Patents
US 9656350 B2: Removal of selected portions of protective coatings from substrates
- Granted
- 2017-05-23
- Filed
- 2015-09-22 application 14861929
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for selectively removing portions of a protective coating from a substrate, such as an electronic device, includes removing portions of the protective coating from the substrate. The removal process may include cutting the protective coating at specific locations, then removing desired portions of the protective coating from the substrate, or it may include ablating the portions of the protective coating that are to be removed. Coating and removal systems are also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170523.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HZO, Inc. 41 patents | US company or organization | Draper, UT | HZO, INC. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James Astle | Park City, UT | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tyler Christensen Child | South Jordan, UT | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vimal Kumar Kasagani | Taylorsville, UT | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cameron LaMar Loose | Roy, UT | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Blake Stevens | Morristown, NJ | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Max Sorenson | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B23K | Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam | B23K26/362 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B24C | Abrasive or related blasting with particulate material | B24C1/003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C14/042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01L | Semiconductor devices not covered by class h10 | H01L21/561 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K3/288 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10W | Generic packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h10 | H10W74/014 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2023-06-05 HZO HONG KONG LIMITED signed 2023-06-05 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 63861/25 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-05 |
| 2019-02-07 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2019-02-04 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 48284/626 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2017-12-27 | CATHAY BANK EL MONTE, CA | 44995/270 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-03 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PACIFIC WESTERN BANK signed 2017-12-29 | HZO, INC. DRAPER, UT | 44523/446 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HZO, INC. signed 2013-09-23 | PACIFIC WESTERN BANK (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO SQUARE 1 BANK) DURHAM, NC | 38435/224 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-09-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHILD, TYLER CHRISTENSEN signed 2014-01-13 KASAGANI, VIMAL KUMAR signed 2014-01-13 LOOSE, CAMERON LAMAR signed 2014-01-13 SORENSON, MAX signed 2014-01-13 STEVENS, BLAKE signed 2014-04-01 ASTLE, DAVID JAMES signed 2014-04-15 | HZO, INC. DRAPER, UT | 36638/858 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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