Patents by Inventor Clive Ashmore

Clive Ashmore 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).

  • Printing head having printing blade with disruptions and a vibration unit
    Patent number: 9925760
    Abstract: A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: ASM ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Clive Ashmore, Mark Whitmore, Gerry Cox
  • SCREEN PRINTING
    Publication number: 20160159074
    Abstract: A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Clive Ashmore, Mark Whitmore, Gerry Cox
  • Printing method and screen printing head having vibration unit for vibration of the squeegee blade
    Patent number: 9205640
    Abstract: A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 pm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ASM Assembly Systems Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Clive Ashmore, Mark Whitmore, Gerry Cox
  • SCREEN PRINTING
    Publication number: 20130098254
    Abstract: A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 pm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Clive Ashmore, Mark Whitmore, Gerry Cox