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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Patsy A. Mattero, Smithfield, RI (US);
David Ethan Fatheree, Roxbury Crossing, MA (US);
James Lynch, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to dispense assembly material on an electronic substrate. The apparatus includes a frame and a unit coupled to the frame. The unit includes a material cartridge coupled to a pressure regulator configured to deliver pressurized air to the material cartridge at a desired pressure. The material cartridge is configured to contain assembly material. The apparatus further includes a substrate support configured to support the electronic substrate and a controller configured to control the apparatus including the unit. A system to detect static volume in the material cartridge includes a mass flow meter to measure a volume of air delivered to the material cartridge. The controller is configured to determine a volume of assembly material in the material cartridge upon determining the volume of air in the material cartridge.