Patents by Inventor Mark Plymale

Mark Plymale 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).

  • Servo-shutter mechanism for detecting defects in cans
    Patent number: 6661020
    Abstract: The present invention includes a servo-shutter mechanism comprising a servo-motor and a first gear rotatably attached to the servo-motor. The gear has teeth. The invention also includes a second gear having a first end and a second end. The first end has teeth in meshing contact with the teeth of the first gear and the second end is adapted to be joined to a cam ring. The cam ring has an aperture and a plurality of pivot pins where one of the pivot pins is joined to the second end of the second gear. Additionally, the invention includes at least one shutter blade having a first end and a second end where the first end is adapted to be pivotably joined to the cam ring and the second end is adapted to block the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Schill, Steve Walker, Mark Plymale
  • Servo-shutter mechanism
    Publication number: 20030042442
    Abstract: The present invention includes a servo-shutter mechanism comprising a servo-motor and a first gear rotatably attached to the servo-motor. The gear has teeth. The invention also includes a second gear having a first end and a second end. The first end has teeth in meshing contact with the teeth of the first gear and the second end is adapted to be joined to a cam ring. The cam ring has an aperture and a plurality of pivot pins where one of the pivot pins is joined to the second end of the second gear. Additionally, the invention includes at least one shutter blade having a first end and a second end where the first end is adapted to be pivotably joined to the cam ring and the second end is adapted to block the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Schill, Steve Walker, Mark Plymale