Cloth-like base sheet and method for making the same Internal chill casting method for manufacturing a cast product containing a pipe therein Air passage switching device and vehicle air-conditioner Locking rockshaft for tillage implements Hand held power tool Method for attenuating electromagnetic interference, an electromagnetic interference attenuation dev Multiple grade carbide for diamond capped insert Control system for vehicle having fuel cell Fluid supply system Elevator control apparatus using power controller for power storage apparatus Band braking device, and method of manufacturing annular brake band Hydrokinetic torque converter Torque-transmitting apparatus Emergency facilities for influencing defective constituents of power trains in motor vehicles Coin discriminating apparatus Integrated roller transport pod and asynchronous conveyor Carriage for an endless conveyor and a conveying mechanism for such a carriage Transporting installation with conveyor having idling rollers supporting transport members Safety disconnector Two-step ain-pvd for improved film properties Cathode targets of silicon and transition metal Method for forming thin films Sputtering apparatus capable of changing distance between substrate and deposition preventing plate Gas sensor Castable three-dimensional stationary phase for electric field-driven applications Insert for use in transporting a wafer carrier Multiplex flow assays preferably with magnetic particles as solid phase Multimedia backwashable filtration system Distributor-mixer-extractor of fluids and associated process Storage structure with hinged panels Method of manufacturing electronic components Method of wiring formation and method for manufacturing electronic components In-situ integrated oxide etch process particularly useful for copper dual damascene Method for producing a molded part and a molded part produced according to said method Atmospheric pressure inductive plasma apparatus Energy-beam-driven rapid fabrication system Apparatus and control system for laser welding Wafer support fixture composed of silicon Method for forming through holes Safety circuit for heating devices using ptc wire Shielding method for microwave heating of infant formula to a safe and uniform temperature Method of and apparatus for automatically opening and emptying containers for arrays of rod-shaped c Flexible barrier member useful in aerosol dispensers Locking tool holder Apparatuses for forming wire bonds from circuitry on a substrate to a semiconductor chip, and method Lead penetrating clamping system Method and apparatus for release and optional inspection for conductive preforms placement apparatus Method of forming a solder ball Reusable assembled box and method of transport thereof Method and apparatus for forming a bottom closure for a container employing a universal fin bottom c Device for chopping food Open throat bale processor Device for a wound wire that is relatively stiff Seat belt tension adjuster Belt retractor force limiter Winding machine Bracket for fastening the support pipe of a joint arm awning Retaining member and retaining system for rigid ducts in a vehicle In-car video systems Solid-state image sensing device Autoalignment and autofocus mechanism for coupling light between an optical fiber and a physical spe Rotation detecting apparatus detecting rotation operation by light transmission to prevent invalid d Planar X-ray detector Measuring instrument and method for measuring features on a substrate Abbe arm calibration system for use in lithographic apparatus Device fabrication methods using charged-particle-beam image-transfer apparatus exhibiting reduced s Paper sheet discriminating device Ball valve Process for production of optical material Axial support of winding drum in hoisting apparatus Semiconductor integrated circuit Method for writing data to semiconductor memory and semiconductor memory Semiconductor memory device Semiconductor chip 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covered by a resin film, and manufacturing method the Method for forming bumps, semiconductor device, and solder paste Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same and apparatus for chemical mechanical polis Method for forming wiring pattern of a semiconductor integrated circuit Chip package with degassing holes Mold assembly for forming ophthalmic lens or lens blank and method of producing the same using the m Molding method for making plastic foam-backed shells Method and apparatus for forming thermoplastic resin foam Fabrication of tissue products with additives by casting or molding using a mold formed by solid fre Artificial rock fragrance delivery system