Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 6871587
    Abstract: A simple structure is provided for the frame by changing the orientation of the crank mechanism so as to orient the crankshaft longitudinally. More specifically, the structure includes two ring-shaped main plates are provided in the front and back and are connected by means of connector plates. An upwardly and downwardly movable slide for the machine press is provided in a space demarcated by four column portions of the ring-shaped main plates and a bolster is provided atop a bed of the ring-shaped main plates. A crankshaft oriented longitudinally is provided at the crown portion of the ring-shaped main plates, and the slide is moved upward and downward by a drive mechanism that includes the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Aida Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanobu Kanamaru, Ito Takao, Hiromichi Fujimori
  • Patent number: 6873045
    Abstract: One method of achieving the above subjects is by connecting one of electroconductive members 12, which are pre-connected to the top and bottom of a semiconductor chip 11 and have thermal conductivity, to an electroconductive member 13, which is used with the semiconductor chip 11 to constitute a laminated structure, in electrically insulated form on the same surface as the installation surface of the electroconductive member 13 so as to straddle the laminated structure constituted by the semiconductor chip 11 and the electroconductive member 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Yoshizaki, Keiichi Mashino, Hiromichi Anan, Yoshitaka Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20050061146
    Abstract: A system and method for the removal of metals such as mercury from a gas stream. The method involves contacting a gas stream containing the target metals with reactive chemical species generated in a plasma device. The metal to be removed is chemically converted into forms enabling capture in either conventional particulate removal devices or in a wet scrubber for the capture of a soluble chemical species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Continental Research & Engineering, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Herbst
  • Publication number: 20050062142
    Abstract: A chip on glass package. A glass substrate has a top surface and a corresponding bottom surface. A plurality of chips are flip-chip mounted on the top surface of the glass substrate. The bottom surface of the glass substrate is secured to and electrically connected with a carrier. An encapsulation material is formed around the glass substrate to seal the chips. The encapsulation material has a cavity to expose the contact area of the top surface of the glass substrate. Therefore the chip on glass package is to possess a better protection and electrical connection of the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying-Tsai Yeh, Chih-Huang Chang, Yung Lu
  • Patent number: 6870481
    Abstract: A system and method for a rail assembly ensures that the correct arms are connected to the correct receivers. Each arm has a unique associated arm code, and each receiver is assigned a unique receiver code based on the job to be performed by the rail assembly. After the arms are connected to the receivers, a processor compares the receiver code of each receiver with the arm code of the arm inserted in that receiver. If the two codes do not match, the system generates an alert to notify the user of the improper connection. The alert may be an audible alert, a visual alert, and/or an operational stoppage of the rail assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Syron Engineering & Manufacturing, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6870952
    Abstract: The Xray irradiation device 1 issues Xrays to board mark 7 and projects the image of the board mark 7 on the fluorescence screen 3, the fluorescence face 39 of which visibly displays the image of the board mark 7 that can be captured by the CCD camera 2. The CCD camera 2 images the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 depicted on the photo mask 4 overlapping together. The board 6 and the photo mask 4 are aligned by exposure stage 8 so as to the board mark 7 and the mask mark 5 coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Adtec Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Sangu, Ryoichi Ida, Katsumi Momose, Michitomo Koda
  • Patent number: 6869343
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turning tool for cutting circumferential grooves into a surface of a polishing pad formed of a resin material and utilized for polishing semiconductor devices. The turning tool comprising a cutting part arranged to have a tooth width within a range of 0.005-1.0 mm, a wedge angle within a range of 15-35 degrees, and a front clearance angle within a range of 65-45 degrees. A polishing pad effectively formed by using the turning tool, and an apparatus and a method of producing such a polishing pad by utilizing the turning tool are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Toho Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsutoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6868680
    Abstract: The heater has increased quick responsiveness to temperature control of air, and the air conditioner can realize highly accurate temperature control using the heater. A duct unit having heat sources comprising electric lamps in the inside thereof is attached to an air duct. Air coming into contact with glass bulbs of the electric lamps is heated by radiant heat and transferred heat generated by lighting the electric lamps, whereby the heater with increased quick responsiveness to temperature control is obtained. A first heater and a second heater are provided in the air duct, respectively, and temperature sensors for controlling these heaters are attached to the air duct and a precision environment chamber, respectively, whereby temperature control in two stages with different temperature resolutions is made possible, and an air conditioner with high accuracy excellent in controllability can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Sakuma, Ryuusuke Gotouda, Kouji Watanabe, Minoru Takahashi, Hidenao Kawai, Toshio Onodera, Katsuhiro Joukou, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Yutaka Shimokawa, Makoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6869803
    Abstract: A method to quantify the conjugated dienes in a feedstream including the steps of dissolving 4-methyl-1,2,4-trazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD) in said feedstream, and determining the molar concentration of said conjugated dienes and/or the carbon number distribution of said conjugated dienes by GC/MS and GC/NCD (Nitrogen Chemiluminescence Detection).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Kuangnan Qian, Kathleen E. Edwards, Frank C. Wang, Michael Siskin
  • Patent number: 6870771
    Abstract: In a memory block that is to be subjected to an erasure operation, voltage of the ground level is selectively supplied to only one word line. By applying an erasure pulse to a source line, memory cell transistors have their threshold voltages shifted. As to another word line, a pulse of a positive voltage is supplied in synchronization to the application of an erasure pulse to the source line. Another group of memory cell transistors do not have their threshold voltages shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Tomoeda, Atsushi Ohba, Toshimasa Makino
