Patents by Inventor Steven Albert Supalla

Steven Albert Supalla 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).

  • Method and apparatus for collecting material produced by processing workpieces
    Patent number: 9259802
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting material from a workpiece from a machined workpiece includes a fluid nozzle for inducing a flow of a fluid and a collection nozzle. The collection nozzle includes a motive nozzle for accelerating a first portion of the fluid flow; and an induced-suction nozzle for receiving a second portion of the fluid flow. A suction force can be generated within a vicinity of the induced-suction nozzle based on the accelerated first portion of the fluid flow. The suction force can be sufficient to carry at least a portion of the material away from the workpiece. Related methods of collecting material from a workpiece are also disclosed, as are systems capable of incorporating the material apparatus collecting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Alan Willey, Steven Albert Supalla
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING MATERIAL PRODUCED BY PROCESSING WORKPIECES
    Publication number: 20140026351
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting material from a workpiece from a machined workpiece includes a fluid nozzle for inducing a flow of a fluid and a collection nozzle. The collection nozzle includes a motive nozzle for accelerating a first portion of the fluid flow; and an induced-suction nozzle for receiving a second portion of the fluid flow. A suction force can be generated within a vicinity of the induced-suction nozzle based on the accelerated first portion of the fluid flow. The suction force can be sufficient to carry at least a portion of the material away from the workpiece. Related methods of collecting material from a workpiece are also disclosed, as are systems capable of incorporating the material apparatus collecting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Alan Willey, Steven Albert Supalla