Patents by Inventor Richard Orton Toles

Richard Orton Toles 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 mounting printing plates
    Patent number: 5850789
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of plates onto a carrier sheet includes a table mounted on a stationary base, each plate having a first and a second registration mark thereon. A first camera assembly is moveably attached to a support adjacent the table and is connected to a first video monitor for viewing the first registration marks. A second video camera is moveably attached to the support adjacent the table and is connected to a second video monitor for viewing the second registration marks. Linear actuators are connected to the first and the second camera assemblies and to the table for independently moving each camera assembly relative to the table. A motion controller is connected to the linear actuators for sending moving signals thereto, and generates at least two moving signals corresponding to the two registration marks for each plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Andreas Johannes Rudolf, David Leo Fox, John Leon Fox, Richard Orton Toles, David Anthony Debski, William Webb Early, Christian Beers