Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Ricketts

Andrew C. Ricketts has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6158338
    Abstract: A cassette for holding and dispensing a viscous material for use in an apparatus for depositing the viscous material onto a substrate through openings formed in a stencil positioned over substrate. The cassette includes a body having a base and interior defined by first and second side walls and first and second end walls substantially orthoganol to the base. The base has a plurality of apertures formed therein, and a cover plate adapted to slide within the interior of the body. The cover plate having a plurality of protruding members wherein each of the protruding members corresponds to and is aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: DEK Printing Machines Limited
    Inventors: Neil M. MacRaild, Andrew C. Ricketts