Patents by Inventor Richard W. Witbeck

Richard W. Witbeck 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).

  • Compact encoder with power-assisted hand-drop capability
    Patent number: 5551683
    Abstract: A hand-drop motor assembly for use in an encoding apparatus is positioned in the vicinity of a hand-drop region of the encoder check guide path. It includes a motor which has a motor shaft extending out the top end thereof. Mounted to the shaft is a roller. Rotatably mounted to the motor shaft is a bracket, upon which is mounted a wheel, which is in compressive contact with the roller. When the motor is turned on, the bracket rotates such that the wheel moves into the hand-drop region, contacting a document therein and then moves the document along the check guide path to an encoder station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Maverick International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart G. Donaldson, James M. Graverholt, Kevin M. Bagley, Richard W. Witbeck