Abstract: There are provided an electromagnetic wiping device, a plated steel sheet wiping apparatus including the electromagnetic wiping device, and a method for manufacturing a plated steel sheet. A portion of a plating layer of a steel sheet having passed through a plating bath is preliminarily removed at least in an edge region of the steel sheet, and a gas wiping operation is performed. Therefore, overplating is prevented at least in the edge region of the steel sheet. In addition, since the load of gas wiping can be reduced while maintaining the line speed of the steel sheet, the quantity of scattered particles and the formation of dross can be reduced for improving the plating quality of the steel sheet and the productivity of a manufacturing process.

Abstract: An induction heating apparatus for heating a traveling metal plate includes an induction coil for surrounding the metal plate. The induction coil includes an upper induction coil for being located above the metal plate and a lower induction coil for being located below the metal plate. The upper and lower induction coils are spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the metal plate a constant distance across a transverse direction of the metal plate. Each of the upper induction coil and the lower induction coil is arranged obliquely at an edge area of the metal plate so as to form an oblique angle with the transverse direction of the metal plate.

Abstract: A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface; and separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray before the spray reaches the surface. Also an apparatus for coating a surface comprising a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; an application system for directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface, and a system for separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray before the spray reaches the surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for machining, or forming a feature in, a patterned silicon wafer includes removing portions of surface layers on the wafer using a first pulsed laser (4) beam with a pulse width between 1 ps and 1000 ps; and removing portions of bulk silicon (1) underlying the surface layers from the wafer using a second pulsed laser (5) beam with a wavelength between 200 nm and 1100 nm. Re-deposited silicon may be removed from the wafer by etching.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an electronic device comprises providing a substrate, direct writing a functional material by a thermal spray on the substrate and removing a portion of the function material to form the electronic or sensory device.

Abstract: A polymer removing apparatus for use in removing polymer annularly adhered to a peripheral portion of a target substrate includes a processing chamber for accommodating the target substrate having the polymer annularly adhered to the peripheral portion thereof; a mounting table for mounting the target substrate thereon; and a laser irradiation unit for irradiating ring-shaped laser light at once to the whole polymer annularly adhered to the target substrate. The polymer removing apparatus further includes an ozone gas supply unit for supplying an ozone gas to the polymer annularly adhered to the target substrate and a gas exhaust unit for exhausting the ozone gas.

Abstract: Monochromatic or multichromatic images may be created on surfaces. The surface is moved to first, second and third stations. The surface is electrically biased, and powder is transferred to the surface electrostatically at the first station. The powder is fused or sintered selectively on the surface at the second station. Unfused or unsintered portions of the powder are removed from the surface at the third station.

Abstract: A device for controlling the thickness of a metallic coating on an elongated metallic element formed by continuously transporting the element through a bath of molten metal. The device includes at least one pair of electromagnetic wiper members and a second wiper member associated with the at least one pair of electromagnetic wiper members. The second wiper member is designed to apply to the element a jet of gas with a target area essentially according to a line transversely of the element with respect to the direction of the transport path in order to assist the electromagnetic wiper member in the wiping of superfluous molten metal from the element.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus is used for radiating UV rays onto a target film formed on a target surface of a substrate to perform a curing process of the target film. The apparatus includes a hot plate configured to heat the substrate to a predetermined temperature, a plurality of support pins disposed on the hot plate to support the substrate, and a UV radiating device configured to radiate UV rays onto the target surface of the substrate supported on the support pins. The support pins are preset to provide a predetermined thermal conductivity to conduct heat of the substrate to the hot plate. The hot plate is preset to have a predetermined thermal capacity sufficient to absorb heat conducted through the support pins.

Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a direct-write laser lithography system. The system includes a reel-to-reel feed system that presents the clear film-side of a single-sided metal-clad tape to a laser for direct patterning of the metal. The laser beam is swept laterally across the tape by a moving mirror, and is intense enough to ablate the metal but not so strong as to destroy the tape substrate. The ablated metal becomes deposited to form circuit structures on a target structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying powder to at least an interior surface of a hollow object includes a powder discharge device adapted to receive powder and discharge the powder through an outlet. An object holder is configured to hold the object such that the outlet is positioned within the hollow object adjacent the interior surface. A rotating mechanism is configured to engage and rotate the hollow object such that the powder discharged from the outlet coats the interior surface as the interior surface rotates past the outlet. The powder discharge device may be a powder fluidizing bed unit including a chamber with a powder discharge opening in the form of an elongate slot.

Abstract: A film removing apparatus comprises a substrate holding portion which holds a substrate having a coating film, a laser source which locally irradiates an alignment mark position of the substrate on the substrate holding portion with laser beams, and partially abrades the coating film from the substrate, a fluid supply mechanism including a main nozzle which supplies a predetermined fluid to the alignment mark position, a recovery mechanism having a suction opening which sucks the predetermined fluid supplied to the alignment mark position together with an abraded film component on the substrate, and a guide member which guides the predetermined fluid emitted from the main nozzle to the alignment mark position, and guides the predetermined fluid and the abraded film component to the suction opening of the recovery mechanism so as not to be diffused/leaked around the alignment mark position.

Abstract: A coating, such as ink or paint, is used, where particles in the coating are selected based on electric, magnetic, or light/photo properties, and are dispersed in the coating to provide a desired physical color. In one approach, the application of the coating to the substrate such as paper is controlled using an electric or magnetic field. In another approach, a pattern is formed in a coating on a substrate by targeting an electric, magnetic or photo field to specific locations on the coating. In yet another approach, the color of a coating that is applied to an object is shifted to match a background color so that the coating appears to be erased. In this approach, the coating may be in the form of a label, such as a bar code, that can be read by a scanner at a point of sale location. In another approach a pattern or code is scrambled or removed by applying an electric, magnetic, or photo field to specific locations on the coating or substrate.

Abstract: System and method for diffusing chemicals rapidly and evenly into and through fibrous material, such as wood. Chemicals are introduced into the fibrous material by applying the chemicals to the fibrous material. After treating the fibrous material with the chemicals, the fibrous material is maintained under low-headspace conditions. Thermal energy or dielectric heating, such as microwave or radio frequency energy, is applied to the fibrous material. As a result, the chemicals are able to distribute evenly and quickly throughout the fibrous material.

Abstract: An electrostatic paint atomizer 15 at high voltage is supplied, via an isolating conveying line 2, with individual divided-off quantities of paint 21 which are enclosed between two pigs 18, 19. The conveyance from the loading station 3, to which a color changer 8 is connected, to the discharge station 5 at the other end of the conveying line 2 is carried out with the aid of a transport device 23 by means of a thrust medium (compressed air or insulating liquid), which also has the effect of discharging the paint in the discharge station 5. A reverse transport device 28 operating with compressed air is also used to transport the pair of pigs back to the charging station. The length L of the conveying line 2 between the loading station 3 and the discharge station 5, and the length l of the divided-off quantities of paint 21, are dimensioned such that the result is a sufficiently long isolating path L-l to avoid a voltage flashover from the high voltage area 16.

Abstract: A polyimide solution is supplied to a wafer and the wafer is rotated by means of a spin chuck, thereby forming a polyimide film on the wafer. An irradiator for irradiating a laser beam to a peripheral portion of the wafer W is provided. After the polyimide film is formed and side rinse is performed, a laser beam is irradiated to the peripheral portion to solidify the film at the peripheral portion. The solidified polyimide film forms a weir, thus preventing the polyimide solution which has not dried yet from flowing out toward a peripheral edge portion.

Abstract: Controlled release solid forms, apparatus and method for preparing solid forms for controlled release of an active ingredient.

