Patents by Inventor Kenneth Frank Bornhorst, Jr.

Kenneth Frank Bornhorst, Jr. 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).

  • Engraver and engraving method for detecting and measuring run-out associated with a cylinder
    Patent number: 5923435
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically measuring a cylinder characteristic, such as a cylinder diameter or a cylinder run-out and then automatically adjusting the engraver in response to the measurement and subsequently engraving the cylinder to account for such characteristic. The engraver includes a run-out detector for detecting a cylinder characteristic of the cylinder on the engraver and the run-out detector includes an LVDT sensor and a run-out circuit for generating a signal generally corresponding to a shape of the cylinder surface. The run-out circuit is capable of generating a measured run-out using the signal generated by the LVDT sensor. The method and apparatus also provides a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting for the cylinder characteristic using manual, mechanical and/or electronic features of the method and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Ohio Electronic Engravers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Frank Bornhorst, Jr., Robert Dean Likins, Danny D. Myers, David R. Seitz, Curtis Woods
  • System and method for measuring run-out and other characteristics of a workpiece mounted on an engraver
    Patent number: 5652659
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically measuring a cylinder characteristic, such as a cylinder diameter or a cylinder run-out and then automatically adjusting the engraver in response to the measurement and subsequently engraving the cylinder to account for such characteristic. The engraver includes a run-out detector for detecting a cylinder characteristic of the cylinder on the engraver, and the run-out detector includes an LVDT sensor and a run-out circuit for generating a signal generally corresponding to a shape of the cylinder surface. The run-out circuit is capable of generating a measured run-out using the signal generated by the LVDT sensor. The invention also provides a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting for the cylinder characteristic using manual, mechanical and/or electronic features of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Ohio Electronic Engravers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Frank Bornhorst, Jr., Robert Dean Likins, Danny D. Myers, David R. Seitz, Curtis Woods