Patents by Inventor Timothy E. DUNBAR

Timothy E. DUNBAR 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).

  • Dual ultrasonic welder
    Patent number: 9808883
    Abstract: A dual ultrasonic welder unit may be coupled to and carried by a mounting bracket including a base member extending in a an end of a robot arm and may include a first welder including a welding horn adjustable in a Z-axis direction by a first motor mounted within a mounting bar assembly of the first welder. The mounting bar assembly may be coupled to the base member and include a support for adjusting the location of the first welder in an X-axis direction by a second motor mounted to an extension member coupled to the base member and including a threaded member coupled to a follower member coupled to the mounting bar assembly. The dual ultrasonic welder may include a second ultrasonic welder fixedly coupled to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: T.A. Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Ballough, Thomas J. Martin, Kirk A. Brunssen, Timothy S. Gale, Timothy E. Dunbar, Lawrence F. Garrison, II, Gary J. Olson
  • DUAL ULTRASONIC WELDER
    Publication number: 20160158877
    Abstract: A dual ultrasonic welder unit may be coupled to and carried by a mounting bracket including a base member extending in a an end of a robot arm and may include a first welder including a welding horn adjustable in a Z-axis direction by a first motor mounted within a mounting bar assembly of the first welder. The mounting bar assembly may be coupled to the base member and include a support for adjusting the location of the first welder in an X-axis direction by a second motor mounted to an extension member coupled to the base member and including a threaded member coupled to a follower member coupled to the mounting bar assembly. The dual ultrasonic welder may include a second ultrasonic welder fixedly coupled to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew E. BALLOUGH, Thomas J. MARTIN, Kirk A. BRUNSSEN, Timothy S. GALE, Timothy E. DUNBAR, Lawrence F. GARRISON, II, Gary J. Olson