Patents by Inventor Ricky J. Madsen

Ricky J. Madsen 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).

  • Patent number: 6081670
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a camera to achieve sharp, clear pictures includes a sensor for determining the distance of the camera from a subject and a controller for calculating the camera's depth-of-field, determining whether the subject is within the depth-of-field, and generating various signals which are provided to control operation of the camera or convey pertinent information to the photographer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Lifetouch National School Studies Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky J. Madsen, Jon A. Holmes, Trygve D. Peterson
  • Patent number: 4343025
    Abstract: An electromagnetic transducer assembly includes a carriage 30 carrying a first transducer 33 projecting therefrom and a load arm 35 carrying a second transducer 32 arranged for gimballing movement about a pair of mutually perpendicular axes, the arm being connected to the carriage by a leaf hinge assembly 43 for movement to load or unload transducer 32 to the disk recording medium 20. The transducers have planar disk engaging faces surrounded by edge bevels which merge smoothly with each other at conical corner surfaces 144, 157, and which are blended smoothly into the faces. The second transducer 32 is mounted in the arm on a flexure member 65, which also mounts a connector block 75 to which a flex strip 81 is connected, and which includes eyelet pins for facilitating the wiring of the transducer coils. The arm has an aperture 60 near the end which includes transducer 32 which permits access thereto during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Nortronics Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard E. Kronfeld, Thomas J. Winkler, Ricky J. Madsen
  • Patent number: 4309732
    Abstract: An electromagnetic transducer assembly includes a carriage 30 carrying a first transducer 33 projecting therefrom and a load arm 35 carrying a second transducer 32 arranged for gimballing movement about a pair of mutually perpendicular axes, the arm being connected to the carriage by a leaf hinge assembly 43 for movement to load or unload transducer 32 to the disk recording medium 20. The transducers have planar disk engaging faces surrounded by edge bevels which merge smoothly with each other at conical corner surfaces 144, 157, and which are blended smoothly into the faces. The second transducer 32 is mounted in the arm on a flexure member 65, which also mounts a connector block 75 to which a flex strip 81 is connected, and which includes eyelet pins for facilitating the wiring of the transducer coils. The arm has an aperture 60 near the end which includes transducer 32 which permits access thereto during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Nortronics Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard E. Kronfeld, Ricky J. Madsen