Patents by Inventor John M. Read

John M. Read 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 placing surface mounting devices on a printer circuit board
    Patent number: 4722135
    Abstract: The disclosed invention provides manually operated apparatus for precise placement of surface mounting integrated circuit devices on a printed circuit board. A dispensing unit operates to position a device into an oriented, predetermined position with respect to a first reference member, and a hand-held pickup unit is manipulated to pick up the positioned device from the dispensing unit while fixing its position with respect to a second reference on the pickup unit. The device in the pickup unit is transferred to and placed upon a prepared printed circuit board. The device is maintained in the same position relative to the two references and the desired placement points on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventor: John M. Read
  • Ribbon storage and transport mechanism
    Patent number: 4589789
    Abstract: Inked ribbon storage and transport mechanism for electronic printers for economical ribbon positioning and inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: Genicom Corp.
    Inventors: Harry C. Quick, John M. Read