Patents by Inventor Maurice Zeldman

Maurice Zeldman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for sensing position of contact along an elongated member
    Patent number: 4746894
    Abstract: Objects contacted by mechanical fingers cause shunts that are touched at a position to contact resistance strips. Sensing resistance remaining between the shunt contact and one end of the resistance strip indicates position of contact along the finger. Shapes and alignments of objects are sensed by comparing positional information along several fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Inventor: Maurice Zeldman