Abstract: A mixing module includes two inlets, an integrator, and a valve member. The integrator has two chambers each having a near end and a far end, and the valve member is movable between two positions. One of the inlets is connected to the near end of one of the chambers and the other inlet is connected to the near end of the other chamber when the valve is in one position. When the valve is in the other position, one of the inlets is disconnected from the chambers and the near ends of the chambers are connected.

Abstract: A particulate film laminating system includes: a nanoparticle generating chamber in which nanoparticles of a metal material are generated; a nanofiber generating chamber in which nanofibers of a resin material are generated; a laminating chamber in which the nanoparticles and the nanofibers are film-formed and laminated on a substrate; a nanoparticle film-forming region configured such that the nanoparticles are film-formed in the laminating chamber; a nanofiber film-forming region configured such that the nanofibers are film-formed in the laminating chamber; a moving unit which moves the substrate between the nanoparticle film-forming region and the nanofiber film-forming region; an exhaust unit which exhausts the laminating chamber; and a coolant-gas introduction unit which introduces coolant gas into each of the nanoparticle generating chamber and the nanofiber generating chamber.

Abstract: A film forming system includes a grinding apparatus that grinds a coating film on a front surface of a substrate, a cleaning apparatus that cleans the substrate from which the coating film has been ground, and a transfer apparatus that transfers the substrate. The cleaning apparatus includes a front surface cleaning unit that cleans the front surface of the substrate, and a rear surface cleaning unit that cleans a rear surface of the substrate. The transfer apparatus includes a first transfer arm that transfers the substrate before grinding of the coating film in the grinding apparatus or the substrate after cleaning in the cleaning apparatus, and a second transfer arm that transfers the substrate after grinding of the coating film in the grinding apparatus and before cleaning in the cleaning apparatus, or the substrate cleaned in either the front surface cleaning unit or the rear surface cleaning unit.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an energy cable having at least one conductor and at least one polymeric coating layer, includes compounding a polypropylene matrix and a dielectric fluid to obtain a polymeric mixture; raising flow pressure of the polymeric mixture; filtering the polymeric mixture; causing the polymeric mixture to flow through an extrusion head to produce the coating layer on the conductor, and cooling the cable.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing coating material includes a crucible having a cylindrical receptacle for receiving coating material, a drive member having a drive shaft, and a cover coupled to the drive shaft. The cover has a flat surface. The drive shaft is configured to drive the cover to rotate thereabout between a closed position where the cover covers the receptacle and the flat surface presses against the coating material to flatten the coating material, and an open position where the cover is moved away from the receptacle.

Abstract: A device for applying a suspension to which particles, in particular corundum particles, have been added onto a base plate, with a roller mill comprising an applicator roll and a metering roll interacting with the applicator roll. An application groove with two groove halves project laterally and tilt downwards at an angle a to the horizontal with slots on the base side arranged above the roller mill.

Abstract: A device for coating dry powder microparticles onto a surface may include a jet mill configured to mill dry powder particles into microparticles having a desired aerodynamic diameter and to deaggregate the microparticles, a feed hopper structured and arranged to feed dry powder particles to the jet mill, a surface configured to receive dry powder microparticles and an exit nozzle associated with the jet mill The exit nozzle may be arranged to direct deaggregated micronized dry powder particles from the jet mill to the surface to be coated. The device may further include a holder structured and arranged to hold an item, wherein the item includes the surface. In some aspects of the device, the item may be a film.

Abstract: A method of producing a glass preform by depositing silica powder that contains silica particles on a starting material includes a transferring step, a disaggregating step, and a depositing step. The transferring step includes transferring the silica powder. The disaggregating step includes disaggregating and dispersing agglomerates of the silica particles contained in the silica powder while being transferred in the transferring step. The depositing step includes depositing the silica powder, which is transferred and is obtained by disaggregating and dispersing the agglomerates of the silica particles, on the starting material.

