Patents by Inventor Brian Scott Rice

Brian Scott Rice 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).

  • Apparatus and method for aligning webs
    Patent number: 6192955
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for aligning webs, such as photographic film or paper, where the trailing edge of an expiring web is spliced to the lead edge of a fresh web. A supporting means having the fresh web thereon in a fixed position is caused to move by sensor means transmitting a signal corresponding to precise positioning of the expiring relative to the fixed position of the fresh web. According to the invention, a programmable controller is used to analyze the signals received from the sensors and directs the movements of the supporting means where the webs are ultimately moved into abutting or overlapping contact and then spliced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Brian Scott Rice
  • Apparatus and method for aligning webs
    Patent number: 5849123
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for aligning webs, such as photographic film or paper, where the trailing edge of an expiring web is spliced to the lead edge of a fresh web. A supporting means having the fresh web thereon in a fixed position is caused to move by sensor means transmitting a signal corresponding to precise positioning of the expiring relative to the fixed position of the fresh web. According to the invention, a programmable controller is used to analyze the signals received from the sensors and directs the movements of the supporting means where the webs are ultimately moved into abutting or overlapping contact and then spliced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Brian Scott Rice