Patents by Inventor Melaney S. Stoops

Melaney S. Stoops 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: 5328085
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for applying a thin stream of flux to a surface of a printed circuit board. The dispensing head travels at a high rate of speed relative to the board during the dispensing of flux to apply thin layers of flux thereto. Preferably, the dispensing head moves transversely to the work path of a conveyor that transports the board through a flux station, at a rate of approximately 20 to 90 inches per second. Tips that dispense the flux are angularly disposed relative to the board and, if desired, make multiple passes over the surface to coat selected regions twice. Either the board is incrementally advanced through the flux station or the dispensing head is incrementally advanced relative to the board so that flux is applied when the board is stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Precision Dispensing Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley N. Stoops, Melaney S. Stoops