Abstract: A system and associated methods are described for preparing a magnetic disk for installation within a disk drive system. For example, a polyfunctional lubricant may be mixed with a chemical agent to esterify the polyfunctional lubricant and cap hydroxyl groups of the polyfunctional lubricant. The magnetic disk may then be dip coated with the polyfunctional lubricant and chemical agent mixture. A polishing system then polishes the magnetic disk via an abrasive polishing tape after dip coating the magnetic disk. A portion of the chemical agent is then removed from the magnetic disk to bond a portion of the lubricant to the magnetic disk to prevent the lubricant from interfering with a read/write head when installed within a disk drive system.

Abstract: A particle cluster for an aerosol deposition method, the particle cluster includes: an assembly packed with a plurality of fine particles including brittle material fine particles, the particle clusters having a spatula angle of 46.2° or less.

Abstract: A shower head processes a wafer with a plate having a plurality of nozzles positioned thereon, each of the nozzles assigned to one of a plurality of processing zones for the wafer; and a manifold assembly coupled to each of the nozzles to control one or more of the nozzles as a group in each processing zone.

Abstract: Techniques for precisely controlling the size of particles in a coating solution delivered to a coating apparatus involve continuous classification of coating particle size using a tangential flow filter assembly. The techniques may be particularly useful in the preparation of coating dispersions for manufacture of magnetic recording media. A classification technique makes use of a tangential flow filter assembly that permits delivery of coating particles below a maximum size threshold to a coating path. The filter assembly may be disposed in a circulation path that includes one or more processing devices to reduce the size of coating particles carried by a coating solution. The filter assembly enables coating particles above the maximum size threshold to be recirculated through the circulation path and subjected to repeated processing to reduce particle size to a desired size range.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a substrate support configured to engage and support the microelectronic substrate. The apparatus can further include a temperature controller having one or more thermal links coupled directly with the substrate when the substrate is supported by the substrate support. The thermal links can maintain thermal contact with the substrate when the substrate is either stationary or mobile relative to the temperature controller. The temperature controller can heat or cool different portions of the substrate at different rates with one or more of several heat transfer devices, including liquid jets, gas jets, resistive electrical elements and/or thermoelectric elements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a substrate support configured to engage and support the microelectronic substrate. The apparatus can further include a temperature controller having one or more thermal links coupled directly with the substrate when the substrate is supported by the substrate support. The thermal links can maintain thermal contact with the substrate when the substrate is either stationary or mobile relative to the temperature controller. The temperature controller can heat or cool different portions of the substrate at different rates with one or more of several heat transfer devices, including liquid jets, gas jets, resistive electrical elements and/or thermoelectric elements.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising an integrated circuit and a capacitor. In this capacitor, a bottom electrode, a dielectric film and a top electrode are formed, independently of the integrated circuit, on the interlayer insulating film, and the top electrode and bottom electrode are connected with metal interconnections through contact holes opened in the protective film for protecting the surface of the capacitor. In this constitution, either the top electrode or the bottom electrode is connected the bias line of the integrated circuit, and the other is connected to the ground line, so that extraneous emission may be reduced without having to connect the capacitor outside.

Abstract: Supplying method of powder paints wherein powder paint pellets are manufactured and stored as they are at the manufacture site and, when ordered, they are shipped and transported to the coater, and, at the coater site, they are stocked, and pulverized and classified into a sprayable powder upon powder coating thereby enabling to control the particle size of the powder paint while continuing the powder coating.A powder coating machine therefor pulverizes and classifies powder paint pellets into a sprayable powder at the coater site while continuing powder coating using the pulverized powder paint.

Abstract: Supplying method of powder paints wherein powder paint pellets are manufactured and stored as they are at the manufacture site and, when ordered, they are shipped and transported to the coater, and, at the coater site, they are stocked, and pulverized and classified into a sprayable powder upon powder coating thereby enabling to control the particle size of the powder paint while continuing the powder coating.A powder coating machine therefor pulverizes and classifies powder paint pellets into a sprayable powder at the coater site while continuing powder coating using the pulverized powder paint.

Abstract: A film coating apparatus and feed system therefor which comprise:(a) a feeder for dispensing a particulate material at a substantially uniform rate;(b) a jet mill which receives the particulate material from the feeder, wherein the jet mill processes the particulate material by breaking up particle agglomerations and by dispersing substantially uniformly the particulate material into a carrier fluid to result in a processed particulate material;(c) a substrate coating assembly comprising a rotatable applicator; and(d) a tubing having a material receiving end to receive the processed particulate material from the jet mill and a material feeding end to dispense the processed particulate material to the substrate coating assembly, wherein the feeding end is adjacent the surface of the applicator.

Abstract: A low contaminant level is maintained in a high flow rate paper machine coating fluid circulation system by shunting a significant minority portion of the total flow through a full flow, atmospherically open, self-cleaning screen having a fine mesh screen cloth. Accept flow from the open screen is directed to the flow inlet of an entrained air purging apparatus for dispersing consolidated particulates of excessive size. Flow from the particulate disbursing apparatus is thereafter pumped through an enclosed pressure screen of moderate screen mesh.

Abstract: A process for making a battery paste includes steps of forming an active material in an aqueous slurry, then dewatering the slurry to form a battery paste. In one described embodiment, a slurry containing one or more basic lead sulfates suitable for use as the active material in lead-acid battery electrodes is formed in a continuously stirred tank reactor (36). The slurry is withdrawn from the reactor (36) and fed to a belt press (67) which reduces the moisture content of the slurry to the desired level. Battery pastes produced according to the invention may be fed continuously to a paster (89) for mass production of positive and negative battery plates from grids (91).

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus and process for making foods coated in bread crumbs.The apparatus has a crumbing apparatus for converting loaves, of bread into breadcrumbs; a coating location whereto fresh crumbs are delivered from the crumbing apparatus; and a conveyor for transporting substrate food to the coating location for coating with the crumbs and for transporting coated food away from the coating location.The process involves the steps of obtaining baked and staled bread; inserting the bread into an apparatus which converts the bread into crumbs and substantially immediately coats the crumbs onto a substrate food. For conversion into crumbs, bread is supported on rods over a rotating drum having teeth which project between the rods to engage the bread. Thus bread too moist for grinding can be crumbed.

Abstract: Finely pulverized facing sand particles are provided for the production of casting molds in metal foundries. A feed device passes a bed of molding sand containing lumps to a refining device. The refining device includes a plurality of refining elements on a carrier. The refining elements are movable along an orbital path to remove lump-free facing sand particles from the bed of sand and deliver these in a free falling stream of finely pulverized facing sand particles. The refining elements are spaced on the carrier and the carrier is moved at a speed to maintain the spaces free of lumps.

Abstract: A method for forming a pigment containing film on a work-piece includes the steps of circulating coating liquid containing pigment through a circulation path, and pulverizing the pigment to disperse the pigment in the coating liquid during the circulating step. The method further includes the steps of dipping a work-piece in the coating liquid during the circulating step, and raising the work-piece from the coating liquid. An apparatus for forming a pigment containing film on a work-piece includes a coating tank, having an inflow portion and an overflow portion, for holding coating liquid containing pigment, and a circulation path having one end connected to the inflow portion of the coating tank and the other end connected to the overflow portion of the coating tank, for circulating the coating liquid. In the circulation path, a pulverizing device is arranged for pulverizing the pigment to disperse the pigment in the coating liquid and to cause the coating liquid to flow in the circulation path.

Abstract: In order to apply "hot melt" adhesives to thin plastic film labels for glass containers without distorting the labels, a "hot melt" adhesive which is thixotropic is melted at 350.degree. F. and is continuously worked to maintain its viscosity at a fairly low level while being cooled to about 110.degree. F., at which time it is applied to the label. The label is applied to the glass bottle and the resultant labeled bottle will have the property of being able to withstand pasteurization temperatures, as well as refrigeration temperatures, without having the label separate from the bottle.

