Abstract: Provided are a mask assembly, an apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus, and method of manufacturing a display apparatus. The mask assembly includes a mask frame and a mask sheet arranged on the mask frame. The mask sheet includes a pattern portion configured to allow a deposition material to pass through an opening of the pattern portion. The pattern portion is recessed from a surface of the mask sheet. In addition, an outermost edge of the pattern portion is uneven.

Abstract: A mask assembly includes a frame and a mask supported by the frame. The mask includes a plurality of deposition patterns. Each of the plurality of deposition patterns includes a first pattern portion disposed in an active area corresponding to a display area of a display substrate, a second pattern portion disposed in a dummy area corresponding to a non-display area of the display substrate, and a third pattern portion disposed in a dummy outer area also corresponding to the non-display area of the display substrate. The dummy area extends from the active area to the dummy outer area and the dummy outer area extends from the dummy area to an edge of each of the plurality of deposition patterns. The first pattern portion includes a plurality of first holes, the second pattern portion includes a plurality of second holes, and the third pattern portion includes a plurality of grooves.

Abstract: A mask frame assembly including a frame and a mask having a first surface that contacts the frame. The mask includes an active area and pattern holes formed in the active area, the pattern holes being configured to allow a deposition material to pass through the mask. The mask also includes a rib portion disposed outside the active area and configured to block the deposition material from passing through the mask and a non-magnetic reinforcing member disposed on a part of the rib portion.

Abstract: A battery pack including a plurality of battery cells; a protective circuit module electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells, the protective circuit module being for establishing an electrical connection with an external electronic device; a case accommodating the plurality of battery cells and the protective circuit module, the case including a first case and a second case coupled to the first case; an adhesive sheet attached to at least a portion of an outer surface of the case, the adhesive sheet including a base sheet and a bubble prevention part on the base sheet; and a protective cover interposed between the protective circuit module and the adhesive sheet.

Abstract: A deposition mask comprises a mask frame having an open window defined in a center thereof, a first mask sheet placed on the mask frame and including a plurality of open regions and a separation region which separates the open regions, and a second mask sheet placed on the first mask sheet and including a first aperture portion in a region which contacts the separation region of the first mask sheet.

Abstract: A shadow mask includes a mask foil and a plurality of openings provided on the mask foil in accordance with a shape of at least one region where films are formed on a film forming object. The mask foil has an annular shape where first end of the mask foil and a second end of the mask foil, which is opposed to the first end of the mask foil, are connected to each other.

Abstract: A paint guard for protecting a stair covering during the painting of a skirtboard on a staircase, the paint guard having a plurality of interconnected and generally perpendicular planar surfaces, including a surface for covering a portion of a stair tread, a surface for covering a portion of a stair riser, and a plurality of surfaces for covering the edges of the stair covering nearest the skirtboard. The paint guard also includes a concave portion attached to the surface for covering a portion of a stair tread, the concave portion covering a forward edge portion of a staircase tread. The paint guard is either rigidly made or constructed of a durable material that can be bent and folded into the final shape, and is adjustable in size to fit on staircases of varying dimension.

Abstract: A mask for depositing a thin film and a thin film deposition method using the same are disclosed. The mask includes pattern bars disposed on a frame. The pattern bars are moveable and are position to form a deposition pattern. The mask includes a pattern modification mechanism configured to move the pattern bars to a plurality of positions to modify the deposition pattern.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a frame for a mask plate and a mask plate. The frame comprises a frame body and a frame through hole passing through the frame body in the thickness direction, a first recessed portion being provided around the frame through hole at an inner periphery of the frame body, the first recessed portion having a continuous bottom surface for providing masks thereon, and a second recessed portion being provided inside the first recessed portion, the second recessed portion being used for providing a shielding film thereon so that the position of the shielding film corresponds to the positions of gaps between adjacent ones of the masks.

