Patents Examined by Charles Capozzi
  • Patent number: 11456202
    Abstract: A stage structure for a semiconductor fabrication process is disclosed. The stage structure may include a stage and a pickup head tilting control device. The pickup head tilting control device may include a correction plate, a tilting driving device which is coupled to the correction plate and is configured to adjust an inclination angle of the correction plate, and a control circuitry configured to control the tilting driving device. The correction plate may include a correction surface which is selectively in contact with a suction surface of a pickup head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-San Jung, Hyunseok Choi, Jun-Su Lim
  • Patent number: 11426755
    Abstract: A sealant discharging nozzle includes a nozzle body, a flat surface, a cutout, and a shaping portion. The flat surface is provided on the nozzle body and is formed on a discharge port side of a through hole that extends along a central axis of the nozzle body. The cutout is formed on a first side with respect to the flat surface. The shaping portion is, with respect to the flat surface, formed on a second side opposite to the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Matsumoto, Seiji Hirano
  • Patent number: 11426750
    Abstract: Application of liquid material is carried out without causing variations in discharge amount even on a stage under heating while temperature of a liquid material is adjusted by a temperature control device. A liquid material discharge device includes a discharge port, a liquid chamber in communication with the discharge port, and a temperature control device adjusting a temperature of the liquid chamber, the liquid material discharge device discharging the liquid material from the discharge port while a workpiece and the discharge port are moved relative to each other. The liquid material discharge device also includes a coolant flow path through which a coolant for heat exchange with the temperature control device flows, and a discharge control device controlling a discharge operation. An application device including the liquid material discharge device and an application method using the application device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Kazumasa Ikushima
  • Patent number: 11413648
    Abstract: Provided is a slot die with variable manifolds and a controlling method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SUNG AN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Sung Kim, Jin Woo Seong, Young Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11413642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating device (100) with movable spray nozzles comprising a rotating drum (3) and positioning group (1) of a set of spray nozzles (21) for a product with a control column (5) able to be located essentially axially inside the drum (3) and which houses an inner shaft (6), the control column (5) being equipped with at least an articulated arm (7) that includes a rotating nozzle set (21) carrier (20). A transmission system (30) based on pulley means and corresponding pulling means housed in the control column (5) and in the articulated arm (7) simultaneously produce the contraction or extension of the articulated arm (7) and the rotation of the nozzle set (21) carrier (2) based on the relative angular position between the steering column (5) and the inner shaft (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: STE TECPHARM, S.L.
    Inventor: Pedro Cuadrado Fernandez
  • Patent number: 11400476
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carrying device (2) for receiving pipeline elements (4) in a surface coating installation, having a main body (6), an attachment section (28) which is formed on the main body (6) and which serves for the attachment of the carrying device (2) to a ceiling-mounted conveying mechanism, and multiple cantilevers (8) extending laterally from the main body (6). Each cantilever (8) has arranged thereon a receptacle (10) with support feet (12, 12?) arranged in pairwise fashion and spaced apart from one another, wherein the support feet (12, 12?) are configured to come into contact with in each case one outer wall section of a pipeline element (14) in order to hold the pipeline element (14) between the support feet (12, 12?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Fink
  • Patent number: 11395410
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus includes a frame having a gantry configured to provide movement in the X axis and Y axis directions, and first and second dispensing units coupled to the gantry and configured to dispense material onto a substrate. The second dispensing unit is coupled to the gantry by an automatic adjustment mechanism. The dispensing apparatus further includes a controller configured to control the operation of the gantry, the first dispenser, the second dispenser, and the automatic adjustment mechanism. The automatic adjustment mechanism is configured to move the second dispenser in the X axis and Y axis directions to manipulate a spacing between the first dispensing unit and the second dispensing. Methods of dispensing material on the substrate are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Reid, Hugh R. Read, Thomas C. Prentice
  • Patent number: 11385049
    Abstract: An apparatus associated with an analysis of a thin film layer comprises two layer structures (100, 102) with a cavity (104) therebetween, and an opening (110) through one of the layer structures (102) to the cavity (104), the cavity (104) being configured to receive, through the opening (110), material used to form a thin film layer (900) inside the cavity (104). At least one of the two layer structures (100, 102) comprises at least one positional indicator (108) for an analysis associated with the thin film layer (900).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
    Inventors: Riikka Puurunen, Feng Gao
  • Patent number: 11378728
    Abstract: A coating processing apparatus that applies a coating liquid containing an optical material includes a substrate holder that holds a substrate, a coating nozzle that ejects the coating liquid to the substrate held by the substrate holder, and a moving mechanism that relatively moves the substrate holder and the coating nozzle in an orthogonal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Fumihiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11370572
    Abstract: A surface treatment method and a surface treatment device 2 for a resin vessel 1 forms a coating or performs surface modification on the surface of the resin vessel 1. In a sterilized environment as well as an environment with a pressure equal to or higher than the atmospheric pressure, a material for the coating or the surface modification is attached to at least one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the resin vessel 1, and the resin vessel 1, to which the material is attached, is irradiated with an electron beam to perform the coating or the surface modification. It is possible to form the coating or perform the surface modification on the resin vessel at a high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SHIBUYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Naka, Kei Matsui, Tokuo Nishi, Masanari Ejiri, Noriaki Ikenaga
  • Patent number: 11364518
    Abstract: To provide a joined member manufacturing apparatus, a method for manufacturing a joined member, and a method for manufacturing a member on which an applied material has been applied, with which it is possible to apply an applied material even in cases where a projection is present in the vicinity of an outer side of an application width of an applied material to be applied on an application target surface. A joined member manufacturing apparatus includes an application device including die head 10 having a distance between the ejection port forming groove and an outer edge of the first opposing face at a portion where an ejection port is formed being 0.1 mm to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ORIGIN COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukuda, Hideyuki Kokaji, Masaki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11364515
    Abstract: A transportable vehicle enclosure for painting vehicles includes side, front, rear, ceiling and floor portions, one of the portions being configured to allow vehicular access. In use, a vehicle may be placed within the enclosure. The enclosure further includes an air handling unit for respectively producing a first temperature level within the enclosure suitable for a spray mode of operation and a second temperature level within the enclosure suitable for a baking mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: David John Utting
  • Patent number: 11325146
    Abstract: Systems apply a material (e.g., adhesive) to an article (e.g., a component in an article of footwear) with a multiple-nozzle tool. A first nozzle of the multiple-nozzle tool is effective to provide an edge application of the material that is consistent in application of the material. A second nozzle of the multiple-nozzle tool is effective to provide a greater material coverage application than the first nozzle. The second nozzle may be implemented to apply the material at an interior area from the edge at which the first nozzle applies the material, in an exemplary aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Che-Sheng Chen, Chien-Liang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11325150
    Abstract: A sealant discharging nozzle includes a nozzle body, a through hole, a discharge port, and a cutout. The through hole is provided in the nozzle body and extends along a central axis of the nozzle body. The discharge port is an opening of the through hole provided in an end surface of the nozzle body. Compared with a width of the discharge port in a first direction orthogonal to the central axis, a width of the discharge port in a second direction orthogonal to the central axis and the first direction is small. The cutout is formed on a first side in a first direction with respect to the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11318493
    Abstract: A slot die shim for use with a slot die, the slot die shim including a first channel configured to receive a first coating, a second channel configured to receive a second coating, and a third channel configured to receive a third coating. The slot die shim simultaneously dispenses the first coating through the first channel, the second coating through the second channel, and the third coating through the third channel onto a substrate. The coatings can be applied at different flow rates and include different test reagents. A vacuum force is applied to the first, second, and third coatings to control a width and a thickness of each of the coatings and a gap or distance between the coatings. The first, second, and third coatings are placed near one another or directly in contact with one another to minimize the area required for the coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.
    Inventors: Harvey B. Buck, Jr., Randall K. Riggles, Thomas D. Hahn, Mike Limbaugh, Timothy Owens
  • Patent number: 11319501
    Abstract: A pre-lubricated stock sheet and a method and system for making the same are described. The pre-lubricated stock is generally in a coil wound form. The stock sheet can have opposing first and second sheet surfaces joined together by opposing side edges and opposing ends. Typically, the first and second sheet surfaces are substantially smooth and planar, wherein the sheet has 3 mg/foot2/side to about 200 mg/foot2/side of a solid lubricant having a melting temperature from about 80 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, the opposing side edges usually are substantially free of the solid lubricant. In some configurations, the stock sheet is an aluminum stock sheet, more particularly an aluminum can stock sheet. Furthermore, the lubricant can be in some configurations a food grade lubricant, that is qualifies a low volatile organic compound under one or more of municipal, state and federal governing authorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Golden Aluminum Company
    Inventors: Mark Selepack, Chris Michael Moellers
  • Patent number: 11313027
    Abstract: A vapor deposition mask (100) includes a resin layer (10) including a plurality of openings (11); a magnetic metal layer (20) located so as to overlap the resin layer, the magnetic metal layer including a mask portion (20a) having such a shape as to expose the plurality of openings and a peripheral portion (20b) located so as to enclose the mask portion; and a frame (30) secured to the peripheral portion of the magnetic metal layer. The resin layer is not joined to the mask portion of the magnetic metal layer but is joined to at least a part of the peripheral portion of the magnetic metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Sakio, Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Koshi Nishida, Kozo Yano
  • Patent number: 11293086
    Abstract: A connecting device is configured to connect a spray gun and a spray device. The connecting device includes a balance adjusting assembly, a rotation radius adjusting assembly, a driving assembly and a docking assembly. The balance adjusting assembly includes a fixing plate and a slide block configured to slide in a dovetail groove of the fixing plate. The rotation radius adjusting assembly includes a slide seat slidably connected with the balance adjusting assembly. The driving assembly includes a screw assembly configured to drive the slide block and the slide seat to move synchronously toward or away from each other. The docking assembly is detachably connected with the rotation radius adjusting assembly and connected to the spray gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ARMY ACADEMY OF ARMORED FORCES
    Inventors: Guozheng Ma, Haidou Wang, Pengfei He, Shuying Chen, Ming Liu, Haijun Wang, Ling Tang, Shuyu Ding, Yiwen Wang, Hengheng Xi
  • Patent number: 11292016
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a first fluid to an advancing substrate comprising a nozzle body made, at least in part, using an additive manufacturing method. The nozzle body comprises a fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid; a conduit in fluid communication with the fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid received by the fluid orifice; a passageway in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving the first fluid received by the conduit; and a slot in fluid communication with the passageway for applying the first fluid to the advancing substrate. A method for making an apparatus comprising a nozzle body is also provided, comprising: sequentially forming, from at least one material using an additive manufacturing method, a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to a shape of at least one of an upper nozzle assembly member or of a lower nozzle assembly member of the nozzle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Klaus Eimann, Agnieszka Zuzanna Ries, Ricky Reynaldo Yanez, Jr., Dirk Manfred Georg Esser
  • Patent number: 11292023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus including: a process chamber having a process space in which a substrate is processed; a substrate support including a susceptor having a plurality of pocket grooves recessed in a circumferential direction from a top surface with a circular plate shape so that the substrate is seated, a shaft configured to rotate the susceptor, and a satellite seated in the pocket groove and on which the substrate is seated; and a gas injection unit disposed at an upper portion of the process chamber to face the substrate support, thereby injecting a process gas toward the substrate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Young Park, Ja Hyun Koo, Chang Hee Han, Sung Eun Lee, Sung Ho Jeon, Byoung Guk Son, Sung Ho Roh, Yeong Taek Oh