Patents by Inventor Maurice J. Forkert

Maurice J. Forkert 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).

  • Patent number: 6159327
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for making a plurality of substrates laminated on two sides by applying a plurality of laminate sheets to corresponding plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a lamina supply member capable of holding a supply of lamina from which successive sheets of lamina can be cut. One or more cutters are disposed in the apparatus such that the cutters are capable of cutting through the lamina to provide successive sheets of laminate. One or more heaters are provided for bonding sheets of laminate to corresponding sides of a substrate whereby the corresponding top and bottom laminated substrate is formed. The supply of lamina is characterized by a current leading edge. The supply of lamina is cut through along a cutting line at a predetermined distance from the current leading edge of the lamina. This provides a first sheet of laminate having a trailing edge at the cutting line. Cutting also provides the lamina supply with a successive leading edge at the cutting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventor: Maurice J. Forkert
  • Patent number: 6007660
    Abstract: Apparatus and method suitable for making a plurality of laminated substrates by applying a plurality of laminate sheets to corresponding plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a lamina supply member capable of holding a supply of lamina from which successive sheets of lamina can be cut. A cutter is disposed in the apparatus such that the cutter is capable of cutting through the lamina to provide said successive sheets of laminate. A heater is provided for bonding each successive sheet of laminate to a corresponding substrate whereby the corresponding laminated substrate is formed. The supply of lamina is characterized by a current leading edge. The supply of lamina is cut through along a cutting line at a predetermined distance from the current leading edge of the lamina. This provides a first sheet of laminate having a trailing edge at the cutting line. Cutting also provides the lamina supply with a successive leading edge at the cutting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventor: Maurice J. Forkert
  • Patent number: 5783024
    Abstract: Apparatus and method suitable for making a plurality of laminated substrates by applying a plurality of laminate sheets to corresponding plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a lamina supply member capable of holding a supply of lamina from which successive sheets of lamina can be cut. A cutter is disposed in the apparatus such that the cutter is capable of cutting through the lamina to provide said successive sheets of laminate. A heater is provided for bonding each successive sheet of laminate to a corresponding substrate whereby the corresponding laminated substrate is formed. The supply of lamina is characterized by a current leading edge. The supply of lamina is cut through along a cutting line at a predetermined distance from the current leading edge of the lamina. This provides a first sheet of laminate having a trailing edge at the cutting line. Cutting also provides the lamina supply with a successive leading edge at the cutting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: NBS Imaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Maurice J. Forkert
  • Patent number: 5016187
    Abstract: The present invention is a linearized flow meter apparatus. A turbine flow meter measures a liquid flow and a processor corrects measurement errors and provides an adjusted number of output pulses. The processor uses an endpoint displacement method to provide the corrected output pulse signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Tokheim Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice J. Forkert, Mark E. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4831866
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of calibrating a fluid meter having an output transformable into a series of digital pulses, where each pulse represents a certain volume of liquid through the meter that changes as a result of meter wear and/or component failure. A microprocessor controlled bidirectional prover tube having a calibrated volume is provided in the dispenser housing for operation once during each of a predetermined number of dispensing events. The digital pulses are accumulated during dispensation of the calibrated volume of fluid through the prover, and a calibration factor is automatically calculated and applied to the digital pulses prior to being supplied to an electronic display unit for accurate computation and display of the volume of liquid through the meter. A four-port, two-position valve is actuated prior to the beginning of each dispensing event by the microprocessor to reverse flow through the prover tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Tokheim Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice J. Forkert, William D. Key