Abstract: A mask frame assembly manufactured via an extension-welding process on a stage, the mask frame assembly includes: a mask frame disposed on a stage, the mask frame including a first frame and a second frame having a first length, and a third frame and a fourth frame having a second length, the second length less than the first length. The mask frame assembly also includes a mask having respective ends welded and combined onto the first frame and the second frame. The first frame and the second frame include a slot disposed toward the stage, and at least portions of the first frame and the second frame corresponding to the slot are not in contact with the stage. The third frame and the fourth frame and the stage are in contact with the stage.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the disclosure features apparatuses for wireless power transfer, the apparatuses including a coil formed of a conductive material. The coil includes a plurality of loops, where the plurality of loops defines an internal region of the coil that extends along a coil axis. The apparatuses include a magnetic component, where the magnetic component is disposed in the internal region and extends in a first direction parallel to the coil axis and in a second direction perpendicular to the coil axis. A maximum dimension of the magnetic component measured in the second direction varies along the first direction.

Abstract: A light source module includes a circuit board having a plurality of chip mounting regions, the plurality of chip mounting regions respectively having at least one connection pad; at least one alignment component respectively disposed on the plurality of chip mounting regions, and having a convex or concave shape; and a plurality of LED chips respectively mounted on the plurality of chip mounting regions, respectively having at least one electrode electrically connected to the at least one connection pad, and respectively coupled to the at least one alignment component.

Abstract: A mask assembly includes a mask frame having frame openings formed thereon, and a plurality of unit masks fixed to the mask frame. The respective unit masks extend in a first direction, and at least one of the plurality of unit masks includes at least one of a one sided projection projecting to one side thereof and another sided projection projecting to another side thereof, at both end portions of the unit mask, in a second direction that crosses the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-aligning stencil device for producing a multi-color composite image on a target surface. The self-aligning stencil device includes a central panel and a plurality of stencil panels foldably connected to the central panel. The central panel includes a solid region and a cut-out region. The solid region of the central panel includes a front surface and a back surface, and is defined by an outer border of the central panel and an inner border of the central panel. The cut-out region is vacant space that is defined by the inner border of the central panel. Each stencil panel has its own distinct stencil pattern and is foldably connected to a different corresponding portion of the outer border of the central panel, thereby forming a connection fold between each stencil panel and its corresponding portion of the outer border of the central panel.

Abstract: A coating system for coating a part (10), such as a turbine blade or vane, has a mask (14) positioned adjacent to a first portion (16) of the part (10) to be coated and a mechanism (30) for moving the mask (14) relative to the part (10). The mechanism (30) may be a gear mechanism or a magnetic mechanism.

Abstract: A shield unit, intended primarily for the protection of a carpet from the accidental application of paint applied to an adjacent baseboard, and suitable for disposable use, consists of two superposed plies of a film, comprised or consisting of a plastic material, which cooperatively define a plurality of adjacent pockets and have a common, structurally reinforced leading edge. The shield unit is long and narrow, and is constructed to facilitate entry of its leading edge into the effective gap that is normally present between the bottom of a baseboard and a carpet on the floor; the pockets serve to receive the blade of a tool, such as a putty knife, to which force may be applied to assist in pushing the leading edge of the shield into the effective gap. The shield unit may be provided as individual, relatively short sections, typically at least 30 inches long and four inches wide, or longer units may be used to cover an extended length of carpet with a single section.

Abstract: A scooping pan having a rear dumping feature that can be configured to scoop up general refuse, pet refuse, urine clumps, etc. from the ground, a litter box, etc. The scooping pan can optionally include one or more openings or slots that enable litter to pass through the openings or slots when the pet refuse, urine clumps, etc. are removed from the litter box. The rear of the scooping pan includes an openable flap that enables the general refuse, pet refuse, urine clumps, etc. in the scooping pan to be dumped out of the rear of the scooping pan.

Abstract: A deposition mask including a mask body including a plurality of pattern holes; a plurality of protrusions protruding from the mask body; and a plurality of grooves formed in the mask body. A grain size of the mask body is in arrange of about 10 ?m to about 1000 ?m, and a difference between a maximum height of the plurality of protrusions and a maximum height of the plurality of grooves is equal to or less than 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a steering device includes: an outer shaft disposed around a center axis and includes an inner space with a spline hole portion; and an inner shaft that includes a spline shaft portion including a surface disposed around the center axis, at least a part of the inner shaft being disposed in the inner space. The spline shaft portion includes a first spline shaft portion including a first surface formed of synthetic resin and includes a second spline shaft portion including a second surface formed of metal. A distance between the center axis and the second surface is smaller than a distance between the center axis and the first surface. The spline hole portion and the first spline shaft portion are spline-fitted to each other, and the outer shaft and the inner shaft are relatively movable in the axial direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mask frame assembly, the method including: forming a first through hole in a vicinity of a first deposition region of a first mask; forming a second through hole in a vicinity of a second deposition region of a second mask; forming a third through hole in a first portion of a supporting stick; forming a fourth through hole in a second portion of the supporting stick; aligning the first through hole with the third through hole; aligning the second through hole with the fourth through hole; inserting a fixing member in the aligned first and third through holes; and inserting the fixing member in the aligned second and fourth through holes, wherein the support stick couples the first mask and the second mask together via the fixing member.

Abstract: The ends of two pipeline units are joined together at a pipe joint. Each pipeline unit has a pipe member and a pipe coating surrounding the pipe member. The pipe coating extends along a length of the pipe member. A joint coating surrounds the pipe joint and is made from a material comprising a silicone.

Abstract: Some examples include a paint shield having an arcuate portion terminating in a first edge and an elongated portion comprising a first section and a second section. The first section is disposed at an angle from the second section. The first section is positioned between the arcuate portion and the second section. The second section terminates in a second edge.

Abstract: A liner for a semiconductor processing chamber and a semiconductor processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a liner for a semiconductor processing chamber includes a body having an outwardly extending flange. A plurality of protrusions extend from a bottom surface of the flange. The protrusions have a bottom surface defining a contact area that is asymmetrically distributed around the bottom surface of the flange.

Abstract: A mask and a method of making the mask are disclosed. The mask includes a transition region including at least one first region having a first thickness, and an active region having another thickness, where the thickness of the active region is greater than the first thickness. The method of making the mask includes forming a plurality of patterns in a mask body, the patterns being formed in regions of the mask body corresponding with the active region and the transition region of the mask.

Abstract: A vapor deposition mask (70) includes a first layer (71), a second layer (72) and a third layer (73) in this order. A plurality of first openings (71h), a plurality of second openings (72h) and a plurality of third openings (73h) are formed respectively in the first layer, the second layer and the third layer. The first openings, the second openings and the third openings communicate with each other, thereby constituting mask openings (75). The opening dimension of the second openings is larger than the opening dimension of the first openings and is larger than the opening dimension of the third openings. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent reduction of the opening dimension of the mask openings or clogging of the mask openings due to the vapor deposition particles adhering to the mask openings.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a mask assembly includes a plurality of mask tensile units configured to apply a tensile force to a mask. A plurality of counterforce application units are configured to apply a counterforce in an opposite direction to the direction of the tensile force to a mask frame to which the mask is attached. The counterforce application units are configured to apply the counterforce to an upper portion of a side of the mask frame.

Abstract: A shield device helps prevent selected surface areas from being painted by a paint material. The shield device includes a sheet member; and a handle member pivotable in a plane defined by the sheet member. The shield device is arranged between a folded configuration where the handle member is positioned generally parallel to an attachment edge of the sheet member, and an unfolded configuration, and an unfolded position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mask assembly for deposition including: a frame having an opening; a mask having at least one pattern part formed in a second direction that is different from a first direction, wherein at least a portion of the mask is supported by the frame and the at least one pattern part has one or more slits continuously formed in the first direction; and at least one support stick extending in the second direction across the opening so as to support at least a portion of the mask.

Abstract: A paint shield for releasable attachment to the head of a paint gun sprayer is disclosed for preventing overspray from contacting other exposed surfaces or components outside of the intended surface. The paint shield is comprised of a single planar sheet of flexible, sturdy, impermeable material, such as aluminum. The shield includes a base panel through which the nozzle of the spray gun is secured. A pair of contoured members extend away from the base member to make contact with the adjoining pavement, ground, or wall to establish the distance and the angle in which the nozzle is maintained from the surface. This construction assures that the width and angular velocity of the spray evenly covers the surface without undue waste. The paint shield may be preformed for specific cross sections of objects such as curbing or gutters.

Abstract: Disclosed urea microvia structure of a flexible circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. A first through hole is formed in a first conductive layer of a flexible circuit board and a first exposed zone is defined. A second conductive layer includes a second through hole formed therein and defines a second exposed zone. A dielectric layer includes a dielectric layer through hole corresponding to the second through hole of the second conductive layer. A conductive paste layer is filled in the second through hole of the second conductive layer, the dielectric layer through hole of the dielectric layer, and the first through hole of the first conductive layer in such a way that the conductive paste layer covers and electrically contacts the first exposed zone of the first conductive layer and the second exposed zone of the second conductive layer.

Abstract: A thin film deposition apparatus includes: a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction; a position detection member that detects a relative position of the substrate to the patterning slit sheet; and an alignment control member that controls a relative position of the patterning slit sheet to the substrate by using the relative position of the substrate detected by the position detection member, wherein the thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are separated from each other, and the thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are moved relative to each other.

Abstract: A mask for depositing a thin film and a thin film deposition method using the same are disclosed. The mask includes pattern bars disposed on a frame. The pattern bars are moveable and are position to form a deposition pattern. The mask includes a pattern modification mechanism configured to move the pattern pars to a plurality of positions to modify the deposition pattern.

Abstract: A system includes a computational system to receive a design of an integrated computational element (ICE) including specification of a substrate and a plurality of layers, their respective target thicknesses and complex indices, such that a notional ICE fabricated based on the ICE design is related to a characteristic of a sample. Additionally, the system includes a deposition chamber including a deposition source to provide a deposition plume having a plume spatial profile, and a support to support a plurality of instances of the substrate during fabrication of a plurality of instances of the ICE. The support is spaced apart from the deposition source and has a shape that corresponds to the plume spatial profile, such that when the supported instances of the substrate are distributed over the support, thicknesses of instances of each of the deposited layers are substantially uniform across the plurality of instances of the ICE.

Abstract: A painting protector which can be easily held with one hand and placed snugly against an area in which paint is not to be applied, such an outlet or switch. The other hand can then be used to apply paint to the areas around the painting protector which are desired to have paint applied. The painting protector can then be removed and the painter can proceed to the next location upon which paint is to be applied.

Abstract: A mask strip for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the mask strip is extended in a length direction and fixed to a frame. The frame includes a plurality of masking pattern units arranged in a matrix format in which an opening pattern includes a plurality of rows that are substantially parallel to a width direction crossing the length direction and a plurality of columns that are substantially parallel to the length direction. The rows respectively have a curvature which is concave toward an inside of the masking pattern unit, and the columns respectively have a curvature which is convex toward an outside of the masking pattern unit.

Abstract: A clamp configured to clamp an end of a unit mask supported while a tensile force is applied to the unit mask includes a clamp main body, and a rotation contact portion rotatably supported by the clamp main body and directly contacting the end of the unit mask.

Abstract: A mask assembly, a deposition apparatus for flat panel displays including the same, and associated methods, the mask assembly including an open mask having a plurality of first openings, and a pattern mask coupled to the open mask, the pattern mask having a plurality of second openings disposed within an area bounded by the first openings, wherein the open mask is formed of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient that is lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the pattern mask.

Abstract: Painting aid 1 for a door handle 2 of a vehicle, having a door handle 2 with a door handle body 3 to be arranged outside of a vehicle door, wherein the door handle body 3 has a support projection 4 for pivotally supporting the door handle body 3 on the vehicle door and an actuating projection 5 for actuating a door lock, and having a cap 6a or 6b to be arranged next to the door handle body 3 on the vehicle door at a fixed position. The painting aid 1 has a cover section 7 enclosing the actuating projection 5 in order to prevent paint from being applied on the actuating projection 5. The painting aid 1 also has a retaining section 8 arranged next to the cover section 7 for retaining the cap 6a or 6b.

Abstract: A mask for deposition includes a deposition material passing portion including at least one opening column having a plurality of openings arranged in a first direction, and a frame portion adjacent the deposition material passing portion, wherein each of the openings is defined by a first slope and a second slope facing each other along the first direction and inclining toward one side of the frame portion respectively, and a third slope and a fourth slope facing each other along a second direction crossing the first direction, and wherein an inclined angle of the first slope of one of the openings at a central area of one of the opening columns is different from an inclined angle of the first slope of an other one of the openings at an outer area of the opening column.

