Patents by Inventor Franz Plachy

Franz Plachy 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: 12257824
    Abstract: The application relates to a printing device for printing onto substrates, in particular solar cells, wafers or printed circuit boards, including a squeegee means and including at least one printing table, wherein the squeegee means is arranged above the printing table, and including at least one conveying means, by means of which a substrate can be transported away in each case to a printing nest below the squeegee direction and away out of the printing nest after the printing process has taken place. It is provided that the printing table has several conveying means, which are arranged side by side and aligned parallel to one another and which each have at least one printing nest, and that the squeegee means has at least one squeegee, which can be moved over each printing nest in order to print successively onto the substrates, which are arranged in the printing nests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: EKRA AUTOMATISIERUNGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Franz Plachy, Lukas Sänger, Rainer Voigt
  • Patent number: 11801673
    Abstract: A screen provision system, for a printing device with a screen receptacle for a printing screen-and a squeegee device associated with the screen receptacle, has a conveying device for conveying a printing screen and at least one screen magazine with multiple screen storage portions that can each receive a printing screen. The screen provision system has at least one treatment station for treating the printing screens. The conveying device supplies printing screens to the screen magazine and to the at least one treatment station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: EXENTIS GROUP AG, EKRA AUTOMATISIERUNGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Srdan Vasic, Markus Engel, Franz Plachy, Hubert Reinisch
  • Patent number: 11396131
    Abstract: A screen unit for a printing device for printing three-dimensionally shaped structures, in particular on substrates, printed circuit boards, wafers, solar cells, carrier substrates, printing tables, carrier plates, sintering plates or the like, has a frame holding at least one printing screen and is designed to be accommodated in a screen receptacle of the printing device, to be filled with a printing compound and to be subjected to the action of a squeegee for carrying out a printing process. The screen unit has, in or on the frame, at least one holding device for the squeegee, which is in the form of an exchangeable squeegee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: Exentis Group AG, EKRA Automatisierungssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Srdan Vasic, Markus Engel, Franz Plachy, Hubert Reinisch
  • Publication number: 20210178750
    Abstract: A screen provision system, for a printing device with a screen receptacle for a printing screen-and a squeegee device associated with the screen receptacle, has a conveying device for conveying a printing screen and at least one screen magazine with multiple screen storage portions that can each receive a printing screen. The screen provision system has at least one treatment station for treating the printing screens. The conveying device supplies printing screens to the screen magazine and to the at least one treatment station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Srdan Vasic, Markus Engel, Franz Plachy, Hubert Reinisch
  • Publication number: 20210178681
    Abstract: A printing system for printing three-dimensionally shaped structures, in particular on substrates such as circuit boards, wafers, solar cells, carrier substrates, printing tables, carrier plates, sintering plates or the like, has at least one printing device with a printhead having a squeegee device and a screen receptacle associated with the squeegee device for receiving a printing screen. A screen provision device has at least one screen magazine for storing multiple printing screens and a conveying device for conveying a printing screen from the screen magazine to the screen receptacle and from the screen receptacle to the screen magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Srdan Vasic, Markus Engel, Franz Plachy, Hubert Reinisch
  • Publication number: 20210170683
    Abstract: A screen unit for a printing device for printing three-dimensionally shaped structures, in particular on substrates, printed circuit boards, wafers, solar cells, carrier substrates, printing tables, carrier plates, sintering plates or the like, has a frame holding at least one printing screen and is designed to be accommodated in a screen receptacle of the printing device, to be filled with a printing compound and to be subjected to the action of a squeegee for carrying out a printing process. The screen unit has, in or on the frame, at least one holding device for the squeegee, which is in the form of an exchangeable squeegee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Srdan Vasic, Markus Engel, Franz Plachy, Hubert Reinisch
  • Publication number: 20100116157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for applying media to flat substrates (2), especially printed circuit boards, said device comprising a printing device for applying media to the substrate (2) during a printing method, an optical monitoring device for checking the arrangement and/or alignment of the substrate (2) in relation to the printing device, and a dispenser (10) for the additional application of media to the substrate (2). According to the invention, the dispenser (10) is fixed in relation to the optical monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: EKRA AUTOMATISIERUNGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Franz Plachy, Oliver Stetter, Jakob Szekeresch