Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 10/08

20080257472 - Method for manufacturing ceramic plates: In a method for manufacturing ceramic plates, a Pd paste which does not diffuse into ceramic is formed in a metal paste forming step; metal films each having a thickness such that ceramic layers to be formed after firing are not connected to each other in the lamination direction are... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080257474 - Adhesive film bonding method: A method of bonding an adhesive film for die bonding to the rear surface of a wafer having a plurality of devices on the front surface, comprising the steps of holding the front surface side of the wafer on the holding surface of a chuck table for holding the wafer;... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080257473 - Encapsulation tool and methods: Methods and devices are provided for improving the encapsulation processes for an organic electronic device.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080257475 - Flexible electrically conductive film: An electrically conductive film contains electrically connected first and second visible light-transmissive metal or metal alloy layers separated by a visible light-transmissive crosslinked polymeric layer. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especially non-planar vehicular safety glazing) with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layers will... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080257476 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing pneumatic tyres: One or more components of elastomer material in a tyre are formed by dispensing elastomer material through a nozzle of an extruder to form a continuous elongated element of flattened section that is laid in the form of coils disposed close to each other on a laying surface carried by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080257477 - Non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout: The present invention relates to a non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout composition, more particularly to a non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout composition comprising, on the basis of solid content, a) 100 parts by weight of a room temperature curable organic liquid phase resin; b) 10 to 200 parts by weight... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080257478 - Tire molding apparatus with folding mechansim and method of folding in molding tire: A tire molding apparatus folds the periphery of bead portions at a low speed with an increased pressing force. The tire molding apparatus has folding mechanisms including fingers to fold the tire component to the periphery of bead cores. Folding fingers (101) are integrally provided with cams (120), which rotate... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257479 - Process for producing adhesive type heater: A process for producing an adhesive type heat-generation according to the present invention comprises an adhesive layer forming process 30 and a heating composition filling and the adhesive layer gathering process 60. In the adhesive layer forming process, the hydrous hydrophilic adhesive layer is spread and sandwiched between a release... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080257480 - Method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board and multilayer printed wiring board obtained by the same: The object of the present invention is to provide: a method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board which enables the dielectric layers to have excellent thickness uniformity, the capacitor circuits to have high registration accuracy and the unnecessary dielectric layer is removed as large as possible; and a multilayer... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080257481 - Sealing of plastic containers: An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080257482 - Composite pipes and method making same: Reinforced composite pipes and methods for making the same, generally employ at least one polymeric reinforcement phase, typically provided as an intermediate form 214. The intermediate form is typically applied over a core pipe 216, and may be consolidated. An optional jacket may be employed.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company / Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080257483 - Method for the production of a filter element: A process for production of a filter element includes forming a cylinder by bending a flexible filter mat having a series of folds adjacent to one another at least in individual end areas on longitudinal end edges thereof such that the end areas overlap with end edges being aligned along... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080257484 - Method of working end portion of tube for medical instrument: According to a method of working an end portion of a tube for a medical instrument, first, a core member is inserted into a thermoplastic tube and arranged at a front end of the tube, a thermally contracting tube is covered to cover the front end of the tube, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080257486 - Multilayer thermo-reversible dry adhesives: One embodiment includes a multilayer thermo-reversible dry adhesive system comprising of at least one layer of soft dry adhesive and one layer of shape memory polymer.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080257485 - Reversible dry adhesives: One embodiment of the invention includes product comprising an elastomeric epoxy dry adhesive with a pull-off strength of 1-200 N/cm2 from a substrate and reversibly detached with a peel-off force less than 1 N/cm.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080257487 - Interposer and electronic device fabrication method: An interposer 2 comprising a base 10 formed of a plurality of resin layers 26, 34, 42, 52, 56; a thin-film capacitor 12 buried in the base 10, including a lower electrode 20, a capacitor dielectric film 22 and an upper electrode 24; a first through-electrode 14b formed through the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080257488 - Method of manufacturing inductor: A method of manufacturing an inductor includes a lamination step, a division step, a firing step, and a plating step. In the lamination step, a laminate including an insulator, a coil body, and external electrodes is formed. That is, in the lamination step, insulating layers having wide filling conductors, insulating... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080257489 - Method for laser welding: A laser welding method, for resin members, comprising using a kit.... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080257490 - Stringer holding device: In accordance with the present invention an apparatus for securing a plurality of stringers to a mandrel during lay-up is provided, the plurality of stringers and mandrel forming a lay-up surface. The apparatus includes a vacuum source and a first vacuum attachment assembly comprising a first vacuum cup assembly and... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080257491 - Reinforcement system utilizing a hollow carrier: A system and method for reinforcing at least a portion of a structural member, including at least one hollow carrier, having an exterior shell and an interior portion, which substantially conforms to the dimensions and geometry of the structural member being reinforced; and a lightweight, low density material for filling... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080257492 - Primer for cyanoacrylate adhesive: s

20080257493 - Monomers derived from pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol: The invention is based on the discovery that certain well-defined compounds derived from pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol are useful components in adhesive formulations. In particular, the invention compounds described herein provide high Tg values and low shrinkage. Compounds of the invention are useful as adhesives for use in the semiconductor packaging industry.... Agent: The Law Office Of Jane K. Babin, Professional Corporation

