IR non-contact temperature sensing in a dispenser

US11529696B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. · US

Inventors

• Thomas C. Prentice · Westford, US
• Scott A. Reid · Bradford, US
• Patsy A. Mattero · Smithfield, US
• Fernando J. Aguiar · Westport, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2021
• Grant date: Dec 20, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A dispensing system includes an optional pre-heat station configured to receive an electronic substrate, a dispense station configured to dispense material on the electronic substrate received from the optional pre-heat station, an optional post-heat station configured to receive the electronic substrate from the dispense station, and a non-contact sensor positioned above the electronic substrate on at least one of the optional pre-heat station, the dispense station, and the optional post-heat station.