Patents by Inventor Steven R. Lane

Steven R. Lane 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).

  • Automated flow solder machine
    Patent number: 4890781
    Abstract: A computer controlled flow solder machine is controlled by a computer, operating in conjunction with two other computers, to control the operation of the machine and to control and monitor the process parameters for each circuit board processed through the flow solder machine. The flow solder machine is made up of a conveyer system, a flux system, a preheat system, and a solder pot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul B. Johnson, Robert F. Mininger, Steven R. Lane, Edwin Lamb