Patents by Inventor David B. Kaye

David B. Kaye 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: 5217015
    Abstract: A method for sensing pressure within a work object including placing an electrically deformable member on the work object so as to cover a portion of the surface area thereof; applying electrical energy to the member to cause the member to deform thereby applying pressure to the portion of the surface area of the work object; and sensing the tension in the member as a result of the amount of resistance to deformation imparted by the pressure within the work object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Inventors: David B. Kaye, Charles D. Melville
  • Patent number: 5109852
    Abstract: A method for sensing pressure within a work object including placing an electrically deformable member on the work object so as to cover a portion of the surface area thereof; applying electrical energy to the member to cause the member to deform thereby applying pressure to the portion of the surface of the work object; and sensing the tension in the member as a result of the amount of resistance to deformation imparted by the pressure within the work object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventors: David B. Kaye, Charles D. Melville