Patents by Inventor Robert G. Parks

Robert G. Parks 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).

  • Weight controller for canned food and the like
    Patent number: 4356874
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining weight of a container moving along a path past a weighing zone with radioactive source and detector mounted on opposite sides of the path for directing a radiation beam through the container passing through the weighing zone. Counters for counting radiation detector output pulses and reference timing pulses, with position sensors providing a gating for the counters so as to count when a container is moving past the radiation beam. The quotient of the two counts provides a measure of weight of a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: General Nucleonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald W. Blincow, Robert G. Parks
  • Cathode ray tube lighthead
    Patent number: 3950763
    Abstract: The specification discloses a cathode ray lighthead for an electromechanical plotter. The head is adapted to be mounted upon the carriage of an X-Y Plotter in lieu of a conventional stylus. Plotting is effected on a photographic film through a combination of motions which include sweeping the beam in addition to mechanically moving the carriage. The system will produce both straight and curved lines of various widths, as well as symbols having any desired orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: California Computer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Parks, Howard E. Brewer