Patents by Inventor Paul O. Lloyd

Paul O. Lloyd 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).

  • Driver for postage meters
    Patent number: 4345193
    Abstract: A driver for positioning the postage amount handles of a postage meter, the driver including motors which, in response to control signals from a postage computer, axially displace shafts along paths generally parallel to the paths of the postage meter handles. The shafts support actuator fingers which couple the shaft movement to the respective handles. An optical interruptor for each shaft senses various shaft positions and provides signals to the postage computer which are used in part to develop the control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Bell & Howell Company
    Inventors: Danny R. Barger, Carl A. Eggert, Paul O. Lloyd