Dick N Amen from Riverside, CA, age 80

Ultraviolet Floor Curing Device
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US Patent:

20120009351, Jan 12, 2012
Filed:

Jul 12, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/803985
Inventors:

Andrew J. MacKinnon - Garden Grove CA, US
Dick Amen - Westminster CA, US
International Classification:

C08F 2/48
US Classification:

427487
Abstract:

A floor curing apparatus is disclosed, including a housing, an ultraviolet lamp, and an offset wheel arrangement including a pair of inner drive wheels configured to rotate and alternately be driven about a first common axis and a pair of outer drive wheels configured to rotate and alternately be driven about a second common axis. Each of the pair of outer drive wheels are positioned a first predetermined distance outward from each of the pair of inner drive wheels, and the first axis is offset from said second axis by a second predetermined distance. The floor curing apparatus also includes a shutter device a linear actuator configured to drive a support element in a direction away from the ultraviolet lamp, the support element affixed to a plurality of rods configured to draw the shutter device away from the ultraviolet lamp.

Portable Ultraviolet Floor Curing Device
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US Patent:

20120210593, Aug 23, 2012
Filed:

Feb 17, 2011
Appl. No.:

12/932137
Inventors:

Andrew J. Mackinnon - Garden Grove CA, US
Dick Amen - Westminster CA, US
International Classification:

F26B 3/34
US Classification:

34277
Abstract:

A floor curing apparatus is disclosed, including an ultraviolet lamp, a replaceable reflector configured to direct light energy transmitted from the ultraviolet lamp, the replaceable reflector including one of a plurality of interchangeable reflectors, a shutter mechanism configured to selectively move a shutter to expose the ultraviolet lamp and the reflector toward a surface upon which the floor curing apparatus operates, and wheels. The ultraviolet lamp and the reflector height from the floor surface are maintained at a predetermined distance above the surface. The plurality of interchangeable reflectors provides varying transmission characteristics.

Portable Ultraviolet Floor Curing Device
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US Patent:

20130340273, Dec 26, 2013
Filed:

Jun 6, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/911972
Inventors:

Dick Amen - Westminster CA, US
International Classification:

F26B 3/347
US Classification:

34277, 34275
Abstract:

A floor curing apparatus is disclosed, including an ultraviolet lamp, a replaceable reflector configured to direct light energy transmitted from the ultraviolet lamp, the replaceable reflector including one of a plurality of interchangeable reflectors, a shutter mechanism configured to selectively move a shutter to expose the ultraviolet lamp and the reflector toward a surface upon which the floor curing apparatus operates, and wheels. The ultraviolet lamp and the reflector height from the floor surface are maintained at a predetermined distance above the surface. The plurality of interchangeable reflectors provides varying transmission characteristics.

Apparatus For Coating Lenses Including Advanced Drying Techniques
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US Patent:

20180045858, Feb 15, 2018
Filed:

Oct 23, 2017
Appl. No.:

15/791328
Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Andrew James Garcia - Redondo Beach CA, US
Marinko Jelic - Irvine CA, US
Dick Amen - Westminster CA, US
International Classification:

G02B 1/14
B05D 3/06
B05B 12/00
Abstract:

A lens coating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a mechanical arm configured to receive and maintain lenses in a desired orientation, a loading station configured to receive and maintain the lenses within the enclosed area, and a combined washing and drying station including a spraying mechanism that directs an upward spray toward a bottom surface of the lens, and blowing devices configured to direct air toward the lens after the lens has been washed. The coating apparatus includes a coating station where liquid coating is sprayed toward the bottom surface of the lens and a curing station where the coated lens is exposed to the UV energy radiation. A programmable controller controls the mechanical arm to collect the lens from the loading station without operator intervention, and move along a linear track between the loading station and the combined washing and drying, coating and curing stations.

Apparatus And Method For Coating Lenses
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US Patent:

20160243578, Aug 25, 2016
Filed:

Feb 24, 2015
Appl. No.:

14/630598
Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Andrew James Garcia - Redondo Beach CA, US
Marinko Jelic - Irvine CA, US
Dick Amen - Westminster CA, US
International Classification:

B05C 9/12
G02B 1/14
G02B 1/12
G02C 7/02
B05B 12/00
B05B 12/04
Abstract:

The present design includes a coating apparatus having a mechanical arm configured to receive and maintain a lens in a desired orientation, a coating station configured to coat the lens, a drying/curing station configured to dry the lens using radiant energy, and a programmable controller configured to control the mechanical arm to move along a linear track between the coating station and drying/curing station and expose the lens to the coating station for a coating procedure and the drying/curing station for a drying procedure for a predetermined amount of time. Other stations, such as a washing station and a loading station, may be provided.