Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Smythe

Wayne A. Smythe 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).

  • Ceramic screen printing apparatus
    Patent number: 7632451
    Abstract: The print head and screen assembly of a Semi-Automatic Screen Printer is raised above its normal printing height and selective attachment of several different fixtures on the nest plate for holding the substrate in a desired position during a screen printing operation for printing gold on LTCC substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Marissa A. O'Donnell, Cynthia W. Berry, Rena Y. Jacobson, Wayne A. Smythe, Glenn A. Cooke, Shane H. Dennison, Robert H. Fisher
  • Apparatus and method for side printing on low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrates
    Patent number: 7134391
    Abstract: A fixture attached to the rear of the base plate of a semi-automatic screen printer includes an element holder having a vertical recess or pocket for receiving an assembly, such as a substrate, of LTCC laminate material lengthwise therein so as to expose only one side surface to the printing head which would otherwise be prevented because of the height restrictions imposed by the printer head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Rena Y. Jacobson, Tapan K. Gupta, Peter Cheung, Theodore R. Vasilow, Wayne A. Smythe, James L. Wilkie
  • Apparatus and method for side printing on low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrates
    Publication number: 20060016353
    Abstract: A fixture attached to the rear of the base plate of a semi automatic screen printer includes an element holder having a vertical recess or pocket for receiving an assembly, such as a substrate, of LTCC laminate material lengthwise therein so as to expose only one side surface to the printing head which would otherwise be prevented because of the height restrictions imposed by the printer head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Rena Jacobson, Tapan Gupta, Peter Cheung, Theodore Vasilow, Wayne Smythe, James Wilkie