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AssigneeCamelot Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam A. Cavallaro, Steven P. Bibeault, Jules Gordon
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A method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the size of drops of viscous material dispensed from a dispensing system. A dispensing apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes a housing, a dispenser that dispenses a quantity of the viscous material, a measuring apparatus having a bottom plate to receive the viscous material, a top plate that is positioned over the bottom plate after the viscous material has been dispensed, and a compressing apparatus that compresses the material between the top and bottom plates. The dispensing apparatus further includes a viewing system that views the compressed material to determine the quantity of material dispensed by the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispensing apparatus includes a controller that controls the quantity of viscous material dispensed based on the quantity of material determined by the viewing system.
A dispensing system for dispensing material onto a substrate, the dispensing system comprising:
A dispensing system for dispensing material onto a substrate, the dispensing system comprising:
The dispensing system of claim 21, wherein the compressed material has a top surface substantially parallel to the top surface of the bottom plate, and wherein the means for determining determines the area of the top surface of the compressed material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.