Patents by Inventor Paul L. DeBlieux

Paul L. DeBlieux 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).

  • Garment-counting apparatus
    Patent number: 4484066
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for counting articles. The apparatus comprises a sensor which is adapted to generate a signal characteristic of a tag attached to each article; and means for counting the number of signals, thereby providing a numerical count of the number of articles. The invention is especially adapted to counting articles of cloth such as garments or bedlinens which are routinely and repeatedly laundered or dry-cleaned at the same cleaning establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Inventors: Paul L. DeBlieux, Raymond J. Lepine, Jr., Reginald F. Roberts, Jr., Arthur J. Young