Abstract: A patterning slit sheet frame assembly includes a patterning slit sheet having a pattern, a patterning slit sheet frame supporting the patterning slit sheet, and a tensile force application unit that applies a tensile force to the patterning slit sheet after the patterning slit sheet is disposed on the patterning slit sheet frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a paint guard and installation tool for use in protecting sprinkler heads of an automatic sprinkler system when painting ceilings. The paint guard includes a magnet for releasably engaging with an annular metal rim of the sprinkler head to provide a tight seal and prevent paint from coming into contact with the sprinkler head. The installation tool provides a quick and easy hands-free method of installing and removing the paint guard.

Abstract: A mask for forming a layer, a method of forming a layer, and a manufacturing method of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display are disclosed. In one aspect, the mask includes at least one light absorption portion and at least one reflection portion that are formed in a unit region, the unit region corresponding to a region where a continuous layer is formed, wherein the light absorption portion and the reflection portion in the unit region are formed at different areas from each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a die for depositing a conductive fluid onto a substrate, including a structure (11) for supporting at least one fluid (13) which is conductive and the viscosity of which sensitive to the radiation from a light source (5), in order to deposit said fluid (13) onto a substrate (3) so as to form conductive contacts or tracks on the substrate (3). The support structure (11) includes at least one tank (17) for said conductive fluid, the bottom wall (19) of which is to be arranged opposite said substrate (3) during the deposition, and said bottom wall (19) has perforations for enabling the flow (18) of said conductive fluid (13) onto the substrate (3) when said fluid (13) is subjected to the radiation (15) from said light source (5), wherein the perforations are formed according to a pattern of the fluid to be deposited onto the substrate (3).

Abstract: A plasma shielding member may include a body having a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other, and a plurality of through holes each extending from the first surface to the second surface; a narrower portion of a respective through hole formed at one end of each of the through holes; and/or a wider portion of the respective through hole formed at another end of each of the through holes. A plasma shielding member may include a body including a plurality of through holes that extends from a first surface of the body toward a second surface of the body. Each of the through holes may be defined by a narrower portion of the body at a first end of the respective through hole, and by a wider portion of the body at a second end of the respective through hole.

Abstract: A mask frame assembly for thin film deposition and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a mask frame, a plurality of first masks and a plurality of second masks. The first and second masks are alternately formed in a first direction. Two overlapped portions of each of the first and second masks are connected to both sides of the non-overlapped portion of each of the first and second mask, respectively. In addition, one overlapped portion of each first mask and one overlapped portion of each second mask overlap each other at a connection area.

Abstract: A mask holding device has a replaceable magnetic means, and a deposition apparatus for an organic light emitting device includes the mask holding device. The mask holding device is provided with magnets, and the magnets can be replaced as required so as to change the magnetic force of the mask holding device.

Abstract: A substrate processing chamber component comprising a chamber component structure having an yttrium-aluminum coating. The yttrium-aluminum coating comprises a compositional gradient through a thickness of the coating.

Abstract: A mask for depositing a thin film according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: mask strips each including a plurality of pattern portions disposed end to end along one direction; and a frame on which the mask strips are positioned. Intervals between adjacent ends of adjacent pattern portions differ from each other according to distance from a predetermined location, thereby providing an organic light emitting diode display having a more uniform quality.

Abstract: A mask assembly is disclosed to improve organic material deposition efficiency including: a plurality of deposition masks, at least one of opposite ends of each of the plurality of deposition masks is formed to have a plurality of projections, which form at least one boundary aperture region at a boundary of adjacent two deposition masks.

Abstract: A method for applying a protective coating to selected portions of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes applying a mask to or forming a mask on at least one portion of the substrate that is not to be covered with the protective coating. The mask may be selectively formed by applying a flowable material to the substrate. Alternatively, the mask may be formed from a preformed film. With the mask in place, the protective coating may be applied to the substrate and the mask. A portion of the protective coating that overlies the mask may be delineated from other portions of the protective coating; for example, by cutting, weakening or removing material from the protective coating at locations at or adjacent to the perimeter of the mask. The portion of the protective coating that overlies the mask, and the mask, may then be removed from the substrate.