Abstract: A separator separating/collecting operation is controlled in correspondence with an adhesive tape supplying operation such that a separating point of a separator on an adhesive tape when supply of the adhesive tape and separation of the separator are stopped is deviated from a surface of a semiconductor wafer in a subsequent adhesive tape affixing operation.

Abstract: In association with movement of an affixation roller, a movement position of the affixation roller is detected by a rotation sensor based on a rotation amount of a motor. A control device changes and controls an amount of an adhesive tape to be fed forcibly based on a result of the detection, and keeps a tensile force applied to the adhesive tape in the affixation of the adhesive tape to the semiconductor wafer within a preset range.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a vehicular interior part in which a cover member is attached to a base material, comprising the steps of forming a skin material, comprising a plurality of skin pieces sewn together, in accordance with a surface shape of said base material; and forming said cover member by attaching a soft material to a backside of said skin material after forming said skin material in accordance with said surface shape of said base material; and attaching said cover member to said base material.

Abstract: A fabric is disclosed which comprises crossing yarns (36, 38), which can be the warp and the weft of a woven fabric, and in which at their crossing points, or nodes, the yarns are welded to one another. Apparatus for welding the crossing yarns by heat and by pressure is also disclosed. The apparatus in one form comprises a head (38) which feeds out a weft yarn (40) as the head crosses a number of warp yarns (36). An acoustic horn (42) and anvil (30) are provided for welding the nodes together immediately after the weft (38) has been fed out. The anvil is serrated to provide sloping supporting surfaces (32) and buttress surfaces (34) against which the yarn (36) is pressed by the yarns (38) as the horn passes over each yarn (36).

Abstract: A process for forming a multilayer ceramic capacitor. The process includes depositing a ceramic precursor on a substrate and an electrode ink in a predetermined pattern on the ceramic precursor to form a green sheet. The electrode ink has an adhesion promoter incorporated therein. The green sheet is overlayed with at least one second green sheet to form a layered green sheet which is then fused under pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a highly rigid tube, characterized by the following steps: producing a first inner tube (10) from a first material; forming cross-members (12) on this first tube, which are uniformly distributed and made from a composite material; producing at least one second tube (14) from a second material around these cross-members, at least one of the first or second tubes being made by filament winding. The invention also relates to the tube obtained thereby.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated foam product in which first and second consolidated fiberglass sheets are adhered to a foam core. The consolidated fiberglass sheets are made of fiberglass commingled with a polymer fiber and pre-treated with heat and pressure. PUR/PIR foam ingredients are applied between the first and second consolidated fiberglass sheets to form a PUR/PIR foam. The foam may be manufactured by directly foaming onto the fiberglass sheets or by foaming between facer sheets and using an adhesive to secure the fiberglass sheets thereto. A sufficient adhesion between the fiberglass sheets and the foam core is required to produce a strong lightweight sheet material suitable for use as a structural building component in lieu of wood or the like. The composite product has excellent strength and lightweight characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a novel printed wiring board manufacturing method by which printed wiring boards can be manufactured with efficiency. A method of manufacturing a printed wiring board (FIG. 1B) according to the present invention includes a step for preparing two sets of copper clad laminates (FIG. 2A), a step for bonding the copper clad laminates (FIG. 2B), steps for forming lands on both surfaces of a bonded laminate (FIGS. 2C to 2E), steps for forming respective resin layers on both surfaces of the bonded laminate and forming via hole openings to form respective via holes (FIGS. 2F to 2L), a step for forming a resin layer and forming a via hole opening to form a via hole (FIG. 2M), a step for separating the bonded laminate from each other (FIG. 2N) and steps for forming via hole openings from the bonded surface of the separated laminate to form via holes (FIGS. 20 to 2T).

Abstract: A backup board for use in a machining process includes a fibrous layer, at least one side of the fibrous layer being provided with a surface layer adhered and laminated thereon, wherein the surface layer is made of a cured paper impregnated with a thermosetting resin. The fibrous layer has a density of about 600˜900 kg/m3 and includes kenaf fibers adhered together by impregnating a thermosetting adhesive into a fibrous mat of the kenaf fibers, the kenaf fibers having an average length of about 10˜200 mm and an average diameter of about 10˜300 ?m.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a printing apparatus which includes a transport mechanism for transporting patches such as labels or RFID tags, each carried on a continuous backing web in a feed direction, from a store to and through a printing station, past a print head which is operative to print information on the patches, there being a patch removal mechanism for removing the printed patches from the backing web, the method including feeding a patch on the backing web in a direction opposite to the feed direction, from a position downstream of the print head, to a start position relative to the print head, and then advancing the patch again to test that the information is printed at a desired position on the patch.

