Interfacing Control Of Plural Operations Patents (Class 118/695)
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Patent number: 12258166Abstract: A sealing tape to be used with a sealing device includes an adhesive surface to which an adhesive is applied and RFID tags are attached; and a non-adhesive surface being a back side of the adhesive surface. The sealing device includes a tape supply reel for supplying a sealing tape to which an RFID tag has been coupled; and a sealing part for sealing, with the sealing tape, an opening of a plastic packaging material holding a product, wherein the sealing part adheres the RFID tag, which is coupled to one end of the sealing tape having the length for one use, to an adhesive positioned on the other end portion of the sealing tape having the length for one use, wherein the RFID tag is broken by the adhesive strength with respect to the other end portion when the sealing tape sealing the plastic packaging material is torn.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Inventor: Kyeong Keun Song
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Patent number: 12217954Abstract: Methods for cleaning a substrate are disclosed. The substrate comprises a dielectric surface and a metal surface. The methods comprise providing a cleaning agent to the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.Inventors: Shaoren Deng, Andrea Illiberi, Daniele Chiappe, Eva Tois, Giuseppe Alessio Verni, Michael Givens, Varun Sharma, Chiyu Zhu, Shinya Iwashita, Charles Dezelah, Viraj Madhiwala, Jan Willem Maes, Marko Tuominen, Anirudhan Chandrasekaran
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Patent number: 12138710Abstract: A laser processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a laser light irradiation unit and a conveying stage capable of allowing a substrate to float and convey. The conveying stage includes: a laser light irradiation region; and a substrate conveying region separated from the laser light irradiation region, a surface of the laser light irradiation region facing the substrate is configured by a first member from which a first gas is capable of jetting out to float the substrate, a surface of the substrate conveying region facing the substrate is configured by a plurality of second members from which a second gas is capable of jetting out to float the substrate, and the plurality of second members in the substrate conveying region are disposed to be separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: JSW AKTINA SYSTEM CO., LTDInventors: Yuki Suzuki, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Takahiro Fuji, Takahiro Mikami
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Patent number: 12122097Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for printing a three-dimensional object. The system can include at least one nozzle assembly configured to receive a continuous fiber and at least partially encase the continuous fiber with a polymer material to create a composite material. The nozzle assembly can also include a liquefier assembly that is operable coupled to a nozzle, which is configured to allow for the controlled deposit of the composite material while minimizing or eliminating tension exerted on the continuous fiber.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignees: University of South Carolina, Tighitco, Inc.Inventors: Michael Johannes Leonardus van Tooren, Wout De Backer, Arturs Peteris Bergs
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Patent number: 12001194Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus including one or more operation elements, the substrate processing apparatus includes a processing unit controlling operation of the substrate processing apparatus, and a controller controlling independently the one or more operation elements of the substrate processing apparatus, monitoring operation of the processing unit, and maintaining operation states of the one or more operation elements when the operation of the processing unit is restarted or terminated.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 11879171Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing device includes: a thin film formation portion that includes a chamber; and a supply gas unit that introduces a supply gas into the chamber. The supply gas unit includes: multiple supply pipes; a raw material flow rate controller that is installed on each of the multiple supply pipes, and controls a flow rate; a collective pipe that is connected to the multiple supply pipes, and generates a mixed gas; multiple distribution pipes connected to a downstream side of the collective pipe; a pressure controller that is installed on one distribution pipe, and adjusts a mixed gas pressure; and a distribution flow rate controller that is installed on a distribution pipe different from the distribution pipe provided with the pressure controller, and controls a flow rate of the mixed gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Yuichi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11820910Abstract: A system for applying a first and a second coating composition is provided herein. The system includes a first high transfer efficiency applicator defining a first nozzle orifice and a second high transfer efficiency applicator defining a second nozzle orifice. The system further includes a first reservoir a second reservoir. The system further includes a substrate defining a first target area and a second target area. The first high transfer efficiency applicator is configured to receive the first coating composition from the first reservoir and configured to expel the first coating composition through the first nozzle orifice to the first target area of the substrate. The second high transfer efficiency applicator is configured to receive the second coating composition from the second reservoir and configured to expel the second coating composition through the second nozzle orifice to the second target area of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLCInventors: John R. Moore, Michael R. Koerner, Christian Jackson, Bradley A. Jacobs, Michael S. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11560624Abstract: A precursor delivery system is described herein. Some embodiments provide a precursor delivery system capable of providing a uniform gas flow comprising precursor into a processing chamber for atomic layer deposition processes. Some embodiments of the precursor delivery system comprise a reservoir with an inlet line, an outlet line and an outlet valve. Further embodiments comprise a precursor source, an inlet valve, a heater, a processing chamber and a controller. Additional embodiments relate to methods for using a precursor delivery system.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Joseph AuBuchon
