Patents by Inventor Patrick John McWiggin

Patrick John McWiggin 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).

  • Apparatus for monitoring a solder wave
    Patent number: 6885613
    Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus for monitoring a solder wave comprising a board of insulating material simulating a printed circuit board, an array of spaced electrical contact elements on the underside of the board across the entire width thereof, means for measuring the dwell time of each contact in the wave as the board is conveyed over the wave, and means for displaying the measured dwell times to show the contact area and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Circuitmaster Designs Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Bainbridge, Patrick John McWiggin