Abstract: A bonding method and an apparatus that enable metal bonding under the atmospheric pressure and at room temperature, wherein the surfaces of objects (1b, 2a) to be bonded together are cleaned in an initial cleaning step (S1) to remove bonding inhibitor substances (G) such as oxides and adhered substances; one (1b) of the bonding surfaces is provided with an uneven profile with a predetermined roughness in a surface roughness control step (S3); a surface treatment step (S5) is performed to remove the substances (F) that have been removed but adhered to the bonding surfaces (1b, 2a) again; and the uneven bonding surface (1b) is pressed against the other bonding surface (2a) to bond them together.

Abstract: A continuous pressed laminate includes a first layer of resin impregnated paper and at least one layer of fiber reinforced veil wherein each layer of the fiber reinforced veil is impregnated with a binder and a filler composition and wherein the layer of fiber reinforced veil following impregnation and prior to pressing has a weight per unit area of between about 50 to about 1250 g/m2.

Abstract: An uncured fiber reinforced assembly that includes a reinforcement layer containing a fibrous material and at least one highly reactive curing agent. A matrix film layer is applied to the reinforcement layer so that it does not substantially impregnate the reinforcement layer. The matrix film layer includes at least one uncured epoxy resin and at least one latent epoxy curing agent. The assembly is designed for use in making snowboards and skis.

Abstract: A fabrication method for a polarizing plate having a transparent protective film provided on at least one surface of a polarizer, wherein the transparent protective film provided on the at least one surface comprises a cyclic olefin-based resin as a main component, at least one resin layer and a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive layer are sequentially laminated on a surface of the transparent protective film that is adhered to the polarizer and comprising a step of: adhering the polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive layer on the transparent protective film and the polarizer in a condition of an aqueous liquid is present on an adhesion surface between the polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive layer on the transparent protective film and the polarizer. The polarizing plate obtained is a good in adhesive strength and has a uniform polarization characteristic.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate including mirror polishing a silicon wafer surface, wherein the mirror polishing is conducted using a slurry having a Cu content of approximately equal to or less than 10 ppb, a Ni content of approximately equal to or less than 10 ppb, and an Fe content of approximately equal to or less than 1,000 ppb. The method of evaluating a quality of a semiconductor substrate including etching the surface of the semiconductor substrate by SC-1 cleaning and/or a HF cleaning, detecting bright points on the surface of the etched substrate with a foreign matter inspection device, and evaluating the quality of the semiconductor substrate based on the bright points detected on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A plasma processing control system includes a plasma processing apparatus for generating plasma within a vacuum processing chamber and performing a processing operation over a sample accommodated within the vacuum processing chamber using radicals and ions within the plasma, a pre-measuring instrument which measures a shape of the sample before processing, a post-measuring instrument which measures a shape of the sample after the processing, a parameter changer provided with at least one optimum recipe model for calculating a target process parameter, and a model changer for modifying the optimum recipe model, thereby updating a recipe parameter for each etching.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, the embodiments of the present invention provides an improved plasma processing mechanism, apparatus, and method to increase the process uniformity at the very edge of the substrate. In one embodiment, a plasma processing chamber comprises a substrate support configured to receive a substrate, and a plurality of tuning gas injection holes surrounding the edge of the substrate, wherein the tuning gas injection holes supplies a tuning gas to the edge of the substrate during plasma processing of the substrate.

Abstract: A plurality of hand tools for use in a wide variety of different applications for applying masking tape to various surfaces prior to painting, staining, detailing, sanding and the like wherein one embodiment includes a removably attachable blade member associated with one end portion of the tool and a removably attachable roller member or nudger member associated with the opposite end portion of the tool, and an extension/retraction mechanism for extending and retracting the blade member. Another embodiment of the present hand tool includes a handle member adaptable for receiving any combination of removably attachable roller members, nudger members, and blade members for attachment to the opposite end portions of the handle member. A wide variety of different blade configurations, roller member configurations, and nudger member configurations can be removably attached to the opposite end portions of the present tools.

Abstract: A paper feeder provided with means (2) for aligning the direction of the top edge of a sheet of cut paper (4), the means (2) having a function to align the direction of the top edge of the cut paper (4) with a direction perpendicular to the direction along which the cut paper (4) proceeds, resultantly preventing the cut paper to proceed in an oblique direction, the foregoing means having an advantage that is simple in principle and structure, easy to handle and less expensive in the production cost.

Abstract: A laminating machine configured to apply a film to a media. The laminating machine includes a pair of first rollers that define an in-feed nip, and a pair of second rollers that define an out-feed nip. The laminating machine further includes a threading member movable from the in-feed nip toward the out-feed nip, and wherein the threading member is configured to engage the film.

