for sensing a weight or a center of gravity of the wafer. Moreover, a coating device is provided. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120103255 | ALIGNMENT METHOD, ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC EL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provided are an alignment method and an alignment apparatus, in which the number of times to carry out alignment operation is reduced to reduce damage of a substrate and a mask and improve the productivity of evaporation using the mask. Vibrations in the direction of gravity of a substrate immediately after the substrate is brought in are measured by a laser vibrometer. Based on the obtained vibration data, a vibration control portion generates an antiphase vibrational wave. After the vibrational wave is applied to the substrate to reduce the vibrations of the substrate, the alignment between the substrate and a mask is carried out. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120285378 | PRINTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a printing apparatus which comprises: a base; a frame member installed on the base; a printing section supported by the frame member to subject a board to printing; a board conveying segment provided on the base displaceably; a control section for controlling the driving of the board conveying segment; a mark provided on the frame member; and an image pickup section mounted on the board conveying segment to pick up an image of the mark, wherein the control section is operable to cause the board conveying segment to be displaced so as to allow a board to be set in the printing zone, and, based on the image of the mark picked up by the image pickup section, to perform a strain compensation for correcting an error in displacement of the board conveying segment due to a strain of the driving mechanism. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130167771 | VAPOR PHASE GROWTH APPARATUS - A vapor phase growth apparatus with a measuring means which can measure the state of the warpage of a substrate, which is a rotation/revolution type vapor phase growth apparatus with a susceptor and a plurality of substrate retaining members in a chamber, wherein a measuring means comprising a laser source which continuously emits a laser light in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate which is retained in the substrate retaining member and is rotating/revolving by the rotation of the susceptor and a light receiving portion which receives a laser light reflected on the surface of the substrate is fixed on the outer surface of a laser transparent portion provided on the chamber; and a judging means which judges that the substrate is in an abnormal state when the variation of the reflected light received by the light receiving portion is larger than a preset variation is provided. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140261170 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AN EDGE OF A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL AND DETECTING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME - A detecting device includes an actuating unit for driving a transparent material, a light source for emitting light to the transparent material driven by the actuating unit, a light sensor for sensing the light emitted from the light source as an edge of the transparent material is moved to different positions relative to the light source so as to generate a corresponding optical intensity signal, a transforming circuit coupled to the light sensor for transforming the optical intensity signal into a transforming signal, and a processing unit coupled to the transforming circuit for determining whether the edge of the transparent material is moved to a position between the light source and the light sensor according to the transforming signal transmitted from the transforming circuit. And methods and systems for same. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150059644 | COATING FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A coating film forming apparatus includes: a coating nozzle; a horizontal moving mechanism that relatively moves a substrate and the coating nozzle; a pressure regulating mechanism that regulates a pressure inside the coating nozzle; and a controller that changes an amount of the coating solution to be supplied from the coating nozzle, wherein the coating nozzle includes: a discharge port that is formed long in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the relative movement with respect to the substrate; and a storage chamber that communicates with the discharge port and stores the coating solution therein, and wherein while the coating solution is applied to the substrate, the pressure regulating mechanism is controlled according to a change in width of the substrate, to regulate the pressure inside the storage chamber to thereby change a discharge amount per unit time of the coating solution to be discharged. | 03-05-2015 |
| 118669000 | Selective application at a specific position | 9 |
| 20080271673 | LIQUID SEND/RECEIVE JOINT DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A liquid send/receive joint device that releases pressure on a false connection prevention key and prevents breakage of the false connection prevention key when a rotary force of a predetermined level or greater is applied to the liquid send/receive joint device while a liquid accepter and a liquid reservoir are connected to each other, is provided. A fuel cell system equipped with such a liquid send/receive joint device is also provided. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090038547 | AUTOMATIC WAXING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An automatic waxing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The automatic waxing apparatus includes a movable door-shaped module, at least a waxing module and a controlling module. The movable door-shaped module includes a door-shaped structure capable of moving with respect to the vehicle. The waxing module disposed on the door-shaped structure includes a wax-supplying unit and a wax-polishing unit. The controlling module is coupled to the door-shaped structure, the wax-supplying unit and the wax-polishing unit. The controlling module, according to the information of the vehicle, determines a moving path of the door-shaped structure, a waxing path of the wax-supplying unit, and a polishing path of the wax-polishing unit with respect to the vehicle. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090064930 | STENT COATING DEVICE - The present invention is a method and device, which is suitable for use in an operating theater just prior to implantation, for selectively applying a medical coating to an implantable medical device, for example a stent. Disclosed is a device for use with a stent deployed on a catheter balloon. The device is configured to apply a medical coating of a desired thickness to the surface of a stent only. This is done by use of a drop-on-demand ink-jet printing system in association with an optical scanning device. The device is further configured so as to, if necessary, apply a plurality of layered coats, each layered coat being of a different coating material, and if appropriate, different thickness. The section of the housing in which the stent is held during the coating procedure is detachable from the housing base. The detachable housing section may be easily cleaned and re-sterilized or simply disposed of. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100043704 | SEALANT DISPENSER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A dispenser includes a light emitter to emit a light beam toward a surface of a substrate, a light receiver to receive the light beam reflected from the substrate, and a coupling hole, between the emitter and receiver, to receive a lower section of a syringe. The emitter, receiver, and coupling hole may be provided in a single support structure, and the coupling hole is located between a light emitting plane of the emitter and a light receiving plane of the receiver. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100192853 | ENVELOPE FLAP MOISTENER - An envelope ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110297084 | Apparatus for Direct Fabrication of Nanostructures - An all-additive apparatus for direct fabrication of nanometer-scale planar and multilayer structures that performs “pick-and-place” retrieval and deposition of materials comprises a tip and a controller and transport mechanism configured for causing the tip to acquire a transferable material and deposit at least a portion of the acquired transferable material at a predetermined location onto a substrate, without the use of a bridging medium, in order to directly assemble a structure. The tip may be submillimeter-scale, may comprise a plurality of sub-tips disposed in a predetermined arrangement, and/or may mechanically vibrate. Mechanical vibration of the tip may be monitored. The tip may acquire the transferable material from a reservoir. The assembled structure may be cured on the substrate. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20140174348 | GLUE COATING DEVICE - A glue coating device for coating glue on a workpiece includes a table, a first driving mechanism assembled on the table, a second driving mechanism slidably assembled to the first driving mechanism, a rotating mechanism assembled to the second driving mechanism, and a dispensing assembly assembled to the rotating mechanism. The second driving mechanism is driven by the first driving mechanism to slide along a first direction perpendicular to the table. The rotating mechanism is driven by the second driving mechanism to slide along a second direction perpendicular to the table. The dispensing assembly is driven by the rotating mechanism to rotate. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140251213 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A device includes an ejector, a driver, a camera module, and a processing unit. The ejector is movably arranged above a printed circuit board of an optical connector and stores adhesive. The driver connects with the ejector and drives the ejector to move to aim at predetermined points on the printed circuit board and to eject of a drop of the adhesive to each point. The camera module is arranged above the printed circuit board and captures images of each drop of the adhesive. The processing unit is in communication with the camera module and the driver and processes the images of each drop of the adhesive to determine if an amount of the adhesive applied to the corresponding point is appropriate, and, if yes, signals the driver to drive the ejector to stop ejecting and move to aim at a next point. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150083044 | MARKING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING UNDERGROUND FACILITY MARKING OPERATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatus and systems for marking a presence or absence of an underground facility. Marking material is dispensed, via actuation of an actuation system of a marking device, onto a target surface. Environmental information regarding at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the marking device is located is received via at least one communication interface of the marking device, and marking information is logged into local memory of the marking device. In one aspect, the stored marking information includes at least some of the environmental information. | 03-26-2015 |
| 118670000 | Defect in the workpiece sensed | 2 |
