Patents Assigned to Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.
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Patent number: 11865589Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Publication number: 20220288647Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Patent number: 11370000Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Publication number: 20210331212Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS, Preston Cray SMITH, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Patent number: 11059077Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Patent number: 10011134Abstract: A chemically etched two dimensional matrix symbol is provided on a substrate. The substrate may be metal or plastic. In another embodiment, a process is described for forming a plurality of two dimensional matrix symbols at the same time in batches. The two dimensional data matrix symbol comprises a substrate, a plurality of grooves and a plurality of raised areas and a plurality of ink spots disposed in the grooves according to a predefined code. The matrix is readable by a scanning device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Roy Dale Crownover, Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith
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Publication number: 20180065158Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS, Preston Cray SMITH, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Patent number: 9839942Abstract: A system for and method of removing residues, deposits, and debris from a substrate that has been marked by a chemical etching process is disclosed. The system includes one or more upper sprayers that deposit a cleaning solution to a top surface of the product as it passes beneath the one or more upper sprayers. The system further includes at least one upper brush that operates to scrub the top surface of the product after the cleaning solution has been applied thereto. The system optionally includes one or more lower sprayers and lower brushes to clean a bottom surface of the product as it is conveyed through the system. The system further includes an air knife system that assists with drying the product prior to exiting the system. The system further includes a controller that is operable to adjust various system parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Ronnie Dwaine Phelps, Preston Cray Smith, Joseph Wayne Deskin, Jon Loshinsky, Allan Stanfield
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Publication number: 20170249543Abstract: A carrier for securing a tracking component includes a housing. The housing includes a recess formed into a face of the housing that is adapted to secure the tracking component. The recess includes a wall that surrounds a periphery of the recess and a hole formed through a bottom surface of the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventors: Preston Cray SMITH, Ronnie Dwaine PHELPS
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Patent number: 8540285Abstract: A chemically etched two dimensional matrix symbol is provided on a substrate. The substrate may be metal or plastic. A process is described for forming a plurality of two dimensional matrix symbols at the same time in batches. The two dimensional data matrix symbol includes a substrate, a plurality of grooves and a plurality of raised areas, and a plurality of ink spots disposed in the grooves according to a predefined code. The matrix is readable by a scanning device.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Texas Nameplate Company, Inc.Inventor: Roy Dale Crownover