Daitron, Inc.

Perkinelmer Health Sciences, Inc.

Alan J Swan

John Howells

Thomas J Hafner

Nick Zenner

Tatsuya Minakawa

Emily Fanucci

Reed Simmons

Michael Corliss

Method and apparatus for lamination of substrates, e.g. rigid plastic layers, to manufacture laminated products. The methods include the sequential application of vacuum and mechanical force through a two-stroke process performed by a lamination apparatus having one or more force-producing stroke cylinders. Actuation of a cylinder to produce a first stroke creates a sealed chamber within the apparatus, enclosing a stack of substrates to be laminated. The sealed chamber may be evacuated of air by application of a vacuum. Subsequent actuation of a cylinder to produce a second stroke applies mechanical force to the sealed chamber, which compresses the substrates into a laminated product substantially free of air bubbles or voids.

Methods and apparatus for lamination of rigid substrates by sequential application of vacuum and mechanical force

An electronic media edge defect detector in one form has plural light sources and detectors arranged to direct and receive deflected light from the side edge margins and outer edge margins of the electronic media. The detected light is analyzed to detect the presence of defects. Individual wafers may be raised while in a cassette and turned during the inspection without removing the wafers from the cassette.

Method and apparatus for detecting defects along the edge of electronic media

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Keiser, OR, United States of America

Alan J Swan