Patents by Inventor Francois Parent

Francois Parent 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).

  • Heating system in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, assemblies and the like
    Patent number: 4973244
    Abstract: Printed circuit boards, assemblies and the like are heated uniformly from edge to edge or to a desired lateral temperature profile while being conveyed through a heating area. The conveying systems reliably conveys circuit boards and the like through the heating area without dropping them. A rail heater is provided to heat rails supporting conveyors having pins to hold circuit boards and the like. A control for the rail heaters controls the temperature of the rails so the circuit boards are positively supported on the conveyors and have a uniform temperature profile or desired temperature profile from edge to edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Electrovert Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Deambrosio, Francois Parent, Alexander Tsarevsky
  • Heating system in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, assemblies and the like
    Patent number: 4973243
    Abstract: Printed circuit boards, assemblies and the like are heated uniformly from edge to edge or to a desired lateral temperature profile while being conveyed through a heating area. The conveying systems reliably conveys circuit boards and the like through the heating area without dropping them. A rail heater is provided to heat rails supporting conveyors having pins to hold circuit boards and the like. A control for the rail heaters controls the temperature of the rails so the circuit boards are positively supported on the conveyors and have a uniform temperature profile or desired temperature profile from edge to edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Electrovert Ltd.
    Inventors: Carlos Deambrosio, Francois Parent, Alexander Tsarevsky
  • Cooling and exhaust unit for solder reflow system
    Patent number: 4912857
    Abstract: A cooling and exhaust unit for an IR reflow soldering machine is arranged to be mounted on the soldering machine after the last heating zone. The unit has fans which direct cold air downwardly on to the conveyor and this cooling air divides into two streams, one moving with the conveyor and one counter to the movement of the conveyor. An exhaust inlet is provided near the front and the rear of the machine, the exhaust inlets being connected through an exhaust chamber to an exhaust outlet. To minimize the amount of hot process air sucked out of the soldering machine into the nearer exhaust inlet an additional cold air inlet is provided, this being located intermediate the rear end of the unit (i.e., the end abutting the soldering machine) and the nearer exhaust inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Electrovert Ltd.
    Inventors: Francois Parent, Carlos Deambrosio, John Gileta