Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Kirby

Kenneth R. Kirby 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 wave soldering an electronic substrate
    Publication number: 20080302861
    Abstract: A wave soldering apparatus includes a solder supply and a first wave soldering nozzle in fluid communication with the solder supply. The first wave soldering nozzle includes a flat plate having a plurality of square-shaped openings formed therein to generate a first solder wave. An inert system is configured to deliver an inert gas around the first solder wave. Other embodiments and methods of wave soldering are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Richard A. Szymanowski, Kenneth R. Kirby