Patents by Inventor Daniel Roy Hooker

Daniel Roy Hooker 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).

  • Apparatus for coating lenticular articles
    Patent number: 6193801
    Abstract: A fixture for releasable retaining at least one lenticular article in a fixed orientation while the article(s) is/are being subjected to one or more applications of a thin film coating process comprises a perforated metallic sheet having at least one aperture therein adapted to receive the article(s). The thickness of the metal fixture bears a ratio to the size of the articles being retained that is within a particular range. A method for applying thin film optical coatings to lenticular articles utilizing such a fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Semi-Alloys Company
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Hooker, Daniel Matthew Hogan, Vincent O. Scarnecchia
  • Method for coating lenticular articles
    Patent number: 6017581
    Abstract: A fixture for releasably retaining at least one lenticular article in a fixed orientation while the article(s) is/are being subjected to one or more applications of a thin film coating process comprises a perforated metallic sheet having at least one aperture therein adapted to receive the article(s). The thickness of the metal fixture bears a ratio to the size of the articles being retained that is within a particular range. A method for applying thin film optical coatings to lenticular articles utilizing such a fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Semi-Alloys Company
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Hooker, Daniel Matthew Hogan, Vincent O. Scarnecchia