Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 06/07

20070144652 - System for manufacturing an inlay panel using a laser: A method for manufacturing a laser-cut, inlayed panel uses a computerized laser-cutting technique that includes the steps of: providing an art master rendering that is desired to constitute a decorative design for the inlaid panel; scanning electronically the art master to form an art master data file; transferring the art... Agent: Rohm & Monsanto, PLC

20070144653 - Methods and systems for debonding substrates: Methods and systems for applying heat to substrates that are in contact with an uncured bonding material or that are bonded with one or more sealants or other bonding material/s. Substrates may be heated, for example, so that the substrates may be debonded by degrading one or more mechanical properties... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070144654 - Process for removing defects from glass laminates: A process for removing defects from the surface of a glass laminate comprising the step: (a) providing the glass laminate, wherein the glass laminate contains a defect on a surface; and (b) heating the surface containing the defect to at least 30° C., wherein the glass laminate comprises: (a) a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070144655 - Pneumatic tire and method of scrapping the same: A pneumatic tire which facilitates separation of a rubber layer and is excellent in recyclability and retreadability and a method of scrapping the same. A pneumatic tire comprises a partition layer buried adjacent to a rubber layer, the partition layer including at least one cord repeatedly bent to turn around... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070144656 - Vehicle window glass and process for manufacturing the same: A vehicle window glass which is capable of preventing a film formed on a surface of a glass plate from peeling off to thereby improve the appearance quality of an edge portion of the glass plate. The vehicle window glass comprises a polished edge portion of a glass plate and... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070144657 - Green tire evolution for high speed uniformity: A method for controlling uniformity in tire manufacturing includes the steps of measuring the radial runout of an uncured tire carcass, modeling the radial force variation contribution of the carcass from the radial runout measurement, measuring the thickness of the tire tread, modeling the mass imbalance of the tread from... Agent: Michelin North America, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070144658 - Manufacturing method of rubber member for tire: In a strip wind manufacturing method, the invention provides a manufacturing method of a rubber member for a tire, which can reduce an air remnant in a rubber member. In a manufacturing method of a rubber member for a tire for manufacturing the rubber member having a plurality of overlapping... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144659 - Casket having an integral image: The present invention discloses a method for making a casket having an integral image that is incorporated into one or more casket parts. A film having an image is adhered to the exterior of a casket. In one aspect, a lenticular or holographic image can be used. In one aspect,... Agent: Colin P. Cahoon Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070144660 - Breathable elastic laminates and methods of manufacturing same: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing breathable elastic laminates comprised of one or more elastic materials bonded to on or more nonelastic materials. Articles of use are also disclosed.... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070144661 - Method for cold film embossing: The present invention improves the guiding of the transfer film in a coating module for transferring image-forming layers from the transfer film onto a printing sheet. For this purpose, a limited pressing face is arranged in the coating module that allows the film advance to be controlled in a targeted... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070144662 - Method of manufacturing rfid devices: A method of making RFID devices includes feeding in an interposer web or sheet at a variable (non-constant) speed, cutting single interposers from the interposer web or sheet, and using a rotary transport device to transport the singulated (cut) interposers to an antenna web. The interposers are transferred from the... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070144663 - Process for manufacture of oriented strand lumber products: The present teachings are directed toward a process for the production of engineered wood products, or oriented strand wood products, having certain desired or predetermined properties by selection of the strands used in the products. The present teachings provide a process which has enhanced utilization of wood resources, reduced product... Agent: Huber Engineered Woods L.L.C. C/o J.m. Huber Corporation