Abstract: A laminating machine configured to apply a film to a media. The laminating machine includes a first roller and a second roller. The first and second rollers together define an in-feed nip point where the first and second rollers contact each other. An in-feed location is defined as a point on the first roller where coupled media and film first contacts the first roller. An in-feed angle is defined as the angle between a line that extends from the center of the first roller to the in-feed location and a line that extends from the center of the first roller to the in-feed nip point, and the in-feed angle is greater than about 10 degrees.

Abstract: A tape dispenser includes a rotatable support for a tape roll, a rotatable applicator roll, and a swing gate for guiding tape to be dispensed from the tape roll to the applicator roll. The dispenser also includes a cutting element for severing predetermined lengths of tape from the tape roll. A locking element for releasably locking the applicator roll in a stationary position is selectively activated by a trigger to enable the dispensed tape to be firmly applied to a workpiece and to enable the cutting element to more evenly and firmly engage and sever tape from the dispenser.

Abstract: A material transfer device for transferring a coating from an outer surface of a transfer tape onto a surface includes a housing; a transfer head around which the transfer tape extends, wherein the transfer head protrudes from the housing; a protective cover connected to the housing and movable between an advanced and a retracted position. The cover has a front end portion adapted to protrude from the housing in the advanced position for protecting an unused portion of the transfer tape when the device is out of use. The connection between the protective cover and the housing is provided by a groove in the protective cover and tongue on the outer surface of the housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid radioactive waste treatment system. The liquid radioactive waste treatment system includes a plurality of evaporation plates and each of the evaporation plates has an uneven surface, in a housing comprised of a glass. A liquid radioactive waste is dispersed via a liquid waste dispersing unit to the evaporation plate, and the liquid radioactive waste is evaporated using solar heat and airflow in the housing.

Abstract: Aluminum chloride is removed effectively from compound mixtures containing organochlorosilanes such as are produced in the direct synthesis, by adding a diluent containing organochlorosilanes and optionally chloromethane to a solids content <15% and a concentration of compounds having a boiling point >71° C. of less than 25%, and evaporating this diluted mixture into a volatile product stream and an AlCl3— containing solid.

Abstract: A pull bar screen apparatus and system in which screen is mechanically attached directly to a pull bar. Weld-less friction-lock cold-joining of screen and pull bar provides an improved pull-bar screen apparatus used in retractable pull screens. The pull bar screen apparatus and system remove the need for attaching a vinyl strip to the screen. Instead, the screen is flattened to retain its form and structural integrity. On one elongated end of the screen, an upper and lower lock bar are placed on either side of the screen. Corrugated ridges in the lock bars pinch the screen and hold it in place. A lock bar casing is placed under pressure around the upper and lower lock bars which hold the lock bars in position and thereby retain the screen.

Abstract: The inventive door comprises two lateral posts (2), a transversal caisson (3) connecting the top ends of the posts and a curtain (10) movable between the closing position thereof, wherein said curtain closes a void formed by posts (2) and caisson (3) and the opening position wherein said curtain is folded up under the caisson (3). According to the invention, said the curtain (10) consisting of two parallel screens (11a, 11b) defining the boundaries of an air cushion and suspended to the top area of the posts. Said curtain (10) comprises at least one lifting strap (20) connecting the lower part of the curtain (10) to a shaft (21) mounted on the caisson (3) and at least one transversal stiffening means built up on each screen (11a, 11b), the lateral edges of each screen (11a, 11b) are applied to the posts in such a way that a lateral surface tight contact is formed.

Abstract: A modular cornice system includes at least one substantially rigid face section and at least one substantially rigid return section having a connector configured to couple the return section and the face section. The system further includes at least one retainer on the face section configured to engage a bracket for attaching the cornice system to a mounting surface. An opening may be provided on the sections to receive a portion of a cover material, so that the cover material may be applied over at least a portion of the face section.

Abstract: Awning assemblies include at least one arm assembly. In accordance with example aspects, the arm assembly can include a first segment, a second segment pivotally connected to the first segment and a biasing member extending between portions of the segments with the biasing member being substantially hidden within an area defined by the first and second segments in a closed orientation. In accordance with further example aspects, a biasing member can be provided to resist rotation of a link member with respect to a mounting bracket with an adjustment device configured to adjust the compression of the biasing member. In accordance with yet further examples, the awning assembly can include a support leg and a pivot assembly connecting the support leg to a lead rail. The pivot assembly can include a stop member to limit a pivoting movement of the pivot assembly.

Abstract: A rolling shutter assembly including a plurality of interconnecting slats each having an elongated body with a top, bottom, and two sides. Connectors are affixed to the top and bottom of each slat, and a retainer member is attached to each side of each slat. The slats are connected to each other by the hooking together the connectors of the slats. The slats are placed within two tracks located on either side of an opening, and are movable between an open and closed position in between the two tracks. The tracks have retention ledges, contact material holders, and two chambers. In operation, the retention members attached to the slats come into contact with the retention ledges of the tracks when a force is applied to the shutter assembly, thereby preventing the slats from becoming dislodged from the tracks.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of moving air shutter slats up and down includes a rectangular frame and a plurality of slats. The frame has a left slot and a right slot on a left inner side and a right inner side. The left slot and the right slot have respectively at least one latch notch on a corresponding horizontal position. The slats are fastened by a strap on the front side and rear side, and have respectively a stub shaft on the left end and the right end that are inserted into the left slot and right slot for turning therein. The slats can be moved up and down in the frame, and the stub shaft can be wedged in the latch notch to anchor the slats.

Abstract: A Window coverings string coiler includes a hollow casing, a gear set, a string winding wheel set, two resilient plates, a synchronous control member, and a control set. The string winding wheel set and the gear set include first and second string winding wheels and first and second gears coupled with each other and also pivotally coupled to the interior of the casing. The synchronous control member is coupled to the first and second gears for controlling synchronous rotations. The control set controls the scrolling or opening operation of the blind vane, such that the first and second gears coupled to the string winding wheel set and the design of a synchronous control member for controlling the synchronous rotation of the first and second gears are used to achieve a consistent rotary speed of the first and second string winding wheels for coiling or releasing the pulling string.

Abstract: A sectional wood overhead door used to create access to building interiors in residential and commercial applications. The door includes an inset lateral reinforcing strut, U-bar, brace, or other reinforcing member, with the strut being inset at least partially into the door. No portion of the strut extends out from or above a surface of the door. When the door is installed for use, the inset struts do not extend past the interior surface of the door. In some designs, the inset struts are concealed and are not visible or otherwise discernable by one looking at or otherwise examining the internal surface of the door.

Abstract: A roll-up partition has a post, a reel and a panel. The reel has an outer tube which has an inner space defined in a center of the outer tube and slot is longitudinally defined in a periphery of the outer tube and in communication with the inner space. A rod is rotatably received in the inner space. A first end of the panel is connected to the reel and a second end of the panel is connected to the post. The panel can be easily and quickly rolled up into the reel of the present invention wherein the panel is protected from damage and contamination.

Abstract: A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium is disclosed. The method comprises cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition. The method further comprises mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp. The method further comprises separating hydrolyzate from the pulp. The method further comprises treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali. The method further comprises refining the pulp.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing the brightness of pulp, pulp made from such methods and methods of using such pulp.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising choline hydroxide, a solvent, and one or more stabilizers selected from the group consisting of a hydride and choline sulfite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for machining of a surface (31) of a roll in a twin-wire press (2), comprising lower rolls (4, 6, 8, 25?), an endless lower wire (10), upper rolls (14, 16, 18, 25?), and an endless upper wire (12). The rolls comprise a coating (32). An apparatus (50) having a movable machining tool (54) for machining of the coating (32) is arranged in connection to a space between a wire (10, 12) and a roll (4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 25?, 25?). The machining tool (54) of the apparatus is moved, in contact against the surface of the roll (31) for cutting of the coating (32) to a desired level during rotation of the roll. The present invention also relates to an apparatus (50) for machining of a surface (31) of a roll in a twin-wire press for dewatering of a fibre suspension comprising said apparatus.

Abstract: A large and uniform ingot is produced by casting smaller ingots from a melt of a metallic material which may include a high-melting-point active metal such as Ti or a Ti alloy obtained by a cold crucible induction melting method, forming a consumable electrode by using these smaller ingots, re-melting this consumable electrode by a vacuum arc re-melting method, and casting a larger ingot by using the obtained melt.

Abstract: A centrifugal casting method and apparatus for casting molten metal into a mold. The casting apparatus includes a housing provided with a bottom surface and a retaining wall for minimizing a number of projectiles that escape the housing during casting operations. A prime mover is provided for imparting a centrifugal force on the molten metal, and an arm is coupled to the prime mover adjacent to a proximate end to be rotated about a rotational axis and to support a cradle for receiving the mold adjacent to a distal end. A crucible is to be coupled to the arm for supporting the molten metal to be cast into the mold, while a catch surface is disposed between the arm and the bottom surface of the housing to collect molten metal that is cast but not received within the mold.

