Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – With means to gather excess or rejected stock material – Dynamic gatherer
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2007-10-16
Mackey, James P. (Department: 1722)
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
With means to gather excess or rejected stock material
Dynamic gatherer
C425S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11101139
ABSTRACT:
A system for controlling a volume of liquid on a mold that features a body defining a volume with an aperture formed into the body and positioned proximate to the mold. A pump system is in fluid communication with the body, and the aperture and the pump system are established to create a stream of fluid moving between the mold and the volume. In this manner a quantity of fluid is removed while retained upon the mold is a desired portion of the fluid to undertake imprint lithographic processes.
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Lad Pankaj B.
McMackin Ian M.
Shackleton Steven C.
Truskett Van N.
Bodawala Dimple N.
Carter Michael D.
Mackey James P.
Molecular Imprints, Inc.
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