Patents by Inventor Thomas Echensperger

Thomas Echensperger 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 device for coating printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 7814861
    Abstract: A device for coating printed circuit boards with a fluid coating compound applied to the board surface is disclosed. The device has a conveyor for the printed circuit boards, a sprayer arranged over or under the conveyor, and a covering element on at least one side over an edge area of the printed circuit boards, wherein the area of the covering element covering the edge area of the printed circuit board can be moved away from the printed circuit board. The device also has a wiper, which wipes the coating compound moved away from the printed circuit board off from the covering element and supplies it to a holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: all4-Holding AG
    Inventors: Marc Hubner, Thomas Echensperger
  • Method and device for coating printed circuit boards
    Publication number: 20080069946
    Abstract: A device for coating printed circuit boards with a fluid coating compound applied to the board surface is disclosed. The device has a conveyor for the printed circuit boards, a sprayer arranged over or under the conveyor, and a covering element on at least one side over an edge area of the printed circuit boards, wherein the area of the covering element covering the edge area of the printed circuit board can be moved away from the printed circuit board. The device also has a wiper, which wipes the coating compound moved away from the printed circuit board off from the covering element and supplies it to a holding tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Marc Hubner, Thomas Echensperger