20070144664 - Method for making a color display device: A method of making a color display device and color display device are provided for the display of metallic or special effect pigmented paint using commercially available or the manufacturer's paint. In the method provided herein, the metallic or special effect pigmented paint is sprayed onto a web behind a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070144665 - Method of maintaining appearance criteria in laser welded article air induction assembly: A method of assembling a plastic article includes laser welding a first laser absorbent part having a first surface finish and a second laser transparent part with a second surface finish that is different than the first surface finish. The first part includes a surface finish that is textured and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070144666 - Process for producing packaging laminate material: A process for producing a web-like laminate material for packaging container composed of a base layer and a thermally sealable inner layer, comprising: introducing an oxygen-containing gas in a silver vapor atmosphere; carrying a web-like base film in the silver vapor atmosphere to form a thin film of metallic silver... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070144667 - Aluminum nitride bonded body, and manufacturing method of the same: An aluminum nitride bonded body includes: a stick-like attaching body containing aluminum nitride; an attached body containing aluminum nitride, in which a tip end portion of the attaching body is screwed to a support hole; and a bonding layer for bonding the attaching body and the attached body to each... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070144668 - Double-side mounting apparatus, and method of manufacturing electrical apparatus: To promote miniaturization of an electronic-component mounted device, in which a larger number of electronic components are mounted on a mounting base, while increasing a number of electronic components mounted on the mounting base, disclosed is a double-side mounting apparatus including: a first compression-bonding tool and a second compression-bonding tool... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070144669 - Method of producing flexible laminate sheet: A method for producing a heat-resistant flexible laminate in which appearance defects, such as wrinkles and waviness, can be prevented and dimensional stability can be improved is provided. A method for producing a flexible laminate including a heat-resistant adhesive film (A) and a metal foil (B) bonded to at least... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070144670 - Vacuum apparatus including a particle monitoring unit, particle monitoring method and program, and window member for use in the particle monitoring: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a processing chamber for performing a manufacturing processing on a wafer. A gas supply line for introducing a purge gas is connected to an upper portion of the processing chamber, a valve being installed on the gas supply line. A rough pumping line with a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070144671 - Shower plate, plasma processing apparatus, and product manufacturing method: A system for processing a substrate uniformly by increasing the number of gas discharge holes being arranged per unit area of a shower plate as receding from the center of the shower plate or increasing the radii of the gas discharge holes as receding from the center of the shower... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070144672 - Plasma producing method and apparatus as well as plasma processing apparatus: Plasma producing method and apparatus as well as plasma processing apparatus including the plasma producing apparatus wherein one or more high-frequency antennas are arranged in a plasma producing chamber, and a high-frequency power is applied to a gas in the chamber from the antenna(s) to produce inductively coupled plasma. Impedance... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070144673 - Apparatus for fabricating flat panel display and method for preventing substrate damage using the same: A fabricating apparatus and method for a flat panel display device, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the apparatus includes a chamber including a movable susceptor for supporting the substrate thereon; a first detecting part to detect a descending distance of the susceptor; a robot arm to move the substrate;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144674 - Machine for metering microtablets: A machine for metering microtablets into capsules has a metering surface subjected to vibration and to rotation about a respective perpendicular axis; and an unloading device, which is fixed with respect to and cooperates with the metering surface, and is substantially defined by a cam member and an air outlet.... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070144675 - Indelible marking of labels: A method of indelibly marking a label (10) which includes a substrate (11) (which is transparent or translucent) and an adhesive layer (12). The method includes applying a marking (14) to the adhesive layer (12) such that the marking is visible through the substrate. The marking (14) can include part... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070144676 - Head assignment system and method: To generate course head assignments for a multihead composite material application machine having a set of heads, a set of paths for a ply for a composite part is received and it is determined whether each path of the set of paths complies with a head characteristic for the set... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070144677 - Splicing tape: A length of splicing tape is provided for splicing a trailing end of a first material to a leading end of a second material. The splicing tape includes an identification device. The identification device is used to allow detection of a splice defined by the splicing of the trailing end... Agent: Adam Bennett Intellectual Property Section, Law Department

20070144678 - Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article: In apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members and a cutting segment separate from the... Agent: Senniger Powers (kcc)

20070144679 - No-mask sticker maker: A transfer device for adhering a transferable material to a target substrate is disclosed. The transfer device includes a supply of transfer substrate. The transfer substrate has a carrying surface and an adhesive-type transferable material provided on the carrying surface. A pressure applicator member has an engaging surface with a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070144680 - Horn, horn unit, and bonding apparatus using same: A horn that can suppress oscillation components other than the component in the horizontal direction, a horn unit, and a bonding apparatus using same are provided. In the horn 50 in accordance with the present invention, oscillations are applied by an oscillator 42. The horn 50 has a cross-section variable... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070131335 - Strand, substrate, and/or composite comprising re-activatable adhesive composition, and processes for making and/or utilizing same: The present invention is generally directed to webs, components, composites, and strands comprising re-activatable adhesive compositions, as well as health-and-hygiene products employing such webs, components, composites, and strands. By inputting energy to the web, component, composite, or strand (including, for example, an elastic web, component, composite, or strand) comprising a... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070131337 - Method and machine for producing a seam which is not susceptible to coming undone: The invention relates to a method and a machine for producing a seam (12) which is not susceptible to coming undone, with at least one interlooped and/or interlaced stitching thread and with stitching passes in or through at least one thickness of the material of an object, called the sewn... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070131336 - Method for mounting a removable decorative device on a wall: A desired fabric pattern is glued to a top surface of a polymeric crease resistant backing material and a threaded outline of the pattern is stitched to the backing material. The design pattern is cut away from the backing material not covered by the threaded outline and double sided sticky... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070131338 - Method and apparatus for sealing the corner joint of the spacer of an insulating glass pane: In order to seal the corner joint of an elastoplastic tape placed as a spacer on a glass pane, a film strip is pressed with a first portion of its length against the first leg section of the spacer and the protruding portion of the film strip is wrapped around... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070131339 - Expandable bladder for tyre manufacturing apparatuses, a manufacturing method thereof and a process for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels: An expandable bladder has at least one first layer of a natural or synthetic rubber-based material or a mixture thereof, and one second layer of silicone material, radially external to the first layer. The first and second layers have an undulated interface profile defining mechanical-engagement elements between the first and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070131340 - Colored reinforced articles of manufacture and method of making the same: The present invention provides a colored reinforced article of manufacture having a substantially uniform distribution of color. The colored reinforced article of manufacture comprises a fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin matrix and a non-appertured colored veil in the thermosetting resin matrix.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070131341 - Method for producing an elongate hollow member comprising a mounting component: A method for producing an elongate hollow member that includes a laterally protruding mounting component, the mounting component is formed from the hollow member. For this purpose the latter, at a point about a horizontal axis intersecting the central longitudinal axis of the hollow component at an angle of approximately... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070131342 - Method of making, using and applying a composition to an exposed surface: Methods of making, using and applying a composition to an exposed surface are disclosed using a disposable applicator. The method of making the disposable applicator includes forming a back sheet and a liquid permeable substrate. The substrate is secured to the back sheet and a composition is applied to the... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070131343 - Bonding of elastomeric substrate under stretched conditions: A method of bonding material in a process system for producing a bonded product includes the steps of loading a plurality of rolls of elastomeric material in an unwind system; programming a controller with an unwind speed and a rewind speed, the controller in communication with the unwind system and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070131344 - Mounting apparatus and mounting method: The mounting apparatus 10 sticks the dicing tape to the ring frame RF to fix the semiconductor wafer to the ring frame in a state that the ring frame RF and the semiconductor wafer W are disposed on a table 11. The mounting apparatus 10 includes a pre-cut means 13... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070131345 - Optical film packaging format: An optical film stack includes a plurality of optical films held together by electrostatic force. Liners, which may also be held to the optical film stack by electrostatic force, protect the optical film stack to form an optical film unit. Multiple optical films may be stacked onto each other and... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070131346 - Gliding board and method of manufacture:

20070131347 - Method of forming a fabric covered article: A method of forming a fabric covered article includes providing a substrate and trim cover laminate. The trim cover laminate includes a trim cover portion and a heat-activated adhesive portion laminated to a B-side surface of the trim cover portion, the adhesive portion defining an exposed surface. The exposed surface... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070131348 - Process for laser welding: A process for laser welding objects comprising the thermoplastic polymer compositions comprising a material having voids.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070131349 - Method for manufacturing an electronic module, and an electronic module: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is glued (5) to the surface of a conductive layer, from which conductive layer conductive patterns (14) are later formed. A conductive adhesive, preferably an anisotropically conductive adhesive, is used in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070131350 - Method of protecting a bond layer in a substrate support adapted for use in a plasma processing system: A method of protecting a bond layer in a substrate support adapted for use in a plasma processing system. The method includes the steps of attaching an upper member of a substrate support to a lower member of a substrate support with a bonding material. An adhesive is applied to... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070131351 - Device and method for blocking optical lens: A centering device (13) is arranged to surround a loading table (11) on which a lens blank (1) is to be set, to set the geometric center of the lens blank (1) to coincide with the center of the loading table (11). The centering device (13) includes three clamp pins... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070131352 - Erect honeycomb fiber foam and its manufacturing method: An erect honeycomb fiber foam and its manufacturing method that mix a highly contractible PET fiber with an elastic low melt PET fiber, open the fibers by an opening machine, card the fibers into a fiber net by a carding machine, cut the fiber net into a 90-degree continuous perpendicular... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070131353 - Apparatus and clocked method for pressure-sintered bonding: An apparatus and a clocked method for pressure-sintered bonding of a plurality of chiplike components to conductor tracks on a substrate. The apparatus has a pressing device, a conveyor belt, and a further device for covering the substrate with a protective film. The pressing device is suitable for clocked operation... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070131354 - Plasma processing apparatus: The present invention makes an improvement of the sensitivity (accuracy) of monitoring of an amount of etching or remaining amount of etching on the surface of a sample to be processed of a plasma processing apparatus compatible with a long-term continuous stable operation. A transparent body end face of a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070131355 - Bottom zone turn-up membrane: A shaping drum for a tire blank comprising bottom zones formed of a circular reinforcement ring which is moved in rotation about an axis XX′, comprising bead-holding means (2a, 2b) mounted opposite one another on a central spindle. Each of the bead-holding means comprises a support (5a, 5b) mounted to... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070131356 - Applicator and tube dispenser for low and high viscosity adhesive components: Disclosed are a sponge applicator device, and a tube dispenser for adhesive compositions and adhesive components which comprise a sponge applicator device. The tube includes an upper neck body which is cylindrical with exterior threads so that the sponge applicator cap may be attached. The sponge applicator comprises a rigid... Agent: Leach Patent Services

20070131357 - Device for manufacturing double-faced corrugated paperboard: A device for manufacturing double-faced corrugated paperboards is provided, which exerts uniform pressure and enlarge the heated area during the adhesion of a single-faced corrugated paperboard and a liner into a double-faced corrugated paperboard. The device mainly contains a number of flexible, strip-shaped, pressurizing members arranged in parallel along the... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070125472 - Apparatus, system and method for securing a device: An apparatus, a system and a method for securing a device are provided. The device may be an electronic device, an input device, an output device, a portable media storage unit, a portable electronic device and/or the like. An apparatus and a system for securing the device may attach and/or... Agent: Patents+tms A Professional Corporation

20070125473 - Film attaching method and screen of rear projection television: A film attaching method for attaching a film on a substrate is provided. The film attaching method includes the following steps. First, a film is disposed on the substrate. Then, gas between the film and the substrate is driven out. Ultimately, an airtight joint is formed between the edge of... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070125474 - Handheld tape applicator and components thereof, and their methods of use: A hand-grippable adhesive tape applicator is provided for building construction and other environments. Pressure feedback and integrated slidable cutting mechanism features are included which provide improved tape application performance. Unique tape supply spool and take-up reel assemblies also are provided which enhance tape applicator performance. A patterned applicator roller also... Agent: Huber Engineered Woods L.L.C. C/o J.m. Huber Corporation

20070125475 - Handheld tape applicator and components thereof, and their methods of use: A hand-grippable adhesive tape applicator is provided for building construction and other environments. Stabilization brace and pressure feedback features are included which provide improved tape application performance. Static dissipative shield components and slip-resistant nubs for the applicator frame are also provided.... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. Huber Engineered Woods LLC

20070125476 - Device and method for repairing moving handrail of passenger conveyor: A moving handrail is provided on a railing of a passenger conveyor. A surface portion of the moving handrail is made of a thermoplastic material. A moving handrail repairing device has heating means for melting the surface portion through heating. When the surface portion is damaged, a target spot to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125477 - Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panel: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes the steps of arranging a sealant on a main surface of at least two substrates to be bonded together, dropping a liquid crystal on one of the two substrates, and bonding the two substrates together, wherein the step of bonding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070125482 - Bi-directional tooling head and method for tire cord application: A tooling head for bi-directional tire cord application to an annular surface is mounted to reciprocally move in a forward and a reverse direction across the annular surface. The tooling head includes a plurality of rollers for positioning one or more cords on an elastomeric layer on the annular surface... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125481 - Cord tensioning and feed mechanism for a tire cord applicator head: A cord tensioning mechanism for a tire cord applicator head includes a closed loop timing belt extending between spaced apart pulleys and a tension adjustment pulley pressuring the cord laterally against the timing belt sufficiently to place the cord into a desired tension.... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125479 - Spring loaded tooling head and method for tire cord application: A tooling head for bi-directional tire cord application to an annular surface reciprocates in a forward and a reverse direction across the annular surface. The tooling head includes a housing; a nose block assembly coupled to the housing and reciprocating in an axial direction relative to the tooling head housing;... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125480 - Synchronous drive and method for tire cord application: A synchronous drive system and method for tire cord application to an annular core surface includes an arm that moves laterally about a first axis in a forward and a reverse direction across the annular surface. A cord application head is coupled to the arm and positions one or more... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125478 - Tire cord application station and method: A ply application station for applying a tire carcass cord ply to an annular surface includes a plurality of applicator heads disposed at respective spaced apart circumferential locations about the annular surface, each applicator head proximally positioned to a respective assigned region of the annular surface. The system coordinates the... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125483 - Two-sided non-stick release film: Assemblies for the adhesive attachment to the skin or mucosa of a host are disclosed. The assembly or transdermal patch includes an outer backing layer, a first layer of adhesive on the inner surface of the outer backing layer, an inner backing layer, and an intermediate release liner between the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070125484 - The method of manufacturing aldehyde-free engineer wood floor: The present invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing engineer wood floor for indoor decoration, and in particular to a manufacturing method that does not release any dissociated formaldehyde. The manufacturing steps are as the followings: Mix the adhesive agent; pour the mixed adhesive agent on a glue spreader... Agent: Eric Chan

20070125486 - Vertically spaced plural microsprings: A plurality of vertically spaced-apart microsprings are provided to increase microspring contact force, contact area, contact reliability, and contact yield. The microspring material is deposited, either as a single layer or as a composite of multiple sub layers, to have a tailored stress differential along its cross-section. A lower microspring... Agent: Jonathan A. Small JasIPConsulting

20070125485 - Wrinkled band without air expansion tube and its manufacturing method: The present invention relates to a belt-type wrinkled band used for healing a hernia of intervertebral disk or protection the intervertebral disk. In particular, the expansion and contraction by air-injection can be achieved, without using a rubber tube for the contraction and expansion.... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070125487 - Method and apparatus for maintaining filaments in position in a filament winding process: A method for maintaining filaments in position when manufacturing composite parts through a filament winding process. In its most basic form the method includes a first step of applying resin impregnated filament (16) onto an elongate mandrel (12). A second step is involved of winding yarn (32) onto the elongate... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070125488 - Reinforced elongated elements, such as tubes, method and device for producing same and use thereof: a reinforced elongate element (12) comprises a core (22) of elongate shape covered by at least one layer (33) of composite material comprising a plurality of tapes (32) wound at a settable winding angle around said core (22), each of the tapes (32) being made using glass or carbon threads... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070125489 - Microfluidic welded devices or components thereof and method for their manufacture: One embodiment of the disclosed welding process comprises providing plural heterogeneous materials, such as plural polymeric laminae, that form at least a part of a microfluidic device. Electromagnetic energy, such as laser or microwave energy, is applied to the materials for a period of time sufficient to effectively bond the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070125490 - Decorative laminated safety glass: The present invention is a decorative laminated article comprising an image bearing thermoplastic interlayer wherein the image has been printed on the interlayer using an ink jet printing process, wherein the pigment comprises at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of: PY 120; PY 155; PY 128; PY... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070125491 - Method of removing particle on substrate, apparatus therefor, and coating and development apparatus: Particles attached to the back surface of a substrate are removed easily, reliably and quickly. An adhesive sheet is placed with an adhesive portion thereof up on a support base, and a substrate is placed thereon. Thereafter, the air pressure on the back surface side of the substrate is reduced... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125492 - Method of producing a stretch laminate: A method of producing a stretch laminate exhibiting reduced defects from a mechanical activation process can include providing a nipping member. The nipping member can have a first nip region and a non-nip region adjacent to the first nip region. A first substrate and an elastic element are provided to... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070125493 - Method for producing highly conductive sheet molding compound, fuel cell flow field plate, and bipolar plate: This invention provides a method of producing a highly electrically conductive sheet molding compound (SMC) composition and a fuel cell flow field plate or bipolar plate made from such a composition. The plate exhibits a conductivity typically greater than 100 S/cm and more typically greater than 200 S/cm. In one... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20070125494 - Method and apparatus for an improved bellows shield in a plasma processing system: The present invention presents an improved bellows shield for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of the bellows shield coupled to a substrate holder electrode advantageously provides protection of a bellows with substantially minimal erosion of the bellows shield.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125495 - Attaching device and attaching apparatus for supporting plate, and attaching method for supporting plate: An attaching device which makes it possible to accurately perform alignment when the diameters of a substrate and a supporting plate are substantially the same includes a mounting plate for mounting a semiconductor wafer thereon, a pressing plate for pressing a supporting plate onto the semiconductor wafer, and a pair... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070125497 - Heated tire building core assembly and method: A tire building core and method of assembly is provided to include in an assembled configuration a shell assembly having a plurality of shell segments forming a tire-building toroidal surface and a central spindle receiving throughbore. A spindle assembly extends into the shell assembly throughbore to retain the shell segments... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125496 - Tire building core latching and transport mechanism: A tire building core assembly includes a shell assembly is formed by a plurality of shell segments and includes a central spindle-receiving throughbore. Two spindle units meet in axial alignment within the shell assembly throughbore and retain the shell segments in an expanded configuration forming a toroidal tire building surface.... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070125498 - Heat sealer: A heat sealer including: a base bar equipped with a heater on a receiving section; and a pressure bonding lever facing the receiving section and capable of pressing and holding a sealing portion of a resin made sealing preform to accommodate contents therein from both sides, and the sealing portion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP