Patents by Inventor Anthony A. Amon

Anthony A. Amon 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 determining a workpiece's surface position
    Patent number: 5941151
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a workpiece's surface position. One embodiment of the invention includes two conductive bodies that are insulated from each other. During a surface position determining operation, one of these bodies has a first potential, while the other body has a second potential. These bodies are then moved towards a conductive surface of the workpiece, until both of these bodies are electrically detected to contact the surface. Finally, the distance that one of these bodies traverses is used to identify the position of the surface of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Acuson, Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony A. Amon, Anthony M. Rogers, Michael A. Morasci