Abstract: A green tire forming apparatus including a belt forming mechanism, a transferring mechanism, a green tire forming mechanism, and bead setting mechanisms. The bead setting mechanisms function to carry beads to their designated positions on the green tire forming apparatus and to push ply turn-up bladders as the green tire is formed. The transferring mechanism transfers one of the beads and a belt assembly on the green tire forming apparatus thereby simplifying the device's structure. As a result, the number of elements required for forming a tire can be minimized.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an exposure mask includes steps of: forming a layered body comprising a substrate, a membrane transparent to an X-ray and provided on the upper major surface of the substrate, and an X-ray absorbing film provided on the membrane; adhering a support ring on a lower major surface of the substrate; carrying out etching on an area on the lower major surface of the substrate until a lower major surface of the membrane is exposed, the area corresponding to an inside of the support ring block; and patterning the X-ray absorbing film into a desired semiconductor pattern.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an X-ray exposure mask comprises steps of forming a membrane including a layer of crystalline silicon carbide on a silicon substrate, processing a top surface of the membrane such that the top surface becomes a mirror-flat top surface, depositing a layer of X-ray absorbing material on the mirror-flat top surface of the membrane, and patterning the layer of the X-ray absorbing material according to a desired semiconductor pattern.