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7258596 Systems and methods for monitoring characteristics of a polishing pad used in polishing micro-device workpieces  
Systems and methods for monitoring characteristics of a polishing pad used in polishing a micro-device workpiece are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring a characteristic of...
7258595 Polishing apparatus  
A polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface and a top ring for holding a substrate to be polished, in which the substrate when held by the top ring is pressed...
7258594 Method and device for centerless cylindrical grinding  
During centerless cylindrical grinding, attention must be paid to the fact that the workpiece ( 3 ) is placed in a very specific position between the grinding wheel ( 1 ), the regulating wheel ( 2...
7258515 Tool holding fixture and insert tool  
The invention is based on a tool holder for a power tool (i 0 ), in particular for a hand-guided power angle grinder, having a slaving device ( 12 ) by way of which an inserted tool ( 14 ), which...
7258514 Machine tool comprising parallel tool spindles that can be repositioned in relation to one another  
A machine tool is provided, in particular for the synchronous machining of workpieces. The tool includes two or more spindle units ( 2, 3 ), which run parallel in a machining unit and are designed...
7255943 Glass substrate for a magnetic disk, magnetic disk, and methods of producing the glass substrate and the magnetic disk  
On a principal surface of a glass disk substrate, a texture comprising a combination of an isotropic texture for stabilizing a flight of a magnetic head flying and traveling over a magnetic disk...
7255896 Producing method for die coater and coating apparatus  
A method of producing a die coater structured with at least two bars so as to form a pocket section to extend a coating liquid in a coating width direction, a coating liquid supply port to supply a...
7255771 Multiple zone carrier head with flexible membrane  
A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate includes a base and a flexible membrane extending beneath the base. The flexible membrane includes a central portion with an outer...
7255637 Carrier head vibration damping  
A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing that has a base having at least a portion formed of a polymer, a mounting assembly connected to the base having a surface for contacting a...
7255636 Hybrid burnishing head design for improved burnishing of disk media  
A hybrid burnishing head for processing of surfaces of hard disk media comprises a solid body including a first major surface and a second, opposed major surface comprising a burnishing surface...
7255635 Polishing apparatus  
In polishing apparatus of the present invention, collars can be easily exchange. The polishing apparatus comprises: an outer pin gear having an inner gear section; an inner pin gear having an outer...
7255634 Draining device and lens processing system having the same  
A draining device for removing processing water attached to a lens includes: a first lens holding shaft to which a cup attached to a refractive surface of the lens as a processing jig can be...
7255633 Radial-biased polishing pad  
The polishing pad is useful for polishing magnetic, optical and semiconductor substrates. The pad includes a polishing layer having a rotational center and an annular polishing track concentric...
7255632 Chemical mechanical polishing system having multiple polishing stations and providing relative linear polishing motion  
A polishing method usable in an apparatus including a rotatable member rotatable about a first axis, at least one substrate head assembly supported on said rotatable member, and at least two...
7255631 Orbital polishing apparatus and method  
An abrasive flow apparatus for polishing a workpiece wherein a horizontal machine tool is adapted such that a workpiece may be secured to first shaft rotatable about a first longitudinal axis. A...
7255630 Methods of manufacturing carrier heads for polishing micro-device workpieces  
Carrier assemblies, polishing machines with carrier assemblies, and methods for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical polishing of micro-device workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a...
7255629 Polishing assembly with a window  
The polishing pad for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus, and a method of making the same. The polishing pad has a covering layer with a polishing surface and a backing layer which is...
7255628 Method and apparatus for producing optical glasses  
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing optical glasses. The glasses are polished and marked, following a shaping process. The polishing and marking steps are carried out...
7254996 Method and apparatus for testing rubber tires or solid rubber wheel laboratory samples  
A method and apparatus for testing rubber tires includes an abrader for rubbing against the surface of the tire and an eraser for removing particles of rubber left on the abrading surface by the...
7254885 Wafer-level fabrication method for top or side slider bond pads  
A method is used for fabricating sliders for use in a disc drive actuation system, the sliders having bonds pads formed on either a top surface or side faces of the slider. The method comprises...
7254884 Method for fabricating a pole tip in a magnetic transducer using feed-forward and feedback  
Methods for fabricating pole piece tips for a magnetic transducer are disclosed. The ion-milling operations for trimming P 2 and notching P 1 are controlled using feed-forward and feedback. The...
7254861 Device for cleaning tip and side surfaces of a probe  
A device for cleaning the tip portion and the side surfaces of a probe has two or more different kinds of intermediate sheets affixed to a substrate in a side-by-side relationship with respect to...
7252871 Polishing pad having a pressure relief channel  
The present invention provides a chemical mechanical polishing pad comprising a window formed in the polishing pad, the window having a void provided on a side thereof. The polishing pad further...
7252782 Chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion and chemical mechanical polishing method  
A chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion comprises abrasives (A) containing ceria, an anionic water-soluble polymer (B) and a cationic surfactant (C), wherein the amount of the anionic...
