Patents by Inventor Charles R. Kidd

Charles R. Kidd 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).

  • Method for fluid transport for the surface treatment of planar substrates
    Patent number: 5879738
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating the walls of apertures passing through a planar substrate with a fluid treatment solution. The method comprises placement of a pressurized fluid wedge beneath, above, or both beneath and above a planar substrate as it passes through a treatment chamber. The apparatus that forms the fluid wedge is a roller assembly comprising a roller within a shroud which carries fluid as it rotates through a gap between the roller and the shroud. The roller provides the dual function of forming the fluid wedge and conveying the planar substrate through the treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Allan H. McKinnon
    Inventors: Allan H. McKinnon, Charles R. Kidd, Michael Gulla
  • Method for fluid transport
    Patent number: 5741361
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating the walls of apertures passing through a planar substrate with a fluid treatment solution. The method comprises placement of a pressurized fluid wedge beneath, above, or both beneath and above a planar substrate as it passes through a treatment chamber. The apparatus that forms the fluid wedge is a roller assembly comprising a roller within a shroud which carries fluid as it rotates through a gap between the roller and the shroud. The roller provides the dual function of forming the fluid wedge and conveying the planar substrate through the treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Allan H. McKinnon
    Inventors: Allan H. McKinnon, Charles R. Kidd, Michael Gulla