Patent ID: 8197738

Claim:
A method for filling a gap between a substrate and a work placed thereon with a liquid material discharged from a discharge unit by utilizing a capillary action, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an application pattern comprising a temporarily stopping point and a non-stopping region along an outer periphery of the work; determining a proper time (T 2 ) required to discharge the liquid material in proper weight (W 2 ) by either (a) measuring weight (W 1 ) of the liquid material discharged during a discharge time (T 1 ) before correction, then calculating the proper time (T 2 ) from weight (W 1 ) and the discharge time (T 1 ), or (b) measuring the proper time (T 2 ) until reaching proper weight (W 2 ); and increasing or reducing the stop time of the discharge unit at the temporarily stopping point based on a difference between the proper time (T 2 ) and the discharge time (T 1 ) discharging the liquid material to fill the gap for the proper time (T 2 ).