Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Frisco

Thomas A. Frisco 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for measuring web thickness and other characteristics of a moving web
    Patent number: 5479720
    Abstract: A caliper measuring system is provided for determining the thickness of a moving sheet. The system comprises first and second caliper sensing heads having first and second sensing shoes positioned on opposite sides of the moving sheet for engaging the sheet. A gap sensor is associated with the first and second sensing shoes for generating distance signals representative of the distance between the first and second sensing shoes and for determining the thickness of the moving sheet based upon the distance signals. The gap sensor includes a processor which determines the thickness of the moving sheet from the distance signals, generates a count of lumps sensed in the moving web, and generates a baring profile representative of rapid thickness variations along the moving sheet in the direction of movement of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: ABB Industrial Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ake A. Hellstrom, Karsten G. Koester, Thomas A. Frisco, James E. Throm, Jr.
  • Shower diverter escutcheon
    Patent number: D442675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter control
    Patent number: D443036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter control
    Patent number: D443037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter escutcheon
    Patent number: D443038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter escutcheon
    Patent number: D443039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter control
    Patent number: D443341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter control
    Patent number: D445487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas
  • Shower diverter control
    Patent number: D433489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. Burns, Lizabeth Dretzka, Thomas A. Frisco, Shannon Thomas