Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Speelman

Thomas J. Speelman 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).

  • System and method for actuating a dispensing device using a linear motor
    Patent number: 8436560
    Abstract: A system for actuating a dispensing device includes an apparatus for holding and actuating the dispensing device that includes a linear motor including a stator component and a forcer component and a frame that orients components of the linear motor relative to each other and relative to the dispensing device. The system further includes a controller configured to control the linear motor and a device that interfaces with the controller and provides a user interface for control of the system. The controller is configured to generate control signals that cause the apparatus to perform at least one actuation cycle specified by an operator. The device that communicates with the controller generates a command sequence based on the at least one actuation cycle specified and the controller generates signals based on the command sequence that cause the system to perform the at least one actuation cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: InnovaSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Waters, Thomas J. Speelman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A DISPENSING DEVICE USING A LINEAR MOTOR
    Publication number: 20110066295
    Abstract: A system for actuating a dispensing device includes an apparatus for holding and actuating the dispensing device that includes a linear motor including a stator component and a forcer component and a frame that orients components of the linear motor relative to each other and relative to the dispensing device. The system further includes a controller configured to control the linear motor and a device that interfaces with the controller and provides a user interface for control of the system. The controller is configured to generate control signals that cause the apparatus to perform at least one actuation cycle specified by an operator. The device that communicates with the controller generates a command sequence based on the at least one actuation cycle specified and the controller generates signals based on the command sequence that cause the system to perform the at least one actuation cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: John J. WATERS, Thomas J. Speelman