| 20120312230 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING RFID LABEL TAG - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for fabricating an RFID label tag, the apparatus including an air assist pad adhering the RFID label to the label folding unit by discharging air of a predetermined pressure to an RFID label discharged from an RFID label printer, and a retrieving unit retrieving a defective RFID label by moving the defective RFID label to a position of the air assist pad, in a case an RFID label discharged from the RFID label printer is determined to be defective. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130139752 | ALIGNMENT FILM REPAIRING SYSTEM - An alignment film repairing system comprises an inspection device which has a charge coupling device and a defective position detecting circuit, the charge coupling element detects a defective position of an alignment film on a TFT/CF substrate, the defective position detecting circuit records a signal of position coordinate corresponding to the defective position; an alignment film defect elimination device eliminates a defect on the defective position on the TFT/CF substrate based on the signal of position coordinate to form a pin hole; and an alignment film repairing agent coating device coats and repairs the pin hole with an alignment film repairing agent based on the signal of position coordinate. | 06-06-2013 |
| 118671000 | Proximity of work to electrically charged applicator sensed | 1 |
| 20100006027 | ELECTROSTATIC COATING APPARATUS - An electrostatic coating apparatus for coating an object includes a base module, a nozzle, an electric field generator and a power supply. The object is mounted on the base module. The nozzle receives gas and liquid and ejects the gas and the liquid. The electric field generator mounted on the base module generates an electric field. The power supply has a first pole electrically connected to a first pole of the electric field generator, and a second pole electrically connected to the object and a second pole of the electric field generator such that the electric field is generated in the electric field generator and the atomized liquid passing through the electric field generator is charged and absorbed onto the object to form a coating layer on the object. | 01-14-2010 |
| 118672000 | Running length work | 2 |
| 118673000 | Edge of running length of web material sensed | 1 |
| 20110179998 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CURTAIN COATING - To provide an apparatus and method of curtain coating for applying onto a running web a coating solution from a lip top in the form of curtain to form a coating thereon, wherein a fluid is blown to remove excessive deposits of the coating solution that are formed at the edges in the width direction of the coating, and the deposits blown away by the fluid are ejected. | 07-28-2011 |
| 118674000 | Having means to sense speed of running length of work | 1 |
| 20120199064 | Fluid Dispensing Device - A fluid delivery device wherein the traditional quasi-planar doors or gates are replaced by one or more plugs of approximately inverted teardrop cross sectional shape. Said plugs rest and bear against a sealing surface to effect sealing of the tank shut, and are actuated in a direction contrary to the direction of fluid outflow, into the interior cavity of the tank or hopper plenum in order to effect opening and dispensing of the contained fluid. Exit flow is markedly more laminar and uniform that that attainable with conventional quasi-planar door or gate systems, providing an improved exit flow characteristic, and greater accuracy in placing the working fluid onto a target. | 08-09-2012 |
| 118676000 | Presence of work at or passage of work through coating station sensed | 10 |
| 20090277384 | Modular paint line and method of operation therefor - A paint line includes a plurality of modular manufacturing stations positioned in series and defining a forward transport direction. Each modular manufacturing station includes an article transportation device for moving at least one carrier through the modular manufacturing station. At least one of the modular manufacturing stations includes a piece of paint application equipment. A control system is in communication with each article transportation device and configured to independently move the carrier of each modular manufacturing station according to a unique operation pattern. The control system is also configured to index the carrier of each modular manufacturing station as the carrier traverses to a contiguous modular manufacturing station. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20140000514 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS WITH INTER-UNIT BUFFERS | 01-02-2014 |
| 118677000 | With means to remove or to prevent depositing of excess coating material | 1 |
| 20110017137 | Patch Application System - A patch application system is provided comprising a powder application booth. The powder application booth comprises a powder block to temporarily house the powder prior to ejection, a nozzle insert to guide the powder onto the screw, a support stand to adjust the powder block to the appropriate position relative to the screw for a desired patch location and size, a powder cup to deliver the powder to the powder block. A programmable logic controller electronically coupled to the micro air-switch valve controls the duration the air-switch valve remains open. The entire process may be automated by including a screw hopper to temporarily store a plurality of screws, a bowl feeder receiving the screws and delivering the screws to a rotating disk, wherein the rotating disk passes the screws through a heating element and presents the heated screws to the powder application booth. | 01-27-2011 |
| 118679000 | Having means to control coating application | 5 |
