Patents Represented by Law Firm Rockey, Milnamow & Katz, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6145259
    Abstract: A drywall-trimming assembly comprises a drywall edge-trimming strip extruded from polyvinyl chloride and a drywall corner-trimming device molded from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The drywall corner-trimming device has a projecting tab, which fits under an end portion of the drywall edge-trimming strip so that an outer surface of the projecting tab faces an inner surface of the end portion of the drywall edge-trimming strip. The projecting tab has a pattern of alternating ridges and grooves, which extend between the lateral edges of the projecting tab. An adhesive of a type that adheres comparatively less strongly to a unit of surface area of the outer surface of the projecting tab and that adheres comparatively more strongly to a unit of surface area of the inner surface of the end portion of the drywall edge-trimming strip is used for adhering the outer surface of the projecting tab to the inner surface of the end portion of the drywall edge-trimming strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Trim-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Koenig, Jr., Mark Budzik
  • Patent number: 6139703
    Abstract: A cathode current control system employing a current thief for use in electroplating a wafer is set forth. The current thief comprises a plurality of conductive segments disposed to substantially surround a peripheral region of the wafer. A first plurality of resistance devices are used, each associated with a respective one of the plurality of conductive segments. The resistance devices are used to regulate current through the respective conductive finger during electroplating of the wafer. Various constructions are used for the current thief and further conductive elements, such as fingers, may also be employed in the system. As with the conductive segments, current through the fingers may also be individually controlled. In accordance with one embodiment of the overall system, selection of the resistance of each respective resistance devices is automatically controlled in accordance with predetermined programming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Semitool, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle M. Hanson, K. Chris Haugan, Kevin W. Coyle, James Doolittle, Robert W. Berner