Patents by Inventor Andrew Dean Ure

Andrew Dean Ure 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).

  • Support system and method for a screen printing unit
    Patent number: 8051772
    Abstract: A support system and method for supporting a printing screen unit in a screen printing machine. The support system includes a support assembly comprising a support unit for supporting a printing screen unit comprising a printing screen including printing apertures through which printing medium is printed onto a workpiece; and a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the printing screen in a screen printing operation, wherein the tensioning mechanism is configured to tension the printing screen to a first tension in a printing phase in printing printing medium onto a workpiece and a second tension, which is lower than the first tension, in a separation phase in separating the printing screen unit and the workpiece. Other aspects also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Novatec SA
    Inventors: Francis Bourrières, Clément Kaiser, Richard Andre Piatek, Andrew Dean Ure, Mark Alfred Whitmore
  • SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SCREEN PRINTING UNIT
    Publication number: 20090211471
    Abstract: A support system and method for supporting a printing screen unit in a screen printing machine. The support system includes a support assembly comprising a support unit for supporting a printing screen unit comprising a printing screen including printing apertures through which printing medium is printed onto a workpiece; and a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the printing screen in a screen printing operation, wherein the tensioning mechanism is configured to tension the printing screen to a first tension in a printing phase in printing printing medium onto a workpiece and a second tension, which is lower than the first tension, in a separation phase in separating the printing screen unit and the workpiece. Other aspects also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Francis Bourrieres, Clement Kaiser, Richard Andre Piatek, Andrew Dean Ure, Mark Alfred Whitmore
  • Support system and method for a screen printing unit
    Patent number: 7509909
    Abstract: A support system for and method of supporting a printing screen unit in a screen printing machine. In one aspect the support system includes a support assembly comprising: a support unit far supporting a printing screen unit (3) comprising a printing screen (5) including printing apertures (6) through which printing medium is printed onto a workpiece; and a tensioning mechanism (18) for tensioning the printing screen in a screen printing operation, wherein the tensioning mechanism is configured to tension the printing screen to a first tension in a printing phase in printing printing medium onto a workpiece and a second tension, which is lower than the first tension, in a separation phase in separating the printing screen unit and the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Novatec SA
    Inventors: Francis Bourrières, Clément Kaiser, Richard Andre Piatek, Andrew Dean Ure, Mark Alfred Whitmore
  • Tooling fixture
    Publication number: 20020158396
    Abstract: A tooling fixture for aligning and supporting multiple substrates removed from a carrier for further processing, comprising a plurality of vacuum towers attached to a base for supporting said substrates, and a plurality of tapered pins attached to a secondary base for initially aligning said substrates, lifting them from said carrier, and supporting them until said substrates are supported by said vacuum columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Ricky Bennett, Richard Lieske, Andrew Dean Ure, Jason Mark Edelstein