Patents by Inventor Joseph C. LaPlaca

Joseph C. LaPlaca 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).

  • Articulated head with multiple sensors for measuring machine
    Patent number: 10401165
    Abstract: An articulated sensor head includes three different sensor modules. A first of the sensor modules is carried on an extended shank that is mounted in a pivotable fashion from an articulating wrist. A housing carrying a second and a third of the sensor modules is releasably fastened to the extended shank. The second and third sensor modules are carried by the housing in a fixed angular orientation with respect to an orientation of the first sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Quality Vision International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward T. Polidor, Kenneth L. Sheehan, Joseph C. LaPlaca
  • ARTICULATED HEAD WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR MEASURING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190145766
    Abstract: An articulated sensor head includes three different sensor modules. A first of the sensor modules is carried on an extended shank that is mounted in a pivotable fashion from an articulating wrist. A housing carrying a second and a third of the sensor modules is releasably fastened to the extended shank. The second and third sensor modules are carried by the housing in a fixed angular orientation with respect to an orientation of the first sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Edward T. Polidor, Kenneth L. Sheehan, Joseph C. LaPlaca
  • Articulated head with multiple sensors for measuring machine
    Patent number: 10222207
    Abstract: An articulated sensor head includes three different sensor modules. A first of the sensor modules is carried on an extended shank that is mounted in a pivotable fashion from an articulating wrist. A housing carrying a second and a third of the sensor modules is releasably fastened to the extended shank. The second and third sensor modules are carried by the housing in a fixed angular orientation with respect to an orientation of the first sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Quality Vision International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward T. Polidor, Kenneth L. Sheehan, Joseph C. LaPlaca
  • ARTICULATED HEAD WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR MEASURING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180073871
    Abstract: An articulated sensor head includes three different sensor modules. A first of the sensor modules is carried on an extended shank that is mounted in a pivotable fashion from an articulating wrist. A housing carrying a second and a third of the sensor modules is releasably fastened to the extended shank. The second and third sensor modules are carried by the housing in a fixed angular orientation with respect to an orientation of the first sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Edward T. Polidor, Kenneth L. Sheehan, Joseph C. LaPlaca