Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 03/09

20090078357 - Method for monitoring for cracking in a componant: A method of monitoring cracking in a component comprises forming a component with a simultaneously formed elongate hole that is internal to the component. A connector having a throughway is attached to the component such that the throughway is in fluid communication with the elongate hole. The elongate hole is... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090078358 - Thick film green sheet slurry, production method of thick film green sheet slurry, production method of thick film green sheet and production methods of thick film green sheet and electronic device: A thick film green sheet slurry, a production method of thick film green sheet slurry, a production method of a thick film green sheet, a thick film green sheet and a production method of an electronic device are provided; by which coating of a relatively thick film becomes possible, a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090078359 - Magnetic marking system, method and machine for producing the same: The invention relates to a marking system comprising wires exhibiting ultrasoft ferromagnetic properties. Said wires are arranged on or in a carrier and are associated with pre-established parallel positions which are separated by a constant gap according to a pre-established frame. The wires can be present or absent in each... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090078360 - Method of manufacturing apparatus for spatial and temporal control of temperature on a substrate: An apparatus for control of a temperature of a substrate has a temperature-controlled base, a heater, a metal plate, a layer of dielectric material. The heater is thermally coupled to an underside of the metal plate while being electrically insulated from the metal plate. A first layer of adhesive material... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090078361 - Modular head lamination device and method: To fabricate a composite item, a first end effector is selected from a plurality of end effectors to apply tows to a form. The first end effector includes an integrated creel configured to store spools of the tow on an assembly of spindles. The assembly of spindles is substantially parallel... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20090078362 - Process for forming curved thermoplastic composite material: A process for forming curved thermoplastic composite material. According to an illustrative embodiment, the process includes providing a length of straight thermoplastic material; pre-forming the length of straight thermoplastic material into a selected cross-sectional configuration; pressing the length of the straight thermoplastic material; and imparting a curved shape to the... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090078363 - Labeling machine, a vacuum drum for use in a labeling machine, and a method of using a labeling machine having a vacuum drum: A labeling machine, a vacuum drum for use in a labeling machine, and a method of using a labeling machine having a vacuum drum. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20090078364 - Method and device for performing transfer printing on printed sheets of paper: There is provided a method and a device for performing transfer printing on printed sheets of paper, capable of reliably transferring patterns at predetermined positions on the printed sheets. The device includes a transfer section that conveys a transfer film while conveying the printed sheets and repeatedly transfers patterns of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090078365 - Apparatus for and method of manufacturing photosensitive laminated body: A manufacturing apparatus has a reel-out mechanism, a processing mechanism, a label bonding mechanism, a reservoir mechanism, a peeling mechanism, a substrate feed mechanism, an attachment mechanism, and a base peeling mechanism. A cooling mechanism is disposed between the attachment mechanism and the base peeling mechanism, for cooling an attached... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090078366 - Manufacturing method of optical sheets for display: The present invention provides a fabrication method which promotes adhesion of sheet materials when bonding a plurality of optical sheets into a compound sheet and provides a manufacturing method of optical sheets suitable for liquid crystal display units and the like. A manufacturing method according to one aspect of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090078367 - Pneumatically actuated infrared welding method and apparatus: An infrared light source focuses infrared energy onto a work surface through the open end of a concentrator. The open end of the concentrator includes an elastomeric seal for sealably coupling the end of the concentrator directly to a work piece. Pneumatic pressure is applied through the concentrator and the... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090078368 - Method of producing copper-clad laminate, method of producing coverlay, and method of producing flexible printed circuit board: A method of producing a copper-clad laminate by laminating a copper foil on a polyimide layer, wherein the polyimide layer is produced by imidating a polyamide acid which is obtained by reacting one of an aromatic diacid anhydride and alicyclic diacid anhydride and one of an aliphatic diamine and alicyclic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090078369 - Method and apparatus for forming insulated rotor conductors: An apparatus is disclosed for forming an insulated rotor conductor by bonding an insulating material onto a single side of a flat electrical conductor under controlled heat and mechanical pressure. The rotor conductor is suitable for assembly into the rotor assembly of a rotating electrical machine such as an alternating... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090078370 - Method of separating non-metallic material using microwave radiation: A method of high speed cutting of non-metallic materials (14), preferably glass, is described. In the inventive method a concentrated microwave radiation (1) with appropriate frequency and power density is chosen so as to accomplish heating of at least one selected area (2) of the body at the required separating... Agent: Floyd B. Carothers Carothers And Carothers

20090078371 - Optical pressure-sensitive adhesive, pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film, image display, and method for separating pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film: wherein A1 and A2 are different functional groups, one of A1 and A2 shows reactivity or interaction with the functional group (F) of the base polymer, R1 is an optionally substituted alkylene group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and/or an optionally substituted phenylene group, and R2 and R3 are... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090078373 - Apparatus for manufacturing flat-panel display: Disclosed herein is a flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing apparatus for performing a desired process for a substrate positioned in a chamber after establishing a vacuum atmosphere in the chamber. The vacuum chamber is divided into a chamber body and an upper cover to ensure easy opening/closing operations of the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090078372 - Vacuum processing apparauts: A vacuum processing apparatus having an improved wafer processing efficiency and an improved working efficiency is provided. The vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum container in which a specimen is processed with plasma generated from a processing gas supplied to the vacuum container; a transfer container through which the specimen... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090078374 - Apparatus and methods for transporting and processing substrates: There is described apparatus and methods for transporting and processing substrates including wafers as to efficiently produce at reasonable costs improved throughput as compared to systems in use today. A key element is the use of a transport chamber along the sides of processing chambers for feeding substrates into a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090078375 - Plasma processing apparatus and method: A plasma processing apparatus includes in a processing chamber, a sample stage, a bell jar, a coil antenna, a Faraday shield, and a gas ring member located below a skirt portion of the bell jar and above the sample stage. The gas ring member supplies a process gas to a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090071588 - Method of manufacturing hermetically sealed container: The method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed container improved is provided. The height of each location of a bonding member is measured across all the extending directions of the bonding member. The control computer decides a pressing force of a pressing cylinder for pressing and deforming the substrate so that... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090071589 - Glass laminate containing poly vinyl acetal: A process comprises constructing a sub-assembly including a rigid layer and a poly (vinyl acetal) interlayer in a vacuum bag or vacuum press; applying vacuum to the vacuum bag or vacuum press for a maximum of 30 to 60 minutes while maintaining the sub-assembly at a temperature between 10° C.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090071590 - Methods and manufacturing of a composite shock-absorbing structure thereof: A composite shock-absorbing material comprised of kernel material, winding material, and a resin layer, and where the kernel material is spiraled by the winding material. A resin layer covers both the surfaces of both the kernel material and the winding material. Hence, the composite shock-absorbing material of the present invention... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090071592 - Apparatus and methods for forming composite stiffeners and reinforcing structures: Methods of forming an elongated composite structural member are provided. One method includes, providing a substantially elongated mandrel having an exterior surface exhibiting a desired geometry. Laying up a first ply of preimpregnated fiber reinforced material over the mandrel. Applying a force to the first ply to establish a desired... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20090071591 - Process for applying a coating film onto a surface of a lens substrate: A process for applying a coated or uncoated film onto a first main surface of a lens substrate which can be implemented in a short period of time without any risk of deformation of the lens substrate and which avoids overheating of a temperature sensitive coating borne by a second... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20090071593 - Pultrusion apparatus and method: A method and apparatus for pultrusion of polyurethane resin is provided. The method comprises impregnating fibres with polyurethane resin to produce polyurethane impregnated fibres, and then pulling the polyurethane impregnated fibres through a pultrusion die. The pultrusion die defines a pultrusion path with a heated reaction zone of from about... Agent: Larson & Anderson, LLC

20090071594 - Method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a composite laminate: A method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a multi-layer composite laminate. Layers of material made up of z-axis fiber and y-axis fibers are automatically transported into a z-fiber deposition machine having a housing with upper and lower surfaces. Z-axis apertures are formed in the respective upper and lower surfaces.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090071595 - Assembly process and plastic composite tube: Process for assembling, by fusion bonding using IR laser radiation, plastic multilayer tapes that comprise an oriented layer that is transparent to the radiation and a layer that absorbs this radiation, the tapes being fusion-bonded using the same technique to a plastic preformed support. Composite tube resulting from the fusion... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090071596 - Mandrel-wound flocculant-containing fiber filtration tubes: Fiber filtration tubes containing flocculant are produced by winding a preformed mat of natural fibers about a mandrel. The tubes may be joined end to end to produce products of significant length, and are highly suitable in removing even very fine sediment during use in erosion control.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090071597 - Apparatus and methods for forming composite stiffeners and reinforcing structures: Method of forming a curved composite structure are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting at least one ply of preimpregnated material on a first surface of a curved mandrel. The first surface of the mandrel has a first radius of curvature. The mandrel further has at least one... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20090071598 - Method of producing resin sheet: In the method of producing a resin sheet of the present invention, a first resin material and a second resin material are stacked and pressed by an emboss roller and a nip roller, thereby transferring irregularities on the surface of the emboss roller to the first resin material and closely... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090071599 - Method for manufacturing a printed-wiring board having a resistive element: A method for manufacturing a printed-wiring board having an organic resin insulating layer and a metal wiring layer and having a film-like resistive element formed on the metal wiring layer thereof, the method including: disposing a metal wiring layer on one surface of one organic resin insulating layer 1 to... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090071600 - Method for producing disposable worn article: A method for producing a T-shaped worn article, which produces less wasted material. A web W is slit along a predetermined first cut-off line CL, thereby separating the web W into a first separate sheet W1 and a second separate sheet W2. The first separate sheet W1 and the second... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090071601 - Microlens windows and interphased images for packaging and printing and methods for manufacture: The method for making a container includes providing a first heated conveyor having a first belt, the first belt including a plurality of heated shoes; providing a second conveyor having a second belt, the first belt and the second belt being substantially overlapping to provide a nip between at least... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20090071602 - Light-curing thermoplastic epoxy resin adhesive: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising a cycloaliphatic epoxide compound, a monovalent alcohol, a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the molar ratio of the epoxide groups of the cycloaliphatic epoxide to the hydroxyl groups of the monovalent alcohol is 0.9:1.0 to 4.0:1.0 and the hydroxyl functionality of all organic... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090071603 - Method of manufacturing printed circuit board and electromagnetic bandgap structure: A method of manufacturing a 4-layered printed circuit board by one-time stacking process is disclosed. In particular, the printed circuit board manufacturing method includes adhering copper clad laminates (CCL) to both surfaces of a foam tape; forming an inner layer circuit pattern on one of both copper thin layers of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090071604 - Glass laminate containing ionomer: A non-autoclave process for producing a glass laminate comprises applying a sub-assembly including a rigid layer and an ionomer interlayer in a vacuum bag or vacuum press under vacuum followed by heating, cooling, and releasing vacuum.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090071605 - Method for depositing a film using a charged particle beam, method for performing selective etching using the same, and charged particle beam equipment therefor: Certain film deposition and selective etching technology may involve scanning of a charged particle beam along with a deposition gas and etching gas, respectively. In conventional methods, unfortunately, the deposition rate or the selective ratio is oftentimes decreased depending on optical system setting, scan spacing, dwell time, loop time, substrate,... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20090071606 - Alignment system for positioning tire beads onto a tire core side wall: A combination of a plurality of equal spaced permanent magnets that are each fitted into a magnet cup formed into a cavity mold side outer surface that is immediately opposite to a slot formed around an outer edge of the inner surface of the cavity mold side, leaving a thin... Agent: M. Reid Russell

20090071607 - Splicing device to join together two web materials, unwinding device comprising said splicing device: A splicing device to join a first web material coming from a reel being fed (BA), to a second web material (NB), coming from a reel standing by (BB), comprising two heads (107A, 127A; 107B, 127B), each of which comprises: a roller (129A; 129B) associated with a clamping bar (143A,... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090071608 - All-round labelling apparatus: A labelling machine for labelling containers may include at least a container feed means, a labelling region, a container removal means, and at least one labelling unit for processing labels from the roll. The labelling unit may comprise at least one label roll, a label feeder, a cutting device, a... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090071609 - Method and systems for the automated manufacture of composite doors: Disclosed are automated processes and systems for the assembly of composite doors, and doors made using such processes and systems. The automated process may comprise a continuous series of steps allowing individual doors to be made in tandem, rather than in batch. The process may allow for the automation of... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20090065119 - Method of forming a conduit: A method of continuously forming heated conduit includes performing a tape for winding onto a spiral pipeline former. At least one conductor is positioned adjacent to the centreline of and parallel with a thin polymer ribbon. The ribbon is folded in half to encapsulate the conductors. The folded ribbon is... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090065120 - Bonding sheet applying apparatus and method: A bonding sheet applying apparatus of the present invention includes an applying stage for supporting a board, an applying unit having a bonding-sheet supplying device for supplying a bonding sheet to above the board supported by the applying stage and an applying head provided above the board so as to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090065121 - Water based adhesive: An adhesive composition of between 10-70% by weight of a latex emulsion, between 30-80% by weight of an acrylic, between 0.05-5% by weight of a surfactant, and between 1-50% by weight of water, and an adhesive application system for applying the adhesive composition having the adhesive, a propellant, a pressure... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20090065122 - Fluid enveloping device and method for enveloping fluid with thin films: An fluid enveloping device includes a housing having a vacuum chamber; a valve for blocking off the communication of the vacuum chamber and atmospheric environment; a vacuum pump module connected to the vacuum chamber for extracting air until the vacuum chamber is close to a vacuum state; a die holder... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090065123 - Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire: Provided is a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire, which is capable of reducing tire failure without leading to reduction in productivity, the method including: folding a cylindrical film made of thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition into a sheet shape; stacking rubber layers on both surfaces of the folded... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090065124 - Method for the anticorrosion coating and the thermally insulating coating of tubular bodies and conduits for the transport of fluid and apparatus for implementing such method: Method for the anticorrosion and thermally insulating coating of tubular bodies and conduits for the transport of fluids, comprising the following stages in sequence. a) positioning on a tubular body (1, 17, 17′, 17″) requiring coating a series of devices (2, 4, 5, 5′, 5″) for automatic coating of such... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090065125 - Method of disposing a tubular sleeve on a supporting element and apparatus to put said method into practice: A tubular covering sleeve for electric-cable joints is disposed on a supporting element causing radial expansion of said sleeve (2) starting from axially opposite end portions (7a) of the sleeve (2) itself. The tubular sleeve (2) in a radially expanded condition is installed on the supporting element (3). A apparatus... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090065126 - Sheet sticking apparatus and sticking method: A sheet sticking apparatus 10 comprises a sheet feed-out unit 12 for feeding out an adhesive sheet S to a position facing a surface of a semiconductor wafer W, and a press roller 14 for imparting a press force to the adhesive sheet S to stick the adhesive sheet S... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090065127 - Method of manufacturing membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell, in which a binder is spray-coated on a surface of a polymer film, a catalyst slurry is bar-coated on a surface of an electrolyte membrane, bonded on the binder, to form a catalyst electrode layer,... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090065128 - Method for manufacturing a solar module: A method for manufacturing a back seat for a solar cell module is disclosed, which method comprises a first step for unwinding a PET film wound on a roller; a second step for applying an adhesive on one surface of the unwound PET film; a third step for passing an... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090065129 - Method of covering a flower pot or floral grouping: A method for covering a flower pot with a sheet of material or a pot cover. At least a portion of a sheet of material, or the inner surface of the pot cover and/or the outer surface of the flower pot is provided with a bonding material such that upon... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090065130 - Positive pressure shear impregnator and wetout: Systems and methods are described where at least one roller (e.g., a kicker roller) is used to impregnate fibers (i.e., a charge or reinforcement) with a liquid resin (i.e., matrix) by eliminating air from the resin and fibers as they enter a pressurized zone. Air is forced out as the... Agent: Canady & Lortz LLP

20090065131 - Method of and apparatus for manufacturing multi-layer optical information recording medium: A transfer layer on a surface of a mold has a thickness distribution along the radius direction that the layer is thick in an inner round portion but is gradually thinner toward an outer round portion. An adhesive layer is formed between a surface of a signal substrate which bears... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090065132 - Method of forming optical waveguide: Parallel-aligned core layers are formed by patterning a core sheet laminated on a base plate, and a clad/core bonded body is formed by laminating a cladding sheet. The base plate is peeled from one surface of the clad/core bonded body and a dicing tape is pasted on the other surface... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090065133 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for dicing and dicing method: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for dicing comprising a substrate layer and an active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the substrate layer, in which the active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction before irradiation with an active energy ray of 50%... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090065134 - Method of making members with a thermal break: Method of forming members from thermally conductive components which have a gap therebetween. The gap is bridged and the conductive components integrated into a composite member by a reinforced polymer. This provides a thermal break which inhibits the flow of heat between the conductive components of the member. This construction... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20090065135 - Floor covering having thermally modified patterned textile layer: The present mat has a textile upper surface that has been thermally modified in a patternwise arrangement, such that the patterned areas have an abrasive feel ideal for scraping dirt from footwear. Such abrasive feel, or harsh hand, is due to the thermal modification of the heat-treated yarns, which may... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20090065136 - Foaming methods for making cellular thermoplastic materials: Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090065137 - Method of manufacturing rotation detector having encapsulated biasing magnet and magnetic sensor: A rotation detector includes a semiconductor chip, a nonmagnetic case body, a biasing permanent magnet and a nonmagnetic cap fixed to the case body, wherein the case body has a joint surface, and the cap has an inside surface in contact with the joint surface. A method of manufacturing the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090065138 - Manufacture of environmentally safe cards: Methods and systems for manufacturing environmentally-safe cardstock for cards are provided. An environmentally safe core material may be printed with content using environmentally safe ink. Further, a layer of environmentally safe laminate material and annotation material may be applied to the core material. The layer is adhered to the core... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090065139 - Method and apparatus for laminating ultraviolet curing type waveguide material: A base plate (31) and an ultraviolet curing type waveguide material (32) are interposed between a pair of films (41, 42), a portion between the pair of films is decompressed or an external pressure is applied to the films, thereby laminating the ultraviolet curing type waveguide material on the base... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090065140 - Active energy beam-curable adhesive composition: The present invention relates to an active energy beam-curable adhesive composition having excellent adhesive power under high temperature and high humidity conditions and causing little coloration even when used for a long period of time. The active energy beam-curable adhesive composition of the present invention comprises (A) 5 to 50... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090065141 - Method for producing a non-slip coating: Method for producing a non-slip coating on a carrier (1) which is in the form of a sheet or can be unwound off a roll, for improving the friction-related treatment characteristics of the carrier (1) for subsequent treatment steps, such as for example cutting, stamping or folding processes, subsequent transport... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090065142 - Method of electrochemically fabricating multilayer structures having improved interlayer adhesion: Multi-layer microscale or mesoscale structures are fabricated with adhered layers (e.g. layers that are bonded together upon deposition of successive layers to previous layers) and are then subjected to a heat treatment operation that enhances the interlayer adhesion significantly. The heat treatment operation is believed to result in diffusion of... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20090065143 - Two-component epoxy adhesive composition: The ratio of the total number of amino groups of the amine compound to the total number of epoxy groups of the epoxy resins is 0.01:1 to 0.5:1. The mixing of the two components a) and b) results in a wash-off resistant composition. Said wash-off resistant composition results upon heat-curing... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090065144 - Protective tape separation method and protective tape separation apparatus: A surface height of a protective tape joined to a wafer mounted and held on a separation table is detected, an operation amount of approaching a joining member to the protective tape until a separation tape wound around the joining member contacts the protective tape based on detected information, the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090065145 - Plasma processing apparatus and method capable of adjusting temperature within sample table: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber disposed within a vacuum vessel for forming therein a plasma, a sample table disposed beneath the processing chamber for mounting on its upper surface a workpiece to be processed, an electrode disposed within the sample table for allowing application of high frequency... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090065146 - Plasma processing apparatus: Gas delivery ports 15 are equidistantly formed at a plurality of positions along the inner wall of the chamber 1 and are connected through gas feed passages 14 to an annular communication passage 13. The annular communication passage 13 is formed of a gap defined by step portions 18 and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090065147 - Plasma processing apparatus: This invention is a plasma processing apparatus including: a processing vessel having: a plasma generating space in which a plasma is generated, and a processing space in which a substrate is placed and is subjected to a plasma process; a gas supplying plate arranged in the processing vessel so as... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090065148 - Methods and apparatus for igniting a low pressure plasma: A plasma ignition apparatus configured to strike a plasma in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The apparatus includes an ignition electrode configured to strike a plasma from a gas mixture at a strike frequency. The apparatus also includes at least one powered electrode configured to sustain the plasma at... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090065149 - Tape cutting device and tape feeder changing carriage: p

20090065150 - Labeling apparatus: There is disclosed labeling apparatus including a portable labeler having a handle that can be suspended using a hanger assembly. The hanger assembly suspends the labeler so that the labeler is in a position ready to apply a label and with the handle at an attitude to be conveniently grasped... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation

20090065151 - Printer-labeler and labeler: When a label on a conveyor belt is detected, there is performed a label sticking process of making a sticking mechanism take out the label and stick it to an article at a predetermined position, while when a defect of the label on the conveyor belt is detected before detecting... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090065152 - Adhesive chuck and substrate bonding apparatus: A substrate bonding apparatus includes a first chamber including a first surface plate on which a first substrate is supported, a second chamber spaced from the first chamber and including a second surface plate on which a second substrate to be bonded to the first substrate is supported, an adhesive... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090056852 - Method for manufacturing a colored electric wire: An electric wire whose outer surface has a portion to be colored as required is manufactured by forming a plurality of recesses on the portion of the outer surface of the electric wire, which has a core wire and an insulating jacket that covers an entire periphery of the core... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090056853 - Liquid crystal medium for polymerization alignment process and method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display having the same: A liquid crystal (LC) medium for polymerization alignment process includes at least a set of LC molecules, at least a set of reactive monomers, and at least one inhibitor at a concentration in a range of 0.01-1% wt of the reactive monomer. The inhibitor quenches polymerization of radicals of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090056854 - Method for manufacturing conductive composite material: A conductive composite material is provided, including: a base layer; a conductive fiber thin-film made of conductive fiber and formed on the base layer; and a mixture layer in which part of the conductive fiber is inserted into part of the base layer.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090056855 - Laminator, pressure membrane, and method for laminating component stacks: A pressure membrane, a method and a laminator for laminating components, in particular solar cell modules or laminated glass plates, through the combined application of pressure and heat. The laminator includes at least one laminating chamber that accommodates one or more component stacks, the chamber having a component support and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20090056856 - Synchronized temperature contol of plastic processing equipment: A system for processing plastic feed material includes a machine having a barrel and a screw that rotates in a repetitive cycle in the barrel. An induction winding encircles and extends along an outer surface of the barrel. A control system includes a controller that determines a duty cycle referenced... Agent: Roth,blair,roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

