Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Wojciechowski

Thomas G. Wojciechowski 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: 5175532
    Abstract: A drill collar position verifier for use with a drill bit having a drilling depth control collar positioned coaxially thereon. The drill bit is inserted in a cylindrical opening in a plastic block to a depth determined by the position of the collar. Three optical beam sources are positioned at three different predetermined depths in the plastic block. Each optical beam source projects an optical beam across the cylindrical opening and onto a corresponding optical beam detector, unless the drill bit breaks such optical beam projections. The optical beam detectors are connected to logic circuitry which is further connected to LED indicators. If the drill bit protrudes far enough through the plastic block to break the first but not the second and third optical beams, an LED is lit to indicate that the collar is positioned too close to the tip of the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: AG Communication Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas G. Wojciechowski, John B. Portzer
  • Patent number: 5122347
    Abstract: An ultraviolet exposure unit for exposing both sides of a printed circuit board to ultraviolet light to cause ultraviolet sensitive materials which have been applied to said printed circuit board to cure. A vertically positioned curing chamber and a printed circuit board carrier system provide vertical orientation and simultaneous application of ultraviolet light to both sides of the printed circuit board when such ultraviolet materials are applied to both sides of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: AG Communication Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Gary E. Hayden, Thomas G. Wojciechowski, Jeffrey F. Kotz, Juzer Mohammed
  • Patent number: 5040309
    Abstract: A drill collar position verifier is disclosed for use with a drill bit having a drilling depth control collar positioned coaxially thereon. The drill bit is inserted in a cylindrical opening in a plastic block to a depth determined by the position of the collar. A metallic foil and membrane switch are positioned below the plastic block of predetermined depth and are connected to logic circuitry which is further connected to LED indicators. If the drill bit does not protrude through the plastic block, an LED is lit to indicate that the collar is positioned too close to the tip of the drill bit. If the drill bit protrudes through the fixture and contacts the foil only, an LED is lit to indicate that the collar is positioned within tolerances. And, if the drill bit protrudes through the fixture and contacts both the foil and the membrane switch, an LED is lit to indicate that the collar is positioned too far away from the tip of the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: AG Communication Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Gary E. Hayden, Thomas G. Wojciechowski, John B. Portzer
  • Patent number: D521458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Wojciechowski, J. Clayton Mehnert