20080257494 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus capable of rapidly raising and lowering the processing temperature of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus has a mounting stage adapted to be mounted with a substrate and to control the processing temperature of the mounted substrate. The mounting stage comprises a temperature control device disposed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257495 - Temperature setting method for thermal processing plate, temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate, and computer-readable storage medium: In the present invention, the line widths within a substrate of an etching pattern are measured for a substrate for which photolithography processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished. The line width measurement results are converted into the line widths of a resist pattern using relational expressions which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257496 - Temperature setting method for thermal processing plate, temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate, and computer-readable storage medium: A temperature setting method of the present invention includes the steps of: measuring states of an etching pattern within the substrate for a substrate for which a series of photolithography processing including thermal processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished; calculating temperature correction values for regions of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257497 - Device for manufacturing a silicon structure, and manufacturing method thereof: A process for manufacturing a hollow silicon structure is simplified. A device for manufacturing the silicon structure is a device that manufactures the hollow silicon structure by processing a silicon structure, the silicon structure consisting of a silicon oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, the silicon oxide layer being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257498 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber 11 for confining a plasma therein; an electrode 14 to which a power for use in generating the plasma is applied; a power supply 23 for supplying the power; an inner conductor 21 for supplying the power from the power supply 23 to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257499 - Adhesive film dispenser: An ergonomic dispenser of a roll of adhesive film facilitates application of that film to a surface with minimum manipulation by the user. The dispenser has a low profile where the cutting blade, axis of rotation of the adhesive film roll and dispenser handle lie in closely aligned planes. This... Agent: Paul E. Crawford Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080257500 - Apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction: An apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction includes a driving mechanism for moving a sheet of continuous material along a cutting path by a pair of closely spaced apart form factor rollers and then using them to simultaneously deform the sheet of continuous material and to guide... Agent: Jerry Richard Potts

20080257472 - Method for manufacturing ceramic plates: In a method for manufacturing ceramic plates, a Pd paste which does not diffuse into ceramic is formed in a metal paste forming step; metal films each having a thickness such that ceramic layers to be formed after firing are not connected to each other in the lamination direction are... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080257474 - Adhesive film bonding method: A method of bonding an adhesive film for die bonding to the rear surface of a wafer having a plurality of devices on the front surface, comprising the steps of holding the front surface side of the wafer on the holding surface of a chuck table for holding the wafer;... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080257473 - Encapsulation tool and methods: Methods and devices are provided for improving the encapsulation processes for an organic electronic device.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080257475 - Flexible electrically conductive film: An electrically conductive film contains electrically connected first and second visible light-transmissive metal or metal alloy layers separated by a visible light-transmissive crosslinked polymeric layer. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especially non-planar vehicular safety glazing) with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layers will... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080257476 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing pneumatic tyres: One or more components of elastomer material in a tyre are formed by dispensing elastomer material through a nozzle of an extruder to form a continuous elongated element of flattened section that is laid in the form of coils disposed close to each other on a laying surface carried by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080257477 - Non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout: The present invention relates to a non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout composition, more particularly to a non-shrink high viscosity chemical grout composition comprising, on the basis of solid content, a) 100 parts by weight of a room temperature curable organic liquid phase resin; b) 10 to 200 parts by weight... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080257478 - Tire molding apparatus with folding mechansim and method of folding in molding tire: A tire molding apparatus folds the periphery of bead portions at a low speed with an increased pressing force. The tire molding apparatus has folding mechanisms including fingers to fold the tire component to the periphery of bead cores. Folding fingers (101) are integrally provided with cams (120), which rotate... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080257479 - Process for producing adhesive type heater: A process for producing an adhesive type heat-generation according to the present invention comprises an adhesive layer forming process 30 and a heating composition filling and the adhesive layer gathering process 60. In the adhesive layer forming process, the hydrous hydrophilic adhesive layer is spread and sandwiched between a release... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080257480 - Method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board and multilayer printed wiring board obtained by the same: The object of the present invention is to provide: a method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board which enables the dielectric layers to have excellent thickness uniformity, the capacitor circuits to have high registration accuracy and the unnecessary dielectric layer is removed as large as possible; and a multilayer... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080257481 - Sealing of plastic containers: An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080257482 - Composite pipes and method making same: Reinforced composite pipes and methods for making the same, generally employ at least one polymeric reinforcement phase, typically provided as an intermediate form 214. The intermediate form is typically applied over a core pipe 216, and may be consolidated. An optional jacket may be employed.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company / Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080257483 - Method for the production of a filter element: A process for production of a filter element includes forming a cylinder by bending a flexible filter mat having a series of folds adjacent to one another at least in individual end areas on longitudinal end edges thereof such that the end areas overlap with end edges being aligned along... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080257484 - Method of working end portion of tube for medical instrument: According to a method of working an end portion of a tube for a medical instrument, first, a core member is inserted into a thermoplastic tube and arranged at a front end of the tube, a thermally contracting tube is covered to cover the front end of the tube, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080257486 - Multilayer thermo-reversible dry adhesives: One embodiment includes a multilayer thermo-reversible dry adhesive system comprising of at least one layer of soft dry adhesive and one layer of shape memory polymer.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080257485 - Reversible dry adhesives: One embodiment of the invention includes product comprising an elastomeric epoxy dry adhesive with a pull-off strength of 1-200 N/cm2 from a substrate and reversibly detached with a peel-off force less than 1 N/cm.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080257487 - Interposer and electronic device fabrication method: An interposer 2 comprising a base 10 formed of a plurality of resin layers 26, 34, 42, 52, 56; a thin-film capacitor 12 buried in the base 10, including a lower electrode 20, a capacitor dielectric film 22 and an upper electrode 24; a first through-electrode 14b formed through the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080257488 - Method of manufacturing inductor: A method of manufacturing an inductor includes a lamination step, a division step, a firing step, and a plating step. In the lamination step, a laminate including an insulator, a coil body, and external electrodes is formed. That is, in the lamination step, insulating layers having wide filling conductors, insulating... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080257489 - Method for laser welding: A laser welding method, for resin members, comprising using a kit.... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080257490 - Stringer holding device: In accordance with the present invention an apparatus for securing a plurality of stringers to a mandrel during lay-up is provided, the plurality of stringers and mandrel forming a lay-up surface. The apparatus includes a vacuum source and a first vacuum attachment assembly comprising a first vacuum cup assembly and... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080257491 - Reinforcement system utilizing a hollow carrier: A system and method for reinforcing at least a portion of a structural member, including at least one hollow carrier, having an exterior shell and an interior portion, which substantially conforms to the dimensions and geometry of the structural member being reinforced; and a lightweight, low density material for filling... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080257492 - Primer for cyanoacrylate adhesive: s

20080257493 - Monomers derived from pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol: The invention is based on the discovery that certain well-defined compounds derived from pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol are useful components in adhesive formulations. In particular, the invention compounds described herein provide high Tg values and low shrinkage. Compounds of the invention are useful as adhesives for use in the semiconductor packaging industry.... Agent: The Law Office Of Jane K. Babin, Professional Corporation

20080257494 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus capable of rapidly raising and lowering the processing temperature of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus has a mounting stage adapted to be mounted with a substrate and to control the processing temperature of the mounted substrate. The mounting stage comprises a temperature control device disposed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257495 - Temperature setting method for thermal processing plate, temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate, and computer-readable storage medium: In the present invention, the line widths within a substrate of an etching pattern are measured for a substrate for which photolithography processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished. The line width measurement results are converted into the line widths of a resist pattern using relational expressions which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257496 - Temperature setting method for thermal processing plate, temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate, and computer-readable storage medium: A temperature setting method of the present invention includes the steps of: measuring states of an etching pattern within the substrate for a substrate for which a series of photolithography processing including thermal processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished; calculating temperature correction values for regions of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257497 - Device for manufacturing a silicon structure, and manufacturing method thereof: A process for manufacturing a hollow silicon structure is simplified. A device for manufacturing the silicon structure is a device that manufactures the hollow silicon structure by processing a silicon structure, the silicon structure consisting of a silicon oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, the silicon oxide layer being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257498 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber 11 for confining a plasma therein; an electrode 14 to which a power for use in generating the plasma is applied; a power supply 23 for supplying the power; an inner conductor 21 for supplying the power from the power supply 23 to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080257499 - Adhesive film dispenser: An ergonomic dispenser of a roll of adhesive film facilitates application of that film to a surface with minimum manipulation by the user. The dispenser has a low profile where the cutting blade, axis of rotation of the adhesive film roll and dispenser handle lie in closely aligned planes. This... Agent: Paul E. Crawford Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080257500 - Apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction: An apparatus for the manufacture of a contoured insole construction includes a driving mechanism for moving a sheet of continuous material along a cutting path by a pair of closely spaced apart form factor rollers and then using them to simultaneously deform the sheet of continuous material and to guide... Agent: Jerry Richard Potts

20080251181 - Non-transparent microvoided axially stretched film, production process therefor and process for obtaining a transparent pattern therewith: A film consisting essentially of a continuous phase linear polyester matrix having dispersed therein a non-crosslinked random SAN-polymer and dispersed or dissolved therein at least one ingredient from the group of ingredients consisting of inorganic opacifying pigments, whitening agents, colorants, UV-absorbers, light stabilizers, antioxidants and flame retardants, wherein the film... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080251182 - In line web treating and substrate forming method for overlaid products: A method for preparing an overlaid composite product comprises treating a web comprising a functional barrier on one face of the web with a binding agent; placing the treated web directly adjacent an unconsolidated substrate wherein the unconsolidated substrate comprises an uncured first resin; and concurrently consolidating the unconsolidated substrate... Agent: J M Huber Corporation

20080251183 - Apparatus and method of fabricating a door: An insert for fabrication of a door light in a door, the door includes a pair of interlocking and oppositely disposed door skins forming a cavity therebetween, each door skin includes a door light opening, the door light opening in each respective door skin is registerably aligned with the opposing... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080251184 - Accompanying winding spacer and method for manufacturing strip type materials using the same: An accompanying winding spacer is used to evolve volatile materials and by-products contained in a strip laminate. The strip laminate and the spacer are wounded in a roll state together and treated by heat or radiation to evolve the volatile materials and by-products. The spacer comprises a smooth surface (Rz<1... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080251185 - Device, an installation, and a method for applying a rubber strip against a tire blank: A device that enables a rubber strip to be applied to a tire blank. The device comprises a rubber extruder provided with an extrusion orifice for shaping the rubber strip and delivering said strip from the extruder. The orifice is defined by a roller mounted to rotate on the extruder.... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080251186 - Assembly of pneumatic tire and rim, and a noise damper used therein: A pneumatic tire and a rim includes a noise damper, fixed to a tire inner surface or a rim inner surface with the upper surface facing a tire inner space, and extending in the tire circumferential direction. The noise damper is made of a sponge having a volume ranging from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080251187 - Composite material with improved structural, acoustic and thermal properties: A method of forming a multilayer insulation material formed of an acoustical composite layer and a first thermal layer is provided. The acoustical and insulting layer is formed of a polymer based thermoplastic material and reinforcing fibers. Preferably the reinforcing fibers are wet use chopped strand glass fibers (WUCS). The... Agent: Owens Corning

20080251188 - Method for manufacturing device: A method for manufacturing a device, in which a wafer having a plurality of devices formed on the face thereof is divided into the individual devices, and an adhesive film is mounted on the back side of each device. This method comprises: a cutting groove forming step of cutting the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080251189 - Apparatus and methods for profile wrapping laminates: Apparatus and methods for applying a coating of adhesive to laminate cover material in a profile wrapping operation. The apparatus can include a slot nozzle, a pressure roller, and a drive roller. The drive roller and pressure roller are movable to first positions in which the drive roller and pressure... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20080251190 - Film transfer unit having an integrated further processing device and method for transferring a transfer layer from a carrier film onto a print carrier: A printing machine contains a transfer unit for transferring a transfer layer onto a print carrier in a transfer nip. The printing machine further has at least one applicator unit for applying an adhesive to the print carrier. The applicator unit precedes the transfer unit, and the transfer layer is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080251191 - Die comprising small cup-type depressions: In order to produce a coating having an attractive, velvet-like or suede-like appearance for a substrate by application of a liquid plastic dispersion to the die surface 3 consisting of hydrophobic plastic and subsequent solidification of this plastic material, a die is used whose surface 3, according to the invention,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080251192 - Method for manufacturing pyrolytic boron nitride composite substrate: Wettability of a PBN material surface with respect to a metal is improved to expand use applications. Hydrogen ions are implanted into a surface of a silicon substrate 10 to form an ion implanted region 11 at a predetermined depth near a surface of the silicon substrate 10, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080251193 - Method of manufacturing multi-layer circuit board: A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit board having the following steps: preparing a laminated member formed of a core circuit board having a circuit pattern thereon and a prepreg sheet having a through-hole filled with conductive paste; forming a laminated structure in a manner that the laminated member is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080251194 - Sleeve-shaped labels: The invention relates to a method of producing sleeve-shaped, shrinkable or elastic labels from a film by bonding of the longitudinal edges. In this method the seam is bonded using a solvent-free adhesive which is crosslinked through a chemical reaction after application.... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080251195 - Activated anaerobic adhesive and use thereof: Activated anaerobically curable adhesive compositions are prepared by exposing anaerobic adhesive compositions containing a strong acid precursor, especially a sulfonium salt, to UV light for up to 20 seconds.... Agent: Edward K. Welch Ii Ip&l Solution

20080251196 - Method for producing a fastening arrangement of a fixing dome on a thin-walled component: A method is described for producing a fastening arrangement of a column-shaped fixing dome of synthetic material on a thin-walled component of synthetic material, for example, a housing. The fixing dome and the thin-walled component are produced separately from each other. Here, a fastening element is integrated in the fixing... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080251197 - Apparatus and method for printing on a support: An apparatus and method are provided for printing writings, drawings or images on a large-size support, even more than 2,500 cm2. The apparatus includes a sublimation chamber, inside which the support to be printed is able to be disposed and in which a heating plate is present, able to heat... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080251198 - Acoustical sound proofing material with controlled water-vapor permeability and methods for manufacturing same: A laminated structure appropriate for use in constructing walls, floors, ceilings or doors, has a selected area and in one embodiment comprises two external layers of one or more materials such as, but not limited to, gypsum, at least one internal constraining layer having less than said selected area, and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080251199 - Thermally and electrically conductive interface: A thermally and electrically conductive material is provided as a mixture of a dimethylpolysiloxane, metal (or one metal coated with another metal) flakes and/or granules, a peroxide-based and/or a dimethyl hexane based catalyst, PTFE powder and a platinum based fire retardant. The thermally and electrically conductive material may be pre-formed... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080251200 - Room temperature fast-curing organopolysiloxane composition and its curing method: A room temperature fast-curing organopolysiloxane composition which has excellent fast curability as well as deep curability is provided without using an organic compound having C═O group and the organic compound having NH2 group which are the volatile components. A method for curing such composition is also provided. The room temperature... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080251201 - Adhesive tape for structural bonding: An adhesive tape for bonding components such as, for example, in a motor vehicle. The adhesive tape comprises a non-perforated or perforated metal layer having opposite first and second major sides, each of the first and second major sides having an adhesive layer defining an adhesive surface on the first... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080251202 - Heat-resistant structural epoxy resins: Epoxy adhesive compositions containing a rubber-modified epoxy resin contain a bisphenol. The bisphenol can be pre-reacted with the rubber-modified epoxy resin to advance the resin. The adhesives are resistant to thermal degradation as can occur in so-called “overbake” conditions, in which the adhesive is heated to high temperatures for prolonged... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company Gary C. Cohn

20080251203 - Structural epoxy resins containing core-shell rubbers: Core-shell rubbers are incorporated into epoxy adhesives. The adhesives are structural type adhesives that contain an epoxy resin and a toughener, and may contain a liquid rubber in addition to the core-shell rubber. The adhesives have good modulus and tensile strength, which are obtained without loss of elongation and adhesive... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company Gary C. Cohn

20080251204 - Reactive polyurethane-hot melt adhesive having a low isocyanate-monomer content: The invention relates to relates to moisture-hardened hot melt adhesive which contains at least one polyurethane polymer of formula (I) which comprises aldimine groups and which is solid at room temperature, in addition to at least one polyurethane polymer P which comprises isocyanate groups, if q in formula (I) represents... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080251205 - Method for preparing a membrane electrode of a fuel cell: The invention provides a method for preparing a membrane electrode of a fuel cell, comprising the steps of preparing diffusion layers, and superimposing the diffusion layers on a proton exchange membrane having a catalyst layer on each surface, wherein the method for preparing the proton exchange membrane having a catalyst... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080251206 - Plasma processing apparatus and method for controlling the same: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum vessel, first, second and third power supplies first, second and third RF voltages, a first electrode disposed within the vacuum vessel, a second electrode disposed within the vacuum vessel, and a phase control unit for controlling the phase difference of the second and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080251207 - Multiple frequency plasma chamber, switchable rf system, and processes using same: An RF power supplier is provided, that enables multiple-frequency RF power. The system uses N RF signal generators, combines the RF signals, amplify the combined signals, and then separates the amplified signal. The output of the system is then a multiple-frequency RF power. Optionally, the frequencies are switchable, so that... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080251208 - Plasma treatment apparatus: In a plasma treatment apparatus for performing plasma treatment by accommodating a substrate (11) in a treatment chamber (6), a fixed guide (12) and a movable guide (13) made of a ceramic are arrayed in an X direction (in a substrate transporting direction) for guiding both side end portions of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080251209 - Automatic elastic band fusion apparatus for face mask: An automatic elastic band fusion apparatus is disclosed for fusing an elastic band to a face mask. The apparatus includes a conveyance carrier movable along a track arranged in an operation platform for conveying the face mask, a band feeding device for driving the elastic band to a predetermined length... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080251210 - Automatic nose strip bonding apparatus for face mask: An automatic nose strip bonding apparatus for a face mask is disclosed, including a nose strip providing mechanism, a nose strip turnover mechanism, and a press-to-bond device. The nose strip providing mechanism drives a nose strip forward and carries out stamping operation on the nose strip, and applies a bonding... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080251211 - Apparatus for producing corrugated cardboard: Disclosed is a compact and convenient apparatus for producing corrugated cardboard, which solves or at least lightens the problem that the plant is too long. In this apparatus a component (I) for completing a single facer corrugated cardboard is disposed on the first floor (G); a component (II) for preparing... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080251212 - Apparatus for the manufacture of wide polymeric sheet: Apparatus for the continuous fabrication of wide polymer sheet from a plurality of polymer strips of indeterminate length abutting or partially overlapped longitudinally to define joints between adjoining strips.... Agent: Auzville Jackson, Jr.

20080251213 - Automatic sponge bonding apparatus for face mask: An automatic sponge bonding apparatus for a face mask is disclosed, including a conveyance carrier, a sponge cutting device, a sponge pickup mechanism, a first sponge pressing mechanism, and a second sponge pressing mechanism. The carrier conveys the mask along an operation platform to carry out attachment of a sponge... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080251214 - Face mask manufacturing machine: A face mask manufacturing machine includes a platform, a first-side edge fusion module, a second-side edge fusion module, a folding device, and a center line fusion module. The first-side and second-side edge fusion modules and the center line fusion module each comprise a pneumatic cylinder, which is operatively coupled to... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080245461 - Cover stock cutter and splicing apparatus for wallboard manufacture and methods of using the same: A cover stock supply system for continuously feeding cover stock to a wallboard production line includes: a plurality of cover stock cradles for receiving rolls of cover stock; a splicing table; a cover stock cutter disposed between the cover stock cradles and the splicing table. The cover stock cutter has... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080245462 - Method of making add-on armor: An add-on armor plate is made by powder coating a thin elastomeric layer at least on edges of a plurality of substantially identical ceramic elements. Then the elements together with their elastomer-coated edges engaging one another. Finally the fitted-together elements are sandwiched between a base sheet and a cover sheet.... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080245463 - Glue application detection system and method: A glue application method and system comprises a continuous paper substrate moving in a downstream direction along a path of travel. Glue is applied to selected portions of the upper surface of the paper substrate. A first direct contact capacitive sensor under the paper substrate upstream of glue application and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080245465 - Process for making water receptacles in general: This is a new process for constructing swimming pools, fountains and artificial ponds in general, comprising the following phases: excavation of the receptacle, preparation of the foundation (S) by laying a layer of sand (S) on the bottom (T1) of the excavation (T), laying of one or more sheets of... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20080245464 - System and method for fabricating a profile endcap on a countertop: A method comprises providing a laminated countertop workpiece with at least one unfinished end and a profile front edge, and providing a profile edge workpiece in the same color and profile design scheme as the laminated countertop workpiece. Additionally, the method includes cutting a corner molding piece from the profile... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080245466 - Method of making a slow cooker liner with securing band: An improved liner that may be placed in a cooking apparatus, such as a slow cooker, to form and maintain a barrier between the slow cooker and food contained therein. The liner includes a securing band attached around the perimeter of the open top end of the liner and that... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080245467 - Low loss glass-ceramic materials, method of making same and electronic packages including same: A glass-ceramic is provided having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range of 3-6 ppm/° C., a dielectric constant that is less than 5 and a Quality factor Q of at least 400. The glass-ceramic consists essentially of SiO2 in a range of 45-58 wt %, Al2O3 in a range... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080245468 - Method for assembling main wing made of aluminum alloy: A method for assembling a main wing having an upper skin and plurality of spars is disclosed. The front spar and rear spar are fastened to a back surface of the upper skin using an adhesive agent without using rivets, whereby the front surface of the upper skin becomes smooth.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080245469 - Method of making cushion material: A method of making a cushion material includes the steps of pressing a pad onto a die with a plurality of protrusions to form a plurality of protrusion portions on the pad, and then attaching an upper layer on transversely cutting the protrusion portions of the pad to separate the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080245470 - System and method for improved auto-boating: According to one embodiment of the invention, a system used in auto-boating includes a tape substrate supported by a boat. The tape substrate includes a pair of lateral edges parallel to one another and each having respective first and second ends, and a pair of longitudinal guide strips parallel to... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080245471 - Method and apparatus for lining process tanks: A method and apparatus for lining process tanks. The method comprises lining a tank with a plurality of sheets, wherein the tank has walls and a bottom that intersect at a corner of the tank. The method comprises bonding a bottom sheet of the plurality of sheets to the bottom... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080245472 - Aligning device, bonding apparatus, and aligning method: An aligning device that can reliably correct misalignment between electronic components for increasing the accuracy in aligning the electronic components, a bonding apparatus equipped with the aligning device, and an aligning method. The aligning device comprises a chamber; a flexible bellows configured to define an airtight chamber therein with the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080245473 - Optical device and production method therefor: An optical device, such as an optical low-pass filter, and a production method therefor, which prevents damage, and thus maintains optical characteristics are provided. The optical device includes a plurality of optical plates joined together with adhesive. The adhesive is spread to extend to the peripheral edge of the optical... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080245474 - Medical device chemically modified by plasma polymerization: Medical devices, and particularly intracorporeal devices for therapeutic or diagnostic uses, having a component chemically modified by plasma polymerization. The medical device comprises a substrate with a plasma polymerized functionality bonded to a surface of at least a section thereof. The plasma polymerized film on a first component of the... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20080245475 - Optical element forming metal mold and method of manufacturing optical element forming metal mold: A method of forming an optical element forming metal mold to form an optical element, having steps of: laminating a heat insulation layer 13 on a surface of the base member 11 where the optical element is formed; laminating an intermediate metal layer 14 on a surface of the heat... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080245476 - Silane-crosslinking adhesive, sealant or coating with a silicic acid filler and use thereof: The present disclosure provides a silane crosslinking adhesive, sealant or coating containing a polymer, consisting of an organic framework that supports at least two alkoxy or acyloxysilyl groups and at least one filler. The filler consists at least partially of a highly disperse silicic acid with a BET surface area... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080245477 - Cartridge adhesive formulation: A resealable adhesive formulation comprises a paraffinic hydrocarbon, an aliphatic ester, an aliphatic alcohol, an acrylate adhesive, a surfactant free of perfluoroalkylsulfonyl groups and optionally a tackifying resin. The adhesive is capable of multiple open/close cycles and is particularly useful for resealable cassettes and cartridges for medical imaging films.... Agent: Susan L. Parulski Patent Legal Staff

20080245478 - Surface treatment apparatus: A surface treatment apparatus encompasses a gas introducing system configured to introduce a process gas from downstream end of a tubular treatment object; a vacuum evacuating system configured to evacuate the process gas from other end of the treatment object; an excited particle supplying system disposed at upstream side of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080245479 - Etching system: An etching system. An etching chamber includes an exhaust port. A gas input pipe is connected to the etching chamber, inputting etching process gas thereinto. A top RF electrode is disposed above the etching chamber. A bottom RF electrode is disposed under the etching chamber and opposite the top RF... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley LLP

20080245480 - Laminator menu system: A method of operating a laminator includes inputting a variable that corresponds to a set point temperature of a roller of the laminator, determining an actual temperature of the roller of the laminator, and estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080245481 - Wall-mountable pagewidth printer with integral page binding and glue wheel assemblies: Provided is wall-mountable pagewidth printer assembly. The printer assembly includes a support structure defining a media path, a media transport assembly configured to transport individual sheets of media along said media path, and print engines arranged on the support structure to print on the sheets in the media path. The... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080245482 - Belt for use in forming a core of plies, beads and belts of a urethane tire: A belt for incorporation into a core of plies and beads formed on a tire core build mandrel where the core is for encapsulating in an elastomeric material, preferably a polyurethane, in a tire formation process, and which belt is formed from like belt sections laid over one another where... Agent: M. Reid Russell

20080245483 - Adhesive-film exfoliating device and manufacturing method of liquid cyrstal display panel using the device: An adhesive-film exfoliating device includes an absorption stage 6 for absorbing a liquid crystal display panel 4 in which a polarizing plate 3 is adhered to a glass plate 2, a clamping unit 7 for clamping a corner 3a of the polarizing plate 3 exfoliated from the glass plate 2... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236717 - Process of manufacturing a multilayer device and device manufactured thereby: A process for forming a multilayer ceramic capacitor. The process includes depositing a ceramic precursor on a substrate and an electrode ink in a predetermined pattern on the ceramic precursor to form a green sheet. The electrode ink has an adhesion promoter incorporated therein. The green sheet is overlayed with... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080236718 - Stain-resistant flooring material: The present invention provides a flooring material including a base portion, a coating portion being positioned in contact with an upper surface of the base portion and creating an upper surface of the flooring material, wherein the coating portion is substantially free from contaminants from the base portion which decrease... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080236719 - Method of manufacturing luminescent tiles and products made therefrom: A method of manufacturing a luminescent tile for use in an aqueous environment includes admixing a luminescent pigment capable of being illuminated by an external light source, a forming material, and a catalyst to create a luminescent mixture. Casting the luminescent mixture into a mold and allowing said mixture to... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080236720 - Joining polymer workpieces to other components: A shape memory polymer workpiece is attached to a second workpiece. A face of the SMP workpiece is placed against an attachment surface of the second workpiece. The second workpiece has an attachment hole(s). The SMP workpiece is activated (e.g., heated) to a softening temperature and a portion extruded into... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080236721 - Method for stretching polymer film and device for recovering slit film edge: A rear end portion of a leading TAC film and a front end portion of a following TAC film are connected using a double-sided adhesive tape and a single-sided adhesive tape. A laser welding device emits a welding laser beam along a welding line onto the films. Owing to the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080236722 - Fibrous product and method and apparatus for making the product: A nonwoven fibrous insulation product has at least a bi-modal fiber diameter distribution designed to provide the product with selected thermal insulating and physical performance properties that are affected by fiber diameter such as rigidity and recovery properties. The product is made by: forming two or more fiber groupings that... Agent: Johns Manville

20080236723 - Production method of dielectric ceramic composition and production method of electronic device: A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition at least including a main component including a dielectric oxide having perovskite-type crystal structure expressed by a formula ABO3 (note that in the formula, “A” indicates one or more elements selected from Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, and that “B” indicates one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080236724 - Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes molding a honeycomb body having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction, firing the molded body placed on a spacer disposed on a bottom plate of a firing jig and bonding a plurality of the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080236725 - Primer composition for glass bonding: A one component bonding agent, method of using and articles produced therefrom, comprising from about 3 to 60% by weight of the total primer weight, of a first polymer, the first polymer comprising the reaction product of from about 15 to 85% by weight, based on the total weight of... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company / Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080236726 - Process for manufacturing elastomeric tire components: A process for manufacturing an elastomeric tire component includes the steps of a) preparing an elongated element including a cross-linkable elastomeric material by feeding it to an extruding device having a plurality of units, each having a respective thermal inertia, and b) delivering the elongated element onto a building support,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080236727 - Liquid crystalline medium and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel: p

20080236728 - Laminating roller assembly, credential substrate laminator and method of laminating a credential substrate: A laminating roller assembly comprises a frame, a movable support supported by the frame, a laminating roller and a lift mechanism. The laminating roller is attached to the movable support. The lift mechanism is attached to the frame and is configured to move the movable support and the attached laminating... Agent: Brian D. Kaul Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080236729 - Bonding method for laminated piezoelectric element: A laminated piezoelectric element includes plural internal electrodes which are laminated and has a dead area at outer regions thereof. The laminated piezoelectric element has first and second end surfaces in an expansion direction thereof. On bonding a first bonded surface of a piezoelectric element fixing portion to the first... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080236730 - Web fluting apparatus and method of forming open core web elements: A continuous, fully automated and highly productive system for the production of open core elements utilizes a fluting method and related apparatus effective for providing large pitch flutes for the input webs used in forming the core elements. A wide variety of core elements can be produced for uses ranging... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080236731 - Thermo-encapsulating apparatus for providing a separator enveloping an electrode of an electrical energy storage device and method: An apparatus and method for cutting and heat sealing separator materials enveloping individually shaped electrode is described. The electrodes can be cathodes, anodes or other active components for incorporation into batteries, capacitors, and other implantable medical devices.... Agent: Greatbatch Ltd.

20080236732 - method for the production of a steganographic image on a printing material: A method for the production of a steganographic image on a printing material includes bringing the printing material into contact with a transfer film after an adhesive raster corresponding to the steganographic image was previously applied to the printing material and/or the transfer film.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080236733 - Multi-layer web and method for making automation-compatible multipage inserts: A multi-layer web and method for making an automation-compatible multi-layer web from a continuous web, where the multi-layer web can be separated into a plurality of inserts, such as booklets. The multi-layer web is constructed with adhesive and perforations such that it can be conveniently fed through an automated machine... Agent: Jas[er W. Dpclreu Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080236734 - Sheet sticking apparatus and sticking method: Wafers W are supported respectively on inner tables 52 of a table 13, and after a strip of sheet S is fed out to the upper surface side of the wafers W, a press roller 14 imparts a press force. The adhesive sheet S is cut along the outer periphery... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080236735 - Wearing article and method of manufacturing the same: A wearing article 4(A to D) includes a main body 5(A to D) having a front part P, a back part Q and a crotch part R coupling the front part P and the back part Q. The main body 5(A to D) includes a pair of waist edges T... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080236737 - Diaper including ink-printed substrate web: A disposable diaper including an ink-printed substrate web exhibiting ink rub-off resistance. The substrate web is printed with an ink composition to form an ink film on the substrate web. The ink film is coated with a coating composition to form a coating film on the ink film. At least... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20080236736 - Image forming apparatus, image forming system, paper feeding apparatus, image recording medium, and method of manufacturing image recording medium: A recording medium is conveyed through a conveyer path. A recording-medium selecting unit selects either one of a non-transparent recording medium and a transparent recording medium, and conveys a selected recording medium to the conveyer path. An image selecting unit selects an image to be formed on the recording medium... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236738 - Bonded sputtering target and methods of manufacture: Methods for manufacturing sputtering target assemblies by bonding target materials to backing plates using metals and alloys in powder form to achieve substantially 100% bonding at temperatures achieved in a vacuum hot press.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080236740 - Method and system for manufacturing solar panels using an integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions: A solar panel apparatus and method. The apparatus has an optically transparent member comprising a predetermined thickness and an aperture surface region. The apparatus has a solar cell coupled to a portion of the optically transparent member. In a specific embodiment, the solar cell includes a transparent polymeric member and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080236739 - Method of applying a constrained layer damping material: In a method of applying a constrained layer damping material 18 to a component 16, the material 18 is placed on the component 16, and pressure is applied over substantially the entire area of the material 18 for not less than 5 minutes and not more than 8 hours, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080236741 - Batch method for coupling flexible-graphite laminated plates to at least a plastic film: The present invention relates to a batch method for coupling flexible-graphite laminated plates to at least a plastic film, comprising the steps of providing a flexible-graphite laminated plate, supplying in a discontinuous manner the plates to a calendar for applying at least a plastic film supporting an adhesive layer, calendering... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080236742 - Densification of compressible layers during electrode lamination: A compressible and deformable layer is densified and laminated to a layer of a material that is relatively resistant to stretching. The densification and bonding take place in a single step. As used in fabrication of electrodes, for example, electrodes for double layer capacitors, a deformable and compressible active electrode... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20080236743 - Apparatus for removing a polarizer and method thereof: An apparatus for removing a polarizer of a liquid crystal display includes a roller portion including a rotating exfoliating roller and a gripping portion disposed on the exfoliating roller and gripping an edge of the polarizer, and a roller moving portion exfoliating the polarizer from a liquid crystal panel, the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080236744 - Plasma etching equipment: To provide a plasma processing equipment that can reduce the particles or contamination in a sample by suppressing the occurrence of an abnormal electric discharge during processing. The plasma processing equipment that employs a plasma process using a halogen-based gas in fabricating a semiconductor device, wherein a plasma sprayed coating... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080236745 - Method and apparatus for fabricating or altering microstructures using local chemical alterations: A method and apparatus for fabricating or altering a microstructure use means for heating to facilitate a local chemical reaction that forms or alters the submicrostructure.... Agent: Moser, Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080236746 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate mounting stage on which focus ring is mounted: A substrate processing apparatus that can prevent a heat transfer sheet from becoming attached to a focus ring mounting surface of a substrate mounting stage. The substrate mounting stage is disposed in a housing chamber of the substrate processing apparatus, and a substrate is mounted on the substrate mounting stage.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236747 - Gas analyzing apparatus and substrate processing system: A gas analyzing apparatus includes a measurement chamber having a mounting member for mounting thereon a substrate on which a sample is adsorbed; a depressurizing mechanism for depressurizing the inside of the measurement chamber; and a heating unit for heating the substrate having the adsorbed sample thereon and mounted on... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236748 - Plasma processing apparatus: In a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber, a high-frequency power supply needed for plasma production, a unit that feeds a gas to the processing chamber, a shower plate, an exhausting unit that depressurizes the processing chamber, a stage on which a sample to be processed is placed, and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080236749 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to face each other, a high frequency power supply unit for applying a high frequency power to either the first electrode or the second electrode, a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236750 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a first electrode and a second electrode attached to the processing chamber via an insulator. To generate a plasma of a processing gas in the processing space, a high frequency power supply unit applies to the first electrode a high frequency power... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236751 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus wherein a layer structure consisting of plural layers formed in stack one upon another on a semiconductor wafer placed on the sample holder located in the process chamber, is etched with plasma generated in the process chamber by supplying high frequency power to the electrode disposed... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080236752 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus capable of, over a prolonged period of time, controlling a decrease in the value of a DC current flowing within an accommodating compartment. The plasma processing apparatus comprises an accommodating compartment adapted to accommodate a substrate and perform a plasma treatment thereon, a high-frequency power source... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236753 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a high frequency electrode provided in the processing chamber; a high frequency power supply for applying a high frequency power to the high frequency electrode; a facing electrode attached to the processing chamber in an electrically floating state; and a facing ground... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236754 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus, which generates a plasma by a radio frequency discharge in a processing chamber, includes a first member having a first front surface facing the plasma, and a first mating surface extending from the first front surface; and a second member having a second front surface that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080236755 - Single-wafer type substrate processing apparatus having a carry-in port provided with first and second placement tables arranged in a line: A single-wafer type substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of process modules connected to a substrate transfer chamber; a carry-in port having a plurality of first placement tables arranged in a horizontal direction so that a substrate carrier is placed thereon; a second placement table installed on the left or... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20080236756 - Web welding system: An object of the present invention is to provide a welding system wherein the positional accuracy of welding and the quality of welding are improved. The present welding system includes an ultrasonic welder for welding a plurality of webs W together while carrying the webs W. The ultrasonic welder includes:... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080236757 - Sheet laminating apparatus: The present invention relates to a sheet laminating apparatus for laminating plural sheet articles. The transmitting speed of the sheet laminating apparatus is determined according to the thickness of the sheet articles. By adjusting the transmitting speed, the possibility of getting jammed is minimized. A laminating time upper limit is... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080236758 - Pagewidth digital printer incorporating bindery: Provided is a wall-mountable pagewidth printer and glue wheel assembly which includes a support structure defining a media path, print engines arranged on the support structure to print on sheets of media passing along the media path, and a media feed assembly for feeding the sheets of media along said... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080236759 - Steam corrugator system: A system is configured to process steam. The system includes a steam supply line, a corrugator system, a heat sink, and one or more return lines. The corrugator system includes two corrugating rolls. The corrugating rolls each have a plurality of bores formed therethrough. The bores extend substantially longitudinally through... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080236760 - Wall board tape and mastic dispenser construction: A dispenser for a flexible drywall joint tape and an adhesive mastic for securing such tape to adjacent edges of abutting wall boards comprises a housing within which is a chamber into which mastic from a source thereof may be introduced via an inlet. The housing has two spaced apart... Agent: Mccolloch PLC

20080236761 - Credential substrate laminator having a cartridge position adjustment mechanism: One embodiment of a substrate laminator comprises a housing that includes a cartridge receiver, a substrate transport, a cartridge and a cartridge position adjustment mechanism. The substrate transport mechanism is configured to feed substrates along the processing path in a lengthwise direction. The cartridge is received in the cartridge receiver... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080236762 - Metering device and auxiliary film applicator for a metering device: A metering device which, for the purpose of forming an adhesive medium sump (21), is associated with an application roller (16), having at least one film applicator (36), a pull-off edge (50) of said film applicator (36) extending in a metering gap (28) formed between the application roller (16) and... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman