Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080264568 | GREENSHEET VIA REPAIR/FILL TOOL - A method and apparatus are provided for filling vias in a product greensheet and/or repairing vias in a product greensheet. The method and apparatus utilize a transfer greensheet having filled vias in a fixed array, which vias are punched into the product greensheet to either repair or fill the via of the product greensheet. The method and apparatus employ position determining means such as a camera, a punch head and a corresponding punch die and an activating means to activate the punch head to punch the transfer greensheet via to fill the product greensheet via. The transfer greensheet has a fixed array of filled vias and a transfer greensheet station employs a fixed plate having a plurality of vacuum ports positioned in the non-via areas of the transfer greensheet which secures the transfer greensheet during the method. The product greensheet is held by a vacuum plate. | 10-30-2008 |
20090008020 | GREENSHEET VIA REPAIR/FILL TOOL - A method and apparatus are provided for filling vias in a product greensheet and/or repairing vias in a product greensheet. The method and apparatus utilize a transfer greensheet having filled vias in a fixed array, which vias are punched into the product greensheet to either repair or fill the via of the product greensheet. The method and apparatus employ position determining means such as a camera, a punch head and a corresponding punch die and an activating means to activate the punch head to punch the transfer greensheet via to fill the product greensheet via. The transfer greensheet has a fixed array of filled vias and a transfer greensheet station employs a fixed plate having a plurality of vacuum ports positioned in the non-via areas of the transfer greensheet which secures the transfer greensheet during the method. The product greensheet is held by a vacuum plate. | 01-08-2009 |
20090242614 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR REPOSITIONING SOLDER FILL HEAD - A tool and method is provided for repositioning a solder injection head. The tool includes a first moveable platform positioned on a first side of a workpiece chuck and a second moveable platform positioned on a second side of the workpiece chuck. A solder injection head has a seal configured to seal molten solder within the solder injection head when contacting a surface of the first moveable platform or the second moveable platform. The method includes moving a workpiece chuck and a starting platform to a position such that the starting platform is at a finishing position and a finishing platform is in a starting position. | 10-01-2009 |
20100084437 | Dispensing Assembly with a Controlled Gas Environment - Techniques for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, are provided. In accordance with aspects of the invention, a dispensing assembly dispenses the fusible material and a gas environment surrounding a portion of a seal structure of the dispensing assembly is controlled to regulate an oxidation rate of the fusible material. | 04-08-2010 |
20100084438 | Dispensing Assembly with an Injector Controlled Gas Environment - An apparatus for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dispensing assembly comprising a seal structure. The seal structure controls dispensing of the fusible material. One or more gas injectors are coupled to the dispensing assembly. Each of the one or more gas injectors is adapted to inject at least one gas to the dispensing assembly for controlling a gas environment surrounding at least a portion of the seal structure. An oxidation rate of the fusible material is controlled as a function of at least one characteristic of the at least one gas. | 04-08-2010 |
20100200197 | LIQUID COOLED COMPLIANT HEAT SINK AND RELATED METHOD - A heat sink and method for using the same for use in cooling an integrated circuit (IC) chip is provided herein. The heat sink includes a manifold block, a liquid-filled cooling system, and a compliant foil affixed to the manifold block and backed by a liquid in the closed loop cooling system. The pressure provided by the liquid behind the foil causes the foil to bow, and to conform to non-planarities in the surface of the IC chip, thus reducing air gaps and increasing thermal coupling between the IC chip and the heat sink. | 08-12-2010 |
20130320069 | METHOD FOR SHAPING A LAMINATE SUBSTRATE - A method for shaping a laminate substrate includes characterizing the laminate substrate for warpage characteristics. The laminate substrate is placed into a fixture with a correction to shape the laminate substrate based on the warpage characteristics. The laminate substrate is fluxed. A chip is placed onto the laminate substrate. The fixture is placed into a reflow furnace to join the chip and the laminate substrate. The fixture is removed from the reflow furnace. A warpage measurement is performed on the joined chip and laminate substrate. The correction may be modified if shorts are observed at the chip site. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323345 | FIXTURE FOR SHAPING A LAMINATE SUBSTRATE - A fixture for shaping a laminate substrate includes a trap ring, a base plate and a center button. The base plate includes a recess adapted to receive the laminate substrate. The center button is disposed in an opening in the base plate. The center button may be adjusted to shape the laminate substrate. | 12-05-2013 |
20140239569 | UNIVERSAL CLAMPING FIXTURE TO MAINTAIN LAMINATE FLATNESS DURING CHIP JOIN - A clamping apparatus and method for maintaining a workpiece flatness during processing includes a base having a planar surface for receiving a first workpiece. Two sets of opposing clamping mechanisms are mounted to the base and include a clamp head at a distal end of a rod extending from a housing in removable overlapping relation to the first workpiece. Each set of the clamp heads are in opposing spaced relationship to each other defining a second workpiece area, and the clamp heads are configured to mate with a top surface of the first workpiece. A biasing member is coupled to each of the housings and apply a downward vertical force to the housings, rods, and the clamp heads for applying a downward vertical pressure to the first workpiece. The first workpiece is thereby discouraged from thermally expanding in a vertical direction and is thermally expandable horizontally along the planar surface. | 08-28-2014 |
20150014836 | Electronic Module Assembly With Patterned Adhesive Array - An improved electronic module assembly and method of fabrication is disclosed. A patterned array of adhesive is deposited on a laminate, to which a chip is attached. Each region of adhesive is referred to as a lid tie. A lid is placed on the laminate, and is in contact with the lid ties. The lid ties serve to add stability to the laminate and reduce flexing during thermal processing and mechanical stress. | 01-15-2015 |
20150077944 | MULTICHIP MODULE WITH STIFFENING FRAME AND ASSOCIATED COVERS - A multichip module includes a carrier, a stiffening frame, a plurality of semiconductor chips, and a plurality of covers. The carrier has a top surface and a bottom surface configured to be electrically connected to a motherboard. The stiffening frame includes a plurality of openings that accept the plurality of semiconductor chips and may be attached to the top surface of the carrier with an adhesive that absorbs dimensional changes between the stiffening frame and the carrier. The semiconductor chips are concentrically arranged within the plurality of openings of the stiffening frame and the plurality of covers are attached to the stiffening frame so as to enclose the plurality of openings. | 03-19-2015 |
20150093859 | ELECTRONIC MODULE ASSEMBLY WITH PATTERNED ADHESIVE ARRAY - An improved electronic module assembly and method of fabrication is disclosed. A patterned array of adhesive is deposited on a laminate, to which a chip is attached. Each region of adhesive is referred to as a lid tie. A lid is placed on the laminate, and is in contact with the lid ties. The lid ties serve to add stability to the laminate and reduce flexing during thermal processing and mechanical stress. | 04-02-2015 |
20150136838 | METHOD FOR SHAPING A LAMINATE SUBSTRATE - A method including providing a laminate substrate, characterizing the laminate substrate for warpage characteristics, determining a horizontal plane distortion based on the warpage characteristics, and placing the laminate substrate into a fixture with an adjustment to correct the horizontal plane distortion, the adjustment being located in a center of the laminate substrate, wherein the adjustment contacts the laminate substrate. The method may further include fluxing the laminate substrate, placing a chip onto the laminate substrate, and placing the fixture into a reflow furnace to join the chip and the laminate substrate. | 05-21-2015 |
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20080234437 | Method for the Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Polymers Containing Double Bonds - The invention relates to a method for hydrogenating unsaturated polymers containing double bonds. According to said method, the unsaturated polymer that is provided in the form of latex is hydrogenated in the presence of a metal-containing colloid. | 09-25-2008 |
20080262387 | PUNCTURING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements. A signaling facility is also provided for signaling a transition of the securing facility to the triggering state and/or for signaling that the securing facility is in the triggering state. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound. | 10-23-2008 |
20090043325 | BLOOD LANCET WITH HYGIENIC TIP PROTECTION - The invention concerns lancets with a lancet needle, the tip of the lancet needle being embedded in an elastic material. Furthermore the invention concerns lancets where the tip of the lancet needle is surrounded by a hollow body which partially consists of an elastic material that can be pierced by the tip of the lancet needle during the lancing process and which reseals the tip of the lancet needle in the hollow body when it is retracted. In addition the invention concerns a lancet magazine in which the lancets are accommodated in individual chambers, each chamber having an opening through which the tip of the lancet needle can pass, which is sealed by an elastic material. Finally the invention concerns the use of an elastic material as a component of a lancet or a lancet magazine to maintain the sterility of at least the tip of a lancet needle in the unused state and to hygienically protect at least the tip of a lancet needle in the used state. | 02-12-2009 |
20090204138 | LANCET HAVING A GROUND TIP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING - A lancet made of lancet wire having a ground tip. The lancet has a first ground face and a further ground face, which are located at a defined angle relative to one another, the length of the lancet being at most 16 mm. Also disclosed is a method for producing lancets for taking blood for medical-analytical purposes, which have at least one ground face that is generated in a grinding procedure. A lancet wire is positioned using a positioning device in a defined grinding position relative to a grinding element of a grinding device, and the following method steps are performed in this sequence: drawing off the lancet wire from a roll and transporting it into the positioning device; fixing or securing the lancet wire in the positioning device; grinding the free end of the lancet wire using the grinding device to generate at least one ground face; and cutting off the free end of the lancet wire in a cutting position to form a lancet having a defined length. | 08-13-2009 |
20100121366 | Lancing device - A lancing device comprises a lancet drive to cause a lancet to effect a puncturing movement, a housing that encloses the lancet drive, and a touching element with an opening for applying a part of a body in which a prick wound is to be produced, the touching element being movable relative to the lancet drive for the purpose of adjusting the puncturing depth in a puncturing direction. The touching element is connected rotatably by means of a screw thread to an intermediate piece and is movable in the puncturing direction, while the intermediate piece is rotatable and movable relative to the housing. A guide prevents rotation of the touching element relative to the housing, and the touching element is enclosed by the intermediate piece at least over part of its length. | 05-13-2010 |
20100145376 | Puncturing system and lancet carrier tape - A puncturing system has a carrier tape carrying multiple lancets, a device housing comprising a conveying facility for moving the lancets into a usage position consecutively by moving the carrier tape in a conveying direction, a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in the usage position in a puncturing motion, an opening in the device housing for touching against a body part in which a puncture is to be made by the puncturing motion of one of the lancets, an actuation facility for driving the conveying facility, and an unlockable interlock comprising a stop that blocks further transport of the carrier tape as soon as one of the lancets has reached the usage position. | 06-10-2010 |
20110230891 | INSERTION DEVICE - There is disclosed an insertion device comprising an insertion needle holder and a drive mechanism for linearly moving the insertion needle holder in a puncturing direction. The insertion needle holder also includes at least one actuating element for actuating a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism converts a driving motion of the actuating element, which extends transversely or opposite to the puncturing direction, into a puncturing motion of the insertion needle holder. | 09-22-2011 |
20120035505 | SYSTEM FOR WITHDRAWING BLOOD - The present invention includes a system for withdrawing body fluids. The system includes a drive unit having a plunger which is moved from a resting position into a lancing position in order to carry out a lancing process and a lancing unit containing a lancet with a needle. The plunger and lancet are coupled together by a form fit in order to carry out a lancing process. The invention additionally concerns a method for temporarily extending a needle from a device for withdrawing body fluid as well as a lancing unit that can be attached to the drive unit. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035639 | REUSE PROTECTION FOR LANCET SYSTEM - A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid is described comprising a plurality of lancets each having a lancet body at the proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at the distal end of the lancet, where the proximal end of the lancet points in the direction of the proximal end of the housing of the lancet magazine and the distal end of the lancet is aligned in the direction of the distal end of the housing and the lancets in the unused state are completely surrounded by the housing. Furthermore, an extension unit is movably connected to the housing in such a manner that the housing can be extended by movement of the extension unit in the direction of the distal end of the housing such that the lancet is prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine. | 02-09-2012 |
20130066356 | PUNCTURING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means with which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining a test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof. The securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements. | 03-14-2013 |
20130239390 | ANALYTICAL DEVICE WITH LANCET AND TEST ELEMENT - The invention concerns an analytical device containing a lancet comprising a lancet needle and a lancet body, the lancet needle movable relative to the lancet body and the lancet body composed, in the area of the tip of the lancet needle, of an elastic material in which the tip of the lancet needle is embedded, and an analytical test element connected to the lancet body. The invention also concerns an analytical device containing a lancet comprising a lancet needle and a lancet body in the form of a hollow body in the area of the tip of the lancet needle and surrounds the tip of the lancet needle, the lancet needle movable relative to the lancet body and the hollow body composed at least partially of an elastic material, and an analytical test element connected to the lancet body. The invention concerns a process for manufacturing an analytical device. | 09-19-2013 |
20140135808 | SYSTEM FOR WITHDRAWING BLOOD - The present invention includes a system for withdrawing body fluids. The system includes a drive unit having a plunger which is moved from a resting position into a lancing position in order to carry out a lancing process and a lancing unit containing a lancet with a needle. The plunger and lancet are coupled together by a form fit in order to carry out a lancing process. The invention additionally concerns a method for temporarily extending a needle from a device for withdrawing body fluid as well as a lancing unit that can be attached to the drive unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20150150496 | Reuse Protection for Lancet System - A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid is described comprising a plurality of lancets each having a lancet body at the proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at the distal end of the lancet, where the proximal end of the lancet points in the direction of the proximal end of the housing of the lancet magazine and the distal end of the lancet is aligned in the direction of the distal end of the housing and the lancets in the unused state are completely surrounded by the housing. Furthermore, an extension unit is movably connected to the housing in such a manner that the housing can be extended by movement of the extension unit in the direction of the distal end of the housing such that the lancet is prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine. | 06-04-2015 |
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20080210640 | Process for eliminating nitrogenous organic compounds from salt-containing water - The invention relates to a process for eliminating nitrogenous organic compounds from a salt-containing water which contains more than 0.5% by weight of salt in the form of CaCl | 09-04-2008 |
20080227997 | Preparation of phosphorus-containing propoxylation products by using aluminium trichloride - The invention describes a process for preparing propoxylated, phosphorus-containing compounds using aluminium chloride catalyst. | 09-18-2008 |
20080306190 | Composition of matter based on alkyl benzyl esters - The present invention relates to ester mixtures composed of alkyl benzyl esters and of polybenzyl esters, in particular of trimellitic esters, to a process for preparation of these ester mixtures, and also to their use as plasticizers. | 12-11-2008 |
20090197998 | FAST-GELLING PLASTICIZER PREPARATIONS - The invention relates to fast-gelling plasticizer preparations comprising at least one aryl alkylsulfonate of the formula R | 08-06-2009 |
20110266507 | MELAMINE PHENYLPHOSPHONATE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to flame retardant polymer compositions which comprise melamine phenylphosphonates and mixtures with dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenanthrene derivatives. The compositions are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compounds based on polyfunctional epoxides or polycondensates like polyesters, polyamides and polycarbonates. | 11-03-2011 |
20110288206 | MELAMINE PHENYLPHOSPHINATE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to flame retardant polymer compositions which comprise melamine phenylphosphinates and mixtures with dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenanthrene derivatives. The compositions are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compounds based on polyfunctional epoxides or polycondensates like polyesters, polyamides and polycarbonates. | 11-24-2011 |
20120108712 | PHENYLPHOSPHONATE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to flame retardant polymer compositions which comprise mixtures of melamine or guanidine phenylphosphonates and mixtures with 2,2,6,6-tetraalkyl-piperidines. The mixtures are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compositions based on thermoplastic polymers. | 05-03-2012 |
20120177713 | NANO SILVER-ZINC OXIDE COMPOSITION - A new composite comprises (a) 10.1-99.9% by weight of elemental Ag and (b) 0.1-89.9% by weight of ZnO, wherein the sum of (a) and (b) makes 90% or more by weight of the composite and wherein the elemental Ag has a primary particle size of 10-200 nm and/or the ZnO has a primary particle size of 0.1 to below 50 μm and/or the composite has a particle size distribution of 0.1-50 μm and/or a BET surface area of 10-100 m2/g. The novel composite may be obtained by the steps (i) mixing a first mixture of at least one Ag-salt with a second mixture of at least one Zn-salt thereby forming a third mixture of Ag- and Zn-salts, (ii) adding the third mixture to a mixture of a carbonate source, (iii) co-precipitating of the Ag- and Zn-carbonates formed in step (ii), (iv) washing of the Ag- and Zn-carbonates and (v) thermal decompositing of the Ag- and Zn-carbonates. The novel composites are useful to impart antimicrobial properties to surfaces, articles or bulk compositions, especially to membrane systems for gas- or water separation. | 07-12-2012 |
