Patents by Inventor Petrus J. F. Diepens

Petrus J. F. Diepens 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).

  • Patent number: 5417763
    Abstract: A device for applying a lacquer coating to a disc-shaped registration carrier. The device includes a rotary table, to be rotated about an axis of rotation at different speeds, for supporting the registration carrier, as well as with an arm which is pivotable about a pivot axis. The arm has a lacquer supply nozzle at one end and the arm is pivotable between a first position near the axis of rotation of the rotary table and a second position beside the rotary table. The arm is mounted and arranged to be pivotable about an upwardly sloping pivot axis so that the pivot axis of the arm and the axis of rotation of the rotary table intersect or cross at a pint higher than the rotary table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: OD & ME B.V.
    Inventor: Petrus J. F. Diepens
  • Patent number: 5411588
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing disc-shaped registration carriers, provided with a number of processing stations in which the disc-shaped registration carriers are supported, and with a transport assembly by which said disc-shaped registration carriers can be moved from one processing station to another processing station. The transport assembly is fitted with interconnected, jointly driven holders for simultaneously taking hold of and moving the registration carriers between the processing stations. The processing stations are at least partially fitted with readily exchangeable processing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: OD & ME B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus J. F. Diepens, Joost Van Erp, Michael A. T. Hompus