Patents by Inventor Eric D. Moen

Eric D. Moen 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).

  • Air track conveyor system for disk production
    Patent number: 6676365
    Abstract: An air track includes a concave top surface with a plurality of air outlets or a flat surface with a notch and a plurality of air outlets. The body of the air track includes at least one air filter that runs along the length of at least a portion of the body. The air filter divides the body into a first plenum and a second plenum. The air track also includes a hood covering at least a portion of the top surface. The air track further includes a stopper assembly that arrests the motion of a disk. The stopper assembly includes a disk detector that senses the presence of the disk on the air track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Johann F. Adam, Evan F. Cromwell, Eric D. Moen
  • Disk lubrication mechanism
    Patent number: 6596083
    Abstract: A system for processing a disk includes an end-effector having a plurality of fingers. The end-effector is mounted to a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator is mounted to a linear stage. The linear stage is positioned adjacent to an air track and a tank. The rotary actuator and the linear stage place the fingers into the inner diameter of a disk on the air track. The fingers grip the inner diameter of the disk. The rotary actuator and the liner stage then place the fingers holding the disk into the tank. The tank is filled with a processing liquid such as a lubrication solution to lubricate the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Toda Citron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan F. Cromwell, Johann F. Adam, Eric D. Moen
  • Air track conveyor system for disk production
    Publication number: 20020182047
    Abstract: An air track included a first body having a concave top surface with a plurality of air outlets or a flat surface with a notch and a plurality of air outlets. The body includes at least one air filter that runs along the length of at least a portion of the body. The air filter dividing the body into a first plenum and a second plenum. The air track also includes a hood covering at least a portion of the top surface. The air track further includes a stopper assembly that arrests the motion of a disk. The stopper assembly includes a disk detector that senses the presence of the disk on the air track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Johann F. Adam, Evan F. Cromwell, Eric D. Moen
  • Disk lubrication mechanism
    Publication number: 20020132043
    Abstract: A system for processing a disk includes an end-effector having a plurality of fingers. The end-effector is mounted to a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator is mounted to a linear stage. The linear stage is positioned adjacent to an air track and a tank. The rotary actuator and the linear stage place the fingers into the inner diameter of a disk on the air track. The fingers grip the inner diameter of the disk. The rotary actuator and the liner stage then place the fingers holding the disk into the tank. The tank is filled with a processing liquid such as a lubrication solution to lubricate the disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Evan F. Cromwell, Johann F. Adam, Eric D. Moen