20120264872 | LCST POLYMERS - The invention relates to LCST polymers and their preparation and use. | 10-18-2012 |
20120264879 | PRODUCING COATINGS BASED ON LCST POLYMERS - This invention relates to a process for producing coatings based on an LCST polymer and to formed articles obtainable by the process. | 10-18-2012 |
20130004454 | POLYURETHANE BLOCK COPOLYMER BASED ON POLY SILOXANE TENSIDE FOR MEMBRANES - Oligo- or polyurethane compounds of the formula (I) wherein k and n independently are numbers from 1 to 100, m is from the range 1-100, (X) is a block of formula (II) and (Y) is a block of the formula (III), (A) is a residue of an aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanate linker, (B) is a residue of a linear oligo- or polysiloxane containing alkanol end groups, and optionally further containing one or more aliphatic ether moieties, and (C) is an aromatic oligo- or polysulfone block, may advantageously be used as anti-adhesion additives in polymer compositions e.g. for membranes; related oligo- or polyurethanes wherein m is 0 are especially suitable for the preparation of antimicrobial water separation membranes. | 01-03-2013 |
20130035457 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BLOCK COPOLYMER - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a block copolymer comprising poly-arylene ether and polyalkylene oxide blocks, comprising the reaction of an HO-terminated poly-arylene ether with a monomeric alkylene oxide. | 02-07-2013 |
20130052277 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL ARTICLE - Disclosed is a process for preparing an antimicrobial article, wherein a silver colloid is formed in situ as a result of the components employed. The process comprises the steps of (i) providing a liquid, which contains a soluble polar polymer in a solvent selected from certain polar organic solvents; (ii) adding a silver salt selected from alpha-functionalized silver carboxylates to said liquid; (iii) allowing the mixture to react with formation of a silver colloid; and (iv) separating the solvent from the mixture and forming of the antimicrobial article. The antimicrobial articles thus obtained may be sheets, films, fibres, coating layers, and especially membranes like a semipermeable membrane for ultrafiltration, water separation or gas separation. | 02-28-2013 |
20130059952 | PHOSPHO-SUBSTITUTED ALKOXYAMINE COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to compounds of the group of so-called sterically hindered amines (HALS) which are substituted by phospho groups. The invention also relates to flame retardant compositions wherein these compounds are added to the polymer substrate. | 03-07-2013 |
20130072606 | MIXTURES OF SILVER AND ZINC OXIDE AS STABILIZER FOR FLAME-RETARDANT POLYAMIDES - Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising | 03-21-2013 |
20130105745 | AMINOGUANIDINEPHENYLPHOSPHINATE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS | 05-02-2013 |
20130338264 | CONDENSATION PRODUCTS OF MELAMINE AND PHENYLPHOSPHONIC ACID AND THEIR USE AS FLAME RETARDANTS - Condensation products of melamine and phenylphosphonic acid, a process for their preparation, their compositions with polymeric materials and their use as flame retardants in polymer substrates are provided. The compositions are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compounds based on polyfunctional epoxides or polycondensates, such as polyesters, polyamides and polycarbonates. | 12-19-2013 |
20140142213 | NANO SILVER-ZINC OXIDE COMPOSITION - A new composite comprises (a) 10.1-99.9% by weight of elemental Ag and (b) 0.1-89.9% by weight of ZnO, wherein the sum of (a) and (b) makes 90% or more by weight of the composite and wherein the elemental Ag has a primary particle size of 10-200 nm and/or the ZnO has a primary particle size of 0.1 to below 50 μm and/or the composite has a particle size distribution of 0.1-50 μm and/or a BET surface area of 10-100 m | 05-22-2014 |
20150112031 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BLOCK COPOLYMER - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a block copolymer comprising polyarylene ether and polyalkylene oxide blocks, comprising the reaction of an HO-terminated polyarylene ether with a monomeric alkylene oxide. The present invention also relates to a block copolymer obtainable from this process. The invention additionally relates to a triblock polymer with polyalkylene oxide-polyaryl ether-polyalkylene oxide blocks. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113859 | USE OF POLYALKYLENE GLYCOL TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION - The use of a polyalkylene glycol of formula HO—(A—O) | 04-30-2015 |
20150113867 | USE OF AN ALKOXYLATED POLYTETRAHYDROFURAN TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION - The use of an alkoxylated polytetrahydrofurane of formula | 04-30-2015 |