Patents by Inventor Troy Beard

Troy Beard 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).

  • Selective wave solder system
    Patent number: 7213738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a selective wave solder machine. In particular, it relates to a system for calibrating and adjusting process points to account for variations in machines and circuit boards. Vision systems are used to locate fiducials on the processing modules and the circuit boards. Differences between stored locations for fiducials relating to the circuit board and the processing modules are used to adjust the positions of stored process points to achieve improved performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Speedline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ludwig, Keith Howell, Troy Beard
  • Selective wave solder system
    Publication number: 20040060963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a selective wave solder machine. In particular, it relates to a system for calibrating and adjusting process points to account for variations in machines and circuit boards. Vision systems are used to locate fiducials on the processing modules and the circuit boards. Differences between stored locations for fiducials relating to the circuit board and the processing modules are used to adjust the positions of stored process points to achieve improved performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Ludwig, Keith Howell, Troy Beard