Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Cieplak

Joseph J. Cieplak 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).

  • Automatic measuring device and method for dispensing materials
    Patent number: 6363690
    Abstract: In one preferred embodiment, an automatic measuring and material length control device, including: apparatus for measuring length of an article to which a material is to applied, the apparatus for measuring being able to measure the length without contacting the article; and apparatus for receiving from the apparatus for measuring a signal representative of the length and determining a length of the material to be dispensed and providing a control signal to a dispenser of the material to dispense the length of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger F. Lay, Joseph J. Cieplak, Allen A. Crowe
  • Tape dispenser
    Patent number: D460487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Ascorn Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger F. Lay, Joseph J. Cieplak, Philip L. White, William A. Weirsman