Abstract: A molding machine able to stably detect an abnormality of a squeeze pin, for example, a die cast machine having a squeeze pin able to apply pressure to a melt of a cavity repeatedly performing a molding cycle including a pressing process making the squeeze pin advance and applying pressure to the melt of the cavity in a state where the melt is filled in the cavity and a spray process making the squeeze pin advance and performing at least one of lubrication and cooling of the squeeze pin in the state where the melt is not filled in the cavity, and, in the spray process, detecting a stroke of the squeeze pin and detecting an abnormality of the squeeze pin based on a comparison of the detection result about the stroke and a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is an injection molding system usable for molding of a metal alloy above a solidus temperature of the metal alloy, the injection molding system, having a hot runner, including: (A) a manifold plate, and (B) a manifold abutting the manifold plate, the manifold having a drop, the manifold configured to transfer a load to the manifold plate along a direction extending inclined relative to the drop. Disclosed is a hot runner of an injection molding system usable for molding of a metal alloy above a solidus temperature of the metal alloy, the hot runner, including: (A) a manifold plate; and (B) a manifold abutting the manifold plate, the manifold having a drop, the manifold configured to transfer a load to the manifold plate along a direction extending inclined relative to the drop.

Abstract: A continuous belt casting apparatus is provided with a casting cavity, and at least one flexible metal belt having an elongated casting surface passing through and at least partially defining the casting cavity. A motor is provided for rotating the metal belt in the longitudinal direction of the casting surface whereby the casting surface passes through the casting cavity in the longitudinal direction. A molten metal supply device delivers molten metal continuously to the casting cavity, so that molten metal supplied to the casting cavity is solidified and removed as a continuous strip ingot from the casting cavity by rotation of the belt. The casting surface is provided with a plurality of grooves oriented in substantially the same direction. The invention also relates to a casting belt for such an apparatus and a method of casting using the apparatus.

Abstract: The top wall of a snowmobile tunnel, which accommodates the endless drive track of the snowmobile, is provided with recesses at locations corresponding to the path followed by studs carried by the endless track. The rear of the tunnel is connected to a molded rear member having a pattern of recesses matching that of the top wall of the tunnel. In yet another aspect of the invention, a heat exchanger for cooling engine coolant may be provided at the rear of the tunnel. The heat exchanger may be mounted to and partially spaced from the molded rear member. The heat exchanger may bear rearwardly extending ridges with upwardly extending lip at the far end. In some embodiments, a channel is provided on the upper end of the heat exchanger to promote air and snow flow over the rearwardly extending ridges.

Abstract: An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a first air mix door. The first air mix door is movable between open and closed positions and adapted to adjust a temperature of air blown into a front passenger compartment. A second air mix door is movable between open and closed positions and adapted to adjust a temperature of air blown into a rear passenger compartment. The HVAC assembly further includes a motor and a mechanical linkage operably coupling the motor with the first and second air mix door whereby movement of the motor corresponds to movement of both the first and second air mix doors.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine operable using hydrogen and/or for a fuel cell includes a hydrogen tank, which is provided for storing deep-cooled, liquid hydrogen, and a heat exchanger, which is provided for preheating the deep-cooled hydrogen. The heat exchanger is enclosed by a fluid-tight mantle. An intermediate space is provided between the heat exchanger and the mantle, which has a fluid flowing through it, which delivers heat to the heat exchanger and insulates the heat exchanger in relation to the surroundings.

Abstract: A heat sink (and method of forming a heat sink) is provided that includes a core having a central axis and a plurality of cooling fins arranged about the core. Each fin has a base and a tip. The fins may be shaped to capture a tangential component of air from the fan. At least one portion (such as upper portion) of the fins may be bent. A lower portion of each fin may also be bent.

Abstract: A coolable carrier plate for targets in vacuum atomization systems has a connection surface and at least one fastening support for connecting the carrier plate to a component provided for this purpose, at least one sealant for sealing the connection surface, at least one cavity for conveying a coolant with a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, and a supporting surface for supporting a target. The cavity is formed by a coolant channel or network of coolant channels that runs inside the carrier plate.

Abstract: A composite heat-dissipating module includes a heat-dissipating plate, an impeller, and a pump. The heat-dissipating plate includes at least one heat-dissipating section and a circulating pipe. The heat-dissipating section is thermally connected to an object to be dissipated. The circulating pipe contains a liquid coolant that circulates in the circulating pipe. The impeller is mounted adjacent to the heat-dissipating section for driving air to cool the heat-dissipating section. The pump drives the liquid coolant to circulate in the circulating pipe between the pump and the heat-dissipating section for cooling the heat-dissipating section.