Patents by Inventor Thomas Kleinochnitz

Thomas Kleinochnitz 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).

  • Optical ribbon edge sensor having means for adjusting the switch sensitivity to the selected ink color
    Patent number: 4767933
    Abstract: An adjustable optical ribbon edge sensor having a relatively short throat for ease of loading a towel ribbon in a high-speed line printer includes one or more pairs of photosensitive switches, coupled through a variable resistor, to a comparator facilitates accurate and repeated detection of the ribbon edge regardless of the color of the ribbon. By adjusting the variable resistor, the comparator is biased for the particular color ribbon in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. French, James Ford, Thomas Flenner, Thomas Kleinochnitz, Robert Comstock