Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Ross, JR.

Douglas A. Ross, JR. 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Verifying Length of Work Pieces
    Publication number: 20180043445
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for ensuring the accuracy and utility of cut-to-length systems. Multiple channels of measurement are employed, by which a first channel of measurement produces a first measurement of a work piece taken between a cutting mechanism and a limit stopper. A second channel of measurement produces a second measurement, wherein cutting of the work piece by the cutting mechanism cannot be made unless the first measurement agrees with the second measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Philip E. Ross, Douglas A. Ross, JR.