Patents by Inventor Rickie A. Kottman

Rickie A. Kottman 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 and method for edge cleaning
    Patent number: 4838289
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for cleaning material at the outer edge of an object by applying a solvent for the material to a flat surface adjacent the edge and moving the solvent onto the edge by centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Rickie A. Kottman, Robert E. Terrill, Ann E. Wise
  • Method for edge cleaning
    Patent number: 4685975
    Abstract: Method for cleaning material from the outer edge of an object by applying a solvent for the material to a flat surface adjacent the edge and moving the solvent onto the edge by centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Rickie A. Kottman, Robert E. Terrill, Ann E. Wise