Patents by Inventor Robert Addison Bourdreau

Robert Addison Bourdreau 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 TESTING OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20100283499
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for non-contact testing of electronic components printed on a substrate (3) are provided. Test circuits (11) are printed on the substrate (3) at the same time as the desired electronic component. The test circuits (11) are all optical and include a first portion (13) for providing electrical energy for the test circuit (11) and a second portion (15) for generating a detectable optical signal that is indicative of at least one electrical property of the electronic component. The test circuits are used in real time and minimize the production of unusable scrap in the printing of such products as ePaper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Addison Bourdreau, Douglas Edward Brackley, Kevin Thomas Gahagan, Gary Edward Merz, Leon Robert Zoeller, III