Patents by Inventor Russ R. Pantino

Russ R. Pantino 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).

  • Electronic postage meter assembly enabling connection of any printwheel-setting motor connector to any printwheel-setting motor
    Patent number: 5224416
    Abstract: A postage meter comprises a non-volatile memory and a microcomputer in communication with the non-volatile memory and a plurality of stepper motors. Positioning commands from the microcomputer are directed to the plurality of stepper motors and includes a plurality of respective stepper motor drivers. Each of the stepper motors are arranged for positioning at least one printwheel. The non-volatile memory has stored therein data for associating each of the stepper motor drivers with a respective printwheel wherein the positioning of a selected printwheel is commanded in accordance with the data relating printwheel to stepper motor driver stored in the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Malin, Arno Muller, Easwaran C. N. Nambudiri, Russ R. Pantino