Patents by Inventor Anton E Lazaro

Anton E Lazaro 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: 11866840
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for Non-Uniform Circular Motion for Electroplating Barrels and methods of use. Various system, parts, and parameters are used to maintain Non-Uniform Circular Motion for Electroplating Barrels for uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Anton E. Lazaro
  • Publication number: 20230134537
    Abstract: A material processing system includes a barrel line comprising one or more processing stations, wherein each processing station comprises a reservoir configured to hold a processing fluid, and a barrel assembly arranged within a first station of the barrel line, wherein the barrel assembly comprises a cylinder configured to receive material to be processed. The cylinder includes a first end surface, a second end surface, and a sidewall that extends therebetween, wherein the sidewall defines an opening therein configured to receive the material, and wherein at least one of the first end surface and the second end surface is perforated, and an inner wall configured to maintain the material within the cylinder when the cylinder rotates along a central axis in a first direction and to allow the material to exit the opening when the cylinder rotates along the central axis in an opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Anton E. Lazaro, Frank C. Pusateri, Cesar Fuentes
  • Patent number: 11332844
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a battery powered electroplating barrel and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Anton E. Lazaro, Frank Pusateri
  • Publication number: 20200299856
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for Non-Uniform Circular Motion for Electroplating Barrels and methods of use. Various system, parts, and parameters are used to maintain Non-Uniform Circular Motion for Electroplating Barrels for uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Anton E. Lazaro
  • Publication number: 20190242027
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a battery powered electroplating barrel and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Anton E. Lazaro, Frank Pusateri
  • Patent number: 6702895
    Abstract: An electroplating barrel holds items to be electroplated while permitting the passage of electroplating solution into and out of the barrel. The solution enters the barrel through small perforations in the sidewalls of the barrel and then is circulated by the rotation of the barrel in an electroplating bath. In this invention the circulation of the electroplating solution, and thus the efficiency of the electroplating process, is increased by directing the flow of the electroplating solution into and out of the barrel through the use of a support rib structure defining perforated sections in the shape of parallelograms. Also, within those parallelogram shaped sections, the utilization of parallel, elongated openings defined by support segments further encourages the multidirectional flow of electroplating solution. The access doors, through the use of an improved locking mechanism also utilize an identical rib support structure with elongated openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Anton E Lazaro
  • Patent number: 5490917
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process and apparatus for electroplating that has an electrolyte continually circulating through a rotating plating barrel along with its parts to be plated by having a nozzle spray means with perforation on an elongated perforated tube that is positioned above the center of a barrel, whereby the spray means barrel is provided with recirculated electrolyte by means of a pump recirculating electrolyte from a plating tank to the elongated perforations while the barrel is rotating, so that the parts are agitated and greater speed and efficiency of the plating process can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Anton E. Lazaro, William Yates
  • Patent number: 5419823
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process and apparatus for electroplating that has an electrolyte continually circulating through a rotating plating barrel along with its parts to be plated by having a elongated perforated tube that is positioned above the center of a barrel, whereby the barrel is provided with recirculated electrolyte by means of a pump recirculating electrolyte from a plating tank to the elongated perforations while the barrel is rotating, so that the parts are agitated and greater speed and efficiency of the plating process can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Anton E. Lazaro, William Yates
  • Patent number: 5030330
    Abstract: An improved, doorless, horizontal, perforated electroplating barrel which holds objects to be electroplated with cathode danglers when the barrel is rotated in one direction and upon reversal of the rotation of the electroplating barrel, the barrel empties itself. The improvement resides in the method of plating and design of the barrel that brings about an improved deposition of the electrolyte on parts so that when the parts are initially at a distance further removed from the cathode points, the electrical deposition is improved since the parts are caused to move to different zones in the barrel to be more proximately located for electrical contact with one of the cathode points during the plating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Hardwood Line Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Anton E. Lazaro