Patents by Inventor Herb Mosteller

Herb Mosteller 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).

  • Document processor with optical sensor arrangement
    Patent number: 7274032
    Abstract: An apparatus for document processing comprises an optical sensor including a light source, a light detector and an optical element. The optical sensor is adapted so that, during operation of the apparatus, at least a first portion of light from the source that enters the optical element travels along paths in the optical element so as to be re-directed by total internal reflection toward the detector and wherein the total internal reflection is maintained when the optical element is wet. Signals form the optical sensor may be used to determine, for example, the state of a document storage cassette or the location of a document with respect to the cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: MEI, Inc.
    Inventors: Herb Mosteller, Edward M. Zoladz, Jr., Kenneth B. Wood, David C. Deaville
  • Document processor with optical sensor arrangement
    Publication number: 20060173574
    Abstract: An apparatus for document processing comprises an optical sensor including a light source, a light detector and an optical element. The optical sensor is adapted so that, during operation of the apparatus, at least a first portion of light from the source that enters the optical element travels along paths in the optical element so as to be re-directed by total internal reflection toward the detector and wherein the total internal reflection is maintained when the optical element is wet. Signals form the optical sensor may be used to determine, for example, the state of a document storage cassette or the location of a document with respect to the cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Herb Mosteller, Edward Zoladz, Kenneth Wood, David Deaville
  • Hook array for a bill acceptor
    Patent number: 6668998
    Abstract: A hook array for use with a currency validator is described. The hook array includes a plurality of tree-shaped teeth that form restricted openings between them. In an implementation, the teeth may span a currency passageway of a bill acceptor and be angled such that any string-like member attached to a bill will be trapped within a restricted opening to prevent extraction of the bill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Herb Mosteller, Robert Daniels
  • CD-ROM video game machine
    Patent number: D356835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Commodore Electronics Limited
    Inventors: Donald Kaminski, Herb Mosteller, George Robbins, Yukiya Itoh