Patents by Inventor Joseph P. De Nijs

Joseph P. De Nijs 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).

  • Method for manufacturing a mold for a disc-shaped registration carrier
    Patent number: 5780205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for manufacturing a mould for a disc-shaped registration carrier, said device being provided with a station for applying a photosensitive layer, such as a photoresist layer, to a substrate, with a station for exposing said photosensitive layer in accordance with the registration data to be stored, with a station for developing the photosensitive layer and metallizing the side of the substrate carrying the developed photoresist layer, and with a station for applying a metal coating, wherein the various stations are accommodated in a housing and means for receiving the substrates are provided in the various stations, whilst a transport mechanism disposed within the housing is provided with at least one transport means for gripping a substrate, which transport means is movable in a horizontal plane in two directions including an angle with each other, and which is also capable of moving upward and downward within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: OD & ME B.V.
    Inventors: Lodewijk J. M. Beckers, Christopher Jayne, Joseph P. De Nijs, Marcellus A. C. M. Geerts
  • Device for manufacturing a mold for a disc-shaped registration carrier
    Patent number: 5403397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for manufacturing a mould for a disc-shaped registration carrier, said device being provided with a station for applying a photosensitive layer, such as a photoresist layer, to a substrate, with a station for exposing said photosensitive layer in accordance with the registration data to be stored, with a station for developing the photosensitive layer and metallizing the side of the substrate carrying the developed photoresist layer, and with a station for applying a metal coating, wherein the various stations are accommodated in a housing and means for receiving the substrates are provided in the various stations, whilst a transport mechanism disposed within the housing is provided with at least one transport means for gripping a substrate, which transport means is movable in a horizontal plane in two directions including an angle with each other, and which is also capable of moving upward and downward within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: OD & ME B.V.
    Inventors: Lodewijk J. M. Beckers, Christopher Jayne, Joseph P. De Nijs, Marcellus A. C. M. Geerts