Abstract: A corner finishing tool having a hard planar spreading member, a receiver portion, and a tensioning assembly. The spreading member has upper and lower surfaces, each surface having front, rear, left and right edges, wherein the spreading member can be flexed so as to move from an un-flexed state to a flexed state by moving the left and right edges upward and towards each other. The receiver portion is sized and dimensioned to receive a finishing compound dispenser and includes a through hole extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the spreading member. The tensioning assembly provide the capability of increasing and decreasing the amount of force required to flex the left and right edges towards each other.
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided which decrease the amount of movement likely to occur during processing of a substrate. In particular, a horizontally supported dielectric panel is subjected to a series of processing steps during which the panel is heated, cooled, or maintained at a fixed temperature so as to a achieve a 2 to 1 reduction in material movement during subsequent processing. It is contemplated that application of the disclosed methods to a dielectric panel will be particularly beneficial when application is accomplished prior to laser drilling and sputtering the panel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2002
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Pommer, Glen Roeters, Jim Yardley