Patents by Inventor Kelly Leithner

Kelly Leithner 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).

  • Modular fluid-dispensing system
    Patent number: 7070067
    Abstract: A modular fluid-dispensing system includes a master control dispenser and/or one or more satellite dispensers that communicate bi-directionally with the master control dispenser. The master control dispenser is programmable and may dispense one or more solutions. Each satellite may dispense fluid in either a stand-alone mode or under control of another fluid-dispensing-system component, such as a master control dispenser, or a grinder/polisher. A master control dispenser may store various multi-step dispensing methods and may advance a dispensing method to a next step automatically or based on a control signal received from a grinder/polisher. A master control dispenser may perform a fluid-dispensing method that is synchronized with a corresponding grinder/polisher method performed by a grinder/polisher that is coupled to the master control dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Buehler, Ltd.
    Inventors: Arnold Buchanan, Doug Ceckowski, Deborah Doan, Nicolas John Dougill, Michael F. Hart, Scott Holt, Kelly Leithner, Chuck Shewey
  • Modular fluid-dispensing system
    Patent number: 6893321
    Abstract: A modular fluid-dispensing system includes a master control dispenser and/or one or more satellite dispensers that communicate bi-directionally with the master control dispenser. The master control dispenser is programmable and may dispense one or more solutions. Each satellite may dispense fluid in either a stand-alone mode or under control of another fluid-dispensing-system component, such as a master control dispenser, or a grinder/polisher. A master control dispenser may store various multi-step dispensing methods and may advance a dispensing method to a next step automatically or based on a control signal received from a grinder/polisher. A master control dispenser may perform a fluid-dispensing method that is synchronized with a corresponding grinder/polisher method performed by a grinder/polisher that is coupled to the master control dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Buehler Ltd.
    Inventors: Arnold Buchanan, Doug Ceckowski, Deborah Doan, Nicolas John Dougill, Michael F. Hart, Scott Holt, Kelly Leithner, Chuck Shewey