Abstract: Method, housing and plant for the continuous/intermittent coating of objects by dipping the objects in a bath of liquid coating product contained in a housing provided with aligned inlet and outlet. The method permanently preserves the integrity of the liquid coating product, whether as a bath situated inside the housing or a liquid product circulating outside the housing. The housing includes a tubular body composed of material permeable to magnetic fields, and at least one electromagnetic valve positioned at each of the inlet and outlet ends of the housing. The electromagnetic valves are provided with multiphase field coils arranged around the tubular body to create a sliding magnetic field along the longitudinal axis of the tubular body, and elongated, magnetic cores fixedly positioned in the tubular body along a central, longitudinal axis of the tubular body.

Abstract: An improved drying system for drying coating fluids is provided by which conventional drying times are greatly reduced by subjecting the coating on a moving support web to a corona discharge in a manner creating a drying current flow along the length of the coating. Further reductions in drying time are realized by subjecting the coating to an intense electrostatic field, air streams and/or heat from a heated platen.

Abstract: A toner system for delivering powder toner from a storage hopper to an element carrying an electrostatic pattern of charge to be toned before transfer to a receptor such as paper includes a scavenger which, when coupled to the toner system can be actuated to develop a slight negative pressure in the toner system sufficient to entrap flow enhancers such as zinc stearate and to remove the non-magnetic zinc stearate from the toner system. The scavenger includes baffles for collecting particles and means for developing the negative pressure in the toner system.The toner system also includes a pair of magnetic clips for positioning on the metering blade of the toner system to define the width of the toner path being transfered from the toner system to the electrostatic image on the dielectric surface and a cleaning device which periodically moves along the metering blade to clean the front of the metering blade of any accumulated toner.

Abstract: System, apparatus, circuitry and method for improving electrical conductivity of contact between an electrically conductive workpiece and an electrically conductive work carrier while the workpiece is supported on the work carrier prior to moving the workpiece through an electrocoating treatment zone while supported by the work carrier. The workpiece is suspended on the carrier prior to entry into the zone bath, and then carried past a series of electrically conductive wipers during transit on the carrier toward said zone to cause successive contact with each wiper as the workpiece travels thereby. Each wiper is energized with a high voltage from a capacitor discharge power supply prior to contact with said workpiece, and the power supply is discharged from the wiper into said workpiece as a result of contact therebetween during transit of the workpiece past the wiper.

Abstract: A cleaning device in which toner remaining on an image reproducing support through an electrostatic reproducing process is cleaned by a fur brush and then the toner having adhered to the fur brush is recovered by an electrically biased roller, the fur brush having a brush core formed of a conductive material and the brush core being grounded or biased with the polarity opposite to that of bias voltage applied to the roller. The fur brush is formed as a conductive brush and grounded through a non-linear resistance element. The fur brush is formed of a semiconductive material.

Abstract: Electrographic apparatus providing electrographic stylus recording using magnetically attractable toner powder supplied to a recording region while electrical signals are applied to styli to deposit toner powder onto a receptor recording member. At least one side of the stylus array has a rotatable sleeve member with an enclosed magnet disposed near the stylus array to remove excess toner powder that is magnetically drawn from the recording region. A toner removal means removes toner powder drawn to the sleeve member for return to a toner powder hopper. The toner removal means can be a stationary sleeve within which a rotatable magnetic assembly is carried. The stationary sleeve is positioned near the rotatable sleeve to remove toner powder that is carried by the rotatable sleeve. Toner powder is directed to a flange on the stationary sleeve and, then, to a pathway providing for return of the toner powder to the toner powder hopper.

Abstract: A magnetic-brush developing device wherein a rotary sleeve with permanent magnet incorporated therein is positioned inside a housing containing a developer, wherein the thickness of ears of developer formed on the peripheral surface of the rotary sleeve is regulated by a doctor blade, and wherein a rotor which forcibly removes surplus developer scraped off by the doctor blade is provided just in front of the doctor blade. The doctor blade regulating the thickness of ears of developer formed on the peripheral surface of the rotary sleeve with the permanent magnets incorporated therein is formed in the shape of a knife edge directed in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the rotary sleeve.

