Abstract: A spout assembly (14) for a container, such as for paint, comprising an outer spout (68) formed by a wall (74) extending parallel to the outer rim (50) of the assembly and a narrower inner spout (70) formed in a web (80) that partially closes an opening (60) through the assembly into the container. The outer spout controls the flow of material from the container that may be on the web so that that material merges with flow of material through the inner spout as the container contents are poured. A channel (76) may be provided between the outer rim (50) and the wall (74) of the outer spout to catch material that may dribble over the wall.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for separating elongated semiconductor strips from a wafer of semiconductor material are disclosed. Vacuum is applied to the face of each semiconductor strip forming an edge of the wafer or being adjacent to the edge. The wafer and the source of the vacuum are displaced to separate each elongated semiconductor strip from the wafer. Further, a method and an apparatus for assembling elongated semiconductor strips separated from a wafer of semiconductor material into an array of strips are disclosed. Still further, methods, apparatuses, and systems for assembling an array of elongated semiconductor strips on a substrate are also disclosed.