Patents by Inventor Heidi L. Popeck

Heidi L. Popeck 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).

  • Equipment for removing protective coatings from substrates
    Patent number: 10293465
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems that enable selective removal of protective coatings from substrates are disclosed. Such a material removal system may use pressurized solid carbon dioxide (CO2) (i.e., dry ice) to remove a selected portion of a protective coating from a substrate. The material removal system may include one or more templates that provide selectivity in removing protective coatings from one or more substrates, fixtures for holding one or more substrates in place while material removal processes occur and apparatuses for positioning one or more substrates at desired locations in material removal systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: HZO, INC.
    Inventors: Heidi L. Popeck, Caleb Edward Kanavel, Samuel R. Anderson, Tyler Christensen Child, Daniel J. Triplett
  • Use of combined masking techniques and/or combined material removal techniques to protectively coat electronic devices
    Patent number: 10098236
    Abstract: Processes for masking electronic devices, including, but not limited to, electronic subassemblies, prior to the application of protective coatings to the electronic devices are disclosed. Such processes include the use of a plurality of different masking techniques in combination to mask the electronic device. Different masking techniques may be used to mask different features and/or components of the electronic device. Some features and/or components may be masked by way of two or more masking techniques. With one or more masks in place, an electronic device may be protectively coated. After a protective coating has been applied to the electronic device, at least a portion of the mask(s) may be removed from the electronic device. Protectively coated electronic devices may then be assembled with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: HZO, INC.
    Inventors: Vimal Kumar Kasagani, Colin LaMar Loose, Tyler Christensen Child, Caleb Edward Kanavel, Heidi L. Popeck, Samuel R. Anderson, Cameron LaMar Loose, Xiaowei Shen
  • USE OF COMBINED MASKING TECHNIQUES AND/OR COMBINED MATERIAL REMOVAL TECHNIQUES TO PROTECTIVELY COAT ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160345440
    Abstract: Processes for masking electronic devices, including, but not limited to, electronic subassemblies, prior to the application of protective coatings to the electronic devices are disclosed. Such processes include the use of a plurality of different masking techniques in combination to mask the electronic device. Different masking techniques may be used to mask different features and/or components of the electronic device. Some features and/or components may be masked by way of two or more masking techniques. With one or more masks in place, an electronic device may be protectively coated. After a protective coating has been applied to the electronic device, at least a portion of the mask(s) may be removed from the electronic device. Protectively coated electronic devices may then be assembled with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Vimal Kumar Kasagani, Colin LaMar Loose, Tyler Christensen Child, Caleb Edward Kanavel, Heidi L. Popeck, Samuel R. Anderson, Cameron LaMar Loose, Xiaowei Shen
  • EQUIPMENT FOR REMOVING PROTECTIVE COATINGS FROM SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20160184964
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems that enable selective removal of protective coatings from substrates are disclosed. Such a material removal system may use pressurized solid carbon dioxide (CO2) (i.e., dry ice) to remove a selected portion of a protective coating from a substrate. The material removal system may include one or more templates that provide selectivity in removing protective coatings from one or more substrates, fixtures for holding one or more substrates in place while material removal processes occur and apparatuses for positioning one or more substrates at desired locations in material removal systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Heidi L. Popeck, Caleb Edward Kanavel, Samuel R. Anderson, Tyler Christensen Child, Daniel J. Triplett