Patents by Inventor David Chiesa

David Chiesa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240031662
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine are disclosed herein. An example method for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine includes: mounting an image sensor to a circuit board; optically aligning, using one or more alignment fixtures, a lens holder holding one or more lenses or optical elements with the image sensor based upon one or more images captured by the image sensor through the lens holder; and after the lens holder and image sensor are optically aligned, physically aligning, using the one or more alignment fixtures, the lens holder with the circuit board based upon a misalignment between a surface of the lens holder and an edge of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Carl D. Wittenberg, Bryan E. Joles, Robert T. Roedig, William P. Hurley, IV, David A. Chiesa
  • Patent number: 11778294
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine are disclosed herein. An example method for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine includes: mounting an image sensor to a circuit board; optically aligning, using one or more alignment fixtures, a lens holder holding one or more lenses or optical elements with the image sensor based upon one or more images captured by the image sensor through the lens holder; and after the lens holder and image sensor are optically aligned, physically aligning, using the one or more alignment fixtures, the lens holder with the circuit board based upon a misalignment between a surface of the lens holder and an edge of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carl D. Wittenberg, Bryan E. Joles, Robert T. Roedig, William P. Hurley, IV, David A. Chiesa
  • Publication number: 20230114617
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine are disclosed herein. An example method for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine includes: mounting an image sensor to a circuit board; optically aligning, using one or more alignment fixtures, a lens holder holding one or more lenses or optical elements with the image sensor based upon one or more images captured by the image sensor through the lens holder; and after the lens holder and image sensor are optically aligned, physically aligning, using the one or more alignment fixtures, the lens holder with the circuit board based upon a misalignment between a surface of the lens holder and an edge of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Carl D. Wittenberg, Bryan E. Joles, Robert T. Roedig, William P. Hurley, IV, David A. Chiesa
  • Patent number: 4838471
    Abstract: A hand held nailing device for use in starting, driving, and setting nails is composed of a hollow cylindrical barrel having a stepped diameter longitudinal bore. An abutment shoulder is formed by the intersection of first and second diameter portions of the longitudinal bore. A stepped diameter cylindrical ram is slidably received within the barrel. An annular stop face is formed by the intersection of a first smaller diameter portion and a second layer diameter portion of the cylindrical ram. A spring ball detent is utilized to retain a nail in the barrel by engaging the nail head. By striking the end of the ram, the nail will be driven into the desired location on a work surface until the stop face on the ram contacts the abutment shoulder within the barrel. By appropriately dimensioning the barrel and the ram, the device may be adapted for use with a variety of different sized nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Inventor: David Chiesa