Patents by Inventor Richard George Musco

Richard George Musco 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).

  • Tool for detecting missing balls using a photodetector
    Patent number: 5753904
    Abstract: A tool (10) is effective to carry balls (30) and to detect any balls missing from the tool (10). The tool (10) includes a housing (12) that includes a face plate (16) that has a plurality of bores (18) extending between an inner face (22) and an outer face (24) opposite the inner face (22). The bores (18) each have a concave seat that is sized and shaped to receive a ball (30). The housing (12) defines a chamber (14) that prevents light from entering except through the bores (18). The housing (12) further includes a photodetector (20) within the chamber (14) to receive light that passes through the bores (18), which indicates the absence of a ball from the face plate (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Carlos Gil, Peter Lewis Ebbitt, Richard George Musco, Thomas John Pack