Patents by Inventor David Ruf

David Ruf 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).

  • Patent number: 8545929
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying liquid coating materials to a substrate, such as an electronic component or circuit board. A control system of a coating system controls an applicator and a robot moving the applicator to apply the liquid coating material to the substrate in accordance with the information contained in a coating program. The control system determines a volume of liquid coating material actually dispensed onto the substrate during the coating program, and compares the dispensed volume to a desired dispensed volume of liquid coating material to produce an error signal representing the difference between the calculated and desired volume values. The control system uses the error signal to change the dispensed volume of liquid coating material on a subsequent substrate by a future coating program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Espenschied, Patrick T. Hogan, Jorge Cruz, David Ruf
  • Publication number: 20120040088
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying liquid coating materials to a substrate, such as an electronic component or circuit board. A control system of a coating system controls an applicator and a robot moving the applicator to apply the liquid coating material to the substrate in accordance with the information contained in a coating program. The control system determines a volume of liquid coating material actually dispensed onto the substrate during the coating program, and compares the dispensed volume to a desired dispensed volume of liquid coating material to produce an error signal representing the difference between the calculated and desired volume values. The control system uses the error signal to change the dispensed volume of liquid coating material on a subsequent substrate by a future coating program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Espenschied, Patrick T. Hogan, Jorge Cruz, David Ruf
  • Publication number: 20090104343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying liquid coating materials to a substrate, such as an electronic component or circuit board. A control system (18, 24, 26) of a coating system (10) controls an applicator (16) and a robot (14) moving the applicator (16) to apply the liquid coating material to the substrate (12) in accordance with the information contained in a coating program. The control system (18, 24, 26) determines a volume of liquid coating material actually dispensed onto the substrate (12) during the coating program, and compares the dispensed volume to a desired dispensed volume of liquid coating material to produce an error signal representing the difference between the calculated and desired volume values. The control system (18, 24, 26) uses the error signal to change the dispensed volume of liquid coating material on a subsequent substrate by a future coating program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Espenschied, Patrick T. Hogan, Jorge Cruz, David Ruf