Patents by Inventor Donald R. Modispacher

Donald R. Modispacher 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).

  • Ultrasonic control contour follower
    Patent number: 4311052
    Abstract: The material tester has three mutually perpendicular directions of motion and a rotary motion about an upright axis. Ultrasonic search units are mounted for motion on or about these axes and are connected to control the speeds along several of the axes and about the vertical axis as well as to produce a signal showing the properties of the material to be tested. The search units are controlled by the motion along the several axes and about an upright axis to follow a contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Automation Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel B. Jeffras, Donald R. Modispacher