Patents by Inventor Carrol D. Quinton

Carrol D. Quinton 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).

  • Barrel plating apparatus
    Patent number: 4337135
    Abstract: A metal plating process and apparatus is disclosed and includes a plurality of pre-plating stations comprising tanks or reservoirs containing various cleaning and rinsing solutions. A pulse plating or gold flash station including a plating tank is provided after the pre-plating stations, and a plurality of post-plating stations or tanks are provided after the pulse-plating station. Rotatable barrels for containing work loads are carried along a path of travel from station to station along the process. Differential speed mechanisms are provided along the process so that the work load containers rotate at a slower rate of rotation while traveling through air than while the containers are disposed within the various tanks or stations along the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Bunker Ramo Corporation
    Inventors: Carrol D. Quinton, Raphael Guio
  • Metal plating process
    Patent number: 4257853
    Abstract: A metal plating process and apparatus is disclosed and includes a plurality of pre-plating stations comprising tanks or reservoirs containing various cleaning and rinsing solutions. A pulse plating or gold flash station including a plating tank is provided after the pre-plating stations, and a plurality of post-plating stations or tanks are provided after the pulse-plating station. Rotatable barrels for containing work loads are carried along a path of travel from station to station along the process. Differential speed mechanisms are provided along the process so that the work load containers rotate at a slower rate of rotation while traveling through air than while the containers are disposed within the various tanks or stations along the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Bunker Ramo Corporation
    Inventors: Carrol D. Quinton, Raphael Guio