Patents by Inventor Glen Nelson Biggs

Glen Nelson Biggs 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).

  • Dispensing assembly with an injector controlled gas environment
    Patent number: 8123089
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dispensing assembly comprising a seal structure. The seal structure controls dispensing of the fusible material. One or more gas injectors are coupled to the dispensing assembly. Each of the one or more gas injectors is adapted to inject at least one gas to the dispensing assembly for controlling a gas environment surrounding at least a portion of the seal structure. An oxidation rate of the fusible material is controlled as a function of at least one characteristic of the at least one gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Internation Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Nelson Biggs, Russell A. Budd, Benjamin Vito Fasano, John Joseph Garant, G. Gerard Gormley, John Peter Karidis, Christopher Lee Tessler, Thomas Weiss
  • Dispensing assembly with a controlled gas environment
    Patent number: 8123088
    Abstract: Techniques for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, are provided. In accordance with aspects of the invention, a dispensing assembly dispenses the fusible material and a gas environment surrounding a portion of a seal structure of the dispensing assembly is controlled to regulate an oxidation rate of the fusible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Nelson Biggs, Russell A. Budd, Benjamin Vito Fasano, John Joseph Garant, John Peter Karidis, Christopher Lee Tessler, Thomas Weiss
  • Dispensing Assembly with a Controlled Gas Environment
    Publication number: 20100084437
    Abstract: Techniques for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, are provided. In accordance with aspects of the invention, a dispensing assembly dispenses the fusible material and a gas environment surrounding a portion of a seal structure of the dispensing assembly is controlled to regulate an oxidation rate of the fusible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Glen Nelson Biggs, Russell A. Budd, Benjamin Vito Fasano, John Joseph Garant, John Peter Karidis, Christopher Lee Tessler, Thomas Weiss
  • Dispensing Assembly with an Injector Controlled Gas Environment
    Publication number: 20100084438
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dispensing assembly comprising a seal structure. The seal structure controls dispensing of the fusible material. One or more gas injectors are coupled to the dispensing assembly. Each of the one or more gas injectors is adapted to inject at least one gas to the dispensing assembly for controlling a gas environment surrounding at least a portion of the seal structure. An oxidation rate of the fusible material is controlled as a function of at least one characteristic of the at least one gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Glen Nelson Biggs, Russell A. Budd, Benjamin Vito Fasano, John Joseph Garant, G. Gerard Gormley, John Peter Karidis, Christopher Lee Tessler, Thomas Weiss