Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Moranski

Jeffrey A. Moranski 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: 6094289
    Abstract: An optical code reader comprises an integrated optical resonator that is disposed within a housing and that includes a substrate, a cantilever beam, and a bimorph actuator. The cantilever beam is affixed at one end to the substrate, and at least a portion of the cantilever beam has a reflective transmit surface on one side and a photodetector on an opposite side. The bimorph actuator is affixed to the cantilever beam and is responsive to an electrical stimulus to cause the cantilever beam to move in accordance with the stimulus. Movement of the cantilever beam causes the reflective surface to cooperate with a light beam generated by a light source to provide a spot of light that moves on a code pattern, and also causes a field of view of the photodetector to be dynamically altered such that the photodetector tracks movement of the moving spot of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Rockwell Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Moranski, Manouchehr Edward Motamedi, Daniel J. Jinar, Dawn S. Garcia-Nunez, Angus P. Andrews, Sangtae Park
  • Patent number: 5145418
    Abstract: A terminal block segment with one pair of feet for mounting on symmetrical tracks of two different widths includes a base with a central portion, two legs spaced from the central portion, and two feet. Each foot includes an inner toe and groove that is spaced from the central portion of the base for receiving an outside edge of a respective rail on a first mounting track and an outer toe and groove that is spaced further from the central portion than the first groove for receiving an outside edge of a respective rail on a second mounting track that is wider than the first mounting track. As one foot is levered off a rail with a screwdriver, various surfaces come into play on the two feet depending on the width of track and whether it is initially contacting the inner toes or the outer toes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Moranski, Ronald J. Malecki, Mark E. Davidsz, Arthur J. Felber