Including Cleaning, Conditioning Or Renewing Means For Apparatus Patents (Class 156/389)
  • Patent number: 11021287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure unit (1) for sealing a package (2) for a food product, comprising a conveyor (3) for transporting the package (2) through the pressure unit (1) in a travelling direction (d), a first rotatable pressure roller (11) and a first rotatable anvil roller (21). The first pressure roller (11) is arranged opposite to the first anvil roller (21) to form a first nip (4) for receiving and rotationally engage with a portion (5) of the package, and arranged downstream of the first pressure roller (11) and the first anvil roller (21) in the travelling direction, a second rotatable pressure roller (12) and a second rotatable anvil roller (22). The second pressure roller (12) is arranged opposite to the second anvil roller (22) to form a second nip (6) for receiving and rotationally engage with the portion (5) of the package. The first anvil roller (21) and the second anvil roller (22), respectively, has a smooth rim surface (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Göran Sturesson, Mikael Lindstedt, Lars Carlsson
  • Patent number: 10414611
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus to which a tape cartridge is detachably attachable includes: a cartridge attachment portion into which the tape cartridge is attachable; and a base convex portion that is provided on the cartridge attachment portion, a core concave portion of the tape cartridge coming into fit-in engagement with the base convex portion when the tape cartridge is attached to the tape printing apparatus. The base convex portion includes: a pedestal portion with which a recessed portion of the tape cartridge comes into fit-in engagement when the tape cartridge is attached to the tape printing apparatus, and an identification convex portion that is provided as a protrusion on the pedestal portion, an identification concave portion of the tape cartridge coming into fit-in engagement with the identification convex portion when the tape cartridge is attached to the tape printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideki Sakano
  • Patent number: 9283643
    Abstract: A method of removing liquid from the surface of an airfoil of equipment that handles a wet gas mixture. The airfoil has at least one interior passage, such as a bore, for travel of air or other gas through the interior of the airfoil. A series of holes are cross drilled from one or both exterior surfaces of the airfoil to the passage. Forced air or other gas is introduced into the passage such that the air or other gas is expelled to the surface of the airfoil via the holes, thereby removing the surface liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Grant O. Musgrove, David L. Ransom
  • Patent number: 9239416
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an optical display device includes providing a roll of a belt-shaped sheet material including an optical film and a release film, which has score lines previously formed by cutting layers of the material other than the release film. The optical film is bonded to a rectangular optical display unit of the display device. In the bonding steps, a first optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a long side of the display unit, and a second optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a short side of the display unit. The first optical film has a first polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis, and the second optical film has a second polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Kitada, Tomokazu Yura, Satoru Koshio, Takuya Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20150144379
    Abstract: A method produces a multilayer element with a substrate and at least one conductor structure connected in an areal manner to the substrate, which has first regions of electrically conductive material, which is present in accordance with a prescribed pattern, while electrically non-conductive second regions lie between the first regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: 3D- Micromac AG
    Inventors: Tino Petsch, Maurice Clair, Alexander Böhm, Martin Sachse
  • Publication number: 20150096669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a picture frame and a system thereof. The method adopts a wire as workpiece to manufacture the picture frame and comprises the steps of edge milling, glue application, workpiece turnover, folding and picture frame solidifying. The system is a production line and operates under the control of a control system. The system comprises an edge milling machine, a glue sprayer, a workpiece turnover machine, an automatic picture frame folding machine and a conveyor belt for connecting the edge milling machine, the glue sprayer and the automatic picture frame folding machine, in the production line. The method and the system for manufacturing the picture frame provided by the present invention achieve the automatic production of picture frames, improve the work efficiency and have a simple and controllable production line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Dianmin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140367038
    Abstract: A labeling unit for applying labels to containers includes a label removing device, a vacuum drum, and a gluing device. The vacuum drum receives labels at a first transfer position and delivers them to a second transfer position. The gluing device is arranged within an angular region of rotary motion of the vacuum drum between the first and second transfer positions. The vacuum drum moves labels past the gluing device. The label removal device removes either labels or label residues that remain on the vacuum drum in the angular region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Oliver Kress
  • Patent number: 8840728
    Abstract: The present invention is a template treatment apparatus forming a film of a release agent on a template having a transfer pattern formed on a front surface thereof, the template treatment apparatus including: a treatment station forming a film of a release agent on the front surface of the template; and a template carry-in/out station capable of keeping a plurality of the templates, and carrying the template into/out of the treatment station, wherein the treatment station includes: a cleaning unit cleaning the front surface of the template; a coating unit applying a release agent to the cleaned front surface of the template; a heating unit baking the applied release agent; and a carry unit carrying the template to the cleaning unit, the coating unit, and the heating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Terada, Yoshio Kimura, Takahiro Kitano
  • Patent number: 8806746
    Abstract: A fast and effective method for cleaning and repairing the shell-spar glue voids of a wind turbine blade, comprising the steps of detecting voids, raising the turbine blade at an incline, drilling holes into top and bottom ends of the void, injecting cleaning solution into the holes, and allowing the cleaning solution to drain out of the bottom holes and drain holes at the tip. The void is then inspected for oil by FTIR spectroscopy. If oil is detected, additional cleaning steps are performed comprising injection of a second cleaning solution into at least two holes of the void followed by a rest period, washing the holes with water via a pressure washer, and drying with compressed air. The blade is then inspected for oil and moisture, and when clean, adhesive is applied to the void through the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Praveen K. R. Pasupuleti, Roberto Hurtado Barba
  • Patent number: 8795463
    Abstract: A joint system includes: a transfer-in/out station capable of holding a plurality of substrates or a plurality of superposed substrates, and transferring-in/out the substrates or superposed substrates to/from a processing station; and the processing station performing predetermined processing on the substrates and joining the substrates together. The processing station includes: a surface activation apparatus activating a front surface of the substrate; a surface hydrophilizing apparatus hydrophilizing and cleaning the front surface of the substrate; a joint apparatus joining the substrates together; and a transfer region for transferring the substrate or superposed substrate to the surface activation apparatus, the surface hydrophilizing apparatus, and the joint apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro Nishibayashi, Yasuharu Iwashita, Takeshi Tamura, Tatsuya Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20140158303
    Abstract: This bonding system comprises a bonding processing station and a carry in/out station which carries a substrate to be processed, a supporting substrate or a bonded substrate that is obtained by bonding a substrate to be processed and a supporting substrate into/out of the bonding processing station. The bonding processing station comprises a coating device which applies an adhesive to the substrate to be processed or the supporting substrate and a heat treatment device that heats the substrate, to which the adhesive has been applied. In addition, a bonding device turns over one of the substrates, and presses the overturned substrate against the other substrate with an adhesive therebetween, thereby bonding the substrates together. A conveyance region conveys the substrate(s) to the coating device, the heat treatment device and the bonding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Hirakawa, Naoto Yoshitaka, Masataka Matsunaga, Norihiko Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20130045570
    Abstract: A method of singulating a plurality of semiconductor dies includes providing a carrier substrate and joining a semiconductor substrate to the carrier substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of devices. The method also includes forming a mask layer on the semiconductor substrate, exposing a predetermined portion of the mask layer to light, and processing the predetermined portion of the mask layer to form a predetermined mask pattern on the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming the plurality of semiconductor dies, each of the plurality of semiconductor dies being associated with the predetermined mask pattern and including one or more of the plurality of devices and separating the plurality of semiconductor dies from the carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Schuegraf, Seshadri Ramaswami, Michael R. Rice, Mohsen S. Salek, Claes H. Bjorkman
  • Patent number: 8247056
    Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the label assembly is used to label fabric articles, such as clothing, and comprises (a) an image forming laminate for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20120205051
    Abstract: An wind turbine blade mould side adjustment device is provided, characterized in that the device is provided at a flange of the mould, and the side adjustment device comprises an upper part and a lower base, wherein the lower base is fixed on the mould frame and the upper part is capable of sliding over the lower base in a direction substantially parallel to the blade width direction. Such an improved side shape adjustment device for wind turbine blade moulds makes adjustment of the mould width easier and more efficient, and meanwhile allows the mould to readily expand in the blade longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Suzhou Red Maple Wind Blade Mould Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gabriel Mironov
  • Publication number: 20120097336
    Abstract: The present invention is a template treatment apparatus forming a film of a release agent on a template having a transfer pattern formed on a front surface thereof, the template treatment apparatus including: a treatment station forming a film of a release agent on the front surface of the template; and a template carry-in/out station capable of keeping a plurality of the templates, and carrying the template into/out of the treatment station, wherein the treatment station includes: a cleaning unit cleaning the front surface of the template; a coating unit applying a release agent to the cleaned front surface of the template; a heating unit baking the applied release agent; and a carry unit carrying the template to the cleaning unit, the coating unit, and the heating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shoichi Terada, Yoshio Kimura, Takahiro Kitano
  • Patent number: 8042589
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficiently cleaning a platen roller of a printer. A cleaning unit is attached to a main unit in place of a removal unit for an intermediate transfer sheet. A cam is turned by means of turning an arm UP/DOWN lever, and the arm is turned from an UP position to a DOWN position by means of the cam, to thus bring a cleaning pad on a leading end of the arm into contact with a platen roller and perform cleaning operation. When an operation mode is set to a cleaning mode and when attachment of the cleaning unit UC is detected, the platen roller is rotated, thereby allowing cleaning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Hanada
  • Publication number: 20110214805
    Abstract: Epitaxial lift off systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment a tape is disposed on the opposite side of the epitaxial material than the substrate is used to hold the epitaxial material during the etching and removal steps of the ELO process. In various embodiments, the apparatus for removing the ELO film from the substrates without damaging the ELO film may include an etchant reservoir, substrate handling and tape handling mechanisms, including mechanisms to manipulate (e.g., cause tension, peel, widen the etch gap, etc.) the lift off component during the lift off process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ALTA DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Brian BROWN, Brian BURROWS, David BERKSTRESSER, Gang HE, Thomas J. GMITTER
  • Patent number: 8012557
    Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the label assembly is used to label fabric articles, such as clothing, and comprises (a) an image forming laminate for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20110186215
    Abstract: A method for laminating a film on a wafer includes a pre-cutting step: pre-cutting a dry film for fitting a size wafer size; a pre-attaching step: moving and pre-attaching the cut dry film on the wafer for corresponding the cut dry film and the wafer; a laminating step: laminating the cut dry film on the wafer with heating for fixing the cut dry film on the wafer. A flattening step: vertically and rigidly laminating the cut dry film on the wafer with heating again for flattening the cut dry film on the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: C SUN MFG. LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Sen LAI, Ming-Tsung Chen
  • Patent number: 7849905
    Abstract: A stripping apparatus has a simplified structure for stripping a supporting plate from a layered structure, occupies less space, and strips a supporting plate in a shorter period of time. The stripping apparatus comprises a transfer robot, a cassette, a stripping device and a cleaning device which surround the transfer robot. The stripping device comprises a chucking plate for attracting and retaining a layered structure, and a stripping plate for stripping the supporting plate from the layered structure. The chucking plate is constructed so as to be rotated by 180° within a vertical plane, elevated and lowered in a vertical direction in a state of retaining the layered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Nakamura, Atsushi Miyanari, Yoshihiro Inao
  • Patent number: 7758938
    Abstract: A label assembly and method of using the same to label articles durably, yet removably. In one embodiment, the label assembly is used to label fabric articles, such as clothing, and comprises (a) an image forming laminate for forming an image on the fabric article, the image forming laminate comprising an ink layer, the ink layer being bondable to the fabric article; and (b) an image removing laminate for removing the image from the fabric article, the image removing laminate comprising a remover layer, the remover layer, upon being activated by heat and/or light, being bondable to the ink layer of the image forming laminate; (c) whereby, upon bonding of the image removing laminate to the ink layer, the bonding between the image removing laminate and the ink layer is stronger than the bonding between the ink layer and the fabric article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Tsai Hseih, Kuolih Tsai, Yi-Hung Chiao, Xiao-Ming He, Li Shu, Ramin Heydarpour, Alan Morgenthau
  • Publication number: 20100108265
    Abstract: The invention comprises separating the strippings of a strip of paper and of a precut prepreg into strippings to be discarded and blanks to be kept using a suction roller that is tangent to the strip along an action line. In a downstream position, a device collects the blanks on said rectilinear path, and a device closer to the roller discharges the strippings. The paper runs through the device along said rectilinear path while maintaining the blanks thereon, and a strip temporary diversion device, capable of orthogonal movement relative to the strip, temporarily diverts the strip and brings it closer to the roller in order to facilitate the initial peeling of the strippings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Pierre André Henri Tillement, Benoît Arnaud Gardelle
  • Publication number: 20100065191
    Abstract: Substrate material processing equipment includes: a substrate material conveying section receiving a substrate material from a first line and conveying it to a second line; a first substrate material dividing section dividing the substrate material; a substrate material recovery section recovering the substrate material from its start edge formed by division; a substrate material supply section supplying a substrate material to an end edge of the substrate material which is formed by division; a first substrate material joining section joining the end edge of the substrate material to a start edge of the substrate material supplied from the substrate material supply section; a second substrate material dividing section provided between the substrate material supply section and the first substrate material joining section; a third substrate material dividing section provided between the first line and the substrate material recovery section; and a second substrate material joining section joining a start edge
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitsugu Hatano, Yoshiki Nakatani, Hisao Ochi
  • Publication number: 20090288759
    Abstract: A method for applying a label on an object includes the following steps: an activatable adhesive coating is applied on the first side of the label which forms the rear-side in the labeled state, at least in regions; the label is stored in a labeling magazine; the label is removed from the label magazine by means of a removal pallet which has an adhesive coating; the activatable adhesive coating is activated by an activation agent and subsequently the label is applied on the object with the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Töpfer, Michael Wagner, Arthur Schittek
  • Publication number: 20090223628
    Abstract: A method for bonding a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to a large supporting substrate such as a glass substrate while effectively aligning the substrates, and a method for reducing contaminants attached to a bonding surface during the bonding process. A plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are arranged on corresponding trays so that the front surfaces of the substrates face vertically downward, and a large supporting substrate is arranged so that the front surface thereof faces vertically upward. Next, the single crystal semiconductor substrates are spaced from the trays, and pressure is applied to part of each of the single crystal semiconductor substrates while the edges thereof are supported, whereby the front surfaces of the single crystal semiconductor substrates are bonded to the front surface of the large supporting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto OHNUMA, Tomoaki MORIWAKA
  • Patent number: 7572348
    Abstract: Method for printing objects, whereby these objects (15) are provided with a multi-layered print, characterized in that to this aim, on one hand, two or more layers of printing medium (10-11-12), which at least partially are situated one above the other, are provided on a supple carrier (13) and, on the other hand, these layers (10-11-12) are simultaneously transferred onto the object (15) to be printed by bringing said carrier (13), together with the layers of printing medium (10-11-12) present thereon, and the object (15) into mutual contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
    Inventor: Marc Maria Leo Jan LaFaille
  • Publication number: 20090065149
    Abstract: A tape cutting device that cuts off an empty tape, which is discharged from a tape feeder after supplying components to a component mounting apparatus by pitch-feeding a tape containing the components, by opening and closing two cutting blades actuated by a pneumatic actuator driven by a supply of a pressurized air from a pneumatic pressure source controlled by a control valve, comprising: a blade closing mechanism which closes said two cutting blades when the supply of the pressurized air from the pneumatic pressure source to the pneumatic actuator is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimiyuki YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20090056761
    Abstract: A bonding apparatus for bonding materials onto a substrate supported on a substrate support is provided with an air generator that is arranged and configured to direct an air flow onto the substrate during bonding. The air generator is located on one side of the substrate support, whereas a suction device is located on an opposite side of the substrate support which is operative to draw the air flow away from the bonding apparatus. The air generator further comprises an air knife that is operative to generate a unidirectional air flow over an entire length of the substrate during bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Po Lam Benny AU, Jonathan Charles MASTERS, Wing Chiu Derek LAI, Tak Wai Rick LAW, Ming Lok Benjamin YEUNG, Kei Him Davy LAU
  • Publication number: 20090025863
    Abstract: A gluing mechanism and method is used to dispense glue onto predetermined positions at a gluing side of a long tape of tissue paper when the tissue paper is feeding through a winding machine. The gluing mechanism includes a glue dispensing roller oriented towards and located at a predetermined distance from the gluing side of the tissue paper; at least one gluing member located near a predetermined feeding path of the tissue paper to orient toward a contact side of the tissue paper opposite to the gluing side, and including a pivot end and an action end. A driving mechanism is connected to the pivot end of the gluing member for driving the gluing member to turn about the pivot end, so as to move the action end of the gluing member to a glue dispensing position oriented toward the glue dispensing roller or away from the glue dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Tung-I Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080066870
    Abstract: A welding machine for joining overlapping webs of sealing material, with a powered chassis supported by rolls, with a heating system for local heating of the webs of sealing material that is mounted laterally to the chassis (4) and can be placed between the webs of sealing material in edge regions, with at least a first pressure roll installed on the chassis for pressing together the webs of sealing material to be joined by means of heat, where a second pressure roll serving as a replacement pressure roll is placed in the chassis, whose weight rests on the drive shaft and which can be exchanged without tools for the first pressure roll that is coupled to the drive shaft of the welding machine and presses together the bitumen webs to be joined. In addition, the pressure roll (3) may have at least one contact surface made of hard metallic material; and a stripper element is provided whose free end contacts the contact surface or is in close proximity to the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Lukas GISLER, Adolf NIEDERBERGER
  • Patent number: 7094305
    Abstract: A method of producing batches of micro particles includes affixing a substrate sheet to a support and cutting the substrate sheet with a laser device to define a plurality of micro particles. Before, after or during the cutting of the substrate sheet, the region of the substrate sheet defining each micro particle is marked with a code or other identifying marking using a laser device. The code or other identifying marking is unique to the particular batch of micro particles to uniquely identify that batch. The micro particles are removed from the support by a solvent. Preferably, a single laser device is used for cutting the substrate sheet and marking the micro particles. Alternatively, separate laser devices may be used for cutting the substrate sheet and marking the micro particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Cleary
  • Publication number: 20040231080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for cleaning injection nozzles which is mounted as an additional station in a glass gluing machine. The inventive nozzle cleaning machine can be mounted in a fixed or sliding manner in the machine assembly, depending on whether the nozzle is of the fixed or the sliding type. For cleaning purposses, the nozzle, which is covered with paper, is introduced intoa a penumatically-actuated clamping head. The nozzle is then rotated a series of times such that the putty or material on said nozzle is left on the strip of paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Jose Julio Moya Garcia
  • Publication number: 20040206445
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying adhesive in a web converting machine is disclosed. In some embodiments, an adhesive application assembly is used to seal the tail of a rolled product against the rolled product. After being positioned in a location upon a roller, the rolled product is rotated and a sensor detects the location of the tail end, thereby establishing a reference for determining tail length in later operations. When the tail reaches a desired position, the adhesive application assembly applies adhesive to the tail and/or rolled product. In some embodiments, the adhesive assembly includes one or more adhesive sprayers with aperture members, and is self-cleaning. After the adhesive has been applied, the tail is wound upon the rolled product. In some embodiments, an adhesive application assembly is employed to apply adhesive to a core about which sheet material is to be wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tad T. Butterworth, John W. LaChapelle
  • Publication number: 20040188013
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe cleaner apparatus that is attached to a pipe fusion machine. The pipe cleaner removes dirt, snow, mud, and other debris from the outer surface of pipe sections prior to the butt fusion process. The pipe cleaner may be a wiper through which the pipe slides, or may be a multi-piece scraper with spring loaded flaps that clean the outside surface of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: William James Temple
  • Publication number: 20040079469
    Abstract: An improvement in a process of forming ceramic articles comprising oil-based components or extrusion aids, the improvement including removing the oil-based components after drying and prior to firing by flowing a heated gas through the green ceramic honeycomb articles to evaporate and condense the oil-based components, with or without microwave radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Yuk F. Chan, David S. Franzen, Jon A. Passmore, Mark A. Spetseris, Gary G. Squier, Elizabeth M. Vileno, Christopher S. Witte
  • Patent number: 6557607
    Abstract: A substrate on which a plurality of thin films having a plurality of cross-sections corresponding to the cross-section of a micro-structure are formed is placed on a substrate holder. The substrate holder is elevated to bond a thin film formed on the substrate to the surface of a stage, and by lowering the substrate holder, the thin film is separated from the substrate and transferred to the stage side. The transfer process is repeated to laminate a plurality of thin films on the stage and to form the micro-structure. Accordingly, there are provided a micro-structure having high dimensional precision, especially high resolution in the lamination direction, which can be manufactured from a metal or an insulator such as ceramics and can be manufactured in the combined form of structural elements together, and a manufacturing method and an apparatus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamada, Mutsuya Takahashi, Masaki Nagata
  • Patent number: 6539997
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive transfer device comprising a frame and first and second cooperating structures each having a substrate engaging surface, the first cooperating structure being a nip roller rotatably mounted to the frame. The selected substrate and the adhesive carrying substrate can be advanced between the cooperating structures with the substrate engaging surfaces thereof cooperating to apply pressure to the substrates. This causes the first portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to adhere to the selected substrate and the second portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to adhere to a pick-up portion of the substrate engaging surface of the nip roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Xyron, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Lemens
  • Patent number: 6527027
    Abstract: In a single-point bonding apparatus that connects the end portions of leads or the cut end portions of leads to pads respectively by pressing such end portions of leads or cut end portions of leads with a tool, a cleaning stage that is used to clean the tool is additionally provided, and a cleaning chip is disposed on the surface of the cleaning stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugiura, Koichi Takahashi, Shigeru Shiozawa
  • Patent number: 6449521
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing fluorine and other sorbable contaminants in plasma reactor used in chemical vapor deposition process such as the deposition of silicon oxide layer by the reaction of TEOS and oxygen. According to the method of the present invention, plasma of an inert gas is maintained in plasma reactor following chamber clean to remove sorbable contaminants such as fluorine. The plasma clean is typically followed by seasoning of the reactor to block or retard remaining contaminants. According to one embodiment of the invention, the combination of chamber clean, plasma clean, and season film is conducted before PECVD oxide layer is deposited on wafer positioned in the plasma reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Anand Gupta
  • Patent number: 6296034
    Abstract: An image-forming material removing apparatus capable of continuously peeling image-forming material such as toner from the recording medium while, with simple structure, maintaining high quality will be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kodera, Tadakazu Edure
  • Publication number: 20010008161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to on-site repairs of a composite structure (10) such as an aircraft structure in which a concave recess (14) is machined in the damaged zone, a non-polymerized composite part (16) is set into said recess and part (16) is polymerized under pressure using tooling (18) comprising a stack of plates (32) that increase the pressure applied to the composite part. The present invention thus obtains invisible repairs with mechanical characteristics that are similar to those of the initial structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: Fabienne Kociemba, Daniel Soro
  • Patent number: 6253818
    Abstract: The invention refers to a process for changing reels at paper machines, particularly tissue machines. It is mainly characterized by adhesive being applied to an empty reel over almost the entire web width, the core shaft being placed thus prepared on the moving paper web, the paper web being detached across its entire width from the reel currently in use, then secured immediately to the empty core shaft as the paper continues to be wound on the reel. In addition, the invention refers to a device for implementing the process, where an adhesive application device is provided, which is installed on a movable mounting on a winding device at least above the paper web area, at right angles to the web running direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Andritz-Patentverwaltungs-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Ernst Preinknoll
  • Patent number: 6238484
    Abstract: A reactive hot-melt adhesive coating machine capable of preventing a nozzle clogging by a simple construction is disclosed. A reactive hot-melt adhesive in a molten state supplied from an adhesive storage tank is fed to a spray means through an adhesive feeding passage. A cleaning fluid which is not curable reacting with moisture content in the ambient air is stored in a cleaning fluid storage tank. The cleaning fluid storage tank is connected to the adhesive feeding passage through a cleaning fluid feeding passage and a change-over valve. The change-over valve functions to disconnect the cleaning fluid feeding passage from the adhesive feeding passage when the reactive hot-melt adhesive is sprayed out of nozzles, and connect the cleaning fluid feeding passage to the adhesive feeding passage to discharge the cleaning fluid out of the nozzles when the nozzles are cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: ITW Dynatec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Susumu Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 6080255
    Abstract: In a toner removing apparatus in which, after toner attached to transferring paper is heated and adheres to a peeling-off belt, transferring paper is separated from the belt and thereby toner is peeled off from transferring paper, the peeling-off belt is cooled by a cooling fan and thereafter toner is removed therefrom. The transferring paper is tightly attached to the peeling-off belt, and a cleaning fan is provided so as to oppose to the peeling-off belt passing through the pressurizing portions of upper and lower heating rollers for heating the belt and moving to the cleaning portion in the belt cleaning apparatus. The temperature of toner is lowered in order to harden toner to an extent that the condensation of the image forming substance sticking on the peeling-off belt turns out to be larger than the sticking force between the image forming substance and the peeling-off belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shinkai, Tarou Terashi, Sotohiro Tsujihara, Masatoshi Saitou, Tomoaki Sugawara
  • Patent number: 5970272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reusing an image recording material wherein a releasing property is imparted to at least a substrate surface of an image recording material on which an image has been formed of an image forming material containing a heat fusible ingredient, a heat fusible material is added or attached onto the image recording material, a stripping member is contacted under pressure with the heat fusible material while heating the heat fusible material together with the image recording materials to fuse, and the image recording material is peeled off from the stripping member to transfer the image forming material together with the heat fusible material to the stripping member, thereby reusing the image recording material. The materials for imparting a releasing property to the substrate surface include silicone compounds such as silane compounds, preferably those silane compounds containing fine particles such as silicone resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tomoo Kobayashi, Kaoru Torikoshi, Tadakazu Edure
  • Patent number: 5897726
    Abstract: In a toner removing apparatus in which, after toner attached to transferring paper is heated and adheres to a peeling-off belt, transferring paper is separated from the belt and thereby toner is peeled off from transferring paper, the peeling-off belt is cooled by a cooling fan and thereafter toner is removed therefrom. The transferring paper is tightly attached to the peeling-off belt, and a cleaning fan is provided so as to oppose to the peeling-off belt passing through the pressurizing portions of upper and lower heating rollers for heating the belt and moving to the cleaning portion in the belt cleaning apparatus. The temperature of toner is lowered in order to harden toner to an extent that the condensation of the image forming substance sticking on the peeling-off belt turns out to be larger than the sticking force between the image forming substance and the peeling-off belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shinkai, Tarou Terashi, Sotohiro Tsujihara, Masatoshi Saitou, Tomoaki Sugawara
  • Patent number: 5788811
    Abstract: There is provided a method for peeling a coating from coated plastics, comprising applying a shear stress to a plastic product having a coating thereon, optionally after preforming the plastic product into a flat plate form, thereby to peel the coating from the plastic product.There is also provided an apparatus for peeling a coating from coated plastics, comprising a pair of rolls with a gap therebetween and driving means for rotating the pair of rolls, the rolls rotating at different peripheral speeds from each other and allowing a plastic body having a coating thereon to pass through the gap while applying a shear stress to the plastic body thereby to peel the coating from the plastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Banno, Hiroyuki Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 5783018
    Abstract: Labels (12) are disposed on a carrier strip (10), which is routed from a feed reel (22), over a guide (24), idlers (26 & 28), through a printer (30), over a peeler plate (32), and to a pick-up reel (34). The labels are cleaned of dust prior to printing by effectively rolling an adherent surface (36) over the printing surface (14) of each label as it moves past the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiron Gore, Steven Lustig
  • Patent number: 5753747
    Abstract: A reactive hot melt adhesive and/or sealing composition having a heat of crystallization in joules/gram of -2 or lower, comprising a curable heat-flowable adhesive material and a particulate filler, wherein said composition has a thermal conductivity of less than 0.30 W/m.multidot..degree.C. The invention also relates to a method of using the adhesive/sealer composition described herein to fill a cavity or recess in a substrate and the filled substrates formed thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Hans T. Oien
  • Patent number: 5720850
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the operation of a mouthpiece for the intermittent supply of an adhesive through at least one discharge opening to a surface moving with respect to this mouthpiece, where at least in the pauses between discharges, the edges of the discharge openings are sprayed with a rinsing medium. The invention also pertains to a mouthpiece for the application of an adhesive with one or more rinsing medium discharge openings situated upstream from the glue discharge openings. As a result of these measures, glue residues are effectively prevented from accumulating at the edges of the discharge openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventor: Adrianus Cornelis Otten