Patents by Inventor Francis M. Beals

Francis M. Beals 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dispensing materials in a vacuum
    Patent number: 6119895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing materials onto a substrate in a vacuum. In one embodiment, a dispensing system includes a dispensing vacuum chamber having an inlet to receive substrates for dispensing and an outlet to provide substrates having material dispensed thereon, a dispensing pump, disposed within the dispensing vacuum chamber, that dispenses the material onto substrates, a substrate support system, disposed within the dispensing vacuum chamber, that supports substrates at a dispensing position beneath the dispensing pump, an inlet vacuum chamber coupled to the inlet of the dispensing vacuum chamber, and an outlet vacuum chamber coupled to the outlet of the dispensing vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Speedline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Fugere, Thomas Nowak, Jr., Francis M. Beals