Patents by Inventor Robert J. Figueria, Jr.

Robert J. Figueria, Jr. 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).

  • Method of aligning a light pathway for an optics apparatus
    Patent number: 5701007
    Abstract: A method for establishing a light pathway for an optics apparatus that is substantially free of misalignment. The various components of the apparatus, such as a light source, a light modulator and a light detector, are positionally configured and fixed relative to one another and to a single reference datum in a manner to establish and maintain a continuous light pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Figueria, Jr.
  • Optical encoder with alignment of source, detector, and modulator
    Patent number: 5698849
    Abstract: An optical encoder for a rotating shaft having a radiation source, a radiation detector and a radiation modulator interposed therebetween. The radiation source, the radiation modulator and the radiation detector are positionally configured and mechanically connected to one another and to the shaft in a manner to be in axial and radial alignment with one another relative to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Figueria, Jr.