Patents by Inventor Mark A. Handerek

Mark A. Handerek 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 and apparatus for supporting workpieces in a coating apparatus
    Patent number: 8398776
    Abstract: One aspect involves: supporting a workpiece with workpiece support structure that includes spaced support parts, a support section supporting the support parts, and a workpiece holding adhesive on each support part, where the adhesives engage respective regions of a surface portion on the workpiece; and supplying a coating material toward a different surface portion of the workpiece. A different aspect involves: supporting a workpiece with workpiece support structure that includes a workpiece support member with a surface portion extending approximately parallel to a direction, and a workpiece support part having two adhesive portions that respectively engage the surface portion on the support member and a surface portion on the workpiece; and supplying a coating material in the direction, toward a different surface portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Limited
    Inventors: Daniel B. Mitchell, Anthony A. Light, Mark A. Handerek, Geoffrey G. Harris, Douglas J. Brown
  • Method and Apparatus for Supporting Workpieces in a Coating Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090280244
    Abstract: One aspect involves: supporting a workpiece with workpiece support structure that includes spaced support parts, a support section supporting the support parts, and a workpiece holding adhesive on each support part, where the adhesives engage respective regions of a surface portion on the workpiece; and supplying a coating material toward a different surface portion of the workpiece. A different aspect involves: supporting a workpiece with workpiece support structure that includes a workpiece support member with a surface portion extending approximately parallel to a direction, and a workpiece support part having two adhesive portions that respectively engage the surface portion on the support member and a surface portion on the workpiece; and supplying a coating material in the direction, toward a different surface portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Daniel B. Mitchell, Anthony A. Light, Mark A. Handerek, Geoffrey G. Harris, Douglas J. Brown