Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Ifkovits

Thomas E. Ifkovits 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).

  • Mail-piece insertion system heavies rotary feeder double detect system and method
    Patent number: 10821769
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a double detection apparatus for a mail-piece inserter includes a detectable flag affixed to a rotating mail-piece gripper of a mail-piece rotary feeder. A stationary proximity sensor may generate a voltage output based on a presence of the detectable flag in a direction along a first axis normal to the rotation of the mail-piece gripper. A decision unit may then generate a double detect alert signal when a phase shift above a pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor. According to some embodiments, the decision unit may also generate a thin detect alert signal when a phase shift past another pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: DMT Solutions Global Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Ifkovits, Andre P. Tremblay, John Masotta, Art H. DePoi, Boris Rozenfeld
  • MAIL-PIECE INSERTION SYSTEM HEAVIES ROTARY FEEDER DOUBLE DETECT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200189311
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a double detection apparatus for a mail-piece inserter includes a detectable flag affixed to a rotating mail-piece gripper of a mail-piece rotary feeder. A stationary proximity sensor may generate a voltage output based on a presence of the detectable flag in a direction along a first axis normal to the rotation of the mail-piece gripper. A decision unit may then generate a double detect alert signal when a phase shift above a pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor. According to some embodiments, the decision unit may also generate a thin detect alert signal when a phase shift past another pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas E. Ifkovits, Andre P. Tremblay, John Masotta, Art H. DePoi, Boris Rozenfeld