Patents by Inventor William Francis Monaghan

William Francis Monaghan 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).

  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE HAVING RECONFIGURABLE GAS NOZZLES
    Publication number: 20200108559
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes at least one build unit with a powder delivery mechanism, a powder recoating mechanism and an irradiation beam directing mechanism. The build platform is a rotating build platform or a non-rotating build platform. A gas inlet nozzle and a gas exhaust nozzle direct gas across the build site. A positioning mechanism is connected to the gas inlet nozzle and the gas exhaust nozzle, and the positioning mechanism is configured to provide independent movement of the gas inlet nozzle and the gas exhaust nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Robert Tucker, William Thomas Carter, William Francis Monaghan, Christopher James Hayden
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FORM A PATTERNED COATING ON AN OLED SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20150179986
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a patterned coating to an OLED substrate in a continuous roll-to-roll vapor based deposition process is provided comprising a vapor deposition source, a processing drum, a drive roller, and a shadow mask wherein the shadow mask comprises a mask line feature that selectively prevents deposition of the coating onto the substrate. Also presented is a method for applying the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Min Yan, Larry Turner, Ahmet Gun Erlat, David J. Smith, William Francis Monaghan
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FORM A PATTERNED COATING ON AN OLED SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20110065282
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a patterned coating to an OLED substrate in a continuous roll-to-roll vapor based deposition process is provided comprising a vapor deposition source, a processing drum, a drive roller, and a shadow mask wherein the shadow mask comprises a mask line feature that selectively prevents deposition of the coating onto the substrate. Also presented is a method for applying the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Min Yan, Larry Gene Turner, Ahmet Gun Erlat, William Francis Monaghan, David J. Smith