Patents by Inventor Joseph Tom

Joseph Tom 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).

  • PROBE FOR USE IN DETERMINING AN ATTRIBUTE OF A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20060290362
    Abstract: A probe provides electrical communication between a coating and a processing system. One optional feature includes an outwardly projecting, electrically conductive engaging member that is held in a captivation structure releasably retained in a housing and engages a contact that is inside the probe and connected with the processing system. Another optional feature of the probe provides the electrically conductive engaging member in the form of a pin or pins captivated in a light-transmissive structure adjacent a light-emitting source. Another optional feature of the probe includes a restraining structure that defines a frustoconical seat for engaging a conical distal end of an electrically conductive pin that is adapted to contact the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: John Prey, Joseph Tom
  • Probe for use in determining an attribute of a coating on a substrate
    Patent number: 7148712
    Abstract: A probe provides electrical communication between a coating and a processing system. One optional feature includes an outwardly projecting, electrically conductive engaging member that is held in a captivation structure releasably retained in a housing and engages a contact that is inside the probe and connected with the processing system. Another optional feature of the probe provides the electrically conductive engaging member in the form of a pin or pins captivated in a light-transmissive structure adjacent a light-emitting source. Another optional feature of the probe includes a restraining structure that defines a frustoconical seat for engaging a conical distal end of an electrically conductive pin that is adapted to contact the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Oxford Instruments Measurement Systems LLC
    Inventors: John E. Prey, Jr., Joseph Tom