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Patent number: 11446762Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to one embodiment irradiates a workpiece (16) with a laser beam (15) while conveying the workpiece (16) caused to float with the use of a flotation unit (10). The flotation unit (10) includes precision float regions (11a, 11b) and rough float regions (13a to 13j). The precision float regions (11a, 11b) are configured to cause the workpiece (16) to float by utilizing ejection and suction of a gas, and the rough float regions are configured to cause the workpiece (16) to float by utilizing ejection of a gas without suction of a gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: JSW AKTINA SYSTEM CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Fuji, Yuki Suzuki, Takahiro Mikami, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11442363Abstract: An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a treatment vessel having a treatment space therein, a substrate support unit that supports the substrate in the treatment space, and a liquid dispensing unit that dispenses a treatment liquid onto the substrate placed on the substrate support unit. The liquid dispensing unit includes a treatment liquid tube through which the treatment liquid flows, a constant-temperature water tube through which constant-temperature water flows and that surrounds the treatment liquid tube, wherein the constant-temperature water maintains the treatment liquid, which flows through the treatment liquid tube, at a set temperature, a constant-temperature water supply tube that supplies the constant-temperature water to the constant-temperature water tube, and an activation member that is installed in the constant-temperature water supply tube and that activates ions in the constant-temperature water.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventors: Daesung Kim, Eunwoo Park
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Patent number: 11154934Abstract: Build material application device (5) for an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of at least one energy beam (4), the build material application device (5) comprising: —at least one build material application element (8) configured to apply an amount of build material (3) in a build plane (E) of a respective apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2); —at least one spatter removal element (9) configured to remove spatters (10) present in a layer of build material (3) of a respective apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object (2), particularly to remove spatters (10) originating from a selective irradiation of the respective layer of build material (3).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Concept Laser GmbHInventors: Johannes Strößner, Martin Pröbstle, Jochen Mahr, Peter Appel
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Patent number: 10799989Abstract: The instant invention relates to a method for changing characteristics of a plastic component, wherein a medium is introduced into the plastic component, which encompasses a porosity and wherein the medium forms a homogenous compound with the plastic component by at least partially dissolving the plastic component.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: VOXELJET AGInventors: Ingo Ederer, Andreas Hartmann
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Patent number: 10786983Abstract: A scanning 3-D printing system comprises a printing platform movable in a printing direction and in an indexing direction, the printing platform comprising a printing head configured for dispensing building material while the printing platform is moving in a printing direction one pass at a time, and layer by layer, a roller configured for leveling the dispensed building material one pass at a time, wherein the roller is rotatably mounted on a roller axle, and wherein the roller axle extends over all passes of the printing system and is stationary in the indexing direction, a scraper configured for scraping excess building material off the roller, and a trough configured for collecting the building material scraped off the roller.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Stratasys Ltd.Inventors: Eliahu M. Kritchman, David Eshed, Guy Menchik
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Patent number: 10766243Abstract: A cartridge for a stereolithography machine, including a container provided with an access opening, a reservoir for containing a base material, liquid or pasty, suited to be solidified through exposure to a predefined radiation, said reservoir being permanently associated with said container, feeding means suited to feed said base material from said reservoir towards said container, characterized in that the bottom of said container is at least partially transparent to said predefined radiation and is situated opposite said access opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: DWS S.R.L.Inventor: Ettore Maurizio Costabeber
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Patent number: 10564548Abstract: An exposure apparatus that scans and exposes each of a plurality of areas on a glass substrate, by irradiating the substrate with an illumination light via a projection optical system and relatively driving the substrate with respect to the illumination light, is equipped with: a substrate holder that levitates and supports a first area of the substrate; a substrate carrier that holds the glass substrate levitated and supported by the substrate holder; an X coarse movement stage that drives the substrate holder; an X voice coil motor that drives the substrate carrier; and a controller that controls the X coarse movement stage and the X voice coil motor so that the substrate holder and the substrate carrier are driven, respectively, in scanning exposure. Accordingly, an exposure apparatus with improved position controllability of an object can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuo Aoki
