Patents by Inventor Mirvan Wondracek

Mirvan Wondracek 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: 6968626
    Abstract: A bubble level suitable for spaces that are restricted in the vertical dimension has a 45 degree prism attached to the top surface, so that the image of the bubble vial is deflected along a horizontal axis. The prism is optionally rotatable to permit changing the viewing angle in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mirvan Wondracek
  • Patent number: 6033289
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a ceramic laminate comprising an array of unfired ceramic substrates having intersecting slots in at least two directions formed on a side thereof. The apparatus includes a frame and a vacuum chuck fixture movable with respect to the frame for securing the laminate. A plurality of the blade assemblies are independently movable and adapted for passage through different slots in the laminate to loosen debris therefrom. Each blade assembly comprises a pair of blade portions having opposed and spaced tapered cutting edges biased against the wall of the slot by a spring. The pair of blade portions is adapted for lateral movement during passage along the slot toward and away from the slot wall, wherein one of the blade portion pairs guides the other of the blade portion pairs for contact with the slot wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn L. Cellier, David S. Graboski, Keith A. Markland, Anton Nenadic, Mirvan Wondracek, Alan Zollner