  • Patent number: 6868861
    Abstract: A level control system for controlling the thickness of a work material in a slurry form cast upon a moving belt includes a fluid reservoir disposed above the belt, a sensor lens assembly for sensing the slurry height within such reservoir, and a control valve for adding slurry to the reservoir. A lens disposed near the moving belt and above the reservoir is coupled by fiber optics to a remote sensor amplifier for detecting the height of the slurry. A control circuit responsive to the light sensor regulates the flow rate of the slurry through the control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Credence Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: James Edward Ellis
  • Patent number: 6869706
    Abstract: Emulsion compositions for starting a reformer of a fuel cell system comprises hyrdocarbon fuel, water and alkoxylated alkyl ester and alcohol surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Ramesh Varadaraj, Paul Joseph Berlowitz
  • Patent number: 6869865
    Abstract: Activation of impurities is achieved without involving creation of a crystal defect or deformation by using phonon absorption. A laser beam (42) having a wavelength in a range of 16 to 17 ?m is irradiated onto silicon, to cause phonon absorption. Before an energy supplied from the laser beam (42) diffuses around a portion which is irradiated with the laser beam (42), solid phase epitaxy in the portion finishes. Accordingly, crystallization occurs only in the portion which is irradiated with the laser beam (42), and does not occur in a portion which is not irradiated with the laser beam (42). Hence, heat is not excessively absorbed. Also, local phase change such as melting and solidification is not caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Ion Engineering Research Institute Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Maegawa, Takashi Ipposhi, Kazunobu Ohta, Yasuo Inoue, Masanobu Kohara, Takashi Eura, Natsuro Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 6869295
    Abstract: The connection element includes a plurality of spring contact assemblies for receiving and making electrical contact with printed circuit boards inserted thereinto, respectively wherein the connection element is configured to mate between a side wall portion of the equipment chassis and an end cover thereof, which are secured together with said connection element captured therebetween, wherein insertion of a printed circuit board into a spring contact assembly results in an electrical ground connection between a circuit ground on the circuit board and the equipment chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald K. Hein, Donald Borowski
  • Patent number: 6869763
    Abstract: A method for indexing and coding element information of at least one biological element provided on a microarray chip thereby identifying the microarray chip. Some of the element spots arranged on the microarray chip are used as index spots to be selectively provided with at a detective colorant. By doing so, the microarray chip is specified, and the element information as well as experimental information of the chip is automatically managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuro Tamura, Kenji Yamamoto, Toshimasa Watanabe, Jyunji Yoshii
  • Patent number: 6869458
    Abstract: A bioclean room is formed surrounded by a frame body with side portions of the frame opened and curtains to be selectively opened and shut to cover opened side portions of the frame body. An air flow passage is equipped with an air cleaning device to deliver the air in the frame body along a top plate to an air blow duct above the patient's head through which clean air is blown into the bioclean room. The frame body is equipped with an opening on the head side of the patient through which a medical console can be received inside the bioclean room when the frame body is brought into abutment against a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Iijima, Takashi Yachi, Saburo Takagi
  • Patent number: 6869048
    Abstract: An instrument package for carrying on board observation instruments is for launching from space. The instrument includes a housing, a power supply, a communication system and an internal instrument volume. The housing includes a protective skin and adapted to be launched from space. The power supply is secured in the inside of the housing. The communication system is operably connected to the power supply for transmitting data to a location remote from the instrument package. The internal instrument volume is inside the housing and is adapted to receive scientific instrument connectable to the communication system. The instrument package may include an on board control system operably connected to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Good Vibrations Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Sherry Draisey, Mayes Mullins
  • Patent number: 6870720
    Abstract: A miniaturized cost-saving intermittent short circuit determining device located between a power source and an electric load in a vehicle electric circuit. The determining device includes detecting means for detecting current flowing through the electric circuit, determining means for determining whether the current detected by the detecting means is an intermittent short circuit, and disconnecting means for disconnecting the electric circuit when the determining means judges that there is an abnormality. The determining means is connected to an external switch circuit, which selectively supplies and stops current to the electric load of the electric circuit. The determining means determines whether the external switch circuit is switched on or off, and switches the disconnecting means on or off according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Pacific Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Toshinori Iwata, Manabu Ohta
  • Patent number: 6869144
    Abstract: A pivot mechanism includes a pivot arm (14) that is rotatably mounted on a base member (1) via a pivot pin (16). The pivot mechanism includes a locking mechanism comprising a convex tooth segment (36) provided on the pivot arm and a locking member (38) having a concave tooth segment (40). The locking member (38) is mounted on the base member (1) for movement between a locked position in which the convex and concave tooth segments arc engaged preventing rotation of the pivot arm (14), and an unlocked position in which the tooth segments disengaged. The center of curvature of the convex tooth segment (36) is offset from the center of curvature of the concave tooth segment (40) whereby, in normal usage, the convex and concave tooth segment a only partially engaged when the locking member is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: ATL Engineering (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Philip Charles Shephard
  • Patent number: D503333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Valu Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart J. Ledingham