Patents by Inventor Bruce Weyrauch

Bruce Weyrauch 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: 9999828
    Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Stealth CDS, LLC
    Inventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
  • Publication number: 20180161664
    Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
  • Patent number: 9643078
    Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Stealth CDS, LLC
    Inventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
  • Publication number: 20060241882
    Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a simple method for an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) system for determining quantities of a consumed utility product including electric, gas, and water service, using wireless data transfer. To compensate for the frequency drifts of the transmitters, the embodiments of this invention, with minimum pre-processing of the received data, allow for on-the-fly adjustability of the receiver bandwidth by merely changing a pre-calculated weighting function. As such, it is possible to use a fixed size Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), or in particular a fixed N-point Fast Fourier Transform, for signals of different bandwidths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Cornwall, Bruce Weyrauch
  • Publication number: 20060121862
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus demodulate and decode a plurality of AM and FM arriving signals, which permit, for example, a utility data-collecting unit to concurrently receive and decode transmitted signals of legacy transmitters as well as more recent FM based transmitters, or signals arriving from hybrid systems configured to transmit both AM and FM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Cornwall, Bruce Weyrauch, Jeffrey Delamater
  • Publication number: 20060085147
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems for determining quantities of a consumed utility product including electric, gas, and water service, using wireless data transfer. To compensate for the frequency drifts of the transmitters, these methods and apparatus, with minimum pre-processing of the received data, allow for on-the-fly adjustability of receiver bandwidth by merely changing a pre-calculated weighting function. As such, it is possible to use a fixed size Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), or in particular a fixed N-point Fast Fourier Transform, for signals of different bandwidths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Cornwall, Bruce Weyrauch
  • Patent number: 5508200
    Abstract: A system for high performance automated chemical analysis includes a video camera photometer with a computer-controlled interference filter wheel. A fluidics system delivers ultramicro sample and reagent volumes in the 0.05 to 5.0 microliter range to a supporting analytical media. The media is precisely positioned relative to the photometer by an x-y axis reaction media holder capable of accurate and precise positioning of the ultramicro reaction spots. The reaction media can consist of absorbent cellulose sample/reaction strips or microscopic sized multiple wells. A data and reduction system monitors multiple simultaneous reactions within a common test area of the analytical media to provide final quantitative reports. The method for conducting multiple chemical assays involves placing small volumes of sample/reagent combinations at discrete locations about a common test area on the analytical media and simultaneously measuring resulting optical changes at each discrete location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Inventors: Thomas Tiffany, Bruce Weyrauch, Phillip Thayer
  • Patent number: 5420408
    Abstract: An automatic chemical analyzer utilizes reagents supplied in reagent bottles. The reagent bottles are labeled on their bottom surfaces with an identification label bearing a machine-readable identification code. The automatic chemical analyzer includes a reagent tray having a plurality of tray apertures therein which receive coded reagent bottles and which expose the bottom surface of each bottle for optical viewing of the machine-readable identification code. The analyzer further includes optical scanner means positioned below the reagent tray for reading the machine-readable identification code on the bottom surfaces of reagent bottles within the tray apertures. The tray apertures are selectively located over the optical scanner means so that the analyzer can identify the reagent bottle and the contents thereof.The identification label has a spaced pair of position reference dots defining and orienting a label area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Norman Kelln, Leon Schmidt, Charles Butts, James Clark, Kelsey Loughlin, Gary Richardson
  • Patent number: 5357095
    Abstract: An automatic chemical analyzer utilizes reagents supplied in reagent bottles. The reagent bottles are labeled on their bottom surfaces with an identification label bearing a machine-readable identification code. The automatic chemical analyzer includes a reagent tray having a plurality of tray apertures therein which receive coded reagent bottles and which expose the bottom surface of each bottle for optical viewing of the machine-readable identification code. The analyzer further includes optical scanner means positioned below the reagent tray for reading the machine-readable identification code on the bottom surfaces of reagent bottles within the tray apertures. The tray apertures are selectively located over the optical scanner means so that the analyzer can identify the reagent bottle and the contents thereof.The identification label has a spaced pair of position reference dots defining and orienting a label area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Norman Kelln, Leon Schmidt, Charles Butts, James Clark, Kelsey Loughlin, Gary Richardson
