Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 6760094
    Abstract: A print circuit board is demarcated with arbitrary areas. The print circuit board at one area is partly sucked and fixed on an alignment stage. After alignment with a mask, a pattern of the mask is transferred to the board. Next, shift is made to another area to repeat the same operation, thereby sequentially exposing all the areas to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Adtec Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Shimada
  • Patent number: 6758965
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for treating wastewater from catering industry, especially restaurants. Said apparatus comprises a single reactor tank, said reactor tank comprising: an inlet; an outlet; and an oil-tight tank therein an upper oil film zone, an anoxic zone below said oil film zone and an anaerobic zone below said anoxic zone are divided; an upper net and a lower net are respectively located in the anoxic and anaerobic zones; and some plastic suspending media as biocarriers are introduced in the anoxic and anaerobic zones. The apparatus requires minimal space, energy and operation costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Great Vision Bioenvironmental Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Guang Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20040125568
    Abstract: A thermal enhance package mainly comprises a chip, a substrate unit, a heat spreader unit and a plurality of pellets. The chip is disposed above the substrate unit and electrically connected to the substrate unit, and an encapsulation unit encapsulates the chip, the substrate unit, the heat spreader unit and the pellets. Therein the pellets are formed on the substrate unit and connect the substrate unit and the heat spreader unit. Thus the heat arisen out of the chip can be transmitted to the heat spreader unit not only through the encapsulation unit but also the pellets. Moreover, the substrate unit has at least one grounding contact connecting to one of the pellets so as to provide the thermal enhance package a good shielding. In addition, a method for manufacturing the thermal enhance package is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Su Tao
  • Publication number: 20040124539
    Abstract: A multi-chip stack flip-chip package comprises a substrate and a chip assembly on the substrate. The chip assembly includes a dummy chip and a flip chip. The dummy chip has a redistribution layer that has a plurality of bump pads for mounting the flip chip, a plurality of peripheral pads for electrically connecting to the substrate, and a plurality of integrated circuit traces connecting the bump pads with the peripheral pads. The dummy chip is disposed between the flip chip and the substrate as an electrically connecting interface between the flip chip and the substrate for multi-chip flip-chip stack and fine pitch flip-chip mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chaur-Chin Yang, Sung-Fei Wang
  • Publication number: 20040127009
    Abstract: A bumping process, which is a method of forming a plurality of bumps over a wafer, is provided. The wafer has an active surface having a passivation layer and a plurality of bonding pads thereon. The passivation layer exposes the bonding pads on the active surface. An adhesion layer is formed over the active surface of the wafer covering both the bonding pads and the passivation layer. A metallic layer is formed over the adhesion layer. The adhesion layer and the metallic layer are patterned so that the adhesion layer and the metallic layer remain on top of the bonding pads. A photoresist layer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The photoresist layer has a plurality of openings that exposes the metallic layer. Next, solder balls are disposed into each opening and melted partially to bond to the metallic layer temporarily by performing a heating process simultaneously. Then, a process of disposing the flux material in the openings to cover the surfaces of the solder balls is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jau-Shoung Chen, Su Tao
  • Publication number: 20040124016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new drilling tool useful in machining hydraulic port seals for fluid power ports. The drilling tool drills the port hole to size in a solid material for the minor thread diameter in combination with forming the port in a single operation. The drilling tool has a tool holder having a rotational axis, a first drilling insert having cutting surfaces on a first side and a mounting surface on a second side, at least one second drilling insert having a predetermined cutting surface portion and a mounting portion which is mounted on the holder at a location from the rotational axis of the holder. The at least one second drilling insert has first and second portions which engage and machine a work piece in a drilling operation to form a spot face and a seal form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Allied Machine & Engineering
    Inventors: Joseph P. Nuzzi, Rolf H. Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20040127010
    Abstract: A bumping process, which is a method of forming a plurality of bumps over a wafer, is provided. The wafer has an active surface having a passivation layer and a plurality of bonding pads thereon. The passivation layer exposes the bonding pads on the active surface. An adhesion layer is formed over the active surface of the wafer covering both the bonding pads and the passivation layer. A metallic layer is formed over the adhesion layer. The adhesion layer and the metallic layer are patterned, so that the adhesion layer and the metallic layer remain on top of the bonding pads. A photoresist layer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The photoresist layer has a plurality of openings that exposes the metallic layer. Next, solder balls with a solidified material on the surface of each solder ball are disposed into each opening. Then, a reflow process is carried out, so that the solder balls bond with the metallic layer. Finally, the photoresist layer is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jau-Shoung Chen, Su Tao
  • Publication number: 20040124512
    Abstract: A thermal enhance MCM package mainly comprises a first chip, a second chip, a substrate and a thermally conductive device. The first chip and the second chip are electrically connected to the substrate, and the thermally conductive device is mounted on the substrate. The thermally conductive device is exposed to the outside so as to prevent the heat generated from the first chip and the second chip from being accumulated in the substrate and transmitted to the motherboard. Accordingly, the thermal performance of the MCM package will be upgraded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Su Tao, Chian-Chi Lin, Chih-Huang Chang
  • Publication number: 20040126596
    Abstract: Coatings, devices and methods are provided, wherein the contacting surface of a medical device with at least one contacting surface for contacting a bodily fluid or tissue is modified by plasma treatment in a plasma including nitrogen-containing molecules and oxygen-containing molecules and by application of a biologically compatible coating, preferably by plasma treatment in a plasma including polymerized hydrocyclosiloxane monomers. The nitrogen-containing molecules include NH3, (NH4)+, N2O, NO, NO2 and N2O4, and the oxygen-containing molecules include O2 and O3. The plasma-modified contacting surface exhibits decreased adhesion of at least some mammalian cells, such as platelets and leukocytes, decreased restenosis when used with stents, and increased apoptosis. Additional layers may be applied, including amine-providing groups such as N-trimethylsilyl-allylamine, polyoxyalkylene tethers, and bioactive compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul O. Zamora, Ray Tsang, Meng Chen
  • Publication number: 20040124393
    Abstract: A valve seal structure enabling the replacement of a metal seal ring, comprising a main body, a metal seat ring prepared separately from the main body to seal a flow channel of the main body, a set ring assembling the metal ring seat to the main body at the periphery of the flow channel in a detachable manner, a first elastomeric ring sheet to seal the boundary between the metal seal ring and the main body and a second ring sheet to seal the boundary between the metal seat ring and the set ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Okumura Engineering Corp.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Shimomura
  • Patent number: 6757554
    Abstract: A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection methods is disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emission patterns detected for computation of cardiac output, cardiac index, blood volume and other indicators of cardiovascular health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California
    Inventors: Eduardo H. Rubinstein, Oscar V. Scremin, Daniel P. Holschneider, Jean-Michel I. Maarek
  • Patent number: 6755672
    Abstract: A protection cover integrally formed of plastic by molding ejection is provided. An elastic locking structure is disposed at two sides of the protection cover. An abutting portions having a ‘<’-shaped part and a ‘>’-shaped part is formed on the locking structure to abut against the outer edge wall of the connector so that the protection cover and the connector can be firmly connected together. Reinforcement portions are formed at the inner top face and the link positions at two inner sides of the protection cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Nextronics Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Shih Yung Lai, Lee Jen Wu, Chung Hao Chen, Chih Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 6756352
    Abstract: An aqueous cleaning composition fluid foam containing an alkali metal hypochlorite has a particular combination of precursor solution relative viscosity, foam syneresis value, foam horizontal thickness half-life and foam vertical wall clingability, and compared to known hypochlorite-containing cleaning compositions, provides superior cleaning of stubborn mildew, normally without scrubbing. The cleaning composition fluid foam is produced by vigorous agitation of an aqueous hypochlorite solution containing an alkaline builder and a surfactant in the presence of a gas, or by injection of a pressurized propellant into an aerosol dispenser containing such solution and then passing the solution/propellant mix through a mechanical break-up actuator in the valve assembly of the aerosol dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Fiber Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Munzer Makansi
  • Patent number: 6755297
    Abstract: A lumber processor includes slowdown conveyor to transition lumber pieces from one processing device to a subsequent processing device where the movement of lumber pieces changes from lineal to lateral motion; a printer station includes a printer boom which includes a lateral translation device to move a symbol printer over the path of travel of the conveyor to allow the printer to mark pieces of lumber that are passing beneath the printer station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hi-Tech Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick M Conry
  • Patent number: 6756256
    Abstract: A method for preventing burnt fuse pads from further electrical connection suitable before the formation of bumps on the wafer. A dielectric layer is formed over the active surface of the wafer covering the bump pads and the fuse pads of the wafer, wherein a central region of the fuse pads is burnt to form a gap which allows the material of the dielectric layer to fill up the gap. Afterwards, either a part of the dielectric layer is removed and the part of the dielectric layer covering the fuse pads remainsor a part of the dielectric layer covering the bump pads is removed. Then, an under ball metallurgy layer is formed on the bump pads of the wafer so that the material of the under ball metallurgy layer does not cover the two sides of the fuse pad at the same time, or fill into the gap. As a result, the electrical isolation still remains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Ming Tong, Chun-Chi Lee, Jen-Kuang Fang, Min-Lung Huang, Jau-Shoung Chen, Ching-Huei Su, Chao-Fu Weng, Yung-Chi Lee, Yu-Chen Chou, Tsung-Hua Wu, Su Tao
  • Patent number: 6755974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating naphtha, such as catalytically cracked naphtha, in order to remove acidic impurities, such as mercaptans. In particular, the invention relates to a method for mercaptans having a molecular weight of about C4 (C4H10S=90 g/mole) and higher, such as recombinant mercaptans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Greaney, Binh N. Le, Daniel P. Leta, John N. Begasse, Charles T. Huang, Verlin Keith Turner, Gordon F. Stuntz
  • Patent number: 6755952
    Abstract: The present invention allows detection in short time while maintaining the level of the resolving power as high as when a capillary is utilized. The entire surface of an electrophoresis board 10, which is provided with a two-dimensional tubular electrophoresis pathway, is irradiated with excitation light so as to pick up fluorescence or luminescence from a sample with a two-dimensional sensor. By reading the entire electrophoresis pathway, the separated state of the sample may be confirmed during the electrophoresis. As a result, the electrophoresis may be ended when the sample is sufficiently separated and a molecular weight thereof may be determined based on the migration distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yamamoto, Noriko Yurino
  • Patent number: 6757621
    Abstract: A process management system in accordance with the present invention includes inspection apparatuses for inspecting defects on a wafer, the inspection apparatuses being connected through a communication network, inspection information and image information obtained from these inspection apparatuses being collected to construct a data base and an image file, therein definition of defects is given by combinations of elements which characterize the defect based on the inspection information and the image information obtained from the inspection apparatuses. By giving definition of the defect, characteristics of the defect can be subdivided and known. Therefore, the cause of a defect can be studied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Mizuno, Seiji Isogai, Kenji Watanabe, Yasuhiro Yoshitake, Terushige Asakawa, Yuichi Ohyama, Hidekuni Sugimoto, Seiji Ishikawa, Masataka Shiba, Jun Nakazato, Makoto Ariga, Tetsuji Yokouchi, Toshimitsu Hamada, Ikuo Suzuki, Masami Ikota, Mari Nozoe, Isao Miyazaki, Yoshiharu Shigyo
  • Patent number: 6755891
    Abstract: A Process for the treatment or removal of impurities, such as arsenic, antimony or bismuth, generated as by-products during smelting and refining of copper concentrates, comprises subjecting the by-products to pressure oxidation along with a copper concentrate in a hydrometallurgical copper extraction process or the treatment of impurities when present in a concentrate by subjecting the concentrate to a hydrometallurgical extraction process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Cominco Engineering Services Ltd.
    Inventor: David L. Jones
  • Patent number: 6755267
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electric vehicle which provides good usability for a user and is economical and to provide a control device for an electric vehicle, which is high in reliability. An AC motor is used as a motor for driving running or driving wheels, and DC motors are respectively used as a steering auxiliary motor and a motor for driving a forklift device. Further, in order to achieve the above aim, an inverter circuit and chopper circuits are connected in parallel with a battery, and an electrolytic capacitor is connected in parallel with the inverter circuit, whereas an electrolytic capacitor is connected in parallel with the chopper circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Lyd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Minoru Kaminaga, Kazuhito Ishida, Kaname Sasaki