Patents by Inventor Jack J. Gillett

Jack J. Gillett 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).

  • Patent number: 5197644
    Abstract: A film cabinet for storing and moving a continuous loop of film. The cabinet includes parallel rows of free-spinning rollers connected to the floor and ceiling of the cabinet, and a row of drive sprockets adjacent to the ceiling having teeth for engaging the perforated edges of the film. The film is moved throughout the cabinet around the free-spinning rollers by rotation of the single row of drive sprockets. The film also may be wound around at least one tension roller having a mercury activated switch adapted to disconnect power to the drive sprockets upon film breakage inside the cabinet. Transfer of the film between the cabinet and projector is accomplished by a directionally adjustable film transfer mechanism that ensures proper bending and twisting of the film during this transfer. Other aspects include a quick connect-disconnect roller attachment mechanism, and film guides located in the cabinet to prevent sagging of the film as it traverses, for example, the floor and ceiling of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: The Walt Disney Company
    Inventors: Jack J. Gillett, John A. Outten