Patents by Inventor Ken SZAREK

Ken SZAREK 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).

  • Method and apparatus for aligning sheet material
    Patent number: 10961076
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining sheet material edges on a surface including a sensor configured to detect an outer edge and a usable edge of the sheet material and a controller in communication with the sensor. The sensor comprises a first color optical sensor producing a first signal representing a first physical attribute of the sheet material and a second color optical sensor producing a second signal representing a second physical attribute of the sheet material. The controller comprises a processor, a memory, and a communications adapter, controls dispensing and spreading of the sheet material for detection by the sensor, and signals to a user a presence of the usable edge in the sheet material upon detection by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Gerber Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gordon, Harrison Roberts, David A. Simm, Ken Szarek
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING SHEET MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190152736
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining sheet material edges on a surface including a sensor configured to detect an outer edge and a usable edge of the sheet material and a controller in communication with the sensor. The sensor comprises a first color optical sensor producing a first signal representing a first physical attribute of the sheet material and a second color optical sensor producing a second signal representing a second physical attribute of the sheet material. The controller comprises a processor, a memory, and a communications adapter, controls dispensing and spreading of the sheet material for detection by the sensor, and signals to a user a presence of the usable edge in the sheet material upon detection by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas A. GORDON, Harrison ROBERTS, David A. SIMM, Ken SZAREK