Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Brennan

Kenneth R. Brennan 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).

  • Tension control device for a printing press
    Patent number: 6659006
    Abstract: A tension control device for a printing press having an adjustment roller, with a web of the press passing from a supply roll of the web to the adjustment roller. Means are provided for measuring the tension on opposed sides of the web passing downstream from the adjustment roller, and means are provided responsive to the measuring means for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web by adjustment of the adjustment roller on one end only of the adjustment roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Goss Graphic Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Brennan, Theodore Costopolous, Frederick J. Whiting, Thaddeus A. Niemiro, Xin Xin Wang
  • Tension control device for a printing press
    Publication number: 20020083854
    Abstract: A tension control device for a printing press having an adjustment roller, with a web of the press passing from a supply roll of the web to the adjustment roller. Means are provided for measuring the tension on opposed sides of the web passing downstream from the adjustment roller, and means are provided responsive to the measuring means for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web by adjustment of the adjustment roller on one end only of the adjustment roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Brennan, Theodore Costopoulos, Frederick J. Whiting, Thaddeus A. Niemiro, Xin Xin Wang
  • Tension control device for a printing press
    Patent number: 5894797
    Abstract: A tension control device (50) for a printing press (10) having an adjustment roller (52), a device (64 and 66) for measuring the tension on opposed sides of a web (14) passing downstream from the adjustment roller (52), and a device (82) responsive to the measuring device (64 and 66) for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web (14) on the adjustment roller (52) on opposed sides of the adjustment roller (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Goss Graphic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Brennan, Theodore Costopoulos, Frederick J. Whiting