Patents Assigned to Engineered Systems, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20210398937
    Abstract: A solder reflow oven may include a reflow chamber and a plurality of vertically spaced apart wafer-support plates positioned in the reflow chamber. A plurality of semiconductor wafers each including a solder are configured to be disposed in the reflow chamber such that each semiconductor wafer is disposed proximate to, and vertically spaced apart from, a wafer-support plate. Each wafer-support plate may include at least one of liquid-flow channels or resistive heating elements. A control system control the flow of a hot liquid through the channels or activate the heating elements to heat a wafer to a temperature above the solder reflow temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: M Ziaul Karim, Randy Hall, Peter Krotov
  • Patent number: 11021321
    Abstract: A fluid coupling includes a body, a poppet valve assembly, a handle shaft assembly, and a retention member. The body has a fluid conduit, a through-hole extending through a sidewall, and one or more openings that extend between an external surface of the body and an interior of the through hole. The poppet valve assembly is disposed within the fluid conduit and is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. The handle shaft assembly extends through the through-hole and into the fluid conduit and is interconnected with the poppet valve assembly such that the handle shaft assembly can be actuated to move the poppet valve assembly between the open position and the closed position. The retention member is insertable through the one or more openings and into the through-hole to interact with the handle shaft assembly to selectively hold the handle shaft assembly in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OPW-Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Roth, David Morrow, Krzysztof Wejdman, Stephen Hudson, Shiang Taing
  • Patent number: 10876913
    Abstract: A device, system, and method for testing and measuring the grip strength of tongs for a crane system is provided. The device may include a frame body carrying a testing assembly configured to measure the tong grip strength. The system may include the grip strength tester used in conjunction with a crane including an operator tower and a pulley assembly operatively connected to the tongs. The method of use associated with the tong grip strength tester may include the steps of expanding a distance between teeth on the tongs and positioning the teeth adjacent sides of the testing assembly, then closing the tongs thereby clamping teeth to the sides of the testing assembly. Then, the testing assembly measures the compressive force associated with the tongs and registers the compressive force in a computer system to determine whether the grip strength is sufficient to lift a weighted slab of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Morgan Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Len Fedor, Nelson Elroy Baker, Kenneth Dean Maurer
  • Patent number: 10840068
    Abstract: A device and method of spreading plasma which allows for plasma etching over a larger range of process chamber pressures. A plasma source, such as a linear inductive plasma source, may be choked to alter back pressure within the plasma source. The plasma may then be spread around a deflecting disc which spreads the plasma under a dome which then allows for very even plasma etch rates across the surface of a substrate. The apparatus may include a linear inductive plasma source above a plasma spreading portion which spreads plasma across a horizontally configured wafer or other substrate. The substrate support may include heating elements adapted to enhance the etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Moffat, Craig Walter McCoy
  • Patent number: 10771132
    Abstract: Disclosed is a MIMO system including a transmitter and a receiver, in which an overall BER characteristic is improved. The transmitter (1) maps data, distributed among transmit antennas, onto an IQ plane to generate carrier symbols, and then, applies an inter-polarization interleave processing in a time direction to the carrier symbols between the transmit antennas, to generate OFDM signals. Receiving the OFDM signals, the receiver (2) demodulates the OFDM signals to generate complex baseband signals, and after that, applies a first deinterleave processing in a time direction to the complex baseband signals to generate time deinterleaved data. Further, the receiver (2) applies a MIMO separation processing to the time deinterleaved data to generate a plurality of sets of MIMO separated data and applies a second deinterleave processing between the receive antennas to the plurality of sets of MIMO separated data, so as to generate carrier symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, NHK Engineering System, Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo Asakura, Madoka Honda, Kenichi Murayama, Takuya Shitomi, Susumu Saito, Yoshikazu Narikiyo, Hiroaki Miyasaka, Akihiko Satou, Tomoaki Takeuchi, Kenichi Tsuchida, Masahiro Okano, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiko Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200066251
    Abstract: A message management unit receives and accumulates a message, wherein the message is distributed for every update, is the message data representing a latest situation of a competition, an explanation generation unit generates an explanatory text for conveying unconveyed information detected from the message, based on conveyed information, a speech synthesis unit outputs a speech converted from the explanatory text, wherein the explanation generation unit stores the unconveyed information for the explanatory text as the conveyed information, stands by until completion of completion of the speech, and initiates a procedure for generating a new explanatory text based on updated unconveyed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, NHK Engineering System, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi KUMANO, Ichiro YAMADA, Atsushi IMAI, Hideki SUMIYOSHI, Yuko YAMANOUCHI, Toshihiro SHIMIZU, Nobumasa SEIYAMA, Shoei SATO, Reiko SAITO, Taro MIYAZAKI, Kiyoshi KURIHARA, Manon ICHIKI, Tohru TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10571038
