Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Chatterton

Thomas E. Chatterton 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).

  • Opto-electronic inspection quality assurance system for fluid dispensing valves
    Patent number: 9518933
    Abstract: An optoelectronic inspection system useful for quality assurance determinations of fluid dispensing valves, e.g., as installed on fluid storage and dispensing vessels, and associated methodology and non-transitory computer readable media storing machine-executable instructions for such quality assurance determinations, are described. The optoelectronic inspection is applicable to flow control valves used on fluid storage and dispensing packages including physical adsorbent-based and/or pressure-regulated vessels, such as are used for supply of processing fluids used in the manufacture of semiconductor products, flat panel displays, and solar panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chatterton, Sebum Cheon
  • OPTO-ELECTRONIC INSPECTION QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR FLUID DISPENSING VALVES
    Publication number: 20150276619
    Abstract: An optoelectronic inspection system useful for quality assurance determinations of fluid dispensing valves, e.g., as installed on fluid storage and dispensing vessels, and associated methodology and non-transitory computer readable media storing machine-executable instructions for such quality assurance determinations, are described. The optoelectronic inspection is applicable to flow control valves used on fluid storage and dispensing packages including physical adsorbent-based and/or pressure-regulated vessels, such as are used for supply of processing fluids used in the manufacture of semiconductor products, flat panel displays, and solar panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chatterton, Sebum Cheon