Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for producing a thin organic film on a substrate using an ultrasonic nozzle to produce a cloud of micro-droplets in a vacuum chamber. The micro-droplets move turbulently within the vacuum chamber, isotropically impacting and adhering to the surface of the substrate. The resulting product has a smooth, continuous, conformal, and uniform organic thin film, when the critical process parameters of micro-droplet size, shot size, vacuum chamber pressure, and timing are well-controlled, and defects such as “orange peel” effect and webbing are avoided. The apparatus includes an improved ultrasonic nozzle assembly that comprises vacuum sealing and a separate, independent passageway for introducing a directed purging gas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for producing a thin organic film on a substrate using an ultrasonic nozzle to produce a cloud of micro-droplets in a vacuum chamber. The micro-droplets move turbulently within the vacuum chamber, isotropically impacting and adhering to the surface of the substrate. The resulting product has a smooth, continuous, conformal, and uniform organic thin film, when the critical process parameters of micro-droplet size, shot size, vacuum chamber pressure, and timing are well-controlled, and defects such as “orange peel” effect and webbing are avoided. The apparatus includes an improved ultrasonic nozzle assembly that comprises vacuum sealing and a separate, independent passageway for introducing a directed purging gas.

Abstract: A sewing machine with adjustable upper and lower feed dogs is for sewing together sections of clothing in which ungathered segments of seams alternate with seam segments with differing degrees of gather. The spring-held presser foot is coordinated with a pneumatic cylinder as an additional mechanism of increasing contact pressure during the sewing of ungathered segments of seams. The cylinder is operable by a control cam connected to an adjusting mechanism for a stitch guide of one of the feed dogs. When sewing gathered segments, the pressure of the presser foot is greatly reduced, whereas the pressure is increased during the sewing of gathered seam segments and through a "fastening" step at the end of the seam.