Patents by Inventor Gerald Melin

Gerald Melin 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).

  • Hermetic enclosure for treating a workpiece with a solvent
    Patent number: 5799677
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a workpiece, the apparatus including a carriage for holding the workpiece, a first station for transferring the workpiece into and out of the carriage, a first chamber for holding treating fluid, a second station for transferring the workpiece between the carriage and the first chamber, and a mechanism for staging the carriage, the mechanism capable of positioning the carriage at the first station and at the second station and the first chamber capable of being isolated from atmosphere when the carrier is located at the second station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Finishing Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston E. Sabatka, Gerald Melin