Patents by Inventor Stuart F. Schwalb

Stuart F. Schwalb 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).

  • Control system for microimage recorders
    Patent number: 4699504
    Abstract: A distributed processor control system for use with a microimage recording apparatus includes a system control unit, a machine control unit and an operator control unit. The system control unit includes a microprocessor that provides supervisory or master control for the overall distributed control system. The machine control unit includes at least one microprocessor for controlling the operations of a plurality of electromechanical components within the microimage recording apparatus in response to commands and parameters provided by the system control unit and for providing status and error information and requests to the system control unit. The operator control unit includes a microprocessor for controlling the display of operational status and error indications and messages for viewing by an operator and for receiving manual operator entries for enabling normal operation of and diagnostics for the microimage recording apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Bell & Howell Company
    Inventors: Harold L. Kabb, John R. Flint, Gary B. Videlock, Ishfaq A. Niazi, Kenneth L. Hendrickson, Gary S. Slutsky, Stuart F. Schwalb, John J. Carroll, Paul H. Friedrich