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Thomas C. Prentice
Also filed as: PRENTICE THOMAS C · PRENTICE THOMAS CAMPBELL · PRESCOTT BRIAN P
48 granted patents·16 pending applications·1,637 citations·filing 1982–2023
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64 records- 0199US6541063B1Calibration of a dispensing systemSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·131 cites·8 claims
- 0298US6157157APositioning systemSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·91 cites·19 claims
- 0397US7980197B2Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·63 cites·26 claims
- 0497US5903125APositioning systemSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·99 cites·13 claims
- 0597US5886494APositioning systemCAMELOT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·104 cites·1 claims
- 0696US9936585B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 3, 2018·7 cites·8 claims
- 0795US6322854B1Multiple head dispensing methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·88 cites·5 claims
- 0894US11554436B2IR non-contact temperature sensing in a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 17, 2023·2 cites·10 claims
- 0994US11246249B2Tilt and rotate dispenser having strain wave gear systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·3 cites·13 claims
- 1094US10933483B2IR non-contact temperature sensing in a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·4 cites·6 claims
- 1194US9374905B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·12 cites·6 claims
- 1294US6395334B1Multiple head dispensing methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·94 cites·31 claims
- 1393US9636699B2Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·6 cites·12 claims
- 1493US6224675B1Multiple head dispensing system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·132 cites·38 claims
- 1593US6007631AMultiple head dispensing system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·154 cites·9 claims
- 1692US6688458B2System and method for controlling a conveyor system configuration to accommodate different size substratesSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·51 cites·17 claims
- 1791US6206964B1Multiple head dispensing system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·102 cites·15 claims
- 1889US6866881B2Dispensing system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·71 cites·12 claims
- 1989US6814810B2Apparatus for calibrating a dispensing systemSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 9, 2004·47 cites·11 claims
- 2089US6214117B1Dispensing system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·73 cites·26 claims
- 2187US10244634B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2019·3 cites·11 claims
- 2287US7404861B2Imaging and inspection system for a dispenser and method for sameSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 29, 2008·41 cites·12 claims
- 2387US6902052B2System and method for controlling a conveyor system configuration to accommodate different size substratesSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 7, 2005·31 cites·19 claims
- 2486US11947094B1Dual camera prism assembly for stencil printerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 2, 2024·1 cites·27 claims
- 2586US6025689APositioning systemSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·75 cites·17 claims
- 2685US11858070B2IR non-contact temperature sensing in a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 2785US9144818B2Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·6 cites·16 claims
- 2885US6572702B1High speed electronic assembly system and methodSPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2003·45 cites·8 claims
- 2978US9815081B2Method of calibrating a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·2 cites·9 claims
- 3076US11827044B2Multi-functional print head for a stencil printerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3174US9775250B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 26, 2017·1 cites·7 claims
- 3273US11395410B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 3372US9993838B2Method of calibrating a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 12, 2018·1 cites·7 claims
- 3471US4838515AArticle positioner and methodTELEDYNE INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 13, 1989·44 cites·14 claims
- 3568US10016780B2System of dispensing material on a substrate with a solenoid valve of a pneumatically-driven dispensing unitILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3668US2020391503A1Method and system for automated changeover and replacement within a stencil printerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3767US11818846B2Tilt and rotate dispenser having strain wave gear systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3867US9919511B1Stencil printer having controllable tension device for a stencil wiper assembly and method of controlling tensionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·1 cites·11 claims
- 3964US11351804B2Multi-functional print head for a stencil printerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·29 claims
- 4064US10966323B2Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 4164US4638119APosition indicating apparatus for use in a digitizing tablet systemPENCEPT INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 20, 1987·26 cites·34 claims
- 4259US10926287B2Method of calibrating a dispenserILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
- 4357US4644102ADigitizing tablet systemPENCEPT INC·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 17, 1987·24 cites·13 claims
- 4452US2009198344A1Metal ImplantsACCENTUS PLC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US10723117B2Lift tool assembly for stencil printerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4649US10071393B2Method of dispensing material on a substrate with a solenoid valve of a pneumatically-driven dispensing unitILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
- 4748US2016038957A1Remote bulk feed system for a dispensing system and method of supplying viscous material to a dispensing systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4848US2011253741A1Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4947US10434537B2Rotation of an array of dispensing pumps to enable simultaneous dispensing with multiple dispensing pumps on multiple electronic substratesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·4 claims
- 5047US2010136083A1Metal ImplantsACCENTUS PLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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