Patents by Inventor Frederick A. Buck

Frederick A. Buck 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 heating substrate having electrically-conductive and non-electrically-conductive portions
    Patent number: 5438181
    Abstract: An apparatus includes (a) a device which is capable of selectively generating heat in electrically-conductive material without substantially generating heat in non-electrically-conductive material, (b) a device capable of heating non-electrically-conductive material, and (c) an insulating shield between the two devices to help focus the energy generated by at least one of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis L. Volkmann, Frederick A. Buck