Patents by Inventor Peter Markus Tenz

Peter Markus Tenz 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).

  • Vibrational paint shaker with managed can detection and clamping features
    Patent number: 6883955
    Abstract: An improved method of detecting the height of, and clamping, a paint or other liquid-containing can relies upon a subtractive comparison of a current draw of a clamping motor to a baseline reference current draw in order to detect the can height. Because the baseline reference current draw accounts for anomalous current draw readings, periodic manual adjustment of the current draw level considered to indicate a can height is unnecessary. The method further includes advanced detection and elimination of gaps developing between the can and the clamping apparatus. A system for agitating a liquid-containing can includes apparatus to carry out can-height detection, clamping, and gap detection and correction using current draw, can height, and clamping plate position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Ultrablend Color, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Miguel Salas, Peter Markus Tenz
  • Vibrational paint shaker with managed can detection and clamping features
    Publication number: 20040013031
    Abstract: An improved method of detecting the height of, and clamping, a paint or other liquid-containing can relies upon a subtractive comparison of a current draw of a clamping motor to a baseline reference current draw in order to detect the can height. Because the baseline reference current draw accounts for anomalous current draw readings, periodic manual adjustment of the current draw level considered to indicate a can height is unnecessary. The method further includes advanced detection and elimination of gaps developing between the can and the clamping apparatus. A system for agitating a liquid-containing can includes apparatus to carry out can-height detection, clamping, and gap detection and correction using current draw, can height, and clamping plate position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Ultrablend Color, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Miguel Salas, Peter Markus Tenz