Patents by Inventor J. T. A van De Ven

J. T. A van De Ven 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).

  • Component placement apparatus, component feeding apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8151448
    Abstract: A component placement apparatus includes: a tray storing device having slots for storing trays, a tray transporting device for transporting a tray from the tray storing device to a pickup area, a controller for controlling the transport of the trays into and out of the tray storing device, and at least one component pickup and placement device for picking-up a component in a tray located in the pickup area and placing the component on a substrate. The tray storing device includes first and second parts located proximal and distal the pickup area, respectively. The first part stores trays (i) from which at least one component may be removed and/or (ii) that are expected to be needed at the pickup area in the short term. The second part stores trays, which are empty, full, or are not expected to be needed in the pickup area in the short term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Assembleon N.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer, J. T. A van De Ven
  • Component placement apparatus, component feeding apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20050276170
    Abstract: A component placement apparatus includes: a tray storing device having slots for storing trays, a tray transporting device for transporting a tray from the tray storing device to a pickup area, a controller for controlling the transport of the trays into and out of the tray storing device, and at least one component pickup and placement device for picking-up a component in a tray located in the pickup area and placing the component on a substrate. The tray storing device includes first and second parts located proximal and distal the pickup area, respectively. The first part stores trays (i) from which at least one component may be removed and/or (ii) that are expected to be needed at the pickup area in the short term. The second part stores trays, which are empty, full, or are not expected to be needed in the pickup area in the short term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Adrianus Petrus Maria Vermeer, J.T.A van De Ven