Patents by Inventor Dennis Sand

Dennis Sand 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: 20180278157
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a DC power controller capable of regulating power across a plurality of DC power output channels in response to a user defined output curve. The amount of power generated per channel is determined by a single signal input utilized by a processor in DC power controller to determine the position on the user defined output curve where each DC power output is set forth for each channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: TY PLOWMAN, DENNIS SAND
  • Patent number: 7093939
    Abstract: A stable, continuous, high-speed roll film media path is established between supply and take-up film reels. Supply and take-up path segments isolate a core transport path section from significant non-linear forces, thereby enabling continuous, high-speed, high-accuracy scan line imaging of the media. The supply and take-up path segments each operate to continuously maintain open decoupling loops in the film media while accurately controlling the speed, tension and alignment of the film media as transported through the core transport path section. A microcontroller operates two motor driven capstans to establish the film media speed and tension within the core transport path section. Optical sensors provide feedback to the microcontroller in managing two additional motor driven capstans to maintain the decoupling loops. The film media within the core transport path section is thereby isolated from frictive, inertial, and skewing forces that could otherwise degrade the media imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: nextScan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Breish, Dennis Sand
  • Publication number: 20050219462
    Abstract: A stable, continuous, high-speed roll film media path is established between supply and take-up film reels. Supply and take-up path segments isolate a core transport path section from significant non-linear forces, thereby enabling continuous, high-speed, high-accuracy scan line imaging of the media. The supply and take-up path segments each operate to continuously maintain open decoupling loops in the film media while accurately controlling the speed, tension and alignment of the film media as transported through the core transport path section. A microcontroller operates two motor driven capstans to establish the film media speed and tension within the core transport path section. Optical sensors provide feedback to the microcontroller in managing two additional motor driven capstans to maintain the decoupling loops. The film media within the core transport path section is thereby isolated from frictive, inertial, and skewing forces that could otherwise degrade the media imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kurt Breish, Dennis Sand