Patents by Inventor Paul A. Maseman

Paul A. Maseman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a slipsheet removal system
    Patent number: 6745694
    Abstract: A method for separating lightweight sheets to be discarded interleaved with heavier items to be further processed. A gas such as air is delivered by nozzles and directed at slip sheets interleaved between photosensitive plates. The slip sheets are directed by the gas to a discarded slip sheet area. An apparatus for the slip sheet removal system comprising a plate handling area and a discarded slip sheet area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Perkinelmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Ellis, Randall W. Cuberly, Norman L. Shaver, Dean P. Stapleton, Paul A. Maseman, Allen A. Bahr, John W. Watkins