  • Patent number: 5314825
    Abstract: The automatic chemical analyzer includes a turntable adapted to hold a plurality of disposable cuvettes. An optical system adjacent to the turntable can perform analytical absorbance or fluorescence tests on the contents of each cuvette as they are rotated on the turntable. A sample/reagent tray is rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the turntable axis. A common probe arm pivoted about a third parallel axis mounts a pipette that can be moved along an arcuate path intersecting a cuvette access station on the turntable and at least one container access station on the sample/reagent tray for transferring liquids as required by specific test procedures. A sample tube entry port is provided to support individual draw tubes that are manually delivered to the analyzer at a sample access station and to facilitate removal of samples by the pipette without exposing operating personnel to accidental contact with liquid materials in the draw tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Norman Kelln, Thomas Tiffany, Robin Olson
  • Patent number: 5296911
    Abstract: A compact optical test system for a chemical analyzer comprises a light-proof enclosure formed by two joined side compartments. One includes control surfaces for accurately positioning optical elements along desired light paths. The other includes retaining surfaces to maintain the optical elements in a centered position across the parting line of the two compartments. A single light source is used for both absorbance and fluorescence polarization measurement purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, James Clark, Norman Kelln, Leon Schmidt
  • Patent number: 5292484
    Abstract: A disposable cuvette is molded of rigid transparent plastic resin that is impervious to liquids to be handled within it. The cuvette has a rectangular cross section. Identical side walls extend between upper and lower ends of each cuvette, the upper end being open for reception of liquids and the lower end being closed. Recessed optical surface areas at the lower end are perpendicular to one another for optical testing of the cuvette contents. An elongated cartridge holds a stack of abutting cuvettes to facilitate their handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: Spectrum Systems, Inc., Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Kelln, Thomas Tiffany, Robin Olson, Bruce Weyrauch
  • Patent number: 5270210
    Abstract: The automatic chemical analyzer includes a turntable adapted to hold a plurality of disposable cuvettes. An optical system adjacent to the turntable can perform tests on the contents of each cuvette as they are rotated on the turntable. A sample/reagent tray is rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the turntable axis. A common probe arm pivoted about a third parallel axis mounts a pipette that can be moved along an arcuate path intersecting a cuvette access station on the turntable and at least one container access station on the sample/reagent tray for transferring liquids as required by specific test procedures. A wash/alignment station is provided to facilitate flushing on the pipette between liquid deliveries. Combined within it is an alignment plate that checks the radial position of the pipette relative to the probe arm axis and the elevation of the pipette tip relative to the supporting instrument framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Weyrauch, Leon Schmidt, Dan Cutler
  • Patent number: 5270211
    Abstract: A sample tube entry port for an automatic chemical analyzer supports individual draw tubes that are manually delivered to the analyzer at a sample access station. The entry port facilitates removal of samples by the pipette without exposing operating personnel to accidental contact with liquid materials in the draw tube. To accommodate draw tubes of differing heights, the apparatus includes a stripper that is selectively locked onto an elevationally movable ram carrying a receptacle for receiving a draw tube. A spring-biased tube clamp urges each draw tube against guides within the receptacle to center draw tubes of differing diameters. During operation of the apparatus, the receptacle is first lowered to a predetermined elevation, then raised to an intermediate elevation at which a draw tube closure is properly positioned for placement of the stripper immediately adjacent to its upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Kelln, Kelsey Loughlin, Bruce Weyrauch
  • Patent number: 5250440
    Abstract: The cuvette delivery apparatus for an automatic chemical analyzer includes a magazine that stores multiple stacks of substantially rectangular cuvettes. A ram outwardly adjacent to the magazine moves an exposed cuvette from a selected stack into an awaiting compartment of a turntable. Random access is provided to all stacks within the magazine. A mechanical follower monitors the selected stack and provides stack information for updating of cuvette inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Kelln, Bruce Weyrauch, James Clark, Dan Cutler
  • Patent number: D353676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignees: Spectrum Systems, Inc., Schiaparelli Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Kelln, Thomas Tiffany, Robin Olson, Bruce Weyrauch