Patents by Inventor Jerome E. Hess

Jerome E. Hess 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).

  • Apparatus for measuring variations in windings of coiled material
    Patent number: 5239357
    Abstract: Apparatus for measuring lap to lap variations between windings of a coiled sheet product comprising a light source, a light measuring cell, and a light directing chamber located between the light source and the light measuring cell. The light directing chamber includes a cavity adapted to receive a shutter, and a light directing duct having a slot communicating with the cavity of the light directing chamber. The slot is adapted to provide an opening for inserting the shutter into the interior portion of the light directing duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Jerome E. Hess