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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Saruta, Shizuoka, JP;
Akihiro Yamanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Deguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayoshi Ozaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazunari Maeda, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29846 ; 29745 ; 21912113 ; 21912114 ; 21912117 ; 427 96 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for repairing a defect recognizes a defective portion of a color filter using an image processing mechanism, applies ink to the recognized defective portion of the color filter using a needle for applying ink of an ink application mechanism, hardens the applied ink using an ink hardening mechanism, and removes an unnecessary portion of the applied ink by irradiating laser beam from a laser irradiation mechanism.