Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing bound documents in any thickness, of the type wherein several sheets of material are loosely bound by at least one binding element, preferably formed from wire. According to an aspect of the invention, a process is provided for forming at least one binding element immediately prior to the binding process.

Abstract: A patterned buried insulator is formed beneath the source and drain by forming a mask over the body area and implanting a dose of n or p type ions in the areas where the source and drains will be formed, then etching the STI and etching out the implanted area. A light oxidation is followed by a conformal oxide deposition in the STI and also in the etched area, thereby forming the buried oxide only where desired.

Abstract: An ink jet printer for making photographic prints includes at least one paper supply for holding a supply of print paper and a sheet paper transport belt arranged to receive sheets of print paper from the at least one paper supply and transport the sheets through the printer. A back printer is located between the paper supply and the paper transport belt for applying back prints to the print paper. A full print width color ink jet print head is located over a first portion of the transport belt for printing an image on a paper sheet. A paper support located under the ink jet print head is provided with ink overspill collection grooves to collect overspilled ink from the ink jet print head.

Abstract: A method of producing an aluminum film on a substrate, from which very narrow aluminum conductor tracks can be created that are highly resistant to electromigration and/or stress migration. The substrate with the polycrystalline aluminum film is cooled in an oven in a controlled fashion from a target temperature to a final temperature such that energetically stable Al.sub.2 Cu-.theta.-phases are formed directly among the individual aluminum grains in the aluminum film. The cooling is controlled such that the instantaneous temperature passes through a predetermined temperature profile. Within the range of 320.degree. C. to 200.degree. C., the cooling gradient is less than 6.degree. C. per hour.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a plate holder from and/or returning it to an exchangeable magazine with at least one plate holder in which plate-shaped objects are deposited one in each. One side of the plate holders provided with a rack engaged by a feed gear actuable by a gearing in two directions of rotation alternately. The feed gear has a tooth-free, raised zone arranged thereon in such a way as to engage with a corresponding tooth-free zone on the rack of the plate holder at the beginning of the withdrawing movement. The feed gear is peripherally provided with a projection which is offset towards the raised zone and pushes the plate holder into a defined final position in the magazine. In this position, the feed gear and the rack of the plate holder are in a disengaged condition. The projection of the feed gear has a right-angled, radially projecting face co-operating with the front face of the plate holder.

Abstract: Clamping apparatus for disk-shaped information medium having a central hole, the disk-shaped information medium having a surface upon which information is to be printed, including a baseplate having holes; a slider guidably mounted on the baseplate for centering the disk-shaped information medium with the central hole; stationary holding elements arranged on the baseplate, and movable holding elements arranged on the slider, in such a way that when an information medium is placed in the clamping apparatus, a predetermined number of the stationary and movable holding elements are arranged along the outer periphery of the information medium, and the remainder of the stationary and movable holding elements are arranged along the inner periphery of the central hole of the information medium; a bottom plate positioned under the baseplate and movable perpendicular thereto; and information medium contact elements which are formed on the bottom plate and adapted to pass through holes in the baseplate and contact the

Abstract: A device is disclosed for translatorily moving a plate-shaped cup holder, equipped with cups arranged successively in the direction of movement for receiving liquid, to the processing station of an analyzer. The cups are used for mixing viscous body fluid, e.g. blood, with a diluent.Movement of the cup holder and exact positioning of the cups in the processing station are effected in that the cup holder frictionally rests on a driven endless belt, in that an incrementally driven indexing wheel is brought into engagement with the cups, and in that a sensor is arranged for detecting the passage of each cup and determining the indexing position of the indexing wheel in which a cup is located in its processing position.

Abstract: A device for translatorily moving a plate-shaped pipette tray to the processing station of an analyzer for alignment therein. The pipette tray which frictionally rests on a continuous movement device is thereby moved up to a stop member and roughly aligned. A sensor cooperates with an encoding bar formed on the pipette tray and by moving the pipette tray back by a stepper motor exactly aligns the pipettes in their processing station.