Patents by Inventor Richard A. Pearson

Richard A. Pearson 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: 7322521
    Abstract: A Universal Ticket Transport (UTT) 10, 150 may be configured to read from and write to many types of magnetically encoded tickets 20 currently used in fare collection systems. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical insertion interface and automated movement along a transport path 18 for tickets 20 of varying thicknesses that are presented at a range of different angles 40, 42 into and exiting from the UTT 10, 150. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical assembly 156, 158 which may be rotated, and the belts 22, 24, 152, 154 and rollers 30, 32, 34, 36 reconfigured, to accommodate tickets 20 having top-face or bottom face magnetic stripes. The belt subassemblies A, C and the magnetic head subassembly B are configurable across a width W of the UTT 10, 150 to process tickets 20 having magnetic stripes which are offset from a center line 86.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Paula Miller, Thomas Busch-Sorensen, Richard A. Pearson
  • Patent number: 7036732
    Abstract: A Universal Ticket Transport (UTT) 10, 150 may be configured to read from and write to many types of magnetically encoded tickets 20 currently used in fare collection systems. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical insertion interface and automated movement along a transport path 18 for tickets 20 of varying thicknesses that are presented at a range of different angles 40, 42 into and exiting from the UTT 10, 150. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical assembly 156, 158 which may be rotated, and the belts 22, 24, 152, 154 and rollers 30, 32, 34, 36 reconfigured, to accommodate tickets 20 having top-face or bottom face magnetic stripes. The belt subassemblies A, C and the magnetic head subassembly B are configurable across a width W of the UTT 10, 150 to process tickets 20 having magnetic stripes which are offset from a center line 86.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Paula Miller, Thomas Busch-Sorensen, Richard A. Pearson
  • Patent number: 6817524
    Abstract: A Universal Ticket Transport (UTT) 10, 150 may be configured to read from and write to many types of magnetically encoded tickets 20 currently used in fare collection systems. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical insertion interface and automated movement along a transport path 18 for tickets 20 of varying thicknesses that are presented at a range of different angles 40, 42 into and exiting from the UTT 10, 150. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical assembly 156, 158 which may be rotated, and the belts 22, 24, 152, 154 and rollers 30, 32, 34, 36 reconfigured, to accommodate tickets 20 having top-face or bottom face magnetic stripes. The belt subassemblies A, C and the magnetic head subassembly B are configurable across a width W of the UTT 10, 150 to process tickets 20 having magnetic stripes which are offset from a center line 86.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Paula Miller, Thomas Busch-Sorensen, Richard A. Pearson
  • Publication number: 20030052167
    Abstract: A Universal Ticket Transport (UTT) 10, 150 may be configured to read from and write to many types of magnetically encoded tickets 20 currently used in fare collection systems. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical insertion interface and automated movement along a transport path 18 for tickets 20 of varying thicknesses that are presented at a range of different angles 40, 42 into and exiting from the UTT 10, 150. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical assembly 156, 158 which may be rotated, and the belts 22, 24, 152, 154 and rollers 30, 32, 34, 36 reconfigured, to accommodate tickets 20 having top-face or bottom face magnetic stripes. The belt subassemblies A, C and the magnetic head subassembly B are configurable across a width W of the UTT 10, 150 to process tickets 20 having magnetic stripes which are offset from a center line 86.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Graham H. Hilton, Paula Miller, Thomas Busch-Sorensen, Richard A. Pearson
  • Patent number: 6394346
    Abstract: An apparatus automatically analyzes and culls-out defective contactless smart cards. Analysis of smart cards may include RF ranging for both near and far ranges, card type decoding for sorting or encoding using a multi-protocol reader, full memory reading and writing, concave and convex card flexing, optical graphics verification of both sides of card, reading and verifying printed serial numbers, and matching encoded serial numbers with printed serial number. The apparatus also provides high speed encoding and initializing of contactless smart cards. Contactless cards moved through machine serially without belts and rollers. The testing and encoding sequence includes bending and flexing the smart cards followed by RF testing. Self-positioning capability provides accurate card positioning over RF antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Walter C. Bonneau, Jr., Graham H. Hilton, Neal Blodgett, Katarzyna Lombardi, Richard A. Pearson, Gregory E. Miller
  • Patent number: 4418388
    Abstract: An apparatus which permits the automated diagnosis of automobile engine electrical system waveform patterns is disclosed. Employed in conjunction with an addressable random access memory which stores digitized information concerning the waveform are further means which logarithmically reduce input amplitude values of the waveform and coordinates sampling times for the waveform with engine RPM so that the memory capacity is fully utilized. Input conversion of the waveform is accomplished by a tracking analog-to-digital converter using comparator means which also provides a waveform peak detector. Upon an address command, the memory output is input into a read only memory which provides an anti-log conversion of the logarithmic value stored in the memory, thereby providing an output corresponding to an actual value signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: The Allen Group Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence B. Allgor, Clair J. St. Clair, Richard A. Pearson
  • Patent number: D334754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Stride Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Pearson, Richard E. Potesta
  • Patent number: D348814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Stride Tool Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Pearson