Patents by Inventor Cliff J. Leidecker
Cliff J. Leidecker 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).
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Patent number: 11555237Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of sequentially ordered deposition chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A substrate fixture contains a substrate. The substrate fixture comprises a fixture frame. The fixture frame is defined by multiple circular members adjacently joined in a circular arrangement. Each circular member has a fixture frame opening sized to receive the substrate. Lens support arms may integrate into the circular members, extending in a curved disposition into the fixture frame opening to retain the substrate. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker, John B. Glarum, Wade E. Nielson, Briant D. Walton
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Patent number: 10808319Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of sequentially ordered deposition chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A substrate fixture contains a substrate. The substrate fixture comprises a fixture frame. The fixture frame is defined by multiple circular members adjacently joined in a circular arrangement. Each circular member has a fixture frame opening sized to receive the substrate. Lens support arms may integrate into the circular members, extending in a curved disposition into the fixture frame opening to retain the substrate. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Quantum Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker, John B. Glarum, Wade E. Nielson, Briant D. Walton
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Patent number: 10550475Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker
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Patent number: 10550474Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Nomran L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker, John B. Glarum
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Patent number: 10288771Abstract: A substrate deposition system includes a system frame; a plurality of processing tanks carried by the system frame, the plurality of processing tanks adapted to contain liquid coating materials of different light refractive indexes; at least one actuator disposed in proximity to the plurality of processing tanks, the at least one actuator adapted to sequentially immerse at least one substrate in the liquid coating materials and transfer the at least one substrate between the plurality of processing tanks; and at least one coating system located in a process flow downstream direction from the plurality of processing tanks, the at least one coating system adapted to apply an antireflective coating to the at least one substrate. A lens surface location measuring system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker
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Publication number: 20170306487Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2012Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: NORMAN L. KESTER, CLIFF J. LEIDECKER
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Patent number: 9580805Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker
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Publication number: 20160237562Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker
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Patent number: 9394605Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Norman L. Kester, Cliff J. Leidecker, John B. Glarum
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Publication number: 20140087072Abstract: A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: QUANTUM INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: NORMAN L. KESTER, CLIFF J. LEIDECKER
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Patent number: 8281931Abstract: An apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina is described and which includes a separation conduit which receives a source of post-threshed tobacco lamina and other contaminants for inspection and sorting, and wherein a source of pressurized air causes the tobacco lamina to move along the separation conduit past an inspection station where it is optically inspected to identify undesirable tobacco lamina or other contaminants; and a downstream reject station is provided which responds to a sorting signal provided by the inspection station and which removes unwanted or undesirable tobacco lamina and other contaminants from an air stream so as to provide a resulting product which is substantially free from contaminants or other defects.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.Inventors: Harry Drewes, Wolfgang Benz, Hans Dierken, Peter Funke, Frank Schuster, Cliff J. Leidecker, J. Thomas Higgins
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Publication number: 20110067714Abstract: An apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina is described and which includes a separation conduit which receives a source of post-threshed tobacco lamina and other contaminants for inspection and sorting, and wherein a source of pressurized air causes the tobacco lamina to move along the separation conduit past an inspection station where it is optically inspected to identify undesirable tobacco lamina or other contaminants; and a downstream reject station is provided which responds to a sorting signal provided by the inspection station and which removes unwanted or undesirable tobacco lamina and other contaminants from an air stream so as to provide a resulting product which is substantially free from contaminants or other defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Harry Drewes, Wolfgang Benz, Hans Dierken, Peter Funke, Frank Schuster, Cliff J. Leidecker, J. Thomas Higgins
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Patent number: 7477392Abstract: An electromagnetic energy measurement apparatus and method for measuring first, second, and third wavelength components includes first and second coated optical elements having non-parallel surfaces. Proper selection of the parameters of the optical elements reduces the level of coma and astigmatism in the apparatus. Additionally, filters pass the first, second, and third wavelength components to first, second, and third sensors. Improvement in the alignment of the field of view between sensors is realized by applying an adjustable compressive force on the filters to individually adjust the field of view.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Key Technology, IncInventors: Cliff J. Leidecker, J. Thomas Higgins, Carlo Janssens, Edward D. Clement
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Patent number: 6410872Abstract: A sorting system (110) conveys articles, such as peaches (114) on a conveyor belt (112) past an inspection zone (126) that is lighted by an illumination source (90) radiating a number of emission peaks over visible and infrared portions of the spectrum. The illumination source generates the radiation from an Indium Iodide lamp (92) that is reflected off a parabolic reflector (94) and through a “soda straw” collimator (100) to illuminated the peaches. A detector system (118) employs line scanning visible and infrared cameras (142, 140) to sense visible and IR wavelength reflectance values for the peach meat (124) and peach pit or pit fragments (126). Various image processing and analysis methologies, such as subtraction, ratio, logarithmic, regression, combination, angle, distance, and shape may be employed to enhance the image contrast and classify the resulting data for sorting the peaches.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1999Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.Inventors: Duncan B. Campbell, James Ewan, Cliff J. Leidecker, H. Parks Squyres, Hooshmand M. Kalayeh
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Publication number: 20020008055Abstract: A sorting system (110) conveys articles, such as peaches (114) on a conveyor belt (112) past an inspection zone (126) that is lighted by an illumination source (90) radiating a number of emission peaks over visible and infrared portions of the spectrum. The illumination source generates the radiation from an Indium Iodide lamp (92) that is reflected off a parabolic reflector (94) and through a “soda straw” collimator (100) to illuminated the peaches. A detector system (118) employs line scanning visible and infrared cameras (142, 140) to sense visible and IR wavelength reflectance values for the peach meat (124) and peach pit or pit fragments (126). Various image processing and analysis methologies, such as subtraction, ratio, logarithmic, regression, combination, angle, distance, and shape may be employed to enhance the image contrast and classify the resulting data for sorting the peaches.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 1999Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: DUNCAN B. CAMPBELL, JAMES EWAN, CLIFF J. LEIDECKER, H. PARKS SQUYERS, HOOSHMAND M. KALAYEH
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Patent number: 6225620Abstract: A peach sorting system (110) conveys peaches (114) on a conveyor belt (112) past an inspection zone (126) that is lighted by an illumination source (90) radiating a number of emission peaks over visible and infrared portions of the spectrum. The illumination source generates the radiation from an Indium Iodide lamp (92) that is reflected off a parabolic reflector (94) and through a “soda straw” collimator (100) to illuminated the peaches. A detector system (118) employs line scanning visible and infrared cameras (142, 140) to sense visible and IR wavelength reflectance value differences existing between peach meat (124) and peach pit or pit fragments (126). Because there is a reversal in the reflectance values between the visible and infrared wavelengths, a data subtraction technique (150) is employed to enhance the detection contrast ratio.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.Inventors: Duncan B. Campbell, James Ewan, Cliff J. Leidecker, H. Parks Squyres