Patents by Inventor Stephen Mainwaring

Stephen Mainwaring 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).

  • Customized alignment for PCB assembly
    Patent number: 5134664
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for article registration are disclosed in which surface characteristics such as component locations of printed circuit boards are viewed and compared with a model. The differences so determined are stored for subsequent use in, for example, the placing of components on the boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: GEC Plessey Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Arthur B. Clough, Stephen Mainwaring, Alison R. Dunne