Patents by Inventor Robert Brian Deards

Robert Brian Deards 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).

  • Bond testing machine and cartridge for a bond testing machine comprising a plurality of test tools
    Patent number: 9482605
    Abstract: A cartridge suitable for use in a bond testing machine includes a plurality of a different test tools. A rotary mechanism is provided and each of the plurality of different test tools is mounted to the rotary mechanism angularly spaced from one another. A drive unit is coupled to the rotary mechanism and is configured to rotate the rotary mechanism to move each of the plurality of different test tools to and from a use position. An air interface receives compressed air from a corresponding air interface on a positioning assembly of the bond testing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Brian Deards, Ian Christopher Mayes, Martin Bugg, David T. Lilley
  • BOND TESTING MACHINE AND CARTRIDGE FOR A BOND TESTING MACHINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF TEST TOOLS
    Publication number: 20150007668
    Abstract: A cartridge suitable for use in a bond testing machine includes a plurality of a different test tools. A rotary mechanism is provided and each of the plurality of different test tools is mounted to the rotary mechanism angularly spaced from one another. A drive unit is coupled to the rotary mechanism and is configured to rotate the rotary mechanism to move each of the plurality of different test tools to and from a use position. An air interface receives compressed air from a corresponding air interface on a positioning assembly of the bond testing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Brian Deards, Ian Christopher Mayes, Martin Bugg, David T. Lilley