Patents by Inventor Michael T. Swab

Michael T. Swab 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).

  • Non-contact interface for pick-and-place machines
    Patent number: 7552527
    Abstract: In an for controlling a feeder or feeder cart used in a pick-and-place electronics assembly machine, non-physical contact transmitters and receivers transfer data, such as feeder trigger signals, feeder ready signals, and component identification and usage information, between the feeder and/or feeder cart and the pick-and-place machine. Wiring or other physical connections between feeder, feeder cart, and pick-and-place machine controls are not required. A common, universal interface between different types of feeders, feeder carts, and pick-and-place machines is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Assembleon N.V.
    Inventor: Michael T. Swab