| 20090000546 | DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A method of dispensing polyurethane foam from DOT-39 compliant tank, the method includes providing DOT-39 compliant tanks of each of the components of the polyurethane foam, each tank having at least two valves. At least one valve of each of the DOT-39 compliant tanks is connected to a source of pressure. At least one valve of each of the DOT-39 compliant tanks is connected to a dispenser to mix the components and dispense the foam under pressure. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20160186308 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GALVANIZING BY PLASMA EVAPORATION - The invention relates to a method and a system for the plasma treatment of successive substrates comprising one or more steel products in which the substrates are transported, one after another, through at least one plasma treatment zone, characterized in that the electric power for generating the plasma in the treatment zone is varied according to the area of the substrate is present in this treatment zone when the substrate is running through this zone. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160375461 | AUTOMATED COATING APPLICATION - An example system includes a transfer roller including a roller surface, a cliché configured to present a layer of coating material to the roller surface, a roller manipulator configured to move the transfer roller relative to the cliché and an object including a plurality of raised features, and a computing device. An example computing device includes a manipulator control module configured to control the roller manipulator to move the transfer roller to contact the cliché with a first predetermined force, move the transfer roller relative to the cliché to receive coating material while substantially maintaining the first predetermined force, move the transfer roller to contact the object with a second predetermined force, and move the transfer roller relative to the object while substantially maintaining the second predetermined force to coat each raised feature of the plurality of raised features with a predetermined thickness of the coating material. | 12-29-2016 |
| 118680000 | By means to initiate movement of applicator or applicator adjunct | 2 |
| 20090007845 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR AN ADHESIVE APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE - An apparatus for use with an adhesive dispenser configured to apply an adhesive to an edge of a moving substrate. The mounting system includes a support post and a main body. The main body is configured to support the adhesive dispenser and is coupled to the support post, with the main body being configured to deflect the adhesive dispenser in a first direction and in a second direction transverse to the first direction upon contact of the substrate with the adhesive dispenser. | 01-08-2009 |
| 118681000 | By means to move applicator or applicator adjunct from inoperative position to operative position | 1 |
| 20100077959 | AIRLESS SPRAY GUN VIRTUAL COATINGS APPLICATION SYSTEM - A virtual coatings application system realistically simulates airless spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. The user operates the instrumented airless spray gun controller which is instrumented with a tracking device and an electronic on/off switch for the trigger. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the airless spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to the setup parameters and the position and orientation of the airless spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the display screen in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface. The primary purpose of the system is to enhance training. In addition to providing virtual painting of a part, the system also provides for virtual practice sessions in which the user can test setup parameters by painting virtual practice paper. | 04-01-2010 |
| 118686000 | By means to control conveyor operation | 2 |
| 20090120362 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus is configured to provide in series a plurality of processing blocks, each block including a processing unit and a transport robot transporting a substrate. A substrate rest is provided in a connecting portion of adjacent processing blocks. A sensor plate with sensor coils is provided spanning over support pins of the substrate rest. Once a temperature-measurement substrate with temperature-measuring elements, each element formed by connecting a coil to a quartz resonator, is placed on the support pins, a transmitter-receiver transmits transmission waves corresponding to the characteristic frequencies of the quartz resonators to the temperature-measuring elements through the sensor coils. After the stop of the transmission, the transmitter-receiver receives electromagnetic waves from the temperature-measuring elements through the sensor coils, and the temperature computer computes the substrate temperature based on the frequencies of the electromagnetic waves. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110061592 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to the surface of expanded resin panels superimposable to form layered mattresses - An apparatus for applying adhesive to the surface of expanded resin panels by means of a gluing roller, comprising a conveyor for feeding a panel, which is arranged upstream of the gluing roller, and a conveyor for receiving the panel, which is arranged downstream of the gluing roller, the conveyors being mutually aligned on a supporting framework so as to have adjacent ends, and means for moving the conveyors between a lowered position and a raised position, the means being controlled by an element for detecting a panel conveyed by the feeding conveyor so as to lift or lower the conveyors to a level at which the surface of the gluing roller is substantially in tangent contact with the panel in order to apply thereon a layer of adhesive. | 03-17-2011 |
