Patents by Inventor Brian Douglas Hauss

Brian Douglas Hauss has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for self-aligning contacting surfaces
    Patent number: 5690264
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for continuously self aligning a first surface with a second roller has an adjustable support member for the first surface which produces movements of the first roller that corresponds to movements of the second roller. The adjustable support member supporting the first roller uses a plurality of bearings, preferably thrust bearings, arranged on the frame supporting the first roller which alignable controls the movements of the first roller in contact with the second roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph Distefano, Vladimir A. Garris, Brian Douglas Hauss, Michael Alexander Kubiak