Patents by Inventor Traci Anne Shultz

Traci Anne Shultz 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 apparatus for calibrating a dispenser
    Patent number: 9057642
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a dispenser of the type having a material dispensing unit that is configured to dispense material on a substrate includes providing a weigh scale having a plate configured to receive material dispensed on the plate, dispensing one or more patterns of material on the plate; weighing the amount of material dispensed on the plate, and comparing the weighed amount of material to a designated amount of material. The act of dispensing one or more patterns of material replicates at least a portion of patterns of material dispensed on the substrate during a dispensing operation. A controller for performing the method is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Joel Bloom, Thomas J. Karlinski, Traci Anne Shultz
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20140150518
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a dispenser of the type having a material dispensing unit that is configured to dispense material on a substrate includes providing a weigh scale having a plate configured to receive material dispensed on the plate, dispensing one or more patterns of material on the plate; weighing the amount of material dispensed on the plate, and comparing the weighed amount of material to a designated amount of material. The act of dispensing one or more patterns of material replicates at least a portion of patterns of material dispensed on the substrate during a dispensing operation. A controller for performing the method is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Joel Bloom, Thomas J. Karlinski, Traci Anne Shultz