Patents by Inventor Gerald F. Pickens

Gerald F. Pickens 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 texturing a roller
    Patent number: 4758705
    Abstract: An improved squeegee roller particularly suited for use in an instant camera has a texture formed by stud-like bumps. A complex contour is provided to the roller by varying the heights of the bumps along the roller surface. In a method and apparatus for producing the roller a pulsed laser beam is used to produce the bumps and the energy of each pulse is varied according to a predetermined program to adjust the height of a bump formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gerald T. Hertzel, Gerald F. Pickens, Matthew J. Visbaras
  • Studded squeegee roller
    Patent number: 4734729
    Abstract: An improved squeegee roller particularly suited for use in an instant camera has a texture formed by stud-like bumps. A complex contour is provided to the roller by varying the heights of the bumps along the roller surface. In a method and apparatus for producing the roller a pulsed laser beam is used to produce the bumps and the energy of each pulse is varied according to a predetermined program to adjust the height of a bump formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gerald T. Hertzel, Gerald F. Pickens, Matthew J. Visbaras