Abstract: An apparatus for annotating a workpiece with powder comprises a writing device which outputs a stream of powder and a mechanism such as an X-Y plotter for moving the device and the workpiece relative to one another to shape the annotation. One such writing device comprises a grinding wheel which grinds powder from a stick of chalk, a nozzle aimed at the workpiece, and air moving means for entraining the powder and transporting it through the nozzle. Another such writing device comprises a storage means for the powder, the storage means tapering to form a downwardly sloping guide which collects powder and leads to an outlet, and a gear adjacent the guide having teeth which move the powder along the guide towards the outlet. Both the rate of powder grinding by the first device and the rotational speed of the gear in the latter device are variable in proportion to the writing speed to adjust the output of powder and thereby provide an annotation of generally uniform intensity despite variations in writing speed.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for supplying a powdery material to a workpiece to be processed thereby. According to the method, the powdery material is discharged from a hopper and metered, and then fed into a tube extending in the vicinity of the workpiece. Ultrasonic vibrations are imparted to the tube to supply the powdery material to a portion to be processed of the workpiece while the amount of the supplied powdery material is being detected. The apparatus includes a hopper for storing the powdery material, the hopper having an outlet, a tube extending from the outlet to a position adjacent to the workpiece for conveying the powdery material therethrough, and an ultrasonic vibrating device mounted on the tube for imparting ultrasonic vibrations to the tube, and a device mounted on the tube for detecting the amount of the powdery material supplied through the tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is an overvarnish unit for applying varnish to a web of printed material as a protective overlay. The overvarnish unit includes a varnish fountain for receiving paste varnish, a form roller, and a plurality of rollers intermediate the fountain and form roller. The form roller engages an impression cylinder roller forming part of a printing assembly. The varnish is transferred from the fountain to the form roller by the intermediate rollers which also mill the varnish as it is being transferred to reduce its viscosity. The form roller is driven at a peripheral speed greater than the linear speed of the web over the impression cylinder roller. This form roller overspeed provides a smearing action in applying the varnish to the web rather than a one to one or line by line printing action thus achieving control over the thickness of the applied varnish and the appearance of the final product.

Abstract: A method of forming a refractory liner comprises the steps of granulating a plastic refractory material and immediately thereafter pneumatically gunning the granulated refractory material onto a job site without the addition of water. An apparatus for gunning a refractory material comprises a granulator, a pneumatic gunning pump and a nozzle. The granulator communicates directly with the pnuematic pump so that granulated plastic refractory material can be pumped and gunned immediately after it is granulated without the addition of water.

Abstract: An apparatus and process for producing fired resistors having uniform resistance characteristics, wherein a continuous closed-loop feedback network detects deviations from standard resistivity values and continuously corrects the composition by varying the proportions of high and low resistance material ratios or blends of such materials being screened onto the substrates (212), and detects deviations in screened-on film thickness for continuously correcting either the speed of operation of a screener assembly (No. 1, No. 2) or the squeegee head pressure in order to obtain a predetermined film thickness. The process continuously adjusts the resistance values through on-the-production-line control of mixture ratios of high and low resistive paints, to produce final fired resistors (170) having the required resistance values, temperature coefficients of resistivity, improved stability, and improved TCR tracking values.

Abstract: In a dry process developing apparatus, a toner recirculating and agitating device includes a regulator member located between a magnet brush forming member and a doctor blade to face the periphery of a developing sleeve at a predetermined spacing therefrom. This spacing is progressively reduced toward the doctor blade to increase the force which tends to recirculate the toner through a predetermined path.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying a thixotropic gel to fibers comprising a first block, a second block, means for holding the first block and the second block together to form a feed passage for the thixotropic gel, and an applicator roll rotatably mounted at the outlet of the feed passage such that during rotation of the applicator roll, thixotropic gel fed from the feed passage is sheared between the first block and the applicator roll to reduce the viscosity of the thixotropic gel, the applicator roll being spaced from the second block such that during rotation of the applicator roll, the thixotropic gel is not sheared between the second block and the applicator roll.

Abstract: An apparatus for the application of a controlled quantity of finely divided particulate material on a tacky surface, without imparting any shearing force, having a porous, rotating, laterally movable, cylindrical cartridge for storing and dispensing said particulate material which performs a sieving operation to break up particle aggregates prior to dispensing said particulate material, a roller for transferring said particulate material from the dispensing cartridge to the tacky surface as the roller moves over said surface and, a housing for said elements.