    Abstract: A breakaway coupling includes a body and a valve assembly inside the body. The body includes a fluid conduit and a shear groove between first and second portions. The shear groove is designed to crack, break, or separate under certain conditions. The valve assembly is designed to shut off fluid flow through the fluid conduit when the shear groove cracks, breaks, or separates. The valve assembly includes a valve seat, a sealing element, one or more pins, and a biasing member. The one or more pins hold the sealing element in an open position while the shear groove is in tack, and allow the sealing element to move to a closed position (with the help of the biasing member) in the event the shear groove cracks, breaks, or separates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: OPW Engineered Systems, Inc., Operations Technology Development, NFP
    Inventors: Joseph P Roth, Michael Crum, Dennis R. Jarnecke, Krzysztof Wejdman, Narendar Venkatachalapathy
  • Patent number: 10490431
    Abstract: A process chamber system adapted for both vacuum process steps and steps at pressures higher than atmospheric pressure. The chamber door may utilize a double door seal which allows for high vacuum in the gap between the seals such that the sealing force provided by the high vacuum in the seal gap is higher than the opposing forces due to the pressure inside the chamber and the weight of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Moffat, Craig Walter McCoy
  • Publication number: 20190187022
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a residual life of a swivel. The method includes determining at least one of an angular rotation, a linear displacement and a rotational direction of at least one swivel and determining rotational count of the at least one swivel based on the determined at least one of the angular rotation, the linear displacement and the rotational direction of the at least one swivel. Further, the method includes indicating a residual life information of the at least one swivel based on the determined rotational count of the at least one swivel. Further, the embodiments herein also provide an electronic device for determining residual life of a swivel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: OPW- Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gautham RAMAMURTHY, Chandra Sekhar PANDA, Ishank Kumar RAWAT, Srishti TIWARI, Anvith Bannur GOPINATH, Phaneendra Govindasetty TIRUMANI, Don JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 10319612
    Abstract: A process for the drying, and subsequent imidization, of polyimide precursors which minimizes or eliminates voids and which minimizes or eliminates discoloration. The process uses a sequential set of descending pressure operations that allow for time efficient processing of wafers. The set of descending pressure operations are interspersed with evacuation processes using heated gasses, which combine heating and byproduct evacuation. The process results in layers with reduced or eliminated voiding, discoloration, and solvent retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: William Moffat
  • Patent number: 10147617
    Abstract: A process for the drying, and subsequent imidization, of polyimide precursors which minimizes or eliminates voids and which minimizes or eliminates discoloration. The process uses a sequential set of descending pressure operations that allow for time efficient processing of wafers. The set of descending pressure operations are interspersed with evacuation processes using heated gasses, which combine heating and byproduct evacuation. The process results in layers with reduced or eliminated voiding, discoloration, and solvent retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: William Moffat
  • Patent number: 10009078
    Abstract: Disclosed is a MIMO system including a transmitter and a receiver, in which an overall BER characteristic is improved. The transmitter (1) maps data, distributed among transmit antennas, onto an IQ plane to generate carrier symbols, and then, applies an inter-polarization interleave processing in a time direction to the carrier symbols between the transmit antennas, to generate OFDM signals. Receiving the OFDM signals, the receiver (2) demodulates the OFDM signals to generate complex baseband signals, and after that, applies a first deinterleave processing in a time direction to the complex baseband signals to generate time deinterleaved data. Further, the receiver (2) applies a MIMO separation processing to the time deinterleaved data to generate a plurality of sets of MIMO separated data and applies a second deinterleave processing between the receive antennas to the plurality of sets of MIMO separated data, so as to generate carrier symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, NHK Engineering System, Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo Asakura, Madoka Honda, Kenichi Murayama, Takuya Shitomi, Susumu Saito, Yoshikazu Narikiyo, Hiroaki Miyasaka, Akihiko Satou, Tomoaki Takeuchi, Kenichi Tsuchida, Masahiro Okano, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiko Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180038942
    Abstract: Disclosed is a MIMO system including a transmitter and a receiver, in which an overall BER characteristic is improved. The transmitter (1) maps data, distributed among transmit antennas, onto an IQ plane to generate carrier symbols, and then, applies an inter-polarization interleave processing in a time direction to the carrier symbols between the transmit antennas, to generate OFDM signals. Receiving the OFDM signals, the receiver (2) demodulates the OFDM signals to generate complex baseband signals, and after that, applies a first deinterleave processing in a time direction to the complex baseband signals to generate time deinterleaved data. Further, the receiver (2) applies a MIMO separation processing to the time deinterleaved data to generate a plurality of sets of MIMO separated data and applies a second deinterleave processing between the receive antennas to the plurality of sets of MIMO separated data, so as to generate carrier symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicants: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, NHK Engineering System, Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo ASAKURA, Madoka HONDA, Kenichi MURAYAMA, Takuya SHITOMI, Susumu SAITO, Yoshikazu NARIKIYO, Hiroaki MIYASAKA, Akihiko SATOU, Tomoaki TAKEUCHI, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Masahiro OKANO, Masayuki TAKADA, Kazuhiko SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20180034521
    Abstract: Disclosed is a MIMO system including a transmitter and a receiver, in which an overall BER characteristic is improved. The transmitter (1) maps data, distributed among transmit antennas, onto an IQ plane to generate carrier symbols, and then, applies an inter-polarization interleave processing in a time direction to the carrier symbols between the transmit antennas, to generate OFDM signals. Receiving the OFDM signals, the receiver (2) demodulates the OFDM signals to generate complex baseband signals, and after that, applies a first deinterleave processing in a time direction to the complex baseband signals to generate time deinterleaved data. Further, the receiver (2) applies a MIMO separation processing to the time deinterleaved data to generate a plurality of sets of MIMO separated data and applies a second deinterleave processing between the receive antennas to the plurality of sets of MIMO separated data, so as to generate carrier symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, NHK Engineering System, Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo ASAKURA, Madoka HONDA, Kenichi MURAYAMA, Takuya SHITOMI, Susumu SAITO, Yoshikazu NARIKIYO, Hiroaki MIYASAKA, Akihiko SATOU, Tomoaki TAKEUCHI, Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Masahiro OKANO, Masayuki TAKADA, Kazuhiko SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 9725237
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for constructing, installing, and using an inflatable hatch sealing device in environmentally sealing a manhole. In particular, the inflatable hatch sealing device has a sealing assembly with a directed inflatable air bladder, and the sealing assembly is rotatable relative to a contact disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: OPW-Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Johnson, Jeff Cousineau, Ted Shreve, Mike Crum
  • Patent number: 9169949
    Abstract: Lock down units and loading arms with lock down units are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a loading arm includes a product delivery pipe pivotally coupled to a product standpipe such that the product delivery pipe is rotatable in a vertical plane. A rocker assembly is coupled to the product delivery pipe. A support arm may be pivotally connected to the product standpipe and slidably coupled to the rocker assembly such that the support arm and the rocker assembly are slidable with respect to one another. The support arm comprises a plurality of slots. A locking pawl is affixed to the rocker assembly and selectively engagable with the slots such that, when the locking pawl is engaged with a slot of the support arm, the locking pawl couples the support arm to the rocker assembly, thereby preventing the product delivery pipe from being raised in the vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: OPW Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Roth, Krzysztof Wejdman
  • Publication number: 20150136778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for constructing, installing, and using an inflatable hatch sealing device in environmentally sealing a manhole. In particular, the inflatable hatch sealing device has a sealing assembly with a directed inflatable air bladder, and the sealing assembly is rotatable relative to a contact disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: OPW-Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Johnson, Jeff Cousineau, Ted Shreve, Mike Crum
  • Publication number: 20140060685
    Abstract: Lock down units and loading arms with lock down units are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a loading arm includes a product delivery pipe pivotally coupled to a product standpipe such that the product delivery pipe is rotatable in a vertical plane. A rocker assembly is coupled to the product delivery pipe. A support arm may be pivotally connected to the product standpipe and slidably coupled to the rocker assembly such that the support arm and the rocker assembly are slidable with respect to one another. The support arm comprises a plurality of slots. A locking pawl is affixed to the rocker assembly and selectively engagable with the slots such that, when the locking pawl is engaged with a slot of the support arm, the locking pawl couples the support arm to the rocker assembly, thereby preventing the product delivery pipe from being raised in the vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: OPW Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Roth, Krzysztof Wejdman
  • Patent number: 8361548
    Abstract: A process for the coating of substrates comprising insertion of a substrate into a process oven, plasma cleaning of the substrate, rehydration of the substrate, dehydration of the substrate, withdrawal of a metered amount of one or more chemicals from one or more chemical reservoirs, vaporizing the withdrawn chemicals in one or more vapor chambers, and transfer of the vaporized chemicals into a process oven, thereby reacting with the substrate. An apparatus for the coating of substrates comprising a process oven, a gas plasma generator, a metered chemical withdrawal subsystem, and a vaporization subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Moffat, Kenneth M. Sautter
  • Patent number: 8252375
    Abstract: A process for the coating of substrates comprising insertion of a substrate into a process oven, plasma cleaning of the substrate, dehydration of the substrate, withdrawal of a metered amount of one or more chemicals from one or more chemical reservoirs, vaporizing the withdrawn chemicals in one or more vapor chambers, and transfer of the vaporized chemicals into a process oven, thereby reacting with the substrate. An apparatus for the coating of substrates comprising a process oven, a gas plasma generator, a metered chemical withdrawal subsystem, and a vaporization subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Moffat, Boris C. Randazzo, Craig W. McCoy, Stuart V. Allen