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Patent number: 10545806Abstract: Methods and systems for printing accurate three-dimensional structures include printing a three-dimensional structure according to an original three-dimensional model. The original three-dimensional model is adjusted to reduce measured differences between the printed three-dimensional structure and the original three-dimensional model. A three-dimensional structure is printed according to the adjusted three-dimensional model.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Briggs, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo, Aldis G. Sipolins
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Patent number: 10442177Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional object formation apparatus including: a head unit which discharges a plurality of types of liquid including first liquid and second liquid and forms dots with the discharged liquid; and a curing unit which cures the dots, in which the three-dimensional object formation apparatus forms a three-dimensional object with the cured dots, and the three-dimensional object is formed in a plurality of formation modes including a first formation mode of forming an inner portion of the three-dimensional object with a plurality of dots formed of the first liquid, and a second formation mode of forming the inner portion of the three-dimensional object with a plurality of dots not including dots formed of the first liquid and including dots formed of the second liquid.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kohei Utsunomiya
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Patent number: 10373810Abstract: Embodiments of showerheads having a detachable gas distribution plate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead for use in a semiconductor processing chamber may include a body having a first side and a second side; a gas distribution plate disposed proximate the second side of the body and having an annular channel formed in a side surface; and a clamp disposed about a peripheral edge of the gas distribution plate to removably couple the gas distribution plate to the body, wherein the clamp includes a body and a protrusion extending radially inward into the annular groove, and wherein a portion of the gas distribution plate extends over a bottom surface of the clamp.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Hamid Noorbakhsh, Xiaoping Zhou
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Patent number: 10323966Abstract: A gas meter that is a flow rate measurement device includes a flow rate measurement unit for measuring, at a constant time interval, a flow rate of gas flowing in a passage, a pressure measurement unit for measuring pressure of the gas in the passage, a power supply unit for supplying power to a pressure measurement unit, and an appliance determination unit for determining an appliance being used based on a gas flow rate value. The gas meter further includes a measurement interval controller for determining a gas non-use state, an appliance determination performing state, or an appliance determination non-performing state based on the gas flow rate value and operation information of the appliance determination unit, for controlling the power supply unit in accordance with the determined state, and for changing an interval for turning on/off power supplied to the pressure measurement unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Yokohata, Yusuke Kitano
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Patent number: 10183306Abstract: An apparatus and method of preparing and coating a large structure such as a ship's hull while in a dry dock wherein a plurality of spray guns disposed in an array are positioned by a robotic arm in a spaced relationship along the surface to be treated so that their spray patterns overlap. The array of spray guns is traversed downwardly and thus painting a strip whereupon the spray guns are secured, move horizontally and then are activated to be moved upwardly until another strip adjacent to and overlapping the first strip is painted. These steps are repeated until the surface area is substantially entirely painted. A shroud is provided for collecting paint oversprays and other excess paint is mounted in the array assemblage. An auxiliary spray gun may be positioned and its spray pattern adjusted to apply paint to area which were missed by the original spray pattern emanating from the array of spray guns.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Inventor: John Stephen Morton
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Patent number: 9818601Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber, a stage provided in the chamber, a shower head in which a plurality of slits are formed, and which is opposed to the stage, an opening/closing part for opening and closing the plurality of slits, a first gas supply part which supplies a gas to a space between the stage and the shower head via the plurality of slits, and a second gas supply part which is connected to a side wall of the chamber, and which supplies a gas to the space between the stage and the shower head.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Masaki Tokunaga, Masaru Zaitsu, Atsuki Fukazawa
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Patent number: 9353442Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for forming a silicon-containing thin film, the apparatus including a controller which is configured to control a process gas supplying mechanism, a heating device, and an exhauster to perform: forming a first seed layer on a base by adsorbing at least silicon included in an aminosilane-based gas on the base, using the aminosilane-based gas; forming a second seed layer on the first seed layer by depositing at least silicon included in a higher-order silane-based gas having an order that is equal to or higher than disilane, using the higher-order silane-based gas having an order that is equal to or higher than the disilane, wherein the first seed layer and the second seed layer form a dual seed layer; and forming the silicon-containing thin film on the dual seed layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Mitsuhiro Okada, Akinobu Kakimoto, Kazuhide Hasebe
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Patent number: 9027508Abstract: A periphery coating unit performs a scan-in process of moving a resist liquid nozzle 27 from an outside of an edge Wb of a wafer W to a position above a periphery region Wc of the wafer W while rotating the wafer W and discharging a resist liquid from the resist liquid nozzle 27; and a scan-out process of moving the resist liquid nozzle 27 from the position above the periphery region Wc of the wafer W to the outside of the edge Wb of the wafer W while rotating the wafer W and discharging the resist liquid from the resist liquid nozzle 27. Further, in the scan-out process, the resist liquid nozzle 27 is moved at a speed v2 lower than a speed v3 at which the resist liquid is moved to a side of the edge Wb of the wafer W.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Shinichi Hatakeyama, Yoshitomo Sato, Kazuyuki Tashiro, Naofumi Kishita
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Patent number: 8997686Abstract: A system for and method of delivering pulses of a desired mass of gas to a tool is described.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Junhua Ding
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Patent number: 8996422Abstract: [PROBLEM] To enable confirmation of whether a substrate processing system is being illicitly used and preventing that use when there is the fact of illicit use. [MEANS FOR SOLUTION] A license file LF is a file encrypting license information L including usage terms of a substrate processing system for a specific user. A match confirmation program P2 confirms the match between the content of the license file LF decrypted by a decryption program P1 and device information DI, network information NI, and current time CT obtained from the substrate processing system to confirm the existence of the fact of illicit use. If there is illicit use, the control program P3 stops operation of the substrate processing system until predetermined action is taken based on the information from the match confirmation program P2.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignees: Nikon Corporation, Nikon Systems Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Shinichi Okita, Tadashi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8991331Abstract: A method for providing steerability in a plasma processing environment during substrate processing is provided. The method includes managing, power distribution by controlling power being delivered into the plasma processing environment through an array of electrical elements. The method also includes directing gas flow during substrate processing by controlling the amount of gas flowing through an array of gas injectors into the plasma processing environment, wherein individual ones of the array of gas injectors are interspersed between the array of electrical elements. The method further includes controlling gas exhausting during substrate processing by managing amount of gas exhaust being removed by an array of pumps, wherein the array of electrical elements, the array of gas injectors, and the array of pumps are arranged to create a plurality of plasma regions, each plasma region being substantially similar, thereby creating a uniform plasma region across the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventor: Neil Martin Paul Benjamin
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Publication number: 20150064351Abstract: An apparatus including an air blower; a rotary airlock; a receptacle having an inner chamber supplied with a plurality of colorant particles; a water supply; and a mixing chamber. The air blower blows air into a bottom section of the rotary airlock, and the rotary airlock receives colorant particles from an output of the receptacle. A rotor shaft of the rotary airlock rotates to cause colorant particles to be transported to the bottom section of the rotary airlock. Air blown into the bottom section of the rotary airlock mixes with colorant particles transported into the bottom section of the rotary airlock to form an air and colorant particles mixture, which is blown out of a first output of the rotary airlock and combined with water to form a water, air, and colorant particles mixture, which is mixed with material in a mixing chamber. The material may be natural mulch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Mark N. Halper
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Publication number: 20150050418Abstract: It is described a method for changing parameters for controlling a transfer of solder paste onto a printed circuit board (150, 250).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Mathew GREER, Robert GRAY
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Publication number: 20150000591Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, which are capable of reducing an effect on a substrate, which is caused by a change in an atmosphere in a substrate storage container, by appropriately supplying an inert gas into the substrate storage container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Junichi KAWASAKI, Mitsuru FUNAKURA
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Publication number: 20140331928Abstract: A method of forming a germanium thin film on an underlying film includes forming a germanium seed layer by absorbing a germanium on a surface of the underlying film using an aminogermane-based gas, and forming a germanium thin film on the germanium seed layer using a germane-based gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Akinobu KAKIMOTO, Shigeru NAKAJIMA, Kazuhide HASEBE
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Publication number: 20140329013Abstract: A computer implemented system and method of coating a workpiece includes moving a coating applicator mounted to a coating dispensing robot relative to a workpiece and moving a mask mounted to a masking robot relative to the workpiece, wherein the mask is positioned between the coating applicator and the workpiece. A portion of the coating dispensed by the applicator is deposited on the workpiece, and another portion is intercepted by and deposited onto the mask. A desired pattern of coating can be deposited by moving the mask or dispenser or both in a coordinated manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventor: Didier Rouaud
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Publication number: 20140295103Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for the deposition of a layer of a first material onto a substrate of a second material. Powder particles of the first material are entrained into a carrier gas flow to form a powder beam directed to impinge on the substrate. This defines a powder beam footprint region at the substrate. The powder beam and the substrate are moved relative to each other to move the powder beam footprint relative to the substrate, thereby to deposit the layer of the first material. A laser is operated to cause direct, local heating of at least one of a forward substrate region and a powder beam footprint region. The laser is controlled to provide a spatial temperature distribution at the powder footprint region of the substrate in which the local temperature of the substrate is in the range 0.5Ts to less than Ts in a volume from the surface of the substrate at least up to a depth of 0.2 mm from the surface of the substrate and not more than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Andrew Cockburn, William O'Neill, Martin Sparkes, Rocco Lupoi, Matthew Bray
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Publication number: 20140295095Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous powder coating of a non-conductive profile produced in a continuous forming process, such as pultrusion or extrusion, such that the profile is powder coated while on the profile forming machine and before the subject segment of the continuous profile is severed from the continuous profile on the forming machine (i.e. in-line).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Robert Langlois, Jeffrey Sugar, Gary Sugar
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Publication number: 20140287139Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object. A thermoplastic matrix material is melted to transform it into liquid matrix material. The liquid matrix material is fed into a chamber via one or more matrix inlets. A fibre is also fed into the chamber via a fibre inlet. The fibre in the chamber is contacted by the liquid matrix material. A coated fibre is extruded from an extrusion outlet of the chamber onto a substrate, the coated fibre comprising the fibre with a coating of the liquid matrix material, the substrate comprising a previously extruded coated fibre. The fibre moves in and out of the chamber at the same velocity relative to the chamber. The coating fuses with the previously extruded coated fibre and solidifies after it has fused with the previously extruded coated fibre. Relative movement is generated between the extrusion outlet and the substrate as the coated fibre is extruded from the extrusion outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: EADS UK LimitedInventors: Benjamin FARMER, William KESSLER, Jonathan MEYER, Andrew HAWKINS
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Publication number: 20140273421Abstract: A high throughput system for warming a wafer to a desired temperature after undergoing a low-temperature implantation process includes an implantation chamber, a wafer warming chamber configured to uniformly warm a single wafer, and a plurality of robotic arms to transfer wafers throughout the system. At each stage in the fabrication process, the robotic arms simultaneously work with multiple wafers and, therefore, the system provides a high throughput process. Also, the warming chamber may be a vacuum environment, thus eliminating the mist-condensation problem that results in wafer spotting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: TSUN-JEN CHAN, CHENG-HUNG HU, YI-HANN CHEN, KANG HUA CHANG, MING-TE CHEN
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Publication number: 20140245952Abstract: An automated apparatus and method for coating medical devices such as an intravascular stent, are disclosed in the method, a 2-D image of a stent is processed to determine (1) paths along the stent skeletal elements by which a stent secured to a rotating support element can be traversed by a dispenser head whose relative motion with respect to the support element is along the support-element axis, such that some or all of the stent skeletal elements will be traversed (2) the relative speeds of the dispenser head and support element as the dispenser head travels along the paths, and (3), and positions of the dispenser head with respect to a centerline of the stent elements as the dispenser head travels along such paths The rotational speed of the support and relative linear speed of the dispenser are controlled to achieve the desired coating thickness and coating coverage on the upper surfaces, and optionally, the side surfaces, of the stem elementsType: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.Inventors: Ivan Vecerina, Vinh Pham
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Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and program for implementing the method
Patent number: 8785216Abstract: A substrate processing method which is capable of enhancing productivity in manufacturing product substrates. In process chambers of an etching apparatus, etching is carried out on a substrate as an object to be processed, and dummy processing is carried out on at least one non-product substrate before execution of the etching. A host computer determines whether or not the dummy processing is to be executed. The host computer determines whether or not the interior of each of the process chambers and is in a stable state, and omits the execution of the dummy processing when it is determined that it is in the stable state.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Satoshi Yamazaki, Mitsuru Hashimoto -
Publication number: 20140170320Abstract: A thin film forming method for forming a thin film on a workpiece accommodated within a reaction chamber includes a first operation of supplying a first source gas and a second source gas into the reaction chamber, and a second operation of stopping the supply of the first source gas, supplying the second source gas into the reaction chamber and setting an internal pressure of the reaction chamber higher than an internal pressure of the reaction chamber set in the first operation. The first operation and the second operation are alternately repeated a plurality of times.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Kazuya YAMAMOTO, Yuichi ITO
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Patent number: 8746170Abstract: A vacuum chamber is evacuated through a first evacuation passage provided with a first valve and a second evacuation passage provided with a second valve. An opening degree of the first valve is adjusted so that a pressure in the vacuum chamber becomes substantially equal to a process pressure P; an opening degree of a butterfly valve further provided in the second evacuation passage is adjusted to substantially equal to a set value determined by a table in order to set flow rates of gases to be evacuated through the first evacuation passage and the second evacuation passage to be substantially equal to corresponding set values determined by the recipe; and an opening degree of the second valve is adjusted so that a measurement value of a differential pressure gauge further provided in the second evacuation passage becomes substantially equal to a differential pressure written in the table.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Kohichi Orito, Manabu Honma, Tatsuya Tamura
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Publication number: 20140154890Abstract: A periphery coating unit performs a scan-in process of moving a resist liquid nozzle 27 from an outside of an edge Wb of a wafer W to a position above a periphery region Wc of the wafer W while rotating the wafer W and discharging a resist liquid from the resist liquid nozzle 27; and a scan-out process of moving the resist liquid nozzle 27 from the position above the periphery region Wc of the wafer W to the outside of the edge Wb of the wafer W while rotating the wafer W and discharging the resist liquid from the resist liquid nozzle 27. Further, in the scan-out process, the resist liquid nozzle 27 is moved at a speed v2 lower than a speed v3 at which the resist liquid is moved to a side of the edge Wb of the wafer W.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Shinichi Hatakeyama, Yoshitomo Sato, Kazuyuki Tashiro, Naofumi Kishita
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Patent number: 8733272Abstract: Fluid ejection apparatuses and processes for making the same are disclosed. An apparatus for ejecting fluid droplets includes a substrate having a plurality of flow paths formed therein, each flow path including a respective pumping chamber and a respective nozzle, and the respective nozzle being configured to eject fluid droplets through a first surface of the substrate in response to actuation of the respective pumping chamber; and an actuation assembly including a drive electrode layer over a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, a piezoelectric layer over the drive electrode layer, and a reference electrode layer over the piezoelectric layer, the drive electrode layer being patterned to define an individually controllable drive electrode over each of two or more pumping chambers in the substrate, and the reference electrode layer including a continuous reference electrode spanning the two or more pumping chambers in the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Deane A. Gardner, Andreas Bibl
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Publication number: 20140120352Abstract: A coating apparatus configured to coat a peripheral surface of an endless member with a coating liquid, includes: a holding member configured to hold the endless member; an impregnation member configured to be impregnated with the coating liquid and configured to coat the endless member with the coating liquid in contact with the endless member; a nozzle member configured to eject the coating liquid onto the endless member; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the holding member relative to the impregnation member and the nozzle member; and a moving mechanism configured to move the holding member relative to the impregnation member and the nozzle member so that the coating liquid is ejected from the nozzle member onto the endless member in a region where the coating liquid is already coated by the impregnation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Miyahara, Yuji Hasegawa, Katsuya Abe
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Publication number: 20140099429Abstract: In an absorbent sheet manufacturing apparatus, a storage part stores speed determining information including relationships between conveying speed of a first sheet member and rotational speed of a supply cylinder and corresponding respectively to target particle densities. A control part determines the rotational speed of the supply cylinder on the basis of a target particle density, the conveying speed and the speed determining information. Even if various changes are made to the conveying speed of the first sheet member, the amount of particles supplied can be accurately controlled such that the density of particles on the first sheet member matches the target particle density. Even if various changes are made to the target particle density, the amount of particles supplied can be accurately controlled in consideration of the conveying speed such that the density of particles matches the target particle density.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: LIVEDO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuya MARUHATA