Abstract: An apparatus in which a belt transports cleaning material into contact with particles adhering to a substantially rigid member. The belt is maintained at a pre-selected tension. In this way, the cleaning material and particles are compressed and space the belt from the rigid member.

Abstract: A developing apparatus as used in copying machine etc. having a rotary sleeve and a magnetic field generating means arranged in the inside thereof, forming toner gain layer on the surface of the rotary sleeve, and developing the electrostatic images on the electrostatic image holding body by bringing the sleeve surface near the electrostatic image holding body, in which the electrostatic image areas on said electrostatic image holding body and passed through the neighborhood of the magnetic poles of the generating means of magnetic fields different in polarity which and arranged, adjacent to each other, in said sleeve which faces said electrostatic image holding body to develop said electrostatic images and then to remove the fog by using the magnetic pole reverse in polarity to the developing magnetic pole.

Abstract: A device for removing residual toner from the surface of a photoreceptor after the transfer of a toner image from the photoreceptor surface to another surface comprises a fur brush for lightly sweeping residual toner particles on the surface of the photoreceptor to align the particles substantially in streaks along the sweeping direction and a magnetic roll for picking up the aligned toner particles by the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic roll. The fur brush is positioned adjacent to, and in a slight contact with, the surface of the photoreceptor. The magnetic roll is disposed adjacent to the surface of the photoreceptor and at the trailing side of the fur brush along the path of relative movement with the photoreceptor.

Abstract: Liquid or dry developing substance comprising charged particles is applied to a base electrode in the form of a rotary cylinder. A sheet of recording paper is fed in contact with the cylinder. A printing head comprises a plurality of printing electrode sets formed into an array such as a rectangular dot matrix in which each electrode set constitutes a row of the matrix. Each electrode set comprises a plurality of shaping electrodes which constitute the individual data points of the row. At least one bias electrode is provided for each electrode set. Row select wires are connected to the bias electrodes of the electrode sets respectively. Shaping electrode or column select wires are connected to the shaping electrodes of all of the electrode sets in such a manner that a particular column select wire is connected to the shaping electrodes of all of the electrode sets in a corresponding column.

Abstract: Airborne magnetic toner is recovered from the vicinity of a magnetizable recording medium by magnetically attracting the toner with a magnetic field which does not alternate in magnetic polarity thereby magnetically polarizing the toner; and, subsequently passing the polarized magnetic toner through a magnetic field which alternates in magnetic polarity thereby decreasing the magnetic polarization of the magnetic toner. This procedure maintains the flow characteristics of the toner and avoids the clumping together of toner normally associated with magnetic recovery of magnetic toner.

Abstract: An induction heater system for fusing substrates having charged powder particles deposited thereon, the system comprising a conveyor means for conveying the substrates along a predetermined path and a fusing means disposed along and adjacent to the predetermined path for fusing the substrates. There is provided a means for creating an electric field in a given direction so as to provide a counter force in a direction opposite to the direction of tear-away forces acting on the particles, the latter being created by the electromagnetic influence of the fusing means on the particles.

Abstract: A developing system is provided for a copying process such as an electrophotographic copying process in which a developer is supplied to the surface of a member which is formed with an electrostatic latent image to provide developing thereof. An electrode is disposed opposite the surface of the member with the developer interposed therebetween, and the induction potential of the electrode is maintained below a given value by means of a constant voltage element. The potential of the electrode is induced by either the image portion of the member's surface having the electrostatic latent image or by an unexposed, separate charged portion thereof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing the deposition of a sludge onto the surface of parts exposed to a metal treating solution which contains a sludge such as a phosphate or chromate solution, which comprises passing the solution for treating the metal surfaces through a magnetic field generated by magnets attached on the surfaces of non-magnetic conduits through which a portion of the solution is passed.