Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Green

Dennis L. Green 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: 12202685
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling the rotation of turrets with servo motors within a machine line used in the shaping of articles. Error conditions can be detected using the servo motors for resolving issues with the machine line. Control of the turrets by the servo motors allows for each turret to be rotated relative to the other turrets independently for resolving the issues. Absolute encoders are used to return the servo motors and their respective turrets back to being aligned with a virtual axis for synchronous rotation of the turrets within the machine line, despite the turrets not being mechanically coupled together by a series of gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Belvac Production Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry D. McKinney, Dennis E. Green, Jeffrey L. Shortridge, Ric Keesee, Stephen M. Packer
  • Patent number: 5017032
    Abstract: A printer enclosure for a paper-outputting printer that has back and bottom boundaries is disclosed. The enclosure includes an enclosure body defining a printer cavity and includes a bottom face with a gravity-outputting slot formed therein. The enclosure also includes means extending from the body into the cavity for supporting the printer in the cavity and orienting the printer therein so that gravity will cause paper outputted from the printer to be directed downwardly to the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: Dennis L. Green