Patents by Inventor Alexander T. Carbone

Alexander T. Carbone 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to perform load measurements on flexible substrates
    Patent number: 12000803
    Abstract: An example flexible substrate testing system includes: a first substrate support structure configured to hold a first portion of a flexible substrate under test; a second substrate support structure configured to hold a second portion of the flexible substrate; one or more actuators configured to move the first and second substrate support structures at respective angles to fold the flexible substrate; and load cells configured to measure loads on the first substrate support structure and the second substrate support structure while the actuator moves the first substrate support structure and the second substrate support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Levesque, Alexander T. Carbone
  • Methods and apparatus to perform load measurements on flexible substrates
    Patent number: 11885773
    Abstract: An example flexible substrate testing system includes: a first substrate support structure configured to hold stationary a first portion of a flexible substrate under test; a second substrate support structure configured to hold a second portion of the flexible substrate; an actuator configured to move the second substrate support structure to fold the flexible substrate and to unfold the flexible substrate; and a load cell configured to measure a load on the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Levesque, Alexander T. Carbone, Christopher Joyce
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM LOAD MEASUREMENTS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20210018412
    Abstract: An example flexible substrate testing system includes: a first substrate support structure configured to hold stationary a first portion of a flexible substrate under test; a second substrate support structure configured to hold a second portion of the flexible substrate; an actuator configured to move the second substrate support structure to fold the flexible substrate and to unfold the flexible substrate; and a load cell configured to measure a load on the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Philippe Levesque, Alexander T. Carbone, Christopher Joyce
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM LOAD MEASUREMENTS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20200400541
    Abstract: An example flexible substrate testing system includes: a first substrate support structure configured to hold a first portion of a flexible substrate under test; a second substrate support structure configured to hold a second portion of the flexible substrate; one or more actuators configured to move the first and second substrate support structures at respective angles to fold the flexible substrate; and load cells configured to measure loads on the first substrate support structure and the second substrate support structure while the actuator moves the first substrate support structure and the second substrate support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Philippe Levesque, Alexander T. Carbone