7252736 Compliant grinding wheel  
A pre-planarization module configured to perform a long range planarization operation is provided. The pre-planarization module includes a semiconductor substrate support configured to rotate about...
7252694 Abrasive article and methods of making same  
A porous abrasive article that allows air and dust particles to pass through. The abrasive article has a screen abrasive and an apertured attachment interface with hooks. The screen abrasive has an...
7252582 Optimized grooving structure for a CMP polishing pad  
A polishing pad for a chemical mechanical polishing has a body rotatable in a predetermined direction and having a working surface, the working surface being provided with grooves, the grooves...
7252581 Power tools  
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a technique of cooling a power tool which further improves cooling effectiveness of the power tool. According to the invention, a power tool...
7252580 Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc  
A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc, including: a main body in which a driving unit is disposed for driving a rotary shaft, an annular toothed section being formed on the...
7252579 Apparatus and process for cylindrically grinding workpieces  
An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool ( 10 ), a second holding tool ( 12 ), and a grinding wheel ( 14 ). The first holding tool is configured for...
7252578 Apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces  
An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool ( 10 ) and a second holding tool ( 12 ). The first holding tool is configured for positioning pre-grinding...
7252577 Methods for lapping using pneumatically actuated flexible coupling end effectors  
Methods for performing surface lapping using a robotic system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for lapping a surface includes providing a lapping assembly having a first base coupled to a...
7252576 Method and apparatus for magnetic float polishing  
A method of polishing workpieces in a magnetic float polishing chamber comprising a lower chamber piece and an upper chamber piece which is removably receivable in the lower chamber piece and is...
7252575 Polishing state monitoring apparatus and polishing apparatus and method  
A polishing state monitoring apparatus measures characteristic values of a surface, being polished, of a workpiece to determine the timing of a polishing end point. The polishing state monitoring...
7251887 Tool for balancing rotating components  
A tool for limiting a cut on an impeller having a shaft and vane is provided. The tool includes a shield member having a sidewall, a top, and an inner cavity. The tool also includes a first cut...
7249996 Vacuum sander  
A vacuum-assisted pole sander includes a sanding means attached at the end of the main pole, which in turn is supported in its middle section by a support pole. Both the support pole and the main...
7249995 Apparatus and method for feeding slurry  
A slurry feeding apparatus includes closed slurry bottle, piping, wet nitrogen generator, wet nitrogen supply pipe, suction and spray nozzles, temperature regulator, flow rate control valves,...
7249994 Abrasive cleaning plant with single-block plastic booth and integrated feeding and filtering device  
An abrasive cleaning apparatus comprising a single-block plastic blasting booth having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls, wherein at least a portion of one of the...
7249993 Machining apparatus for skis having a binding  
The invention describes a machining apparatus for skis ( 5 ) having a binding ( 16 ), comprising a roller table ( 6 ) for the skis ( 5 ) resting with the running surface on the rollers ( 9 ) of the...
7249992 Method, apparatus and system for use in processing wafers  
The present embodiment provides for methods and systems for use in processing objects such as wafers, including polishing and/or grinding wafers. Some embodiments provide systems that include a...
7249496 System for inspecting uniformity of tire  
An uniformity inspection line 1 comprises a decision-only line 2 having first UF machines 2 M exclusive for the measurement of the uniformity of a tire 12 sorted and distributed on an...
7249407 Method of manufacturing magnetic head  
A method of manufacturing a magnetic head is provided which can improve controlling a thickness of a gap layer. A coil base layer having at least a surface layer formed of one or two or more alloys...
7247577 Insulated pad conditioner and method of using same  
A wafer planarization process with a conditioning tool having an electrical insulator that electrically insulates the abrasive surface of the conditioning tool. The electrical insulator extends the...
7247085 Combination edger and grinder for floors  
A combined floor edger and grinder having a grinding disk which can be adjusted from engaging the floor while flat to engaging the floor along a front, back or side edge of the disk, depending on...
7247084 Polishing head elbow fitting  
An improvement is provided for a wafer carrier having an annular inflatable tube for exerting pressure on the edge of a perforated plate during wafer dechucking, and a flexible plastic tube for...
7247083 Polishing apparatus  
The polishing apparatus is capable of precisely controlling polishing pressure, correctly positioning a press plate and uniformly polishing a workpiece. In the polishing apparatus, a holding head...
7247082 Polishing composition  
A polishing composition comprising an improver of a ratio of a polishing rate of an insulating film to that of a stopper film, wherein the polishing rate of the stopper film is selectively...
7247081 Precision machining apparatus and precision machining method  
A precision machining apparatus and a precision machining method capable of carrying out grinding with accuracy by performing switching control, for example, on a device for rotating a grinding...
7247080 Feedback controlled polishing processes  
Methods and apparatus for feedback controlled polishing. A computer program product for generating feedback for chemical mechanical polishing. The product includes instructions operable to cause a...
7246427 Method to achieve both narrow track width and effective longitudinal stabilization in a CPP GMR read head  
Biasing schemes used for CIP GMR devices were previously thought to be impractical for CPP devices due to current shunting by the abutted hard magnets. In the present invention the CPP stripe is a...