20090056857 - Method for producing a multidirectional fabric web: The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of a multidirectional fabric web. The object of the invention is to create a method for the continuous production of a multidirectional fabric web that has a material layer running in a longitudinal direction and thus has sufficient stability against... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090056858 - Method and apparatus for obtaining holograms and/or optical efects on laminar material: A method and apparatus for obtaining holograms and/or optical effects on a laminar material is provided. A die provided with an original pattern of a hologram or corresponding to a configuration that can provide an optical effect, is used by a superimposing and pressing on a lacquer layer applied on... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090056859 - Apparatus for converting a multi-ply paper product: An apparatus for providing a multi-ply embossed paper product having a first pressure roll; an embossing roll with a plurality of embossing protrusions, each embossing protrusion comprises a distal end; an adhesive application roll; a marrying roll; and a second pressure roll. The first pressure roll and the embossing roll... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090056860 - Method for converting a multi-ply paper product: A process for manufacturing a multi-ply paper product, the process having the steps of: providing a first paper web; providing a second paper web; and providing an apparatus. The apparatus includes: a first pressure roll; an embossing roll; a marrying roll; and a second pressure roll. The embossing roll has... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090056861 - Microfluidic pump and valve structures and fabrication methods: Plastic microfluidic structures having a substantially rigid diaphragm that actuates between a relaxed state wherein the diaphragm sits against the surface of a substrate and an actuated state wherein the diaphragm is moved away from the substrate. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic structures formed with... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090056862 - Dye receiving layer compositions for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets: The present invention relates to a dye receiving layer composition for thermal transfer image-receiving sheets which includes a resin containing a polyester produced by using an alcohol component containing 50 mol % or more of an alkyleneoxide adduct of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and an oxazoline group-containing compound. There are provided a composition... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090056863 - Method for making color changeable decorative material: A method for making a decorative material includes preparing a bearing sheet, mixing powders and golden oil together to form a mixed material, applying the mixed material onto the bearing sheet for forming a pattern on the bearing sheet, the pattern formed by the powders and the golden oil is... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090056864 - Sheet-fed rotary printing press and embossing method: A method that combines a cold film transfer method with an inline embossing apparatus within a sheet-fed printing press is provided. The method includes the step of applying an adhesive coating to image areas on a printed sheet using an application mechanism. The printed sheet with the adhesive is conducted... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090056865 - Adhesive and process for attaching and detaching articles: The present invention relates to using an adhesive and process for heating, curing, joining, attaching and detaching a part article from a body substrate structure. Described are polymeric adhesive compositions and methods of curing using a radiation apparatus for rapid adhesive bonding and attaching a fastener part to a structure... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20090056866 - Substrate bonding apparatus and method: A substrate bonding apparatus including a first chamber including a first surface plate on which a first substrate is received, a surface plate lift for lifting the first surface plate, a second chamber including a second surface plate on which a second substrate to be bonded to the first substrate... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090056867 - Method and device for manufacturing sheet-shaped body and method for manufacturing disposable absorbent article using the sheet-shaped body: A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped body in which a powder particle layer is sandwiched between a base sheet to which a bonding agent is applied and a covering sheet so as to be bonded into an integral body, is provided with the steps of: shifting the base sheet, the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090056868 - Adhesive bonding of vehicle external panels to reduce bond-line read-out: The bonding of polymeric panels with thermosetting adhesive compositions may lead to an unsightly image of the adhesive bond line on an external surface of the joined articles. This bond-line read-out is reduced or eliminated using an adhesive material with filler particles characterized by nanometer size clay platelets when the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090056869 - Introduction of nanoparticles: The invention relates to a method for joining objects made of metal, plastic or ceramic by means of heat input such as soldering or welding, wherein materials such as particles, in particular nanoparticles, elements, atoms, molecules or ions are introduced into the joint. It is proposed according to the invention... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20090056870 - Method of reinforcing a seam: A method of reinforcing a seam in a garment or other textile article includes the step of adhering a layer of substantially unidirectionally extensible elastic material along the length of the seam such that the material straddles the seam and the direction of extensibility of the material is generally aligned... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090056871 - Method for producing steel component integrally having rubber portion: To provide a method for producing a steel component integrally having a rubber portion without necessity to remove by a lathe turning a film formed on the surface of a steel component by a chemical conversion treatment and without deterioration of water-resistant adhesive property and anti-corrosion property during production steps... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090056872 - Labeling apparatus for applying wrap labels and method: A labeling apparatus for applying wrap labels includes a first conveyor section and a second conveyor section aligned with the first conveyor section thereby defining a conveying surface along which a package is conveyed in a conveying direction. The first conveyor section is spaced from the second conveyor section in... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090056873 - Polyurethane adhesive comprising silane groups and carbodiimide groups: An adhesive comprising a polyurethane and 0.0001 to 0.1 mol of carbodiimide groups per 100 g of polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane contains 0.0001 to 0.1 mol of hydroxysilane or alkoxysilane groups (silane groups for short) per 100 g of polyurethane.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090056874 - Lower electrode assembly for processing substrates: A lower electrode assembly includes an insulator and a lower electrode material. The lower electrode material includes a peripheral portion having three level surfaces. The first level surface supports a substrate having a predetermined width and length. The second level surface has a width that corresponds to the predetermined width... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090056875 - Enhanced stripping of low-k films using downstream gas mixing: The present invention pertains to methods for removing unwanted material from a work piece. More specifically, the invention pertains to stripping photo-resist material and removing etch-related residues from a semiconductor wafer during semiconductor manufacturing. Methods involve implementing a hydrogen plasma operation with downstream mixing with an inert gas. The invention... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Attn.: Novellus Systems, Inc.

20090056876 - Work processing system and plasma generating apparatus: A work processing system S is provided with a plasma generating unit PU including a microwave generator 20 for generating microwaves of 2.45 GHz, a waveguide 10 for causing the microwaves to travel and a plasma generator 30 mounted on a surface of the waveguide 13 facing a work W;... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090056877 - Plasma processing apparatus: A vertical plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma process on a plurality of target objects together at a time includes an activation mechanism configured to turn a process gas into plasma. The activation mechanism includes a vertically elongated plasma generation box attached to a process container at a position... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090056878 - Transfer apparatus: A transfer apparatus includes a first magnetic member placed in a carrier, and a second magnetic member placed in a carrier supporting unit to oppose the first magnetic member from a position below the first magnetic member in the vertical direction, and having the same polarity as that of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090056879 - Tyre building drum: A tyre building drum is disclosed having first and second sets of deck segments, the segments (11, 12) of the sets alternating in a circumferential direction in the expanded deck, such that a pair of segments of said first set lie immediately circumferentially adjacent, and on opposite circumferential sides respectively... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090056880 - Device for applying identification tags around a moving lineal object on a continuous flow basis: A continuous flow of a lineal object such as wire, banding or twine is tagged with the device of this invention with an adhesive-backed tag that is folded around the lineal object as it passes underneath and thru the device.... Agent: Jeffrey S. Roberts, President Harvest Tec, Inc.

20090056881 - Device for adhering together continuous sheets of paper: To this end, the apparatus which has an upper paper line 1 along which a continuous upper paper web 2 having a pattern printed thereon is driven to travel by a drive unit, a lower paper line 3 along which a continuous lower paper 4 web having a pattern printed... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090056882 - Welding arrangement for plastic components: The welding arrangement for plastic components comprises a base member (1), a primary member (12) abutting onto the base member, the primary member being provided with a first positioning feature (21, 22) that engages a corresponding first positioning feature (61a, 62a) provided on the base member and a secondary member... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates