Abstract: Method for making an eyeglass lens coated by means of physical vapor deposition PVD, such method comprising a step of arranging a lens blank, provided with a first centering reference, a step of arranging a support body, provided with a first shaped and through opening oriented with respect to a second centering reference thereof, and a step of arranging a centering template. The present method then comprises an assembly step of the lens blank with the support body and of the support body with the centering template. Subsequently, the present method comprises a step of coating the lens blank by means of physical vapor deposition PVD, and finally comprises a cutting step in which the lens blank is cut along a cutting profile shaped in eyeglass lens form and oriented with respect to the first centering reference.

Abstract: A device for loading brachytherapy seeds and spacers into a sleeve. The device holds two or more seed or spacer cartridges of different radioactive species and dosage. The user rotates a selector for selecting a desired cartridge and, with each depression of a spring-biased plunger, pushes a seed or spacer into a channel in an inspection area. The process is repeated for the desired number and order of seeds and spacers in sequence to form a strand. The strand can be seen in the channel with the unaided eye through a transparent window. Once the strand is arranged as desired, it is pushed into a sleeve that is held in a removable sleeve holder. If desired, the end portions of the filled sleeve may be cut off using a sleeve cutter to shorten the filled sleeve. The filled sleeve is implanted into patient using a needle.

Abstract: A lens module includes a circuit board, a first support base, a second support base, a first lens assembly, and a second lens assembly. The first support base is mounted on a first surface of the circuit board. The first surface includes a first circuit interface. The first support base includes a third circuit interface. The first lens assembly is mounted on the first support base and electrically coupled to the circuit board through the third circuit interface and the first circuit interface. The second support base is mounted on a second surface of the circuit board. The second surface includes a second circuit interface. The second support base includes a fourth circuit interface. The second lens assembly is mounted on the second support base and electrically coupled to the circuit board through the fourth circuit interface and the second circuit interface.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a chassis for a multi-camera system and techniques for forming such a chassis. The chassis may comprise multiple chassis portions that define cavities for mounting cameras. Some embodiments include a chassis portion comprising an integrated shield can-chassis that may be formed as a single component. According to some embodiments, subtractive manufacturing may be used to form one or more features of the chassis.

Abstract: A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each other along the slot. Movement apparatus is provided for independently moving the pin assemblies along the slot. Each of the side edges of the segments associated with the slot defines a substantially vertical plane with a zone being defined between the substantially vertical planes of the side edges, and the movement apparatus is located substantially outside of the zone of the slot. The invention may optionally include a system for handling the obstruction of pin assembly movement, and a system for keeping track of the position of the pin assembly when the pin assembly has encountered an obstruction.

Abstract: An example method of assembling a turbomachine airfoil array includes, among other things, securing a partial airfoil array within a fixture, the partial airfoil array having at least one existing airfoil extending radially between an inner and an outer fairing and an open area where at least one existing airfoil has been removed. The method includes mounting a positioning saddle relative to a base of the fixture, the positioning saddle aligned with the open area, holding a replacement airfoil using the positioning saddle, applying a curable material at an interface between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing, and curing the curable material while maintaining a relative position between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing.

Abstract: A guide assembly, or rip fence, supported by guides of a table saw includes a clamping apparatus having locking mechanisms located at each end of the guide assembly. Each of the locking mechanisms is independently adjustable to provide accurate and repeatable positioning of the guide assembly with respect to the table and with respect to the saw blade with self-alignment and desired force. An adjustable locking self-alignment spring provides for self-alignment of the rip fence with respect to the blade.

Abstract: A binding platform that can be used in bookbinding, which comprises a supporting surface suitable for supporting a bundle of sheets, a number of finger-like members extending from the edge of supporting surface essentially perpendicularly to the supporting surface and against which the rear edge of the bundle of sheets to be placed on the supporting surface can be aligned and which are configured in such a way that a stapling gap remains between each of the finger-like members. At least one limiter is located under the finger-like members and supporting surface, the limiter being indented with respect to the inner edge of the stapling gaps.

Abstract: A turnover apparatus is configured for flipping a workpiece. The turnover apparatus includes an rotatable frame, a cam assembly, two racks located at the two opposite sides of the cam assembly, a first clamping module and a second clamping module located at the two opposite sides of the workpiece. The rotatable frame includes a power input shaft. The cam assembly is coiled around the power input shaft, and includes an eccentric cam. Each clamping module includes a plurality of transmission assemblies and clamping assemblies. The rotatable frame can rotate around the cam assembly. At the same time, the clamping assemblies can clamp or loosen the workpiece by the driving force of the racks and the transmission assemblies.

Abstract: A device for fixing to a support a first part of a locking member including a base, an internal face of which can be kept clamped flat against the support by a screw-nut assembly and a body connected to the base configured to collaborate with a second part of a locking member secured to a component that is to be assembled into the support. The device includes a mechanism positioning the first part of the locking member in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding first parts of the locking member which are positioned on the support, and the screw-nut assembly includes a mechanism automatically taking up any play, configured to take up the play between the internal face of the base and the support as the screw-nut assembly is tightened.

Abstract: A device for recontouring a gas turbine blade includes at least one support configured to rest on an edge of the gas turbine blade during the recontouring, at least one side bearing configured to rest on an intake side or an outlet side of the gas turbine blade during the recontouring and a machining unit for machining the gas turbine blade. The machining unit is configured to fuse at least one partial area of the edge of the gas turbine blade using a beam of energy that is targeted such that material of the blade solidifies into a new contour, substantially without the addition of supplementary material.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a substrate supporting edge ring for supporting a substrate. In one embodiment, a substrate support ring is provided. The substrate support ring comprises an annular body. The annular body comprises an outer band extending radially inward from an outer annular sidewall; and a substrate supporting region extending inward from an inner portion of the outer band, wherein the annular body comprises a first material that is exposed and at least a portion of the substrate supporting region is covered with a coating comprising a second material that is different than the first material.

Abstract: A high temperature brazing fixture and method of manufacture for a gas turbine component made of a superalloy is disclosed herein. The high temperature brazing fixture includes a first and second frame member, a support member, and positioning member, all of which are made from the superalloy and fastened together using tab and tab lock couplings. The support member is configured to interface with and support the gas turbine engine component, and the positioning member is configured to interface with and position at least a first location of or hold a first dimension of the gas turbine component.

Abstract: A system includes a sacrificial board such as a cement board and containment support lid, sometimes referred to as a saw cup, is provided for use with a vacuum hold down support to allow cutting on top of normal suction cups by providing a temporary scorable surface in an assembly that is easily installed and removed, inexpensive to own, use and handle and which enables a user to go directly back to using a CNC machine for final edging and processing of the material without having to go to another location for sawing and without having to deal with heavy and unwieldy plates. Dimensions are such that any penetration of the cutting blade is intentional and will result in controlled scarring of the cement board which does not disable continued use of the saw cup. A one-piece molded saw cup is also illustrated.

Abstract: A pottery holding device and method for securely holding a workpiece during rotation and working of the workpiece on a wheelhead of a pottery wheel. The pottery holding device includes a wheelhead member and at least three holding members. The wheelhead member configured for attachment to the wheelhead of a pottery wheel. The at least three holding members and wheelhead member configured to allow selective locking of the at least three holding members in positions about the periphery of a workpiece. The device adapted to securely hold circular, non-circular symmetric and irregular, asymmetric or organic shaped workpieces. The device further adapted to securely hold workpieces in positions and orientations such that the center of the workpieces is aligned with the axis of rotation of the device, and positions and orientations such that the center of the workpieces is spaced from the axis of rotation of the device.

Abstract: A micro adjustable stop is provided for use with wood working tools. The micro adjustable stop includes a base having a first adjustment rod, a support rod and a base plate, wherein the support rod and first adjustment rod coupled to a wood working tool on one end of the support rod and the first adjustment rod and the base plate coupled at an opposing end of the support rod and the first adjustment rod. The micro adjustable stop includes a second adjustment rod with a stop coupled at one end of the second adjustment rod. Additionally, the micro adjustable stop has an adjustment mechanism having a first end and an opposing second end, the second end comprising a micro adjustment device, wherein the first end of the adjustment mechanism is operatively coupled to the first adjustment rod and micro adjustment device is operatively coupled to the second adjustment rod.

Abstract: An adhering jig for an adhesive connecting member is provided, in which the adhesive connecting member can be adhered without being broken even if it is twisted during connection of an optical fiber. The adhesive connecting member of the present invention has a tabular member having insertion holes fitting a shape of the optical connector, and an adhesive connecting member having a certain size. The adhesive connecting member has a strongly adhesive layer and non-adhesive layer, and the adhesive connecting member was arranged at a bottom of the insertion hole via the weakly adhesive layer, so that the non-adhesive layer is lower.

Abstract: A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each other along the slot. Movement apparatus is provided for independently moving the pin assemblies along the slot. Each of the side edges of the segments associated with the slot defines a substantially vertical plane with a zone being defined between the substantially vertical planes of the side edges, and the movement apparatus is located substantially outside of the zone of the slot. The invention may optionally include a system for handling the obstruction of pin assembly movement, and a system for keeping track of the position of the pin assembly when the pin assembly has encountered an obstruction.

Abstract: A workpiece clamping jig configured to clamp a workpiece is provided with a baseplate, a fixed abutting member, and a movable abutting member. The baseplate has a pocket, which forms an air intake passage on the reverse side of a workpiece mounting surface, and a suction through-hole internally connecting the workpiece mounting surface and the pocket. The fixed abutting member is disposed on the baseplate and has a fixed abutting surface corresponding to the shape of the workpiece, and the movable abutting member has an abutting surface movable relative to the workpiece caused to abut against the fixed abutting surface of the fixed abutting member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) wheel, comprising the following steps. Take an AHSS with at least 590 MPa of tensile strength for rolling to circular ring of a rim. Apply low heat input welding, such as the cold metal transfer (CMT) welding or the gas tungsten arc welding/tungsten inert gas arc welding (GTAW/TIG), at the junction of the rim to form a hollow cylindrical rim. Then perform hole expanding and spinning/roll forming operations to the rim. Take another AHSS with at least 980 MPa of tensile strength for pressing and forming a disk. Apply low heat input welding, such as cold metal transfer (CMT) welding, to the rim and the disk to produce a wheel. According to the present invention, the welding quality of products can be improved significantly; the fatigue lifetime of wheels can be enhanced; and wheels are lightweight.

Abstract: A carving board comprising a board and a base. The board has a concave region that comprises at least one aperture, preferably disposed proximate the center of the concave region. The base is coupled to the board and comprises an interior space fluidly coupled to the aperture, thereby allowing liquid to drain from the concave region to the interior space via the at least one aperture. A stand is configured to mate with the base and to collect liquid that drains from the concave region and passes through the interior space of the base when mated with the base. The base and the stand are configured to enable a user to releasably lock the base to the stand by lowering the base onto the stand and rotating the base relative to the stand.

Abstract: A positioning block for positioning an object on a work bench includes a body having a positioning hole defined therethrough and a first bolt extends through the positioning hole. A support portion is formed on one side of the body and has a horizontal surface and an upright surface. A flange extends from the body and the board is pressed on the flange. The horizontal surface is parallel to the bottom face of the body. An angle is defined between the horizontal surface and the upright surface.

Abstract: A sanitary, dishwasher-safe perforated cutting board that may enable liquids to pass through, and may be used with or without a fitted tray to facilitate the cutting of meats and rinsed vegetables without the resulting in meat juices and vegetable drippings on the counter. The cutting board may be used as a cutting board or as a cutting board and sieve when placed in a sink for cutting fruits and vegetables in the sink. Bumps found on the bottom of the cutting board or in a fitted tray may create a rigid cutting surface while providing channels through which liquids can pass. These bumps may enable the cutting board to be flexible, yet rigid when placed on a flat surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for forming a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a bond assembly jig having a support plate, an anchor member attached to the support plate, and a block member connected to the anchor member such that the block member is permitted to move in a vertical direction. The bond assembly jig can be arranged within an autoclave and may further comprise a shroud that is arranged to shield the anchor member and the block member from the pressures exerted within the autoclave. The method is accomplished by assembling the anchor member and block member on the support plate, arranging the composite materials, placing a caul component over the composite materials and a shroud over the anchor member and block member, and applying heat and pressure to the bond assembly jig to cure the composite materials.

Abstract: A device for assembling a camera module includes a base and a buffer layer. The camera module includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), a lens module positioned on the FPCB, and a stiffener adhering to the FPCB, opposite to the lens module. The lens module includes a first stepped surface facing away from the FPCB. The base includes a supporting surface for supporting the FPCB and defines a holding groove in the supporting surface for holding the lens module. The holding groove forms a second stepped surface for supporting the first stepped surface. The buffer layer is positioned on the second stepped surface and is elastically compressed when the camera module is subjected to a hot pressing process, which secures the stiffener adhering to the FPCB, to provide relief against, and extend the duration of, various pressures applied to the camera module.

Abstract: An ultrasonic ribbon bonding system is provided. The ultrasonic ribbon bonding system includes a workholder for supporting a workpiece during a ribbon bonding operation. The workholder defines a first plurality of standoffs extending above a surface of the workholder, the first plurality of standoffs configured to contact the workpiece during the ribbon bonding operation. The ultrasonic ribbon bonding system also includes a bond head assembly carrying a ribbon bonding tool, the ribbon bonding tool being configured to bond a ribbon to the workpiece during the ribbon bonding operation.

Abstract: A device for holding a bottom portion of a container in a container-processor installation, the device comprising a support core provided with a stationary abutment for a lateral surface of the bottom portion of a container, and with a shoe mounted to pivot about a substantially horizontal axis between a holding position in which the shoe extends in the vicinity of the abutment to co-operate with the bottom portion of the container, and a disengaged position in which the shoe is retracted to allow the bottom portion of a container to be inserted in the device and to be extracted from the device along a direction that is substantially coplanar with a direction in which the bottom portion of the container bears against the abutment. An installation including such a device.

Abstract: In aspects of the assembly jig and method of the invention, when a packaging substrate is curved concaving upward at temperatures of melting solder, the gap between the assembly jig and the packaging substrate can be made smaller than the dimension of the sum of the thickness of the semiconductor chip and the thickness of the melted solder by allowing a part of the bottom surface of the chip positioning piece to become always, or substantially always, in contact with the upper surface of the packaging substrate owing to the weight of the chip positioning jig itself. As a consequence, the semiconductor chip does not slip aside out of the opening of the chip positioning piece. Therefore, the semiconductor chip can be positioned accurately on the packaging substrate.

Abstract: A tool holder (2) defines three stop surfaces (18, 20, 22), which lie in three planes (60, 62, 64), which are perpendicular to each other. A pin (24), which can be lowered into the base body (8) of the tool holder (2) and extended from it, is to be introduced into a receptacle (42) of the tool (4) and comprises a slanted active contact surface (26), which defines a fourth plane (66), which intersects each of the three planes (60, 62, 64) of the tool holder (2) at an acute angle, as a result of which the active pressure surface (26), upon the extension of the pin (24), exerts a force component toward each of the three stop surfaces (18, 20, 22). A corresponding tool (4) and a workstation with the tool holder (2) and the tool (4) attached thereto are also described.

Abstract: A support device includes a supporting portion touching and resisting on workpieces, a holding portion and a driving portion. The supporting portion elastically connects with the holding portion to adjust a relative position with the holding portion according to size of the workpieces. The supporting portion includes a supporting part and a first spring. The holding portion is driven by the driving portion to fasten the supporting portion to the holding portion when the relative position is determined. The holding portion includes a driving plate, a lid portion, a plurality of fixing blocks, a plurality of second springs, a first cover and a connecting part. The driving portion is used to drive the holding portion to engage with the supporting portion by the means of air pressure or hydraulic pressure, and includes a driving portion, a piston and a motherboard.

Abstract: A clamping device comprising for clamping a plurality of key styles is provided. The clamping device includes a base block and a clamping block rotatably connected to the base block. The clamping block may include a plurality of sides configured to clamp a key between the clamping block and the base block. A sidewinder key clamp may be connected to the clamping device. The sidewinder key clamp may be capable of clamping a first style of key in a horizontal position and clamping a second style of key in a vertical position. The clamping device may further include a multi-faced block with a plurality sides rotatably connected to the clamping block. Each side of the multi-faced block may have a geometry configured to clamp a key between the multi-faced block and the base block.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus which can inhibit the occurrence of spots, such as watermarks, by reducing the remaining of the liquid that has been used for liquid treatment, inhibit the turn-over of the wafer, and improve throughput. In the disclosed substrate processing apparatus including a carrying means for carrying a semiconductor wafer W while vertically holding the wafer, a wafer boat (a carrying means) includes lower holders holding the bottom portion of the wafer, and a couple of left/right upper holders for holding the bottom outer edges of the wafer when the wafer is turned over. The lower holder includes a holding groove part and a turn-over prevention groove part, which are integrally formed with each other.

Abstract: A conveyance tray and a conveyance system thereof are disclosed. The conveyance tray is used for the conveyance system to convey a test object. The test object has a depressed part. The conveyance tray includes a bottom plate and a fixed part. The bottom plate is used for carrying the test object. The fixed part is disposed on the bottom plate and used for fitting in with the depressed part to fix the test object.

Abstract: One embodiment is a carrier for releasably holding devices that includes a body having at least one site having a first portion adapted to hold a device, a second portion, and first and second resilient prongs wherein: (a) the first and second resilient prongs each has a distal end extending into the second portion, which distal ends are juxtaposed; and (b) the distal ends are disposed so that movement thereof apart enables a device to be inserted into or to be released from the first portion.

Abstract: Hoop docking apparatuses and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a substantially planar hoop dock having a first side and a second, opposite side. The first side of the hoop dock forms a docking recess shaped to approximately contour a portion of an embroidery hoop. The docking recess is operable to receive at least a portion of the embroidery hoop.

Abstract: A cutting board for food preparation is equipped with a blower which can be mounted on the board in various positions to keep airborne irritants from the cut food away from the breathing zone of the preparer. A novel food guide and knife guard combination may be mounted on a grid of locations on the upper surface of the cutting board. The grid points have holes drilled through the board which provide a means for mounting the food guide and the knife guard as well as a means for draining juices from the cutting surface. A removable juice collection tray is mounted below the cutting board.

Abstract: One embodiment is an apparatus for holding a device that includes a body having at least one aperture bounded by edges between a top and a bottom surface and having a holding portion wherein: (a) a first and a second resilient prong extend into the aperture, each prong has a movable end extending beyond the holding portion and having an actuating surface thereon; (b) the first and the second resilient prongs are disposed to urge the device against aperture edges; (c) the actuating surfaces of the first and second prongs are juxtaposed; and (d) a movable cam is interposed between the actuating surfaces of the prongs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include various different types and sizes of automated, computer-controlled, adjustable machine-tool work-piece mounting systems used to support and constrain movement of work pieces during manufacture, repair, and maintenance. The automated, computer-controlled, adjustable machine-tool work-piece mounting systems that represent embodiments of the present invention are implemented from one or more adjustable machine-tool work-piece mounting-system modules. Each adjustable machine-tool work-piece mounting-system module comprises an array of extendable supports with non-circular and non-elliptical cross sections. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the extendable supports are extended and retracted along a direction approximately normal to a substrate or surface of the automated, computer-controlled, adjustable machine-tool work-piece mounting-system module by linear actuators and are maintained at desired positions by compressed-air brakes.

Abstract: A system for testing a lens module is provided. The lens module includes a barrel and a lens received in the barrel. The barrel includes a side surface which is parallel to the central axis thereof. The lens includes a smooth flat non-optical surface. The system includes an alignment device, a position detection device, and a processing device. The alignment device includes a leveling unit and an alignment block including an alignment surface for being in contact with and parallel to the side surface. The leveling unit adjusts the alignment surface to be perpendicular to a horizontal plane such that the side surface is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The position detection device determines the three dimensional coordinates of three non-collinear points on the non-optical surface. The processing device determines whether the non-optical surface is parallel to the horizontal plane according to the coordinates of the three non-collinear points.

Abstract: A jig positioning system for use on a truss assembly table. The puck assembly 108 has a puck 109 positioned at least partially above the table top 105 with the puck 109 connected to a carriage 110 positioned at least partially below the table top. The puck assembly 108 moves along slots 118 in the table top 105. A threaded rod 102 extends through a threaded passageway 103 in the carriage 110, so, when the threaded rod rotates, the puck assembly moves along a corresponding slot in the table. A rod support member 116 extends along the length of the threaded rod 102 and is positioned below the threaded rod 102, the support member 116 contacting the carriage and, thereby, preventing the threaded rod from excessive sagging. A debris path is provided along both sides of the support member 116.

Abstract: A cutting board with scrap bin includes a generally planar cutting surface that can rest on a countertop to enable cutting. One portion of the cutting board is adapted to attach to a scrap bin, with the scrap bin being selectively attachable or detachable as desired. In some versions the scrap bin is also collapsible, making it smaller for storage.

Abstract: A system is provided that is capable of supporting an object during application of surface coating that would enable access to multiple surfaces of the object while minimizing the impact on any surface that has not dried. The system provides stable support for the object during the application process and allows the coatings of all surfaces to dry with minimal effect on the coated surface. The system comprises a plurality of support units. Each support unit comprises a base portion and a contact portion. Each base portion is adapted to rest stably upon a work platform and contact portion is adapted to contact an underside of the object during application of surface coating. The plurality of support units together supports the object above the work platform.

Abstract: A frame (1) for receiving and holding a removable board (2) for use in the manufacture of edible products such as bread and the like. The frame (1) comprises a plurality of side walls (100, 101, 102, 103) and reinforcing cross-members (104, 105, 106) so that a board (2) which is adapted to be retained within the frame (1) is protected from damage and wear during transportation along mechanized conveyors in the bread making process. The board (2) is provided with a lip which extends around its perimeter and projects laterally beyond the side walls of the frame to enable removal of the board from the frame. The board (2) further comprises a textured upper surface which helps to prevent dough from sticking and facilitates the eventual removal of the dough from the board.

Abstract: A support structure for supporting a semiconductor device during a bonding operation is provided. The support structure comprises a body portion defining an upper surface configured to support a semiconductor device during a bonding operation. The upper surface defines a constraining feature for constraining at least a portion of the semiconductor device during the bonding operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring for supporting a substrate with increased temperature uniformity. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring having one or more surface area increasing structures formed on an energy receiving surface of the edge ring.

Abstract: An electronic part positioning jig is provided, which includes a positioning member which is made of carbon and positions an element part, and a platform which supports the positioning member on a plane. The platform includes a frame member which receives the positioning member, and a body portion which fixes the frame member. The positioning member is sandwiched between the frame member and the body portion so as to be displaceable on the body portion by the frame member being fixed to the body portion by a joining member.

Abstract: An automated lidder and/or delidder apparatus to engage and disengage a lid from a microplate is disclosed. The microplate includes a sample area with a plurality of individual wells and a hollow outer frame formed around the sample area, the frame being shaped to include a plurality of openings in its top surface. The lid includes a plate and a plurality of latches formed on the underside of the plate. In the lidding process, the apparatus presses down on the lid to insert each latch through a corresponding opening in the microplate until the latch snaps into engagement with the frame. In the delidding process, the apparatus inserts delidding posts into the openings to disengage the latches from the frame.

Abstract: A substrate holder comprises a generally circular planar body, the body having greater than or equal to two pairs of diametrically opposed, parallel flat edges, and wherein the substrate holder is configured to fit on a generally circular susceptor within a processing chamber. In some embodiments the substrate holder has four pairs of diametrically opposed, parallel flat edges, whereby the substrate holder is substantially octagonal. Furthermore, in some embodiments the substrate holder covers less than eighty percent of the susceptor area. A method of processing a substrate using the substrate holder includes: loading the substrate into a recess in the substrate holder; transferring the substrate holder through a loadlock into the processing chamber, the substrate holder being presented with a smallest cross-section aligned for passage through the loadlock; placing the substrate holder on the susceptor; and processing the substrate. The substrate holder may carry a plurality of substrates.

Abstract: A gunsmithing fixture for use with an upper receiver, including an upper portion having an upper body portion, wherein the upper body portion comprises a partially cylindrical portion and a rib portion, and wherein the upper body portion includes a groove formed along the central longitudinal axis of at least a portion of the upper body portion; and a lower portion having a lower body portion, wherein the lower body portion includes a protrusion extending from at least a portion of the lower body portion, wherein the lower body portion comprises a front receiver lug recess and a rear receiver lug recess; wherein the groove of the upper body portion is formed so as to slidably mate with the protrusion of the lower portion, such that the upper body portion can be secured to the lower body portion via slidable interaction of the groove and the protrusion.

Abstract: A versatile, foldable and disposable cutting board (1) for preparing food is made of a thin, resiliently flexible sheet of propylene, stainless steel or other cut-resistant material. The board has a triangular section (11) projecting away from the user to form a distal pouring funnel and spout when the board is folded along its middle by grabbing both sides (4) and moving them toward each other. A narrow fence (6) extending upwardly from the periphery of the board converges at the apex (9) of the triangular section. A rigidizing flange (15) extends outwardly from the upper rim of the fence but is interrupted (16) near the apex. The fence is interrupted along an offset portion (20) of the proximal edge (2) in order to provide clearance for the blade and handle of a chopping or mincing instrument.