Patents by Inventor Alan C. PILCH

Alan C. PILCH 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).

  • Shredder with media detector
    Patent number: 9440238
    Abstract: A shredder includes a housing having an opening for the insertion of media to be shredded. A cutting assembly for the shredding of media is disposed in the housing. A media detector including an infrared emitter and an infrared sensor is disposed about the opening for the detection of the presence of media to be shredded in the opening. A controller is disposed in the housing and is in responsive communication with the media detector for controlling the operation of the cutting assembly. The controller is programmed with a dynamic media detection threshold that is at least in part passed upon an emission sensed value and a background sensed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Alan C. Pilch, Mark E. Reindle
  • SHREDDER WITH MEDIA DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20130306766
    Abstract: A shredder includes a housing having an opening for the insertion of media to be shredded. A cutting assembly for the shredding of media is disposed in the housing. A media detector including an infrared emitter and an infrared sensor is disposed about the opening for the detection of the presence of media to be shredded in the opening. A controller is disposed in the housing and is in responsive communication with the media detector for controlling the operation of the cutting assembly. The controller is programmed with a dynamic media detection threshold that is at least in part passed upon an emission sensed value and a background sensed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Alan C. PILCH, Mark E. REINDLE