Patents by Inventor Paul A. Vernez

Paul A. Vernez 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).

  • Photocomposing machine and method
    Patent number: 4482225
    Abstract: Character matrices are stored in and retrieved from a magazine automatically. The matrices can be complete discs or pie-shaped "petals" which are assembled to form a disc. A single pivotably-mounted support arm is used to support the spinning disc, and to move it for selection of concentric arrays on the disc, as well as for storage and retrieval of matrices. A reversed zoom lens is used to magnify the characters.The character spacing carriage can move continuously in order to increase the speed of operation. Proper location of the characters can be done by simply altering the carriage speed between projections, or by using a shuttling lens for character spacing compensation, together with flash delay and carriage deceleration.A system for inputting images from any one of three separate discs also is provided.A double-dove prism and optical wedges are used for altering the shapes of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: Autologic, S.A.
    Inventors: Louis M. Moyroud, Michel Bongard, Paul A. Vernez, Michel Moulin
  • Photocomposing machine and method
    Patent number: 4431295
    Abstract: Character matrices are stored in and retrieved from a magazine automatically. The matrices can be complete discs or pie-shaped "petals" which are assembled to form a disc. A single pivotably-mounted support arm is used to support the spinning disc, and to move it for selection of concentric arrays on the disc, as well as for storage and retrieval of matrices. A reversed zoom lens is used to magnify the characters.The character spacing carriage can move continuously in order to increase the speed of operation. Proper location of the characters can be done by simply altering the carriage speed between projections, or by using a shuttling lens for character spacing compensation, together with flash delay and carriage deceleration.A system for inputting images from any one of three separate discs also is provided.A double-dove prism and optical wedges are used for altering the shapes of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Autologic, S.A.
    Inventors: Louis M. Moyroud, Michel Bongard, Paul A. Vernez, Michel Moulin
  • Photocomposing machine and method
    Patent number: 4329027
    Abstract: Character matrices are stored in and retrieved from a magazine automatically. The matrices can be complete discs or pie-shaped "petals" which are assembled to form a disc. A single pivotably-mounted support arm is used to support the spinning disc, and to move it for selection of concentric arrays on the disc, as well as for storage and retrieval of matrices. A reversed zoom lens is used to magnify the characters.The character spacing carriage can move continuously in order to increase the speed of operation. Proper location of the characters can be done by simply altering the carriage speed between projections, or by using a shuttling lens for character spacing compensation, together with flash delay and carriage deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Autologic, S.A.
    Inventors: Louis M. Moyroud, Michel Bongard, Paul A. Vernez, Michel Moulin