Patents by Inventor Jack E. Smades

Jack E. Smades 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).

  • Precision wire grid glass digitizing tablets
    Patent number: 4549918
    Abstract: An improved wire grid glass tablet for digitizing graphic information which includes a glass plate with a resin layer bonded to one side and having orthogonal grids of wires, made of a ductile material which is stretched beyond the yield point, embedded in the resin layer near the surface thereof to maximize signal-to-noise ratio coupling to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack E. Smades
  • Precision wire grid glass digitizing tablets
    Patent number: 4513043
    Abstract: An improved wire grid glass tablet for digitizing graphic information which includes a glass plate with a resin layer bonded to one side and having orthogonal grids of wires, made of a ductile material which is stretched beyond the yield point, embedded in the resin layer near the surface thereof to maximize signal-to-noise ratio coupling to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack E. Smades