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Patent number: 8689732Abstract: A system for creating a wood like appearance on a synthetic component including a sales client device, a network, computer instructions for creating a work order, a tray with scannable tray identifier to hold a synthetic component, a production client device connected to the network with computer instructions for applying a base coat, a glaze, and a top coat to the synthetic component as it automatically moves on a conveyer system a portion of which is connected to the production client device. A scannable tray identifier with a plurality of sensors link the tray identifier to the work order for authenticating and validating the location of the tray on the conveyor system, or initiating an alerting device. The system has a plurality of temperature control environments to simultaneously control heating of the synthetic component while spraying, drying and UV curing with spray treatment device.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Glasscraft Door CompanyInventors: John B. Plummer, Matthew James O'Shea, Joseph Gene Denley
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Patent number: 8640644Abstract: A powder spraycoating method and powder spraycoating equipment. A dense phase powder pump is used. According to a predetermined conveying-air function in a control unit, different rates of compressed conveying air can be defined for different powder rates. In one predetermined total-air function in the control unit, the sum of total-air rate composed of the rate of compressed conveying air and of the rate of supplemental compressed air can be kept constant even if the rate of compressed conveying air changes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Gema Switzerland GmbHInventors: Felix Mauchle, Christian Marxer, Hanspeter Vieli
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Publication number: 20140030522Abstract: A method for forming a relatively transparent fiber composite is disclosed. In one embodiment, the relatively transparent fiber composite can include glass fibers with a relatively low amount of iron oxide. In another embodiment, the transparent fiber composite can include a selected resin, a sizing and glass fibers where the index of refraction of the glass fibers, the sizing and the resin can be similar, within a tolerance amount. In yet another embodiment, the resin can be relatively clear and free from pigments and tints. In one embodiment, the glass fibers can be formed into a mat. In another embodiment, glass fibers can be chopped or milled and a relatively transparent part can be formed through injection molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul CHOINIERE, Evans Hankey, Michael K. Pilliod, Peter N. Russell-Clarke
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Patent number: 8627780Abstract: Exemplary painting devices for painting components, e.g., motor vehicle bodies or parts thereof, and associated exemplary methods are disclosed. An exemplary painting device may include a multi-axis painting robot positioning an atomizer, a robot controller for controlling the painting robot, and a controls enclosure comprising the robot controller. An exemplary controls enclosure may be a load-bearing column that mechanically supports the painting robot.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Durr Systems GmbHInventors: Frank Herre, Jürgen Haas, Thomas Hezel, Bernd Leiensetter
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Publication number: 20130330467Abstract: A method and system for applying a liner material to a contoured surface, such as an exposed rock face in an underground hard rock mine, is disclosed. Locations of a plurality of spatially distributed surface grid points on the contoured surface may be detected so as to generate a representative topographical profile of the contoured surface. Based on the plurality of surface grid points, a spray path for a liner application device configured to emit a spray of the liner material may be determined. In some cases, the spray path may have a trajectory that follows the topographical profile of the contoured surface offset therefrom within a spray range of the liner application device. Liner material may then be sprayed onto the contoured surface while controlling the liner application device to undertake at least one pass of the spray path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: ABB INC.Inventors: Brian J. BOND, Abel J. ELIAS, Aaron J. ELLIOTT, Seth GALIPEAU, Mark GREAVES, Stephen M. KELLY, Nick MCDONALD, Brian W. RICHARDSON, Steve F. SIMPSON
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Patent number: 8601977Abstract: An electronic spraycoating control device for implementing spraycoating methods includes at least one manually driven program selecting element for selecting programs from two different groups of programs. The electronic spraycoating control device further includes a plurality of manually driven parameter setting elements and display units to automatically display the adjusted parameter references values.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: ITW Gema GmbHInventors: Felix Mauchle, Christian Marxer
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Patent number: RE45067Abstract: The invention concerns a contactless numerical printing machine for products of average fluidity, such as varnish, glue, and conducting or scratchable ink, onto a substrate of variable thickness and dimensions. The machine includes a special device for printing without contact by projection. The projected materials are materials of average fluidity or composed of large-dimension molecules. The process used includes an electro-acoustic device for control of the projection, and a multiplicity of projection nozzles, each controlled individually. The machine also includes a production chain with different work stations, whose printing devices are controlled by a computer management system. The production chain allows printing with a certain precision in given zones located during the processing by an appropriate work station.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: MGI FranceInventors: Edmond Abergel, Raphael Renaud