Patents by Inventor Dale W. Owens

Dale W. Owens 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).

  • Rayleigh scattering optical flux monitor
    Patent number: 6525820
    Abstract: A device for in situ real time monitoring of atomic and molecular fluxes by use Rayleigh scattering. The flux can be generated by an effusion cell during molecular beam epitaxy. The present device uses a coherent light source, such as a helium neon laser, a high precision mirror assembly capable of providing an effective number of reflections though the flux beam and an interferometer detector to track the changes in flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Gradient Technology
    Inventor: Dale W. Owens
  • Apparatus and method for cold forming a ring on a lead alloy battery terminal including an anti-torque structure
    Patent number: 5791183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus utilizing a ring forming head to cold form a ring on a lead battery terminal. The apparatus includes a seating station configured to securely position the lead battery terminal within a fixture. The apparatus further including a rolling head having a plurality of rollers, and a drive system for engaging and rotating the rolling head and lead battery terminal relative to each other. The terminal includes an anti-torque structure formed in the terminal to engage a battery housing at the exterior surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Tulip Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard N. Spiegelberg, Dale W. Owens