Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Breen

Thomas G. Breen 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).

  • Slide holder for spinner
    Patent number: 4349275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate holder and method of holding a substrate for a spinner apparatus wherein the holder has a first pair of diagonally positioned locking members under which the substrate is locked during acceleration of the rotating holder and a second pair of diagonally positioned locking members under which the substrate is locked during deceleration of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Assignee: Coulter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Ayotte, Jules J. Boh, Thomas G. Breen